The Consequences of Addiction. When we refer to addiction, we are usually talking about substance addiction, but our understanding of addiction has broadened to encompass all sorts of process addictions like gambling and eating Read more…
“Being a new mother is supposed to be the happiest time of your life, but postpartum depression and anxiety strip that away for a time, but trust that it will not last forever.” Read more…
An Introduction to Eating Disorders. There is not a singular feminist position from which to interpret eating disorders, in this introduction I will explore some of the approaches that might help us to understand eating disorders from Read more…
This is a discussion of behavioural problems that may be defined as ‘process addictions’ which consist of persistent engagement with a particular behaviour despite increasing negative consequences despite the fact no mind altering substance is involved. I hope that I will show Read more…
Bringing The Science of Happiness to Life What is Positive Psychology? Positive psychology is a relatively new branch of psychology, it began in 1998 when Martin Seligman developed it during his time as president Read more…
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy What is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)? – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a kind of talking therapy during which any unhelpful patterns of thought you may have can be identified and Read more…
What is The 12 Step Recovery Programme? The 12 Steps How Is It Useful?– What is The 12 Step Recovery Programme? The 12 step recovery programme was first created as the foundation of Read more…
What Is Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)? – Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) is an approach that was developed in the 1980’s by Dr Marsha Linehan. What are the four skill sets? Co-occurring Disorders -addictions and Eating Read more…