BAATN was there, at the Ritzy in Brixton on Saturday 24th June, for the premiere of the documentary film ‘Barrel Children: the families Windrush left behind’ by Nadine White. Barrel children is a term used loosely to refer to the children whose parents migrated to the UK and a reference to the cardboard barrels used to ship goods to family members back on the islands. The film is an inspiration for families of Caribbean heritage.

Taking a proactive stance against racism means engaging our minds, bodies and interpersonal selves. How can we develop the capacities we need for this essential and often deeply challenging work? Psychotherapist Eugene Ellis, founder of the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network, author of The Race Conversation and co-editor of the new book Therapy in Colour, outlines three core resources to help therapists stay on – or come to – the path of anti-racist practice.

This following piece of writing is taken from the Introduction of my new book, Inner Life Writes: A Manifesto For RE-Connecting To Love, RE-Newing Your Light and Radiating Your Light. Book two in my Back To Love series.

Ex-psychotherapist and author Maame Blue reflects on the impact that creative writing had on her practice, and how psychotherapy has influenced her as a writer today.

Is it true that “Black men don’t do therapy?”, Somewhat provocative, but is there an element of truth?

Good mental health means that if the ice does crack, then we’ll be strong enough to swim.

Its October 2022 and black history month again. The theme this year is Time for change: Action not words. Resultantly I find myself writing and publishing blogs and articles like this one.

Considering my own knowledge and personal experience, conversations around polyamory and non-monogamy have been integrated into my client work much as any other topic a client might bring – sometimes as something they want to talk through and explore, sometimes more as contextual information about their lives.

What the construct of racial difference imposes on us is demanding and complex. Exploring themes from his most recent book, The Race Conversation: An Essential Guide to Life-Changing Dialogue, Eugene explores the various factors in our conditioning around race while...

But therapy must be a place where oppression is examined, where the focus isn’t to simply reduce distress, but to see it as a survival response to an oppressive world.