Question: what is a running pychologists

Sally Tilt answered on 5 Mar 2019:

Ah yes! This was my description of myself – I’m now wishing that it is an actual thing – perhaps a psychologist who provides therapy while they are running! But actually I just meant that I am a psychologist who also likes to do some running.

You’ve got me thinking now though – a friend of mine is part of a running group for people with mental health difficulties – they go for a run and have a chat about something that is on their mind. Having conversations with people, when you are side by side, rather than face to face, is often a lot easier. One possible reason for this is that you remove some of the need to manage your non-verbal communication (e.g. smiling and eye contact), and you can concentrate on your verbal communication.

I know many people say that they have their best conversations when they are driving and sitting next to a person in a car – possibly this works the same way.