Donald Winnicott has lots to teach us about how to look after children – but also about how not to …
Category: Self Development
Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person
You’ll try not to of course – but you will, unwittingly. At least there is comfort in knowing you’re not …
The Dangers of the Internet
It’s fun, it’s everywhere – but it carries a few risks we should bear in mind. If you like our …
EASTERN PHILOSOPHY – Sen no Rikyu
Sen no Rikyū was a Japanese philosopher who understood the role of a cup of tea in a wise and …
The Wisdom of Cows
Cows are unexpected and unheralded philosophers. In Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Friedrich Nietzsche writes: “Unless we change (or be converted) and …
Status Anxiety
Status anxiety is that fear we might get when, at a party, someone asks us what we do for a …
PSYCHOTHERAPY – Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud, the inventor of psychoanalysis, appreciated the many ways in which our minds are troubled and anxious. It isn’t …
Plato in the Kitchen
The School of Life looks at the philosophy of Plato – in the kitchen. SUBSCRIBE to our channel for new …