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29Dec

Healing and the Role of a Therapist: What Fracturing My Arm Taught Me

Ajay Khandelwal

body, health, psychoanalysis

Therapists

When psychotherapist Dr Ajay Khandelwal fractured his arm, he learnt about different mechanisms of healing. Here he wonders what this means for the therapy process and the different roles of a therapist.
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07Dec

What New Mums Need to Know: Why Maternal Mental Health Matters

Miriam Christie

birth, body, motherhood, mothers, PND, postnataldepression, pregnancy

Mind

Maternal health advocate Clio Wood and counsellor Miriam Christie were both inspired by their pregnancy and traumatic birth experiences to support other mums – in this interview with Alice McGurran they share what they want new mums to know.
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28Nov

Managing Negative Body Image During the Festive Season

Gabriela Morris

body, bodydysmorphicdisorder, bodyimage, Christmas, eatingdisorders

Therapists

The festive season typically means more social events and more food and drink. If this fills you with dread and triggers body image issues, it might be time to reach out for support says therapist Gabriela Morris.
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03Nov

Mirror Images: How Body Dysmorphia Distorts Reality

Emma Kilburn

BDD, body, bodydysmorphicdisorder, bodyimage

Mind

Body dysmorphic disorder can entail a disabling preoccupation on some aspect of physical appearance. Emma Kilburn, who lives with BDD, shares the research findings that show how this condition distorts sufferers' perception.
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22Sep

Is There a Psychological Component to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Dr Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops

body, CFS, chronicfatigue, disability, health

Mind

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterised by extreme tiredness and other unpredictable symptoms. CFS specialists Dr Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops share their insights into the psychological components to the condition.
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21Sep

The Unexpected Health Consequences of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Aneliya Gonsard

attachment, body, childhood, health

Therapists

It is more widely accepted now that childhood experiences can have a lasting impact on your emotional and mental health. Dr Aneliya Gonsard explores the lesser known impact that adverse early experiences can have on your later physical health.
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14Sep

How Can Therapy Help Chronic Pain and Illness?

Karen Morton

body, chronicpain, health, illness

Therapists

Chronic pain can both lead to mental health challenges, and be the result of psychological and emotional distress. Living with chronic pain can be debilitating and isolating, says psychotherapist Karen Morton, but therapy can help.
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27Jul

Stuart Sandeman: How Breathwork Changed My Life

Stuart Sandeman

bereavement, body, breathwork, grief, health, loss, meditation, mensmentalhealth, mindfulness

Soul

Deep in the grief of losing his girlfriend to cancer, a chance encounter at a breathing workshop changed Stuart Sandeman's life. Radio 1 DJ Stuart has since founded Breathpod, and written his book Breathe In, Breathe Out
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20Jul

Revealing the Mental Health Effects of Long Covid

Alice McGurran

body, chronicfatigue, coronavirus, health, illness

Body

There are more than 2 million people in the UK suffering the effects of Long Covid. Therapists Elizabeth Turp and Wendy Bristow discuss the mental health effects of this little-understood illness
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04Jul

Is There a Relationship Between Narcissism and Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

Emma Kilburn

BDD, body, bodydysmorphicdisorder, bodyimage, childhood, narcissism

Mind

In psychoanalytic terms, narcissism can develop as a defence against early rejection. Emma Kilburn considers where this definition of narcissism overlaps with her experience of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).
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