Janice Lyons

Confessions of a Counsellor

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"Confessions of a Counsellor" is about mental health in bite-size chunks. Janice Lyons is not just a therapist but shares real-life self-help. Let's talk about therapy, counselling, and life tools/ tips to use every day in five minutes or less. I'm glad you're here :)In case you're curious, I am an introvert (INFJ) and a lover of chocolate, a good book, and fluffy animals! Follow me @aboutconnection

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Janice Lyons

Episodes

Mindfulness: Lion's Breath 06.10.2022 4:44

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons guides you through Lions Breath to help energize and move it into whatever we need to do next.

Mindfulness: Breathing Together 23.09.2022 6:12

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons guides you through breathing if things feel tough.

Mindfulness: Box Breathing 16.09.2022 5:30

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons guides you through Box Breathing, a basic breathing technique to bring you mindfulness and awareness.

Mental Health and Busyness 10.06.2022 5:54

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores how our words impact our thoughts and feelings about the world around us.

Therapy and Best Self 03.06.2022 4:03

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores the journey of being our best self rather than finding our best self.

Therapy and Our Beliefs 27.05.2022 5:25

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores how our beliefs and values impact how we see ourselves and the world around us?

Therapy and Expectations 20.05.2022 4:33

In today's episode, Janice Lyons explores where you're placing unrealistic expectations on yourself in your life.

Mental Health and Personalization 13.05.2022 4:56

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores how to stop taking things so personally. How can we reframe our experience to consider what else might be happening?

Mental Health and Human Being vs. Human Doing 06.05.2022 3:19

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores the practice of mindfulness and awareness of where our focus is.

Therapy and Empathy vs Sympathy 29.04.2022 6:01

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores how empathy drives connection and builds relationships and sympathy takes pity on the other.

Therapy and Non-Negotiable 22.04.2022 4:21

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores the most important behaviours to you and how to make them non-negotiables.

Change and Therapy | Pt. 2 15.04.2022 8:49

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores the Stages of Change and how it affects the therapeutic process. Check out Part One for more...

Change and Therapy | Pt. 1 08.04.2022 5:39

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores how to integrate our new skills into the change process. Check out Part Two for more...

Self-Help: Stay Miserable or Change 11.03.2022 6:36

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores the two fundamental life options: stay miserable or change.

Kindness and Therapy 04.03.2022 5:15

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores being kind and gentle to ourselves throughout the therapy process.

Mental Health and Self-Esteem 25.02.2022 6:08

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores self-esteem and a conversation about being enough.

Lifestyle Design and Therapy 18.02.2022 6:07

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores using self-awareness, personality, and self-care to create the best life for you.

Happiness and Mental Health 11.02.2022 5:10

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores happiness and how striving for constant happiness derails progress in therapy and prevents feeling happiness.

Rumble Your Story and Therapy 04.02.2022 4:43

In today's episode, Janice Lyons explores Brene Brown's idea of Rumbling your Story and how our thoughts and beliefs can change how we approach therapy.

Resistance and Therapy 28.01.2022 7:12

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores resistance to therapy; understanding resistance can help us to dig deeper to create more permanent change.

It's Not About Therapy 22.01.2022 5:48

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores change and feeling better; it is not about the hour you spend in therapy it's about the work done outside of therapy.

Therapy and Healing 14.01.2022 5:45

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores the process of therapy and healing; it takes hard work and time to find the coping strategies that will work for you.

Intuition and Therapy 07.01.2022 5:34

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores cultivating and listening to our intuition to discover our own answers.

Mental Health and Gratitude 10.12.2021 6:16

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores building gratitude into our lives and how it supports our therapeutic journey.

Tools for Therapy 03.12.2021 6:11

In today’s episode, Janice Lyons explores ways to integrate journaling, mindfulness, and meditation into therapy.