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08Feb

Can Microdoses of LSD Help Your Mental Health?

Louise Chunn

depression, health, self

Mind

Author and academic Ayelet Waldman tried microdosing with LSD to combat her wildly changing moods. A Really Good Day is the diary relating her experience
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08Feb

WiseWords #14: from Irvin Yalom to Stephen Grosz

Clara Bridges

books, therapy, WiseWords

Soul

Therapy client Clara Bridges, who has borderline personality disorder, chooses favourite books on therapy by Irvin Yalom, Stephen Grosz and Susan Howard
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07Feb

Why You Can't Make it Alone

Gilead Yeffett

friendship, relationships, resilience, stoicism

Therapists

Though we might prize it, self-reliance isn't all it's cracked up to be. Instead, says therapist Gilead Yeffett, it's relationships and friendships that keep us mentally healthy and resilient
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06Feb

"Mum Was Alive But Beyond My Reach"

Clover Stroud

brain, family, illness

Relationships

Clover Stroud's mother was left permanently brain-damaged after falling from a horse. This is an extract from The Wild Other, Clover's memoir which is published this week
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05Feb

Why Therapy Benefits the Highly Sensitive Person

Ilse Sand

HSP, selfcompassion, therapy

Mind

The primary aim of psychotherapy for highly sensitive people is to promote and support self-love writes author Ilse Sand
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04Feb

Businesses not Supporting Those Affected by Cancer

AXA PPP

cancer, illness, work

Work

On World Cancer Day we ask: are employers doing enough to support their staff members affected by cancer?
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03Feb

How Our Early Childhood Memories Affect Our Present

Karin Sieger

childhood, family, self

Therapists

Painful early childhood memories will have influenced who you are today. Therapist Karin Sieger explains how you can better deal with the emotions they can arouse
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02Feb

WiseWords #13: On Depression, Love and Vulnerability

Hannah Jane Thompson

authenticity, books, depression, self, WiseWords

Soul

Hannah Thompson has chosen books that focus on vulnerability, love, authenticity and depression for this week's #WiseWords series
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02Feb

Why Perfectionism Can Cause Havoc at Work

Lia Brown

perfectionism, selfworth, stress, work

Therapists

Perfectionism at work can increase the stress effect, which makes projects more difficult to complete. Therapist Lia Brown explores where perfectionist tendencies come from, and what you can do
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01Feb

Dissociation: Understanding the Impact of Relational Trauma

Zoe Hassid

brain, dissociation, relationships, therapy, trauma

Therapists

After a trauma many people struggle with feeling dissociated from their bodies. London therapist Zoe Hassid explains dissociation
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