Episode 230: People Pleasing
Most people live their lives based on making other people happy to some degree. It's just how far we take it that determines whether or not it becomes a problem.
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As well as hours and hours of varying hypnotherapy tracks to listen to, again updating each Monday.
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Episode 229: PTSD
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and its counterpart Complex PTSD, are life-altering conditions.
And although the symptoms may often resemble Anxiety and Depression, they need to be worked on in slightly different ways.
And although the symptoms may often resemble Anxiety and Depression, they need to be worked on in slightly different ways.
Episode 228: Insecure Attachment
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Prompted by a few emails over the years. Today is all about dealing with having an insecure attachment style and how to best cope in a relationship despite it.
Episode 227: You Can't Always Trust Your Gut
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Today is all about biases.
In particular the in-group and out-group bias that drives our emotions way more than it should in the modern world.
In particular the in-group and out-group bias that drives our emotions way more than it should in the modern world.
Episode 226: Perfectionism
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It's often said that there are 3 types of perfectionism. Self-Oriented Perfectionism, Other-Oriented Perfectionism and Socially Prescribed Perfectionism. Let's take a peek into them shall we?
Episode 225: Empathy
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I have a couple of catchphrases, or if you ask my wife I repeat myself a lot and can be boring and predictable, either way you'll often hear me say one particular phrase.
"The brain can't separate fact from fiction."
If you've got this far through my Podcast series and not heard me say that then I must boring after all because you clearly fell asleep, because I say it a lot. And for good reason.
"The brain can't separate fact from fiction."
If you've got this far through my Podcast series and not heard me say that then I must boring after all because you clearly fell asleep, because I say it a lot. And for good reason.
Episode 224: What COULD You Be Grateful For?
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Gratitude, even about the simpler things in life, helps to dilute down the frustrations about the annoying things. But it's not always easy to find reasons to be grateful is it?
Episode 223: Hoarding
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Seeing as it's Spring, not that you'd know it, *shakes fist at the clouds* a time for having a good old clear out.
I thought I'd revisit an old topic and talk about the psychology of stuff this week.
In particular the way our brain can get very confused.
I thought I'd revisit an old topic and talk about the psychology of stuff this week.
In particular the way our brain can get very confused.
Episode 222: Mindful Moments
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Someone asked me recently what the difference is between meditation, mindfulness and hypnosis. So I thought I'd go into it a little today and encourage you to take some mindful moments to train your brain.
Episode 221: Dealing With Entitled People
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Are we ALL entitled to an opinion?
Am I really worth L'Oreal's products?
All these questions and more on this month's exciting instalment!
Am I really worth L'Oreal's products?
All these questions and more on this month's exciting instalment!
Episode 220: Anniversary Reactions
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An increase in distress around the anniversary of a traumatic event is often called an anniversary reaction.
It can range from feeling mildly upset for a day or two to more extreme reactions where someone experiences significant psychiatric or even medical symptoms.
The good news is that we know when it's coming!
It can range from feeling mildly upset for a day or two to more extreme reactions where someone experiences significant psychiatric or even medical symptoms.
The good news is that we know when it's coming!
Episode 219: Happiness In A Depressing World
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When the oceans are filling with plastic, the cost of living is high and everyone seems to hate each other it's not easy to be the optimist and promote happiness.
So what can we do?
So what can we do?
Episode 218: Comparison
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"Comparison is the thief of joy" said Theodore Roosevelt over a hundred years ago.
He knew it then and we all still know it now. But do we actually remember that when the time comes?
He knew it then and we all still know it now. But do we actually remember that when the time comes?
Episode 217: Forgive and Forget
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The dictionary defines "to forgive" as this: Verb. To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offence, flaw, or mistake.
But language evolves. And maybe, to you, forgive and forget doesn't mean letting go of something so as to feel better. It means forgive the abuser and forget the victim. And it shouldn't.
But language evolves. And maybe, to you, forgive and forget doesn't mean letting go of something so as to feel better. It means forgive the abuser and forget the victim. And it shouldn't.
Bonus Episode: Andrea McLean
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I was recently contacted by TV legend Andrea Mclean. Andrea has been working in the media for years but recently made the decision to take her life in a different direction and created an online community called This Girl Is On Fire all about personal growth.
This week is the launch of an App that accompanies it and so I thought it would be nice to get her on the podcast to talk a little bit about it.
I hope you find what we say useful!
This week is the launch of an App that accompanies it and so I thought it would be nice to get her on the podcast to talk a little bit about it.
I hope you find what we say useful!
Episode 216: Can We Not Care What Others Think?
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Worrying about what people think is a common issue.
Almost everyone comes into therapy with some aspect of this. It's worth drilling down on who we actually mean though, when we say to ourselves that we worry what "other people" think.
Who are these anonymous other people?
Almost everyone comes into therapy with some aspect of this. It's worth drilling down on who we actually mean though, when we say to ourselves that we worry what "other people" think.
Who are these anonymous other people?