Shrink, the podcast for the mind

Send us Fan Mail Habits are the building blocks of our lives. They shape our actions, influence our decisions, and determine our overall well-being. By understanding how habits form, persist, and change, we can take control of our behaviours and create a life that aligns with our goals and values. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail I'm having a chat with Lucy Cavendish. Lucy is a therapist, journalist, writer and podcaster. We've met in 2016 when she interviewed me for The Times and we've been friends since then. She just had a book published "How to have amazing relationships", which I highly recommend. We talk about relationships, body image and many other things.  Thanks for liste...

Send us Fan Mail There is so much anxiety around as we're experiencing drastic changes in our societies! In this episode I explore the impact it can have on our eating habits. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail I talk about body dissatisfaction in this episode because it’s something I’m very familiar with. As some of my clients, I was very unhappy with my body appearance for years. And despite what some people may think, it is not something to take lightly, it affects millions of individuals and it has disastrous consequences. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Ph...

Send us Fan Mail In the previous episode, my guest and I mentioned "disordered eating" a few times and I think it's important to explain what it means, how it differentiates from eating disorders, what the symptoms and triggers are like. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I’m having a conversation with my friend f3uzi. We talk about the struggles with our eating patterns and the impact it had on our respective lives. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail Journaling is such a beneficial practice, It's good for your mental health! Let’s see how it can help you with different aspects of your wellbeing. And then I am also telling you how to easily get started. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail Instead of eating according to a fad diet book, design your own diet. One that fits with your taste, your budget and your lifestyle. It might take you longer to lose weight and eat more healthily but then it will be for good! Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail This episode is recorded at the beginning of December, that time of the year when we are often tempted to eat and drink more. We do that for different reasons: to feel like it's somehow more festive, not to disappoint someone who has spent hours in the kitchen cooking for us, because we have spent quite a lot of money on expensive dishes and drinks... We feel bad to put in th...

Send us Fan Mail I have seen over the years how important it is to have the right intentions and mindset if you want lo lose weight. Being in a good place I would say. Because, if that’s not the case, it will simply not work. And repeated attempts to lose weight only reinforce the believe that you will never achieve it or that you’re a failure. So, what does it really mean and how can you get ther...

Send us Fan Mail For some, being overweight may provide a sense of safety or comfort for several reasons. And being aware of this will help them greatly on their weight-loss journey. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail The post diet maintenance phase… Now what is that? Let’s say you’ve been on a diet and you’ve lost the weight you wanted to lose or just about. So, what happens now, how do you make sure you can keep that weight off? You’ve maybe been there before and you have put it all back on, and maybe even more. So you’re scared, you’re feeling lost and maybe even quite lonely at that point....

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I encourage you to explore the unconscious fears that have ruined your attempts to lose weight. Because, even if you feel like you would do anything to achieve this, it will confront you with things that can be very scary. Being overweight can for different reasons feels like a safe place to be in. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philipp...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is about what, in transactional analysis (TA), we call "racket emotions". Transactional Analysis is a psychoanalytic method of therapy developed by the Canadian psychiatrist Eric Berne in the 1950's. I often speak about our emotions, how they interfere with our eating habits (but not only) and how to address this. Racket emotions are the ones we unconsc...

Send us Fan Mail There is no such thing as a perfect weight or perfect body and, if that's want you to achieve, you will end up being disappointed. In this episode I tackle  how being a perfectionist is the PERFECT recipe for failure or for not even starting to make some healthy changes. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail I have in previous episodes addressed how our emotions, our life script and our negative self image come in your way when you want and/or need to lose weight. But then habits are tricky as well. Changing some of your habits is not an easy thing but it is essential if you want to tackle  your eating patterns. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail New York based nutritionist Dawn Lerman is the author of My Fat Dad, A Memoir of Food, Love and Family. She is also the author of The New York Times Well Blog series My Fat Dad. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail A very short episode to wish you a happy Holiday season and remind you to forget starting a new diet on January 1st.   Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail You overeat or eat in an unhealthy way because you're dealing with emotional and psychological issues. Starting a new fad diet will only reinforce the idea that you're not good enough and it will damage your self-esteem even more. In this episode I go through many of these triggers. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail The food and drinks we have in our cupboard and fridge didn't get there by accident. And, if you want to lose weight but don't have the right kind of food available at your place, you'll be more than likely to struggle. I've seen along my practice how some of my clients sabotage their attempt to lose weight way before they start eating. In this episode, I'...

Send us Fan Mail Intuitive eating is a guilt free way of eating, a nutritional lifestyle. Find your biological set point where your body wants to be instead of focusing on your BMI. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail Carrie Sherriff is a Kundalini Global yoga teacher who specialises in Yoga for Resilience. Using posture and breath practices, Carrie gives her clients the tools to change how they feel. Whether they are facing exceptionally difficult circumstances - like health challenges, divorce, chronic anxiety or depression, or extreme stress - or even if they have a sense of not being as hap...

Send us Fan Mail Why do you have setbacks ? It’s not unusual at all to have setbacks when you’ve started losing weight or even when you’ve reached your target weight. There can be many reasons for that of course, like for example something difficult or even traumatic happening in your life: t he end of a relationship, i ssues at work or even the loss of your job, t he death of someone close to you...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I'm giving some advice if you have a child who is overweight. I'm giving a few examples of things we can do and things we shouldn't do if we want to tackle that. As always, I insist on the fact that we should put any guilt aside as it only makes things worse. Being a parent is amazing but it comes with some challenges sometimes (often in fact). Thank...

Send us Fan Mail There are four kinds of basic emotions: happiness, sadness, anger and fear. In this episode I speak about fears and how to handle them, so that you're not tempted to repress them by overeating and drinking. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe