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The brain inflamed

GP Andrew Morrice explores the part inflammation plays in depression and how that connects with human givens understandings.
Time, please!

Julia Welstead considers what we should really be giving this Christmas... and all year round too
A visceral reaction

Renée van der Vloodt describes how a dramatic event during rewind helped a client resolve a whole host of difficulties in her life.
From self-harm to self-belief

Even though self-harm is discussed in the media, the subject of self-harming can still feel difficult to approach. Emily Gajewski's ‘From Self-harm to Self-belief’ one-day training course offers clear, research-based framework and practical skills, so you needn’t feel that way again….
Shining Bright Radio Interview

Listen to Brian Greene’s interview with Denise Winn (Human Givens College tutor and psychology journalist, editor and author) as they discuss how the human givens approach is used for successfully treating depression.
The uses and abuses of hypnosis

Ivan Tyrrell warns that hypnosis is a powerful tool that must be used with care, understanding and integrity.
HG in Practice

Primary school teaching assistant and HG Diploma graduate, Kashfi Khan describes how she has applied the HG ideas in very practical ways, to the benefit of pupils, parents and teachers alike.
Are you ok? Don’t miss signs of depression

Would you know if someone you care about has depression? Most people probably think that they would, but it isn’t necessarily as obvious as you might expect. Indeed, until some simple screening questionnaires were introduced for GPs to use, half of them were missing the diagnosis in patients that came to consult them.