James Pennebaker, PhD, is Chair of Psychology at the University of Texas – Austin and author of The Secret Life of Pronouns, Opening Up, and other books. He is an internationally recognised expert on the connection between writing and [...]
Interesting Content and Research Awakening from the Meaning Crisis - a fascinating lecture series from Professor John Vervaeke from the University of Toronto (see a preview here). How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists Forget [...]
Dr Joel Vos is a clinical psychologist, philosopher, researcher, public speaker and existential therapist. He is Senior Researcher at the Metanoia Institute, Research Coordinator at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, and Chair of the IMEC International Meaning [...]
The Internal Family Systems (IFS) model was developed by Dr. Richard Schwartz, Ph.D., over the past 30 years as he learned to set aside his trained assumptions and truly listen to his clients. It is a highly efficient and [...]
Professor Emmy van Deurzen is a philosopher, counselling psychologist and existential psychotherapist. She has founded and directed a number of training organisations and continues to be the Principal of the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling at the Existential [...]
Interesting Content and Research Increasing prosocial behavior and decreasing selfishness in the lab and everyday life Coping With Remote Working During Covid-19: The Latest Research, Digested Learning to Let Go: A Cognitive-Behavioral Model of How Psychedelic Therapy Promotes Acceptance [...]
"A well-intentioned person blinded by the wrong theory is little better than a person driven by selfish impulses.” David Sloan Wilson A philosophy can be defined as “a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour”. Whether [...]
The autonomic nervous system is at the heart of daily living powerfully shaping experiences of safety and influencing the capacity for connection. Polyvagal Theory, through the organizing principles of hierarchy, neuroception, and co-regulation, has revolutionized our understanding of how [...]
Professor Paul Gilbert OBE is a British clinical psychologist, the founder of compassion focused therapy (CFT), compassionate mind training (CMT) and author of books such as The Compassionate Mind, Overcoming Depression, and Living Like Crazy. In this interview, we [...]
Dr Mark Vernon is a writer, broadcaster, and psychotherapist, with an interest in Ancient Philosophy. His work focuses on the skills and insights that illuminate our inner lives. He contributes regularly to programmes on the BBC, comments and reviews for [...]
