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Coping with “Empty Nest Syndrome”

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Priory Group

Coping with “Empty Nest Syndrome”: Pamela Roberts, a leading psychotherapist for the Priory Group, discusses her five tips to help parents processing the grief and sorrow they feel when their children leave home. As thousands of teenagers take up their places at university, some of them leave behind more than empty rooms at home. Their […]

All you need to know about crying

Posted on November 24, 2016 by Hippocratic Post

All animals well up with tears to clean or remove irritants from their eyes, but we are the only species who cry because of emotional upset. Professor William Frey, professor of pharmaceutics at the University of Minnesota and a tear expert, believes that the ultimate aim of crying is to reduce stress. “Stress triggers crying and our chemical […]