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!
‘Understanding Your Reactions To Trauma’ Book To Help 40,000 Earthquake Survivors
A new, revised and expanded Turkish edition, of 'Understanding Your Reactions To Trauma' is to be distributed, free of charge, to provide support to over 40,000 survivors of the recent earthquakes.
Coping With A Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Anniversary
Even if you feel well on the way to overcoming your traumatic experiences or losses, an upcoming 'anniversary' of the event can have an unsettling effect.
The ‘WellBook Guide’ Is Launched To Inspire Health And Wellbeing
Created by the founders of the Cheltenham Wellbeing Festival, the WellBook Guide showcases the latest trends, inspiring ideas, and news, about health and wellbeing, featuring experts and practitioners from the local community and beyond.
How Are The New Year’s Resolutions Faring Now February Is Here?
If a resolution is still going strong by the end of this month, it is a good sign that it has found a way into an ongoing lifestyle.
A Different Way To Love Podcast Interview With Dr Claudia Herbert
Dr Claudia Herbert was recently interviewed by Dr Maryanne Comaroto and David Raynal on their podcast, 'A different way to love'. The discussion covers trauma, Calatonia and ways to empower ourselves during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.