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Jealousy doesn't just exist in love! It can crop up in friendships and be just as destructive. Here's our advice on understanding and preventing jealousy. How is jealousy born...

Sometimes nightmares take hold and disturb our dreams, making us agitated, anxious and they stop us from getting our vital beauty sleep. Where do they come from? Do they have...

Sometimes psychological problems cannot be treated in individual sessions. The whole family can be taken to therapy in order to resolve conflict more easily and cure mental problems...

Listening is the foundation for all human relationships and shows respect for someone, and it can also help with psychological problems. Here's our guide to being a good listener...

Persistent sadness, irritability, fatigue, loss of self-confidence. One of your loved ones, family members or friends is depressed. What attitude should you take and how can you help...

We are all aware of tobacco, drug and alcohol addiction but in the last few years new forms of addictions have come to the surface. Addiction to video games, the Internet, sex...

Seeking therapy was taboo a few years ago, but not any longer. Anyone, at some times in their lives, can go through certain psychological problems that can push us to seek specialist...

It’s not easy to describe the feelings of unease that sometimes take hold of us. Fear, anxiety and panic are often the same emotion but are experienced in different degrees, depending...

I’m too fat, I’m skint, I feel stupid… Who hasn’t had a thought like that at least once in their life? While most negative thoughts disappear after a while, at times negative...

The tradition of sauna was born in Scandinavia 2000 years ago, and has little by little invaded our spas, gyms and beauty therapy centres, as well as (for the lucky ones) in homes...

Need to awaken your sensuality, heighten your senses, and make your sex life more erotic? Discover this massage where letting yourself go slowly opens doors to pleasure... Need...

Etymologically speaking, massage comes from the Arab word mass, which means knead, massage and press. No wonder that massage has roots in the Maghreb (North Africa). Over there...

If you can't afford the luxury of a professional massage, there is a wide range of massage devices out there that give you a relaxing massage without shelling out money every time...

Deriving from the oldest medical system in human history, Ayurveda redresses both physical and mental balance. In India, it’s country of origin, Ayurvedic massage is a ritual...

Available in most spas and massage centres, Shiatsu is an integral part of traditional Japanese medicine. It's similar to acupuncture and can relieve a number of different ailments...

Massage for pure pleasure is the philosophy of Californian massage, the most sensual of all massages, and there’s nothing better at hamonising the body and mind. Massage for pure...

Modern life demands we juggle many different responsibilities in our working and family lives: career progression, education concerns, childcare etc. While a certain amount of...

Phobias, eating disorders, addictions... Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is increasingly recommended to treat certain daily behavioural handicaps. Active participation and a development...

How do people who have suffered traumatic life events such as grief, illness and violence cope with and overcome their experiences? How do they reconstruct their lives without...

Winter is in full force and you may find yourself feeling tired and sad, sleeping more than usual and turning more often to comfort foods. Maybe you have a bout of the winter blues...

Moving house is known to be one of the most stressful times of our lives. Why is it so destabilising? How do you adapt to your new environment? Here are answers to your questions...

Yoga was born in India. The discipline of yoga is intended for meditation and spiritual asceticism, unifying the body and the mind. A relatively recent craze in the West, yoga...

Year after year, walking is becoming ever more popular, with the Lake District and other mountainous areas of the UK becoming increasingly crowded on fine weekends! Year after year...

Expressive therapy is a type of psychotherapy that uses artistic creation to enable people to express, liberate and change themselves. Through painting, music, dance or sculpture...

Psychoanalysis guides a patient in the exploration of the subconscious to aid better self-knowledge. Training Check that a therapist who claims to be a qualified psychoanalyst...

Transactional analysis (TA) is a psychoanalytic form of psychology developed by the American psychiatrist Eric Berne in the 1950s, based on his published theory of communication...

Psychotherapists are trained in a specific therapy technique to support patients with emotional, mental or behavioural problems. TrainingThere are no regulations in the UK on...

Psychologists are specialised in the study of human behaviour. They use tests and discussion to help you get to know yourself better. TrainingPsychologists will have studied at...

NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) is a therapy that improves communication with others using language patterns. It guides and instructs your brain to fool you into having self-co...

Aka: BV What is Bacterial Vaginosis? Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is the most common vaginal infection for women of a childbearing age. It is almost twice as prevalent as thrush and...