Some great new stuff this week, and much much more to come next week… feeling very fortunate to have a steady stream of interested and interesting psychologists coming my way… www.bps.org.uk/psychologist
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The Psychologist
Профиль VivelyThe British Psychological Society's magazine, born in 1988, available in print for members, online and app. http://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist Posts/views: Editor Dr @jonsutton.bsky.social and Deputy Editor @jennifergledhill.bsky.social.
‘We’re working with expectations that don’t align with the reality of what goes on in the room’ Mollie Francis, Senior Assistant Psychologist, West Hampshire Community Learning Disabilities Team, meets art therapists Kat Leggett and Alex Martin. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Kiss my ass: A history of shame and humiliation. @katieebarclay.bsky.social with a theme from her new book 'The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power'. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
It's the United Nations International Day of Friendship - find lots of relevant articles and interviews in our archive www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Managing the weight of expectancies… Dr Helen Heaviside-Brown, Adam Nolan and Dr Tim Gomersall have recommendations for sustaining well-being and performance. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
It's nearly August, so why not step in our time machine and revisit summers past… www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Seeing people beyond their diagnoses… @fitchychris.bsky.social, Associate Editor for Culture, attends press night of the documentary #Traumality (2026), at Everyman Chelsea. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
'I delight in the characters I meet and live amongst…' A conversation with Philippa Perry @pperry.bsky.social, author of 'Shrink Solves Murder'. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Representation in Psychology – just another impossible problem? Megan E. Birney (University of Birmingham) considers a WEIRD, but worryingly pervasive, research issue. Plus a response from the British Psychological Society's Academic Publications Team. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
From ‘I’ll do it later’ to ‘I know what I feel’… @bpsofficial.bsky.social member Ioanna Dimitriadou on how a tree and the right words are rewriting the story of neurodivergent procrastination. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
The books that shaped me: Dostoevsky’s The Adolescent and Kafka's The Castle. Dr Paul Hokemeyer explains why Dostoevsky and Kafka's classics mean so much to him. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Continuous relationship trauma: the clients our models can't see... Dr Craig Newman on why 'post-traumatic' is the wrong tense for many survivors of domestic abuse, and what applied psychologists can do about it. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
The tricky business of recognition at work. Dr @sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social asks what happens when conscientious people give more than the system gives back, and how we can help them feel truly recognised. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
'Hot Mess is a glorious delight' @fitchychris.bsky.social, Associate Editor for Culture, reviews Hot Mess the musical. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘The measures were being completed, yet the meaning hadn’t found its place in the room...' Soraya Mohammed-Choudhry reflects on the purpose of pre-assessment questionnaires in an NHS eating disorder service. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘No matter where you call home, the BPS can provide the support needed…’ Hannah Treagus – Branch Rep for Scotland on the @bpsofficial.bsky.social Student Committee, and Lead Ambassador for Scotland – on her journey. Plus fellow Ambassador Elisabeth Cheuk Yan Chan. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
Dr Keith Turner 1938-2026 A tribute from Professor Mike Wang. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
When two men meet in therapy to talk about the body. Counselling Psychologist Dr Maria Guiñazu explains why she wanted to look at the therapeutic encounter when the work is centred around the male body. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
‘I was with students when I found out I had won… it was an emotional experience!’ @cpsychol20lh.bsky.social meets Holly Jackson – winner of the 2026 @bps-dartp.bsky.social Helen Kitching Award (Psychology Teacher of the Year, ages 14-19). www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...