Read our posts about Family

02Feb

Mindfulness Tips for Exam Stress: How to Support Your Child

Graham Doke

children, education, family, father, home, meditation, mindfulness, mother, parenting, stress, tips

Soul

Graham Doke shares some simple mindfulness tips to help parents support their children through exam stress
» Read More

29Jan

Birth Trauma: New Mothers with PTSD

Bridget Hargreave

birthtrauma, childbirth, family, mother, motherhood, pregnancy, PTSD, trauma

Mind

Birth trauma describes symptoms of PTSD exhibited in mothers. Bridget Hargreave reports on what to look out for and where to get help.
» Read More

26Jan

My Child has Autism - Who do I Turn to for Help?

Philippa Boulter

care, education, family, father, mother, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Children and young people with autism often exhibit common traits; but it's important to remember each child with autism is different, says therapist Philippa Boulter.
» Read More

19Jan

Depression Took Me by Surprise after My Parents Divorced

Fixers

depression, divorce, family, men, student, university

Mind

Adam Dow's parents divorced when he was a teenager. With Fixers he has made a video about his experience with depression following the split.
» Read More

04Jan

My Child is Self-Harming: What can I do?

Louise Shuttleworth

children, family, father, mother, parenting, teenagers

Therapists

A therapist who specialises in working with children and teenagers who self-harm offers advice to parents.
» Read More

30Dec

Culture Tip: Grandma

Jacqueline Palmer

culture, family, films

Therapists

Jacqueline Palmer reviews new movie Grandma, starring Lily Tomlin as misanthropist, feminist poet Elle helping her granddaughter find the funds to end her unwanted pregnancy.
» Read More

22Dec

Revealing the Hidden Pain of Family Estrangement

Terri Apter

family, father, home, identity, mother, parenting

Relationships

What happens when you cut ties with your family, or your family cuts ties with you? Terri Apter explores the high emotional and psychological cost of family estrangement.
» Read More

09Dec

5 Tips for Anyone Spending Christmas Away from Home

Evija Melberga

anxiety, Christmas, family, home, self, selfcompassion, society, tips, volunteer

Therapists

Evija Melberga, no stranger to Christmas away from home, has tips for anyone struggling with the idea of being apart from friends, family and tradition.
» Read More

04Dec

Christmas Doesn't Need to Be Perfect

Josephine Cropper

Christmas, family, home, stress

Therapists

Josephine Cropper offers advice on how to deal with stress at Christmas, encouraging us to accept that what is right for our family might not be picture perfect.
» Read More

25Nov

Can You Be Too Close to Your Daughter?

Terri Apter

children, family, mother, motherhood, parenting, psychology, women

Relationships

As a head teacher warns mothers from being their daughters' BFF, psychology professor Terri Apter says that closeness and support are far better than distance and disapproval
» Read More