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Psychodynamic Psychiatry Psychodynamic Psychiatry Archive

Psychologist/psychotherapist friends, I’ve just seen that Psychodynamic Psychiatry Journal has opened its archives for the next 2 weeks so you don’t have to be a member to access these articles.

guilfordjournals.com/loi/pdps

It’s chilly today isn’t it!! The heating has gone out in our building so we’re solely supported by these little guys, they’ve got their work cut out for them haha

“In analysis, as in marriage, absence appears to solve the problem of presence” - Ronald Britton

Hello Bluesky friends! I took a break from social media over the festive season but I’m pleased to be back 😊 Here’s my current fiction read. I’m really enjoying it so far which is no surprise to me since I adored Song of Achilles by the same author

Yes it really is a different experience, though I’m a paperback person myself - I love cracking the spine!

Oh that’s such a shame, some of those poems hit like a brick shattering a window. I think mental health professionals, especially those in inpatient services, would benefit from connecting with her words 🙁

I do usually post a few of my favourites on my Instagram when I post my review though!

I finished this poetry collection by Louise Campbell today. Incredibly powerful and moving poems of Louise’s lived experience of being both a Mental Health Nurse and an inpatient in a psychiatric hospital.

I’ll post a review on my Instagram (The Psych Library) soon.

Reflective Practice Group for Clinical and Counselling Psychologists Reflective Practice Group for Qualified Psychologists.

A space is available in this long-term reflective practice group.

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I hadn’t seen this before, it’s very moving

Happy Spotify Wrapped Day to those who celebrate! It’s one of my favourite days in the year, I just love seeing my listening data. The curated playlists are like little musical time capsules of your year 🥺

Breaking the Cycle:
Pure Class Perspectives on Mental Health.
Proud to have been part of such a great day at New College Lanarkshire. Thank you for asking me to be a guest speaker at today's conference alongside fantastic talks from Julie Webster, @gavinbrewis.bsky.social and Darren McGarvey

Lifelong learning is one of my favourite things about a career in Clinical Psychology. It’s a reality that’s often exciting, sometimes overwhelming but always rewarding in the end

Thank you!

“To be good at something, you must first be willing to be bad at it”

- words I have found to be most comforting throughout my personal and professional life thus far and, I imagine, in the future

It’s more likely that they have enough ego strength to tolerate the emotional demand of therapy. Also *may* then safeguard against a relapse during therapy. Since substance use can be a way to dissociate from pain, use between sessions may impede emotional processing.

Hello, if there’s space could I be added please? Clinical Psychologist here!

I much prefer physical books and I love that it’s a screen-free activity for me. With memoirs though, I often opt for audiobooks as I find it so powerful to hear the authors tell their own story

Our wider service works in partnership with drug and alcohol services to support engagement. To be considered for psych therapy though, there’s a general rule of thumb of abstinence for 6-12 months. Not an official policy as far as I know and does involve more thinking e.g. extent of use etc.

Many online reviews are from people who have found comfort in the book, having struggled with OCD themselves. I would absolutely recommend this to certain patients/clients

Key thoughts: this is an intimate, poignant and evocative read. Lily sheds light on the various manifestations of OCD that go beyond the dominant narrative of cleanliness or contamination anxieties. I was moved by her courage and honesty and her experiences brought me closer to those I work with

I just posted my review of Lily Bailey’s memoir ‘Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought’ over on my Instagram. Link below:

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Thrillers or reads under 200 pages! I also get slumpy at this time of year and I remind myself that most of nature ‘rests’ in winter so it’s okay for me to rest and step away from reading for a bit too 🪷

Thank you!

This BlueSky “starter pack” on depth psychology and psychoanalysis is half full!

We’re here to respectfully listen, share, learn, teach, support, engage, explore, with passion (not dogma)

Want in? Just complete your BlueSky profile and let me know you’re interested! go.bsky.app/D8D9ARz

Oh this is great. I had been looking for to a way to bring more psychoanalytical content to my feed! If there’s space, could I please be added?

Thank you! 💗

I so enjoyed this book! I hope to read more of her work in the future