Podcasts by Learning How To Live

Series 2, episode 5. Relapse and Recovery from 2021-07-27T15:45:54

An episode about that moment when you seem to be getting better and then suddenly have a bad day, or bad week. Following my story of recovery from anxiety and in this case discussing my relapse ...

Series 2, episode 4: I'm struggling with anxiety, what should I do? from 2021-07-15T17:45:22

In this episode I look at the many varying ways I learnt to calm my anxiety. Some of these are small physical and practical changes, some were skills I learnt, others still were difficult relati...

Series 2, episode 3: The mindsets that can make you ill. from 2021-07-13T16:00

In this episode I look at the unhelpful mindsets I was stuck in during my 20s (and if I am not careful mindsets I can still slip into today). These deeply held, but never properly acknowledged b...

Series 2, episode 2: What happens when you are diagnosed with depression and anxiety. from 2021-07-06T11:30:55

In this episode I discuss my mental health diagnosis (initially with Post-Natal Depression and then with Generalised Anxiety Disorder.) Being diagnosed with a strange experience, it changes noth...

Part 1: Recognising you are suffering with anxiety. from 2021-06-30T11:57:49

A deep dive into why it can be so hard to realise you are struggling with your mental health. I talk about my 20s, the unrealistic expectations and circumstances that surrounded my eventual diag...

Episode 8: Speaking to your inner critic. from 2019-12-04T17:13:45

I can be my own worst and most harsh critic. 

My inner critic is loud and persistent, telling me all the ways I am not enough: not good enough, don't work hard enough, not consistent enou...

Episode 7: Uncovering the World of Measurement. from 2019-11-25T17:13:32

In this episode I take a long hard look at the World of Measurement.

Not sure what that is?

It is the world most of us live in nearly all the time.

A world where we compare ...

Episode 6: What we've learnt about authenticity, creativity and diagnosis (with the Positive Planners) from 2019-11-05T10:49:45

This might just be my favourite podcast episode so far. 

A couple of weeks back I travelled to Bath to attend the launch of the Positive Wellness Journal, the new book from the Positive P...

Episode 5: The truth about capacity or Discovering Your* Enough (*not a spelling mistake). from 2019-10-23T08:21:48

This episode explores why it is vital to know the limits of your capacity.

I didn't know how much I was able to do. I tried to do it all. I pushed hard and kept going when I should have s...

Episode 4: Emotional Articulacy and Anxiety from 2019-10-15T15:38:21

Episode four is an interview with Phil Watson. A conversation about finding the words to talk about how we are feeling and the limits of language when it comes to discussing mental health.

Episode 3: Your creative practice matters. from 2019-10-03T11:18:21

Why is it important to have a creative practice? What might stop you developing one?

During my early 30s when I was suffering with post natal depression and anxiety I stopped thinking of ...

Episode 2: Don't start with self-care from 2019-09-11T13:51:17

Does the idea of self-care make you feel icky or entitled or indulgent? Me too.

And yet I have needed to learn to care for myself. Self-care isn't a nice optional extra, it is essential. ...

Episode 1: Be A Beginner from 2019-08-17T14:53:06

I am a beginner. This is my first episode. It isn't easy to be a beginner and there seem to be so many reasons not to start. What if I fail? What if I don't know how? What if it feels too diffic...