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Unintended consequences of war against drugs

Below is a full transcription of an important speech by the Colombian President on September 20, 2022 to the United Nations General Assembly: I come from one of the three most beautiful countries on Earth. There is an explosion of … Continue reading

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NICE Depression in Adults guideline consultation

BACP’s Summary of main concerns (https://www.bacp.co.uk/news/campaigns/nice-depression-guidance) 1. NICE should move from an over-reliance on data collected through randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and ensure that other types of evidence, including data from real world practice, are recognised and valued in the … Continue reading

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Anxiety at Home

Webinar by Bridget Bradley; hosted by Centre for Research on Families, 10th June, 2021 Bridget related the findings of a digital Patchwork Ethnography study that she and her team at the University of St Andres, had carried out with families … Continue reading

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Review of Pilgrimages to Emptiness. Rethinking Reality through Quantum Physics”, by Shantena Augusto Sabbadini

The title hooked me in immediately. As a Zen student it reminded me of the Heart Sutra, a Buddhist chant, that contains the lines,” form does not differ from emptiness, emptiness does not differ from form, that which is form … Continue reading

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Book review of Alistair McIntosh’s book Soil and Soul. People versus Corporate Power (2004).

London: Aurum Press Ltd. As someone who did not grow up in the UK, I was shocked when I first heard about the brutality of the Enclosures Act in 1845. It seemed supremely selfish and just plain wrong to shut … Continue reading

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Gaia, Psyche and Deep Ecology

Navigating Climate change in the Anthropocene by Andrew Fellows. London, Routledge, 2019. In this well researched book Andrew Fellows, a Jungian analyst, faces the existential threat of climate change that the media brings to our attention almost daily now. By … Continue reading

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Living Like Crazy

ISBN: 978-1-9998683-0-7 Living Like Crazy, 2nd edition,byPaul Gilbert, York. Anmyn House, 2018. 610pp. It seems appropriate to review this book by Paul Gilbert, the originator of Compassion-Focussed therapy, at a time when Extinction Rebellion is desperately trying to draw attention … Continue reading

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Helpful books

Book blog Books have always been a weakness of mine. Throughout my life I have been guilty of buying and keeping far too many books, as I like to read them in my own time and refer to them whenever … Continue reading

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New Year Resolutions – good idea or waste of time?

We all like the idea of turning over a new leaf, to make a fresh start or to have another chance. Some people are sceptical about this and see it as a waste of time; they say: – “you know … Continue reading

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Can’t sleep? Don’t panic!

My great granny used to say: “sleep is not essential, what matters is that you rest.” I think these are wise words. We often suffer more from worrying about being awake, than from lack of sleep. However, there are things … Continue reading

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