Earlier this year, I spent two days with Kristin Neff and Chris Germer, US academics/researchers/practitioners who have devised an 8 day ‘Mindful Self-Compassion’ course (in trial stage – see below…

I recommend catching up with the BBC’s latest Wonderland – Walking with dogs. Vanessa Engle’s latest documentary is as brilliant as her many others (Money, Jews, Women, Lefties) . Capturing…

Gillie Bolton has devoted the past three decades to the research, learning and practice of creative writing as a therapeutic tool, with her Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development now…

At the Freud Museum last week (where I was told Vienna wants Freud’s room back please), I heard Sathnam Sanghera and Eva Hoffman in conversation. Both have written memoirs –…

Russell Kolts knows about anger. Not just because he’s a human being, but he’s spent many years as a psychologist helping people get to grips with the destructive side to…

Research has shown that having sympathy for someone who insults you can reduce the brain activity associated with anger. This makes sense intuitively, but I put it to the test the other…