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16May

How Music Therapy can Treat the ‘Untreatable'

Dr Stella Compton

brain, creativity, musictherapy, neuroscience, society, therapy, violence

Mind

Music therapy has been shown to be effective with people who have been deemed untreatable in the past, posts music therapist, author and academic Dr Stella Compton
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12May

What Saved Me from Depression after Brain Injury

Michelle Munt

brain, counselling, depression, illness

Mind

Following a traumatic car accident, Michelle Munt struggled with brain injury. She outlines the people and treatments that helped her deal with the depression that followed
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06May

The Neuroscience of Emotional Wellbeing

Clive Hyland

brain, emotions, mindfulness, neuroscience

Mind

Understanding the way our brains work can help use understand what causes the ups and downs in our moods, writes author and coach Clive Hyland
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02May

The Role of the Subconscious in Addiction

William Porter

addiction, alcohol, brain

Mind

When the physical need for a drug of choice has been overcome, many addicts still have to struggle with overcoming their subconscious desires and habits
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26Apr

The Lasting Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences

Alice McGurran

abuse, brain, childhood, CSA, films, health, parenting, resilience, science, stress, trauma

Body

A new film directed by James Redford, Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope, explores the childhood events that affect our adult health, from smoking to obesity to heart disease
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06Feb

"Mum Was Alive But Beyond My Reach"

Clover Stroud

brain, family, illness

Relationships

Clover Stroud's mother was left permanently brain-damaged after falling from a horse. This is an extract from The Wild Other, Clover's memoir which is published this week
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01Feb

Dissociation: Understanding the Impact of Relational Trauma

Zoe Hassid

brain, dissociation, relationships, therapy, trauma

Therapists

After a trauma many people struggle with feeling dissociated from their bodies. London therapist Zoe Hassid explains dissociation
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22Jan

Can You Sleep Yourself Happier?

Delia McCabe

body, brain, health, insomnia, nutrition, sleep, stress

Body

We need to make sure that we get regular, unbroken periods of sleep to stay positive and healthy says neurobiologist Delia McCabe
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11Dec

The Powerful Benefits of Reading Fiction

Dennis Relojo-Howell

books, brain, creativity, empathy, self, wellbeing

Soul

Reading fiction boosts empathy, encourages creativity and allows us to relax when we are feeling stressed says psychologist Dennis Relojo
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29Nov

What Can Neuroscience Tell Us About Dementia?

Dr Kathleen Taylor

brain, dementia, neuroscience

Mind

Author of The Fragile Brain, Dr Kathleen Taylor explains what the latest research in neuroscience can tell us about the causes of dementia
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