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06Mar

“They Need More Support to Become Adults”: Julia Samuel on Millennials

Welldoing

books, counselling, millennials, society, therapy

Mind

Julia Samuel's This Too Shall Pass was published on March 5 – she drew on her book at our Working With Millennials event in January. Here's what she has learnt about 'Generation Therapy'
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30Oct

Unicorn: The Memoir of a Muslim Drag Queen Review

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

books, LGBT, sexuality, society

Therapists

Unicorn by Amrou Al-Kadhi is a memoir charting the author's experience from god-fearing Muslim boy, to a vocal, queer drag queen estranged from their family
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16Oct

Give Birth Like a Feminist by Milli Hill Review

Julia Bueno

body, books, health, pregnancy, society, women

Therapists

Give Birth Like a Feminist reveals current birth practices in the UK and questions whether women are given enough choice or consideration. Therapist Julia Bueno reviews
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01Aug

Help Me's Marianne Power: 'Seeing a Therapist Was a Relief'

Louise Chunn

books, experienceoftherapy, therapy

Mind

Testing self-help books by living by a different one every month did not help journalist Marianne Power find happiness. She tells Louise Chunn that therapy did a better job
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31Jul

Women's Hormones and Mental Health: Hormonal by Eleanor Morgan

Julia Bueno

body, books, women

Therapists

Eleanor Morgan's new book Hormonal explores how medicine and society have misunderstood women's health and the connection between hormones and mental health
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20Jun

How Reading Fiction Can Heal

Christina Moutsou

books, therapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Reading books, particularly fiction, can help us understand our experience and our mental health, says Dr Christina Moutsou
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02May

Why I Wrote a Book About Miscarriage

Julia Bueno

books, grief, miscarriage, parenthood, trauma, women

Therapists

After losing her twins at 22 weeks, Julia Bueno has written a book about miscarriage, The Brink of Being, to support others
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13Feb

Ask Me About My Uterus: Memoir Highlights How Women's Pain is Ignored

Julia Bueno

books, health, society, women

Therapists

Abby Norman's memoir, Ask Me About My Uterus, details her experience of endometriosis and the challenge women face ensuring their pain is acknowledged
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05Feb

Rachel Kelly’s New Book Urges Action

Welldoing

books, cbt, self-help

Mind

Best-selling author Rachel Kelly has created a new workbook, Singing in the Rain, which focuses on practical tips for dealing with life's problems and low points
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29Nov

When Breath Becomes Air: Why We Should All Read More About Death

Clare Simmonds

books, death, illness, mortality

Therapists

Therapist Clare Simmonds reviews Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air
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