Shrink, the podcast for the mind

Send us Fan Mail What does your inner voice tell you and how to change that narrative? Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail Why is it important to be able to reconnect to your inner child and how do you get there? I'm having this conversation with Nina, with whom I will organise workshops very soon. My friend Nina is an Intuitive exercising practitioner and artist and we will combine our experiences on this exciting project. Episode artwork by Nina Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be...

Send us Fan Mail At a time when most people meet online, what does it take to trust someone? Should we be guarded or trusting? What's the right balance when we meet total strangers? Lucy and I share our views on this subject and other things. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to the Food & Emotions Diary which is something I have been using with my clients for many years. I say an introduction because I know it can be challenging to do by yourself. But still, I believe it can help you understanding your eating patterns and see how you want to tackle things in order to eat more mindfully and intuitively. As always, don't hesitat...

Send us Fan Mail Dating can be quite challenging and it is even more of course when we're self-conscious.  If we're too insecure about our body image, we don't engage properly with the person we're meeting. I encourage you to put this aside for a moment to make the best of it. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail How can you manage your alcohol consumption differently? This is not an easy one to tackle as some of us drink alcohol for different reasons (not just for the taste of it). But if you're willing to lose weight or just feel better about yourself, it's important to address this. You can have an amazing (and even better) social and love life without alcohol. Or at least not...

Send us Fan Mail Things can get frustrating sometimes when we want to lose weight. We ask ourselves "Why can't I stick to it, just eating what my body needs??" There are underlying thoughts which drive our behaviours and I describe some of them in this episode. I also mention our persona, which is, as described by the psychiatrist Carl Jung, the social face the individual presents t...

Send us Fan Mail In my 20 years or so of being a therapist helping people losing weight and feeling better about themselves, I never had a client who was a slow eater and was overweight. The pace at which we eat makes such a difference in the amount of food we're having. In this episode i give a few useful tips to get there, knowing how difficult it can be to change a behaviour we've had...

Send us Fan Mail My friend Lucy Cavendish and I are having a conversation about Valentine's Day, love, relationships and intimacy. Lucy is an amazing love coach, therapist and journalist and it's always such a joy to chat with her. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail I ntuitive exercising practitioner and artist Nina Cristante and I share our views on the unfair and harsh ways many people see themselves. We strongly believe in being gentle with ourselves and stop depreciating who we are and what we do. By being non judgmental and more in tune with our body and emotions, we can make better decisions and also better connections with others. Than...

Send us Fan Mail Why and how do you procrastinate? In this episode I tackle this subject which, from my experience, concerns a lot of people. And I suggest ways to improve things. I say "improve" because I know it can be difficult to change the way we do things. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, professional intuitive exercising practitioner Nina Cristante  and  I share our views on New Year resolutions. Now is that time of the year when we see clients who have the will to transform themselves, transform their body by eating less and exercising more. Guilt and sometimes shame are often the main triggers to make these changes. And they want quick resu...

Send us Fan Mail I wasn't sure I would post an episode about sadness a week before Christmas. But what's called the festive season can also be a challenging one for many of us, especially during these weird times we are going through. Some of us won't be able to see their loved ones, others have to cancel their holidays' plans... It can then be challenging not to use food and a...

Send us Fan Mail Many people who are concerned about their weight and body image think about it all the time. They feel trapped in a body they reject and have eating habits they're unable to change. The freedom that they (re)discover comes with some challenges that need to be addressed properly. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail It has been such a pleasure to have a conversation with Maxine Levy for this podcast episode. Maxine is a yoga therapist and a contemporary art curator. And she is passionate about what she does! We talk about the benefits of yoga in terms of body image and how it helps reconnecting the mind and the body. Maxine insists on the importance of breathing and how helpful it can be when...

Send us Fan Mail Lucy Cavendish is a journalist, psychotherapist and love coach. This is the second episode we've recorded together. We talk about sex, sex in a relationship, casual sex, being friends with benefits, sex and body image... We both agree it's an interesting and important topic even though most people find it difficult to talk about it. Thanks for listening, I hope this epis...

Send us Fan Mail For many people it's more challenging to eat mindfully when they're eating out. In this episode I go over the challenges it can represent and how to address them. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail I'm delighted to chat with Nina in this episode! She shares some of her personal experiences as a young woman and how it paved the road to what she does now. Nina is a  professional intuitive exercising and eating practitioner. She's passionate about it and does an amazing job, helping those who, like her at some point, are looking for a kind and holistic way to take car...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode podcast I'm talking about loneliness. I have seen along the years how it did affect many of my clients. One of the things that surprised me is how invisible loneliness can be. It affects a lot of people, very often despite the appearances. Maybe you, or some of your friends. And overeating and\or drinking may be a way to numb this difficult feeling.  Thanks fo...

Send us Fan Mail Are you going to let your extra weight ruin your holidays? I know that, for some of you, it will be tough to fully enjoy that moment you've desperately been waiting for. We're slowly getting out of very difficult times and you need to put your body image aside. You'll tackle this later and I'll be there to help you.  Let your body breathe! Thanks for listening,...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s podcast I’m chatting with Tricia Nelson . Tricia is an internationally acclaimed author, transformational speaker and emotional eating expert. She has been featured on dozens of radio and television networks. Tricia is based in California and her podcast is called Heal your hunger. Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail Losing weight is not only a matter of kilos. I really believe that it has more to do with a change of lifestyle and a new vision of yourself. By being able to project yourself without all these toxic thoughts you have about food and your body image, you can make that journey more exciting. Losing weight shouldn't be associated with deprivation and frustration  but as a path t...

Send us Fan Mail Wether you're looking for a soulmate or just want to make new connections, the experience of dating can be complicated. It has a lot to do with the difficulty that many have to be intimate. Intimate with yourself first, in order to be able to be intimate with others. In this episode I'm asking my friend, journalist and psychotherapist Lucy Cavendish, her views on this su...

Send us Fan Mail Boredom is one of the most frequent triggers when talking about binge-eating. We get bored so we start thinking about other things and food is an easy distraction. And even more now that we’re working from home more often. www.philippetahon.com Thanks for listening, I hope this episode will be helpful. Philippe

Send us Fan Mail I’m never good enough I should be exercising more, eating less, eating healthier food, attend a mindfulness course, spend more time with my kids, focus more on work, make more money, spend less money, be involved in a charity, pay more attention to what I do with my waste, be nicer with my partner, stop eating meat, stop eating processed food, stop drinking alcohol, eat organic fo...