Articles by Lucy Cavendish

13Dec

Nostalgia Hits Hard at Christmas, But It's Not All Sad

Lucy Cavendish

Christmas, family

Therapists

It may seem that we spend our adult lives living up to a nostalgic past that never existed. This is especially true at Christmas posts therapist Lucy Cavendish
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27Nov

How We Can Move On From the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Lucy Cavendish

identity, self

Therapists

We all weave stories about our lives that we use to define ourselves. But, asks therapist Lucy Cavendish, are they actually holding us back?
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07Jul

The Pesso-Boyden Method Experienced

Lucy Cavendish

body, emotions, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Pesso-Boyden is a way of re-experiencing painful and traumatic experiences in life, in order to break free of them. Lucy Cavendish is won over
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01Jun

Why Parents Shouldn't Panic over Social Media

Lucy Cavendish

father, mother, parenting, socialmedia, technology, teenager

Therapists

Much has been said on the topic of teenage mental health and social media usage, but parents shouldn't panic posts therapist Lucy Cavendish
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08May

Sex in the Therapy Room

Lucy Cavendish

couple, sex, therapy

Therapists

Many clients want to talk about sex, real and fantasy, when they have therapy. Lucy Cavendish asks if therapists are always happy to take on a difficult subject
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14Mar

My Father, the Alcoholic: the Impact of Addiction on Childhood

Lucy Cavendish

addiction, alcohol, childhood, family, father, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Lucy Cavendish posts on how growing up the daughter of an alcoholic has affected her, and how having therapy helped her deal with the longterm consequences
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