We all get anxious at times, but what we forget in those moments is that anxiety is just there to protect us, it's trying to do its job, and the more we lean in and play along, the more we start to feel in control again. In today's episode, we break down the four ways I've made my anxiety work for me, including: 

• Turning anxiety into excitement
• The certainities list method
• The personification method 
• Channeling anxious energy into creative energy + more 

If you're someone who struggles with ongoing anxiety, this episode will hopefully provide you with a new perspective, or at least a refresher on what we do know about the way anxiety effects us. Listen now! 

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Limerance - the state of having undeniable feelings for someone who does not feel the same way - feels so much like love but can be so confusing, because deep down we know this person is probably not the one. Despite that we find it impossible to move on, impossible to disconnect or detach despite our best efforts because our affections for this person feel so permanently wired into our brain. Today we talk about why that may be, including: 

• The first ever studies into limerance
• The 4 stages of limerance 
• The addictive explanation for limerance 
• Limerance, attachment style, fantasy and ADHD
• What the long term emotional impacts of limerance are 
• How to recover + 4 tips for moving on

Listen now! 

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Our attention is constantly being pulled in every direction: we're thinking about the past, overthinking the future, getting notifications from our phones, information from our environment. When was the last time you truly slowed down and enjoyed the present? When was the last time you savoured the moment like you do a nice meal, or a sleep in? Today we are discussing the power of mindfulness, and the power of staying present, including: 

• The three biggest enemies to staying present
• The psychology of disassocation
• The psychological benefits of living in the moment
• What the world's biggest happiness study says about staying present 
• The 3x3x3 mindfulness method 
• Embracing your 'romance' moments, and more 

Listen now to learn about the art of noticing, staying present, and feeling life fully. 

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Money is as much psychological and emotional as it is a physical resource. For that reason, sometimes money and our mental health don't always mix. Many people think that we only experience financial anxiety or financial stress when we are struggling with money, but it turns out that it's a lot more complicated than that. In today's episode, we break down the interactions between our psychology and our mental health, including: 

• The difference between objective and subjective financial stress
• The long term impacts of worrying about money 
• Why this generation is more concerned with money than ever before 
• Our 9 money languages or archetypes and how to identify yours 
• How to manage financial stress in your 20s 
• How to override your financial impulses and poor money decisions

All of that and so much more! Listen now. 

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Our fear of being perceived is more than just social anxiety, its a real phobia around being scrutinised, observed and primarily judged by others. It's also greatly limiting your potential and ability to be your true self. But there is a way through, there is a way to escape the constant fixation on what others are thinking about you. In today's episode, we discuss: 

• The origins and effects of scopophobia
• How our fear of being perceived is both a social and specific phobia
• Why do we worry about what other people think?
• Perfectionism and our fear of being perceived 
• The impact of early childhood experiences 
• Three mental shifts to overcome your fear of being perceived 

Listen now for all that and more! 

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Loving someone who struggles with their mental health can be devastating. You want to do all you can to help, but no one has ever taught you how or what exactly you should say, how you can help, the right questions to ask. In today's episode we break down the biggest pieces of advice I have for people who are supporting someone they love with their mental health from education, to understanding our processing languages, listening, advocating and setting boundaries! Listen now. 

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In today's episode we break down the controversy but also the beauty of female friendship - why exactly are they so difficult? Or is that all a myth? It turns out what makes female friendships sometimes so difficult is also what makes them so rewarding - the intensity, the level of disclosure, the expectations, the bond! We also discuss how society tries to undermine the sacred nature of female friendship through competition, comparison and the cursed role of male attention, but also how to ensure healthy, long lasting connections with your girlfriends. 

A big thank you to the listeners who contributed to this episode! Listen now. 

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The life of the highly sensitive person is often misunderstood. Highly sensitive aren't just people who cry too much or get overwhelmed, take things too personally: they actually take in so much of the world that it can be too much. They feel everything, from joy to sadness, so immediately and profoundly. They are also so in tune with the emotions of all those around them that sometimes it can be too much. Today we break down the psychology of the highly sensitive person, including: 

• What are the core assessment criteria for identifying if you're highly sensitive?
• What causes someone to be highly sensitive? 
• The genetic, personality, parental and temperment contribution 
• The link between sensitivity, IQ, EQ and creativity + the gentle superpower of sensitive people 
• Do highly sensitive people have more empathy? 
• The link between neurodivergence and sensitivity 
• How to explain your sensitivity to others 
• How to make the world work for your gentle, feeling soul, and so much more!

This episode is FULL of tips, research and studies. Listen now! 

The assessment: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/ 

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This episode might be the wakeup call we all need that our traditional notions of success aren't working. We have been conditioned to see success as individualistic, full of sacrifice, centred around discipline, productivity and all about image and looking impressive. Actually, success is a lot more nuanced. Some of the most successful people in the world as the least happy because success does not allow us to prioritise what really matters to us and drives us. In this episode we break down: 

• The problems with our idea of success
• Overachiever burnout 
• Why being successful doesn't always equal happiness 
• The alternative and how to find your purpose
• What makes a successful life in your 20s

Listen now!

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All of us find ourselves remincising on the 'good old days' every now and then, but sometimes we can find ourselves getting trapped in the memories of the past and feeling like it will never be as good as it was. This is the nostalgia trap and it can keep us from being present, from enjoying our current season, or making new memories, it can also lead to nostalgic depression. It can be particulalry hard in our 20s when everyone is telling us these are 'the best years of our lives'. In today's episode we talk about how to find a healthy balance between remembering and enjoying the moment, including: 

• Early ideas of nostalgia 
• The reason we feel nostalgia
• Are we more nostalgic now than ever?
• Can we have too much nostalgia? 
• Peter Pan Syndrome
• Chronic and depressive nostalgia 
• How to be more present + tips for managing our nostalgia 

Listen now! 

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