Social Media and its impact on Young Minds.

By Florence Nelson, Streatham and Clapham High. Work experience Oct 2023 Human beings are social creatures. We rely on the companionship of people to thrive, and the power and strength of our connections has a major impact on our mental health as a whole. Having someone to speak and relate to can help to ease […]

Why do we need to hate?

The most toxic and hateful people in the world are 100% convinced they fight for what is true and right. They find a way to give free rein to their cruelty, to attack, to treat others cruelly and viciously, they often find allies to cheer them on who also believe they are on the side of all that is true and good.

The lengths we go for family.

Amidst the loud, garish, Italian-American Christmas festivities of s2 ep6 of The Bear: “Fishes”, a darkly mesmerising – “car crash”, if you’ve watched you’ll get it – psychoanalytic tale unfolds.

Social media – the mental health of teenagers

SOCIAL MEDIA: THE MENTAL HEALTH OF TEENAGERS By Georgia Coates, work experience, Esher college. This blog will look at both sides of the argument and attempt to answer the question: does social media lead to a decline in the mental health of teenagers? Firstly, I feel the largest problem (and the inspiration for this blog) […]

‘Yellowjackets’ and the transformative power of trauma.

The series also explores the psychological concept of power dynamics and their influence on group behavior. As the girls struggle to survive in the wilderness, power struggles and rivalries emerge, leading to conflicts and tensions between the characters. The show highlights the ways in which power dynamics can shape group behavior and lead to destructive outcomes.

January

I wish what had happened had never happened. But there isn’t a family on the planet that will evade catastrophe or disaster. Out of these unexpected breaks, there will be new opportunities for creativity.

The benefit of not knowing.

The not-knowing position entails a general attitude or stance in which the therapist’s actions communicate an abundant, genuine curiosity.  That is, the therapist’s actions and attitudes express a need to know more about what has been said, rather than convey preconceived opinions and expectations about the client, problem, or what must be changed.