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13Feb

Living with the Bear: The Long-Term Impact of Childhood Difficulties

Marie Fernandes

abuse, anxiety, childhood, depression, parenting

Therapists

The roots of common mental health difficulties like anxiety and depression can often be found in childhood experiences. Therapist Marie Fernandes explores
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31Jan

Sexual Harassment: Everyone’s Problem

Lyn Reed

abuse, relationships, shame

Therapists

Sexual harassment is very much in the news, but it has always had a profound relationship on the self-worth of those who have suffered it says therapist Lyn Reed
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18Jan

On Finding Gratitude After Trauma

Niyc Pidgeon

abuse, gratitude, PTSD, trauma

Soul

Having suffered a serious sexual assault and death of several friends, Niyc Pidgeon struggled to overcome the trauma. Now she has discovered gratitude
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09Nov

The Weinstein Next-Door: How to Identify Predatory Behaviour

Amanda Smith

abuse, bullying, narcissism, relationships, self

Relationships

Predatory sexual behaviour is at the top of the news agenda now. Amanda Smith looks at ways both men and women can avoid becoming targets
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12Oct

Why the Harvey Weinstein Scandal is Triggering

Karen Pollock

abuse, men, society, women

Therapists

Reading media accounts of the sexual harrassment of dozens of young women by film producer Harvey Weinstein is particularly upsetting if you have had a similar experience posts Karen Pollock
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06Oct

What is Gaslighting?

Jane McGregor

abuse, relationships, self

Relationships

Jane McGregor explores how con artists use gaslighting and manipulation to victimise often empathetic people
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28Sep

How Being Bullied at Work Changed My Life

Lyn Reed

abuse, bullying, career, work

Therapists

Before working as a therapist, Lyn Reed was bullied by her boss. She reflects on how this changed her and what you can do if you find yourself in a similar situation
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21Sep

Do I Have PTSD?

Rachel Buchan

abuse, PTSD, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) refers to symptoms felt as a result of a trauma in your past. Therapist Rachel Buchan explains how therapy can help deal with it
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22Jun

Viewing Child Abuse Images: Paedophile or Addicted to Porn?

Julie Newberry

abuse, addiction, CSA, porn, sex

Mind

Visiting child porn sites does not always mean that the viewer is a paedophile. StopSO is a network of professionals that aims to help such people and their families
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26Apr

The Lasting Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Alice McGurran

abuse, brain, childhood, CSA, films, health, parenting, resilience, science, stress, trauma

Body

A new film directed by James Redford, Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, explores the childhood events that affect our adult health, from smoking to obesity to heart disease
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