‘Psyche’ means ‘breath, soul, mind’; and the Goddess Psyche gives her name to psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, and psychic. Her myth is the feminine counterpart to the Labours of Hercules; and… read more →
The idea of Marginal Gains is that small improvements, cumulatively, can make a big difference. The most famous exemplar of this is Sir Dave Brailsford, performance director of the British… read more →
I was reflecting on the fact that recently I have been recommending one book repeatedly to people I work with who have cancer. It is ‘Anti-Cancer, a New Way of Life’… read more →
I have been reading The Emperor of All Maladies, a Biography of Cancer, by Siddharta Mukherjee. This is an excellent book for anyone who is interested in the medical history… read more →