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Exploring Identity After Leaving High-Cost Religious Groups

  • bySarah Harrison
  • September 4, 2025
This week’s post focuses on a research project I undertook a couple of months ago, directly related to…
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7 Practical Strategies for Building Friendships as an Autistic Adult

  • byKadri Arula
  • August 21, 2025
Friendships are vital for our mental health and well-being. For many, forming these connections feels natural, often built…
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Understanding Depersonalisation and Feelings of Unreality (DPAFU)

  • byAna Ablas
  • August 6, 2025
Depersonalisation and derealisation are unsettling experiences that involve feeling detached from yourself or the world around you. These…
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8 Reasons Why Climbing Is a Successful New Medium for Therapeutic Interventions

  • byClara Fohrbeck
  • July 31, 2025
Climbing has grown significantly in popularity in recent years. The sport gained widespread attention in 2020 when it…
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5 Tips for Safe, Effective Use of Mental Health Apps

  • byJoseph Harney
  • July 24, 2025
When I started out in private practice last year, I carved some time to explore the digital mental…
  • 4 minute read

Breaking the Cycle of Self-Doubt

  • bySophie Lips
  • July 22, 2025
The Confidence Gap No One Talks About Many high-achievers secretly feel like frauds, constantly waiting for the moment…
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Why You Should Keep a Dream Diary

  • byVasiliki Mitrou
  • July 3, 2025
Dreams have fascinated psychologists for over a century. From Freud’s symbolic wish-fulfillment theories to Jung’s exploration of the…
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The Highly Sensitive Man

  • byFederico Rossi
  • June 30, 2025
What Does It Mean To Be A (Real) Man? Ultimately, a man is simply a human being dwelling…
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What is Psychoanalytical Therapy?

  • byJohanne Konnerup Schwensen
  • June 24, 2025
Some of the therapists on It’s Complicated already have thriving blogs they use to write informative articles about…
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Therapeutic Teachings Through an Indigenous American Lens

  • byMarlayna Richardson
  • June 19, 2025
When we hear the word ‘medicine’ what comes to mind? Probably something that is purchased at a pharmacy,…

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