“Why do lots of therapists want to delve into the past? What’s past is past and there’s nothing we can do about it”. As a counsellor, I hear that a l…

A recent study has revealed that an alarming percentage of teenagers are pretending to have a mental illness which they deem as 'cool', reports the D…

Loss is a constant in our lives. We 'lose' our childhoods and our youth, friends might fade away, our careers halt when we retire and each day's end…

Bonding with Baby By Former Consultant Psychotherapist to the rich and famous Dee Murray Having had two children myself, both by emergency c-section…

I have been thinking a lot recently about the situation children find themselves in when their parents have separated and they spend time with both M…

As a fifty-six-year-old woman I never cease to be amazed at the pressures we are subjected to in modern society to "look like a thirty year old","los…

Wanna kiss more frogs?  Read on … You are a sexy chick!  If you don’t believe you are (most women don’t believe they are), you can make yourself int…

The keys to parenting teenagers - perhaps the most difficult time in our lives as parents - are to listen, respect their views, and give emotional lo…

Many of us feel we’d like to get fit or keep fit. We want to get into better shape physically, and ‘fit’ can also mean good-looking, sexually attract…

INTRO NOTES Have you had no luck with the lads?  Do you tend to pick up with the guys who never call you back?  Or get together with a guy only to b…

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is estimated to affect 7% of the UK's population severely, and a further 17% having a milder form of the condition…

Develop an attitude of enquiring curiosity towards your current disorganisation and learn something about yourself in the process. People may be dis…