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Why it is time we put youth first – and let the old take care of themselves

The traumas of the Covid-19 lockdown are all too real. We must appreciate that survival is not only a matter of preserving the body – emotional nourishment…

By Salley Vickers

Why it is time we put youth first – and let the old take care of themselves

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Why are we sometimes so reluctant to enjoy ourselves – even when we’re allowed?

Unforbidden Pleasures by Adam Phillips is a profound meditation on the ways we deny ourselves pleasure.

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J M Coetzee looks into the psychotherapist – and finds a modern bard

The Good Story is a dialogue between Coetzee and Arabella Kurtz, a clinical psychologist and trainee psychotherapist.

By Salley Vickers

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