This week, Chris and Rowan discuss the topic of narcissism. Narcissism has come into focus recently with the behaviour of a particular World Leader.
We look at how narcissistic personality tendencies develop and what we can do to manage those who have narcissistic tendencies.

As a follow-up to last week's episode about finding the right mental health professional, this week Chris and Rowan discuss approaching the subject with a family member or friend who may be in need of some support.

Chris and Rowan give their tips on finding the best mental health professional for your set of circumstances, as well as some ways that you're able to make the most of the therapy experience.

As a follow-up to last week's introduction to the topic of synchronicity, Chris and Rowan look deeper into the wellbeing benefits of acknowledging synchronicity. We look at some stories of uncanny coincidences and how they have benefitted those involved, as well as what can be lost by ignoring our intuition. We also look at how synchronicity relates to our modern understanding of science including positive psychology and quantum physics.
In this episode, we explore some of the theory laid out in Chris's book, The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence.

Chris and Rowan discuss synchronicity and how it relates to our wellbeing, the topic of Chris's book. We share stories of meaningful coincidences and how they've helped people to form some sort of deeper understanding or meaning in their lives.

Chris and Rowan explore the second aspect of mindfulness to last week's podcast on arousal management, which is living in the present moment.We look at the idea of living in the present both from the aspect of experiencing our immediate surroundings, but also to not overwhelm ourselves by placing too much emphasis on painful memories or worries about the future.

Chris and Rowan give some strategies for arousal management. Arousal management is one of the fundamental skills that a psychologist will help someone to bolster as hyperarousal can cause problems related to panic, anger, stress or many other mental health related challenges.
We also look at what some of the challenges we may face if we don't implement practices to reduce our arousal in these ways.

Chris and Rowan look at the topic of self-compassion in the context of still aiming to achieve our goals and being ambitious.With many unforeseeable events having taken place this year, it can be an opportunity to reassess whether our own recipe for achievement is still working optimally for us. In this episode, we look at some of the interplay between our different systems of behaviour. The drive, soothing and threat systems and ask how an understanding of the interplay between these systems help us perform at our best, even in times of greater stress.

After recording 20 episodes, Chris and Rowan look back at and expand on some of the recurring themes that have come out of the podcast so far.

On this week's episode, Chris and Rowan look at the part our genetics play in determining our mental health and how we can best use that knowledge to our advantage. In this episode, we look at some ways of boosting the more positive aspects of our genetic makeup and discuss how we can best manipulate the relationship between nature and nurture to our advantage.