Mark Newman 13/10/25 Mark Newman 13/10/25

Weathering Life's Storms: How can we maintain balance?

Your life can be said to be comprised of multiple compartments, such as family, friends, health, work, hobbies, and personal growth. Allowing one problem to consume your entire focus can undermine your overall stability. To maintain your balance and stability, you must intentionally focus on, protect and connect with all your healthy compartments.

Mark Newman 10/10/25 Mark Newman 10/10/25

The Secret Burden: Dyslexia, Shame, and Self-Acceptance

Dyslexia is essentially a neurodevelopmental difference, not a measure of intelligence or character, yet for most who have dyslexia, their struggles in our school system feel like personal failure.

Mark Newman 7/10/25 Mark Newman 7/10/25

Morita Therapy: An Introduction

Morita Therapy is a Japanese form of psychotherapy developed by psychiatrist Shoma Morita, which was influenced by Zen Buddhism. Its central premise is that suffering is perpetuated by the struggle to control or eliminate unpleasant feelings.

Mark Newman 5/10/25 Mark Newman 5/10/25

Harry Stack Sullivan and the Therapy of Connection

Harry Stack Sullivan is one of the forgotten figures in 20th century psychology, less mythologised than Freud, Jung, and Rogers. Yet Sullivan’s ideas and techniques remain relevant in today’s world of fractured relationships, digital isolation, and rising anxiety and depression.

Mark Newman 1/10/25 Mark Newman 1/10/25

The Curious Affliction of the Fragmented Mind

Are we witnessing a genuine epidemiological rise in a neurodevelopmental disorder, or a neurological casualty of our hyper-stimulated culture?

Mark Newman 1/10/25 Mark Newman 1/10/25

The first question is not “Why the addiction?” but “Why the pain?”

Mark Newman 18/9/25 Mark Newman 18/9/25

Happiness

When researching life satisfaction I have found that happiness and contentment is something we generate mostly through healthy relationships and self-acceptance

Mark Newman 15/9/25 Mark Newman 15/9/25

Healing

“The human psyche, like human bones, is strongly inclined towards self-healing.” - John Bowlby

Mark Newman 7/9/25 Mark Newman 7/9/25

Perfectionism

"Perfectionism has nothing to do with being perfect" - Seth Godin

Mark Newman 4/9/25 Mark Newman 4/9/25

Control Battle

Neil Brown, a psychotherapist who has worked extensively as a family therapist, has described the pattern of conflict that develops between parents and teenagers as a 'Control Battle'.

Jerodine Newman 29/8/25 Jerodine Newman 29/8/25

Marriage

"In a successful marriage, there is no such thing as one's way. There is only the way of both, only the bumpy, dusty, difficult, but always mutual path" - Phyllis McGinley

Mark Newman 22/8/25 Mark Newman 22/8/25

Normal People

“The only normal people are the ones you don't know very well.” - Alfred Adler

Jerodine Newman 15/8/25 Jerodine Newman 15/8/25

Parenting

"The relationship between the parents sets the pattern for all the relationships within the family" - Rudolf Dreikurs & Vicki Soltz

Mark Newman 10/8/25 Mark Newman 10/8/25

Alcohol and children

"Alcoholism isn't a spectator sport. Eventually the whole family gets to play" - Joyce Rebeta-Burditt

Jerodine Newman 3/8/25 Jerodine Newman 3/8/25

Attachment Styles in Couples Therapy: A Guide to Strengthening Relationships

Couples Therapy can help you and your partner understand your unique attachment patterns and strengthen your sense of security within your relationship.