Archive December 2017
Why families are really intense on Christmas Day
08/12/2017 If two people meeting is, according to psychoanalyst Wilfred Bion, an “emotional storm” a whole family meeting over Christmas creates nothing short of an “emotional tornado.” You’re being buffeted by 100 mile an hour gales and there is no escape. Sorry. Its Christmas, and just when you need them the most, therapists are on holiday. […]
Posted on: 8th December 2017
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6 easy things you can do for happy mental health this Christmas
07/12/2017 I’ve always been a big lover of Christmas, but even so, I find there can be quite a lot of pressure to get it ‘right’. A lot needs to be done in order to get that picture-perfect, family Christmas (which I’m pretty sure was created by the media hype). There’s also that need to […]
Posted on: 7th December 2017
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