Why we should not trust AI to be truthful
I’ve had a powerful response to a piece I wrote on my Substack about an experience with AI. I received lots of private comments and
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TWENTY YEARS of Blame My Brain!
This year in September, Blame My Brain – The amazing teenage brain revealed, will be TWENTY YEARS old! It’s not only still in print (very
New school year: supporting teenagers
This is a blogpost I wrote for Hodder Education back in 2018. It’s no longer searchable on their site so I’m reproducing it here. All
A new book on stress: Calm Yourself
I am delighted to recommend a new book on stress. It’s probably the only one you need – because you’ve got mine (No Worries –
Exam season in your household – are you ready?
Are you a parent of a teenager coming up to exams? I’m here for you! I’m in the process of gathering together all my various
The Teenage Brain Woman on: Multi-tasking
I’ve done a lot of reading and thinking about this topic and have a load of resources. Because I’ve written such a lot about it, I
Questions from year 9 students
Recently – actually, not very recently but I somehow forgot to write this sooner – I did what has become an annual online Q&A with
Do you want to be a published author?
I’ve started a three-part series over on my new Substack. I’ll be sharing as succinctly as possible (which is not very) everything I think you
The Teenage Brain Woman On: Sleep
Continuing my series in which I pull together the key resources I have created over the years on a particular topic. My website is so
The Teenage Brain Woman On: Empathy
My website and its store of advice on all aspects of wellbeing and health is so vast that I think it’s time to gather some
The repeat invitations are the best! A school Q&A
Today I’m doing an online Q&A for Bedford Girls’ School, for the third time. (It actually would have been more than that if Covid hadn’t
Counselling by text – does it work?
A therapeutic counsellor, Julie, contacted me and asked: “I wonder about your perspective on text based counselling for young people. I have personally benefited a