Read our posts about Family

15Jul

Therapy Helped Me Realise and Accept My Anger

Anonymous

anger, experienceoftherapy, family, therapy

Mind

A young woman shares her experience of therapy, where she explored long-denied anger and how her recent relationships have been influenced by her past
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07Jul

Understanding Ambivalence and Inner Conflict

Joshua Miles

anger, emotions, family, therapy

Therapists

Why do we sometimes seem to want to do two very different competing things? Therapist Joshua Miles explores what it can mean about our inner state.
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30Jun

Family Fallout Over Brexit

hilda burke

anger, Brexit, family, home, society

Therapists

Therapist Hilda Burke says we shouldn't be surprised that families are warring over the Brexit result: we have always had to accept the rough with the smooth in family life
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27Jun

Between Being Loved and Feeling Loved

Rae Freeman

experienceoftherapy, family, home, mother, therapy

Mind

'My parents don't seem to like me very much - why would anyone else?' One woman on her relationship with her mother and father, and how therapy helped her understand she is not inherently flawed
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15Jun

In or Out: Don't Let Brexit Ruin Your Relationships

Lyn Reed

family, friendship, relationships, society

Therapists

Therapist Lynn Reed explains how to keep harmony in family and work relationships after the Brexit referendum has ended
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09Jun

We Have Forgotten Death Makes Us Human

Seamus O'Mahony

death, family, home, illness, mortality

Soul

Consultant gastroenterologist and author of The Way We Die Now, Seamus O'Mahony believes we need to deal more humanely with the very natural process of death
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23May

​Why I am Launching a Festival on Infertility

Jessica Hepburn

family, infertility, pregnancy

Relationships

Fertility Fest brings together artists, people who have experienced IVF and other treatments, and professionals in the field to talk about infertility
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28Apr

How to Avoid Making Things Worse for Your Stressed-Out Teen

Ben Bernstein

family, father, mother, parenting, stress, teenagers

Relationships

The teenage years are difficult, for parents and child alike. Ben Bernstein suggests calm, focus and confidence as the best ways to support your child, especially if they are stressed during exam season
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27Apr

Close Relationships: How they Protect Our Emotional Wellbeing

Lyn Reed

couples, family, friendship, happiness, health, loneliness, love, relationships

Therapists

It's not how many friends we have that matters, it's how good those friendships are. Therapist Lyn Reed explores why loneliness is toxic and how our close relationships protect our mental and emotional health
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20Apr

Decca Aitkenhead: The Loneliness of Losing Your Partner

Decca Aitkenhead

bereavement, family, father, identity, mother, self

Relationships

Decca Aitkenhead's partner Tony drowned while saving their son from a dangerous riptide. In this exclusive post, she reflects on the loneliness of living without him and their shared memories
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