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05Sep

How Therapists Can Help Their Clients Stop Smoking

Welldoing

cancer, CPD, therapists

Body

Cancer Research UK has developed an online programme to empower therapists to talk about cancer and the lifestyle choices, such as stopping smoking, which may help prevent it
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19Jul

How Biodynamic Therapy Supported Me Through the Menopause

Kate Codrington

body, health, menopause, selfcare, therapy, women

Body

Kate Codrington had reached a high level in her work as a massage therapist, but she was exhausted. Weekly biodynamic therapy offered a way out
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23May

The Psychology of Gender: What are the Different Perspectives?

Gary W. Wood

Body

Beyond our biology, we acquire gender identity by various cultural and social means. Psychologist Gary W. Wood explains the different perspectives
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19Apr

Using the Franklin Method for Back Health

Mollie McClelland Morris

chronicpain, exercise, health

Body

The belief that our back is fragile and in danger creates that state in our bodies. Therapist Mollie McClelland Morris uses the Franklin Method to treat clients with back problems
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20Mar

Kate Figes on Middle Age, Tennis and the Bitch Called Cancer

Kate Figes

cancer, illness, middleage, women

Body

Author and journalist Kate Figes on how middle age and tennis have helped her deal with a cancer diagnosis
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07Mar

How Doctors Disempower Patients and How Patients Let Them

Sophie Sabbage

brain, cancer, health, illness

Body

Conversations with medical experts about the treatment of her cancer has left author Sophie Sabbage wanting more power for patients
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28Feb

Staying Fit With a Physical Disability

Dom Thorpe

depression, disability, exercise, health, wellbeing

Body

Just because you are not able-bodied, does not mean you can't stay physically fit writes personal trainer Dom Thorpe
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05Feb

Ruby Tandoh's Eat Up: A Celebration of Appetite and Eating

Ruby Tandoh

health, nutrition, self, wellbeing

Body

Great British Bake-off finalist Ruby Tandoh has written a book about food and how we should celebrate our appetite, not fear it
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02Feb

The Psychology of Cancer: The Emotional Spectrum of Remission

AXA PPP

cancer, emotions, illness

Body

Sunday is International Cancer Day. But how do people who have won remission from cancer deal with their changed lives?
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24Jan

How to Spot if a Child is Vulnerable to Body Dysmorphia

AXA PPP

body, bodyimage, children, health, parenting, teenagers

Body

The self-consciousness of teen years can sometimes lead to body dysmorphic disorder, where an individual believes their body is ugly and unacceptable
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