The coming of age of erotic plasticity
When I first met Jenny, she was a very angry woman. She had just discovered that her partner of five…
Mental Health
Talking about sex with doctors
"I don't know if I can do it." Jeremy seemed truly frightened. "My GP is a woman, and I can't…
Changing the Face of Autism
Elusive Autism in girls: I had seen one paediatrician, one educational psychologist, three psychiatrists, multiple therapists, and required at least…
Anorexia nervosa
This is a complex eating disorder which is characterised by low body weight accompanied by a body image distortion. The…
Self-harm
Self-harm is when someone deliberately hurts or injures him or herself. This can take a number of forms including: cutting,…
Autism in the 21st Century – missing the girls.
In the 1940s, Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger separately identified a set of unusual behaviours in certain children, including strange…
What’s the point of the “Talking Cure”?
How hard it is to say what we mean. "I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author,…
Fear
Fear is a basic human emotion which causes a pyschological and physiological response in the body known as ‘fight or…
Shining a light on suicide
Five years ago my dad took his own life. But I'm lucky. I'm incredibly lucky to have people around me…
Whose life are you living?
Echoism – A life dominated by the other. Psychotherapists Mark Linington, Chair of the Bowlby Centre, Elisa Morris and Nell…