Who are you? What’s your story? Do you feel like life is happening to you, like you are an actor in a play, but you were handed no script? What do y…

We are in many ways governed through a process of socialisation. Our ideas of who we are and who we should be are heavily influenced by socio-cultura…

When you meet someone and begin a relationship it sometimes doesn’t immediately worry you that you are from different backgrounds. Inter-cultural or…

Not all health problems are visible, Transport For London’s new badges recognise this and are encouraging more people to give up their seats for peop…

What is violence in the home?The UK government’s definition of domestic violence is any incident or pattern of incidents of controlling, assaultive a…

Most people associate Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with soldiers and victims of rape, but this is a common misconception. A variety of things can c…

Suicide is on the rise. Men, women, young and old. There is no rule that expels suicide from a gender, age, class, ethnicity or sexuality. It is time…

Hmm, the power of words! Spoken words have so much power - the tongue/pen is mightier than the sword. Words carry so much weight and can have so much…

When we want someone to apologise, especially a partner, what are we actually asking for? An apology that we accept graciously, or an admittance that…

“It’s just talking!” Grant shouted at his counsellor. He is a 35-year-old computer programmer, logical and rational in the extreme. He had first gone…

Many would not put Islam and mindfulness together; some would say that one is not synonymous with the other. Some Muslims suggest that mindfulness or…

Problem gamblers invariably can't cope with a loss. The pain of losing can feel overwhelming. Rather than stick to a staking strategy and tolerate sh…