Society
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Andy Burnham, Benefits, Coronavirus, Disability, Health, Labour, Long Covid, Mental health, Politics, Society, UK news, Welfare, Work & careersDisability benefits: why we shouldn’t call it ‘welfare’ | Letters
With reference to your editorial (The Guardian view on disability benefits: Pip…
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Can a ‘power phrase’ turn a spineless worm like me into a go-getter? I doubt it – but it’s worth a shot | Emma Beddington
Are you dreading a high-stakes meeting, a challenging professional task or an…
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‘No matter how bad, it is always fixable’: how Bea Elton cleans up the houses – and lives – of desperate people
‘There might be a dead bird in the box room. We think…
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Flawed disciplinary hearings at work cost UK economy £28.5bn a year, doctors say
Workers are being left burnt out by “poorly executed” disciplinary investigations at…
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Civil service, Health, London, Mental health, Money, Politics, Public sector careers, Society, Surrey, UK news, Work & careersUK Treasury must change disciplinary process after worker’s suicide, mother says
The mother of a young woman who took her own life after…
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Adoption, Children, Counselling and therapy, Mental health, Parents and parenting, pregnancy, Society, UK news, women’s healthFor survivors of forced adoption, the trauma can last a lifetime | Letters
I gave up my child for adoption in the late 1960s. I…
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Children, family, Health, Life and style, Mental health, neurodiversity, Parents and parenting, Society, UK news, Young peopleAs parents, we’re struggling to support our children who are not working or studying | Letters
I was moved by the letter (3 July) from a parent whose…
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AI (artificial intelligence), ChatGPT, Health, Mental health, Psychology, Science, Society, TechnologyMy patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Dargouth
“Chat told me I should break up with him.”I instructed my face…
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Counselling and therapy, Environment, Health, Mental health, Oceans, post traumatic stress disorder, Psychiatry, Sailing, Society, Surfing, UK news, US news, World newsThe rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
Watching the waves break across the vast, roaring ocean in front of…
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Circus, Culture, England, Health, Health & wellbeing, Life and style, London, loneliness, Mental health, Older people, Society, Stage, UK newsRoll up, roll up! Older generation find joy and fearlessness in circus
Rumman Talukder’s favourite circus trick is called the Mermaid. Every Sunday, the…