On this first episode of my new season I am joined by Dr Nicole Vignola, neuroscientist and author of brand new book REWIRE. We talk about the steps required to break the anxiety cycle, understanding the role of our default mode network and how it relates to our executive network, the things that we think won’t […]
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My guest for this episode is the mega bestselling author of Dopamine Nation and her name is Dr Anna Lembke. She’s an American psychiatrist and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University. She is a specialist in the opioid epidemic in the United States. Here we talk about the relationship between anxiety,
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Mental health stereotypes can often show the experience in just one way, debilitating, unable to get out of bed or function. Although this can be the case for some, there are many of us battling our minds while living a fully-functioning life. In this episode, Niall is joined by Dr. Lalitaa Suglani, a psychologist and
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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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