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11Aug

Using Creativity to Overcome Self-Criticism

J Anthony Welsh

creativity, self

Therapists

Engaging in creative exercises can have huge mental health benefits, from providing a mindful moment, to giving us a sense of achievement. Counsellor J Anthony Welsh explores how creativity can also help us become less self-critical and more self-compassionate.
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07Aug

Meet the Therapist: June Webb

June Webb

meetthetherapist

Therapists

June Webb is a therapist in Norwich and online: "As therapists we need to critical and outward looking, being aware of wider societal and political issues which impact on our lives."
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06Aug

My Story of Miscarriage, and How I Now Support Others

Sian Naftal

grief, loss, miscarriage, women

Therapists

Counsellor Sian Naftal openly shares her own painful experience of miscarriage and loss. Sian now specialises in working with clients who have experienced baby loss.
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05Aug

Let's Not Forget About Fathers

Margarita Chacin

fatherhood, men, parenting, society

Therapists

Just attention is given to the importance of mothers' mental health – is enough given to new fathers? Psychologist Margarita Chacin, who is conducting research in this area, sees many clients who are struggling with their new role as fathers.
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04Aug

My Work with Womb Twin Survivors

Lisa Bodenstein

identity, self

Therapists

Womb twin survivor is the term used to describe individuals who may be the sole survivor of a twin or multiple pregnancy. Therapist Lisa Bodenstein, who specialises in working with WT survivors, explores how therapy may help.
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31Jul

Meet the Therapist: Flavia Trevisani

Flavia Trevisani

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Flavia Trevisani is a trainee therapist in Bromley and online: "Therapy has a little bit of a stigma. There is still the perception that if you go to therapy there is something wrong with you. I would say that therapy is like a personal trainer for the mind."
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31Jul

What is Chronic Pain?

Andrew Keefe

body, chronicpain, difficulties, video

Therapists

Therapist Andrew Keefe, who is also a personal trainer, explains how our mental health can exacerbate, or even prolong, our experience of chronic pain.
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30Jul

How to Use Vulnerability to Forge Strong Relationships

Agnieszka BURBAN

couples, love, relationships, self, women

Therapists

Good communication is at the core of most healthy relationships, but it's also the area many of us fall short on. Relationship coach and therapist Agnieszka Burban offers practical advice on how to embrace feelings of vulnerability for better relationships.
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30Jul

How to Move Through Trauma

Josh Hogan

addiction, body, trauma

Therapists

When unresolved, trauma can bury itself deep within our body and psyche, affecting us in unexpected ways. Therapist Josh Hogan reflects on what he has learned about trauma, from his own experience, his clients, and Bessel Van Der Kolk's The Body Keeps the Score.
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28Jul

How To Tell Loved Ones About Your Issues with Alcohol

Ian Stockbridge

addiction, alcohol

Therapists

Acknowledging you have an unhealthy relationship with alcohol to yourself is difficult, and then there's the difficulty of telling your loved ones – therapist Ian Stockbridge offers his advice.
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