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22Aug

The Summer Break From a Therapist's Perspective

Camilla Nicholls

therapy

Therapists

Having a break during the summer is traditional in therapy. Clients may be worried about how they will cope but, writes Camilla Nicholls, it can be a positive experience for both therapist and client.
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21Aug

Can You Ever Mend a Broken Heart?

Lyn Reed

grief, love, relationships, single

Therapists

If your relationship ends – through rejection or death – you can suffer enormous distress. Therapist Lyn Reed suggests ways of coping, and building a new life
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20Aug

Why Do I Have Low Self-Esteem?

Sophia Hilsley

childhood, confidence, selfesteem, socialmedia, society

Therapists

Our self-esteem starts in childhood, and with the additional stresses of modern life and social media, it can be especially hard to protect. Therapist Sophia Hilsley explores this issue and how therapy can help.
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19Aug

How I use Photography as Therapy

Monika Vecerskyte

art, creativity, therapy, wellbeing

Soul

How a college project of taking photographs of women developed into using photography as a form of therapy for Monika Vecerskyte
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18Aug

How Our Relationships Protect Us Against Stress

Greg Fricchione

brain, family, health, relationships, stress

Relationships

Neuropsychiatrist Greg Fricchione explains how our human attachments can protect us from psychological stress, starting as babies and continuing throughout our lives
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17Aug

How Therapist and Client Work Together

Heidi Livermore

change, counselling, health, therapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapy isn't necessarily easy, but it might be the best thing you ever do. Heidi Livermore explores how client and therapist work together to bring about positive change
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15Aug

Alastair Campbell: 'My Brother Inspired My Campaigning'

Louise Chunn

campaign, family, schizophrenia

Mind

Exclusive interview with former Downing Street spin doctor Alastair Campbell about how his late brother's experience of schizophrenia shifted his passion from Labour Party politics to mental health awareness
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15Aug

The 5 Stages of Brexit Grief

hilda burke

Brexit, grief, relationships, society

Therapists

Denial, anger, bargaining, sadness and finally, acceptance - therapist Hilda Burke explores how many of her clients have been working through a traditional model of grieving post-Brexit
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14Aug

How to Practice True Compassion without Compromising Yourself

Tiffany Watt-Smith

compassion, emotions, relationships, self

Soul

Sometimes, compassion can feel scary; what if we get taken advantage of? Tiffany Watt-Smith explores the history of compassion in society and how we can practice it truly and with self-awareness
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13Aug

9 Ways to Stop Binge Eating Today

Harriet Frew

counselling, eatingdisorders, health, tips

Therapists

How is your relationship with food? If you find yourself in a diet-binge cycle, body image and eating disorder specialist Harriet Frew has some advice
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