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10Sep

What Research Tells Us about Anxiety in the Modern World

Clare Simmonds

anxiety, society, therapy

Therapists

To deal with feelings of anxiety, we need to be able to understand why it is being triggered in us writes psychodynamic psychotherapist Clare Simmonds
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09Sep

It's OK to Have Mixed Feelings about Leaving Home for University

Lyn Reed

family, student, university

Therapists

Independence and freedom can be exciting prospects when it comes to leaving home for university, but it's also OK if you feel nervous, says therapist Lyn Reed
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08Sep

When Your Child Leaves for University

Lyn Reed

family, father, home, mother, university

Therapists

Therapist Lyn Reed says over-protective parents can find severing co-dependent ties with older children difficult, but empty nest syndrome is often exaggerated, as many parents discover new interests when children leave home
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08Sep

Are You Too Reliant on Your Coping Strategies For Anxiety?

Gemma Krier-Mead

anxiety, cbt, mindfulness, therapy

Therapists

Many people have coping strategies to help them deal with anxiety. But, warns therapist Gemma Krier-Mead, it's not wise to relay too heavily on them or they can become part of your problem
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06Sep

Workaholics Infect Domestic Life

Geraldine Bedell

Work

In Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, Lean In, she argues that a major reason why women don’t assert themselves at work is that they think it will make other people see them as selfish, cold and unpleasant workaholics. For men, success is correlated with niceness but successful women are often perceived as bossy and dislikable. Sandberg cites Deborah Greenfield, Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at Stanford, who explains that this is the result of a widespread assumption that women not only are nurturing, but that they should be – which...
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06Sep

Why Don't We Trust Our Own Feelings?

Heidi Livermore

emotions, self

Therapists

We spend so much of our lives trying to please others that we sometimes do not even know what we want any more. Heidi Livermore says we need to trust our own feelings more
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05Sep

3 Tips to Get Your First Graduate Job

Anne Wilson

graduates, jobs, tips, university

Work

Finding your first job as a new graduate can seem overwhelming in today's competitive job market. Graduate mentor Anne Wilson has practical, achievable advice
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04Sep

​When a Loved One is Dying

bereavement, family, illness, relationships

Therapists

There are many contrasting feelings – sadness, guilt, anger – that enter our lives when a loved one or close family member is dying. Therapist Vicky Mould suggests ways to help you cope
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03Sep

How Parkour Protects Mental Health

Alice McGurran

depression, exercise, men, women

Mind

Parkour is a free-ranging form of adventure and exercise. Having tried it, Alice McGurran believes parkour could be great for your mental health too
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02Sep

Am I Making My Anxiety Worse?

Gemma Krier-Mead

anxiety, cbt, family, therapy

Therapists

How using CBT methods can help you overcome the patterns of negative thoughts that can lead to ongoing problems with anxiety
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