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Episode 202: Loneliness

15.07.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

It's been a lonely 18 months for a lot of us. But even before Covid there were plenty of people saying that they were lonely and didn't have many opportunities to connect with people.
Recent research suggests that as many as a third of us have literally nobody that we would class as a close friend.
It would be nice to do something about that!

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Episode 201: Resolutions

01.07.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

It's July!
We're exactly half way through the year and how are your New Years resolutions going?
I ask because enough time has gone by for any resolutions you might have made in January to have fallen by the wayside.

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Episode 200: To Diet or Not To Diet

15.06.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

When living in a society that's full of body shaming the pressure to lose weight can encourage some very bad habits and ideas.
Let's explore them.

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Episode 199: Burnout

01.06.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

In 1974 Herbert Freudenberger came up with a term that he defined as “the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.”
He called it "Burnout" and is a different sort of stress to what we might normally think of.

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Episode 198: Nature

14.05.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

Imagine a therapy that had no known side effects, was readily available, and could improve your cognitive functioning at zero cost. Such a therapy has been known to philosophers, writers, and lay people alike: interacting with nature.

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Episode 197: Worrying & Acceptance

01.05.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

I've talked a lot in the past about the need to control thoughts using distractions and deliberate, forced thinking in order to create a more positive mindset. But I think it's crucial to recognise the importance of accepting our thoughts too.

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Episode 196: Daydreaming

01.04.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

People often frown upon daydreaming as being unproductive yet at the same time many others suggest that it improves creativity. Why the dichotomy?
I think this is a cultural problem more than anything. Because we seem to live in a culture that values productivity and immediate results rather than valuing the development of the skills needed to work out how to do it in the first place.

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Episode 195: It's OK To Be Selfish

01.03.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

I'm sure you've heard the phrase "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" but I wonder if there needs to be a bit more to that.
Well, that's what I want to talk about today.

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Bonus Episode: Michelle Thomas

15.02.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls Bonus Episode: Michelle Thomas

Michelle Thomas is an author and podcaster. She's written for The Guardian, The Independent, Stylist, Standard Issue the list goes on.
And on top of that she also wrote a book inspired by her experiences of depression called My Shit Therapist: & Other Mental Health Stories.
I'm sure you'll both enjoy and appreciate what she has to share with you.

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Episode 194: Taking Action Today

01.02.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

Whatever your goals are it's fair to say that reaching them won't happen by accident or through luck.
Luck might have a small part to play. But what are the chances that it's the only part when compared to the effects of the deliberate action that you take yourself?
Deliberate action wins any day I'd say.
So to do that there are some basic principles that you might need to follow so as to help you on your way and they don't involve starting tomorrow. They involve the present moment, right now.

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Bonus Episode: Matt Elswood

15.01.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls Bonus Episode: Matt Elswood

Matt Elswood is a Chief Pharmacist specialising in mental health pharmaceuticals at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.
As well as being an Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham he's also a really nice guy with a lot of interesting things to share with us.
Enjoy

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Episode 193: Gratitude

01.01.2021 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

Many self help and personal development books (my own included) will talk about the importance of gratitude as a way of boosting happiness and wellbeing.
Today we explore it in a little more detail.

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The Lost Letter - By Richard Nicholls

25.12.2015 Filed in: podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

It had been 6 weeks since the funeral.
Long enough to get used to the idea that he was an orphan now. Dan had laughed a little when he first used that word, orphan.
How old do we have to be before we no longer describe ourselves as that? He thought to himself. But to him, Dan was an orphan. After all both his parents had died, first his Dad, although that was many years ago and now his Mum.
But, at 57 years old to describe yourself as an orphan seemed odd, hence…

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Are New Years Resolutions a good idea or not?

Grandads Gift

24.12.2014 Filed in: podcast written by: Richard Nicholls

I didn't believe him at first, I looked at him on the playground through squinted, suspicious eyes.
"There's no such thing as Santa Claus!" he'd said and laughed at me. Of course, if he was right then I'd been lied to through all of the 9 years of my life.
But I was a clever boy, and I could understand why, if it was true that there was no such thing as Father Christmas, all parents would collude with each other to create this magical present bringing character.
But I didn't want to hear it from the biggest idiot in the class on the last day of term…

Bonus Episode: Robin Ince

20.12.2020 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls Bonus Episode: Robin Ince

It's another bonus guest episode and this time it's the turn of stand up comedian and author Robin Ince.
We talk about intrusive thoughts, stage fright and why we all need therapy.

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Bonus Episode: Dean Burnett

10.12.2020 Filed in: Podcast written by: Richard Nicholls Bonus Episode: Dr Dean Burnett

Today's bonus episode is with neuroscientist, stand up comedian and author Dean Burnett.
We chat about toxic positivity, emotional processing, addiction and many other things besides.

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