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17Oct

Trolling: What Does it Say About Us?

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

society

Soul

Sue Cowan-Jenssen examines our tendency to hide behind trolling on the internet and how this behaviour can limit our own personal happiness and success.
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16Oct

#Fatshaming: Pointing the Finger

Jeannette Hyde

nutrition, society, women

Nutritionists

Nutritional therapist Jeannette Hyde on what's going on with #fatshaming culture
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15Oct

OCD: A Life Lost In Thought

David Adam

books, OCD

Mind

I have suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for more than twenty years, but I could not have written this sentence until a few years ago. In fact, the first time I did write that I had OCD I deleted the email that contained the words without sending it. Then, after I did send it, I deleted it from my Outbox. And from my Trash folder. And then I rebooted the computer, just to make sure. Things changed a few months later. That original email had been to a literary agent about an idea for a book on OCD. When I subsequently signed a deal to write the book...
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14Oct

Is Masculinity A Cultural Myth?

Chris Taylor

culture, emotions, men, psychology, society

Therapists

Counsellor Chris Taylor shares his opinion on the cultural myth of masculinity: the dangerously damaging effects of exerting such pressure on men in society
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13Oct

Stoicism: A Simplified Modern Guide

Donald Robertson

emotions, self, society, stoic, stoicism

Mind

Author Donald Robertson provides a simplified modern guide on Stoicism, applicable to the everyday
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10Oct

5 Adventurous Wellbeing Retreats

Caroline Sylger

health, retreats, spas, wellbeing

Soul

Want some adventure with your wellbeing? On these wonderful healthy holidays you can see the world but look after yourself at the same time, says retreat journalist Caroline Sylger
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09Oct

How Words Healed Me

Rachel Kelly

counselling, depression, poetry, therapy

Mind

Rachel Kelly shares her experience of therapy in her own words and encourages others to find out what the Welldoing directory can do for them.
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07Oct

Is Your Brain Male or Female?

Terri Apter

men, society, women

Mind

BBC Horizon's recent programme, “Is your brain male or female?”  made a valiant yet narrow minded attempt at measure and reason. I offer this blog to anyone who remains as riled as I by Michael Mosley’s acceptance of Simon Baron-Cohen’s carefully paired claim that, “The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems,” and, “The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy.” The first evidence cluster is derived from animal behaviour.  For example, male great apes engage in more play fighting than female great apes, and...
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06Oct

Bare Reality: 100 Women and their Breasts

Laura Dodsworth

society, women

Body

There has been so much public debate about breasts recently, from Free the Nipple to No More Page 3, from breastfeeding selfies on Facebook to Rihanna on the red carpet. I think the time has never been better to hear how women really feel about their breasts, and to see how they really look.  I have always been fascinated by the dichotomy between women’s personal lives and how they are depicted by the media; between how we feel about breasts privately and how they are presented for public consumption. We see images of breasts everywhere in the media and yet...
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03Oct

The Five Stages of Giving up Alcohol

Jeannette Hyde

alcohol, health, nutrition, wellbeing

Nutritionists

Nutritional therapist Jeannette Hyde's 5 tried and tested stages of giving up alcohol: the hardships and the benefits.
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