Why would anyone post dozens of fake messages of abuse about themselves on a social media website? And then complain that they are the victims of bullying? Could it be a form of research? Self-hatred? Or a perverse effort to find love? If this self-abuse...
Published in The Observer 05.08.2012 By psychotherapist Phillip Hodson Modern parenting seems to me in trouble when it comes to managing the boundaries between the generations. In some households, Mum and Dad pretend to be their children's "best friends". They may even become fans of the same...
Published in The Times 13.12.2011 Relationship analysis - by psychotherapist Phillip Hodson Will the dangerous Downing Street liaison between David Cameron and his spouse Nick Clegg survive the week or might they need emergency marital counselling? The signs are stormy. Gossip suggests Mr Cameron has had a...
Published in The Sunday Post (Scotland) 12.06.2011 What sort of footballer cheats on his wife with her sister who's married to his brother then makes a pass at her mum? And is said to have committed adultery on the days that both his children were being...
Published by READERS' DIGEST FEBRUARY 2009 1. Exercise proved to be at least as effective as medication in treating depression. The US journal Sports Medicine analyzed the published research on exercise and depression1. In seven out of eight studies reviewed, they found that aerobic exercise, weight...
Eventually published as: WHO'S WATCHING YOU? Marie Claire Magazine, February 2009 When you read about high magnitude stars like Gwynneth Paltrow or Catherine Zeta-Jones being stalked in the dead of night you might think to yourself: 'Thank God, it's not me!' Sadly, Marie-Claire reader, I have...
Published by The Independent Newspaper For most of us consummation is the peak of pleasure and devoutly to be wished. But many lovers are anxious they won't measure up to their partner's expectations. The worst cases of non-consummation end up in court because to this day...
PUBLISHED MARIE CLAIRE MAGAZINE as WHY FATHERS MURDER THEIR CHILDREN, SEPTEMBER 2008 On the night of November 27th, 2005, Gavin Hall woke his three-year old daughter Millie and gave her some antidepressant pills to swallow. He cuddled her close, and then he soaked a rag in...
Published by Marie Claire Magazine September 2008 In April 2008 the world was astonished to learn of the depraved behaviour of a father called Josef Fritzl who had just been arrested in the small town of Amstetten in Austria. The legal charges brought against him almost...
I'm 32 and still feel like I haven't found my direction in life. I constantly feel dissatisfied and can't recall the last time I was truly, deeply happy. I'm currently in a relationship with a lovely man but I'm increasingly at risk of sabotaging it...