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Yesterday was a day when the mainstream media was focussed to a large degree on an example of how toxic masculinity and narcissism to a probably disordered level, can negatively impact on everything around it. Today, I would like to draw attention to an article on the BBC website which gives me some hope regarding … Read more

An interesting article in the Guardian again t’other day caught my eye and happily distracted me from the rest of the news. Link to it is below: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/mar/14/the-great-serotonin-debate-do-depression-treatments-work-by-boosting-the-happy-hormone It makes the rather wonderful point that even though people have been prescribed and prescribing SSRI anti-depressant medication for decades, we still have no clue whatsoever how … Read more

I talk about writing a book a lot. I might have even mentioned it on a blog or two in the past. It is something I have always wanted to do and something that I have always felt I have it in me to do as well. When I was younger, my main issue was … Read more

‘It’s terribly important for group therapists to become members in group therapy because you learn so much about yourself, receive feedback from others on how you relate to others, how you come across interpersonally to people…Thirty-five years ago, myself and others started a therapy group for psychiatrists. We later accepted psychologists. It has been going … Read more

I am currently listening to an excellent podthing series based on the work of Oliver Sacks, a neurologist who some people might know from his rather awesome book, ‘The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat’. He was also the person Robin Williams played in the film ‘Awakenings’. That film used Oliver’s work with … Read more

I was going to put all of this in one blog, but the Happy Monday blog took on a life off its own somewhat, hence, two blogs! One of the articles I refer to in the previous blog is about a CAMHS consultant who has left her role as she struggled to work within what … Read more

Hullo and happy Monday. Unless you are a Liverpool or Burnley football fan. I would imagine today is far from happy if you are! Anyway, I digress… What has inspired todays, ‘vaguely linked to psychology stuff’ rant today I hear you ask… Well, here I go! I have read a few articles over the last … Read more

Two blogs in a week! It really must be Spring! That said what I am writing today I could not hold onto as it is something that affects my profession and by association my reputation. I will explain…. As I was relaxing with my family last night, happily winding down towards sleep, I made the … Read more

Well. It has been a while since I felt I had the time and energy to write something on here and if I am honest, I don’t really feel like I have the energy now as I sit here writing it! This feels important though so I am going to push through. I am feeling … Read more

My wife and I spent over an hour last night comforting a fifteen year old who was incredibly frustrated, anxious and stressed. As you may guess from his age, the main stressor was school, and more specifically, GCSE’s. My stepson is not a shrinking violet by any stretch. He is mature beyond his years and … Read more