In this week’s episode, I discuss how two people can experience the same event with very different results. I explain the aspects hiding behind your personal response and illustrate how this leads some people to have a more resilient reaction than others.

In this week’s episode, I talk about the way labels often prove unhelpful in trauma resolution. Because trauma is a highly subjective emotional response, it can be provoked by a wide range of personal experiences. Sharing your journey with other survivors brings a deeper understanding than any label someone who wasn’t there might want to apply to your situation.

In this week’s episode, I talk about why overthinking is so common and explain the two types of overthinking. I also share tips to help you break the overthinking loop, allowing you to control your attention and choose more helpful thoughts.

In this week’s episode, I talk about the challenges we all face when starting over. I share my top tips for breaking out of your comfort zone, together with a super easy technique to bring you out of hiding when you spot the signs of panic creeping in!

In this week’s episode, I focus on self-confidence and how to handle other people’s opinions which may be causing you anxiety and concern. I share my top tips for pushing worry aside, together with a quick and easy assertiveness technique that will help train your mind to care much less about what other people think!

In this week’s episode, I discuss how lots of small choices create your flow. There’s a great deal of preparation behind every achievement, but most of it is invisible. When you look deeply, you can spot a series of seemingly insignificant experiences, feelings and thoughts which stack together to lift you higher! In short, flow is about who you keep choosing to be.

In this week’s episode, I discuss self-confidence, highlighting some of the reasons why trust issues and self-esteem difficulties are prevalent right now. I offer suggestions to help you manage your vulnerability and I encourage all kiwis to be gentle with each other as the population starts to come back together.

In this week’s episode, I explain how taking everything with a pinch of salt helps you introduce a third choice to binary (accept or reject) situations. I outline a couple of important thinking biases and suggest ways to challenge black or white thinking which create space to brainstorm alternatives.

In this week’s episode, I talk about the effect your environment has upon your thinking, feelings and behaviour. I briefly explore the theory of reciprocal determinism and suggest quick tips you can use to ensure your environment works better for you.

In this week’s episode, I talk about the cost of jumping to conclusions, which has been scientifically linked to a wider pattern of errors in thinking and behaviour. I also suggest some positive techniques you can use with others who repeatedly push their (potentially false!) conclusions upon you.