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The Richard Nicholls Mental Health Podcast
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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- The Richard Nicholls Mental Health Podcast
Forgive & Forget
Send us Fan MailThe dictionary defines "to forgive" as this: Verb. To stop feeling angry or resentful towards someone for an offence, flaw, or mistake. But…
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Bonus Episode. Interview With Andrea McLean
Send us Fan MailHello listeners I have a special bonus episode for you today!I was recently contacted by TV legend Andrea Mclean. Andrea has been working in…
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Can We Not Care What Others Think?
Send us Fan MailWorrying about what people think is a common issue.Almost everyone comes into therapy with some aspect of this. It's worth drilling down on who…
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Sensitivity
Send us Fan MailBecause of what's called neurodiversity everyone's brain responds differently to stimulation.Whether that's environmental or chemical…
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Mental Focus
Send us Fan MailToday is all about losing concentration, procrastinating and the reason why to be at your best you need to rest makes so much sense.Submit a…
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Situational Anxiety
Send us Fan MailSituational anxiety is different to a generalised anxiety and needs working with in a slightly more "cognitive" way.Today I talk about how to…
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The Negativity Bias
Send us Fan MailDid you know that after experiencing a negative stimulus in order to get your emotional state back to where it was before hand you need at…
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Control
Send us Fan MailWhen it feels as if the world is falling apart, our instincts can kick in to try and protect us by creating an urge to control as much as we…
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Overwhelming Emotions
Send us Fan MailEmotions can overwhelm is to such a degree sometimes that we feel completely out of control. Complete rage or total panic.How we handle those…
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Life Changes
Send us Fan MailPlato, the ancient Greek philosopher is quoted as once saying "Everything changes and nothing remains still. You cannot step twice into the…
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Dealing With Toxic People
Send us Fan MailLove it or hate it, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas isn't it?Unfortunately for a lot of folk, the people we might be expected to…
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Jealousy
Send us Fan MailAlthough we often use it to also mean envious, jealousy is the feeling of losing something to someone else. Particularly when it comes to…
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Belonging.
Send us Fan MailWhat does a hypno-psychotherapy conference, The Rocky Horror Show and football shirts all have in common?These are all areas where we can feel…
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Do You Need To Make A Change?
Send us Fan MailIf you're not at your best or you think you have room for improvement, then this episode is about helping you to figure out what's stopping…
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Affirmations And The Law Of Attraction
Send us Fan MailA lot of people think of affirmations as the key to their success. Either because they're tapping in to some collective unconscious or simply…
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Emotional Intelligence
Send us Fan MailDo emotions actually exist? Or are they just a psychological construct based on past experiences?Subscribe to the newsletter for free extra…
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Loneliness
Send us Fan MailIt's been a lonely 18 months for a lot of us. But even before Covid there were plenty of people saying that they were lonely and didn't have…
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Resolutions
Send us Fan MailIt's July!We're exactly half way through the year and how are your New Years resolutions going?I ask because enough time has gone by for any…
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To Diet or Not To Diet
Send us Fan MailWhen living in a society that's full of body shaming the pressure to lose weight can encourage some very bad habits and ideas.Let's explore…
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Burnout
Send us Fan MailIn 1974 Herbert Freudenberger came up with a term that he defined as “the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one's…
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Nature
Send us Fan MailImagine a therapy that had no known side effects, was readily available, and could improve your cognitive functioning at zero cost. Such a…
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Worrying & Acceptance
Send us Fan MailI've talked a lot in the past about the need to control thoughts using distractions and deliberate, forced thinking in order to create a more…
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Daydreaming
Send us Fan MailPeople often frown upon daydreaming as being unproductive yet at the same time many others suggest that it improves creativity. Why the…
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It's OK To Be Selfish
Send us Fan MailI'm sure you've heard the phrase "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" but I wonder if there needs to be a bit more to that…
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Bonus Episode: Michelle Thomas
Send us Fan MailMichelle Thomas is an author and podcaster. She's written for The Guardian, The Independent, Stylist, Standard Issue the list goes on.And on…
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Taking Action Today
Send us Fan MailWhatever your goals are it's fair to say that reaching them won't happen by accident or through luck.Luck might have a small part to play. But…
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Bonus Episode: Matt Elswood
Send us Fan MailMatt Elswood is a Chief Pharmacist specialising in mental health pharmaceuticals at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.As well as being an…
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Gratitude
Send us Fan MailMany self help and personal development books (my own included) will talk about the importance of gratitude as a way of boosting happiness and…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastThe Lost Letter - A Christmas Story By Richard Nicholls
Send us Fan MailSeeing as it's Christmas Day I thought I'd share this with you.This is a story I wrote in 2015 but you maybe missed it the first time…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastGrandad's Gift - A Christmas Story By Richard Nicholls
Send us Fan MailI wrote this story back in 2014 but as my listeners have doubled since then it's likely that you missed this the first time round. So I thought…
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Bonus Episode: Robin Ince
Send us Fan MailIt's another bonus guest episode and this time it's the turn of stand up comedian and author Robin Ince.We talk about intrusive thoughts, stage…
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Bonus Episode: Dr Dean Burnett
Send us Fan MailToday's bonus episode is with neuroscientist, stand up comedian and author Dean Burnett.We chat about toxic positivity, emotional processing…
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Supporting Others With Depression
Send us Fan MailEveryone needs something different when they're going through mental health difficulties. But there are definitely a few Do's and…
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Bonus Episode: Matt Rudd
Send us Fan MailMatt Rudd is a senior writer at the Sunday Times, he's a published author of both fiction and non fiction. His latest book Man Down: Why Men…
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Goal Blocks
Send us Fan MailThere can be many reasons why we get blocked from achieving our goals. Today I'm going to explore a few of them.Become a patron of the…
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Bonus Episode: Professor Sophie Scott
Send us Fan MailContinuing the trend of a bonus episode in the middle of the month. This month I chatted with Professor Sophie Scott CBE.Sophie is a…
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Conflict Avoidance
Send us Fan MailAvoiding conflict can influence the big things in life as well as the small things. It's why people split up over text rather than actually…
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Bonus Episode: Dr Radha Modgil
Send us Fan MailRecently I had the pleasure of chatting with the broadcaster and author Radha Modgil.As well as being a familiar face and voice on various BBC…
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Energy Levels
Send us Fan MailWith some enthusiasm we can go from dragging our feet and saying how tired we are to suddenly being alert and awake. But whether it's about…
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Impulse Control
Send us Fan MailWhether it's because of tempting treats in your cupboard, the opportunity to play at online roulette or trying to push away thoughts that we…
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Pride & Prejudice
Send us Fan MailToday's episode is a bit of a deep dive into racism, in response to the recent Black Lives Matter movement that has been gaining greater…
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Words & Language
Send us Fan MailPart 4 of a 4 part series taken from May's live stream that will run through June. All about our inner dialogue. Become a patron of the…
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Talking To Yourself
Send us Fan MailPart 3 of a 4 part series taken from May's live stream that will run through June. All about our inner dialogue. Become a patron of the…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastMental Narratives
Send us Fan MailPart 2 of a 4 part series taken from May's live stream that will run through June. All about our inner dialogue.Become a patron of the…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastThe Meaning Behind The Thinking
Send us Fan MailPart 1 of a 4 part series taken from May's live stream that will run through June. All about our inner dialogue.Become a patron of the…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastConspiracy Theories
Send us Fan MailWhy can seemingly intelligent people believe myths that have no evidence to support them? Put on your tin foil hat and let's find out shall…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastThe Foundations of Confidence
Send us Fan MailConfidence can be a tricky subject to talk about because its so big and ambiguous. What is confidence to one person is arrogance to someone…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastDealing With The Coronavirus
Send us Fan MailI've had a lot of messages from listeners asking for mental health advice during all this Coronavirus craziness. It's on every website, every…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastEagles, Chickens & Rescue Dogs
Send us Fan MailQuestion: When is an Eagle not an Eagle? Answer: When it thinks it's a Chicken.Despite being an Eagle, if you think you're a Chicken can you…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastHow To Feel Alive
Send us Fan MailNothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Or as Albert Einstein once said "He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastAccept Yourself
Send us Fan MailDespite New Year being a time associated with making changes, today I want to talk about what seems at first like the opposite of change…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastThe Meaning of Life
Send us Fan MailToday is all about having meaning and purpose to your life, something that crops up a lot in emails from listeners and definitely comes up in…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastAnxiety Of The Unknown
Send us Fan MailOver the last couple of years I've had a few messages from listeners about their fear of an uncertain future, and it's cropped up in the…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastSuicide Prevention
Send us Fan MailOctober 10th is World Mental Health Day, and this years focus is on suicide prevention. Suicide is twice as common as Homicide and is the…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastFears & Phobias
Send us Fan MailOne question that I get asked quite often is "What's the difference between a fear and a phobia?" In short, a fear of something is fairly…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastExternal Validation
Send us Fan MailEver heard of The looking-glass self? The looking-glass self is a concept created by sociologist Charles Horton Cooley back in 1902. It states…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastNudge Nudge
Send us Fan MailNudging and avoiding a nudge is quite important. If you've never heard that phrase outside of a Monty Python sketch you will do now. Because to…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastIntroversion
Send us Fan MailIntroversion has been on my mind a lot lately as I've had quite a few clients who are introverts but don't fully understand it and think that…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastBonus Episode: Interview With Bobby Temps
Send us Fan MailThis week is Mental Health Awareness Week and because of that I have an extra episode this month for you! I met up with Bobby Temps today of…
The Richard Nicholls Mental Health PodcastIt's The Thought That Counts
Send us Fan MailI've been thinking about this topic for a long time and I've been a bit wary of talking about it because what I mean by "it's the thought that…