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On a visit home, a gay son and his mother clash as they try to bridge the cultural and generational divides between them ...

When brothers and sisters victimise each other, the harms can be serious. But it’s never too late to heal old wounds ...

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Psyche is a digital magazine from Aeon Media that illuminates the human condition through psychology, philosophy and the arts.

is a senior research scientist at Akrivia Health in Oxford, a company dedicated to collating and curating data from NHS secondary mental health services. She previously worked as an academic ...

is a writer based in south London, UK. His work has appeared in Ransom Note and Interalia Magazine.