Mother-Infant Synchrony: Why More May Not Be Better
Imagine your most vital communication simply stops. You’re talking, smiling, and connecting with a loved one, and suddenly, they go blank. Their eyes are open, … Read more
Digital Gardens: A New Path to Well-Being
Imagine you’re stuck indoors, the city outside a grey blur, and the stresses of daily life have left your mind feeling like a tangled mess. … Read more
Autistic Fawn Response
Autistic fawning is a trauma-driven coping mechanism, often embedded within masking, where autistic individuals instinctively people-please, agree, or over-accommodate others to prevent perceived threats like conflict, rejection, or harm in environments where they feel socially unsafe.
8 Cognitive Distortions That Can Damage Your Relationship
Cognitive distortions are unhelpful thinking patterns that can have a big impact on our relationships, distorting how we view them. This can result in relationship breakdowns if not appropriately addressed.
Mental Health Differences Between Autistic And Non-Autistic Students
Is the stress of university life harder for autistic students, or does everyone struggle with the same core anxieties?
Couples’ Emotional Accuracy is a Dance of Truth and Bias
Empathic accuracy in couples is a complex mix of high tracking accuracy for daily emotional changes and a negativity bias (underestimating positive, overestimating some negative feelings) that, along with emotion intensity, predicts whether partners feel understood.
The Unspoken Risks of Psychotherapy
You start psychotherapy hoping for a change. This hope is justified. We know psychological treatments are highly effective for most mental health disorders. Hundreds of … Read more
The Other Side of Mindfulness
You download a mindfulness app. The goal is simple: less stress, more focus. You breathe in, you breathe out. But instead of calm, you feel … Read more
Rethinking Mental Health in Schools
Imagine a mandatory class on mental health. The goal is to help every student learn to cope. But what if, for some students, that lesson … Read more
Circle of Security Parenting Program Shows No Clinical Advantage in NHS Study
You’re supposed to be swimming in love, but sometimes the water feels murky. Exhaustion, anxiety, guilt, and self-doubt swirl together, especially in the first year … Read more