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Being Human with Lisa Oake

by Lisa Oake

Being Human with Lisa Oake is a podcast about the inner lives of professionals. You’ll find deep conversations about mental health, executive presence, purpose, relationships, and the pressures leaders face. If you’re a professional, founder, or leader who wants to grow both internally and externally, you’re in the right place. To contact Lisa, visit www.oakemedia.com.

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Episodes

  1. How Schema Therapy Can Help You Break Free of Repeating Patterns

    If you’ve tried traditional therapy but still find yourself repeating the same patterns, you need to understand Schema Therapy. It expands upon CBT and other therapies to fix the life traps that were wired into you decades ago. In this episode of the Being Human Podcast, Lisa sits down with…

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  2. Ex-CNN International Anchor: The 4-Second Trick to Instant Confidence

    Nervous about your next media interview? Former CNNI & CNBC anchor And Co-Host of the Saturday Mornings Show on Singapore's Money FM, Glenn van Zutphen reveals the insider secrets that will transform you from anxious executive to confident media spokesperson. In this episode of the Being Human...

  3. The Grief of Job Loss_ David Kessler on Identity and Meaning

    Job loss is rarely just about income. For many professionals, it represents a profound loss of identity, purpose, and belonging — and it can trigger real grief. In this conversation, David Kessler, founder of Grief.com and author of Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, explains why job loss...

  4. Why High Performers Turn to Food — A Psychologist Explains

    If you work in a high-pressure job and find yourself turning to food at night to cope, you are not alone. In this episode of Being Human, clinical psychologist Annelise Lai, founder of The Soma Psychology Clinic in Singapore, explains why binge eating and emotional eating are far more common…

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  5. Why Hari Krishnan Walked Away from Safety to Build an AI Healthcare Startup

    What really happens when a high-profile CEO walks away from a $1.5B listed company to start over as a founder? In this episode of Being Human, Hari Krishnan — former CEO & MD of PropertyGuru Group and now Co-Founder & CEO of AI health startup Genie Health — talks candidly about the emotional…

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  6. How Breast Cancer Sideswipes Women’s Careers — and Their Marriages

    Breast cancer doesn’t just affect a woman’s health — it disrupts her entire life. In this interview, Dr Angela Tan, a leading sexual wellness doctor in Singapore, explains how treatment can sideswipe professional women by forcing them into early menopause at the height of their careers. The…

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  7. Why Men Hide Their Pain Behind Anger

    Canadian counsellor Bill Jeffery explains why depression in men is often disguised as anger, irritation, outbursts, withdrawal, and emotional shutdowns — and why so many men - and their partners - don’t recognise it for what it is. We break down: Why male depression rarely looks like sadness How...

  8. The Real Reason You Feel Lost and Depressed

    In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Oake speaks with former journalist turned therapist Matthew Hussey about the hidden emotional cost of the digital age — and how technology, capitalism, and trauma have quietly reshaped our capacity to connect. From the “rage economy” of social media to the…

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  9. The State of Intimacy: Psychodynamic Sexual Therapist Dr. Richard Lim on Modern Desire.

    In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Oake talks with psychodynamic sexual therapist Dr. Richard Lim of The Relational Counselling Studio about intimacy in modern relationships. In this episode: Inside the therapy room; the real story on modern intimacy and relationships. Low male sexual desire is...

  10. Finding Enough: Andrew Hallam on Money, Mortality & Meaning

    What if financial success doesn’t automatically lead to happiness? In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Oake speaks with Andrew Hallam — bestselling author of Millionaire Teacher and Balance. Andrew retired in his 30s, not to stop working, but to start living. They explore the emotional side of...

  11. Staying Grounded at the Top: Dylan Frittelli on Golf, Pressure & Purpose

    Professional golfer Dylan Frittelli sits down for a thoughtful conversation about staying balanced in one of the world’s most competitive sports. From his childhood in post-apartheid South Africa to winning on the PGA Tour, Dylan shares how gratitude, perspective, and self-compassion have shaped...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Being Human with Lisa Oake is a podcast about the inner lives of professionals. You’ll find deep conversations about mental health, executive presence, purpose, relationships, and the pressures leaders face. If you’re a professional, founder, or leader who wants to grow both internally and externally, you’re in the right place. To contact Lisa, visit www.oakemedia.com.

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Lisa Oake

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Being Human with Lisa Oake is a podcast about the inner lives of professionals. You’ll find deep conversations about mental health, executive presence, purpose, relationships, and the pressures leaders face. If you’re a professional, founder, or leader who wants to grow both internally and...

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