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05Mar

All Zoomed Out: The Psychological Toll of Video Calls

Emma Kilburn

coronavirus, psychology, technology, wellbeing

Mind

You're likely to have spent more time than ever looking at screens this last year, as work and socialising has all moved online in lockdown. Trainee psychotherapist Emma Kilburn explores the psychological and emotional toll this can take.
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22Feb

What to Expect in the First Therapy Session

Karin Blak

therapy

Mind

The first therapy session can be daunting, especially if you have never been before. Therapist Karin Blak offers an outline of how the first meeting between client and therapist might play out.
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15Feb

After My Cancer Diagnosis, Therapy Helped Me Feel Less Alone

Dr Philippa Kaye

cancer, experienceoftherapy, health, illness

Mind

Dr Philippa Kaye was diagnosed with cancer in 2019; since the diagnosis, she has been in therapy. Therapy has provided her with the space to work through the overwhelming feelings associated with her diagnosis.
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11Feb

Why Journalling is Such a Powerful Act of Self-Care

Jackee Holder

coronavirus, selfcare, wellbeing, writing

Mind

The benefits of journalling have been shown to be significant – perhaps now, during lockdown, is a good time to start? Coach and author Jackee Holder offers some lockdown journalling prompts to help you put pen to paper.
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02Feb

What is Your Anger Telling You About Yourself?

Dr Ryan Martin

anger, emotions, psychology, relationships, video

Mind

Like all our emotional states, seeking to understand our anger can reveal a lot about ourselves. Anger researcher and author of Why We Get Mad, Dr Ryan Martin explores how you can look at your angry experiences differently.
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01Feb

Why My Experience of Therapy Led Me to Train as a Therapist

Karin Blak

experienceoftherapy

Mind

Karin Blak had two poor experiences of therapy before deciding to train herself. The therapy she had during her training changed everything, and helped her overcome her past difficulties.
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31Jan

An Interview with Dr Ryan Martin: Why We Get Angry

Alice McGurran

anger, emotions, society, video

Mind

In this interview, we talk to Dr Ryan Martin, an anger researcher and psychology professor, about the individual, social and gender-based dynamics that contribute to our different anger experiences
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26Jan

Covid Update: Free Therapy for Frontline NHS Staff

Welldoing

coronavirus

Mind

More than 300 welldoing.org therapists are offering free counselling sessions to NHS frontline staff during the Covid crisis. Guilt, exhaustion, anxiety, depression, PTSD: this is what they are hearing.
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26Jan

How Times Writer Oliver Kamm Used CBT to Beat Clinical Depression

Louise Chunn

cbt, depression, experienceoftherapy, video

Mind

The Times columnist Oliver Kamm was thrown into the pit of despair by clinical depression. His book Mending the Mind describes his recovery and explores the science and art of overcoming severe depression.
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14Jan

5 Resilience Tips for 2021

Karlin Sloan

newyear, resilience, tips

Mind

Being resilient means having the capacity to bounce back from life's challenges. Resilience expert and author Karlin Sloan offers five resilience-boosting tips for 2021.
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