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16Nov

Why Rachel Kelly Believes Poetry is Good For Our Mental Health

Rachel Kelly

depression, poetry

Mind

Mental health campaigner and journalist Rachel Kelly has published a new book, You"ll Never Walk Alone, to highlight how poetry can help mental health and wellbeing
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03Nov

Mirror Images: How Body Dysmorphia Distorts Reality

Emma Kilburn

BDD, body, bodydysmorphicdisorder, bodyimage

Mind

Body dysmorphic disorder can entail a disabling preoccupation on some aspect of physical appearance. Emma Kilburn, who lives with BDD, shares the research findings that show how this condition distorts sufferers' perception.
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28Oct

Understanding Different Types of Stress and Trauma Responses

Alice McGurran

stress, trauma

Mind

Psychotherapist Katy Georgiou has written a new book, How to Understand and Deal with Stress. Here she speaks to Alice McGurran about different forms of stress and trauma responses, and breaks down the different types of therapy.
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27Oct

Understanding and Overcoming Health Anxiety

Kamran Bedi

anxiety, health, healthanxiety, illness

Mind

Health anxiety is characterised by a preoccupation with your health and potential illness. Kamran Bedi explores the mindset of someone with health anxiety and offers routes to recovery.
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24Oct

What Geena Davis Learned from Her ADHD Diagnosis

Louise Chunn

ADHD, celebrity, experienceoftherapy

Mind

Geena Davis, probably best known for her roles in Thelma and Louise and The Accidental Tourist was in London recently to promote her memoir Dying of Politeness. Interviewed by Louise Chunn, they discussed what happened when a therapist asked if she had ever been tested for ADHD.
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07Oct

Understanding Your Self-Critic and How to Stop Being So Hard on Yourself

Alice McGurran

selfcompassion, selfcriticism

Mind

Psychotherapist Julia Bueno talks to Welldoing's Alice McGurran about self-criticism: where it comes from, why it's so pervasive, and how to overcome the habit of negative self-talk.
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29Sep

Finding Important Lessons in the Everyday

Owen O'Kane

mindset, self

Mind

We are seduced by lightbulb moments, epiphanies, lighting strikes of insight in order to understand more about ourselves and our lives. But the most profound lessons, says Owen O'Kane, happen in the ordinary, everyday moments.
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26Sep

How Asperger’s Syndrome Has Shaped my Life

Matthew Kenslow

ASD, aspergers, autism, brain, neurodiversity

Mind

Matthew Kenslow was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of six. Here he reflects on how his neurodiversity has shaped his life and character; he has also written a book with advice for others.
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22Sep

Is There a Psychological Component to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Dr Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops

body, CFS, chronicfatigue, disability, health

Mind

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterised by extreme tiredness and other unpredictable symptoms. CFS specialists Dr Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops share their insights into the psychological components to the condition.
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15Sep

What Exactly is Social Anxiety?

Kamran Bedi

anxiety, confidence, friendship, relationships, socialanxiety

Mind

Social anxiety, left unchecked, can get worse, making it harder to keep up relationships and a healthy social life. Kamran Bedi, author of The Anxiety Antidote, offers his tips.
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