Don't Get A Therapist... Yet!

In this episode, Wendy explains what self-compassion is and why it is something we all need to learn to practice. She shares over a dozen self-soothing techniques, you can use to switch on your parasympathetic nervous system to balance things out again, so you no longer feel frozen or overwhelmed. KEY TAKEAWAYS Self-compassion is about taking care of ourselves and building resilience. Be kind and...

Today, Wendy is joined by Jim Lucas a very experienced CBT psychotherapist, supervisor, and ACT trainer, who founded Open Forwards. His practice offers evidence-based therapies to help adults, children, adolescents, and couples in person and online. He also trains other therapists to use ACT. Jim explains how ACT works and improves our psychological flexibility to get unstuck mentally. KEY TAKEAWA...

In this episode, Wendy is joined by Nicky Edwards an amazing woman, entrepreneur and physiotherapist who focuses on helping women achieve more than they believe is possible through movement, exercise and running. She is an incredibly active person who uses running to help her to cope and remain well mentally. An outlet that was taken away from her overnight when complications after an operation le...

In this episode, Wendy introduces you to the range of therapies that exist, to help you to choose one that you think will suit your needs.  Wendy provides you with an understanding of the most popular and widely available forms of therapy. Including counselling, person-centred, psychodynamic, ACT, EMDR, CFT, IFS, human givens, gestalt therapies and analytical psychology. Before explaining how to i...

Today, Wendy is joined by Wendy Firmin-Price who helps people to heal their hearts and minds through interactions with horses. Wendy explains how this works and why it is especially good for teenagers. They also discuss the therapy that finally enabled Wendy to lose weight in her 60s.  KEY TAKEAWAYS When you crash diet, your body stops feeling safe and rebels. The relationship you have with yourse...

In this episode, Wendy talks about a wonderful therapy called ACT, which stands for Acceptance Commitment Therapy.  This therapy enables people to move towards their values and goals without being pushed off track or slowed down by the unhelpful thoughts, emotions, and experiences that we all have. KEY TAKEAWAYS ACT is a therapy that helps people to move towards their values and goals despite diff...

In this episode, Wendy talks about why willingness is such an important component of ACT therapy. She explains how developing the ability to be willing to do something will help you to do things that you don´t enjoy to get to where you want to be. Wendy walks you through how to use thought records and other techniques to help you develop willingness so that you can overcome resistance and meet cha...

Wendy introduces us to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), the main therapy she offers. She briefly explains what it is and how it works. Wendy uses the example of someone who was attacked as a child and, as an adult, felt that it would happen again if she left her home. She shares the step-by-step process that was used to enable this person to overcome that fear. KEY TAKEAWAYS Our thoughts and fee...

In this episode, Wendy explains the role self-reflection plays in identifying our personal values. By exploring our thoughts, emotions, and sensations we can uncover our true desires and fully understand what is important to us. Providing us with the clarity we need to live by our values and prioritise what really matters to us so that we can live truly fulfilling lives. Wendy shares some simple e...