Writer back from retreat.

I got back yesterday from the QWC/Hachette Manuscript Development Program which was held in Brisbane. It was a very intense experience, and one of my fellow retreaters, Rebecca Freeborn, has written a post on her blog about the details. One of the main highlights of the program for me was the opportunity to have time [...]

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Writing and depression

I don’t often link to other blog posts, but I have just read this one on writing and depression by James Bradley, on his City of Tongues blog (it was published in Griffith Review Edition 23: Essentially Creative). I think it is fascinating reading for not only writers, but also mental health professionals and those [...]

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Blog listed on nursingschools.net’s “50 Excellent Therapists Who Blog”

I just wanted to say thanks to nursingschool.net who have listed this blog as one of ’50 Excellent Therapists Who Blog” which can be found here. It’s also been helpful for me to find a list of some other therapists who write blogs, and I’ll certainly be reading a few of them!

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Guest post: Dr Philip Tam on ‘Internet Addiction’ or Problematic Internet Use

I am delighted to introduce a guest blog post by Dr Philip Tam, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist based in Sydney, Australia. Philip has an interest in ‘internet addiction’  in young people, and has appeared in the media discussing this subject. He has written a fantastic post below. Please do comment: it would be great [...]

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