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Counselling Conversations with Julie — 240 episodes

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Episode 240- The Complex Bond Between Mothers and their Children: Navigating Love, Growth, and Challenges

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Episode 239: Let's Protect Children's Childhoods

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Navigating the Workplace: Insights for Neurodiverse, Career-Passionate Young Women

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Episode 237- When Grief Turns Up In Your Life: Navigating the Unexpected Waves

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Episode 236: How to Project Self-Confidence

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Episode 235- Love Yourself First

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Episode 234- Understanding Behavioural Changes in Children Who have Experienced Trauma

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Episode 233- Nature Therapy: Healing Through the Power of the Outdoors

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Episode 232- The Internal Struggle of Joy vs Fear: Is This a Real Thing?

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Episode 231- The Power of Validation: Why Feeling Heard Matters

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Episode 230- The Power of Creative Arts: A Pathway to Healing and Growth

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Episode 229- How to Quiet the Mind for Inner Peace

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Episode 228- The Power of Salience: How it Shapes Our Thoughts, Decisions and Lives

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Episode 227- The Nine Year Change in Childhood Development

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Episode 226- How to Build Capacity to Hold Tension Without Shutting Down

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Episode 225- Creating New Neural Pathways to Support Mental Health

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Episode 224- Why Do We Self-Sabotage?

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Episode 223- The Power Of Kindness: How It Boosts Your Mental Health

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Episode 222- Helping Children Settle Into New Routines: A Guide For Parents and Caregivers

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Episode 221- Why Are Negative Memories So Strong?

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Episode 220- Catastrophising Thoughts and Their Effect on Mental Health

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Episode 219- Your Children Are Watching Every Move You Make

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Episode 218- One Thing You Can't Get Back Is Time

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Episode 217- Q3 When Do You Feel Most Valued In This Relationship?

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Episode 216- Q2 What Are You You Willing To Do To Improve Your Relationship?

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Episode 215- Question One I Ask Couples: How Would You Describe Your Relationship in One Sentence

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Episode 214- Heart and Soul Connections: Building Deeper Relationships

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Episode 213- When Parents and Adult Children Fight: Understanding and Resolving Conflict

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Episode 212- Separated or Divorced? How to Help Your Child Navigate Two Houses

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Episode 211- How To Communicate With Your Partner When Your Communication Styles Are So Different

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Episode 210- Who Am I Becoming This Year?

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Episode 209- Trusting Yourself: The Key to Unlocking Your Potential

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Episode 208- Hopes, Dreams, and Wishes: What Do They Mean For You?

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Episode 207- Get Ready for 2026

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Episode 206- There is Courage in Your Actions

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Episode 205- Feeling Resentment and What to Do About It

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Episode 204- Not Feeling the Christmas Spirit; Try This Instead

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Episode 203- Why and How to Eliminate the "Shoulds" and "Coulds" from Your Vocabulary

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Episode 202- How and What to Tell Children About Traumatic World Events

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Episode 201- How to Support Your Child's Mental Health

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Episode 200- Keeping Calm and Anxiety-Free When Life Gets Busy

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Episode 199- The Connection Between Creativity and Wellbeing

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Episode 198: Taking the Stress Out of Christmas: Be Prepared and Enjoy the Holiday Season

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Episode 197- How to Foster Trust with Your Child with ADHD

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Episode 195- Building Confidence in Social Situations

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Episode 195- How to deal with Difficult People: Strategies for Maintaining Your Peace

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Episode 194- Feelings Are Feedback

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Episode 193- Caregiving in the 21st Century: Challenges, Innovations and Hope

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Episode 192- Why Do Partners Lie?

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Episode 191- Choose Peace Over Conflict: Parent's Separating Well

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Episode 190- The 5 Love Languages and How They Shape Our Romantic Relationships

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Episode 189- ADHD: A Superpower, NOT A Deficit!

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Episode 188- How Do You Process Your Emotions?

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Episode 187- The Seasons Of Life

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Episode 186- Social Media's Impact on Interpersonal Relationships

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Episode 185- Why We Play Small and How to Step Into Your Power

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Episode 184- Are You Silencing the Real You?

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Episode 183- Understanding Emotional Dysregulation in Adults

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Episode 182: Building Bridges, Not Walls: Setting Positive Boundaries With Your Children

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Episode 181- Pre-Schoolers and Big Emotions: Supporting Children and Parents to Stay Cool

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Episode 180: Holistic Wellbeing-Nurturing Mind, Body and Soul

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Episode 179- Challenging Your Limits: A Path to Growth and Transformation

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Episode 178 Proactive Mental Wellness

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Episode 177- Navigating the Changeableness of the Teenage Years

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Episode 176- Help! My Relationship With My Partner Is In Trouble

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Episode 175- Understanding and Managing Anxiety: A Path to Inner Peace

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Episode 174- Supporting Children with Neurodiversity and Their Emotional Regulation

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Episode 173- Infidelity and Its Impact

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Episode 172- Unlock Your Inner Strength: The Power of Self-Awareness

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Episode 171- What Happens To The Body In Trauma?

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Episode 170- What Habits Are Keeping You From Being The Person You Want To Be?

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Episode 169- The Mother- Daughter Bond: A Lifelong Connection

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Episode 168- The Positive and Negative Effects of Dopamine

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Episode 167- Supporting Anxious Children: Practical Strategies for Parents

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Episode 166- Starting Conversations about Mental Health

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Episode 165- Complexities of Blended Families: Strategies for Building Stronger Bonds and Thriving Together

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Episode 164- Parenting 9-Year-Old Girls: Nurturing Confidence, Independence, and Emotional Growth

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Episode 163- Mind and Body Harmony

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Episode 162- Becoming a Better Communicator: Building Bridges, Not Walls

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Episode 161- The Power of Emotional Vulnerability: Strength in Being Open

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Episode 160- Parental Stress: Understanding the Challenges and Strategies for Coping

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Episode- 159 Letting Go of Past Hurts- 5 Simple Shortcuts

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Episode 158- Thriving After 50: A Guide for Women to Embrace Their Best Years

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Episode 157: Beyond the Surface: Trauma-Informed Approaches in Therapy

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Episode 156: Lawnmower and Bulldozer Parenting: What It Is and How to Change Your Approach

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Episode 155- Stop Comparing Yourself to Others: A Path to Self-Acceptance and Inner Peace

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Episode 154: When Our Habits No Longer Serve Us Well: Recognising the Need for Change.

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Episode 153- Understanding and Addressing Children's Fears

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Episode 152- Crystal Ball Thinking: The Power and Pitfalls of Predicting the Future

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Episode 151- The Psychology of Being Right: Why Some People Struggle to Admit They Are Wrong

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Episode 150- OUR Impact on Everyone We Meet

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Episode 149- Child- Centred Play Therapy for Children and Families

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Episode 148- Does What We Watch Impact Our Wellbeing?

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Episode 147- How Body Image Impacts Mental Health

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Episode 146- Your Partner Isn't A Mind Reader: The Key to Better Communication

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Episode 144- The Power of Family Therapy: Strengthening Bonds and Building Understanding

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143- The Impact of Environmental Disasters and Trauma on Children

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Episode 142- Understanding Negative Self-Talk: Causes, Effects and Solutions

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Episode 141- What is Behind People Pleasing?

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Episode 140- Crafting Your Ideal Life: A Journey of Self Discovery

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Episode 139- The Benefits of Cognitive Shuffling

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Episode 138- Psychological Hacks to Enhance Your Vagal Tone

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Episode 137- Navigating the Storm- The Impact of Workplace Bullying

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Episode 136- Parenting Challenges When Your Values Are Different

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Episode 135- Participating in Creative and Somatic Therapies When Facing Mental Health Challenges

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Episode 134 - Unmasking Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Females: Understanding the Invisible Struggles

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Episode 133 - Stress in Today's World: Understanding the Modern Epidemic and How to Cope

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Episode 132 - Understanding Behavioural Changes in Children Who Have Experienced Trauma

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Episode 131 - Decluttering Your Life for Mental Clarity and Well-being

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Episode 130 - Adults Need More Play In Their Lives

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Episode 129 -Building Stronger Emotional Bonds

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Episode 128 - The Wellbeing Benefits of Being Calm

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Episode 127 - Understanding Fear and Its Effects on the Mind and Body

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Episode 126 - Grief and Loneliness: Understanding and Coping with the Emotional Journey

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Episode 125 - Managing Unmet Expectations: A Path to Growth and Resilience

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Episode 124 - Understanding and Supporting Adolescent Mental Health

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Episode 123 - Surviving and Thriving During the School Holidays

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Episode 122 - Embracing Discomfort for Personal Growth

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Episode 121 - Top Ten Tips When Feeling Overwhelmed

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Episode 120 - A Guide to Understanding Your Child's Emotions

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Episode 119 - Healing Ruptures in Relationships

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Episode 118 - Do You Limit Yourself

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Episode 117 - Family Therapy & Counselling

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Episode 116 - The Complexities of Grief and Loss

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Episode 115 - Make Social Connections and Boost Your Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Episode 114 - Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Episode 113 - Reframe Your Child’s Worries

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Episode 112 - How Stress Affects Relationships

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Episode 111 - Parent Counselling

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Episode 110 - There is More to knitting than you think

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Episode 109 - Being Authentic, Be True to Yourself

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Episode 108 - Why is Anxiety Worse at Night

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Episode 107 - Insomnia and its Effects

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Episode 106 - How trauma can affect your window of tolerance

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Episode 105 - The Effects of Shame

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Episode 104 - Tap into a Better You - Emotional Freedom Techniques

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Episode 103 - Ten Tips to Reignite Your Relationship

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Episode 102 - Changing Seasons, Changing Moods and Emotions

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Episode 101 - Understanding Behaviour

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Episode 100 - Older Adults and their Health and Wellbeing

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Episode 99 - The Impact of Early-Life Traumatic Experiences

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Episode 98 - Therapeutic Stories

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Episode 97 - The Power of Positive Psychology

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Episode 96 - Couples in Conversation, The Heart Wants What the Heart Wants, Polyamory

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Episode 95 - Mentally Healthy at Work

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Episode 94 - Parenting Stress

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Episode 93 - Getting Comfortable with Conversations Around Grief

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Episode 92 - Brain Health and Digital Technology

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Episode 91 - Rites of Passage for Boys and Men

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Episode 90 - Women’s Circles Support Wellbeing

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Episode 89 - Can't Control Your Emotions?

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Episode 88 - The Silent Language Of The Body

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Episode 87 - Animal-Assisted Therapy for Mental and Physical Health

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Episode 86- Our Shadow Selves

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Episode 85 - Attachment Styles and Relationships

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Episode 84 - Psychological Stress in Everyday Life

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Episode 83 - The Pressure to Move on From Grief.

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Episode 82 - Procrastination

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Episode 81 - The Loss of Safety

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Episode 80 - When do you know you have met a Narcissist?

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Episode 79 - Anxiety and Brain Freeze

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Episode 78 - When does Love Turn Ugly?

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Episode 81 - The Loss of Safety

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Episode 76 - Personality or Character Trait, what is the Difference?

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Episode 75 - Agoraphobia

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Episode 74 - Stress Fatigue and Burnout

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Episode 73 - Profound Sense of Loss and Sadness? -Ambiguous Grief

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Episode 72 - What is Depression?

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Episode 71 - Positive and Negative Stress

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Episode 70 - What is Mental Health?

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***Re-broadcast - Episode 52 - Emotional Self Regulation ***

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Episode 69 - Letting Go of The Past

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Podcast 68 - Welcome Back to New Beginnings

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Podcast 67 - Fear, Anxiety and Loneliness at Christmas

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Episode 66 - The Power of Communication

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Episode 65 - Development of Co-Regulation Part Two

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Episode 64 - Development of Co-Regulation Part

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Episode 63 - Toxic Behavioural Patterns

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Episode 62 - Coping with Difficult Emotions.

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Episode 61 - Do Your Core Beliefs Limit Your Life?

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Episode 60 - The Power of Forgiveness

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Episode 59 - Self-Actualisation

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Episode 58 - What is the Process of Sand Play Therapy.

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Episode 57 - Have You Heard of H.A.L.T?

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Episode 56 - What is Living YOUR Best Life

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Episode 55 - Are You An Overthinker?

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Episode 54 - Stress and Burnout

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Episode 53 - Reach Out, A Chat Could Save A Life.

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Episode 52 - Emotional Self- Regulation

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Episode 51 - Loneliness and How it Impacts on Social Beings

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Episode 50 - Family and Domestic Violence

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Episode 49 - Movement and Mental Health

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Episode 48 - The Signs of Perfectionism

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Episode 47 - Do you Fight Fair?

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Episode 46 - Have you Been Bullied?

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Episode 45 - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Episode 44 - Self-Talk the Positives and Negatives

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Episode 43 - Talking with Couples - The Persecutor, The Rescuer, and The Victim.

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Podcast 42 - More Ways Than One: Polyamorous Relationships

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Episode 41 - Self-esteem and Mental health. What is the Connection?

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Episode 40 - So, What Is Depression?

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Episode 39 - The Mental Health Benefits of Journalling

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Podcast 38 - Grief and Cognitive Mental Health and Wellbeing

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Episode 37 - How to Cope with Anticipatory Grief

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Episode 36 - How to Calm an Anxious Mind

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Episode 35 - How Curiosity Helps Your Relationship

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Episode 34 - Self-Limiting Beliefs

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Episode 33 - How to Create Vulnerability in Your Relationship

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Episode 32 - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Episode 31 - What Do Shame and Guilt Do to a Person?

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Episode 30 - Mental Health Struggles

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Episode 29 - Childhood Trauma

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Episode 28 - Relationship Conflict

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Episode 27 - How Does Grief Affect Your Body?

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Episode 26 - Part 2: A Hero’s Journey.

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Episode 25 - Part 1: A Hero's Journey

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Episode 24 - Betrayal in a Relationship

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Episode 23 Back to School!

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Episode 22 Self-Compassion

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Episode 21 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Episode 20 - Trauma

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Episode 19 - Gaslighting

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Episode 18 - Trust Issues

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Episode 17 - The Feeling of Self-Worth

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Episode 16- A Sense of Belonging

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Episode 15 - What do Healthy Boundaries Look Like?

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Episode 14 - Boundaries - Saying yes when you want to say no

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Episode 13 - Celebrating Gender Diversity

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Episodes 12 - Conflict and Communication at Christmas

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Episode 11 - Adult's and Children's Wellbeing, Connection of Mind and Body

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Episode 10 - Nervous or Anxious-What’s the Difference?

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And Child Makes Three…

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Healthy Routines

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Hearing the voice of the child: Working with parents.

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Communication and relationships.

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How to have holiday harmony with your children.

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Attachment Styles and Adult Relationships

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Working with grief and loss with adults and children

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RU Ok Day

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Introduction