Should We Laugh Or Should We Cry?
[4:31] Given how difficult the world can often be, should we cry – or might we still laugh? [Source: The School of Life Y…
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PSYCHOTHERAPY – Anna Freud
[6:29] It’s to Anna Freud we owe the genius term ‘defensiveness’ to describe how most of us get some …
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Why You Can Change The World
[5:21] Though it looks like the world is set in its ways, it is in fact eminently open to change by those who dare to swim int…
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Are we too Materialistic?
[4:46] The worry that we are too materialistic is an inevitable one in modern consumer society. The answer, surprising…
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Why Are People So Nasty
[3:40] The origins of nastiness in other people can be deeply hard to fathom, especially if we have done nothing to them. …
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The Problem with Over-Friendly People
[6:23] Friendliness is a great virtue. Over-friendliness can be an unexpected problem. [Video and text source: The Sc…
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The Mind Body Problem
[5:10] The Mind-Body problem is one of the greatest conundrums of philosophy and of our everyday lives too. [Source: Th…
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What are the Alternatives to Marriage?
[5:13] Marriage brings with it a lot of problems; are there some alternatives? [Source: The School of Life You Tube chan…
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Loving and Being Loved
[2:18] We talk of love as if it were just one thing: in fact, it’s two very different moves, Loving and Being Loved. You s…
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The Darkest Truth About Love
[1:57] We’re generally hugely upbeat about how relationships might go. But every now and then, we should allow o…
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