Dr. Frank Tallis is a writer and clinical psychologist. He has held lecturing posts at The Institute of Psychiatry and King’s College London. He has written five books of psychology for the lay reader, scientific works and crime novels. Frank will be joining Examined Life for a discussion of his latest book, The Act of Living:… Continue reading The EL Questionnaire: Frank Tallis
Month: January 2021
A Bridge to Therapy
Note: One of our therapists, Paola Filotico, wrote the below to introduce new clients to therapy with her. We thought it would be of interest to people unfamiliar with therapy, and also to anyone looking to improve the experience of therapy online – EL Welcome. It is good to have you on board. When I started writing… Continue reading A Bridge to Therapy
The Pursuit of Emotional Honesty (And How Psychotherapy Can Help)
By Kelly Hearn The work of psychotherapy feels more important than ever right now. Not only is this virus lingering longer than most of us expected a year ago, there is also the economic fallout to contend with, adding financial anxiety to our physical and mental health challenges. Beyond covid-19, there are long-standing social ‘pandemics’… Continue reading The Pursuit of Emotional Honesty (And How Psychotherapy Can Help)
Introducing EL Reads – A CPD Circle
EL Reads is a reading group/learning circle bringing together mental health professionals via a monthly discussion group and ongoing communication. EL Reads will pick a monthly focus, whether a book of contemporary psychotherapy/psychology, fiction, memoir or other. Or it could be a film, lecture or art exhibition – any work that inspires exploration through the… Continue reading Introducing EL Reads – A CPD Circle
An Ode to Excitement
By Charlotte Fox Weber We want this time period to have counted for something. Maybe that’s one of the many reasons we’ve put so much extra pressure on ourselves to self-actualise during the pandemic, to develop and grow and evolve. We have a terrible fear of stagnation, and we’ve felt so utterly stuck and restricted… Continue reading An Ode to Excitement
Avoiding Emotional Traps in Lockdown
By Charlotte Fox Weber As we enter lockdown 3.0, we are experiencing a kind of chronophobia, which is when we dread time passing but also want it to pass so we can get to the other side of this time period. It’s a kind of unease with time itself, and the condition affects prisoners very… Continue reading Avoiding Emotional Traps in Lockdown