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26Apr

Does '13 Reasons Why' Romanticise Teen Suicide?

Welldoing

culture, suicide, teenagers, TV

Mind

Media reports about the Netflix TV series 13 Reasons Why focus on our fear of suicide among teens. But watching it also give parents a good opportunity to talk about a difficult subject
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26Apr

Processing Feelings of Loss after a Cancer Diagnosis

Mariana Panayides

cancer, illness, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Competing feelings of shock, denial and wanting to protect loved ones from seeing your anxiety are all common reactions to a cancer diagnosis says therapist Mariana Panayides
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25Apr

Wellcome Book Prize 2017 Winner: Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal

Welldoing

books, science, Wellcomebookprize

Soul

Mend the Living by Maylis de Kerangal has been announced as the winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017
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25Apr

Keeping the Political Peace with Friends and Family

Karen Pollock

family, friendship, politics, society

Therapists

Therapist Karen Pollock has advice for people who worry that the General Election will, like Brexit, cause ruptures in their family and social lives
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24Apr

How BBC Radio5 Live's Rachel Burden Gave Birth at 31 Weeks

Rachel Burden

mother, parenting, pregnancy

Relationships

A year after her son was born at 31 weeks, BBC Radio 5 live's Rachel Burden will be broadcasting from the Burnely Neonatal Unit that so dramatically saved his life
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24Apr

How to Keep from Turning into Your Parents

Julia Bueno

childhood, family, mother, narcissism, parenting, therapy

Therapists

Learning to be a parent if you have been raised by a narcissistic mother or father can be challenging says therapist Julia Bueno
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23Apr

How Activists and Scientists Tamed AIDS

Louise Chunn

men, politics, sex

Soul

Finalist in the Wellcome Book Prize 2017, David France's How to Survive a Plague tells the story of how activism and science worked together against AIDS
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22Apr

What do Your Emotions Have to do with IBS?

Steff Roeg

emotions, gut, health, IBS, therapy

Therapists

How emotions affect the mind's sympathetic nervous system, and can be a key ingredient in why people suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
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21Apr

Q + A with Sally Brown: Agony Aunt for Healthista

Welldoing

AgonyAunt

Soul

In the 9th of our series of interviews with agony aunts, welldoing.org therapist Sally talks about offering advice through women's health website Healthista
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20Apr

Could You Become An Enhanced Foster Carer?

Pride Fostering Service

family, fostering, parenting, SPONSOREDCONTENT, therapist

Relationships

Pride Fostering Service is looking for carers with therapeutic backgrounds to foster children and adolescents who have had a traumatic or neglectful start in life
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