Kipling’s famous poem If starts, "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs…". Our human reaction to big changes of the sort we…

Recently, a friend experienced the death of her estranged partner.  They had lived together for 10 years and, six months prior to his death, he had m…

I recently read about efforts by university researchers to develop an app that would help individuals avoid marriages likely to end in failure. The i…

The definition of anger is 'an emotional response provoked by a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure or hostility'. What leaps out at me here is…

We are often reminded of the healthiness of routine and balance. Struggles with a severe lack of discipline or being way too stringent with disciplin…

Our ‘Therapist spotlight’ series shines a light on our members. This month, we speak to counsellor and yoga therapist, Henrietta Lang.

If people feel they have no impact or control in their lives, they learn to give up. This is learned helplessness, a psychological phenomenon observe…

In order to communicate effectively, we need the ability to understand and think about how our own minds function and to imagine a range of possibili…

2020 has been a pig of a year and we’re eager to wave it goodbye or should I say good riddance! What started off as novelty and an interest in home b…

Can we manage uncertainty?  It’s the start of January, and some of us will have written down our hopes for our new improved selves, the things we wou…

The holidays can be one of the trickiest times for someone struggling with disordered eating or body dysmorphic disorder. Not only because there is a…

The Oxford Learner's Advanced Dictionary describes psychosis as: “A serious mental illness that makes a person lose contact with reality.” What is ps…