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Weight-loss drugs do nothing to address the troubled relationships we have with our bodies

The food, beauty and pharmaceutical industries poison our self-image. GLP-1 drugs will only make them richer – and strengthen the hold they have over us, says psychotherapist Susie Orbach

The Guardian - UK

‘A 360 turn’: concern as fashion shows feature fewer plus-size models

Vogue report finds fall in number of ‘curve’ models, while widespread use of weight-loss drugs credited with normalising thinness

The Guardian - UK

Freud Museum faces call for inquiry over bullying and board misconduct claims

Writers and academics urge charities regulator to investigate ‘serious issues’ with London institution

The Guardian - UK

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The Charity Commission must amend its report on Kids Company

Letter: This week’s judicial review should bring justice for the late charity founder Camila Batmanghelidjh, write Chris Martin, Joanna Lumley, Joy Madeiros, Susie Orbach, Rowan Williams and Alan Yentob

The Guardian - UK

Questions to ask yourself … for a more meaningful life

Psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and author Susie Orbach on how to make a life full of substance and sustenance

The Guardian - UK

Penis envy, the Oedipus complex and authentic paths to meaning: 25 writers, from Siri Hustvedt to Colm Toibin, reflect on Freud’s legacy

One of the more appealing customs of psychoanalysis is that analysts must be analysed. If you are going to put others on the couch you should lie on it first yourself. That way your psychic wrinkles can be identified – maybe even ironed out – before you are let loose…

The Conversation

Frederick Crews obituary

Provocative but witty literary critic known for his satirical Winnie the Pooh essays and his opposition to Freudianism

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No, it’s not all your mother’s fault! And 10 other myths about going to therapy, busted

From talking about sex to making you lie down: top practitioners on what’s true and what’s not

The Guardian - UK

The Crown claims Diana was addicted to drama and scandal – but is the condition real?

In season six of Netflix’s royal epic, Diana’s therapist advises her to step away from her affair with Dodi Fayed, calling the adrenaline she gets from the chaotic relationship ‘addictive’. Charlotte Cripps, who thrives on intensity herself, takes a look at how genuine drama addiction really is

The Independent UK

‘A call to action to love ourselves’: how women in their 50s can leave the shadows

As roles and circumstances change, women in their 50s can look inwards and find a deep acceptance of themselves

The Guardian - UK

Are Jonah Hill’s texts really ‘therapy speak’? I asked a therapist

Words such as ‘boundaries’ have become common parlance, but at what cost to our relationships, asks author Daisy Jones

The Guardian - UK

Susie Orbach: ‘Body uniformity is out of control – there’s no right way to have labia!’

The psychotherapist on body hatred, what’s changed since she wrote Fat Is a Feminist Issue – and the smell of her clients

The Guardian - UK

Weight Watchers wins when our diets fail – it won’t change society’s broken thinking around food

The diet industry benefits if you become a customer for life: its profits soar with our failures, says psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and social critic Susie Orbach

The Guardian - UK

It’s time to rethink modern masculinity

Letters: Masculinity is a construct that can be imagined, reimagined and reshaped over generations – it is not toxic in itself, writes Rob Garfield. Plus letters from Cahal McLaughlin and Miles Doubleday

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We are all vulnerable: that’s where a new conversation about masculinity begins

The likes of Andrew Tate want to return to an imagined idyll in gender relations. It would be a disaster for everyone, says psychotherapist and writer Susie Orbach

The Guardian - UK

Cate Blanchett’s Tár is an abusive boss, but her story has much to tell us about feminism too

Beyond the superficial row, there is a debate to be had about progress, pitfalls, and a character who seems emblematic of her generation, says psychotherapist and writer Susie Orbach

Evening Standard

Margot Robbie’s rib cage and the return of skinny

Though in recent years it seemed like progress was being made, body fascism never truly went away says Alexandra Jones

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