This article aims to provide an overview of topics within the literature regarding psychedelic psychotherapy and the recent empirical findings, in order to evaluate how such research may impact Counselling Psychology. To do so, it is important to acknowledge the current risks involved in using psychedelics in therapy, such as the importance of taking psychedelics in a safe setting, at an appropriate dose and with an appropriate knowledge of the effects one may expect to feel. Thus, risks and safety precautions will also be explored in this review.
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Should I offset my carbon footprint?
Carbon offsetting has recently become much more popular than ever before, and with its new-found popularity it has also gained connotations of privileged Westerners (the people who pollute the most) buying their way out of feelings of guilt over polluting the atmosphere. Flight to New York? Plant a tree. Three litre Mercedes-Benz? Fund wind energy…
Is Schizophrenia a Diagnostic Construct? A Critique of the Medicalisation of Human Distress
Up until 1980, the DSM was heavily influenced by psychoanalytically informed ideas. The DSM III however introduced more of a scientific, biologically based approach, and was stripped of the non-empirical principles such as the Oedipal complex and the nature of dreams.
Getting around in Medellín, Colombia
My wife and I spent a few weeks of our honeymoon in Medellín, her home city. Between tourist hot spots, visiting her family and frequenting the many amazing vegan restaurants dotted across the city, we tried out a few different means of transportation. Here’s the pick of the bunch… Uber Uber is technically illegal in…
Medellín… is it safe for tourists?
Home to the infamous Pablo Escobar and once considered one of the most dangerous cities on the planet, Medellín has in recent years become increasingly popular with tourists and digital nomads, now often cited as a top city to visit in South America. My wife and I recently rented an apartment there for a month,…
Top 5 Millennial Foods are Vegan
According to a new survey carried out Swedish oat milk brand, Oatly, the top five grocery items purchased by UK millennials are all vegan foods. According to the survey participants (all aged between 26 and 35), their top grocery items to grab include hummus, avocado, kale, plant milks, and falafel. The survey also found that 34%…
Why Plant Based?
Eating plants seems to be all the rage these days, from bearded hipsters choosing avocado toast over bacon sandwiches to middle aged women ditching sausage casseroles in favour of quinoa salads. The big question is, what on Earth is happening? What ever happened to good ol’ meat and two veg? Well, as a plant-munching sociologist…
Vegan Police: Shoreditch Police Officers Build Nut Yogurt Empire, ‘Nush.’
UK-based vegan yoghurt, milk, and cheese brand Nush Foods was founded by Bethany and Paul Eaton, a London police duo revolutionising the UK yogurt industry. Nush Foods sells a diverse range of vegan products, including almond and cashew milk yogurts in pots and child-friendly tubes, and creamy, spreadable soft cheeses (which you can get here)….
Can a vegan ultra runner set the new record for the 874 mile-long run across Great Britain?
Given that a lot of the running community is being left in the dust of plant-munching social runners, marathon runners and ultra-long distance runners these days, the answer is very likely, “yes!”. The man currently running his sixth day of 90 miles, ‘living life on the veg’, is Dan Lawson. He’s a 44 year old…
That’s why Vegans shop at Iceland…
Anyone who has scrolled through the vegan hashtags on Instagram in the last few months will undoubtedly have seen the frenzy provoked by Iceland’s ‘No Bull Burgers’; a reddish, meaty textured burger made with soya and beetroot to give it its ‘bloody’ beef-like look. A pack of 2 costs £2, and their taste, texture and…
The Millennial 