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19Sep

Will Autumn Bring an Empty Nest?

Karen Pollock

emotions, family, father, home, identity, midlife, mother

Therapists

Therapist Karen Pollock explores how the change from summer to autumn can be especially pertinent for those who are adjusting to an empty nest
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14Sep

Supporting Men to be Emotionally Honest

Lyn Reed

couples, emotions, father, love, men, mensmentalhealth, relationships, women

Therapists

Therapy can help men who struggle in relationships and feel unable to show their feelings, having grown up without an empathetic role model.
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13Sep

How to Keep Your Head Up After Losing Your Job

Chris Gothard

career, change, identity, redundancy

Therapists

Being made redundant can be traumatic for many people. Therapist Chris Gothard explains the different emotions that can surface after losing your job, and how therapy can help deal with them
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10Sep

What Research Tells Us about Anxiety in the Modern World

Clare Simmonds

anxiety, society, therapy

Therapists

To deal with feelings of anxiety, we need to be able to understand why it is being triggered in us writes psychodynamic psychotherapist Clare Simmonds
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09Sep

It's OK to Have Mixed Feelings about Leaving Home for University

Lyn Reed

family, student, university

Therapists

Independence and freedom can be exciting prospects when it comes to leaving home for university, but it's also OK if you feel nervous, says therapist Lyn Reed
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08Sep

When Your Child Leaves for University

Lyn Reed

family, father, home, mother, university

Therapists

Therapist Lyn Reed says over-protective parents can find severing co-dependent ties with older children difficult, but empty nest syndrome is often exaggerated, as many parents discover new interests when children leave home
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08Sep

Are You Too Reliant on Your Coping Strategies For Anxiety?

Gemma Krier-Mead

anxiety, cbt, mindfulness, therapy

Therapists

Many people have coping strategies to help them deal with anxiety. But, warns therapist Gemma Krier-Mead, it's not wise to relay too heavily on them or they can become part of your problem
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06Sep

Why Don't We Trust Our Own Feelings?

Heidi Livermore

emotions, self

Therapists

We spend so much of our lives trying to please others that we sometimes do not even know what we want any more. Heidi Livermore says we need to trust our own feelings more
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04Sep

​When a Loved One is Dying

bereavement, family, illness, relationships

Therapists

There are many contrasting feelings – sadness, guilt, anger – that enter our lives when a loved one or close family member is dying. Therapist Vicky Mould suggests ways to help you cope
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02Sep

Am I Making My Anxiety Worse?

Gemma Krier-Mead

anxiety, cbt, family, therapy

Therapists

How using CBT methods can help you overcome the patterns of negative thoughts that can lead to ongoing problems with anxiety
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