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Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth about improving your anxiety, something both Damon and Harvey encounter daily in their work. Damon aims to shed some light on how he works with clients to help them improve their anxiety.  In this episode, anxiety is discussed in general. More specific anxiety disorders will be discussed in future episodes.  They...

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones on a topic he is passionate about - concussion. Harvey wants to improve listeners' understanding of acute concussion symptoms and the main dos and don'ts following a concussion. They discuss what a concussion is, what is important to do in the first 24 to 48 hours after a concussion, and where they could g...

Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth about sleep as they try to cut through all the fads, devices and common advice to give you some practical science-based strategies to improve your sleep.  They talk about: *how much sleep we need and how to work this out for ourselves, often without fancy technology. *insomnia and how common it is. *the most evide...

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones about all things stress-related.  They talk about:  * what stress is * if stress is ever a positive thing * the difference between the benefits of acute stress and the negatives of chronic stress * the potential detrimental health factors of chronic stress * what people can do if stress is negatively impacting the...

Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth about what depression is and what can be done about it.  They discuss: * The various symptoms of depression * When medication is most useful for people with depression * What the main self-help strategies are that people can try if they are feeling depressed * How therapy can help people with depression to change...

Dr Damon Ashworth, Clinical Psychologist, interviews Dr Harvey Jones, Neuropsychologist on everything there is to know about motivation. They discuss what motivation is, the different types of motivation, which is most effective, how people can become more motivated to do certain things, and how they can improve the behaviours that they want to regardless of how motivated they feel.