Have you ever wondered why some people are more likely to develop a mental illness or have mental health problems than others? If so, then this episode is for you! The podcast explores the Diathesis Stress Model, which provides a framework for understanding the connection between stress and mental illness. Ideas for stress management are also provided. 

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

Wrap up Stress Awareness month by diving into how stressful life events are measured in psychological research studies and learn which stressors are in the top 10.

You can find a copy of The Holmes-Rahe Stress Inventory PDF right here on the American Institute of Stress website.

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

This episode explores two of the top challenges for which women engage in self-help practices: stress and anxiety. Special attention is given to why it is so hard to tell the difference between stress and anxiety. 

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

Given the PsycHope Self-Help podcast is a space for women, this episode explores the importance of International Women’s Day to women’s mental health.

International Women's Day occurs on March 8th each year. This year's theme is embrace equity. You can learn more about this day of celebrating women and accelerating gender parity on the International Women's Day website. 

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

Today the podcast brings you a quick episode on the self-help approach of thought work as inspired by cognitive behavioral therapy.

Access the CBT infographics: 

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Resources on CBT:
Beck Institute 

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

This week, the podcast reviews the healing power of self-compassion and offers a few practical ideas of how to integrate self-compassion into our own lives as self-help approaches.

Try the Guided Mindfulness Meditation, Reflecting on Self-Compassion, that was created to accompany this episode.

References 

• Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
• Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive
• self-compassion.org

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

In the spirit of the focus on love that dominates the month of February, the podcast explores the psychology of compassion. This episode provides an introduction to the psychology of compassion and includes findings from relevant and classic psychological research studies. A quick overview of Compassion Focused Therapy is provided and some seeds of how to incorporate compassion into one’s own life as a self-help approach are planted. 

Guided mindfulness meditations, deep calm breathing exercises, and visualizations are all practical ways to show compassion to our minds and bodies. You can find videos for each of these practices on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.  

References: 

1)    The Compassionate Mind
2)    Compassion: From Its Evolution to a Psychotherapy

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

This week, the podcast explores how mindfulness can be beneficial in terms of helping us manage stress and anxiety. Key findings from the scientific research on mindfulness are reviewed. And in the second half of the episode, Dr. McManus shares some ideas of how to use mindfulness as a self-help intervention for stress and anxiety in our own lives.  

The mindfulness meditation that accompanies this podcast episode can be found right here. 

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Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

This week the podcast takes a deep dive into the psychological benefits of physical exercise. Special attention is given to the positive impact of exercise on reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Suggestions on how to apply the research findings on the psychological benefits of exercise as a self-help intervention in one’s own life are also offered.

Links to references:

Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

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Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

Follow us on:
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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis

This week, the podcast offers another foundational episode for the overall vision of this relatively new podcast. The PsycHope Self Help podcast is a space where psychology illuminates paths to healing, hope, and personal growth. On this episode, clarification is provided on how psychology lights the way down these paths for us. What makes psychology-informed self-help interventions unique from other self-help approaches is also explored. 

Self-Help Resources

Head to psychope.com for all of our complimentary self-care and stress relief resources like insight quizzes, worksheets, workbooks, and more. You can also find self-help resources like mindfulness meditations and other stress relief videos on the PsycHope YouTube Channel.

Your Path Through Work Stress Quiz
Ready to find your best path through work stress? You can find the quiz right here: Take the Quiz.

Your feedback is welcome! Feel free to reach out to the show:
email: [email protected]

Follow us on:
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Disclaimer
The information shared on the PsycHope Self-Help podcast does not constitute professional help nor is it a substitute for professional help. If you think you might benefit from more than self-help, here are some helpful resources:

Find a therapist:

• Psychology Today: directory for locating a psychotherapist.

Mental health crisis resources:

• Crisis text line: text HOME to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor for any emotional crisis