The Journey Home

Matthew’s guest on the final episode of season two is Dr Joe Oliver. Joe is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and director for Contextual Consulting, an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) based consultancy company in the UK, offering training, coaching and therapy. He is also an Associate Professor and overall Programme Director for the University College London Severe Mental Health Problems...

Matthew's guest this week is Anna Lembke. Anna is professor of psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. She is the author of the bestselling book ‘Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence’ which explores how to moderate compulsive overconsumption in a dopamine-overloaded world. Anna has appeared on...

Matthew's guest this week is Lou Lebentz. Lou is an online trainer, trauma specialist, psychotherapist, EMDR clinician, speaker and mental health campaigner. She is the founder of The Voyage® - an online programme to train coaches and counsellors predominantly on how to work with trauma. Matthew speaks with Lou about her journey of recovery from trauma, formative years working as a therapist,...

Matthew's guest this week is David Smallwood. David is a therapist with over 20 year’s experience, specialising in working with addiction, co-dependency, and childhood trauma. He is the author of ‘Who Says I’m an Addict: A Book For Anyone Who Is Partial To Food, Sex, Booze Or Drugs’, which is available from all major book retailers, including Amazon. Matthew speaks with David about his journey of...

Matthew's guest this week is Graham Music. Graham is an acclaimed psychotherapist, trainer and author and has worked at the internationally renowned Tavistock Clinic in London for over 20 years. He is the author of a number of books including the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures. Matthew and Graham discuss attachment theory; what it is and why it's so important within therapy, and how John Bowl...

Happy New Year, listeners! Matthew's first guest of 2024 is Luchie Cawood. Luchie is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Learn 2 Live - a unique clinic helping teenagers overcome challenges with mental ill-health and associated problematic behaviours. Matthew talks with Luchie about her experience of being the first female pilot for British Airways, being owner and principal of Eaton House...

On the last episode of 2023, Matthew’s guest is psychiatrist Dr Chi-Chi Obuaya. Chi-Chi is a consultant psychiatrist for the NHS and private practice. Matthew speaks with Chi-Chi about his path to becoming a psychiatrist, navigating and working with co-morbidity, whether labels are helpful or harmful, race, spirituality and more! For more info on Chi-Chi and his work, check out: https://www.drchic...

Matthew's guest this week is Dee Johnson. Dee is a psychotherapist, trainer, supervisor and media contributor who is passionate about mental fitness & all things environmentally kind. Matthew and Dee discuss her experience of working as a senior addictions therapist, physical and process addictions, the impact of negative self talk and more! To follow Dee, check out her instagram @mindsouptherapy...

Joining Matthew this week is Johan Sorensen. Johan is the founder of Portobello Behavioural Health (PBH) and has been in the field of mental health for over 25 years. Matthew and Johan discuss his journey - from growing up in Norway, experiencing therapy and recovery from a young age to setting up and running various treatment facilities across the world. Johan talks about what led him to founding...

Matthew’s guest this week is clinical psychologist Karen Saporito, PhD. Karen is the clinical director of Integrative Psychology Associates of South Jersey and specialises in working with children and adults with ADHD and Autism spectrum disorder. Matthew and Karen discuss Karen's journey into psychology, the perceived rise in ADHD diagnoses, why it's import to address emotional dysregulation, the...

On the first episode of season 2 Matthew speaks with Professor Paul Gilbert OBE. Paul is the founder of compassion focused therapy – a type of psychotherapy that integrates evolutionary psychology, Jungian archetypes, neuroscience and Buddhist psychology. Paul is also the founder of the compassionate mind foundation . Matthew and Paul discuss Paul’s journey into psychology and what led him to deve...

In the season finale, Matthew speaks with Dennis Tirch. Dennis is a psychologist, author, musician and founder of The Center for Compassion Focused Therapy. Matthew and Dennis discuss compassion focused therapy (CFT), emotional systems, the importance of having a curious and flexible approach, forgiveness, and more! Check out: www.mindfulcompassion.com to learn more about Dennis' work. The Jou...

Joining Matthew this week is clinical psychologist Dr. Kerry Chillemi. Kerry’s areas of expertise include anxiety, ADHD, autism spectrum disorder and more. Matthew and Kerry discuss neurodiversity, 'bottom up' therapy, designing the functional legacy mindset approach, labels and more! Check out Kerry's website: https://functionallegacymindset.com.au/ for more information. And to learn more about t...

Matthew's guest this week is psychologist Seth Gillihan. Seth specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and hosts the weekly podcast, Think, Act, Be. Matthew and Seth talk about his experience of therapy, the multiplicity of therapeutic schools (and the conflict between clinicians), spirituality, the difference between CBT and mindful CBT and more! Check out Seth's website: https:...

Matthew's guest this week is Buddhist psychotherapist, Mindy Newman. Alongside her clinical practice Mindy is a regular contributor to Tricycle : an independent, non-sectarian Buddhist quarterly magazine. Matthew talks with Mindy about what drew her to the field of therapy, how Buddhist psychology influences her clinical work, what makes her home a home, her relationship with spirituality and...

Matthew's guest this week is psychotherapist and author, Pat DeYoung. Pat specialises in relational psychotherapy and was part of a group of therapists who founded the Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy. Matthew and Pat talk about the ins and outs of relational psychotherapy, her journey to becoming a therapist, shame, healing right brain relational trauma, compassion and more! To...

This week Matthew speaks with Diana Winston. Diana is is the Director of Mindfulness Education at  UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center (MARC)  and the author of The Little Book of Being: Practices and Guidance for Uncovering Your Natural Awareness. Matthew and Diana discuss her journey with meditation, what she values about personal therapy, challenging unhelpful dogmas and more! To find...

Matthew's guest this week is Chula Goonewardene. Chula is a psychotherapist, clinical Director of Attune and consultant for a number of organisations. Matthew and Chula go way back and their respective journeys share many similarities. Matthew talks with Chula about his journey to becoming a therapist, growing up in a Buddhist household (and how this impacted on his life), his own journey with...

Matthew's guest this week is Marissa-Catherine Carrarini. Marissa is a non-diet nutritional therapist based in London. Matthew speaks with Marissa about what is (and isn't) healthy eating, her journey to becoming a nutritional therapist, how certain mainstream diets can actually be detrimental to a person's overall wellbeing and what we can do to help change the misinformation teenager...

Matthew's guest this week is psychologist, researcher and author, Dr. Stan Steindl. Stan is the host of ‘Compassion in a T-Shirt' where he discusses a host of topics and ideas related to compassion and self-compassion, as well as compassion focused therapy, designed to help people cultivate their compassionate mind to assist with life’s difficulties. Matthew and Stan discuss Stan's journey to beco...

Matthew's guest this week is Nick Hazell. Nick is a business development specialist and founder of Hazell & Partners - a leading provider of business development services for mental health and addiction practitioners, facilities and clinics. Matthew and Nick discuss Nick's early experiences and how they shaped his career path, his experience of living with ADHD (and its accompanying su...

Matthew's guest this week is Josh Dickson. Josh is an Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) consultant and the clinical director of Resurface, who offer evidence based residential surfing retreats. Matthew and Josh speak about Josh's journey to becoming a therapist, what EMDR is (and the benefits of it), trauma, riding the metaphorical and literal waves, spirituality and mor...

Matthew's guest this week is Grace G. Pacie. Grace is the author of 'Late!: A Timebender’s Guide to Why We Are Late and How We Can Change' and a self confessed timebender. She has appeared on the Jeremy Vine BBC Radio 2 show and her TED talk has amassed close to fifty thousand views. Matthew and Grace discuss what timebending is, the subsequent struggle for partners and those others th...

Welcome to The Journey Home podcast! Matthew’s first guest is Miles Adcox. Miles is the proprietor of Onsite - an internationally known residential treatment centre in Tennessee, offering a variety of specialised programmes for adults to focus on recovery through emotional health. Matthew speaks to Miles about his experience of trauma and recovery, emotional tune ups, IQ vs EQ, letting go of the r...