Living More Fully

Episodes

1. 11

   Coping with Pandemic Blues & Seasonal Depression

   How do we cope with pandemic fatigue, seasonal affective disorder, the holidays blues, on top of post-election stress? Listen to this episode where James Guay, LMFT speaks to AJ Gibson & Mikalah Gordon on We Are Channel Q Radio about mental health concerns during these unprecedented times.

   Nov 19, 2020

   6m
2. 10

   Coping with Election Stress 2020

   How do we cope with election stress in 2020? A Harris Poll taken in August, 2020 showed that 2/3rds of US Americans are experiencing distress related to the election, regardless of political affiliation. Listen to this episode where James Guay, LMFT speaks to AJ Gibson & Mikalah Gordon on We Are...

   Nov 1, 2020

   3m
3. 9

   COVID-19 Mental Health Survival Guide

   James Guay, LMFT speaks with AJ Gibson & Mikalah Gordon on Channel Q's The Morning Beat Radio Show about his COVID-19 Mental Health Survivor Guide. COVID-19 has transformed our world. Not only has it led to spiked infections, it's also instilled mass hysteria, global grief, worldwide trauma and a...

   Apr 5, 2020

   7m
4. 8

   Guided Compassion Meditation

   Compassion can change the way we relate to difficult thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Mindfulness helps us notice what is happening; compassion invites us to meet what we notice with greater kindness, curiosity, and care. In this guided meditation, I'll invite you to begin by turning...

   Dec 28, 2018

   6m
5. 7

   Guided Mindfulness Meditation

   Practicing mindfulness through meditation can become a training ground for bringing greater awareness into everyday life. By intentionally slowing down and noticing what's happening in the present moment, we can practice relating differently to our thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, and...

   Dec 28, 2018

   11m
6. 6

   Breaking Bad Habits Using Mindfulness

   Habits can be surprisingly difficult to change, even when we understand intellectually that a pattern isn't working for us. We might repeatedly find ourselves in one-sided relationships, reaching for something to soothe an uncomfortable feeling, abandoning intentions we've made for ourselves, or...

   Dec 28, 2018

   11m
7. 5

   Stress Reduction Using Mindfulness

   Stress doesn't only happen in our thoughts. We experience it throughout our bodies, emotions, beliefs, and behavior, sometimes before we're even consciously aware of how overwhelmed we've become. Mindfulness can help us slow that process down. I describe mindfulness as awareness of our...

   Dec 28, 2018

   9m
8. 4

   Becoming Your Own Best Friend

   The relationship we have with ourselves shapes nearly every part of our lives. Yet many of us learn early on to become our own harshest critics, especially after experiences of rejection, bullying, judgment, or feeling as though who we are isn't acceptable. In this episode, I explore how...

   Nov 7, 2018

   9m
9. 3

   How to End Friendships

   Friendships can be some of the most meaningful relationships in our lives. They can offer companionship, belonging, emotional support, laughter, perspective, and a sense that we don't have to navigate life alone. But not every friendship remains healthy or right for us. Sometimes a friendship...

   Jul 30, 2018

   11m
10. 2

    How to Improve Friendships

    There are times when we realize a friendship isn't feeling as satisfying as we'd like. Maybe contact has become sporadic, the relationship feels increasingly one-sided, unresolved tension has accumulated, or a friendship that once felt close and enjoyable now feels a little stale. That doesn't...

    Jul 30, 2018

    16m
11. 1

    How to Make New Friends

    Friendship can deepen our experience of life in ways few other relationships can. Good friends give us places to belong, people to share experiences with, opportunities to laugh and play, and relationships in which we can gradually become more fully ourselves. But making new friends can become...

    Jul 30, 2018

    11m