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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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10Apr

How to Lift a Boring Conversation

Chris Skellett

friendship, self, society

Soul

Have you ever found yourself locked into a conversation which seems purely mundane or felt the need to escape a boring conversation? Author Chris Skellett shares some tips on how to get more out of conversation.
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07Apr

How To Communicate When You're Angry

Dennis Relojo-Howell

anger, communication, couple, emotions, friendship

Mind

It's difficult not to let anger get the best of us sometimes. Here are seven simple tips you can employ to better communication when you are angry.
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19Feb

How To Deal with Passive Aggressive Behaviour

Gill Hasson

career, communication, family, friendship, work

Mind

We've all been the victim of passive aggressive behaviour. Here are some tips on how to best communicate with someone behaving in this way.
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19Jan

How To Spot Sociopath Women

Jane McGregor

family, friendship, marriage, men, sociopath, women

Mind

What are the key characteristics of sociopaths? Dr Jane McGregor explores
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21Oct

What To Do When A Friend Is Bereaved

Markie Robson-Scott

bereavement, care, counselling, family, friendship

Soul

Markie Robson Scott offers advice and support about the best way you can offer support to a bereaved friend. Show up, don't shut up.
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10Jul

Don't Judge Me For Not Getting Drunk With Work Mates

Claudine Levy

career, friendship, self, society, university

Work

I realised that binge drinking wasn’t for me during my Fresher’s Week at university. This is the infamous time in every young adult’s life which consists of masochistically getting bladdered repeatedly, in the hope of forming some lasting bonds of friendship with a group of petrified fellow students. All so that we could LOL about our collective hangovers and embarrassing hook-ups of the morning after the night before. Of course the natural antidote to our terror about being alone was to glug as much poison as humanly possible. Away from home, and far from the...
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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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25Apr

Why Envy is Toxic

Ros Coward

emotions, friendship, women

Soul

Whether between friends, colleagues or siblings, envy impacts many different types of relationships. Understand the root causes of envy to help avoid it
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