Wisdom for Wellbeing: Mind-Body Psychology and Somatic Skills for Healing and Growth

Your 3 Therapy Guide to Cultivating Acceptance & Mindfulness of Your Emotions with Holly Yates

Holly Yates MS, LPC, Certified FAP Trainer, shares with you how your emotions are 'data' and ways to cultivate new relationships with the uncomfortable ones. Holly also introduces you to the importance of understanding context and practicing the acceptance and mindfulness that underpin 'third-wave' therapies. This episode will be particularly useful for you in understanding ways to maintain important relationships, move towards your values, and better understand helpful psychological frameworks (FAP, ACT & DBT). 
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Your 3 Step Guide to Practicing Mindful Self-Compassion – Masterclass Episode

Do you experience strong feelings of guilt, shame, anger, worry, or other uncomfortable emotions? Well then, this episode discusses suffering, pain, and the universality of these experiences. It considers the evolutionary history of your brain's negativity bias, and introduces you to mindful self-compassion as a strategy to cultivate wellbeing, as well as to improve your performance in many of life's important domains. 
You can access a guidebook to use with this episode in the shownotes.
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Cultivating Shame Resilience & Finding The Courage to Be Authentically You with Dr. Meghan Davidson

Dr. Davidson is a Psychologist, a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator, and a Yoga Teacher. In this episode she shares the Daring Way™ principles developed by Dr. Brené Brown to help you build courage, shame resilience and uncover the power of your vulnerability. If shame has ever held you back from living your truth, this is the episode for you!
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Why You Need to Get Comfortable with the Uncomfortable to Support the People You Love with Tiffany Rochester

Tiffany Rochester, a Clinical Psychologist working in private practice in Western Australia, shares with you the 'Matrix Pill' of seeing all your relationships as systems. Tiffany also explores why it is so important to get comfortable with having emotions such as anxiety and sadness, particularly when you are parenting. This episode is important given our 'happy seeking' culture and the negative impact this can actually have on your ability to thrive in your life. Tiffany also shares what it means to be on 'the same mountain' - which an incredibly connecting and soothing perspective.
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Understanding Buddhist Dharma and Mindfulness in an Evidence-Based Psychology Framework with NeLi Martin

NeLi Martin, is an Australian psychologist who practices and teaches Buddhist Dharma, mindfulness, yoga and dance. In this episode NeLi discusses how Buddhist practices and yoga teachings fit philosophically with new evidence-based psychological therapies, such as Acceptance & Commitment Training/Therapy (ACT). If you have ever been interested in how to integrating psychotherapeutic principles with your yoga or Buddhist meditation practice, then this episode is for you!
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Cultivating a New Relationship with The Body Society Told You to Hate with Dr. Emily K. Sandoz

Dr. Emily K. Sandoz, an author, Professor and Clinical Psychologist, discusses body-related difficulties and how cultivating 'psychological flexibility' can support you making peace with your body.This episode is incredibly important given the high likelihood that you will identify with the experience of being dissatisfied with your body at some point in your life. Further, an increasing number of both women and men do then go on to develop eating disorders. Alongside this, you have no doubt heard of the #bodypositive movement - it is growing - but, Dr. Sandoz talks through the reasons why this may actually be more harmful than helpful.
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Cultivating Psychological Flexibility: The 3 Steps to Live your Life's Purpose with Dr. Steven C. Hayes

Dr. Steven C. Hayes, co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), shares the 3 pillars of psychological flexibility. This is particularly important given the increase in stress, depression, anxiety and suicide we are seeing in this modern world. In fact, Dr. Hayes' book A Liberated Mind, was recently released sharing his wisdom on how you can cultivate psychological flexibility to overcome emotional pain and live a thriving life - on purpose. For excample, Dr. Hayes shares how you can 'flip' your pain to find your purpose, and how yoga can be used as a perspective taking skill.
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Exploring Trauma Informed Yoga Psychology as a Whole Life Practice with Dr. Melissa Jay

What does 'yoga' mean to you?
Dr. Jay is a registered psychologist and yoga teacher. In this episode she shares how you can use yoga as a life practice, beyond what happens on the mat. She talks about the neurology and physiology involved in yoga and trauma, and how yoga can support the development of interception, which is, ultimately noticing what is going on internally for one's self. Dr Jay provides an Insight Meditation to explore your purpose and cultivate gratitude.
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Moving Through Anxiety To The ‘Mighty Me’ You Want To Be with Dr. Jill Stoddard

Have you ever experienced stress, overwhelm or anxiety recently?
Dr. Jill Stoddard discusses how you can lead a 'mighty' life – even with the experience of painful emotions. She explores the 'suit of [emotional] armour' that you wear and your 'I'm not good enough story'. Fnally, she supports you to reflect on your 'sweet' moments so that you can create a meaningful life and consciously embody the person you want to be.

Connecting Through Motherhood Struggles & Creating Your Village with Tiffany De Sousa Machado

Tiffany is a researcher and founder of the Village Foundation. She shares about motherhood challenges including IVF, postpartum depression, cultivating community, and balancing work and family pressures.Tiffany shares sociological reflections, which offer a useful framework from which to understand the all-to-common experience of postpartum stress and isolation, and highlights the importance of clarifying your values and matching your lifestyle to support them.
 
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