Christmas countdown day 19: team Christmas

Push past the stresses of the festive season and find joy.

Roger Bretherton

Roger is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist.

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Arthur Christmas, Roger Bretherton's doppelgänger.

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The Christmas Countdown

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24 March 2025

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Adolescence, witches and theological map-making

Netflix's powerful new series, bewitchment, and Rowan Williams invites us to "come and see".

Natalie Garrett

Natalie produces and narrates The Seen & Unseen Aloud podcast. She's an Anglican minister and a trained actor.

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In this week's eclectic mix, Lauren Westwood dives into Netflix's powerful new series, Adolescence; Belle Tindall asks why we are so bewitched by witches and Rowan Williams invites us to "come and see" while he gives us a lesson in theological map-making.