Freud’s iconic couch is still covered by an intricately patterned Qashqa’i rug, and it chimes with a long-felt love of oriental rugs by French artist Anne Deguelle. Her exhibition at…

The website Moodscope has had a splash in the press, and I also want to pay some well-deserved attention to it. Building on the zeitgeist of social networking sites, it…

A fellow LPN-er tipped me off to read Jeanette Winterson’s latest book, and I’m feeling equally evangelical about it now (having read it, gripped in two short-ish sittings). Why be happy…

If catch-up allows, I’d recommend seeing  The Queens Hidden Cousins. This is the achingly sad story of Nerissa and Katherine Bowes-Lyon, the Queen’s first cousins (from the late Queen Mother’s side)…

Dr Ray Owen’s book Facing the Storm uses the metaphor of a storm to lead us through the stages of preparing for its arrival, its passing through and the dealing…

Us talking therapists often work with people who are taking anti-depressants, and many clients speak of how helpful they can be when things have felt intolerable (not all, of course). People speak…