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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2025 · 1H 1M

Ep. 90 - Mollie Birney - 12 Life Lessons from a Clinical Life Coach

from Happy Smiling People · host Emily Reilly

Mollie Birney is a clinical life coach and former therapist. In this episode, we discuss what a clinical life coach is and how they differ from a therapist; whether perfectionism is just procrastination in disguise; behaviour change and how to shift the narrative of our subconscious and irrational brain; why women struggle to take compliments; why women often criticise one another; the roots and meaning of shame; how to recognise when our negative emotions become too intense; how mental overconsumption affects anxiety and our survival nervous system; why we disconnect from the present moment; what it means to experience an existential crisis; the difference between a thought and a feeling; how we begin to discover who we truly are—and much more.Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereillyFind Mollie Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molliebirney/ Website: https://www.molliebirney.com/ Keywordsclinical life coach, perfectionism, anxiety, self-worth, shame, existential crisis, self-discovery, mental health, emotional balance, personal growthTimestamps: 00:00 what is a clinical life coach - how is that different to a therapist?03:45 is perfectionism just procrastination? 07:00 behaviour change and altering the narrative of our subconscious and irrational brain11:30 why women struggle to take compliments 16:00 why do women criticise each other 21:00 why do we feel shame and what does it mean?24:00 how do we know when our negative feelings are too strong?29:00 the overconsumption in our brains and how it related to anxiety and our survival nervous system 33:00 why we have disassociation with the present moment 39:45 what does it mean to have an existential crisis?44:30 what is the difference between a thought and a feeling? 53:00 how do we find out who we are? 

Mollie Birney is a clinical life coach and former therapist. In this episode, we discuss what a clinical life coach is and how they differ from a therapist; whether perfectionism is just procrastination in disguise; behaviour change and how to shift the narrative of our subconscious and irrational brain; why women struggle to take compliments; why women often criticise one another; the roots and meaning of shame; how to recognise when our negative emotions become too intense; how mental overconsumption affects anxiety and our survival nervous system; why we disconnect from the present moment; what it means to experience an existential crisis; the difference between a thought and a feeling; how we begin to discover who we truly are—and much more.Find me online: https://linktr.ee/emilyereillyFind Mollie Online:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molliebirney/ Website: https://www.molliebirney.com/ Keywordsclinical life coach, perfectionism, anxiety, self-worth, shame, existential crisis, self-discovery, mental health, emotional balance, personal growthTimestamps: 00:00 what is a clinical life coach - how is that different to a therapist?03:45 is perfectionism just procrastination? 07:00 behaviour change and altering the narrative of our subconscious and irrational brain11:30 why women struggle to take compliments 16:00 why do women criticise each other 21:00 why do we feel shame and what does it mean?24:00 how do we know when our negative feelings are too strong?29:00 the overconsumption in our brains and how it related to anxiety and our survival nervous system 33:00 why we have disassociation with the present moment 39:45 what does it mean to have an existential crisis?44:30 what is the difference between a thought and a feeling? 53:00 how do we find out who we are?

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