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13Oct

Why Your 20s Might be a Good Time to Have Therapy

Zoe Hassid

anxiety, depression, identity, self, student, therapy, university

Therapists

Your 20s are a period of huge life change. Why might this make it the right time to see a therapist? Zoe Hassid explains.
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07Oct

A Letter to My Body

Harriet Frew

eating-disorders, health, identity, self, society, wellbeing, women

Therapists

We are too quick to blame and shame our bodies - celebrate what they can do instead says therapist and eating disorders specialist Harriet Frew
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01Oct

​​The Psychology of Hipster Hate

Aaron Balick

identity, psychology, society

Therapists

Psychotherapist and East London resident Aaron Balick offers an analysis of the recent anti-gentrification attack on the Cereal Killer Cafe: more inspired by envy that political beliefs.
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29Jun

​Embrace Your Inner Child

Harriet Frew

identity, self, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew shares some tips on how to reconnect with your inner child and embrace playfulness to enhance wellbeing.
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18Jun

The Psychology of Rachel Dolezal's Changing Identity

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

depression, identity, loneliness, psychology, self, society, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen looks at the psychological motivations which might spur someone like Rachel Dolezal, or anyone for that matter, to create a false identity.
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17Jun

Negotiating Your Cultural Identity

Semeyra Sarwar

culture, depression, identity, self, society, student, university

Therapists

Therapist Semeyra Sarwar opens up about negotiating her own cultural identity and the difficulties therein; confusion, anxiety, isolation.
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29Oct

Finding Your University Identity

Terri Apter

identity, self, student, university

Work

Dr Terri Apter explores why change at university it so difficult and addresses the challenges faced by young people at university for the first time.
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17Sep

How to Get Out of a Career Rut and Start Living

Marina Gask

career, identity, self, work

Work

If you think you're in the wrong job, now is the time to change and here's where to start says Marina Gask
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06Jun

Losing My Identity: Sally Brampton

Sally Brampton

depression, identity

Soul

Quite recently, I lost my identity, which sounds rather careless given that I hadn't, until some days had passed, realised it was missing. It started with a phone call, one sunny morning. Something I had loved, and had spent years involved with in happy occupation, was taken away. It took all of three minutes. I put down the phone and looked around the room. Nothing had changed. Everything was still in its place. But everything had changed. Once I had dusted myself down, I shrugged and thought, "Well, that's that. Time to move on." I didn't take it...
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19May

Birth Order: Does Your Position in Family Really Make a Difference?

Linda Blair

childhood, family, identity, self, siblings

Relationships

Birth order might affect your personality. Whether you’re the eldest, a middle, the youngest or a single child can have a powerful impact on your character, says psychologist Linda Blair.
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