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28Oct

Great Myths of the Brain

Louise Chunn

books

Mind

Have you noticed how often the word brain pops up in newspapers and magazines, TV programmes and radio shows lately? For a number of reasons  – from the devaluation of traditional organised religion through to advances in research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) –  the brain is having a media-sexy moment. But that doesn’t mean everything you read about it is true. At least, not entirely. This is what prompted editor of the renowned British Psychological Society’s Research Digest Christian Jarrett to write Great Myths of the Brain, published...
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25Oct

How Philippa Perry Thinks You Should Find a Therapist

Philippa Perry

counselling, therapy

Mind

Psychotherapist and writer Philippa Perry believes too many people are let down in their search for the right therapist. Welldoing's method is a great solution
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24Oct

Gone Girl: I Blame the Parents

Camilla Nicholls

books, family, films, marriage, psychology

Mind

Camilla Nichols analyses the parent-child relationship in David Fincher's recent hit release Gone Girl, staring Rosamund Pike and Ben Affleck
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22Oct

Why Do People Take Extreme Risks?

Emma Barrett

exercise, psychology, self, sport

Mind

Emma Barrett asks why people take extreme risks and discovers it isn't just about reckless thrill-seeking; indeed it is about focus, precision and expertise.
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15Oct

OCD: A Life Lost In Thought

David Adam

books, OCD

Mind

I have suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for more than twenty years, but I could not have written this sentence until a few years ago. In fact, the first time I did write that I had OCD I deleted the email that contained the words without sending it. Then, after I did send it, I deleted it from my Outbox. And from my Trash folder. And then I rebooted the computer, just to make sure. Things changed a few months later. That original email had been to a literary agent about an idea for a book on OCD. When I subsequently signed a deal to write the book...
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13Oct

Stoicism: A Simplified Modern Guide

Donald Robertson

emotions, self, society, stoic, stoicism

Mind

Author Donald Robertson provides a simplified modern guide on Stoicism, applicable to the everyday
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09Oct

How Words Healed Me

Rachel Kelly

counselling, depression, poetry, therapy

Mind

Rachel Kelly shares her experience of therapy in her own words and encourages others to find out what the Welldoing directory can do for them.
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07Oct

Is Your Brain Male or Female?

Terri Apter

men, society, women

Mind

BBC Horizon's recent programme, “Is your brain male or female?”  made a valiant yet narrow minded attempt at measure and reason. I offer this blog to anyone who remains as riled as I by Michael Mosley’s acceptance of Simon Baron-Cohen’s carefully paired claim that, “The male brain is predominantly hard-wired for understanding and building systems,” and, “The female brain is predominantly hard-wired for empathy.” The first evidence cluster is derived from animal behaviour.  For example, male great apes engage in more play fighting than female great apes, and...
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02Oct

Vincent Deary: Why Change is So Difficult

Vincent Deary

change, emotions, psychology, self, society

Mind

Author Vincent Deary discusses the difficulties of change and habit, and the release of his new book 'How We Are'.
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08Sep

How Creativity Can Help With Grieving

Sarah Royle

bereavement, creativity, death, therapy

Mind

Employing creativity and craft techniques can help people overcome loss and grief says Sarah Royle
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