On this episode, the final of this season, I am joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Claire Conlon (The Caterpillar Clinic) for a very specific conversation that I hope will be useful for those among you who are parents. This mirrors my own current experience, and my last year and a half. It’s about the overwhelming […]
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A solo episode this week, sharing my experience of depression, the surprising function of intrusive thoughts and the heavy bag we carry.
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This episode explains what stress is, and how it recruits our brain and body to react in specific ways. I describe the three main types of stress, and how two of them actually enhance the function of our immune system making us less vulnerable to infections. I review tools that allow us to control our
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This episode is the companion to Chapter 1, Section 1: The Hyper Monkey Mind. In it, you’ll learn:
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Defusing Anxious Thoughts Some strategies for defusing anxious thoughts. Join Kelli and guests Paulie Siegel and Victoria Aron, two licensed therapists and hosts of Shit Talking Shrinks, as they discuss strategies for working through anxious thoughts in the context of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Further Material and Information Links: Defusing Anxious Thoughts Gameplay and
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Gameplay and Storytelling to Heal Anxiety Daniel Hand, therapeutic counsellor, author, and game designer, as they chat about the benefits of using tabletop role-playing games to navigate and heal from anxiety, trauma, and more. Not into Dungeons and Dragons like Dan and Kelli? No big deal, there are lots of ways to make this therapeutic
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Things to Remember about Anxiety In this episode the host gives a summary of hear learnings to this point. Here are 8 things to remember about anxiety. rom the 4 components of an emotion such as anxiety to knowing when to push and when not to, these are coping mechanisms, mindset frameworks and simple points
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Workplace Anxiety Dealing with workplace anxiety is a difficult thing to manage, but knowing when to walk away could be key to your wellbeing. The episode guest is an Irish entrepreneur and founder/owner/barista of the very successful Two Boys Brew and Milos in Dublin. Taurean Coughlan did what so many of us dream of: he
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Reduce Stress and Anxiety A brief explanation of how breathing practices can reduce stress and anxiety. Learning to harness the power of your breath can be life changing. It’s free, it’s easy, it doesn’t require much of your time and the results can be instantaneous. Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for
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Exam Anxiety The sun is coming out and the exam anxiety is building. In this episode of Owning It, the host is joined by Mary Bradley. Mary specialises in teen wellbeing. She’s been a secondary school teacher for 10 years and is also a trained breathwork and meditation instructor and life coach. Mary works with
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Self-Actualisation This episode is about self-actualisation in it’s many forms. Niall is joined by cognitive scientist and humanistic psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman. Scott hosts The Psychology Podcast and is passionate about our innate potential as humans. Scott’s latest book ‘Transcend’ is a reimagining of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and a new insight into living your
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