Emotional Wellbeing

The Fawn Response: People Pleasing, Self-Abandonment and Standing Up for Yourself

Podcast, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Care /

Dr. Rick and Forrest finish their series on the stress responses with the fawn response: an appeasement strategy where we manage stressful situations by giving others what they want. Rick and Forrest start by discussing common symptoms, including people pleasing, self-abandonment, difficulty saying no, weak boundaries, and chronic self-sacrifice. They talk about the roots of […]

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The Psychology of Manifesting: How to Create the Life You Want

Podcast, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Care /

Forrest and Dr. Rick explore “manifesting:” the idea that our thoughts impact the world around us, and by changing those thoughts we can change our lives. Talking about manifesting is complicated, because on the one hand our thoughts really do matter. On the other, manifesting is closely tied to a small mountain of problematic pseudoscience.

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A Neuroscientist on How to Break the Anxiety Cycle

Podcast, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Resilience /

On this first episode of my new season I am joined by Dr Nicole Vignola, neuroscientist and author of brand new book REWIRE. We talk about the steps required to break the anxiety cycle, understanding the role of our default mode network and how it relates to our executive network, the things that we think won’t

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Anxiety, Pain + Pleasure with Dopamine Nation’s Dr Anna Lembke

Podcast, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Pain, Pleasure /

My guest for this episode is the mega bestselling author of Dopamine Nation and her name is Dr Anna Lembke. She’s an American psychiatrist and Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic at Stanford University. She is a specialist in the opioid epidemic in the United States. Here we talk about the relationship between anxiety,

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High-Functioning Anxiety with Dr. Lalitaa Suglani

Podcast, Anxiety, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing /

Mental health stereotypes can often show the experience in just one way, debilitating, unable to get out of bed or function. Although this can be the case for some, there are many of us battling our minds while living a fully-functioning life. In this episode, Niall is joined by Dr. Lalitaa Suglani, a psychologist and

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5 Tips to be Happier at Work (Dr. Laurie at SXSW)

Podcast, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Employee Wellbeing, Resilience, Self Care /

Work is a worry. Are we paid enough? Should we be getting promoted quicker? Is artificial intelligence about to replace us all? Speaking at SXSW 2024, Dr Laurie Santos argues that because of all our career woes we often neglect our happiness. She walks through her top five tips for improving our workplace wellbeing –

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Little Treatments, Big Effects with Dr. Jessica Schleider

Podcast, Coping Skills, Counselling, Emotional Wellbeing, Recovery, Self Care /

As we pursue the radical reimagining of Ireland, and the world’s, mental health frameworks, we must be open minded to new ideas and treatment models. In this episode, Niall is joined by Dr. Jessica Schleider, Founding Director of the Lab for Scalable Mental Health and author of ‘Little Treatments, Big Effects’. Jessica’s mission is to

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Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day with Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Podcast, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Care /

Medical doctors are waking up to the importance of happiness, partly prompted by the work of people like Rangan Chatterjee. Dr Chatterjee is Professor of Health Education and Communication, the host of the hit podcast ‘Feel Better, Live More’ and author of five best-selling books including Happy Mind, Happy Life: 10 Simple Ways to Feel Great Every Day.

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Recovering from a Challenging Childhood: Reclaim, Resupply and Repair

Podcast, Coping Skills, Emotional Wellbeing, Recovery, Resilience, Self Care /

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore a huge topic: what can we do to recover from a difficult childhood as an adult? Rick introduces a three step process that can help us reclaim our past, identify the key needs we have these days, and internalize related positive experiences. They discuss related tools from psychology like releasing

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