In this week's episode, Alex is joined by two guests who are part of the development of a new online tool to support with anxiety, called Cerina.

Dr Momotaj is Chief Psychologist at Cerina and Charlotte is Head of Product.

In this episode, we discuss tools that can support with anxiety-like symptoms; plus, we start with gaining an understanding of OCD.

Helpful information:

Discover the Cerina App

Book recommendation:

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

NICE guidelines:

https://www.nice.org.uk/about

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This episode is a 5 minute meditation with Jiva Masheder.

It is designed to be used almost anywhere, at any moment to help you feel calmer and more grounded.

Time to Meditate? Make time for practice and it will make time for you. Join The Mindfulness Project for one of their donation-based drop-in mindfulness sessions every week online. Join here.

Weekly Time Slots

Tuesday | 6.00 - 6.30 pm GMT

Wednesday | 12.30 - 1.00 pm GMT

Thursday | 6.00 - 6.45 pm GMT

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In this episode, Alex sits down with mindfulness teacher Jiva Masheder.

Jiva has been practicing mindfulness since 1996. She teaches at the Mindfulness Project in London and Brighton - and has been supervising other teachers since 2014. She also works for Journey Live which is a US-based service which teaches mindfulness in 30-minute sessions to businesses.

Time to Meditate? Make time for practice and it will make time for you. Join The Mindfulness Project for one of their donation-based drop-in mindfulness sessions every week online. Join here.

Weekly Time Slots

Tuesday | 6.00 - 6.30 pm GMT

Wednesday | 12.30 - 1.00 pm GMT

Thursday | 6.00 - 6.45 pm GMT

Other hlpful resources in this episode:

The Mindfulness Project

Matt Killingsworth TEDx talk - 'Want to be happier? Stay in the moment'

Book recommendation: What Happens in Mindfulness by John Teasdale

Sara Lazar - Havard Scholar

Low cost mediation:

https://www.headspace.com/

Palouse Mindfulness

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This week, Alex interviews Alain de Botton. Alain is known widely as a writer of essayistic books that have been described as a ‘philosophy of everyday life’. 

He’s written on love, travel, architecture and literature and has bestsellers in 30 countries. Alain also started and helps to run The School of Life, dedicated to a new vision of education. He is also currently training as a psychotherapist.

Alex and Alain discuss some of the philosophical questions around therapy.

Helpful resources:

The School of Life

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Matt Phelan is Co-Founder of the Happiness Index and author of Freedom to Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness.

In this episode, we talk about what it can mean to be a good boss and ways mental wellbeing can be prioritised at work.

In the show we reference various resources:

https://thehappinessindex.com/

Matt's TEDxBrighton talk: https://youtu.be/AHhwiLTKXiQ

Book: The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel Van Der Kolk

Book: Tom Nixon - Work with Source

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In this episode, Alex sits down with Holly Cassidy who is an integrative therapist and works with bereavement.

Holly shares an overview of psychodynamic and existentialist therapy.

She also talks about how people experiencing bereavement may experience therapy and gives tips on how to have conversations with people in our daily lives that are going through bereavement.

Helpful resources:

St John's Hospice - bereavement support

Cruse - bereavement support

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This week, Alex speaks with Jo Woodhurst who is Head of Nutrition at Ancient + Brave.

They discuss how our nutrition can impact our overall mental wellbeing; including how our routine can impact our fight or flight response and supplements that can support symptoms of anxiety.

Helpful resources:

Ancient + Brave nutrition quiz

Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council

British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine

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In this episode, Alex sits down with Janeen Wilson.

They cover what CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) is and what happens in Dramatherapy. Alex and Janeen also discuss access, diversity and inclusion in the therapy space.

Janeen is a psychotherapist in the NHS and has her own private practice, Creative Lotus. She is also associate lecturer and clinical supervisor on the University of Reading CBT course, Co-Chair of the D&I Working Group as well as creator and facilitator of the workshop “Let’s Talk About Race”; plus, a visiting facilitator for the Dramatherapy programme at Roehampton University.

Helpful resources:

Credentials in therapy referenced in this episode:

Health & Care Professions Council

The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network

Spaces to look for support:

These resources are to support you in your own research. These are not verified by The Waitlist Podcast.

Talking Circle London

Problem Shared

Frontline Therapist

CPPD - low cost counselling

Dedicated to Change Project - free or low cost counselling

TalkSpace - online therapy

BetterHelp - online therapy

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This episode contains themes of suicide and may not be suitable for all listeners.

If you need to talk, you can find helplines and listening services listed on Mind's website: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services/helplines-listening-services/

In the UK, you can call Samaritans 24/7 for free on 116 123.

In this episode, we discuss what it can be like to experience depression; whether experiencing it yourself or experiencing it through those close to us. Jake Tyler is a mental health advocate and broadcaster - his BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey show, Open Up with Jake Tyler launched in September 2019 with guest Matt Haig.  Jake also wrote the Book ‘A Walk From the Wild Edge’ after taking-on the 3,000 mile journey to walk the entirety of the UK in 2018; prompted by his struggle with depression.  

We also discuss Jake's TEDxBrighton talk 'I’m Fine - Learning to Live with Depression' and the BBC documentary Mind Over Marathon.

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In this episode, Alex chats with Sharon Bond about Family Therapy.

Sharon is a Systemic and Family Psychotherapist. She spent 15 years as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in a child and adolescent mental health service where she worked in schools with families and teaching/school staff. She was a member of the training teams at the Tavistock Clinic and the Institute of Family Therapy. She is currently Director of Chiron Training school which offers foundation and diploma levels training in Systemic practice.

We reference some resources to explore family therapy further:

Association for Family Therapy: https://www.aft.org.uk/default.aspx

UKCP's directory for therapists:

https://www.psychotherapy.org.uk/find-a-therapist/

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