This conversation was a very joyful way to start the weekend

This week's conversation features Chris Braitch. Can boarding schools be a place of sanctuary to those from troubled families? Watch www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ct8yy-... Listen www.podbean.com/ew/pb-gi4g8-... Read open.substack.com/pub/lockedup...

This week we spoke to George Capone about how non-contact boxing can help people heal from trauma and abuse. Listen here: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-hbhec-... Watch here: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-3ikep-... Read the transcript here: open.substack.com/pub/lockedup...

Hi Bluesky World! "The Brainwashing of My Dad" film and book is happy to now be on Bluesky. The truth behind the right-wing media machine that changed a father—and divided the nation -- Give it a watch or read: www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com

Focusing can be used alone but is also a key part of sensorimotor psychotherapy and other somatic therapies. You can find out more about it here: naomimurphy.substack.com/p/how-focusi... Or download our podcast conversation with Peter Gill, a UK specialist in focusing, from Wednesday at 6am.

Unconditional love activates different parts of our brain to those activated by romantic & maternal love. It helps us adapt to life’s challenges, stop & reverse disease & maintain health. It’s in our own interest to love unconditionally.

This is so much easier to do when you’ve felt treasured as a child. Lucky are those who recall the sense that their parents truly treasured them just for being themselves. It makes such a difference to resilience. What a gift.

It's perfectly acceptable to watch us kill someone but please don't let us be offended by swear words as we do it?! news.sky.com/story/death-...

I was so delighted to see this beautiful video from the Alan Watts Legacy crop up in my feed this morning. People often come to therapy because they feel alone and alienated from others. 🧵1/ #selfacceptance #enough #iamenough #selfloveisthebestlove

Today's episode features Jacob Hill, founder of Offploy discussing the societal benefits of employing those with convictions. On all major platforms of link in comments.

Imagine transforming a prison sentence into a mission that empowers thousands—Jacob Hill did just that when he founded Offploy. On all major podcasting platforms from Wednesday at 6am. Follow us for links on Wednesday morning.

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops at all.” | Emily Dickinson

Working Effectively as a Multi Disciplinary Team - A Group Analytic Lens. Using a group psychoanalytic lens, this training is an introduction to observing and attending to dynamics in groups. Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:30 - 15:30 GMT www.eventbrite.com/e/8706747907...

Can NDAs harm those coerced into signing them? In this week’s conversation David and @nmpsychologist.bsky.social speak with Zelda Perkins, former assistant to the disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein. #NDA #misuseofpower #moralinjury #trauma links in comments

1/ "I was fed up with the false narrative we hear over and over, that psychoanalytic therapy has been discredited & so-called evidence-based therapy is scientifically proven. I knew the research and knew that the public, policy makers, & MH professionals were being sold a bill of goods.

Do NDAs cause psychological harm? This weeks @LockedUpLiving podcast features Zelda Perkins of Can’t Buy My Silence sharing her powerful story open.spotify.com/episode/3PTr...

The last taboo - Mark Stibbe discussing sexual abuse by women, boarding schools and the Anglican Church looking away

The Guardian view on regulating psychotherapy: people need help to find safe help | Editorial #Counsellingandtherapy #Health #Mentalhealth