In this session, Dr Iain McGilchrist investigates openness. He explains the tension created by differences in the left and right hemispheres of the brain, exploring the need for balance. Dr McGilchrist discusses how our culture seems to favour the view of the left hemisphere and how this can be deadening to creativity, imagination and life...

In this session, Dr Iain McGilchrist investigates the need for control in the relationship to the culture we live in. He discusses how we have much less control than we think, and that we need much less control than we think we need. Dr McGilchrist examines how many of the psychological conditions that present to...

In this session, Dr Iain McGilchrist investigates the role of sadness in our lives through the lens of the left and right brain hemispheres. He discusses attachment, loss and sorrow in the context of philosophy, psychology and Buddhism. Dr McGilchrist outlines the important process of grieving and provides us with an insight into the necessity...

In this session, Dr McGilchrist investigates perfectionism, a common problem therapist come across in their work. Dr McGilchrist explains how perfectionism is a black and white condition.

In this session, Dr Iain McGilchrist investigates guilt. He discusses how in order to be a healthy individual we require an appropriate amount of guilt and shame. Dr McGilchrist highlights the importance of self-examination in our spiritual and psychological life. With reference to Jungian psychology and the Shadow self, Dr McGilchrist illustrates the need to...

In this session, Dr Iain McGilchrist investigates responsibility. He illustrates the difficulties patients can often have with either taking too much or too little responsibility. Dr McGilchrist discusses various disempowering cultural and societal factors that he believes are contributing to people not taking responsibility for themselves. He highlights the importance of having a harmony and...

In this session, Dr Iain McGilchrist investigates spirituality. He discusses the limitations of science and the machine model. Dr McGilchrist outlines different ways of thinking about spirituality highlighting how little we really know and how important it is to bare that in mind. He examines elements that are evident in all world religions and that...

In this session, Dr McGilchrist investigates trust. He discusses the importance of trust within the context of both our personal lives and society. Dr McGilchrist explains the differences between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and how they respond to trust.