'TALKING TRAUMA'

Staying regularly informed about trauma can help us feel less overwhelmed. In my blog, Talking Trauma, I offer weekly perspectives on how psychology can be applied to everyday life.

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Book Review: 'Unspeakable' by Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne

Book Review: 'Unspeakable' by Gwen Adshead and Eileen Horne

22 March 2026

Like Gwen Adshead, I have worked psychotherapeutically for many years.

When suffering is framed as entertainment

When suffering is framed as entertainment

16 March 2026

Alan Ayckbourn’s Woman in Mind (1985), which was recently revived at the Duke of York’s Theatre under the direction of Michael Longhurst,…

The Age of Impunity and the Discipline of 'Slow Looking'

The Age of Impunity and the Discipline of 'Slow Looking'

7 March 2026

“Why, I can smile, and murder whiles I smile” (Henry VI, part 3)