The Psychologist

“I built a new life but the soil is thin. I can feel the heat of the fire beneath it…” | BPS Zeynep Yasar, British Psychological Society member, Clinical Psychologist and author – on navigating geopolitical tremors in the therapy room.

“I built a new life but the soil is thin. I can feel the heat of the fire beneath it…”
Zeynep Yasar, @bpsofficial.bsky.social member, Clinical Psychologist and author – on navigating geopolitical tremors in the therapy room.
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The ultimate psychology reading list | BPS Since 2008, The Psychologist has been asking people in its 'One on One' section for 'One book or journal article that all psychologists should read'. Here we collect their answers.

The ultimate Psychology reading list
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#WorldBookDay

Eye on fiction | BPS Our series of 'eye on fiction' pieces from over the years, collected.

Eye on Fiction [with photo of my now 21-year-old son…]
#WorldBookDay
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Coping with panic and soothing the anxious body | BPS An adapted extract from ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’, by Dr Sian Williams.

Coping with panic and soothing the anxious body…
An adapted extract from ‘The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave’, by Dr Sian Williams, out today on @atlanticbooks.bsky.social.
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OPUS Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting. Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: OPUS Book Launch. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

At the heart of a mad movement: The life and work of Peter Campbell, psychiatric system pioneer. Register for the book launch: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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AI | BPS We gather articles, interviews and more from The Psychologist and Research Digest.

AI
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‘Engaging with research isn’t a distraction from clinical work – it enhances it’ | BPS Clinical Psychologists Lauren Brockett and Katie High ask if it’s possible to balance practice and research.

‘Engaging with research isn’t a distraction from clinical work – it enhances it’
Clinical Psychologists Lauren Brockett and Katie High ask if it’s possible to balance practice and research.
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A @bpsofficial.bsky.social Book Launch: ‘Rethinking Leadership for Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologists’ by Dr Amra Rao.
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From Antarctica to Artemis II: The psychological cost of going beyond | BPS Tahani Baldwin looks to recalibrate our expectations around extreme environments.

From Antarctica to Artemis II: The psychological cost of going beyond.
Tahani Baldwin looks to recalibrate our expectations around extreme environments.
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The new DSM is on the horizon www.psychiatry.org/news-room/ne...
…do any Psychologists actually care? How does DSM impact your daily working life?

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions | BPS An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace (Harper Collins).

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions.

An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace @harpercollins.bsky.social

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‘Be self-protective about media exposure to tragedy’ | BPS Our editor Jon Sutton meets Dr Roxane Cohen Silver (University of California, Irvine), keynote speaker at the European Congress of Psychology.

It's a lot at the moment, isn't it? You know, 'the world'. I think of Roxane Cohen Silver's work www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... - but can you suggest other psychologists, in research or practice, addressing 'world overwhelm'?

Losing a child in slow motion | BPS What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.

Losing a child in slow motion…
What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.
With author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members via web login or The Psychologist app.
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It's that time already...

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Losing a child in slow motion | BPS What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.

Losing a child in slow motion…
What rare disease families are teaching Nikos Michalakis about ambiguous loss.
With author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members via web login or The Psychologist app.
www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

‘Be self-protective about media exposure to tragedy’ | BPS Our editor Jon Sutton meets Dr Roxane Cohen Silver (University of California, Irvine), keynote speaker at the European Congress of Psychology.

It's a lot at the moment, isn't it? You know, 'the world'. I think of Roxane Cohen Silver's work www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... - but can you suggest other psychologists, in research or practice, addressing 'world overwhelm'?

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions | BPS An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace (Harper Collins).

When the rug gets pulled: Coping with life’s transitions.

An exclusive extract from Mattering: The Secret to a Life of Deep Connection and Purpose, by Jennifer Breheny Wallace @harpercollins.bsky.social

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Meeting ghosts and angels in the parental village | BPS Adele E. Greaves looks to bring ‘core self’ to the Parent-Infant Relationship, through Perinatal Internal Family Systems.

Meeting ghosts and angels in the parental village…
Adele Greaves looks to bring ‘core self’ to the Parent-Infant Relationship, through Perinatal Internal Family Systems.
Inc author-narrated audio for @bpsofficial.bsky.social members (via login/in The Psychologist app)

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Our March time machine | BPS We delve into the archive to pick out some highlights from this month in past years.

Step into our March time machine
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Happy St David's Day! Dreaming of Swansea...
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It’s the FORRT that counts | BPS How the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training (FORRT) are tackling big problems with a big community. Dr Flavio Azevedo, Dr Madeleine Pownall, and the FORRT Community.

It’s the FORRT that counts…
How the Framework for Open and Reproducible Research Training are tackling big problems with a big community. Dr @flavioazevedo.bsky.social, Dr @maddipow.bsky.social, and the @forrt.bsky.social Community.
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‘Just one sentence in our report can decide a child’s future’ | BPS Clinical Psychologist, British Psychological Society member and expert witness Joanna Ciesielska reflects on the challenges that psychologists face in the family court room.

‘Just one sentence in our report can decide a child’s future…’

Clinical Psychologist, @bpsofficial.bsky.social member and expert witness Joanna Ciesielska reflects on challenges that psychologists face in the family court room.
With author-narrated audio for members.

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Visibility of pathways, expertise, possibility | BPS David J. Hancock, Chair of the British Psychological Society's Student Committee, reports from the 2026 Careers Festival.

Visibility of pathways, expertise, possibility…

David J. Hancock, Chair of the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Student Committee, reports from the 2026 Careers Festival.

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Mens ex Machina | BPS John Richer on why studying ourselves scientifically is so difficult…

Mens ex Machina

John Richer on why studying ourselves scientifically is so difficult…

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The politics of distance and healing | BPS Chartered Psychologist Jason Lee on father and son psychological dynamics in 'The Secret Agent’.

The politics of distance and healing.

Chartered Psychologist Jason Lee on father and son psychological dynamics in The Secret Agent’.

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Being an Assistant Psychologist | BPS We gather together articles and interviews from those in the role, and about the life of one…

Being an Assistant Psychologist
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Plenty of new content from this week at www.bps.org.uk/psychologist

The politics of distance and healing | BPS Chartered Psychologist Jason Lee on father and son psychological dynamics in 'The Secret Agent’.

The politics of distance and healing.

Chartered Psychologist Jason Lee on father and son psychological dynamics in The Secret Agent’.

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

Mens ex Machina | BPS John Richer on why studying ourselves scientifically is so difficult…

Mens ex Machina

John Richer on why studying ourselves scientifically is so difficult…

www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...