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Chris Rose concludes her exploration of authority by rowing out to sea to observe how social and cultural waters have forced men and women to swim in different styles in their home pools

Fundamental longings instruct us to be with the tribe at Christmas, bringing sharply into relief the conflict between our multiple group memberships. Are we merely fragments of various wholes?

Anne Booth responds to last month’s article ‘What are you crying for?’ with an attempt to explore and understand the group’s tears – both others’ and her own

Internal presences or introjects populate our inner world. Some of them will readily relate to members of a real-world group

Are terms like projection, introjection and projective identification adequate when it comes to analysing the complex nature of interpersonal relationships, or might we be able to find more meaningful metaphors?

Our search for intimate relationships in adult life is often framed by a longing to be the centre of the emotional universe, the unique focus of adoration. Does the format of group therapy, irrespective of its quality, inevitably fail to meet this need?

In the first of a series of fictionalised glimpses into the private world of a therapy group from the perspective of Stevie, one of the group members, the facilitator suggests that the group is avoiding some difficult emotions

Episode two of a series of fictionalised glimpses into the private world of a therapy group, where communication is causing frustration

Episode three: The new member speaks up

Episode four: The importance of being attached