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21Oct

American Honey: A New American Dream

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Therapists

British film director Andrea Arnold's American Honey tells the tale of young drifters facing harsh reality writes therapist Jacqueline Lucas Palmer
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28Jan

CULTURE TIP: Room: When the World Shrinks

Jacqueline Palmer

abuse, films, trauma

Therapists

Therapist Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Room, starring Brie Larson as Joy - who, abducted at a young age, tries to make a life with her son after their escape.
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21Jan

CULTURE TIP: The Danish Girl: 'This is not My Body'

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films, identity, LGBT

Therapists

Therapist Jacqueline Palmer reviews The Danish Girl, in which Eddie Redmayne stars as the first person to undergo male to female gender reassignment.
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30Dec

Culture Tip: Grandma

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, family, films

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Grandma, starring Lily Tomlin as misanthropist, feminist poet Elle helping her granddaughter find the funds to end her unwanted pregnancy.
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04Nov

Culture Tip: Brooklyn

Louise Chunn

films, home

Relationships

The film of Colm Toibin's affecting novel Brooklyn explores the universal and complicated themes of homesickness, love and identity.
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30Oct

Culture Tip: Amy

Camilla Nicholls

culture, eatingdisorders, films, society

Therapists

An absent father, an eating disorder: therapist Camilla Nichols reviews Amy, a documentary which chronicles the life and tragic death of hugely talented Amy Winehouse.
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18Sep

Culture Tip: ​45 years

Jacqueline Palmer

couples, culture, films, marriage

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews 45 years, a study on regression that reveals how suppressing the past can affect the present and future.
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12Sep

Culture Tip: Wolfpack

Jacqueline Palmer

abuse, culture, family, films, home

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews new documentary Wolfpack, a unique story about siblings kept locked away from the outside world by an abusive father, who found escape through movies.
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02Sep

​What We Can Learn from ‘Inside Out’ about the Value of Our Emotions

Harriet Frew

culture, emotions, family, films, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Harriet Frew reviews new Disney Pixar movie 'Inside Out', a film about the importance of embracing our emotions, sadness and all.
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01May

Culture Tip: While We're Young

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films

Soul

Age is no indicator of emotional or spiritual growth, and sometimes we need to catch up with our bodies, but we don’t always want to. This week's culture tip, from therapist Jacqueline Palmer, is Noah Baumbach's latest film, While We're Young.
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