Psychotherapy
Life of the Mind: A happy journey to sad
"There is a vast difference between feeling persecuted by loss or trauma and incorporating it into your life as processed and bearable"
Life of the mind: a way with words
Mental health is all about daring to depend on someone else
Podcast: Suzanne O’Sullivan—when illness is “all in your head”
The consultant neurologist on psychosomatic illness
Shrinking your friends
"I'm stunned when people take seriously what I say socially"
What silence tells you about your mental health
There is plenty of literature supporting the acceptance of silence as resistance, as communication, even as a creative space
Let’s talk about death
According to a new book, the fear of mortality underlies everything we do
Life of the mind: A miracle cure?
Psychotherapy is not always a quick fix.
Life of the mind: The limits of confidentiality
"The important issue for anyone training is that we have to be able to learn from the experience of others. If nobody ever related patients’ stories then this would be impossible"
Life of the mind: Is it me?
Some you win. Some you lose. You can’t make someone stay in therapy.
Life of the mind: Freudian truths
Freud’s theory is not just his opinion about the way the mind the works
Life of the mind: what is wrong with you?
Everyone is desperate for a quick fix understanding of why they are being abused that enables them not to look in the mirror