Davina McCall’s comments at the weekend and the subsequent negative reaction have all the hallmarks of most media/twitter furores these days. A personal experience or opinion revealed perhaps unwisely (or in some cases, cynically) to a media outlet which, when headlined, is then wrongly taken and repeated out of context and positioned as an outright… [read more]
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Change is a process not an event
There are many reasons why people seek help from therapy and counselling. They might need someone to hear their story; they may want to work on a specific problem or they might need to work through distress in a safe setting. Ultimately though most people come to therapy because they want ‘something’ to change and… [read more]
Fear of failure and isolation common factors in anxiety and depression across groups
It seems like every other day we see further evidence of particular groups in society finding it difficult to cope. Last week, Simon Jack’s deeply moving Panorama programme about his own father’s suicide, highlighted how middle-aged men are, in the face of multiple pressures, becoming increasingly suicidal. Yesterday, we heard that 1 in 5 teenage… [read more]