Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth and Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones have a chat about what makes a good relationship.

Together, they discuss:

* how they think about what makes a good therapeutic relationship or therapeutic alliance.

* how to actively listen

* how to effectively communicate

* what are the four traps that people can do that can harm a relationship over time

* what are better alternatives to try instead rather than falling into these traps

* how to turn towards the other rather than away from them or against them

* that attachment styles matter in relationships, but these can also shift across time and in different relationships

and much more.

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Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth on an often misunderstood condition: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

Together, they discuss:

* what OCD is

* what are the different subtypes of OCD

* how common are intrusive thoughts?

* what the differences are between someone who experiences OCD symptoms occasionally and someone who has OCD at a clinical level

* what help is available for people with OCD

* how we can best support someone with OCD

* What books would be most recommended for people that want to learn more about OCD

* what type of therapy is most recommended for OCD and why

and much more.

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Here is a special bonus to our chronic pain episode. This exercise was performed by Dr Harvey Jones for people who would like to practice and develop their ability to drop anchor to help them with pain and discomfort!

In this episode, Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones on helping people to improve chronic pain.

Chronic pain impacts up to 20% of the population, so there is a good chance that you or someone you know is significantly impacted by this.

Together, they discuss:

* what is chronic pain?

* what are the main differences between acute and chronic pain

* why chronic pain does not always mean that harm or damage is being done to the tissue where the pain is coming from?

* why pain is a perception rather than a sensation

* how to increase or decrease our pain response

* why getting a scan or paying too much attention to scan results may not be the best option for chronic pain

* if pain medication can be helpful

and much more.

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Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth about how people can improve their symptoms of feeling panicky and panic attacks.

Together, they discuss:

* what a panic attack is

* what are the physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of a panic attack

* why do panic attacks occur?

* what's the difference between feeling panicky and a panic attack?

* are panic attacks dangerous?

* what can be done to help improve panic attacks?

* how can we best support someone who is experiencing panic attacks?

* is it helpful to try to control your breathing or to breathe into a paper bag?

* the importance of not avoiding places that you have felt panicky in but are generally pretty safe,

and much more.

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Highlights from our episode on habits that could be a really useful reminder for people that are wanting to build healthy habits or break unhelpful habits to start off 2025!

Thanks so much for tuning into our show these past two years. Looking forward to bringing you some new topics again soon in 2025!

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones on everything to do with values clarification.

Together, they discuss:

* what a value is

* the differences between values and goals

* whether values are more important than goals

* how people can better understand or clarify their own values

* how an individual's personal values might differ from their family and society they live in

* what Damon and Harvey's most important values are

* The difference the knowing your values can make in your life and towards your overall mental health and quality of life

and more...

Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth on how people can help improve their depression severity. Here is a quick highlight of the best moments and key take-aways from their longer episode that they did on improving mood and depression.

Clinical Neuropsychologist Dr Harvey Jones interviews Clinical Psychologist on trauma, trauma symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder. Together, they discuss:

* how to define trauma

* what is PTSD?

* why do some things feel traumatic?

* what impact does trauma have on our brain?

* how do we best manage the different trauma symptoms?

* what are the most effective treatments out there for trauma?

* how can we best support someone who has experienced traumatic symptoms?

* the importance of grounding and exposure for helping with trauma symptoms

* how playing tetris can help with treating trauma symptoms

and much more...

Clinical Psychologist Dr Damon Ashworth interviews Dr Harvey Jones on one of his main specialties - functional neurological disorder (FND).

They continue their discussion from last episode, including:

* lifestyle factors that can help with FND,

* effective treatments for FND,

*prognosis for people with FND,

* the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for helping to manage FND,

* how helpful physiotherapy and psychology can be in helping FND,

* research projects that are looking into FND,

* support groups and other resources for FND,

* how family and friends can be support people with FND,

* three main take-away messages from last episode and today on FND.

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Thanks for listening!