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17Sep

Why Do Young British Men Become Jihadis?

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

psychology, society

Therapists

The reasons why any young person leaves their home, family and friends to go and fight in a foreign country will always be complex to unravel.  It does seem incomprehensible that someone who has been raised and educated in the UK with no history of violence would be willing to get involved in acts of unspeakable brutality and yet we are told that hundreds have made that choice. There are clearly powerful global forces in play and we need the input from political theory, theology, history, social science and of course psychology to make some sense of it.  Yet, as a...
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29Aug

Drugs, Sex and Gay Clubs

Chris Taylor

addiction, counselling, depression, LGBT, sex

Therapists

We are constantly being bombarded by messages telling us we all should expect better sex and we are not getting it right if our social life is not constantly hectic and we're not acquiring Facebook friends exponentially. In other words the pressure is on, to succeed. I first met Matt about eight months ago, and his story was certainly far from unfamiliar to me. I remember asking him what he wanted from counselling and how he felt it would help him? “ I want somebody who will understand me and where I am coming from, I don't want to be judged; just understood”! He...
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27Aug

Why You Should Sometimes Take Things For Granted

Aaron Balick

family, mindfulness, wellbeing

Therapists

If you were lucky, you got through your childhood with no major traumas, except for the odd domestic here and there. If you were one of these lucky people, your childhood was a time of taking things for granted; that your life was safe; that your parents were alive (and were going to stay that way forever); and that your home provided everything you needed.  This is likely to have provided you with a sense of abundance and safety. On balance, everything was probably going to be okay. If you are less lucky, your levels of resilience influence how secure and abundant...
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25Aug

Military Stress

anxiety, counselling, PTSD, stress, therapy

Therapists

Experienced naval therapist explains the emotional isolation and Post Traumatic Stress which both sailors, marines and their partners suffer.
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18Aug

Partners of Miscarriage Feel Ignored

Julia Bueno

bereavement, family, men, miscarriage, women

Therapists

We must also recognise the grief experienced by partners of miscarrying mothers so they have the space and support for their loss to be noted.
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24Jul

How to Cope When a Child Leaves Home

Nicole Addis

family, father, home, mother, parenting

Therapists

When a child leaves home, parents feel sad and even resentful. Nicole Addis shares her feelings after her daughter left the nest
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07Jul

Your Period is Not Your Enemy

Kate Merrick

body, health, women

Therapists

Women spend most of their lives struggling to accept their bodies and biology. Knowing your menstrual cycle will allow you to learn to love your period says therapist Kate Merrick
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04Jul

Therapists and Pets: Is Three a Crowd in the Consulting Room?

Camilla Nicholls

counselling, psychotherapy, therapists, therapy

Therapists

What is the protocol for pets in a therapist's consulting room?
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27Jun

The Toxic Legacy of Jimmy Savile

Anonymous Therapist

abuse, family, self, therapy

Therapists

The reports into Jimmy Savile’s predatory abuse make disturbing reading for us all, but especially those who have been abused as children. Here an anonymous adult, now a therapist, writes about its long term effect on her life.
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26Jun

The Draper Complex: When a Man Turns Against His Defences

Aaron Balick

emotions, therapy, TV

Therapists

Don Draper could be TV's most compelling character since Tony Soprano, but what lies behind his defence systems?
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