Love isn’t everything, it’s the only thing* I’ve hurt my back. It’s quite painful, and I don’t even know what I did. Not only does my back hurt, but I also didn’t do anything wrong. It’s unbelievably frustrating. So what, you might Continue Reading
Relationships
Healthy relationships are fundamental to your wellbeing, and we all struggle with them. We love to have fun with our friends and feel close to those we love. Why is it that so many relationships fail, and which relationships last the longest? The Openforwards Self-Help School is here to answer your questions about relationships and help you build deeper connections. We hope to help you when relationships get hard and work out what you want to do if someone has cheated.[weekly] Can your relationship survive lockdown?
Can your relationship survive lockdown? This week I did a radio phone-in on BBC West Midlands Breakfast show talking about the impact of lockdown on our relationships. Caroline in Walsall messaged in to say after two weeks stuck indoors Continue Reading
Why #NewYearsResolutions are dead
This isn’t an article about #newyearsresolutions. I lost interest in them years ago. Everyone knows that they’re short lived. Does that make me a grumpy middle-aged man now too set in his ways to bother? Let’s find out. The start of a new year Continue Reading
How to reduce stigma by helping people to feel safe and be brave
Following on from an article published in CBT Today in May 2017, this video explores the stigma of psychological suffering. More and more is being written on the subject of stigma especially with the expansion of mental health awareness campaigns Continue Reading
