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I'm a counsellor, psychotherapist and certificated life coach running a face-to-face practice in Spain. I also run an online service at www.lifechangeonline.co.uk

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Health & Fitness > Depression Depression: A disease of the mind: 3 of 25
Depression - a disease of the mind. The major tool used by medical professionals to classify illness is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-IV, and in DSM-IV, depression is classified as a mood disorder. It sounds fairly innocuous, doesn't it? However, the various types of depression referred to in DSM-IV are som... More..
Sciences > Psychology Freud's famous theory: 2 of 14
Perhaps the best known name in the world of psychology is that of Sigmund Freud. Perhaps no other name provokes greater controversy. Was he a genius or a charlatan? Born in Vienna to a middle class Jewish family, young Sigmund was the apple of his mother's eye. A diligent and studious youth, he excelled in his studies and ev... More..
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness (Other) Taking the mystery out of hypnosis: 2 of 12
Demystifying Hypnosis. Many people would like to use hypnotherapy to deal with some of their problems, but are afraid to do so because of misplaced fears or misunderstandings about what hypnosis really is. Hypnosis as a therapy suffers a bad press, mainly because of the way it is presented on stage and TV, and beca... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms How pornography harms society: 17 of 73
The Negative Effects of Pornography on Women and Society. One person's pornography is another person's "Great picture". Someone once said "pornography is difficult to define, but you know it if you see it and that is the premise on which this article will be based. Pornography is a world wide, multi billion pound industry, ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Police & Prisons Failures of the US Prison System: 1 of 4
Crime and Punishment in American Society. There can be few Americans who are not concerned by, or have been personally affected by the crime rates in our country. Our politicians have a remit to protect us, and we shall examine whether or not the punishments they have put in place are effective in achieving this aim. Retribu... More..
Sciences > Psychology Jungian Psychology: 1 of 4
Carl Jung - the Grand Old Man of Psychology. Born near Lake Constance in 1875, Carl Jung became, along with Freud and Adler, one of the three founding fathers of modern psychological thought. As a child, Jung had strange and disturbing dreams, full of religious symbolism. He felt that he had two personalities, and th... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy The need for academic integrity: 1 of 4
Academic Honesty and Its Importance. The concept of Academic Honesty has a long and noble history. Before the days of the printing press, the wide dissemination of information and greatly increased levels of literacy, scholarly knowledge was mainly the preserve of small elite. The urban universities and the church - initiall... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Hunger, Disease & Poverty Swine Flu: Should we worry?: 3 of 11
Swine Flu, should I be scared? As at 3:43 pm on July 31st, Swine Flu had caused a total of 353 Deaths in the US, and 5,513 people had to be hospitalized. Bald, stark facts, but what does it mean for you? So far, the overall death rate from swine flu is a low 0.5% - not greatly different from the seasonal flu that sweeps ... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Depression and the baby blues: 9 of 30
Well, nobody can say whether you will or won't get it, but we can say that up to 50% of mums are likely to suffer from it. And that's a lot of distress and anxiety by any measure. It is so common, and yet, the subject is almost taboo amongst new mothers there seems to be some sort of stigma around PND and a lot of suffere... More..
Health & Fitness > Anxiety & Panic Disorders Phobias: 3 of 10
Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Let's look at what phobias are, and how they affect us There is a range of symptoms that phobics may go through. They may have only one or two symptoms, but they are all common to the flight or fight response. - Breathing - rapid, shallow - Heart - pounding, pumping, about to jump... More..