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24Sep

Bridging Barriers for Better Communities

Colin Berry

home, psychology, self, society, wellbeing

Therapists

Colin Berry observes the effect of our physical and emotional barriers.
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17Sep

Why Relationship Counselling Needs Better Funding

Tavistock Relationships

couple, divorce, family, father, home, marriage, mother, society

Relationships

The cost of relationship and family breakdown to the UK is £47 billion, yet government funding for services to help is only £7.5 million. Tavistock Relationships, Relate and more than 70 other organisations (including welldoing.org) signed a letter calling for it to treble.
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12Sep

Culture Tip: Wolfpack

Jacqueline Palmer

abuse, culture, family, films, home

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews new documentary Wolfpack, a unique story about siblings kept locked away from the outside world by an abusive father, who found escape through movies.
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09Sep

Long-term Thinking for Young Minds

Chris Skellett

family, father, home, mother, self, wellbeing

Relationships

Chris Skellett offers five important questions you can ask your children to help them see the big picture clearly and help them make long-term decisions.
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04Sep

Life Beyond the Empty Nest

Julia Bueno

family, father, home, midlife, mother, society, wellbeing

Therapists

Claire Odeon Hershman urges parents to look at the bright side and embrace finally having an empty nest.
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04Jun

5 Self-Esteem Boosts for Stay-at-Home Mums

Harriet Frew

care, family, home, love, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew offers 5 self-esteem boosting tips for stay-at-home mums, for when being at home with your children is getting you down.
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01Apr

How Well Do you Know your Family?

Jean Paul

family, home, love, wellbeing

Relationships

How often do you talk to your relatives? I mean, REALLY talk to them? Jean-Paul Flintoff, member of the faculty of The School of Life, offers advice on how to get to know your family better.
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12Mar

Caring for Someone with Dementia

June Andrews

dementia, elderly, family, home, love

Mind

Having dementia is very worrying. The stress leads to upsetting behaviour, and that is the sort of thing that people find hard to deal with at home. All of them will be solved more easily if there is a relaxed atmosphere at home. If someone is shouting, repeating themselves, refusing to eat, staying cool and tranquil would be a miracle.  So the secret is to put as much in place as possible to keep a stress-free background environment. This means avoiding over-stimulation - and everyone has different things that they find stimulating, so you have to decide for...
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11Mar

The Relationship between Dust and Depression

Marina Gask

depression, home, stress

Mind

It's not easy to keep going with the little things when you are suffering from depression - here's some tips to help with housework when you're feeling depressed.
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27Dec

Can Making the Bed Change Your Life?

Jackee Holder

home, self, wellbeing

Soul

Have you ever wondered what an unmade bed says about you? could the way you leave your bed each morning reflect your state of mind?   In the sixties my family lived in one room on the top floor of a terraced house in South London. The bed took centre stage and if left unmade would throw the whole room into disarray. With the bed made, the room would take on a certain glow and everything else that needed to be tidied would fall into place. There are psychological as well as environmental benefits of a well-made bed. In a recent article, Make Your Bed For Peace...
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