Psychologies Podcast Channel

Love can be one of life's pleasures - and its challenges! We explore how to receive, enjoy and nurture a romance that lasts.

The past two years may make it difficult to greet 2022 with much optimism, but shifting your mindset could turn the next 12 months into something to be hopeful about.

'It’s the most wonderful time of the year', or so they say. In fact, the festive season is dreaded by many – what with quarrelling families, never ending to-do lists and the pressure of an Insta-ready picture-perfect day. Perhaps you even enjoyed 2020’s lockdown Christmas. Listen to learn how to rewrite the festive season – the family time, the traditions, the working life.

For some, winter signifies woolly jumpers, roaring fires and cosy evenings-in with loved ones. Others dread the cold weather, with winter causing them to shut-off socially, become unmotivated to exercise or even feel clinically depressed. In this episode, we explore how you can rest and retreat with the season, find your zen and embrace the light.

Sometimes life gets too much. Feeling frazzled from time to time is natural, however, stress can accumulate, leaving us unable to complete relatively simple tasks. In this episode, we explain how you can create a calm mindset, tackle clutter and learn to say 'no'.

Many of us offer a compassionate, listening ear when our loved ones are struggling, but use negative self-talk towards ourselves.

In this episode, we explore how to be your own buddy, find an inner coach and incorporate mindfulness into your daily life.

Food is one of life's pleasures, but all too many of us overindulge when feeling stressed, anxious or isolated.

In this episode, we explore how to take emotion out of our relationship with food, nourish ourselves without guilt and put the cutlery down when we've had enough.

We all sleep. But when we start to experience issues with getting rest how do we know when it is time to reach out for psychological support?

In this episode, UKCP’s CEO Sarah Niblock talks to UKCP psychotherapist Heather Darwall-Smith to find out how prevalent sleep issues are and how psychotherapy can help us find relief.

The chase for happiness can turn into an unattainable goal, but can we break the cycle of questioning what makes us happy?

In this episode, UKCP’s CEO Sarah Niblock talks to UKCP psychotherapist Martin Weaver to find out how psychotherapy can help us have a better relationship with ourselves, leading our journey to happiness...

HAVE YOU EVER mulled over a conversation, wishing you’d said something that was important to you, or dared to disagree? Whether at home, work or socially, we’d all like to communicate authentically and effectively. And, in a world where having an online voice can be crucial to your career, knowing how to get your message across in a calm and lucid fashion is a must-have skill.

In this special Dossier episode, we explore why speaking up is vital for our wellbeing and a fairer society. We look at the barriers that keep us silent and offers strategies to help us use our voice with confidence. Plus, don't miss the famous Psychologies Quiz by therapist at the end of the episode to identify what's stopping you from speaking up, and ways to overcome your personal blocks.

Poet Seamus Heaney said: ‘Finding a voice means you can get your own feeling into your own words and that your words have the feel of you about them.’ This episode shows you how...