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A sex offender sentenced to ten years in prison for attacks on two children has been accused of harming three more youngsters after being released early from jail. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, served a little more than six years in...

Corville Hylton is the person to contact if you need help finding your voice. He struggled with his own for years. Asked to read a scripture at church he was so anxious he still can't recall what he actually said; at his first Toastmasters meeting in...

Disappointment comes in all shapes and sizes. Dealing with disappointment, heartbreak and unexpected transitions is a frustrating but normal part of life. Some heartbreaks are major and life-altering, while some disappointments are just minor irrita...

A “therapy in a box” service created to teach people how to take charge of their mental health is to be launched next month. Adriene Berkeley, a psychologist and neuroscientist, said she had seen a lot of people who were able to conceal their problem...

A local psychologist landed the opportunity of a lifetime supporting international athletes and world record breakers at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. Gemma Harris, a senior clinical psychologist at Solstice, Bermuda’s biggest private mental health ...

A psychological and psychiatric treatment centre has teamed up with the University of the West Indies to offer internship opportunities to those entering the field of mental health. Solstice, Bermuda’s largest private mental health organisation, said...

Coco Chanel’s famous quote, “I only drink champagne on two occasions; when I am in love and when I am not”, is pretty reflective of how we use alcohol in western society. We drink to celebrate and commiserate, when we are happy or sad, and when we a...

The coronavirus pandemic heightened grief for families who had lost loved ones – whether from Covid-19 or other causes, an expert said yesterday. Gina Spence, a grief recovery specialist, said she would offer a free forum on Sunday to help people cop...

Many years ago, when I was still living in Russia, I saw a stunningly beautiful photograph in a travel magazine. Thousands of large, snow-white lanterns with a brightly burning fire inside were flying in the evening sky towards a huge, full moon. Thi...

The link between art and psychology may not be obvious to the uninitiated, but it was what set Hannah King off on her professional journey into mental health. The ninth-generation Bermudian graduated with a bachelor of arts in art and architecture fr...

Tamala Dickinson thought she was living her best life — and then she discovered mindfulness. A psychological process, it is a way of making people more aware of the present. Reduced anxiety and depression, improved impulse control and increased aware...

The ability for a child’s traumatic emotional experience to be converted into organic disease later in life was discussed at a conference in Bermuda. Vincent Felitti, a co-principal investigator of Landmark US Adverse Childhood Experiences Study, was...