Closing the door, carefully checking to make sure no-one is listening, and dialing the phone number of a stranger. This is the process that thousands of people are going through before picking up their phones and listening to the voice of a therapist. During the third national lockdown, therapy practices have moved online or over […]
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How festivals in Cheltenham might look next year
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all areas of life, but perhaps none more so than festivals and live entertainment. More and more events since March have announced either cancellation or postponement, and it might not be until next year before we get them in person again. Many events have been held online to try to […]
Clap for Carers: how are people feeling about it?
At 8pm on March 26, three days after Britain went into lockdown, people all over the country came out into the streets to applaud the NHS. After that, it became a weekly event, with millions showing their appreciation for these and other key workers. Opinion has been split over this ‘Clap for Carers’, however; while […]
My Lockdown Essentials with Bishop Rachel Treweek
The last entry in our Lockdown Essentials series features Revd Rachel Treweek ‒ the Bishop of Gloucester tells us what’s getting her through this strange time. What’s on your reading list? I haven’t read it since the first week of lockdown, but a novel around Julian of Norwich [titled The Secret Testament of Julian], written […]
All the small things: what social isolation is doing to our mental health
Being in lockdown has clearly affected our mental health. A study of around 600 people carried out in the UK in the two weeks since March 23 found that over a quarter of them were being treated for mental health issues, and that these issues were worse among those who had been self-isolating before the […]
Lockdown: Changing lives for the better
“The [lockdown] restrictions have helped me focus inwards to my own embodiment and I am making sure I feel powerful” Let’s be real here, for the past two months the world has been living through an extremely uncertain yet historic time period. The consequential effects of Covid-19 has meant that the vast majority of people […]