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The Eye of the Beholder: Reflections on Beauty, Looks Theory, and Body Dysmorphia
This article also appears on https://welldoing.org/article/the-eye-of-the-beholder-reflections-on-beauty-looks-theory-body-dysmorphia ...

Emma Kilburn
Jul 159 min read
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Are you past or future oriented? The psychology of our relationship with time
This article also appears on https://welldoing.org/article/are-you-past-future-oriented-psychology-our-relationship-time  Welldoing is a...

Emma Kilburn
Oct 6, 202411 min read
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Can We Worry Less About What People Think?
This article also appears on welldoing.org https://welldoing.org/article/can-we-worry-less-about-what-people-think Welldoing is a great...

Emma Kilburn
Jun 1, 20236 min read
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Mirror Images: How Body Dysmorphia Distorts Reality
This article appeared on welldoing.org https://welldoing.org/article/mirror-images-how-body-dysmorphia-distorts-reality Welldoing is a...

Emma Kilburn
Nov 3, 20228 min read
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Is There a Relationship Between Narcissism and Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
This article appeared on welldoing.org https://welldoing.org/article/is-there-relationship-between-narcissism-body-dysmorphic-disorder...

Emma Kilburn
Jul 4, 20228 min read
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My Experience of Body Dysmorphic Disorder
This article appeared on welldoing.org https://welldoing.org/article/my-experience-body-dysmorphic-disorder Welldoing is a great source...

Emma Kilburn
Aug 24, 202111 min read
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All Zoomed Out: The Psychological Toll of Video Calls
This article originally appeared on welldoing.org. Welldoing is a great source of articles, advice, and also a directory of counsellors...

Emma Kilburn
Mar 6, 20218 min read
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Why are people so unkind on social media?
Despite the potentially negative psychological side effects that our use of social media can have, it has undoubtedly brought many...

Emma Kilburn
Dec 22, 20206 min read
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The negative effects of social media
This article appeared on welldoing.org https://welldoing.org/article/why-use-social-media-negative We all know that too much time spent...

Emma Kilburn
Dec 4, 20206 min read
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Alexis
This article originally appeared on welldoing.org I saw my first therapist, Alexis, from 2000 to 2017, with a brief hiatus of two years...

Emma Kilburn
Nov 8, 20204 min read
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Why are we so addicted to social media?
This article appeared on welldoing.org: https://welldoing.org/article/why-are-we-so-addicted-to-social-media Over the last few months,...

Emma Kilburn
Sep 30, 20208 min read
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Zoonation's 'The Mad Hatter's Tea Party.'
Friday 31 July 2020 at 7pm BST, broadcast free online as part of the Royal Opera House's #OurHouseToYourHouse series....

Emma Kilburn
Jul 31, 20204 min read
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Attachment Styles
The psychoanalyst John Bowlby was the first to carry out extensive research into the concept of attachment, which he described as a...

Emma Kilburn
Jul 12, 202010 min read
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Introducing..... Melanie Klein
Picture credit: Douglas Glass - https://wellcomeimages.org/indexplus/image/L0018518.html archive, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.or...

Emma Kilburn
May 25, 202018 min read
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The Lockdown and Anxiety
This article will appear on welldoing.org When this pandemic is finally under control, the impact of the Coronavirus in this country will...

Emma Kilburn
May 4, 20209 min read
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Metacognition: Learning how to worry less
This article will appear on welldoing.org I work as a Deputy Head in a grammar school and one of my roles is to lead training on...

Emma Kilburn
May 3, 20207 min read
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Discovering the True You
How understanding your personality type can help you navigate your daily life and your relationships. This article originally appeared in...

Emma Kilburn
May 2, 20201 min read
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Need is not a negative word
An article originally published in Planet Mindful magazine

Emma Kilburn
May 2, 20201 min read
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Envy and FOMO on Social Media: How to Escape the Cycle
This article originally appeared on welldoing.org in January 2019: https://welldoing.org/article/escaping-fomo-social-media-escape-the-cy...

Emma Kilburn
May 2, 20209 min read
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What is it like to get a new therapist?
This article originally appeared on welldoing.org in November 2018: https://welldoing.org/article/what-is-it-like-to-get-a-new-therapist...

Emma Kilburn
May 2, 20208 min read
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