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28Jan

CULTURE TIP: Room: When the World Shrinks

Jacqueline Palmer

abuse, films, trauma

Therapists

Therapist Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Room, starring Brie Larson as Joy - who, abducted at a young age, tries to make a life with her son after their escape.
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27Jan

Keeping Your Sanity in the City: Relationships at Work

Anonymous

bipolar, career, depression, self

Mind

What impact can bipolar disorder have on your relationships at work? How self-monitoring and reaching out can help make bipolar more manageable
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26Jan

My Child has Autism - Who do I Turn to for Help?

Philippa Boulter

care, education, family, father, mother, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Children and young people with autism often exhibit common traits; but it's important to remember each child with autism is different, says therapist Philippa Boulter.
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25Jan

Boarding School Syndrome: The Psychological Trauma of the ‘Privileged’ Child

Joy Schaverien

bereavement, boardingschool, books, childhood, depression, education, school, therapy, trauma

Mind

Therapist Joy Schaverien believes that boarding schools have a negative and lasting influence on those who pass through them when they are young and vulnerable
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23Jan

Ruby Wax's Sane New World

Alice McGurran

brain, depression, meditation, mindfulness

Mind

Welldoing.org went along to see Ruby Wax's show Sane New World currently running at the Arts Theatre in London
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22Jan

7 Thinking Traps that Hinder a Healthy Relationship with Food

Harriet Frew

emotions, health, men, selfcompassion, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Put these 7 common thinking traps to the test by showing yourself some self-compassion and building a healthy relationship with food.
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21Jan

CULTURE TIP: The Danish Girl: 'This is not My Body'

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, films, identity, LGBT

Therapists

Therapist Jacqueline Palmer reviews The Danish Girl, in which Eddie Redmayne stars as the first person to undergo male to female gender reassignment.
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19Jan

The Difference between Loneliness and Being Alone

Nicole Addis

counselling, loneliness, men, therapy, women

Therapists

Therapist Nicole Addis explores the difference between loneliness and being alone, the value of shared space and offers some advice on how to deal with feeling lonely.
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19Jan

Depression Took Me by Surprise after My Parents Divorced

Fixers

depression, divorce, family, men, student, university

Mind

Adam Dow's parents divorced when he was a teenager. With Fixers he has made a video about his experience with depression following the split.
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18Jan

How Therapy Helped Me Deal with Treatment-Resistant Depression

Polly Allen

counselling, depression, experienceoftherapy, self, therapy, woman

Mind

Seven years of trying everything she could to alleviate her clinical depression, Polly Allen finally found the right therapist to help her
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