PSYCHOLOGY MATTERS, BY THERESA.

What motivates someone to start a conspiracy theory? What kind of person is most likely to believe in conspiracy theories - and why? What are some red flags you can look out for to check if you are prone to believing in conspiracy theories? And how can you try to protect yourself from being dragged into a conspiracy theory? Let's dive in!

CLERICAL ABUSE (TRIGGER WARNING!) is devastating on many different levels - as are the other forms of abuse I have discussed in previous episodes. However, clerical abuse can affect the victim/survivor on a whole different, spiritual level - and even result in a total loss of faith. The breach of trust which is caused by clerical abuse is quite frankly monumental. In this episode I describe clerical abuse - physical, emotional, sexual and spiritual - from a very personal perspective, as a survivor. I share details of how clerical abuse affected me on a personal level; but also how it can affect the victim/survivor in general.

Quite a few of you have been frustrated over me leaving Apple podcasts - but I made the right choice for me and my podcasts. If you are intrinsically notivated, topping the charts is not what motivates you; nor do you need or seek attention, admiration, validation - or followers! Hopefully this little episode will explain my choice to you.

We are continuing our series on child abuse and this episode will be about SEXUAL ABUSE (TRIGGER WARNING!) I describe the different forms of sexual abuse; how it can affect the child; signs, symptoms and red flags to look out for if you suspect a child is being abused; and how the abuse can affect the survivor into adulthood. I also share my own personal experience of sexual abuse and how it affected me both in childhood and adulthood - in some very surprising ways!

There are several different kinds of childhood abuse and I will be doing an episode on each type. I give a quick rundown of the different types of childhood abuse, then get into the theme for this episode which is PHYSICAL ABUSE. We'll look at what physical abuse is, signs, symptoms and red flags which might indicate physical abuse is taking place. We'll look at the effects the abuse can have on the child and into adulthood. I'll discuss treatment options. Finally, at the end of the episode I share my own personal history of childhood physical abuse - how it affected me as a child and as an adult.

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If you have been a clinician for a number of years, at some point you may well be confronted with a patient who claims to have been "abducted by aliens". Sometimes there is a clear clinical diagnosis; and sometimes something else is going on and you need to be a bit of a detective to figure it out. These cases very often will fall into one of 4 (or perhaps 5) categories - and each category will require a different approach. Let’s take a look at this fascinating subject!

(REPRISE). . Have you ever called someone out on something, only to have them accuse YOU of the same thing? Have you ever been ghosted? Has someone got really angry with you and you don't know why? Do you have mommy/daddy issues which affect how you react in certain situations? All of these behavioural patterns are DEFENCE MECHANISMS. In this episode I describe some of the most common defence mechanisms, how to spot them and how to deal with them. Enjoy!

Just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to all of you for supporting my channel! We are only half way through the day here in Norway and I already have almost 15,000 total downloads across all 4 of my channels - and it’s all thanks to YOU!🙏 I’m so glad that a niche channel like this one is doing so well - I hope I can continue to meet your expectations in 2026. I’ll be taking a week off over Christmas, but will be back in just over a week’s time with a new episode for you. Merry Christmas!

Christmas is fast approaching and most of us are running around shopping, baking, decorating - and generally really looking forward to the festivities. But there are many people out there who are dreading Christmas - for various different reasons. Let’s pause for thought and take a look at what we can do to help those people; and if you are someone who is dreading Christmas, let’s take a look at what you can do to make this difficult time just a little bit easier.