Retrain your Brain for success

Psychology never started out to blame, stigmatise, nor rank 'good' traits over 'bad', it was created to EXPLAIN & understand. WE added the baggage, how about we remove it too?  Fabulous interview with best selling author of Beautifully Broken, Abigail Tennant about Neurodiversity and being able to thrive.   #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #dyslexia #mentalhealth 

I can't believe it's the end of a season already!! This episode challenges you to rethink your mental health as something to be committed to, celebrated and worked at (like physical exercise) not just the absence of mental or emotional suffering...and of course there's tips to do just that! You can cope - now learn to THRIVE  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #...

If you're constantly putting things off 'until tomorrow' - what makes you think tomorrow will be any different to today? The only time you can ever guarantee is right now - so use it, embrace it and make the most of it.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #positivepsychology #procrastination #motivation 

The SWOT analysis is a common business tool but it is extremely effective to use on yourself if you are looking to grow or change. This podcast takes you through how to use it as well as challenges you to engage with your strengths, and improve on each weakness (even just a little bit) regularly  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #consultant #positivepsychology #swotanalysis...

With the theme for Mental health awareness week being 'nature' and our growing appreciation for green spaces over the course of the pandemic tours podcast takes advice from landscape architecture and master planning to add 'play' into our external - and personal - environments.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #mindfulness #resilience #positivepsychology...

You don't plant a seed and yell at it to grow, yet we seem to do this to ourselves. This podcast is slightly different - it's still got tips for being patient, but it's a personal reflection on my (in)ability to be patient at times and how I work at it. #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #author #positivepsychology #patience #selfimprovement 

'Social prescribing' is GP encouragement to explore community-based hobbies. This podcast explores how art and other creative pursuits can work wonders for wellbeing...and how to get started!  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #socialprescribing #artandmentalhealth 

Delighted to have shared some of these as part of The Sun's #bouncebackbritain  https://twitter.com/TheSun/status/1380202527971495938?s=19 campaign. If they whetted your appetite, here's the full list of things we can do to keep our motivation high to take on the world as soon as the world opens its doors to us once more!  Make your mental fitness something to commit to and be proud of.....

How do you see Daylight savings? A poll revealed 84% don't like it!! This podcast sets the context of the change as well as looks at ways we can utilise the hour gained, and minimise effects on any sleep lost.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #insomnia #bettersleep #daylightsavings #biophilia 

For those with social anxiety (and those who might have developed it this year) coming out of Lockdown may be a struggle  Here are some tools to cope.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #author #positivepsychology #resilience 

I'm joined by Award Winning Coach Sharon Lawton discussing her favourite tools for choosing the life you want to live. Overthinking? Surrounded by energy vampires? Need a nudge to get out of a funk? Sharon has practical solutions you can try right now.  Catch up with her on LinkedIn: Sharon Lawton, Head of Training at The Coaching Academy.

I can't believe it's the end of another series! So here's a thought to keep you on track until the next.  We're all busy people and it's so easy to lash out when someone lets us down...often because we're also taking it personally. This podcast offers a couple of exercises to ease that frustration and move forward in your journey, rather than letting anger (that someo...

As we used technology to connect rather than compare, and perhaps because we went out less, the anxiety of FOMO seems to have eased. This podcast looks at what it is and why it affects us. #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #resilienceexpert #fomo

People pleasing is not going to help you in the long run,and neither does it actually empowering the person asking (if they think you'll just get them out of it). The most successful people say 'no' all the time. This podcast gives you ways to show support while still giving others ownership AND protecting your time and energy.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #autho...

Posture can both betray and affect our mental state. While some of us still remain working from home, it's important to give your body some love - AND A STRETCH - once in a while.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #consultant #mindfulness #resilience #wellness #positivepsychology #workingfromhome

With professors being targeted, and speakers being rejected, is cancel culture causing us to merely 'avoid' rather than learn the skills of critical thinking and debate?  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #resilienceexpert #cancelculture 

This episode seeks to explain 'cancel culture' as well as look at some of the benefits, but also problems arising from so called 'social media mob rule'.  The next episode explores its challenge to free speech on the academic context.  #psychologist #cancelculture #author #ThoughtLeadership #debate 

A lot of big events have been postponed or cancelled and that's left us feeling down. Yet sometimes we may feel 'am I just being trivial when so much grief is around?!'. No matter what, it is OK to feel exactly as you do, and suppressing it can do more harm than good. This podcast looks at managing disappointment from cancelled plans.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #author...

It's gone on a long time (at the time of recording) and there's still a few more months yet - these are my practical tips to beat lockdown fatigue living at home and working from it.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #positivepsychology #lockdownuk #lockdownfatigue 

Even animals have a sense of Fairness and will 'act up' if they feel they've missed out. So, are you 'shopping in' neighbours for covid breaches? Are you tutting at the lack of masks? Are you judging before processing the full situation (and could that be shielding you from dealing with your own stuff!?)  Why are we judgmental and what can we do instead? #psychologist #wel...

Acceptance doesn't mean 'giving up', but it does mean working from a point of reality. When we can be honest with where we are and what we want we can move forward with confidence and togetherness as we all know where we stand.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #mindfulness #resilience 

Stress in the 21st century is often more psychological than physical, so we must tackle it in kind. While of course external support is both welcomed and helpful, we ourselves can build our inner strength - our mental and emotional fortitude - our personal power, in order to achieve what we desire. This psychological fitness will help us sustain our motivation, choose our behaviours for the best o...

You know you are in survival mode when your human nature to help is tainted by fleeting thoughts of 'No one helped me', 'How will you repay this' or 'Oh I have to worry about you too'  It's NOT self care that makes us selfish - that helps us bring back balance so we can function on the balance between emotion and logic. 'Survival mode' - is what makes u...

We're NOT in the same boat - but we all face the same storm and that gives us the compassion and empathy to help and hold onto each other. This uplifting podcast explores hope and how we can seek it from, and be it for, others.  Be strong.  #psychologist #wellbeing #mentalhealth #speaker #author #consultant #mindfulness #resilience #positivepsychology 

The secret to coaching is we always ALWAYS believe in your ability to make the changes you need and we help you with that though both the practical tools, AS WELL AS that safe, nurturing context to grow. While you don't always need a coach, you still need to see yourself as we see you - you CAN do it...and this podcast helps you with establishing that strength.  #psychologist #wellbeing #ment...