karen rhodes
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A PANDEMIC AND HOW WE CAN KEEP MENTALLY WELL
It is difficult to imagine that I would even be researching a subject such as how to cope in a global pandemic, and the psychology behind...
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karen rhodes
- Jan 14, 2020
- 6 min
PSYCHOPATHIC MUMS
It is possibly quite difficult to imagine that some mothers can actually be psychopathic, but as with all other groups of people, they...
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karen rhodes
- Dec 13, 2019
- 4 min
BIPOLAR
Until you come across someone who has a diagnosis of Bipolar, it can be very easy to make assumptions and judgments about what someone...
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karen rhodes
- Dec 3, 2019
- 4 min
HOMELESSNESS
Having worked previously as a police officer in Central London, I have come into contact with people who are homeless and been in a...
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karen rhodes
- Nov 27, 2019
- 3 min
ON BEING ALONE
Being alone can be something that suits some people very well, a need for isolation in a sometimes stressful world can be the difference...
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karen rhodes
- Aug 9, 2019
- 3 min
FACE YOUR FEARS, BUT ONLY SOME!
JENNIFER LOPEZ SOHAIL CASTLE FUENGIROLA 8 AUGUST 2019 I have anxiety around being amongst large crowds of people and in particular where...
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karen rhodes
- Jul 30, 2019
- 3 min
MENTAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN
This blog is not intended to try and force a conversation on children about mental health, and it is always the parents responsibility to...
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karen rhodes
- Jul 25, 2019
- 4 min
ADJUSTMENT DISORDER
By Karen Rhodes When I first came across this particular ‘disorder’ it was one of those times when I truly believed we could all be...
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karen rhodes
- Jul 10, 2019
- 3 min
ARE YOU AN AMBIVERT
Whenever I meet a friend of mine I am always struck by how quiet and unassuming she is, almost with a slight shyness. Yet this person is...
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karen rhodes
- Jul 3, 2019
- 3 min
THE MIND BODY CONNECTION
It has long been believed by mental health professionals that there is a strong link between poor mental health and poor physical health....
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karen rhodes
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
FASCINATION FOR REALITY TV
If there was ever a case of shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted, it perhaps couldn’t be more evident than with the recent...
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karen rhodes
- May 14, 2019
- 3 min
Me and My Shadow
Have you ever walked into a party, been introduced to somebody and taken an instant dislike to them for no apparent reason? Or maybe...
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karen rhodes
- Apr 26, 2019
- 3 min
HELICOPTER PARENTING
If I had to confess to something I think I would have to own up to being a little bit of a ‘helicopter parent‘, not the worst kind of...
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karen rhodes
- Apr 23, 2019
- 4 min
SCHIZOPHRENIA AND SHAMANS
During this religious period of time known as Easter, I thought it would be interesting to look at the diagnosis of ‘schizophrenia’ and...
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karen rhodes
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
SUMMERTIME SADNESS
Every winter as a child I used to wait in eager anticipation for Spring to arrive with its promise of new life blossoming, and a hot...
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karen rhodes
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
SEXTORTION
Some time ago a small group of teenage schoolgirls had done something that we could never have known the ramifications of many years...
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karen rhodes
- Apr 23, 2019
- 2 min
What EXACTLY is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
I asked a friend, ‘what is post traumatic stress disorder?’ She is a fellow therapist and her reply was, ‘a normal response to an...
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karen rhodes
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
SEPARATED AT BIRTH
I have just finished watching ‘Three Identical Strangers’ on Channel 4. (Spoiler alert). It is a documentary which tells the dreadful...
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