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 –…

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…

I think this course looks good. Using psychoanalytic ideas over 5 evenings, it offers the opportunity to explore the emotional and therapeutic experiences of popular culture and the media. As…

I’ve plugged the Artist’s Way before here and for not dissimilar reasons I give the thumbs up to Write Yourself – an addition to Gillie Bolton‘s ceaseless enquiry into the…

Last weekend, Mariella Frostrup wrote about what she has learnt after 10 years in post as an agony aunt. Not quite 10 years in post, but over 7 years of…