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The ripple effect of insecurity
A recent article by Dr Grant Brenner, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, explores how understanding our self-defeating patterns, driven by...
Kate and Alex
Jun 41 min read
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"Just talking"
"How will 'just talking' in therapy help me get better?" ""Give sorrow words" - William Shakespeare A recent post by professor and...
Kate and Alex
Apr 301 min read
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Why do I keep doing this?
A interesting recent post from Professor and Psychologist Jonathan Shedler highlights six reasons why we might find ourselves repeating...
Kate and Alex
Mar 181 min read
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What is Mental Health?
Psychotherapist Nancy McWilliams talks about the 10 qualities of Mental Health. Watch here!
Kate and Alex
Nov 29, 20241 min read
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"Anger Management"
A recent article and post by Psychotherapist and writer Philippa Perry offers a good reminder about how we might learn to understand and...
Kate and Alex
Nov 21, 20241 min read
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"Turning points in Your Life"
A recent piece by Dr Linda Berman (from her blog series waysofthinking.co.uk ) explores the themes of "turning points" in life,...
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Oct 16, 20241 min read
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Feeling flat?
This week's guardian column by Annalisa Barbieri discusses anhedonia, or the experience of feeling flat and numb and what we can do to...
Kate and Alex
Aug 20, 20241 min read
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How to motivate your child (and yourself!)
A really interesting conversation between journalist Annalisa Barbieri and psychotherapist Graham Music about how to motivate children -...
Kate and Alex
Aug 7, 20241 min read
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Getting to know your superego
An interesting article in The Guardian which promotes the importance of getting to know one's "superego" or inner voice. So often we can...
Kate and Alex
Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Three kinds of relationship
A great post by Jonathan Shedler about three kinds of relationships: hierarchical, transactional and mutual. Read here:...
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Mar 5, 20241 min read
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Dr Becky Kennedy Clinical Psychologist - Ted Talk
Dr Becky Kennedy's powerful Ted Talk about the importance of repair in relationships. She focuses on the parenting relationship, both...
Kate and Alex
Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Compassion in sport
Compassion can produce better performance – just look at the Lionesses | Sport | The Guardian
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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"Therapy Speak"
This recent conversation between Susie Orbach and Michael Rosen on BBC programme "Word of Mouth" explores the way we use language to...
Kate and Alex
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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Why we cry
"Presenter of The Great Pottery Throwdown Keith Brymer-Jones finds that watching people create pottery often moves him to tears. In this...
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Jun 5, 20231 min read
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"What does repair look like in relationships?"
This great article by Esther Perel and Mary Alice Miller explores the cycles of "connection disconnection and reconnection" that exist in...
Kate and Alex
Apr 12, 20231 min read
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How to breathe!
This podcast from Andrew Huberman was valuable in taking a closer look at breathing practices. Watch it here:
Kate and Alex
Mar 13, 20231 min read
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Answers...
A great reminder of this (simple!) truth - beware of overly simplistic (and often appealing) answers to complex problems.
Kate and Alex
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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What's in a voice? Notes on Music - BBC Radio 4
A really interesting programme by Laura Barton discussing the Baritone voice - what it conveys and how it makes us feel - which links...
Kate and Alex
Dec 13, 20221 min read
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Creating a Compassionate World
A link from Professor Paul Gilbert and the Compassionate Mind Foundation to a series of interesting conversations about creating a...
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Sep 14, 20221 min read
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Uncomfortable conversations, uncomfortable feelings...
"Lies we tell ourselves: If I avoid the uncomfortable conversation I'll avoid the uncomfortable feeling. Nope. Have the uncomfortable...
Kate and Alex
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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