By Dr Daniel Gordon

We’ve all seen the relationship advice plastered across the internet, those neat, catchy phrases that promise a perfect partnership if only you follow their simple logic. But how many of these widely circulated relationship clichés actually hold up under the scrutiny of a clinical psychologist?

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Each winter, influenza returns with quiet predictability. And yet, each year is different. The virus changes, our immunity wanes, and for some people, what looks like “just the flu” can spiral into a dangerous illness. At my clinic, I often meet patients who think of flu as nothing more than a bad cold.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Building real self-esteem in children is one of the greatest challenges for parents. Confidence and resilience are easy to spot, but self-esteem is harder to define and even harder to nurture. Recently on The Health Perspective I sat down with Dr Josh Harwood, a clinical psychologist specialising in child mental health, to talk about self-esteem…

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Restlessness, struggles with focus, emotional difficulties. For some children, these are just fleeting phases of growing up. For others, they point to something deeper: ADHD. Few topics in child health spark as much debate. Are we overdiagnosing?

By Dr Daniel Gordon

What is resilience? What does it mean to have a strong mindset, and can we learn to become more resilient over time? In this post we’re shifting focus — not on illness, but on mental wellbeing, mindset, and the psychological tools that help us thrive, even when life gets hard.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

You have cancer. Three words no one ever wants to hear — and yet, thousands hear them every day. For many, the initial shock is paralysing. But what happens after the diagnosis?

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Food allergies can feel unpredictable, overwhelming, and at times, even frightening. From uncertainty about symptoms to confusion around diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, there’s a lot to untangle.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Sneezing, itchy eyes, blocked sinuses, poor sleep — for some, hay fever is just a mild seasonal nuisance. But for others, it’s weeks of misery. A condition that not only drains energy but can seriously disrupt daily life.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

I’ve seen many patients who look perfectly healthy on paper, no glaring lifestyle risks, discover they actually face a higher chance of heart disease than they realised. The culprit? An overlooked cholesterol marker known as Lipoprotein(a).

By Dr Daniel Gordon

One of the commonest challenges I encounter in my clinic is helping people recognise they might be struggling with low mood or depression, and Often, they don’t come in until their symptoms have already caused months or even years of distress.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

School anxiety is a common but often distressing experience for both children and parents. Whether it’s apprehension about a new term, worry over academic pressures or fear of social situations, school anxiety can significantly affect a child’s well-being and ability to learn.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

Insomnia is a common yet often misunderstood condition that affects countless individuals worldwide. For some, it may be a short-lived response to temporary stress; for others, it can persist for months or years, causing real disruption to their overall health, daytime functioning, and quality of life.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

For many people experiencing anxiety, depression, or other mental health challenges, it can be tempting to look for a single, definitive solution—a so-called “magic pill” that promises to fix everything, no single strategy can address every individual’s needs.

By Dr Daniel Gordon

As an experienced GP with considerable paediatric experience and as a parent with a milk allergic child, I know how overwhelming it can feel when you suspect your baby might have a milk allergy. From fussiness and reflux to skin rashes and digestive upsets, the possible indicators can feel endless.

By Dr Ellie Cannon

A Doctor’s Guide to Alternative Symptom Relief For many women, menopause marks a significant transition that can bring an array of physical and emotional changes. While hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often a go-to option for managing menopause, it’s not necessarily the best—or only—choice for everyone.

By Dr Ellie Cannon

Choosing to take any medication is a balancing act of downsides and benefits, and if there aren’t great benefits to be had, the balance doesn’t swing in favour of taking something. Many women are doing very well with their menopause symptoms using alternatives to HRT, whether natural or prescribed.