Richard HughesDec 21, 20205 minLiminal PeopleIn my practice room, I have a framed photograph by a local Walthamstow artist called Paul Tucker which people often comment on. It is an ...
Richard HughesNov 8, 20203 minThe Beaches Of Our YouthThe actor Rupert Everett was on the radio recently, talking about ‘the beaches of his youth’, those places we regress to when we feel a l...
Richard HughesOct 1, 20206 minFreud, Phantoms And Psychic PhenomenaAs the nights draw in and the shadows lengthen, the thin place between our world and the afterlife is said to open up allowing us to conn...
Richard HughesSep 8, 20204 minQuestions And AnswersEveryone has a few questions as they start psychotherapy or counselling. Here are just a few of them: LONG TERM? SHORT TERM? OR A QUICK F...
Richard HughesAug 28, 20204 minCrowns And GloryA plastic crown worn by the Notorious B.I.G for a photoshoot just days before his murder, has sold at Sotheby’s in New York at their firs...
Richard HughesJul 23, 20206 minNatalie Wood: What Remains BehindSaturday the 28th November 1981 dawned chilly and overcast; a low, damp fog hung over Catalina Island, 85km off the southern coast of Cal...
Richard HughesMay 23, 20207 minMudlarking The MindOne of my earliest memories is of being photographed when I was 2-year-old. It was a blustery day and I am standing in a neighbour’s gard...
Richard HughesMar 28, 20203 minEstrangement In Strange TimesOn Radio 2 this week, the Rev Kate Bottley was talking about how the coronavirus pandemic has brought her closer to her mother and father...
Richard HughesFeb 2, 20205 minDaddy Issues: Freud and FathersThere are many intriguing paradoxes about Sigmund Freud; on the one hand he typified the patriarchal values of his time and yet he deeply...
Richard HughesAug 30, 20195 minDiana: Reinterpreting Her Legacy The 31st of August, 1997 started as a sunny Sunday morning, glorious in fact, the summer not yet over. I had just made my way down to bre...
Richard HughesJul 18, 20195 minGeorge Michael: The Archetypes And The AngelFor some, it is David Bowie, for others Freddie Mercury, but for me, it has to be George Michael. As a teenager, I watched him from afar,...
Richard HughesJun 16, 20193 minTales of the City - It Feels Like HomeAs a teenager, desperate for anything that would help me make sense of who I was, I would spend hours hanging out in Waterstones pouring ...
Richard HughesApr 24, 20196 minTime To Abolish Boarding Schools?Last night on First Dates, there was a 'posh' young man, as he described himself, who was looking for love. In the pre-date interview, he...
Richard HughesFeb 14, 20194 minOn Valentine's Day: How To Be A Romantic“My nature demands that my life should be perpetual love.” - Benjamin Disraeli Throughout history, there have been many great love affair...
Richard HughesJan 11, 20194 minTV & Film Therapists: The Good, The Bad And The RidiculousTherapy can be an awkward process. The idea is that two people who do not know each other come together in an unfamiliar environment. Inn...
Richard HughesNov 27, 20185 minHow Not To Murder Your Business Partner The old adage goes that an unhappy business partnership is like an unhappy marriage but with one exception, it is cheaper to get a divorc...
Richard HughesNov 14, 20183 minWhy My Blog Is Called 'Ithaca'When I set out to write a blog, I decided to call it ‘Ithaca’ and there is a story behind that. I have always loved Homer's epic poem The...
Richard HughesNov 14, 20185 minHow To Mend A Broken Heart'As anyone knows who's been through heartbreak - you need to find your way back to your self' - Armistead Maupin - Tales of the City A br...
Richard HughesNov 14, 20183 minAre You Relationship Ready?'We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end' - Benjamin Disraeli In my practice, I often come across pe...