Chris talks about grief and loss and shares his experiences of losing his parents and his lovely cat and trying to make sense of the journey of his grief using Worden's tasks of grief as theoretical navigation. He looks at the 4 tasks that Worden and outlines and explored his experiences and the ongoing ness of his grief. He makes the distinction between normal grief and complicated grief.
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We are back again...for real!!
Well a year later we return....not the plan but life happened and so here we are. Chris talks about the last year and what plans are ahead, focusing on an episode in the next few days on grief and loss following the recent death of his Mum.
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And we are back......
Chris is back from an unplanned break in the podcast and talks about all that has been going on in the previous few months and what the plans will be for new episodes. There was a moment in time when there were thoughts of stopping the podcast but he couldn't do it...
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Managing Christmas Stress - Compassion, Connection and Being Good Enough
In a solo episode, Chris chats about Christmas and how to manage the stressful moments. He explores the perfectonism myth and looks at ideas of 'good enough'. He discusses different strategies to manage stress and also explores deeper psychological explanations of Christmas from a Jungian perspective.
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Madeleine Black on the cultivation of courage and standing up to shame.
Madeleine talks with Chris about her journey from a horrific act of sexual violence perpetrated against her when she was only 13 , and how she healed over the years, and now speaks about her story and bravely shares her experiences, cultivating courage and shining a light on shame so it can lose its power. She speaks honestly and openly about the impact on her life of these experiences and how she finally spoke out publicly in 2014. She trained as a therapist and now speaks at various events inspiring others to speak out and break the cycle of shame that keeps people silent. She has written a book, unbroken, and has appeared on 2 Ted Talks, and has had a podcast called Unbroken, healing through storytelling. If people are impacted by what we discuss, see some support helpline numbers available National 24 hour Rape Crisis Helpline 1800778888Samaritans 116123Connect Counselling 1800477477Text about it 50808For a list of accredited therapists and psychologists in Ireland:http://www.iacp.iehttps://iahip.orghttps://www.psychologicalsociety.ie
Chris chats about all things related to the world of therapy and explores with different guests each week what therapy is for them, from talk therapy to running up mountains. He chats to people about their different experiences and challenges they have had. He also meets different therapists and researchers to find out about the approach they use. And along the way there will be lots of laughs as well.
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