Articles by Jacqueline Palmer

13Mar

Meet the Therapist: Jacqueline Palmer

Jacqueline Palmer

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer is a therapist in Hampstead, London: "I think the road to change can feel frustrating at times. It’s more painful though when we remain in ways of being that make us unhappy."
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14Sep

Dangerous ‘Therapy’ in The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Jacqueline Palmer

films, sexuality, teenagers

Therapists

The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a film that examines the dangers of anti-gay therapy in the US
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16Mar

Lady Bird: My Mother My Self Revisited

Jacqueline Palmer

films, mother

Therapists

An intelligent, honest portrayal of how an adolescent girl and her mother break each other's hearts repeatedly is the story of Oscar-nominated film Lady Bird
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19Dec

The Florida Project: When You’re up Against It

Jacqueline Palmer

films

Soul

A low-budget art film shot on the edges of Disneyland brings into focus the lives of families with no safety net but each other posts therapist Jacqueline Palmer
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17Mar

It’s Not The End of the World: Unless It’s A Family Reunion

Jacqueline Palmer

family, films

Therapists

Young director Xavier Dolan’s film speaks to anyone who has emerged not unscathed from their family’s dynamics says therapist Jacqueline Palmer
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03Mar

Toni Erdmann: Growing a Relationship

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, family, films

Therapists

The frustrations and joys of an adult father-daughter relationship are writ large in the extraordinary German comedy film Toni Erdmann says therapist Jacqueline Palmer
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21Jan

Manchester by the Sea: Why Some People Just Can’t Beat It

Jacqueline Palmer

addiction, bereavement, culture, films

Therapists

Manchester by the Sea is a movie that bears witness to the pain of loss and struggle with addiction writes therapist Jacqueline Palmer
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21Oct

American Honey: A New American Dream

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Therapists

British film director Andrea Arnold's American Honey tells the tale of young drifters facing harsh reality writes therapist Jacqueline Lucas Palmer
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14Oct

Fleabag: an Anti-Heroine for Our Times

Jacqueline Palmer

men, relationships, sex, TV, women

Therapists

Refreshing, foul-mouthed, explicit, Fleabag is a six-part TV black comedy that exposes more about its main character than most. Therapist Jacqueline Lucas Palmer analyses its appeal
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28Jan

CULTURE TIP: Room: When the World Shrinks

Jacqueline Palmer

abuse, films, trauma

Therapists

Therapist Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Room, starring Brie Larson as Joy - who, abducted at a young age, tries to make a life with her son after their escape.
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21Jan

CULTURE TIP: The Danish Girl: 'This is not My Body'

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films, identity, LGBT

Therapists

Therapist Jacqueline Palmer reviews The Danish Girl, in which Eddie Redmayne stars as the first person to undergo male to female gender reassignment.
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30Dec

Culture Tip: Grandma

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, family, films

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Grandma, starring Lily Tomlin as misanthropist, feminist poet Elle helping her granddaughter find the funds to end her unwanted pregnancy.
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18Sep

Culture Tip: ​45 years

Jacqueline Palmer

couples, culture, films, marriage

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews 45 years, a study on regression that reveals how suppressing the past can affect the present and future.
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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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01May

Culture Tip: While We're Young

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

Age is no indicator of emotional or spiritual growth, and sometimes we need to catch up with our bodies, but we don’t always want to. This week's culture tip, from therapist Jacqueline Palmer, is Noah Baumbach's latest film, While We're Young.
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21Mar

Culture Tip: x + y

Jacqueline Palmer

autism, culture, films

Soul

Morgan Matthews' film x + y sensitively explores the world of autistic teenager Nathan; a film for anyone who has ever felt on the outskirts.
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18Feb

The Psychology of 50 Shades of Grey

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films, psychology, sex

Mind

Jacqueline Palmer explores the psychology of controversial best-seller 50 Shades of Grey and the potentially damaging messages the now-movie conveys.
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06Feb

Culture Tip: Still Alice

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

A difficult topic, early-onset Alzheimer's is sensitively and touchingly explored in film 'Still Alice', starring Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart.
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30Jan

Culture Tip: Whiplash

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films, music, perfectionism

Soul

The film Whiplash examines the pressures of perfection in producing music
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16Jan

Culture Tip: Birdman

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

A review of dark, comic satire Birdman, starring Michael Keaton, Edward Norton and Emma Stone.
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20Dec

Culture Tip: Electricity

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

Jacqueline Palmer, therapist and film critic, takes a look at Agyness Deyn's star turn in creative film: Electricity, an exploration of epilepsy.
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28Nov

Culture Tip: The Homesman

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

Hilary Swank and Tommy Lee Jones star in The Homesman, a powerful film which addresses feminism and mental health issues.
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