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My Pocket Psych
My Pocket Psych is all about the psychology of the workplace. Each episode, we'll examine the world of work and explore a topic through the lens of psychology. Wellbeing, productivity, careers, relationship management. We'll aim to give listeners tips to help improve their experience of work - moving from surviving to thriving! My Pocket Psych is brought to you by WorkLifePsych Ltd and hosted by Dr. Richard MacKinnon, a Chartered Psychologist and coach.
Episodes
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Ep 57: PsychFlex in Action 5: ACT in Asia with Dr. Austin Tay
Welcome to the fifth in our series looking at Psychological Flexibility in Action. This episode, Richard is joined by Dr. Austin Tay, an occupational…
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Ep 56: PsychFlex in Action 4: Seeing thoughts for what they are
Welcome to the fourth episode in our series looking at Psychological Flexibility in Action. This time, we turn our attention to the benefits of disentangling…
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Ep 55: PsychFlex in Action 3: Mindful focus on the present
Welcome to the third episode in our series on developing psychological flexibility. In the last two episodes, we looked at the role of values and then at how…
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Ep 054: PsychFlex in Action 2: Acceptance and Commitment coaching with Rachael Skews
Welcome to the second episode in our series on Psychological Flexibility in Action. This time, Richard interviews Dr. Rachael Skews, an expert in Acceptance…
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Ep 053: PsychFlex in Action 1: Values into Action with Ross McIntosh
Welcome to the first in a series of episodes focusing on Psychological Flexibility. We call it 'PsychFlex in Action' and it will include discussions about all…
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Ep 052: 'In Praise of Walking' with Prof Shane O'Mara
Welcome to episode 52, which has a real focus on wellbeing: sleep, walking and working hours. Richard and Pilar explore feedback from our listeners, Richard…
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Ep 051: Choosing a task management app
Welcome to episode 51 and we return to the topic of task management covered in episode 49. This time, Richard and Pilar look at the different factors to take…
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Ep 050: Fifty episodes young!
Welcome to our fiftieth episode! A major milestone for us and a result of all the fantastic support we've had from our listeners. Richard and Pilar take a look…
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Ep 049: The challenges of task management
Welcome to episode 49, where we take a look at why it can be useful, but difficult, to look at our jobs as a series of tasks. We explore why it's crucial to…
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Ep 048: Digital development with Paul Smith
Welcome to episode 48, where we're once again joined by Paul Smith from Wise Amigo. We discuss both digital and analogue approaches to managing your personal…
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Ep 047: Analogue in a digital world
Welcome to episode 47 of My Pocket Psych, where we explore the impact of using analogue tools in a digital work. Why Do some people prefer to use pen and paper…
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EP 046: Five years of WorkLifePsych...
Welcome to Episode 46, where we take a look at the last five years of WorkLifePsych. Pilar gets to ask Richard everything she ever wanted to know about him and…
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EP 045: My phone! Where's my phone?
Welcome to episode 45, where Richard flies solo and explores life without a mobile phone. Though we've discussed the role of technology and our wellbeing…
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EP 044: Addictions in the workplace with Rodney Collins
Welcome to episode 44 of My Pocket Psych, which this time features a guest interview with Rodney Collins, psychotherapist and coach. Rodney specialises in…
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Ep 043: You don't have to be resilient to work here but it helps!
Welcome to episode 43, where Richard and Pilar discuss the potential downsides of over-emphasising the need to be resilient at work: for organisations and…
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Ep 042: Why are 'soft skills' so hard?
Welcome to another episode of 'My Pocket Psych', where this time Richard and Pilar discuss the topic of 'soft skills'. Richard indicates his dislike (!!) of…
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Ep 041: Does coaching work?
Welcome to episode 41 of My Pocket Psych. In this episode, Richard and Pilar ask the fundamental question: does coaching work? And as you might imagine, it's…
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Ep 040: What is a coaching culture?
Welcome to our celebratory 40th episode! How time has flown since our first tentative steps into the world of podcasting. A big thank you to all our listeners…
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Ep 039: A Productive 2019 - Pragmatism
Welcome to final episode in our series on the 'Pillars of Productivity'. This time, we look at the role of Pragmatism. This represents the helpful flexibility…
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Ep 038: A Productive 2019 - Persistence
Welcome to episode 38, where we look at another of our principles of Productivity. This time, our attention turns to the role of Persistence - keeping going…
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Ep 037: A Productive 2019 - Perspectives
Welcome to episode 37, where we look at the role of our individual differences in what makes us productive. In terms of the 'Pillars of Productivity' we've…
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Ep 036: A Productive 2019 - Play
Welcome to episode 36, where our focus on productivity continues - this time, looking another of our core principles: play. This represents everything we do to…
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Ep 035: A Productive 2019 - Process
Welcome to episode 35, where we continue our focus on productivity - this time looking at the benefits of having a productivity system that works for you. In…
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Ep 034: A Productive 2019 - Presence
Welcome to another episode of 'My Pocket Psych', where this time we discuss: talking to your to-do list, keeping digital notes, welcoming a four-day week and…
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Ep 033: A Productive 2019 - Priorities
Welcome to episode 33 of 'My Pocket Psych'! In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the importance of understanding what's important - your priorities -…
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Ep 032: Why do you want to be more productive?
Welcome to episode 32, where Richard and Pilar explore the first of our 'Pillars of Productivity' principles. Yes, we're hoping for a very productive 2019 and…
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Ep 031: Thinking ahead to 2019
Welcome to another episode of 'My Pocket Psych'. This time, we look at the challenges with making new year's resolutions given our innate preference for…
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EP 030: Reviewing 2018
Welcome to a bumper episode of My Pocket Psych. We've got a great interview with psychologist Nicky Hemmings, reviewing the themes we've seen getting attention…
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Ep 029: Surviving business travel
Welcome to episode 29 of 'My Pocket Psych'. This time round, we're focusing on business travel and how to survive it. Richard is joined by Dr. Rachel Lewis…
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Ep 028: The manager as coach
Welcome to episode 28. This time, Richard and Pilar discuss how managers can be coaches in the workplace - what coaching demands of them and what kind of…
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Ep 027: That's not coaching!
Welcome to episode 27 of My Pocket Psych, the podcast all about the psychology of the workplace! This time round, Richard and Pilar look at clearing up some…
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Ep 026: Where job design meets technology
Welcome to episode 26 of 'My Pocket Psych'. This time round, Richard and Pilar discuss some recent news coverage about how we manage our 'digital wellbeing'…
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Ep 025: What's holding you back?
In this episode of 'My Pocket Psych' (our 25th!!!), Richard and Pilar discuss the factors that can hold us back from taking action on our own development…
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EP 024: Innovation at work
Welcome to episode 24! This time, Richard is joined by Dr. Amy Redmond, who is an expert in workplace innovation. We discuss how innovation is different to…
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Ep 023: Advice for Homeworkers
In this episode, Richard and Pilar follow on from episode 21's discussion about flexible working arrangements. This time, the focus is on home working, whether…
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Ep 22: Relationships at work
This episode, Richard interviews Tiffany Poeppelman and Beth Maguire, two of the co-founders of the 'Psychology for Business' meetup in Dublin. We discuss the…
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Ep 021: Making flexible working work
In this week's (very hot and very sleep-deprived!!) episode of My Pocket Psych, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to flexible working, starting with the…
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Ep 020: A mid-year review
We're already halfway through 2018 - so how are you feeling about the goals you set for yourself at the start of the year? In this episode, Richard and Pilar…
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Ep 019: The psychological contract and why it matters
In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the concept of the 'psychological contract' and its relevance to motivation, relationships and happiness at work. If…
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Ep 018: Wellbeing - The importance of sleep
In this episode, Richard & Pilar wrap up our focus on wellbeing with a discussion on the importance of sleep. It's something that we simply can't do without…
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Ep 017 - Wellbeing: We're not designed to be 'always on'
We continue our exploration of the theme of wellbeing, this time looking at the impact of being 'always on' - continually connected to work through technology…
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Ep 016 - Wellbeing: Coaching for resilience with Gemma Roberts
This episode, Richard and Pilar continue their focus on wellbeing at work and discuss the topic of resilience. We look at how it can mean different things to…
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Ep 015: Wellbeing: Coaching for Psychological Flexibility with Dr. Rachael Skews
This episode, we continue our look at wellbeing and discuss the role of values in a coaching context. Our discussion includes an interview with Dr. Rachael…
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Ep 014: Wellbeing: Thinking about your thinking
This episode, Richard and Pilar continue their focus on wellbeing at work and discuss the role of our thinking. We look at the importance of noticing our…
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Ep 013: Wellbeing - Stress at Work
Thanks for downloading the latest episode of 'My Pocket Psych'. This time, Richard is once again joined by Nicola Tatham, Occupational Psychologist and…
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Ep 012: "Consulting a Wise Amigo"
In this episode of 'My Pocket Psych', we introduce a new segment to the show: Psychologists at Work. This is the first in a series of interviews with…
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Ep 011 - Productivity 5: The magic of goals
This episode sees us finishing our series on Productivity at work. Richard and Pilar look at the value of setting appropriate goals. We examine them in terms…
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Ep 010 - Productivity 4: Apps for Productivity
This week, Richard and Pilar continue their discussion about productivity at work and how we can use apps to help us stay on top of priorities. After…
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Ep 009 - Productivity 3: Purpose
In this episode, Richard and Pilar continue our series looking at productivity. We discuss the important aspect of 'Purpose' when it comes to our productivity…
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Ep 008 - Productivity 2: Prioritisation
This is the second in a series of discussions about productivity in a demanding world. This time, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to how we can better…
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Ep 007 - Productivity 1: Procrastination
In this episode, we start our series of discussions on Productivity. Richard and Pilar begin with an examination of how and why we procrastinate and discuss…
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Ep 006 - Mental health at work
In this episode, Richard is joined by Occupational Psychologist and Psychotherapist Nicola Tatham. They discuss the role of mental health at work, the…
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Episode 005 - Let's talk about work-life balance
In this episode, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to the topic of work-life balance. We look at how it's a frequently misunderstood area and how it can…
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Episode 004 - Do I need a coach?
In this episode, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to the topic of coaching at work. We look at how coaching is different to mentoring, counselling or…
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Ep 003 - Psychological Flexibility: paying attention to now
In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the concept of 'Psychological Flexibility' and examine how becoming more aware of the 'now' can help us focus and…
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Ep002 - "Help! I'm drowning in email"
In this episode of My Pocket Psych, Richard and Pilar discuss the thorny topic of email. Whether it's email at work or email at home - of the plethora of other…
My Pocket PsychEp001 - Introducing My Pocket Psych
In this first episode of 'My Pocket Psych', Dr. Richard MacKinnon and Pilar Orti explain what the podcast will focus on and clarify exactly what it is that an…