Welcome to The Oxford Development Centre’s psychology and wellbeing central news feed. We’ll post all our latest articles, covering a wide range of topics, to this web page so it’s a useful web address for you to bookmark and share. We’ll feature news and updates from the therapies we tailor to use with our clients during our treatment sessions, such as our articles on The Comprehensive Resource Model and Calatonia. We’ve also got articles covering wellbeing techniques such as this one featuring a study on the effectiveness of mindfulness and one this exploring the benefits of yoga for trauma recovery.
Read on below to find all our previous articles, you can use the scroll buttons at the bottom of the page to reach the next page of archived articles. Happy browsing!
COVID-19 Lockdown And Our Relationship With Alcohol
During the COVID-19 Lockdown, alcohol has the potential to become more than just an occasional relaxing treat, instead becoming an outlet for many who are struggling to assimilate the unexpected changes to their daily lives.
COVID-19 Resources To keep You Strong During Uncertain Times
In the face of all the uncertainty and change which the COVID-19 pandemic is bringing, there are many inspirational thinkers and speakers who have been lighting the way and providing resources to nourish our spiritual strength. We’ve created a list of some of our favourites here.
Lockdown Poem
A poem about Lockdown. Yes there is isolation. But there does not have to be loneliness. Yes there is panic buying. But there does not have to be meanness.
PTSD and Trauma Questions and Answers
We were recently interviewed for an article about trauma in a Brazilian magazine. The questions and answers which came up should prove to be useful information for anybody looking to find out more about PTSD and Trauma recovery. What is the difference between a 'normal' trauma and a big trauma, such as surviving a school shooting? Are the symptoms different? Does one 'matter' more than the other? There isn’t really [...]
For Someone Awakening to the Trauma of their PAST
For everything under the sun there is a time, This is the season of your awkward harvesting, When pain takes you where you would rather not go...
Reclaiming Your Life – Opting For Positive Choices
Featuring a book chapter dealing with techniques for evaluating how 5 distinct areas of your life have been affected by your traumatic experiences and how they are currently serving you during your recovery process.
EMDR Focus Of Guardian PTSD Article
We look at an in-depth Guardian article investigating how EMDR is used to treat a range of psychological issues from PTSD, to depression, anxiety, addiction and phobias.
BMA Book Awards 2018: Overcoming Traumatic Stress – 2nd Edition, Highly Commended
Overcoming Traumatic Stress - 2nd Edition was Highly Commended in the Popular Medicine Category of the 2018 BMA Medical Book Awards, receiving praise from peer reviewers.
Patient PTSD Article Explores The Realities Of Trauma Suffering
In a recent mental health article for Patient website, Sarah Graham explores how it can feel to have PTSD, why it is often misdiagnosed & how it can be overcome.