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The Reality Check Podcast — 283 episodes

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1

The Body Keeps The Score | Ep 279

2

Cultivate A Daily Meditation Practice | Ep 278

3

Join the 30-Day Meditation Challenge - Starting 1st March! | Ep 277

4

How To Respond To Anxiety, Triggers & Dysregulation | Ep 276

5

Can You Love Yourself Whilst Fixing Yourself? | Ep 275

6

The Beauty Of The Sea | Ep 274

7

The Vulnerability Of Positivity | Ep 273

8

NOT My Annual Fuck Christmas Episode… AKA: How To Stay Sane This Festive Season! | Ep 272

9

How Language Is Keeping Us From The Divine | Ep 271

10

The Art Of Self-Connection | Ep 270

11

How To Live In Harmony | Ep 269

12

Turning Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn into Flow | Ep 268

13

Fear is Temporary, Regret is Forever | Ep 267

14

The Limits of Language and the Search for Truth | Ep 266

15

How To Release Trauma From The Body | Ep 265

16

The Art Of Manifestation | Ep 264

17

Is It Time To Take That Leap Of Faith? | Ep 263

18

A Gentle Return To Self - Guided Meditation

19

The Struggle Of Standing Up For Yourself | Ep 262

20

Who Am I? On Trauma And Self Identity | Ep 261

21

How To Help Someone Who Is Being Triggered And Opening Up About Their Trauma | Ep 260

22

My Annual F*ck Christmas Podcast Episode | Ep 259

23

Overcoming Poverty Mindset | Ep 258

24

Anger Turned Inwards | Ep 257

25

How To Break The Cycle | Ep 256

26

What I Learnt On A 10 Day Silent Retreat | Ep 255

27

TMS Saved My Life After Antidepressants Almost Ended It | Ep 254

28

The Value Of Silence | Ep 253

29

Why There Is No 'Best' Meditation Position | Ep 252

30

What Drives Me To Share My Soul Online? | Ep 251

31

Are You Manifesting Your Own Reality? | Ep 250

32

Fuck Capitalism, Do Art | Ep 249

33

Life Sucks When Your Expectations Are Not Met | Ep 248

34

Give The Gift Of Presence - Guided Meditation | Ep 247

35

Stuck Inside My Mind | Ep 246

36

Why You Should Never Stop Learning About Yourself | Ep 245

37

How To Mindfully Meditate For Absolute Beginners | Ep 244

38

If You Know The Way Broadly You Will See It In All Things - Samurai Wisdom | Ep 243

39

My Anxiety Is Gone, TMS Treatment Is Working! | Ep 242

40

Escape The Labels That Define You | Ep 241

41

Rebuilding Connection After Trauma | Ep 240

42

Eliminate Excess Suffering By Identifying 'The Second Arrow' | Ep 239

43

A Revolutionary Reframe Of Your Gratitude Practice - Guided Meditation | Ep 238

44

An Invitation Into The Peace Of The Present Moment - Guided Meditation | Ep 237

45

Hunting My Own Shadow - A Story Of Transformation | Ep 236

46

Is Enlightenment Possible? | Ep 235

47

The Neurodivergent Guide To Avoiding Overwhelm And Staying Sane This Christmas Season | Ep 234

48

Using Mindfulness Meditation To Defeat Anger | Ep 233

49

Am I Neurodivergent? | Ep 232

50

A Feeling Of Unreality | Ep 231

51

Live Talk On Insight Timer - Stop Quitting On Your Self | Ep 230

52

Breaking Down Barriers: The Pitfalls of Judging Others | Ep 239

53

How I Make Positive Habits Stick | Ep 238

54

From Blog to Bookshelf: How Entrepreneurs Can Publish Their Content | Ep 237

55

Introducing My YouTube Channel 'Ask A Poet' | Ep 236

56

Reconnecting With My Inner Child | Ep 235

57

I Invite You To Fly - On Faith, Self Belief & Following Your Dreams | Ep 234

58

Celebrating A Dark Night Of The Soul | Ep 233

59

Anger & Anxiety Are Better Than Apathy | Ep 232

60

Wasting The Day Feeling My Emotions | Ep 231

61

I Don't Know How To Be A Dad | Ep 230

62

The Problem With Pride - On The Connection Between My Trauma & Gender Dysphoria | Ep 229

63

Life Lessons From Losing My Job | Ep 228

64

Poetry For The Broken - Excerpts & Discussion Of My New Book | Ep 227

65

No Longer Feeling Like Myself | Ep 226

66

Medication? More Like Calcification | Ep 225

67

Take The Damn Pill | Ep 224

68

It's Not Okay To Be Okay... | Ep 223

69

The Difficulty In Breaking Trauma Cycles & Surviving The Christmas Season | Ep 222

70

How To Build An Authentic Instagram Following - Workshop Audio #221

71

Forever Cursed To Sing - On The Process Of Healing | Ep220

72

Managing The Mundane, Waking Anxiety & Loneliness Despite Success | Ep 218

73

Anxiety Attacks & The Power of Calm Breathing | Ep 217

74

Finding Purpose & Saving Lives | Ep 216

75

Consistently Inconsistent - Deconstructing Trauma Narratives | Ep 215

76

Focusing On Failure Despite Lots Of Success | Ep 214

77

I Can’t Tell If I Am Hungry | Ep 213

78

The Problem With Labels - On Gender Identity, Mental Health, & Race | Ep 212

79

Embracing The Irrational Mind | Ep 211

80

Can Art Ever Be Pure? | Ep 210

81

Do You Love Me, Or Just The Idea Of Me? | Ep #209

82

Abortion, Religion, Guns & The Fall Of An Empire | Ep #208

83

Stepping Into The Future While Running From The Past | Ep 207

84

Finding Peace In The Present Moment - Talk & Guided Meditation | Ep 206

85

A Unique Approach To Coaching & How You Can Hire Me | Ep 205

86

Talking About Suicide Ideation *trigger warning* | Ep 204

87

Explaining The Paradox Of Dissociation | Ep 203

88

Fever Dreams & The Problem of Connecting With 'Society' | Ep 202

89

The Slap That Stopped The World … | Ep 200

90

Paying My Rent, One Poem At A Time | Ep 199

91

Perhaps You Shouldn't Listen To This Episode | Ep 198

92

Guided Meditation Session - Escape From A Busy World, De-stress & Recharge | Ep 196

93

How Much Should I Be Offended? | Ep 195

94

#194 How I Survived (& Maybe Even Thrived) This Christmas

95

#193 Ahhhhhhh Christmas!

96

#191 Why It Feels Like Something Is Missing From Life

97

#190 Navigating The Uncertainties Of Life & Death

98

#189 Body Image, The Reality Of Dieting & Completing 75 HARD

99

#188 What Happens When A Society Has No Memory?

100

#187 Why You Have A Moral Imperative To Share Your Story

101

#186 The Impact of Neglect on Every Aspect of my Life

102

#185 I Wrote Some Erotica! - Introducing KINK Volume 1

103

#184 Explaining Death To My 4 Year Old

104

#183 The 75 HARD Challenge & Introducing KINK, Volume 1

105

#182 Breathing During Transitions - 3 Minutes To Release Anxiety & Sleep Better

106

#181 Making Better Choices In Response To Triggers & Trauma - Not Getting Drunk/High This Time

107

#179: Don't Delay Your Happiness

108

178: Change Is The Only Constant

109

176: Why You Should Be Meditating Daily

110

175: New Baby, New Book, New Webcomic - A Much Needed Update!

111

174: You Are Not The Exception To The Rule - Managing the Mental Health Expectations of Friends

112

173: Don't Let People Use You As A Therapist - Dealing With Over Sharers

113

172: Introducing 'Reflections of the Self; The Poetry Insights and Wisdom of Silence'

114

171: Why Effective Communication Is So Hard

115

170: The Abundance Mentality - New Podcast Series & More Plans For 2021!

116

169: 2020 - Lessons Learnt, Accomplishments & Moving Forward

117

168: Social Obligations, Mental Health & Triggering Family Members AKA Merry Christmas!

118

167: The Reality Of Living With Mental Illness

119

166: Your Mindfulness Toolbox For Daily Living

120

165: The Questions I Ask Myself To Stay Mentally Healthy

121

164: What Is It Like To Be You?

122

163: Embracing Darkness To Better See The Light

123

162: Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is

124

161: How Do You Get So Much Stuff Done Every Day?

125

159: Using Brutal Honesty To Align Your Actions With Your Purpose

126

158: When Your Mental Health Takes A Turn For The Worse

127

157: What Is Mindfulness Meditation - Introduction, FAQ & Beginning Your Practice

128

155: The Self-Care Sunday Challenge

129

154: Your Actions Are A Prayer

130

153: Empires Fall By The Blood Of Friends

131

152: The (Un) Happy Family - Breaking The Cycle Of Trauma & Abuse

132

151: Strategic Caffeination, Abstinence & Other Self Improvement Hacks

133

150: Atelophobia - The Fear Of Imperfection

134

149: Writing Therapy - Just Words On A Page, Or Something More?

135

148: Mood Swings: From Depression To Hyper-Sexuality

136

147: Adulting, Would Not Recommend

137

146: I Over Thought It & Hurt My Own Feelings

138

145: How Do I Explain This Feeling?

139

144: When Ideals & Reality Clash, Violence Occurs - On Systemic Racism, Protests & Making Real Change

140

143: What Does Being 'Triggered' Feel Like & How Can I Help Myself?

141

142: Learning From Past Mistakes & The Importance Of Maintaining Routine

142

141: Do You Want Emotional Validation Or Actionable Advice?

143

140: Quick Recovery From A Dark Night Of The Soul

144

139: The Dream House Of Ill Repute

145

138: The Writer's Prayer

146

137: How To Lucid Dream

147

136: Why it Hurts So Much To Heal

148

135: Why We Won't Come Out Of This The Same

149

134: Clean House, Clean Mind

150

133: Lets Avoid An Anarchists Revolution ... Please?

151

132: Reframing The Coronavirus As Collective Trauma

152

131: Dealing With Triggers & Trauma

153

130: Deconstructing The Corona Conspiracy & Draconian Governmental Expansion

154

129: The Fallacy Of Success - Why We Underestimate The Struggle

155

128: Adjusting To The New Normal - Morning Routines, Self Care & Your Circle Of Influence

156

127: Adapting To New Realities: Social Distancing, Financial Strain & Mental Health

157

126: Fear - The Real Danger Of The Coronavirus

158

126: Maintaining Mental Health During The Coronavirus

159

125: Meditation For Managing Fear, Panic & Pandemic

160

124: Facing Violence - The Principles Of Self Defence

161

123: What Is & Isn't Self Care - Why You Need To Do More Then Simple 'Feel Good' Activities

162

122: Fitting In Following Trauma & Neglect

163

121: The Lessons I Learnt As The Son Of A Drug Fiend

164

120: Answering The Question That I Am Asked The Most

165

119: Stop Criticising People Who Donate To The Bush Fires - We Are In Desperate Need Of Their Money!

166

118: Why Your New Years Resolution Will Fail

167

117: Dealing With Christmas Depression & Social Obligations

168

116: Why You Need To Create A Crisis Plan Today

169

115: The Worst Thing Possible is Guaranteed To Happen - So Lets Stop Worrying About It

170

114: The Problem Of Over Abundance (Why I am Embracing Silence)

171

113: Taking A Walk Through Struggle Town

172

112: On Reinventing Your Life, Cultural Differences & Escaping Slavery - w/Maria Phillips

173

111: Why We Are All Trapped In A Social Media Echo-Chamber

174

110: There Is No Correct Way To Be A Human

175

109: Trapped By The Symptoms Of BPD

176

108: Why If I Get 'Triggered' It's On Me

177

107: How To Be Successful At What Ever You Do

178

106: How To Be Kinder To Yourself

179

105: Create A Killer Morning Routine

180

104: Introducing 'Lucidity' (book) - A Universe Where Lucid Dreams Are Connected

181

103: How Neglect Stunts Your Growth

182

102: One Minute Life Hacks - New Podcast Out Now

183

101: What Does Mania Feel Like

184

100: What I Wish I Knew 100 Episodes Ago ...

185

99: The Two Things All Good Relationships Must Have

186

98: Why You Should Choose To Take The Harder Option Whenever Possible

187

97: Real Self-Care Is Not What You Think It Is

188

96: At Least You Are Paid Well ...

189

95: The Lag Between Taking Action & Actually Noticing Results

190

94: My Morning Routine (& How You Can Make One Work For You!)

191

93: Meditation - The Lead Domino For Good Mental Health

192

92: Making The Impossible Possible - Then Remembering How To Do It Again

193

91: Who Is Worse Off? Is It Possible To Ever Tell?

194

90: Are You A Wage Slave?

195

89: Why You Need To Stop Complaining and Start Taking Action Right Now

196

88: Relaxation Breathing To Overcome Anxiety (Ch 1.2 of How To Get Your Sh!t Together)

197

87: The Worst PTSD Flashback Of My Life

198

86: A Love Story p1 - Upgrade Anthology Part 4

199

85: How Can You Trust Someone With A Mental Illness?

200

84: Just Popping By - part 4 of Under The Influence

201

83: How I am Overcoming The Fear That Held Me Back For Most Of My Life

202

82: I Am More Than Just A Dying Car (short fiction piece)

203

81: My Greatest Fears, Natural Remedies For Depression + More (Supporter Q'n'A)

204

80: Mindfulness Meditation for your Mental Health

205

79: Understanding Grief, Emotionality and Dissociation

206

78: Guard Your Mental State At All Costs (Ch 2.7: How To Get Your Sh!t Together)

207

77: New Zealand Mosque Attack - My Take

208

76: On Effective Weight loss, Being Triggered & An Ask From You

209

75: Troy Fumo - On Overcoming Anxiety & Winning MMA Championships

210

74: Sales Pitch (p3: Upgrade Anthology)

211

73: Mental Illness/Addiction Is NOT An Excuse To Treat People Badly

212

72: Weekends Don't Exist (Ch: 6.7 How To Get Your Sh!t Together)

213

71: The Problem With The Modern School System

214

70: Are You A Wage Slave?

215

69: Take Action And Correct Along The Way

216

68: The Real Problem With The Gillette Ad

217

67: Update Time (what I've been up to & what I'm working on next)

218

66: Express Yourself Daily (ch 3.1 - How To Get Your Sh!t Together)

219

65: Why Persistence Is The Key To Success In All Things

220

64: Hoarder (ch 3: Under The Influence - Reclaiming My Childhood)

221

63: Become Present State Aware (ch 1.1 - How To Get Your Sh!t Together)

222

62: Guarding Your Mental State This Christmas

223

61: Vagabonding and Following Your Dreams (w/Fred Saleeba)

224

60: This Story Is About You ...

225

59: Believe People When They Talk Trauma (+ Patreon Supporter Questions)

226

58: The Problem With #NotAllMen (w/Matt Antonello)

227

57: How To Avoid Being Triggered By Social Media

228

56: Don't Let Chronic Illness Stop You From Following Your Dreams (Interview With Kelly Paris)

229

55: The Five Mental Health Musts!

230

54: How To Manage Mental Illness In Relationships (and 3 more questions from Patreon supporters)

231

53: 'The Priest' - Upgrade - Part 2

232

52: Why Mental Illness Is So Stigmatised, and What You Can Do About It

233

51: 'A Day In The Life' (Chapter 2 of Under The Influence)

234

50: Shihan Cameron Quinn - On Mental Toughness and Martial Arts

235

49: Ava's Journey - Battling Neuroblastoma (interview)

236

48: Spinal Surgery At 26 - Toby Carr (Interview)

237

47: The Different Mental Illness Identities

238

46: Managing Life As An Introvert

239

45: Upgrade - Part 1

240

44: Guard Your Mental State At All Costs

241

43: Fuelling Positivity

242

42: The Importance Of Seeking Help

243

41: Overcoming Addiction

244

40: You Either Win Or You Learn

245

39: Guard Your Mental State At All Costs

246

38: Make Invisible Illness Visible

247

37: What Constitutes A Win With Mental Illness?

248

36: What I Learnt Grappling for 24 Hours Straight

249

35: The Dystopian Nature Of Social Media

250

34: The Importance Of Self Care (short thought)

251

33: Finding the balance between work and relaxation

252

32: Marriage Equality In Australia - My Reaction (short thought)

253

31: On Writing Therapy For Mental Health

254

30: The Importance Of Assertiveness

255

29: 'Who Let The Bum In' - (Chapter 1 of Under The Influence)

256

28: On Travel, Reading and Expanding Your Mind

257

27: What Grief Feels Like - On Suicide and it's Effects

258

26: Why Work Doesn't Have To Suck

259

25: Overcoming The Pointlessness of Life

260

24: Follow Your Dreams Now, When Will There Be A Better Time?

261

23: You Have The Ability To Change Yourself

262

22: On Passionate Zealots That Drive People Away

263

21: The Joys and Challenges of Parenthood

264

20: The Real Reason Why Reading Is Important

265

19: Taking a Day Off From Life

266

18: Facing the Demons Of Your Mind

267

17: What Anxiety Feels Like

268

16: What Happens When You Talk About Trauma

269

15: Protect Your Mental State At All Costs

270

14: Reclaiming Your Childhood Through Writing

271

13: The Fear of Silence & Moving Towards a More Mindful Existence

272

12: What Depression Feels Like

273

11: How I Get Myself out of Bad Mental States As Quickly As Possible

274

10: Why You Need to Stop Blaming Yourself for Relationship Problems

275

9: Using Meditation to Overcome the Trauma of Pregnancy

276

8: Why You Shouldn't Let Your Trauma Define You

277

7: How Social Media Is Corrupting Your Mind - Even If Its All 'Positive'

278

6: How Starting a Daily Meditation Practice Will Jump Start Every Aspect of Your Life

279

5: If You Want to Succeed You Need to Keep Turning Up

280

4: Is Suicide Selfish?

281

3: The Importance of Detachment

282

2: Why You Are Wasting Your Life Without Realising It (and How to Take Control of Your Time)

283

1: Why You're Not as Good as You Think You Are (and How to Turn That to Your Advantage)