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04Jan

My Child is Self-Harming: What can I do?

Louise Shuttleworth

children, family, father, mother, parenting, teenagers

Therapists

A therapist who specialises in working with children and teenagers who self-harm offers advice to parents.
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04Jan

Is Empathy the Last Truly Human Quality?

Faith Barker

books, brain, creativity, empathy, men, society, women

Soul

Robots are becoming more sophisticated, able to succeed in creative endeavours many of us thought would always give us the edge. Is empathy the clue to what makes us human in the end?
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01Jan

​Help Your Gut Bacteria Manage Your Weight - By Giving up Alcohol

Jeannette Hyde

gut, health, men, microbiome, nutrition, wellbeing, women

Body

Jeannette Hyde, author of The Gut Makeover, explains why it is so important to watch alcohol consumption in order to protect your gut microbiome and manage your weight.
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30Dec

Culture Tip: Grandma

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, family, films

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Grandma, starring Lily Tomlin as misanthropist, feminist poet Elle helping her granddaughter find the funds to end her unwanted pregnancy.
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27Dec

New Year, Same Resolutions

Robert Flaherty

counselling, health, men, self, therapy, wellbeing, women

Therapists

Therapist Robert Flaherty explores why many of us repeat the same patterns again and again when it comes to making New Year resolutions, and what we can do to break the cycle.
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24Dec

Merry Christmas from Everyone at Welldoing

Welldoing

Soul

We are not at our desks in the welldoing.org office from today until January 4 2016. We hope you're going to find some time to relax and reflect in the next 10 days too.
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23Dec

How I Cope with Disordered Eating at Christmas

Harriet Frew

eatingdisorders, men, self, women

Therapists

Harriet Frew, a therapist who specialises in working with eating disorders, shares her personal struggle with disordered eating and offers advice to others who have a difficult relationship with food at Christmas.
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22Dec

The Psychology of Gratitude

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

children, gratitude, parenting, psychology, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the psychology of gratitude, and why true gratitude matters, especially at Christmas.
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22Dec

Revealing the Hidden Pain of Family Estrangement

Terri Apter

family, father, home, identity, mother, parenting

Relationships

What happens when you cut ties with your family, or your family cuts ties with you? Terri Apter explores the high emotional and psychological cost of family estrangement.
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21Dec

We're on a Break: Coping with Time away from Therapy at Christmas

Liz Jeffries

Christmas, counselling, emotions, self, therapy

Therapists

How do you feel when you reach a break in therapy? Relief, indifference, abandonment are all common reactions. Therapist Liz Jeffries explores how to make the most of this time of reflection.
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