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22Sep

Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

couple, divorce, emotions, empathy, family, father, love, mother, self, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores why saying sorry is so difficult and the positive power of a deeply felt apology.
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13Aug

How to Support Your Child this Exam Results Day

Eileen Wise

children, education, empathy, family, father, mother, parenting, school, stress, student, teenagers

Therapists

Exam results day is notoriously stressful, for teenagers and their parents, especially if disappointing results come through. Counsellor Eileen Wise offers her advice
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13Apr

Are you Easy Prey for a Sociopath?

Jane McGregor

empathy, society, sociopath

Mind

In a new post from Dr Jane McGregor in our sociopath series, learn about the Sociopath-Empath-Apath Triad and find out if you are likely to be easy prey for a sociopath.
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03Mar

Why Self-Compassion is as Important as Self-Esteem

Rachel Kelly

empathy, family, love, wellbeing

Mind

My eleven-year-old daughter was complaining about her friend Mary. ‘She’s keeps boasting about her new school,’ she confided, looking despondent. ‘It’s got the most amazing netball courts and clubs for everything...and she’s got much nicer clothes than me...' As she began to sob, spouting a familiar litany about how her life was so much worse than Mary’s, I thought of Kristen Neff. She’s an American academic from Houston, who has put numbers to what I’ve long suspected as the mother of two daughters: the competition game starts young, and girls in particular...
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03Feb

3 Simple Ways to Cultivate Happiness

James Wallman

empathy, happiness, meditation, tips, wellbeing

Soul

Happiness: the 'holy grail' of emotions? Perhaps that's not the case. Here are three simple tips to cultivate happiness in your life everyday.
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31Aug

Why Won't We Help Each Other Out?

Jane McGregor

empathy, psychology

Soul

What prompts us to ignore the distress of other people? We’ve all found ourselves in situations - the times we’ve seen someone taunted and didn’t intervene; when we’ve driven past a car that has broken down, assuming another driver would pull over to help. We’ve noticed a young man slumped on the pavement, and not gone over to check if he’s okay. We witness a problem; consider doing something, then respond by doing... nothing. Something holds us back. So why don’t we help in these situations? Apathy can immobilise us when we feel the impulse to flee and help at the...
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06Aug

Can You Be Too Empathetic?

Jane McGregor

empathy, relationships, self

Mind

Do you experience overwhelming feelings when confronted with lots of other people? Do people, even strangers, pour out their hearts to you? Do you care more about other people’s feelings and well-being than your own? If so you may be highly empathetic. Individuals with a highly empathetic temperament are often kind and caring, putting others before themselves. However, these talents can be viewed as weaknesses, as empathetic people are overly sensitive to others’ remarks and actions. They are too alert to the suffering of others and suffer on their behalf....
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16Jul

How Apathy Blocks Empathy

Jane McGregor

empathy, psychology

Mind

Learn about the damaging effects of apathy, and be glad to know that empathy is contagious
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09Jun

How To Become A Better Listener

Jackee Holder

empathy, friendship, wellbeing

Soul

Our environments have become increasingly and worryingly noisier. We talk and text constantly on mobile phones.  It’s the norm to see couples and friends out eating and drinking, and everyone will have their heads down texting or tweeting, even whilst in conversation. So it’s not surprising that as our digital talk increases we’ve steadily become poorer listeners, not better ones. So how does one become a better listener and can you learn to listen well? We’ve become adept at a type of hearing which processes information through our own personal filters. Most...
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29May

Boarding School Survivors

Nick Duffell

boardingschool, education, empathy, family, society, therapy

Mind

Nearly two-thirds of the current British cabinet went to boarding school, but what psychological impact has this had, and does it make for good leaders?
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