Patience at The Tavistock Clinic
Mo read an article about The Tavistock Clinic that moved her a great deal. The story of Josh, a young boy born to vile and pointless parents. Why did they bother to have a child when all they wanted was …
Mo read an article about The Tavistock Clinic that moved her a great deal. The story of Josh, a young boy born to vile and pointless parents. Why did they bother to have a child when all they wanted was …
We saw an article on the BBC website, part of a series on self-harm where a lady called Becci answers readers’ questions about living with self-harm This is a lovely article, full of insights from an actual person who has self …
There’s a story in the news this week about a young woman with a personality disorder. She describes herself with insight and paints a picture of the struggle that she feels with her own emotions and the eating disorder that …
Mo says… Over the last five years I have realised how precious time is. I have rushed about. I have made use of every minute I’ve had in a day. Never giving myself the opportunity to sit and stare and …
P is 34 years old and has had depression and anxiety since the age of thirteen. Despite knowing his triggers, P has difficulty in multiple areas such as family, isolation and other social aspects of life. However, he reached out …
An article appeared on the BBC News website a few days ago that caught our attention. “How Japan Came to Believe in Depression” describes how an entire society came to appreciate the existence and intractability of depression. Just by being …
This week, the BBC website had a lovely inspiration article about Tom Clancy, a man with severe OCD who has been tackling the 1,200 mile walk from John O’ Groats to Land’s End for charity. He has had to deal …
John Aldridge, a therapist at Rehab 4 Alcoholism has written a great guide on how mindfulness can specifically be applied to the treatment of addiction. Here’s an extract: “Buddhism teachings state that humans hold onto desires and objects that ultimately …
Our Mindfulness workshop in February was attended by Peterborough and Fenland Mind, who have since used the information to create a great new resource for their group workshops. This resource introduces mindfulness and provides practical ideas for clients for use, …
Cinnabar Training workshop inspires mindfulness tool for Mind clients Read more »
Check out May’s edition of Therapy Today for a look at the future of BACP. At least that’s the idea. BACP Chair Andrew Reeves and Chief Executive Officer Hadyn Williams talk on p44 about a new direction. Let us know your …