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18May

How You Can Take Responsibility for Your Confidence

Patch Welling

confidence, psychology, self

Therapists

Therapist Patch Welling explores the pros and cons of belonging to social groups and how we can play an active role in building self-confidence
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22Apr

The Psychology of Social Media Malice

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

abuse, empathy, psychology, society

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the psychology behind how social media cuts us off from feeling empathy and creates a harmful cycle of shame
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11Jan

Why Do We Grieve for People We Don't Know?

Karin Sieger

bereavement, psychology, therapy

Soul

The death of David Bowie has shocked and saddened many people today. Therapist Karin Sieger looks at what it says about our relationship with our own mortality
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22Dec

The Psychology of Gratitude

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

children, gratitude, parenting, psychology, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the psychology of gratitude, and why true gratitude matters, especially at Christmas.
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02Dec

The Psychological Impact of the 'Troubles'

Darren Magee

addiction, identity, psychology, society, trauma

Therapists

Darren Magee recalls his first memories of growing up during the 'Troubles' and explores how society tried to deal with this trauma.
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25Nov

Can You Be Too Close to Your Daughter?

Terri Apter

children, family, mother, motherhood, parenting, psychology, women

Relationships

As a head teacher warns mothers from being their daughters' BFF, psychology professor Terri Apter says that closeness and support are far better than distance and disapproval
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16Nov

The Psychology of Uncertainty

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

anxiety, psychology, self, society

Therapists

The attacks that left 129 people dead in Paris in the past few days have left many of us unsettled and worried about our own personal safety. Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explains our responses.
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06Oct

Why Do we Feel Like Such Failures?

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

health, psychology, self, society, therapy

Therapists

Why do we blame ourselves for things outside of our control? Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explains and suggests self-compassion as a cure to feeling like a failure
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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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29Sep

​Tweets, Likes and Views: The Psychology of Social Media

Dennis Relojo-Howell

psychology, self, society, student, technology

Mind

Dennis Relojo offers his opinion on a topic which divides many: whether social media is a positive or negative power in our times.
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