The Richard Nicholls Podcast
By Richard Nicholls
To inspire, educate and motivate you to be the best you can be. Learn about tackling mental health problems like Anxiety and Depression as well as simple tips to understand the world better, in a down to earth and genuine way with the Best Selling Author and Psychotherapist Richard Nicholls.
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Quietening The Mind For Sleep
Send us a text There are times when our brain just can't seem to switch off. Today we go through some ways to help you with that and hopefully get some good quality rest. Support the show Social Media Links Threads https://www.threads.net/@richa… -
Anchoring
Send us a text Ever wondered how you can hear a piece of music or smell some perfume and it generates an emotional response? This week I talk about how the brain makes this work and how to create new emotional responses that you can use anytime you l… -
Kindness
Send us a text Kindness is often linked with better mental health. It helps us to feel connected to others, creates a sense of belonging and reduces isolation. But I say there's a time and a place for it, and it might not be now and it might sta… -
Assertiveness
Send us a text I think of assertiveness as a skill as much as anything. I guess we can think it as a personality trait but it involves behaviours. Self directed behaviours with an end goal in mind. A goal of establishing boundaries and setting expect… -
Anhedonia
Send us a text Anhedonia is a symptom of many problems where the brain simply doesn't allow pleasure to exist. Often described as "An array of deficits in hedonic function" Anhedonia will even switch pleasure seeking off. After all, th… -
The Power Of Awe
Send us a text "Awe" tends to be defined as the emotion we experience when encountering something with such perceived vastness that our brain might find it hard to comprehend how it can exist. Being "awed" by an experience can hav… -
Disappointment
Send us a text In his letter from Birmingham Jail in 1963, after being arrested on the rather trumped up charge of marching without a permit, Martin luther king wrote, amongst other things, this quote. he said "There can be no deep disappointme… -
Getting To Know Yourself
Send us a Text Message. Often people will talk about the need to disappear away for a bit to "find themselves" when actually they already knew where they were they just didn't "know" themselves. Well, maybe we don't need… -
Hope
Send us a Text Message. Research has shown that hope can significantly improve mental health outcomes. It boosts resilience, helps you to cope better with stress and setbacks and means that you're more likely to engage in positive behaviours tha… -
Values vs Goals
Are you living your life based on your values or your goals? What's the difference anyway? Let's find out. Link to values list https://richardnicholls.net/?post=episode-238 Support the Show. Social Media Links Threads https://www.threads.ne…