The Magazine
Therapies Magazine is a magazine dedicated to the understanding and demystification of alternative therapies, through the voices of professionals and real-life practice. It is primarily designed for expatriates, especially those living on the Costa del Sol, as well as for anyone interested in alternative therapies, mental health and holistic wellbeing. Our purpose is to make these practices clearer, more accessible and better understood, without jargon, dogma or sensationalism. Alternative therapies are presented as complementary approaches to conventional medicine, never as miracle solutions. Therapies Magazine offers a calm, refined and thoughtful editorial style, focused on explanation, field experience and reflection. The magazine is published online and is freely accessible. A printed edition is available for purchase for readers who wish to receive or keep a physical copy. Therapies Magazine is a space to explore, understand and reflect on alternative therapies and personal wellbeing, especially when living abroad.
How to write for Therapies Magazine?
If you are interested in writing for THERAPIES MAGAZINE, you’ve come to the right place.
Therapies Magazine is an online magazine created for people living abroad and for those interested in alternative ways of understanding health, wellbeing, and personal experience. Our editorial line is rooted in the realities of expat life, emotional balance, and simple ways of understanding ourselves — without turning everything into a problem. Rather than promoting perfect lifestyles or miracle solutions, Therapies Magazine offers grounded, thoughtful, and accessible content. We aim to demystify alternative therapies, explore real-life situations, and give space to professionals who speak honestly about their work and about the human side of their practice. Our main focus is the expat community, particularly on the Costa del Sol and Gibraltar, but our content speaks to anyone living abroad or interested in wellbeing from a realistic and holistic perspective.
Our main editorial sections
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Self & Mental Health: Explores emotional life, identity, adaptation, stress, and inner experience. Articles approach mental health in a non-pathologising way, inspired by therapeutic and psychoanalytic perspectives, without turning the magazine into a clinical or diagnostic space
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Relationships & Family: Looks at couple life, friendships, parenting, sexuality, and family dynamics in an international context. This section focuses on emotional bonds, communication, and the challenges of building relationships far from one’s country of origin.
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Body & Health: Covers physical health, fatigue, nutrition, medicine, and everyday care practices. Articles aim to inform without fear and to present health as something lived daily, not only as a medical issue.
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Science, Nature & Alternatives: Explains scientific topics, natural approaches, and alternative practices in a clear and accessible way. The goal is to inform without exaggeration, mystification, or dogmatic positions.
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Spirit & Meaning: Explores questions of meaning, beliefs, spirituality, and inner life without dogma This section welcomes different traditions and perspectives as ways to reflect on human experience and personal values.
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Life Abroad & Society: Focuses on the concrete realities of expat life: work, administration, social integration, cultural differences, and the everyday challenges of living in another country.
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Arts & Leisure: Highlights art, culture, creative practices, movement, and leisure as resources for expression and wellbeing. This section includes music, dance, drawing, sport, and local cultural discoveries.
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Letters from Readers: A space where readers can share questions, experiences, and reflections. Professionals may respond with grounded and thoughtful perspectives inspired by their field of practice.
Queries:
To pitch an article you’d like to write, include a summary describing the gist and idea of the article, the approximate length and the date it could be handed in.
Submissions:
We prefer completed submissions as OpenOffice or Word attachments. Your name and a bio spanning one or two sentences should be included with your submission. We don’t pay for articles, but we do include a byline, bio, professional references, and link to your website. All articles might be edited for length, grammar, content, style, and tone. To pitch a story idea or submit a feature for Therapies Magazine, contact us here. (If the link doesn’t work, email us at hello@therapiesmagazine.com.) We do our best to respond to all inquiries, but be aware we are sometimes inundated. If you have not heard back from us after 1 month, please assume we will not be able to use your idea or submission.