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, …
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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 …
Written by Basia Spalek Our society places great focus upon gains – gaining an education, gaining employment, getting a husband or a wife or a partner, having children, securing financial stability. What is often unspoken about is loss. Inherent to …
Written by Holly Black. Many people may assume that a veteran leaving their military post is always a positive, happy and special time. No-more long periods of time away from home, no more being posted unexpectedly to daunting countries, no …
On Thursday 27th April, we went to Fine Foods café in Stamford for an evening of Safe Tea. Our friendly host, local GP Dr Dan Peitre, organised the drop-in event to get people talking about mental health. Top of the …
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry are spearheading a new initiative, The Heads Together Campaign, to help tackle the stigma surrounding mental illness. With the support of their Royal Foundation, each royal will focus on a different mental health …
We received the following letter from the Department of Education in response to Mo’s thoughts on using counsellors in schools (see the post Counsellors can help schools cope). Let us know your thoughts. “Dear Mo, I am writing on behalf of …
In the last few days, an old photo of Wentworth Miller was posted on the net by some people looking for an easy joke. It showed him in a red T-shirt in 2010 with quite a bit of extra weight on. Prompted …
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In a recent survey by the Association of School and College Leaders, over half of the head teachers who took part said that they struggled to get mental health care for their students at a time when self-harm, cyberbullying and suicidal …
