Moving Minds Forward

Grief is one of the most human things we go through  and one of the things our culture handles worst.  We're quietly expected to be "back to normal" far sooner than any of us actually are. So if you've ever wondered whether you're grieving wrong, taking too long, or not feeling the "right" things, this episode is for you. In this one I look at what grief actually is, why it hits the body as hard a...

You already know the spider won't kill you.  You know the plane is one of the safest places you can be.  You know the needle will be fine. And none of that knowing makes the slightest difference. That gap between what you know and what you feel is the most frustrating part of living with a phobia. It's also the key to understanding what's actually going on and how to change it. In this episode, Ga...

In this episode of Moving Minds Forward, Gary Johannes sits down with Dawn Ibbetson for an honest conversation about burnout, identity, and the long road back to yourself. Dawn spent years climbing the corporate ladder in IT, reaching senior management in a male-dominated world. From the outside it looked polished and successful. On the inside, she was slowly losing touch with who she was, until b...

That voice in your head. The one that says you're not good enough, that you said the wrong thing, that it's all going to go wrong. It feels like the truth. It isn't. It's a thought. And there's a very big difference. In this episode, Gary Johannes breaks down why the brain generates negative thoughts, why some of them get stuck on repeat, and what the evidence says actually helps — not by fighting...

"I'm just a bit stressed." "Everyone's stressed, aren't they?" That habit of brushing it off is one of the most damaging things we do. Because chronic stress isn't just an inconvenience' it's a serious condition with serious consequences. Left unaddressed, it contributes to high blood pressure, heart disease, disrupted sleep, and a brain that gradually loses its ability to think clearly, make deci...

Why do some people constantly feel not good enough. Even when they’re capable, successful, and doing everything they can to hold things together? In this episode of Moving Minds Forward , Gary Johannes explores the psychology and neuroscience behind low confidence and self-esteem. From self-doubt and overthinking to comparison, perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the inner critic that never seems...

Most people with social anxiety don't look like they have social anxiety.  They show up. They function. They get through the day.  But on the inside, before every social situation, during it, and long after it's over, something exhausting is happening. The monitoring. The self-scrutiny. The replay. The dread. In this episode, Gary Johannes, solution focused hypnotherapist, founder of Inspired To C...

Your Brain Isn't Broken. Depression, Anxiety and Mental Health with Gary Johannes Episode 3: Depression - What's Really Going On, What Keeps It Going, and What Actually Helps Depression isn't weakness. It isn't laziness. It isn't something you can just think your way out of. It's a serious mental health condition that affects how you feel, how you think, and how you function and most people who ar...

Panic attacks feel like your body is betraying you. They're not. Here's what's actually going on. If you've ever had a panic attack, there's a good chance you genuinely thought you were dying — or losing your mind. You weren't. But no one ever explained why it felt that way. In this episode, Gary Johannes — solution focused hypnotherapist, founder of Inspired to Change, and senior lecturer at CPHT...

Over 8 million people in the UK are living with anxiety right now. Most of them have never told anyone.  If that's you,  this episode is for you. In this first episode, solution-focused hypnotherapist and founder of Inspired to Change, Gary Johannahs, breaks down what anxiety actually is, what's keeping it going, and what genuinely helps.  No jargon. No judgment. Just the science, explained clearl...