The Calmer You Podcast

Joshua Fletcher MSc MBACP is an author and psychotherapist specialising in working with anxiety disorders. He has written several bestselling self-help books and his most recent publication And How Does That Make You Feel? is an Amazon UK Top 100 selling book.

• Becoming aware of our different inner voices
• Dealing with our 'what if' thoughts
• Why therapists struggle with things too
• Josh's process for relieving ourselves of anxiety

Find him on Instagram @anxietyjosh

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Anna Mathur is a psychotherapist and Sunday Times bestselling author. Her latest book is The Uncomfortable Truth.

We discuss:

-How to handle our most common fears and worries like the fear of failure, of being disliked and that we're not good enough.

-Why telling yourself you're good enough' could backfire.

-Boundaries around our devices

-How to manage our fears about our own death or that of a loved one.

Find her on Instagram at www.instagram.com/annamathur

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Chatting to journalist and bestselling author Oliver Burkeman. His new book is Meditations for Mortals.

We discuss:

• How to embrace 'imperfectionism' in your life
• What to do when you feel like you're 'behind' or always 'busy'.
• Why doing the things that matter to you can be so hard - and how to get started.
• The productivity debt and how to stop productivity from defining your self worth.
• Staying sane when the world's a mess 

Find out about his latest book, Mediations for Mortals https://www.oliverburkeman.com/meditationsformortals

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Here are the things that I've given up or stopped doing in order to help my anxiety. Number 3 is a bit controversial!

What have you given up because of anxiety?

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Often, we know what we SHOULD be doing, but our inability to stick to habits and be consistent holds us back. Here I'm sharing a simple hack to make habits stick that anyone can try today.

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On this episode of The Calmer You Podcast, myself and Siobhan Strode discuss:

-The difference between being nice vs kind

-How to stand in your values in the world and finding community

-How to manage your mental health while being politically engaged.

-How to deal with sleep deprivation

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Siobhan Strode is a Word Witch, Intersectional feminist and Activist. Learn more at https://www.thissisterscribes.com/ find her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thissisterscribes/

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Dr Gemma Newman, a GP, author and speaker. Get Well, Stay Well, the 6 Healing Health Habits you need to know.

We discuss:

-What it means to have medicine for the body, mind and the spirit.

-A really powerful exercise for shifting your perspective -

-A way she connected back to deeper mission after feeling jaded.

-The power of plants for our health and the planet.

Find Gemma on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/plantpowerdoctor

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My guest today is Lauren Bravo, an author and award-winning journalist, writing about fashion, food, pop culture, travel, feminism and life. Her new book Probably Nothing is the answer to just how far sheer awkwardness can take someone. Funny and relatable, it’s a novel which digs into the eternal dilemma: life is short – so should you settle for perfectly fine? It’s perfect for fans of Dolly Alderton or Daisy Buchanan.

We discuss:

-How people pleasing shows up for us

-Lauren's struggle with health anxiety and perfectionism

-The pressure to still be productive while pregnant

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Todays guest is the multi-passionate Hannah Jardine Youell - hypnotherapist, coach, diversity advocate and parenting expert.

We discuss:

• Self compassion for parents
• Raising compassionate kids
• Imperfect parenting
• Birth and death and Hannah's insights on this
• Making space for personal growth when you're busy
• And moving through Confidence ebbs and flows 

Find Hannah on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hannahjardineyouell

Or visit her website - https://www.hannahjy.com/

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Caring what people think is something most of us do - but how do we know when it's gone to far?

Today I'm sharing my own struggles with caring what people think - plus 3 practical things you can do to care less and instead, care more about what YOU think and feel.

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