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03Nov

The Runners: Life on the Move

Camilla Nicholls

exercise, films, society, wellbeing

Soul

Camilla Nicholls on short film The Runners, which reveals the philosophers in all of us ordinary people.
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17Oct

Trolling: What Does it Say About Us?

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

society

Soul

Sue Cowan-Jenssen examines our tendency to hide behind trolling on the internet and how this behaviour can limit our own personal happiness and success.
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16Oct

#Fatshaming: Pointing the Finger

Jeannette Hyde

nutrition, society, women

Nutritionists

Nutritional therapist Jeannette Hyde on what's going on with #fatshaming culture
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14Oct

Is Masculinity A Cultural Myth?

Chris Taylor

culture, emotions, men, psychology, society

Therapists

Counsellor Chris Taylor shares his opinion on the cultural myth of masculinity: the dangerously damaging effects of exerting such pressure on men in society
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13Oct

Stoicism: A Simplified Modern Guide

Donald Robertson

emotions, self, society, stoic, stoicism

Mind

Author Donald Robertson provides a simplified modern guide on Stoicism, applicable to the everyday
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07Oct

Is Your Brain Male or Female?

Terri Apter

men, society, women

Mind

BBC Horizon's recent programme, “Is your brain male or female?”  made a valiant yet narrow minded attempt at measure and reason. I offer this blog to anyone who remains as riled as I by Michael Mosley’s acceptance of Simon Baron-Cohen’s carefully paired claim that, “The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems,” and, “The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy.” The first evidence cluster is derived from animal behaviour.  For example, male great apes engage in more play fighting than female great apes, and...
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06Oct

Bare Reality: 100 Women and their Breasts

Laura Dodsworth

society, women

Body

There has been so much public debate about breasts recently, from Free the Nipple to No More Page 3, from breastfeeding selfies on Facebook to Rihanna on the red carpet. I think the time has never been better to hear how women really feel about their breasts, and to see how they really look.  I have always been fascinated by the dichotomy between women’s personal lives and how they are depicted by the media; between how we feel about breasts privately and how they are presented for public consumption. We see images of breasts everywhere in the media and yet...
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02Oct

Vincent Deary: Why Change is So Difficult

Vincent Deary

change, emotions, psychology, self, society

Mind

Author Vincent Deary discusses the difficulties of change and habit, and the release of his new book 'How We Are'.
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30Sep

Men In Therapy: Why Are We Holding Back?

Andrew Samuels

counselling, men, mensmentalhealth, society, therapy

Therapists

The times are changing, 'man-up' culture is becoming a thing of the past, so why are men still so severely under-represented in therapy asks Andrew Samuels.
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17Sep

Does Religion Have a Role in Therapy?

Sarah Royle

counselling, society, spirituality, therapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Sarah Royle is surprised to find that religion is left out of client assessment tools, she argues that therapists must be aware of belief systems.
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