Nepenthe Consulting

23/07/2025

The online version of my supervision book (Ed 3) is out. The printed version will follow next month!

https://www.pccs-books.co.uk/products/clinical-supervision-made-easy-third-edition-relational-supervision-in-a-changing-world.

18/06/2025

Love this.

Subscribe to me Julie for more videos on mental health and psychology. 👉 My new book ‘Open When...’ is finally available to order (link in bio)Also che...

19/05/2025

In an interview Joy Schaverien gave for Confer in 2020 (see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFiSKoyVcTU ) she describes vividly the impact of boarding on children and on their lives as adults.

Sadly Joy died recently. I never met her but am sure she will be sorely missed by many.

this interview Joy and Alice discuss how aspects of the boarding school experience could be replayed through th...

06/03/2025

This is all so worrying.

He is surrounded by people who have plans and dreams beyond our planet. Vengeful nihilism is a big part of the Maga project, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

18/01/2025

I can’t say I find these days easy to take. Some days I wake with a sense of dread, not sure what the day will bring. These four touchstones help me navigate, and find shards of sunlight in the dark skies. I hope they help you, my readers, as we ready ourselves for the days ahead.

18/01/2025

Helpful advice!

I can’t say I find these days easy to take. Some days I wake with a sense of dread, not sure what the day will bring. These four touchstones help me navigate, and find shards of sunlight in the dark skies. I hope they help you, my readers, as we ready ourselves for the days ahead.

28/12/2024

Turns out the zombie apocalypse isn't as much fun as they said it would be- Rebecca Solnit - on this dangerously disconnected world!

A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present – had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice it’s started already…

19/11/2024

Heartfelt tribute to Donna Orange

MemorialHour Death of Donna Orange: California Ph.D., Psy.D dies in a Training Accident Admin Memorial Nov 17, 2024 0 The ultra-cycling community and the world of psychoanalysis lost an extraordinary figure this past week with the untimely passing of Donna M. Orange, a renowned psychoanalyst, philos...

03/11/2024

See my letter in Observer today:
Doctors are right to protest

Re “Stop punishing doctors who take part in climate protests, regulator told”: according to the GMC, trust in doctors can be put at risk when they fail to comply with the law. However, this law, which suppresses protest, was only recently brought in by the last government and needs to be repealed. I fear that by persecuting doctors who follow their conscience, the GMC is itself in danger of bringing the medical profession disrepute. If this law had been passed in the last century, women might still not have the vote!
Dr Els van Ooijen
Bristol

29/10/2024

Letter in the Guardian from the Climate Psychology Alliance:

Letters: Climate experts need psychological support to help them deal with the work they do and attacks against them, say Kate Adams and Rebecca Nestor

29/10/2024

Helpful interview with Gabor Mate

In this conversation, Frank Barat and Gabor Mate delve into the complexities of trauma, guilt, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Palestine. They explore t...

23/10/2024

Retrieved 10/23/24 from

The network aims to train 10,000 medical students in the next three years.