Coping with a significant loss is one of the most demanding experiences each of us will ever have. Supporting people who are in the throes of grief can also be a highly challenging experience. This manual, with its exemplary blend…
Email has proven to be a very effective communication tool, saving a great deal of time, money and effort compared with the pre-email days. However, email has also brought problems, not least the well-documented ‘flame wars’ where miscommunication upon miscommunication…
No end of studies show that loneliness is bad for us, and the BPS has urged action from the government to tackle this ‘scourge’ in the UK population. But while loneliness entails feeling that a need for social connection is…
Most visions of the internet in 1995 were about individuals interacting with content online. It turns out that the internet (inter plus net) is actually about connection. The apps and businesses that were most successful connected people–to ideas, to things…
The country’s health is changing. We are living longer and more of us will need care in the future. This will lead to an increase in the need for paid care services but will also require an increase in informal…