The Proud Psychologist

Join me in conversation with the queer actor, comedian, playwright and podcaster, Tino Orsini. We talk about immigrating to the UK, coming out, mental health difficulties, addiction, the importance of sharing our stories as queer people and his deeply personal and intimate play, Ghosts of West Hollywood.   Tino Orsini has deep roots in theatre and has performed in festivals including Edinburgh Fri...

In this episode I speak with Alexis Gregory, a queer playwright and performer, on topics such as: his play Smoke, including what it's been like to write and perform it,  theatre,  art,  queer community,  queer mental health,  addiction,  psychosis,  the feel of community spaces over time  and how we can support each other.  You can see that, like his new play, Smoke, we don't shy away from talking...

With the Frozen franchise, we focus on Elsa a lot. In this episode we look at what we can learn from turning some of that focus onto Anna so that we can learn from both characters at the same time. F*ck Elsa is not because there's anything wrong with her, it's just that we get a richer and more balanced view from considering her and Anna at the same time. Covering Frozen 2 in an episode was reques...

Have you ever felt like you're going crazy? Like your emotional experience is so intense, overwhelming, scary and out of control that you surely have to be crazy or something?  Do you sometimes need to check with others that you're reacting in a "normal" or "acceptable" way? Are you sometimes holding back your feelings and not sharing them with others because you don't want to be criticised for ex...

Having fulfilling relationships is important for our mental health and today we're looking at the different types of relationships asexuals enjoy. There are a lot of misconceptions around asexuality and relationships so this podcast episode is here to take some of they mystery out of it and give an honest overview of what types of relationships asexuals can look to have that they both enjoy and fi...

Goals.  Resolutions.  Desires to improve something.  However you think about them, you've definitely experienced the process of setting and pursuing goals - likely with mixed success. Today we're looking at some of the key factors that will help you to achieve your goals. In this episode there's specific attention paid to instances where legitimate external obstacles make it harder for you to succ...

Today we're looking at the language used to describe the relationships that bisexual, pansexual, omnisexual, polysexual and other multi-attraction spectrum people have. Can we really have a gay, lesbian or straight relationship when we aren't gay, lesbian or straight? What should we call relationships where we don't know someone's sexuality but we can observe the genders of the people in the relat...

Today we're looking at the story of Disney Pixar's 2017 film Coco with a focus on the mental health and trauma of the characters. It's a brilliant film and I am not ashamed to say that I love it more now than when I started looking at it for this podcast! Give a listen and let me know what you think - I welcome all comments! Have a suggestion for another film or TV show for this podcast, I'm all e...

Are you looking for positive depictions of managing emotions? Look no further than Disney Pixar film Turning Red. Here we dig into how we can learn about emotions, how to manage them and difficult relationships between parents and teenagers. Turning Red has lots of great learning points for adults as well as teenagers. Give a listen and let me know what you think - I welcome all comments! Have a s...

A deep dive into the life lesson's Disney Pixar's 2015 film Inside Out contains about emotions with The Proud Psychologist. We pull back the curtain on whether some emotions are more important than others, toxic positivity, how our emotions communicate with us and so much more. Think Disney films are just for kids? Think again!      I love to hear from people so please do email and message me with...

Today we look at what emotion regulation is and why it is important. This is something I do a lot of work with clients on because it is involved with and affects so much in our lives. We all engage in emotion regulation in our lives with varying degrees of effectiveness and success. We also explore a couple of concepts that are useful in understanding and developing our emotion regulation.       ...

What do you do when you feel alone with people? How can you feel better if you're struggling and feel really lonely at the same time? In this episode we look at how feeling alone and lonely can affect the way you cope when you're struggling. We also then explore some of the things you can do to support yourself with these feelings.    I love to hear from people so please do email and message me wi...

This episode explores the not often talked about side of meditation and mindfulness. A must for anyone who is considering starting up their own meditation or mindfulness practice.      Have you ever experienced negative or undesireable emotions while mediating?   Are you one of the many who have felt disappointed with and even given up on meditation because it didn't give you only good feelings? ...

Do you know what happens inside of you when you get stressed? Are you clued up on the different effects of acute and chronic stress? We cover all of this in today's episode. Expect a healthy dose of science and a compelling reason to improve your stress management. If stress mangement is something you need to work on, check out my course Manage Your Stress With Pride . I love to hear from people s...

Body scan meditations are great ways to mindfully be with your body and they can be really helpful for peope who are stressed, in chronic pain, depressed, anxious or dissociating. It gets easier after you've done it a couple of times so give it a few tries before passing judgement on it :)  My website Email: office@caroledianecoaching.co.uk Instagram: @caroledianecoaching Facebook: caroledianecoac...

In the first ever episode of The Proud Psychologist we explore why LGBTQ specific mental health spaces are needed. You also get a small intro to me and my views on the language we use when talking about mental health as well as an insight to my involvement with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I love to hear from people so please do email and message me with your thoughts after this episod...