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04Jun

Learning to Grieve

Maddy Paxman

bereavement

Soul

No-one wants to grieve. I remember a moment at the hospital with my husband, who had collapsed that morning with what turned out to be a brain haemorrhage. Things were going from bad to worse, and then worse again; it was becoming clear that he might not survive. My mind rebelled, in advance, against what I knew I might have to go through – the shock, the sadness, the painful work of rebuilding my life. It felt completely daunting and I simply did not want it to start. Grieving is about coming to terms with loss and change, and we humans are creatures of habit. We...
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03Jun

Deep Tissue and Trigger Point Massage

Kate Codrington

complementaryhealth, massage

Body

If you suffer from muscle tension and pain, caused by posture, sports or injury, deep tissue and trigger point massage is the place to go. The massage is stronger than average and can help with: Chronic muscle tension Recovering from injury Carpal Tunnel Muscle spasm Chronic headaches Muscle strain Though used separately, the two complementary massage styles are often used together to get a deep release. What happens in a session? Your therapist asks you to fill in the usual client questionnaire, covering questions about the...
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02Jun

How Mid-life Changed My Relationship with Exercise

Leah Hardy

exercise, midlife, wellbeing

Body

I was the classic bookish school girl who hated PE. One of my earliest memories is of watching my primary school sports day from the tiny window of the locked loo cubicle where I’d hidden myself. I loathed the cold. I was mortified by  ‘cross country’ running round the local housing estate in red knickers. I was baffled by the fact that despite my scrawny build and long legs, I couldn’t run fast. And, oh yes, that I was so uncoordinated that when it was time for the scary, sporty girls to pick teams, I was actually offered to the opposing side. In fact, those...
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30May

Floating: Technologically Assisted Mindfulness

Aaron Balick

mindfulness, stress

Therapists

When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for two hours? Floating can minimise distractions to the degree that all you are left with is your own mind
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29May

Boarding School Survivors

Nick Duffell

boardingschool, education, empathy, family, society, therapy

Mind

Nearly two-thirds of the current British cabinet went to boarding school, but what psychological impact has this had, and does it make for good leaders?
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28May

Intuition: Unlock the Power

Dr Cate Howell

creativity, dreams

Soul

Philosophers and scientists have endeavored to understand intuition for thousands of years, and many of the great spiritual leaders have talked about intuition. Psychotherapist Carl Jung classified our experience into thinking, feeling, sensation and intuition, and he described intuition as being like a ‘compass’ in life. Intuition also involves the input of nerve networks around the heart and gut. Modern psychology and neuroscience has identified that the non-dominant part of the brain (your right brain if you are right handed) is the site of visual,...
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27May

Bowen Technique

Kate Codrington

massage

Body

Bowen is a unique treatment that treats all kinds of musculoskeletal issues, both acute and chronic for example injuries like: Whiplash Repetitive strain injury Frozen shoulder Less well known is that it is also effective for a wide range of conditions where stress is a factor: Depression Ulcerative colitis Eczema Psoriasis Improving the quality of life for those suffering terminal illness. Bowen is not really a massage treatment as such, but it is included here because it is a gentle and relaxing way of...
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26May

Sometimes Therapy Goes Wrong

Julia Bueno

counselling, therapists, therapy

Therapists

Therapy can sometimes go wrong. Therapists can be unprofessional, unethical and even, it's tough to think, criminal.
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23May

What is Love?

Philippa Perry

attachment, love, relationships

Relationships

What is love? Philippa Perry explains that allowing ourselves to be dependent and vulnerable is the basis for secure relationships.
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23May

Culture Tip: All in the Mind

Camilla Nicholls

culture, depression

Soul

I had to stop the car when I was driving home from the Tavistock clinic recently. There was nothing wrong with me, or the car, I just needed to focus on what was happening on the radio. A young woman, Sally, suffering from long-term depression and what she described as a ‘constant state of disassociation’ was telling presenter Claudia Hammond why she was nominating her friend, George, in the individual category for the BBC All in the Mind 25th Anniversary Awards. She read out part of the email she had sent to the programme in support of her nomination. Anyone who...
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