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Betrayal Trauma involves one partner  breaking the trust of the other by engaging in behaviors that go against the relationships agreed upon boundaries. How do you move past that? In this week's episode, I speak with licensed therapist, Kristin Snowden on this topic. We discuss what it is, what it means for both partners, whether a relationship can deal with it, and  steps to heal and move on from it.

18th April 2023 - Workshop on Betrayal Trauma: https://www.kristinsnowden.com/service-page/betrayed-partners-support-workshop-5?referral=service_list_widget
19th April 2023 - Workshop on Courageous Connection: https://www.kristinsnowden.com/service-page/courageous-connection-daring-greatly-2?referral=service_list_widget
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPgoZVhSfDNTj6VAqJ1FMA

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In this week's episode, I speak with Dr. Ruben Laukkonen, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, on meditation and the predictive brain. We discuss what is predictive processing, 3 styles of meditation: focused attention, open monitoring and non-dualism, and how these map on to the brain. We also go into insight, how predictive processing works, and his future research in the field.

Website: https://rubenlaukkonen.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RubenLaukkonen
Paper: From many to n(one) -  Meditation and the plasticity of the predictive mind:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014976342100261X

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Thinking about thinking - that's so metacognitive!

In this week's education series episode, we dive into the concept of metacognition. We cover the work of John H Flavell, the Self-discrepancy theory, and if animals have metacognitive abilities. 

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Can someone be love addicted? & what would that even look like?  In this week's episode,  I speak with psychotherapist, Nisrine Maktabi on the topic of love addiction. We discuss what are the characteristics of a love addict, factors that contribute to its development, the impact it can have on an individual's life, and the ways in which it can be addressed.  

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In this week's episode,  I speak with  Kristin Snowden, a licensed marriage and family therapist with over 15 years of experience on the topic of understanding shame. We discuss what shame is, the work of Brene Brown’s shame shields, and of course identifying our own shame and how to overcome it

Kristin's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KristinSnowden
Website: https://www.kristinsnowden.com/

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In this week's episode, I speak with Nicki Eyre, founder and director of Conduct Change, an organization in the UK that provides consultancy, coaching and training solutions rooted in the prevention of workplace bullying.

We discuss Nicki's personal experience of workplace bullying, and how that led her to advocate for change. We go into issues like how organizations should address workplace bullying, the psychological and physical health impacts, different styles of bullying, and what people can do to if they are facing the same at work.

Sources:
Conduct Change website: https://www.conductchange.co.uk/
UAWB Conference: https://www.conductchange.co.uk/uawb-conference
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickieyre/?originalSubdomain=uk

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In this week's episode on Behind the Stigma, I speak with Dr. Alex Curmi, psychiatrist and host of the Maudsley Learning Podcast with a discussion on self-esteem. We discuss two varieties of how we can understand self-esteem: situational confidence and inherit self worth. We also go into meditation and self, how to parent yourself using a re-parenting model of therapy, and the importance of compassion.  

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While setting goals can be exciting, setting SMART goals can help us accomplish them!

SMART stands for:
Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Realistic
Time-framed

Listen to this short BTS series to learn how to set your NY resolution goals, and how to make them work!

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Happy New Years! This is the 51st episode of the BTS podcast, and this week's episode is on the Psychology of New Years Resolutions. We discuss why we have such a strong pull towards resolutions, but also why they can fail. Alina explains how we can set goals which can be achievable, with a focus on a process orientated approach rather than goal orientated. We also dive into weight loss as one of the most common goals, compassion, and how to be aware of your feelings during the process. 

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In this week’s episode, I speak with Phil Santos, founder of Ecstatic Playground on the type of dance known as ‘conscious dancing’. We dive into the importance of moving our bodies, trauma and movement, the impact of loneliness, and what it means to build conscious communities through dance. We also discuss Phil’s upcoming book ‘conscious clubbing’ whose goal is to make parties friendlier, with an ability to form meaningful connections.

Check out:
https://ecstaticplayground.com/
https://philsantos.net/