Mental Chats

In this episode Alice explains the single most important technique you can learn, practice and master to take your personal growth journey to the next level. You read the books, you listened to the theory on how to improve your wellbeing and your life from the inside-out... Now it is time to put it all to practice! And you will NEED this technique to succeed. Happy listening. For any questions, em...

This is a special episode for the Podcasthon charity initiative.   In the episode Alice interview Craig, digital content creator for the charity MQ Mental Health Research who funds ground-breaking mental health research to understand, prevent and treat mental health difficulties.   Mental health issues affect 1 in 4 people in the UK at any given time. This means that eventually one in a...

Did you know not all therapists are created equal? From psychologists to life coaches, the landscape can be overwhelming! In our latest podcast, Alice unpacks the roles of different mental health professionals so that you can make informed choices. For more info about the difference between counselling and psychotherapy click HERE For more information about the pathway to psychiatry, click HERE An...

In This episode Alice interviews prof. Joanna Moncrieff, practicing psychiatrist and professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London. Together they discuss: The origin and evidence for the current theory of mental distress: The Theory of the Chemical Imbalance in the Brain. How to chose if to start medications How to stop medications and the help available So that you can...

The way we interpret reality determines how we feel and how we act in life and the response from the world. So by changing our interpretation of reality, we can change how we fee and what we do, and therefore the response of the environment. In this episode Alice explains what the Confirmation Bias is and describes a few techniques that you can use to challenge thoughts when unhelpful. To know mor...

In this episode Alice explains why fear is not the enemy and what to do to overcome it. You do not want to overcome the Ring of Fear just for the sake of it, you want to overcome it when that particular fear is a limitation to living the life you want to live. The only way to overcome fear is to go through it and emerge on the other side, expanding your comfort zone in the process. Stop going arou...

Knowing your internal motivators is essential to have direction, motivation and purpose in life. In this episode, Alice will guide you in differentiating between internal and external motivators and will help you to identify your Values: the everlasting internal motors of our lives. To know more about Values, please watch our Values Vs Goals video in our FREE resources on : https://crossroadspsych...

In this episode Alice explain the 5 essential steps you need to take to create the life you want to live. If you have any questions on the concept explained, please email us at MentalChats@crossroadspsychology.co.uk and we will do our best to answer in one of the next episodes. In this episode, Alice also talks about the Hero's Journey. To know more about the Hero's Journey visit: https://en.wikip...

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In this episode Alice explains why our emotions are healthy helpful responses and what the function of Fear, Anger, Sadness and Joy is. Any questions, please emails us at mentalchats@crossroadspsychology.co.uk To access our FREE resources visit: https://crossroadspsychology.co.uk/crossroads-psychology-online-courses For more detailed information on the scientific research about primary emotions vi...

Welcome to the first episode of the Mental Chats podcast! In this episode Alice will explain the aims for this podcast and will introduce the theoretical models she uses to help people improve their lives in her daily work as a Clinical Director at Crossroads Psychology. These are: CBT, Mindfulness and ACT, models that you will soon learn, and that you can apply to your life, to change it, improve...