Dr. Ingela Thuné-Boyle
Health Psychologist
Online Practice

Grief is a natural reaction to loss, but it doesn’t follow the same path for everyone. When a death is sudden, violent, or deeply...

'Medical trauma' refers to a patient's psychological and physiological response to a negative or traumatic experience in a medical...

Medical gaslighting is a subtle yet deeply damaging phenomenon in healthcare, where a patient's symptoms or concerns are dismissed, minimized, or attributed to psychological causes without appropriate investigation. Often rooted in implicit bias, power imbalances, or systemic issues within the medical system, this behavior can lead to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and a loss of trust in healthcare providers.

The mind-body connection refers to the link between our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, and our physical health. This relationship is bi

The connection between narcissistic abuse, trauma, and chronic illness conditions, underscores the profound impact of emotional suffering on

Some people with a chronic illness or with distressing physical symptoms may have experienced trauma in their lives, either as a direct...

Grief is usually associated with a single event such as the death of a loved one. However, in chronic illness, grief is also very...

When discussing a patient's health status within healthcare and clinical practice, we often talk about the concept of Quality of Life but...

I've read a few articles lately about what people describe as 'medical gaslighting'. What's usually being referred to here is a tendency...

I had intended on posting a blog article about what many people refer to as 'medical gaslighting' but considering the times we live in at...

I had intended to write about grief in chronic illness but my health took a turn for the worse with yet another episode of CSF leaks...

I read an interesting blog article recently. It was written by a woman who felt completely overwhelmed by her illness, especially the...