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18Mar

Is Empathy the Key to Better Wellbeing in 2021?

Mimi Nicklin

coronavirus, empathy, society, wellbeing

Soul

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. Mimi Nicklin explores how empathy can play a role in our collective recovery from this challenging Covid-19 period.
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17Mar

Why I Wrote a Book on Male Mental Health with My Son

Dr Cate Howell

men, mensmentalhealth, society

Mind

Men are still less likely to seek support for mental health issues, and the rates of suicide amongst men are higher. Dr Cate Howell explains why she wrote a book on men's mental health with her son, Alex.
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17Mar

Dear Therapist..."I Can't Stand Mother's Day"

Charlotte Fox Weber

deartherapist, mothersday

Therapists

For many, the pressure around celebration days like Mother's Day is challenging. Charlotte Fox Weber offers her advice.
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16Mar

Mourning the Everyday Things We Took For Granted

Lianna Champ

coronavirus, grief, identity, loss

Mind

The Covid pandemic and lockdows have seen us stripped of our usual ways of being. Lianna Champ explores grief in the context of living losses, those less tangible and harder to describe moments of grieving.
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15Mar

What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)?

Jimi Katsis

DBT, typesoftherapy, video

Therapists

Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) was designed to support people with borderline personality disorder and/or extremes of anxiety and depression. Psychotherapist Jimi D Katsis, who specialises in DBT, offers an introductory video to this type of therapy.
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12Mar

Meet the Therapist: Jo Mercer

Jo Mercer

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Jo Mercer is a psychotherapist in Central London and online: "It’s not unusual for people to feel terribly anxious about starting therapy. I wish people knew you can book a one-off exploratory session to think things through with someone, and discover for yourself whether therapy feels right."
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11Mar

How Has the Covid Pandemic Affected Our Sleep?

Dr Lindsay Browning

coronavirus, health, insomnia, sleep

Body

Good sleep is one of the pillars of good overall physical and mental health. Dr Lindsay Browning explores how the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has affected our sleep and what steps we can take to sleep better.
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10Mar

Meet the Therapist: Jo-Anne Rose

Jo-anne Rose

meetthetherapist

Therapists

Jo-Anne Rose is an online counsellor: "Counselling encourages personal growth, helps to ease bad thoughts and feelings, and gives you a clearer understanding of yourself. This increased self-understanding will then allow you to explore the way you feel and think about your difficulties and therefore help you to find a solution."
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09Mar

How EMDR Helped Me Recover After a Breakdown

Horatio Clare

emdr, experienceoftherapy, psychosis

Mind

After a breakdown in 2018, Horatio Clare sought therapy to help him recover; it was an experience of EMDR that really moved things for him.
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08Mar

Harry and Meghan and Universal Family Dynamics

Ajay Khandelwal

family, society, TV

Therapists

Harry and Meghan's revealing interview with Oprah Winfrey, being broadcast in the UK this evening, addresses why the royal couple stepped down. Psychotherapist Ajay Khandelwal considers the potency and complexity of family dynamics across the generations.
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