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Therapy Works — 267 episodes

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Agony Aunties: Why Do I Feel So Lonely After Having a Baby?

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Agony Aunties: Caring for a Difficult Parent

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Agony Aunties: How to Survive the Summer Holidays

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Agony Aunties: Why Am I Never Good Enough?

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Agony Aunties: I Bottle Everything Up Until I Explode

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Agony Aunties: My Husband Is Always On His Phone. How Do We Reconnect?

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Agony Aunties: Feeling Overwhelmed by the World?

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Celebration Day: Megan Jones on Grief, Loss and the Parents Who Shaped Her

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How to Make Life Happier with Mark Williamson (BONUS EP)

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Agony Aunties: When Your Adult Child Won’t Move Out

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Arit Anderson On Parkinson’s, Chelsea Flower Show And The Healing Power Of Gardens

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Agony Aunties: Why Do I Feel So Alone in My Grief?

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Helen Fielding on Grief, Bridget Jones and Being Loved As You Are (LIVE)

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Agony Aunties: How to Help Your Teen With Exam Stress and Anxiety

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EXPERT EPISODE: Amir Levine on How to Build Secure Love

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Agony Aunties: Coping with Financial Anxiety in Uncertain Times

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Liz Earle on Why Midlife Could Be Your Best Chapter Yet

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Agony Aunties: Is This Grief or ADHD?

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Michael Morpurgo on Secrets, Loss, and the Stories That Save Us

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Agony Aunties: How Do You Handle the "Death Admin" While You’re Still Grieving?

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Joanna King on Caring for a Parent with Alzheimer’s

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Julia Bradbury on Life After Cancer and Why Busyness Isn’t Healing

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EXPERT EPISODE: Returning to Work After Motherhood with Dolly Jones

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Jon Fox on Grieving the Future and the Injustice of Loss

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Agony Aunties: What to Say When Your Child Asks About War

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Thomasina Miers on Cooking, ADHD and Coming Home to Yourself

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Agony Aunties: When Grief Is Triggered by Other People’s Children

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How Families Are Made in More Ways Than One with Rebecca Coxon

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EXPERT EPISODE: Pelvic Floor, Pleasure & Power - The “LibDdo” Conversation with Lucy Kohli

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Sarah Perry on What Death Can Teach Us About Living

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Agony Aunties: “I Regret Moving” - When a Fresh Start Doesn’t Feel Right

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Matthew Gulliford on When Pet Grief Blindsides You

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Agony Aunties: How Do You Get Loved Ones to Exercise?

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Cressida Bonas on Grief That Doesn’t Go in a Straight Line

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Agony Aunties: When Parenting Doesn’t Match the Picture in Your Head

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Charlotte Bellamy on Grieving a Baby She Never Got to Know

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Agony Aunties: Feeling Second Best to a Partner’s Late Wife

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Dr Alex George: “I Looked in the Mirror and Didn’t Recognise Myself”

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Agony Aunties: When You Want Another Baby and Your Partner Doesn’t

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Agony Aunties: When You Love Your Children… But Don’t Always Like Them

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Agony Aunties: When the Therapist Becomes the Patient

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EXPERT EPISODE: Why Divorce Hits Women Differently with Oona Metz

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BONUS: Dealing with Feeling at Christmas with Professor Marc Brackett

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Agony Aunties: Surviving the First Christmas After Loss

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Agony Aunties: Shall I Leave My Husband?

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BONUS: Dr Anna Colton on Navigating Food Conversations with Children

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Agony Aunties: Healing After a COVID Loss

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Agony Aunties: How Do I Stop Checking My Ex’s Instagram?

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Archie Bland on Parenting Through the Unthinkable

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Agony Aunties: Friendship Breakups and the Courage to Reconnect

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Melissa Hemsley on Anxiety, IVF and Nourishing the Everyday

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Agony Aunties: Feeling Invisible as We Age

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Tracey on Infidelity, Anger and Becoming Herself

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Agony Aunties: How to Talk About Social Anxiety

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Lulu on Why It’s Never Too Late to Be Yourself

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Agony Aunties: Facing the Hard Parts of Therapy

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Eve on How the Pressure to Have a Child Broke Her Marriage

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Agony Aunties: I Think My Partner’s Cheating or Am I Just Anxious?

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Olia Hercules on How Creativity Heals in Times of Crisis

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Agony Aunties: When Everyone Needs You and You’re Running on Empty

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Deepa Paul on Marriage, Motherhood, and Polyamory

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Agony Aunties: Navigating Separation and Talking to Children

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Ben Goldsmith on Grief, Nature, and Finding Meaning After Loss

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Agony Aunties: Managing Social Anxiety in Midlife

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Lucy Gossage on The Joy of Difficult Things

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Agony Aunties: What’s the Line Between Healthy Processing and Negative Self-Talk?

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Elizabeth Day on Belonging When Life Doesn’t Go to Plan

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Agony Aunties: Co-Parenting with an Ex When Trust Is Broken

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Grace Spence Green on What Disability Taught Her About Living Fully

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Agony Aunties: How Do I Cope with Anxiety About My Adult Children?

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Dan Snow on Loss, Legacy, and Learning to Live in the Present

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Mini Recap: Nadiya Hussain on Turning Anger Into Determination

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Mini Recap: Julie Smith on Imposter Syndrome & Everyday Courage

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EXPERT EPISODE: Embracing Good Enough Parenting with Dr. Tara Porter

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EXPERT EPISODE: The Hidden Wounds We Inherit with Noemi Orvos-Toth

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Agony Aunties: Navigating Romantic Relationships After Childhood Sexual Abuse

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Agony Aunties: Managing Sibling Squabbles

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Agony Aunties: “Is It Too Late for Me?” Turning 60, Being Single & Reclaiming Joy

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Agony Aunties: Can Therapy Really Alleviate Health Anxiety?

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Agony Aunties: Can Your Relationship Survive If Only One of You Grows?

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Agony Aunties on Healing After an Ectopic Pregnancy

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Agony Aunties on Confronting Hidden Trauma

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Agony Aunties on Finding Clarity in Situationships

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Live from Stratford Literary Festival: Kit de Waal on Friendship, Fear & Finding Freedom

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Expert Episode: How to Age Well with Dr. Lucy Pollock

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Expert Episode: Music as Medicine with Dr Daniel Levitin

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Agony Aunties on Healing from Preverbal Trauma

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Expert Episode: Helping Your Children Develop Resilience with Dr. Henry Venter

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Agony Aunties on Talking to Children About a Terminal Diagnosis

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Live from Curious Minds Festival: Unpacking Family, Conflict & Connection

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Agony Aunties on the Pressure to "Have It All Figured Out"

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Amanda Wakeley on Fashion, Family, and Healing Through Grief

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Agony Aunties on Finding Confidence in Your Fifties

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Olivia on Finding Freedom After Abuse

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Agony Aunties on Managing Exam Stress

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Chris Levine on How Darkness Led Him to Light

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Agony Aunties on the Struggle to Maintain Friendships in Adulthood

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Athina and Doris on Facing Anorexia Together and Finding Hope

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Agony Aunties on Navigating Imposter Syndrome and Self-Doubt

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Mariella Frostrup on Speaking Up for Women at Every Age

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Agony Aunties on Feeling Like the Forgotten Sibling

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Esther Ghey on Life After the Murder of Brianna Ghey

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Agony Aunties on Parenting Your Parent

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Emma Barnett on Motherhood, Pain, and Rewriting the Narrative

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Agony Aunties on Family Estrangement and the Grief No One Talks About

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Lindsey Burrow on Life After Rob

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Agony Aunties: Is It Possible to Love More Than One Person?

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Nadiya Hussain on Defying Expectations & Fighting Self-Doubt

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Agony Aunties: Should You Tell Someone They Were Donor-Conceived?

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Lucy Brazier on How Life Changing a Diagnosis Can Be

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EXPERT EPISODE: Owen O'Kane on why anxiety feels addictive

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Iain Dale on Balancing Public and Private Life

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Agony Aunties on Finding Grief Support That Fits

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Lottie Clark on the Difficult Decision of Assisted Dying

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Agony Aunties on Finding the Right Therapist

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Dr Julie Smith on Cancer, Career and Parenthood

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A Personal Update: One Year Since the Accident

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Agony Aunties on Reconnecting with an Estranged Family Member

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Agony Aunties on Beating New Year Blues and Letting Go of Comparison

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Agony Aunties on Surviving Christmas Stress

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EXPERT EPISODE: Dr. Claire Plumbly’s Tools for Managing Burnout this Christmas

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Agony Aunties on Embracing Confidence and Self-Worth as We Age

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Miranda Hart on Chronic Illness and Finding Authenticity

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Agony Aunties on Finding Hope When Dating Feels Impossible

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Mimi Shojai on Re-Evaluating What Matters Most After Her Mother's Death

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Agony Aunties on How To Support Family Through Addiction

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Tony Adams on Addiction, Therapy and Giving Back

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Agony Aunties on Finding Your Path in a Difficult Relationship

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Zoe on Navigating Life's Struggles After Her Ex Husband's Imprisonment

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Agony Aunties on Supporting Your Child Through Friendship Challenges

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor on Juggling Music and Motherhood

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Agony Aunties on Rediscovering Sexuality

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Jenny Gibbs on Having the Courage to Embrace Change After an Accident

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Agony Aunties on the Impact of Infidelity on Family Dynamics

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Sathnam Sanghera on Bridging Conflicting Cultures

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Agony Aunties on Healing Parent-Child Relationships

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Lotte Bowser on the Challenges of Loving Again After Loss

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Agony Aunties on Helping Your Child Express Their Emotions Effectively

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Jane Garvey on the joys and juggle of single parenthood

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Michelle and Richard on Life, Love, and Loss After Their Son's Battle with a Brain Tumour

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Agony Aunties on Intimacy Challenges in a Marriage

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James Middleton on His Unbreakable Bond With A Dog That Saved Him

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MINI: Annabel Croft on Keeping the Memory Alive

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MINI: Helena Bonham Carter on Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

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MINI: Trinny Woodall on Children Leaving Home and Embracing New Beginnings

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MINI: Charles Spencer on Boarding School Abuse

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EXPERT EPISODE: How to parent teenagers with Sheila Redfern

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Mimi Kwa on Healing a Fractured Relationship with her Father

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Agony Aunties - Should I Have Children in this Climate?

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Martine Wright on Surviving the 7/7 Bombings and Becoming a Paralympian

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EXPERT EPISODE: Zoe Blaskey on Navigating Modern Motherhood

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Poorna Bell on The Challenge of Feeling Worthy of Love

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Agony Aunties - How Do I Get My Child to Therapy?

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Uju Asika on Turning Pain into Powerful Parenting

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Agony Aunties - The Present Predicament

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Greg Wise on The Transformative Power of Grief

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Agony Aunties - Life After Illness

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Christiana Figueres on the Climate Crisis and the Power of Impermanence

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Kate Silverton on the Hidden Struggles Behind Her Journey to Becoming a Therapist

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Agony Aunties - Coping with Regrets of a Divorce

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On Overcoming Eating Disorders - With Becky Excell

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Agony Aunties - Not Reciprocating in Relationships

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Esther Stamp on the Impact of False Accusations and the Power of Support

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Agony Aunties - Dealing with Challenging Thoughts

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On Transition and Identity with Matt Ellison

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Agony Aunties - Coping with Re-Grief and Injustice

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Jake Humphrey on Vulnerability and Finding Joy in Everyday Moments

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Agony Aunties - Navigating Fear and Power Dynamics in Parenting

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Navigating Bicultural Identity: A Conversation with Sahaj Kaur Kohli

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Agony Aunties: What to do if You Feel Nothing?

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The Anxious Generation: A Conversation with Jonathan Haidt

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Agony Aunties: Understanding Grief and Numbness After Loss

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BONUS: Satya Doyle Byock on the quarter-life crisis

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Agony Aunties: Losing someone to addiction

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Movement is Medicine: Mental Health Awareness Week Special

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Agony Aunties: Post-breakup anxiety

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BONUS: Rahul Jandial on why we dream

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Agony Aunties: How to handle mood swings

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BONUS: Josephine Hughes on supporting your child through gender identity discovery

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Agony Aunties: How to help build self-esteem

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Caitlin Moran on the power of words and why masculinity is in crisis

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Agony Aunties: How to be happy when someone you love is depressed

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Heather Bailey on being a mother of a child with profound disabilities

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Agony Aunties: Navigating your child's dislike for a new partner

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Dr Rachel Clarke on NHS challenges and finding meaning in end of life care

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Agony Aunties: Finding purpose after children leave home

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Lily Pickard on the healing powers of humour and community

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Agony Aunties: Parenting an unmotivated child

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Kirsty Young on embracing vulnerability and recognising the value of imperfection

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Agony Aunties: The ex factor

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Petrina Barber on living with a stoma and defying all odds

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BONUS: Julia and her daughters discuss Charles Spencer's interview

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Charles Spencer on speaking out about his experience of child sexual and physical abuse

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Agony Aunties: Navigating life's unexpected turns

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Tom Shakespeare on shattering stereotypes and redefining disability

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Agony Aunties: Only children and teen friendships

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Henrietta Copeland on the silent grief of childlessness

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Agony Aunties: The complexities of parenting adult children

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Annabel Croft on navigating the shock of a sudden diagnosis

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Agony Aunties: Love, trust and navigating the rollercoaster

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Josiah Hartley on depression as an illness and not a personal failure

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Agony Aunties: Grief in relationships

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Julia Bradbury on overcoming challenges with positivity and purpose

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Agony Aunties: Dealing with a narcissist

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Agony Aunties: Mastering boundaries

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Agony Aunties: Sibling struggles

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Agony Aunties: Navigating divorce and affairs

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BONUS: How do I know when it's time to end therapy?

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BONUS: How can therapy help me?

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BONUS: A guide to navigating Christmas

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Alain de Botton’s insights on psychotherapy, love and navigating Christmas

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Gabby Logan on her strength beyond sports

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Lesley on the impact of unearthing family secrets

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Lorraine Candy on unravelling, menopause, and the power of identity

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Gulsom Gohar on survival, hope and crossing borders

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Izzy Judd on music, motherhood, and finding light

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Kit Vincent on finding courage and humour in the face of adversity

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Rio Ferdinand on love, loss, and laughter

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Maria Indermühle on her MS diagnosis and the healing power within

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Brendan Cox on embracing tragedy, community, and compassion

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Azariah Hope on how our past shapes our present

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Lemn Sissay on foster care and finding forgiveness

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Amanda Prowse on breaking free from criticism and class constraints

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Trinny Woodall on fear, friendship and facing the past

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QUESTION EP: What are the biggest myths about therapy?

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QUESTION EP: When do you know it's time to see a therapist?

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QUESTION EP: How do you find the right therapist?

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BONUS EP: Vanessa Vander on how her divorce made her feel like a failure

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David Harewood on facing the pain and poison of the past

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Lisa Smart on how to live her best life after her daughter’s death

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Sadie Frost on finding purpose after her children left home

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Amber Jeffrey on her anger in grief and discovering what really matters in life

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Will Young on childhood trauma and how singing saved him

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Meg Fowler on making difficult life decisions and the rollercoaster of IVF

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Rosie Jones on refusing to be defined by her disability

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Joanne on navigating her painful estrangement from her daughter

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Dr Rupy Aujla on discovering that every challenge is an opportunity

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Clare Hatton on the unbearable pain of watching your child suffer a mental breakdown

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Ruby Wax on how she learnt to use comedy as a way to bear the unbearable

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Julia Samuel sits in the therapy chair and shares the challenges she has faced

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Zoe Blaskey on navigating the huge challenges of motherhood

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Abi Morgan on personal trauma and rewriting the narrative

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Jonny Wilkinson on how success ultimately brought him pain

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Maya Shankar on her heartbreaking fertility challenges and the importance of kindness

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Evanna Lynch on her relationship with fame and her desire to create deep connections

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Geraint John on navigating dark times and embracing life after loss

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Susannah Constantine on hiding behind a facade and learning how to like herself

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Andrew G. Marshall on the power of embracing pain in order to heal

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Trisha Goddard on overcoming enormous adversity and finding love and happiness

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Yvette Caster on battling bipolar disorder and life as an emotional eater

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Bryony Gordon on the realisation that she is not her thoughts

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Suzanne Rizk on the challenges of her mother’s death during Covid

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Dr Rangan Chatterjee on how his Dad’s death taught him that pain can be an opportunity to grow

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Reflecting on Season 1

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Answering your Christmas Questions

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Richard E. Grant on how permission from the person we loved and lost can put a pocketful of happiness in every day

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Claire McBeth on how to remain positive and full of hope despite her son’s tragic accident

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Helena Bonham Carter on how we confront the peaks and troughs of life and put magic in every day

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Yeva Skalietska on her experience as a 12 year old Ukrainian refugee

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Alastair Campbell on surviving a mental breakdown and the pain of his son’s alcoholism

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David on toxic masculinity and finding hope in the darkest of times

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Mohsin Zaidi on the psychological toll of having to hide his true self from the people he loved the most

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Jess on overcoming abuse and the power of motherhood

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Kate Ferdinand on the joy and complexity of being a step-parent and her miscarriage heartbreak

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Geraint John on how to live, love and carry on when in the midst of a crisis

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Minnie Driver on loss and finding her way back to herself

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