King’s latest PTSD figures are a big deal: here’s why
Numbers matter in mental health. Politicians demand them. Service planners need them. And statistics, no matter how flawed, can shape perceptions of a particular…
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NEW HORIZONS IN TRANSFORMING TRAUMA
Why Rilke says we should welcome depression
I’m no expert on Rainer Maria Rilke. I don’t even think I’m pronouncing his name correctly in this video. But there is a…
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Speaking to the Defence Select Committee
On Tuesday, September 11, I’ll be appearing on a panel giving evidence to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee on how mental healthcare for serving personnel, veterans…
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‘A Brave Face’: the play inspired by Aftershock
Earlier this year , Vamos Theatre, the masked theatre company, launched a new production called ‘A Brave Face.’ The play tells the fictional story of a…
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Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart
I spoke to Ya’acov Darling Khan, creator of the School of Movement Medicine, about his new book and his work healing trauma.
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Four must-watch videos on PTSD
I write far too much in these blogs, so I thought I’d share these videos instead. The first three feature people who I have…
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THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY ON MILITARY FAMILIES
Luke and Nikita Dallison ‘THE ENEMY WITHIN’: exposing the impact of PTSD on military families You could call them Britain’s true conscripts. At this…
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THE 3-MINUTE THERAPIST: HEALING TRAUMA WITH THE HELP OF MDMA
If there had been space for another chapter in Aftershock, it would have been devoted to exploring the renaissance of research into psychedelic-assisted therapy….
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The 3-Minute Therapist: a new way to help veterans with nightmares
In this new segment of the 3-Minute Therapist, I speak to Justin Havens, a former Army officer and an EMDR trained psychotherapist who is…
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The Army has a trauma problem, and it’s costing soldiers’ lives
Some weeks ago, I received some very sad news. Dave Salt, who I met in July, 2014, and whose battle with post-traumatic stress disorder…
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