Journalism

I am a regular contributor to the Financial Times on psychological issues in business. I also frequently contribute features and articles for TV, radio and other printed media. Selected articles are reproduced below.

What’s a good (and bad) way to leave your job?

July 6, 2022

We too often fail to manage job endings well. The consequences not only affect the person leaving, but can also harm staff remaining — and ...
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New job? Here’s how to manage the change

March 10, 2022

Change is confusing and makes us anxious. It is also ubiquitous. The world of work has been transformed by rapid and disruptive technological development, issues ...
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How our childhoods help us make sense of work problems

August 23, 2021

People who come to see me for work therapy are usually troubled by behaviour they know is damaging their career or business, but are unable ...
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FT business books: August edition

August 5, 2021

‘The Man who Mistook his Job for his Life’, by Naomi Shragai Naomi Shragai is a psychotherapist whose practice includes a lot of workplace therapy, ...
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How to deal with an abusive work situation

June 20, 2021

Anna’s attempts to seek help from her manager in dealing with an abusive colleague proved futile. “My boss just told me, ‘He’s an idiot — ...
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Resilience is essential to thrive in an unpredictable future

January 21, 2020

It is impossible to predict the future, but it seems reasonable to assume that disruption will continue apace. This puts humans under huge psychological strain: ...
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Why work is not the right place to seek intimacy

October 2, 2019

The bitter truth, and one that many people struggle to accept, is that work will never love you back. This can be a harsh blow ...
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What drives an overachiever at work

September 19, 2018

In an occasional series, a psychotherapist looks at the best strategies for navigating office politics We have all worked with — or for — over-achievers ...
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Lost in man space

June 28, 2010

Laura is confronted by a desperate paradox: she is married, but extremely lonely. Her husband Nick is not having an affair, nor is he working ...
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Is your diet ruining your relationship?

June 28, 2008

Many women secretly believe that being thin is the solution to finding and maintaining a good relationship. But when the obsession to lose weight is ...
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Free the body and heal the mind

April 18, 2008

The Alexander Technique in psychotherapy In our culture today the connection between physical and emotional problems is gaining currency. Surprisingly, the best answer to coping ...
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Love isn’t a game of two halves

June 28, 2007

Stuff the FA Cup. A psychotherapist knows what the score is in her relationship. At the ripe old age of 49, I have finally married ...
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First person

June 28, 2021

Naomi Shragai's Jewish father survived Auschwitz, he was there at the birth of Israel, then emigrated to live the American dream. So how did he ...
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