Books
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I was punched on the school bus. Being violently bullied changed me – and affected one of the biggest decisions of my life
The bullying began shortly after my fifth birthday. My family had moved…
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‘I thought I was the saviour of the planet’: how Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray found a wellness cult – and lost her mind
At least once a week, Hannah Murray has this one overpowering thought:…
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‘They tell me I am being sectioned. I am not concerned’: Game of Thrones’ Hannah Murray on being sent to a psychiatric hospital
The door to the room opens. A man enters the room. He…
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Books, Children, family, Health, Life and style, Mental health, Parents and parenting, Psychology, SocietyHow to become emotionally mature – at any age: ‘We often don’t realise the hurt we’re causing’
Around the time of the pandemic, a self-help book with a somewhat…
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Illness narratives are broken – and they’re failing women like me | Emma Hardy
There was a moment, deep in the throes of my illness, when…
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Autism, Body image, Books, Culture, eating disorders, family, Health, Health & wellbeing, Immigration and asylum, Life and style, Mental health, neurodiversity, Social exclusion, Society‘I was mortally offended’: writers on the throwaway comments that changed their lives
‘You’re special needs’: Matt Haig When I was 14, I had to…
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‘One of the most profound encounters of my life’: could existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen change the way you think?
The existential therapist Emmy van Deurzen moved to the UK inspired by…
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Books, Childbirth, Culture, Fresh Meat, Health, Health & wellbeing, Life and style, Mental health, obsessive compulsive disorder, Postnatal depression, Society, Television, Television & radio, TV comedy‘This is so taboo’: Kimberley Nixon on the hell of perinatal OCD – and how she survived it
Kimberley Nixon’s memoir, She Seems Fine to Me, is out on 7…
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Let’s talk about sex in a world of porn | Letter
Luke Kennard’s thoughtful piece on straight male authors avoiding writing about sex…
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Autobiography and memoir, Biography books, Books, Counselling and therapy, Culture, Drama, Film, Girls, Health, Lena Dunham, Mental health, Psychiatry, Society, Television, Television & radioLena Dunham on going to rehab: ‘It was like the first day of college, except many of the people had a problem with heroin’
Rehab doesn’t happen to you. You happen to rehab. That’s something I…
