Press

Sam in interview with Livescience.com on the topic of happiness, what it means and how we can cultivate a positive view of self, others and the world around us.

Sam in interview with women’s lifestyle website Popsugar discussing how and when it may be appropriate for a someone to comment on their partner’s weight and how to approach this sensitive subject.

Sam in interview with Livescience.com on the topic of mindful eating and how slowing down our intake of food down can improve our emotional as well as physical wellbeing.

Mark in interview with The Big Issue on behalf of the UKCP on the topic of climate anxiety – what it is and how to manage overwhelming feelings of anxiety in the face of a barrage of negative news reports on the state of the climate crisis and planet.

Mark in interview with Livescience.com on how long it takes to build a new habit, dispelling the myth that it takes only 21 days and discussing some of the variables that make habit formation more likely.

Mark in a feature interview with Newsweek talking about his career as a psychotherapist and then offering specific examples on how to go about having a conflict free Christmas with family.

Mark in interview with Stylist Magazine online, on behalf of the UKCP, commenting on why we are more likely to regress psychologically over the Christmas period and what we can do about it.

Mark contributing to a Guardian piece on surviving family Christmas’ and in particular how to avoid getting caught in other people’s envious attacks or projections.

Mark in interview with Metro on the psychology of why we overspend at Christmas and how excessive gift giving is part of an unconscious need to create the ‘perfect’ day in order to ward off any ambivalent or uncomfortable feelings of Christmas past and relationships with family.

Mark in interview with Metro on behalf of the UKCP talking about what lies behind feelings of of dread and how best to get some perspective and distance from these feelings.

Sam was interviewed for a piece in The Express on what the effects are on teenagers of being exposed to online violence and how this can impact on both their emotional health and their capacity to relate to others as they develop.

Part 2 of 2 – Sam Jahara in interview with Cult Vault talking about her own personal experience of growing up in the Rajneesh Cult (also known as Osho) and bringing her psychological perspective on the impact this, and other such cults, have on the children of parents who sacrifice their lives in the purported goal of spiritual enlightenment.