Dr Lucy Maddox is a consultant clinical psychologist and writer. After working for many years in NHS inpatient adolescent services, she now works part time for the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) as their senior clinical adviser. She also works clinically with adults and adolescents in Bristol. Lucy is a visiting lecturer at the Anna Freud Centre and has carried out research into various topics, including the psychological consequences of sexual assault, and how best to provide compassionate care. Lucy has written a popular psychology book on child development called Blueprint: How Our Childhood Makes Us Who We Are, published in March 2018, as well as for various publications, including the Guardian, Science, Prospect, the Psychologist and the Times. She was a British Science Association Media Fellow in 2013. Follow her on Twitter – @lucy_maddox – or visit her website: lucymaddox.co.uk