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This week's episode is a flashback to our episode where Dr Caroline talks to us about finding amazing things in the sort of wrapping that we would normally avoid - and bring us into balance! Repairing ourselves, making ourselves strong and happy physically, can provide the backbones of a strong mental state too.   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network...

It happens to all of us, aging! All that experience we gain through our life leads to this fully formed, older person - but that's not always easy to accept, especially as we watch our bodies change. This week, Dr Carolyn tells us about the evidence that shows when we accept and do the best things we can for ourselves, we age better and healthier.   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought...

Forgiveness, it can be the hardest thing to deal with - especially if we're waiting on the other person to understand they did something wrong. This week Dr Caroline looks at what the latest research says about forgiveness, and how forgiveness can sometimes leave us feeling stuck!  One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today.   See omn...

Did you know the mind doesn't respond well to empty space? That's why when we try to empty our brain of worries it just seems to get worse! This week Dr Caroline wraps up the Rumination series with Part 3 and how to actually combat rumination!   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

This week Dr Caroline continues our Rumination series with Part 2, and did you know there's science behind rumination? There is and it's all to do with our brain, so who better than Dr Caroline to take us through it!   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We all get stuck in our heads, don't we? And why is it always at night? Well in today's episode, Dr Caroline takes us through Part 1 of our Rumination series, what to do and how to get better sleep.   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes One Small Thing can be a small act of kindness, and this week Dr Caroline talks about the science behind these small acts, and how the receiver and the bestower benefit! It's science - it must be true!   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week with on One Small Thing with Dr Caroline we look at Shame. All of us get embarrassed and maybe withdraw into ourselves or find ourselves ostracised from the group - but did you know that this is a natural defence?   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who knew bread could be so wise, but in the hands of Dr Caroline it most certainly can! This week we talk failure, and how to turn that into victory! Don't give up - try, try again!!   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Domestic chores are the worst - well maybe not the worst - but we all have to do them. Unfortunately when they pile up it's so easy for these small tasks to become stressful, and the more little tasks that stack up, the more stress we have! This week Dr Caroline has a hack to reduce stress, get the tasks done, and leaving you feel accomplished and happy on the other end. One Small Thing with Dr Ca...

This week is the third and final part of our Gratitude Series, and today we turn inwards and show love and appreciation for ourselves. We are really good at focussing on our faults, but how can we turn that upside down, and gain all the health benefits this will bring?   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today.   See omnystudio.com...

This week is Part 2 of the Gratitude Series, and today we are learning how to express gratitude. This isn't just for the person you're expressing gratitude to - it's also for you! It provides dopamine and all those positive chemicals that create connection, which can be so easily missed in our busy lives.   One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Cr...

This week Dr Caroline starts a three-part series on Gratitude. Our brain is designed to detect threat, so if you feel you're always seeing the negative, it's actually natural - the way we were designed. But can we challenge our brain and change the way we see things through neuroplasticity?    One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Toda...

Sometimes it's hard to get motivated, especially when there's so much to do. It all seems too hard! But what if you could make inroads on that task list by cutting them into smaller tasks and stacking them, ticking them off as you go. Today Dr Caroline makes the complex easy, and the easy a breeze! One Small Thing with Dr Caroline is brought to you by My Social Support Network and Create Today. &n...

We find ourselves being busy, far too busy for true connection - but dis you know that a 30 second or longer hug releases a flood of happy feelings and creates an overall feeling of acceptance and bonding between each other?  As much as we might be racing from place to place, only connecting virtually or in quick get togethers, taking time for touch and to embrace each other is truly one smal...

What if the things we dismiss first have the most to teach us? In this episode of One Small Thing with Dr Caroline, we consider how easily we focus on what is obvious while overlooking what is valuable and how this tendency influences the way we think about ageing, experience and the contribution of others. Life is rarely defined by first impressions, and sometimes the greatest insight comes from...