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RELATIONSHIPS
Platforms
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Meet-up
(2023). Free to use platform to find and join groups of interest online and in person. 'Where interests become friendships.' The best of the internet. CLICK HERE
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VIDEO
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All us strangers
(2024) film starring Andrew Scott. Deceptively simple story that grows into an immersive account of childhood and its incompleteness. All in the context of a new relationship. Highly recommended. CLICK HERE
Your Reality
(2021) Multi-award winning psychological thriller. Focusing on gaslighting. A form of emotional abuse causing other people to doubt their sanity. Compelling. #Gaslighting #relationships CLICK HERE
Is that me?
(2023) Police Scotland. At the start of a relationship, we don’t always see the man we might become. CLICK HERE
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State of the union
(2022) Nick Hornby's short, perfectly formed comedy of relationships on the brink. Two series, one in the UK the other the US. Grounding and realistic. CLICK HERE
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Can exes be friends?
(2022) by the School of life. Outlines the drawbacks of remaining friends with former intimate partners. '...friendship, in any real sense, isn't faithful to love.' Sobering. CLICK HERE
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(2020) BBC 3 series of ninety videos of different groups of peoples' experiences with stereotypes. Funny and insightful. ​​​CLICK HERE
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(2013) Ted talk by Brene Brown. Beautiful description of how communicating our vulnerability deepens our relationships. If you only watch one ted talk, this is the one. CLICK HERE
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Why you should talk to strangers
(2016) TED talk by Kio Stark.The surprising mental health benefits of communicating with people we don't already know. CLICK HERE
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(2018) by Thoraya Maronesy. If you don't believe Kio Stark already, you can experience the intimacy of hearing someone else's truth by watching this series of videos. CLICK HERE
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How great leaders inspire action
(2014) Ted talk by Simon Sinek. Explains how our passion can motivate other people to change. CLICK HERE
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(2017) by Karen Solt. Short video explaining how we can see ourselves, and other people, as simply victims, rescuers or persecutors. Rather than complex individuals. CLICK HERE
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AUDIO
Living with bpd (borderline personality disorder)
(2019) BBC Radio1. Two personal accounts of relationship patterns. Warm and real. CLICK HERE
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(2017) by Joe Queenan. Fun and exciting audio. CLICK HERE
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(2017) by Guy Raz. How we might make the echo of the past quieter in our mind. CLICK HERE
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(2020) by Thomas Dixon. Three radio programmes exploring the paradox of solitude in relationships.
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WRITTEN
A very nice man is interested in me, but I don’t feel a spark
(2025) article by Phillipa Perry. 'Self-help guru Susan Jeffers had a saying for people who keep falling for the wrong type: “Your type is not your type.” CLICK HERE
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​Stop walking on eggshells
(2010) by Paul Mason and Randi Kreger. A guide to surviving problematic relationships. CLICK HERE
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(1994) by Jeffery Young and Janet Klosko. A stimulating self help book based on a schema therapy approach to personal change. CLICK HERE
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(2004) by Alan Bennett. Brilliant play and film about adolescence, education and how we can pass it on. Free reviews and film trailers. CLICK HERE
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(2003) by Kevin Dutton. Great take on how different capabilities thrive in different roles and fail in others. A curve ball. Free review. CLICK HERE
