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31May

What Does Stealthing Say About Consent?

Terri Apter

men, sex, society, women

Relationships

Stealthing is the term given to the secret removal of a condom during sex. It raises many questions about how we view sex and consent posts Dr Terri Apter
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13May

End of Life Care: Why it Should be Everyone’s Concern

Michelle Brown

bereavement, death, family, illness, mortality, palliativecare, society

Relationships

To mark Dying Matters Awareness Week (May 8-14), Michelle Brown, Deputy Head of Department for Healthcare Practice, explains why everyone – young or old – should make sure they know what end of life care planning involves
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24Apr

How BBC Radio5 Live's Rachel Burden Gave Birth at 31 Weeks

Rachel Burden

mother, parenting, pregnancy

Relationships

A year after her son was born at 31 weeks, BBC Radio 5 live's Rachel Burden will be broadcasting from the Burnely Neonatal Unit that so dramatically saved his life
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20Apr

Could You Become An Enhanced Foster Carer?

Pride Fostering Service

family, fostering, parenting, SPONSOREDCONTENT, therapist

Relationships

Pride Fostering Service is looking for carers with therapeutic backgrounds to foster children and adolescents who have had a traumatic or neglectful start in life
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15Apr

Why Children Need Time to Relax Too

Lisa Sugarman

children, family, parenting, wellbeing

Relationships

Between school, sports clubs and music lessons, when do children get time to relax? Lisa Sugarman urges parents not to push their kids too hard
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12Apr

Beyond Work and Parenting: Self-Care Tips for Mothers

Maggie Hammond

family, mother, motherhood, parenting, tips

Relationships

Motherhood can at times be overwhelming. Here are some self-care tips for mothers, to help avoid stress and anxiety
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27Mar

Living With My Autistic Teenage Son

Scarlett Brady

autism, family, mother, parenting

Relationships

Editor of a parenting magazine, Scarlett Brady is also the mother of 17-year son Carter, who has severe autism. With honesty and humour she posts about the bittersweet experience
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17Mar

How to Handle Sibling Rivalry

Jane McGregor

family, self, siblings

Relationships

Why sibling rivalry is so rife, and how we can start to cope better with the uncomfortable feelings it creates. Advice from psychologist Jane McGregor
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04Mar

Can I be Friends with My Ex-Therapist?

Debra Campbell

love, relationships, therapist

Relationships

Psychologist Dr Debra Campbell starts a new friendship with a therapist who treated her three years before. Extract from her book about relationships, Lovelands
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28Feb

How Sociopaths Fool Us

Amanda Smith

relationships, sociopath

Relationships

Vulnerable people can easily be taken in by sociopaths says author and Society for Research into Empathy, Cruelty and Sociopathy trustee, Amanda Smith
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