The Surprising Downside to Mental Health Awareness
It's common knowledge our society isn’t great with mental health. We don’t talk about it enough and invalidate those who...
Deadpool, Gaymers and Girlfriends at London ComicCon
10 Video Games for Gay Gamers Being gay and being a geek are, you might think, quite different things. But...
Girls Who Run the World at London ComicCon 2018
Geek culture has a rocky history with women. But now, women are rocking geek culture. Historically, women have faced invisibility...
My Friend is a Superhero – The Story of a Free Children’s Comic Book About Diversity and Disability
Sometimes we need to be the change that we want to see in the world. Philip Patson - Creative and...
What is the Best Type of Therapy for Me?
The world of mental health therapy can be overwhelming with its vast array of therapeutic approaches. From psychodynamic and cognitive...
How Do We Measure Therapeutic Outcomes?
The phrase evidence-based practice is now common parlance in mental health care. The call for using evidence-based practice can be...
Shared Humanity after the Orlando shootings
"We’re all human" is, we hope, a common attitude. It stems from empathy and solidarity - the idea that, despite...
Is Mental Health Really ‘All in the Mind’?
Recently, the mental health world of the UK has been struck by quite a debate about the nature of “mental...
Why LGB rights are a Crucial Part of Feminist Values
Identifying as non-straight, and identifying as a woman: they're important political, personal, and professional issues to think about. And, of...
Using Superheroes in Play Therapy
We all have our superheroes especially because superheroes have the ability to inspire, empower, support, and occasionally save us. Sometimes,...
The Social Poison of Gaslighting, and How to Deal With It
The term gaslighting originates from a play/film called Gas Light, in which a man tries to convince his wife she...
What is Your Super Power?
Social Workers and superheroes – what do they have in common? According to a TED talk by Anna Scheyett, they...
