In part two of the reinventing your life mini-series, Jim Lucas discusses the Abandonment Lifetrap.

The fear of abandonment is a strong persistent fear that everyone will leave you. Due to a history of abandonment or instability, you can become hyper-vigilant to further abandonments as an adult.

Listen to this episode if you notice clinging to others, avoid getting close or habitually choosing people you can't rely on.

Do you get stuck in the same patterns? Would you like to break free from your bad habits? Lifetraps or repeatable patterns often appear in relationships, work, health and well-being.

Jim introduces you to this approach using the brilliant self-help book, Reinventing Your Life by Jeffery Young and Janet Klosko.

He gives you a summary of the lifetap idea and how it negatively affects our life.

In this episode of Self-Help Sat-Nav, well-being specialist Jim Lucas explore mindfulness in the 21st century.

Jim considers how and why mindfulness has become so popular in the Western world. There are so many apps to choose from, but where do you start? Which apps are good and which are bad?

Jim talks about mindfulness and why it can help.

Listen to my interview with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trainer, therapist and supervisor Joe Oliver.

Joe is a Clinical Psychologist based in London, UK and runs an ACT training organisation called Contextual Consulting.

Activate your Life is a Self-Help book designed to show you an effective approach to navigating problems with anxiety, depression and anger.

Many people feel alone and unloved due to an emotional deprivation life trap. Listen to Jim's analysis of Reinventing Your Life by Young and Klosko.

Are you your worst critic?  Do you label yourself in negative ways?  

Dr Mary Welford is the author of The Compassionate Mind Guide to Building Self Confidence in 2012, Compassion Focused Therapy for Dummies in 2016 and is currently writing a children’s book.  She is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist & Director of Compassion in Mind.  

She is a founding member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation and was Chair of the Charity for a 4-year term. 

Mary works across the age span.  She has clinics in Bude, Cornwall and Exeter, Devon.

#compassion #marywelford #compassionfocusedtherapy

What thoughts and feelings get in the way of your helpful habits?  How do you stay motivated when behaviour change is so hard?

Therapist and trainer Benji Schoendorff teach you how to complete an ACT Matrix.

Grab an A4 piece of paper and pen to complete your ACT Matrix while listening to this interview between Jim and Ben.  

#acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy #actmatrix #benjischoendorff 

Do you struggle with exercise?  Does your motivation come in waves?  Do you get caught up with thoughts that you can't be bothered?  

In this episode, your host Jim Lucas talks about how to get motivated and stay committed to an effective exercise routine.  He shares his challenges getting and staying committed to physical activity.

Not only will Jim discuss the benefits of exercise, but he'll also dispel some common myths about what you need to do to maintain a healthy lifestyle. 

Watch this short video about the benefits of exercise.

#stayactive #thefirsttwentyminutes #selfhelp #livinglonger

What is Self-help?  Can it help?  What sort of problems does it help you solve?

The Self-help industry is enormous, which is a double-edged sword - there is a lot to choose from, and there is too much to choose from.  How do you know what works?

In this episode, your host Jim Lucas tells you four key yardsticks to help you select the best self-help books available.

#openforwardscbtandcounselling

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#anxiety #selfesteem #depression #stress