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19Oct

How to Support a Loved One with Breast Cancer

AXA PPP

cancer, carer, friendship, illness

Relationships

October is breast cancer awareness month; here Evelyn Wallace offers advice on how to support a loved one with breast cancer and how to check your own breasts are healthy
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27Sep

We Need to Celebrate the Lives of Loved Ones After Death

Louise Chunn

bereavement, death, friendship

Relationships

Going to memorial tributes for two former colleagues and friends has Louise Chunn thinking of how and when we should celebrate the lives of people we have lost
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07Jul

Envy and Betrayal in post-Brexit Politics

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

Brexit, friendship, society

Therapists

What does Michael Gove's betrayal of Boris Johnson tells us about the toxic quality of envy? Sue Cowan-Jenssen examines the evidence
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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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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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10Dec

How to Help a Friend with Postnatal Depression

Bridget Hargreave

depression, friendship, mother, PND, postnataldepression, pregnancy, women

Mind

Briget Hargreave experienced postnatal depression, which she talks about in her new book 'Fine not Fine'. She has some advice for friends who want to help their loved ones with PND.
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23Nov

How Our Relationship Boundaries Define Us

George Dieter

boundaries, couple, friendship, identity, love, self, wellbeing

Relationships

Relationships, whether with partners or friends, are essential to our wellbeing. Psychologist George Dieter on how recognising and respecting boundaries can lead to true intimacy.
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22Jun

Why Loneliness is Dangerous

Philippa Perry

anxiety, counselling, depression, friendship, loneliness, suicide, therapy

Mind

Loneliness isn't just a sad state to be in, it is also bad for you. We are sociable animals and if we don't inter-connect we suffer, physically and emotionally, says psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry
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15May

The Magical World of Highgate Women's Pond

Margaret Stead

exercise, friendship, self, wellbeing, women

Soul

How a dare taken on by three women grew into a 20-strong group of friends and neighbours taking the life-affirming plunge weekly at Highgate Women's Pond.
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30Apr

The Importance of Friendship

Harriet Frew

friendship, loneliness, love, self, society

Therapists

Therapist Harriet Frew reflects on the importance of meaningful friendships and offers her advice on how to embrace friendship to combat feelings of loneliness and isolation.
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