I learned today of the sad passing of John Rowan. In 2014 I had the pleasure of meeting John when he generously agreed to a podcast interview about his work and how he viewed the concept of integrative psychotherapeutic practice. It was almost like a rock star moment for me in having the opportunity to […]
This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Mark Drax about recovery from problematic sexual behaviour and behavioural addictions. See the embedded link below. Mark is a recovery coach based in London, speaker and board member of The Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health (SASH). In the interview Mark chats about his personal
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An independent review panel investigating the response to the Manchester Arena Attack, which saw 22 people tragically die, is requesting that Greater Manchester sign up to a ‘Charter for families bereaved through public tragedy’. The panel, chaired by Lord Bob Kerslake, published a progress report today and is recommending that all public bodies adopt the charter that
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Studies have shown that roughly one in five of us will suffer from anxiety or depression at some point in our lives. There are, of course, many types of anxiety. For some anxiety might involve suffering the symptoms of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) to full blown panic attacks to obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). In England,
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Today I was interviewed on Sky News about the risks posed by the Blue Whale game in the UK and about peer pressure facing teenagers. Blue Whale is an online game that originated in Russia and where it is claimed users are manipulated into self harming and ultimately encouraged to commit suicide. This has led some
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Do you struggle with your boundaries and usually give too much to your partner without receiving back the love and respect you expect? Are you involved with an avoidant personality type and frustrated with the level of communication in the relationship. Do you see yourself as dedicated to the welfare of others? If these questions
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Yesterday I appeared on the Insight programme on TRT World discussing online safety, with particular reference to young people, as part of Safer Internet Day 2017. Click on the link below to see the discussion. When discussing the impact of the massive social change that has been underway for the past 25 years with the advent
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Today I had fun chatting to the Doha team of Aljazeera TV (Arabic) about internet addiction and specifically problem behaviour with social media. I was on a live feed in the London studio (based in the Shard) and my views were sought through a translator about the universal problem of overusing smartphones and social media apps.
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This blog post expands on the points raised in my article about effective treatment for alcoholism. An addiction disorder can be very distressing for an individual as well as their partner and family. Active addiction involves loss of ability to choose freely whether to stop or continue the behaviour (loss of control) and leads to
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Often dubbed the ‘crack cocaine of gambling’, Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs) are electromechanical devices most commonly found in UK betting shops and allow players to bet on the outcome of various games, of which the most common are roulette and blackjack, and events with fixed odds.They have been in betting shops since 2002. The Government recently
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