Many of us will have experienced jealousy and its associated behaviours. Somehow we know that jealousy is not a positive, desired feeling without bei…

A leading charity claims nearly 40% of pancreatic cancer patients could protect themselves from the disease by making healthy choices.

Often the problem is that people confuse sadness and depression. They see you are sad because things are going badly in your life and (in the vernacu…

We have a little guide on how to cope when your partner is diagnosed with a mental health issue.

We all have our beliefs about the world and ways of making sense of why things happen the way they do. These ideas might have been taught to us by ou…

Who have you been today? Caring parent? Cheery joker? Strict disciplinarian? Dedicated helper? Fashionista? Provider? Rebel? We all have to play a ro…

Find out how the mind tries to avoid change and what you can do to embrace growth.

A new study in Australia reveals worrying statistics about children's concerns with body weight.

When your relationship is in crisis and you don't know if it is over, or you are in fact dealing with the ending of a relationship, it is an incredib…

Aaron Beck (1921-), ‘father of CBT therapy’ proposes that one’s beliefs about ourselves, others and the world around us are at the core of one’s psyc…

A trauma refers to a wound caused by a tear in a barrier like the skin. Psychological trauma involves piercing the defences protecting mental space o…

I read a really interesting piece of work by Richard Stott the other day. In 2007, he talked about a concept called 'Rational-Emotional Dissociation'…