Culture & Society – A New Vision for Mental Health

How This Jungian Life Made Carl Jung Cool Again

Author: Editorial 15th September 2023 0 Comments

This article by Louis Cheslaw has been published in Vulture. It begins: “For Matthew Quick, the author of Silver Linings Playbook, 2020 was the third year of a crippling writer’s block. Long runs near his home, in the woods of North Carolina’s…
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Carl Jung, Culture & Society, Deborah Stewart, Joseph Lee, Lisa Marchiano, Louise Cheslaw, Matthew Quick, podcast, psychoanalysis, This Jungian Life, Vulture

‘If I were you I wouldn’t start from here’: Working for real change in societal responses to distress

Author: Editorial 9th June 2023 0 Comments

This article (written for a magazine for systemic family therapists) by David Harper has been published in Context Magazine. It “considers the following questions. Why do we have the kinds of mental health systems that we have? What positive changes have…
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Context Magazine, Culture & Society, David Harper, systemic family therapy

The History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Editorial 26th May 2023 0 Comments

This book has been written by Thomas Dixon. The publishers say: “Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. They are visceral reactions but also beliefs about the world. They are spontaneous outbursts but also culturally learned performances. They are intimate…
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emotion-focused care

books, Culture & Society, emotions, history, subjectivity, Thomas Dixon

Encounterism: the Neglected Joys of Being in Person

Author: Editorial 18th May 2023 0 Comments

This book by Andy Field will be published in July. The publishers say: “The light touch of a hairdresser’s hands on one’s scalp, the euphoric energy of a nightclub, huddling with strangers under a shelter in the rain, a spontaneous snowball…
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Andy Field, books, Culture & Society, loneliness, social isolation, wellbeing

Why have we stopped talking to strangers?

Author: Editorial 10th May 2023 0 Comments

“Efficient urban design, attention-grabbing screens and isolating headphones all mean we’re rapidly losing the art and joy of spontaneous encounters. But artist Andy Field has a plan for how we can start to connect again…” This report by Steve Chamberlain –…
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Andy Field, Culture & Society, encounterism, loneliness, Steve Chamberlain, The Guardian, urban design, wellbeing

Are women really more mentally ill than men? As a psychologist, I’m not so sure

Author: Editorial 9th March 2023 0 Comments

“Women are disproportionately diagnosed with mental problems. But what if the crisis is one not of chemical imbalances, but power imbalances?” This article by Sanah Ahsan has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “In the UK, being a woman means…
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), chemical imbalance theory, Culture & Society, psychiatry, Sanah Ahsan, The Guardian, women

Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism

Author: Editorial 20th February 2023 0 Comments

The description of this TV programme (from the BBC) says: “Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine have three children: eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and five-year-old Felicity. All three have been diagnosed with autism. This raw and intimate documentary follows Paddy and…
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collaborative practice

autism, autistic spectrum, BBC, Culture & Society, videos

Sheffield: Call to tackle ‘systemic racism’ in mental health care

Author: Editorial 9th December 2022 0 Comments

Hayley Brewer reports for the BBC: “A suicide survivor has said there are ‘systemic issues‘ with racism in the mental health system. Gambinga Gambinga, 43, from Sheffield, said black people ‘have a rougher ride’ in getting support than white people. NHS…
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BBC, Culture & Society, Gambinga Gambinga, male issues, Mental Health Act, NHS, racism, sectioning, Sheffield Afro Caribbean Mental Health Association

Madness: A Philosophical Exploration

Author: Editorial 14th October 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Justin Garson. The publishers say: “Reframes philosophical debates about the nature of mental disorderOffers an innovative reading of the history of madnessDevelops alternative paradigm for thinking about what it means to be mad” “Since the…
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books, Culture & Society, history of madness, Justin Garson, madness, philosophy

The Universe, Life and Everything…: Dialogues on our changing understanding of reality

Author: Editorial 30th September 2022 0 Comments

Co-written by Sarah Durston and Ton Baggerman (with other contributors), this book has relevance to the creation of a well-being society and some of the changes in cultural values and perspectives that are needed for this. The publishers say: “Our current…
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consciousness, Culture & Society, Descartes, Isaac Newton, meaning-making, neuroscience, philosophy, Sarah Durston, scientism, Ton Baggerman