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Making therapy accessible and changing the world one thought at a time. mental health works is a podcast dedicated to supporting the understanding and interpretation of the struggles we face as human beings. Crated by a clinical psychotherapist/counsellor Disree Shaw, Mental health works seeks to support emotional and mental change by making therapy accessible.
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New year new me Because the old me wasn’t good enough, or so many of us think. So what do we do every single year to shame ourselves into doing better? Christmas is the time for jolly and all that, bringing us closer to people we want to see and some we are happy to see at that time only. We eat we drink we laugh then we feel bad about ourselves, a…
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Negative beliefs have so much power over what you do and don't do. So many times I have tried to overcome a negative belief only to be held accountable for what I am attaching meaning to. To break free from this, we gotta understand the link, where is it coming from, what triggers it and what are we avoiding what is the pleasure we gain fro not dea…
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Creating habits can be a very difficult task. often we make the new habits way too complicated and it takes too much work to even conceptualize them. S.H.R.E.D. stands for Sleep, Hydration, Relaxation, Exercise, and Diet. When we shred all the old stuff we can make room for the new stuff. Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/…
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Ever made that promise to yourself at the start of every year? No sugar no dairy no carbs, I must lose weight this year. I must get my summer body. But only to fail come the following month of February, by March you don't even bother getting your gym kit out but April who is gym is there guy down the road called Jim. Why do you do this, because of …
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Define the types of relationships we find ourselves in by categorizing the terms of what the relationship is actually doing. I have termed a relationship as a journey of combined partnership Sitauionship as an interaction based on convenience Dictatorship is a controlled manner in which an interaction is directed Rockingship is a volatile experienc…
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This podcast is about how to harness the power that you have over yourself. The importance of how the mind powers the processing of the brain which directs the body into an=ction Your brain is like a computer, your mind is the operating system, and your body functions and actions in the order of the brain which is structured by the mind. Generating…
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Emotional connection to food, simply put as comfort eating. When we choose foods based on trying to gain a comforting emotional experience. The unhealthy way to go about eating. On the flip side, dieting, the restriction the punishment the shaming the blaming the constant comparison. How to get past this and treat yourself better. Recognize why you…
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Trust in yourself supports your belief in yourself and totally enables you to simply be yourself. It is common that many of us simply don’t trust ourselves, we fear our emotions our thoughts and we stuff it down. Often this results in feeling trapped stuck and unable to express ourselves. Now firstly there is no such feeling as being trapped but th…
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Our inner saboteur seeks to tell us how we are not able to achieve so don’t try. Those of us who experienced bullying in one way or another take on the belief that we will be bullied and nothing can stop that unless we follow a set of rules and assumptions that we created in order to keep ourselves safe from the world. For example, your inner sabot…
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Affirmations intentions and coping statements Mindset controls, the ability to set your mind in motion to deliver the emotions and thoughts that support you to move forward. Intentions are so powerful but can sometimes go askew when we started creating unattainable intentions that require us to reach for impossible highs that bring us to our defeat…
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The simple straight-up answer, many aren’t raised with the tools and skills to do so. Men are taught to be strong, run lift bring home the bacon, build do more. We don’t account for the natural human emotion that runs through us all as human beings even being a factor for men. It’s a toxic environment when we send the message that big boys don’t cr…
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Anger isn’t bad Society sends a message that anger is bad, that if you get angry then you will suffer because of it. Quotes about not being angry and choosing to be happy flood memes and social media, people try so hard not to be angry and believe that striving for ultimate happiness is the answer to life, just be happy, just smile and it will neve…
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The need for something in order to feel good satisfied on a high or even to feel in control Addiction takes the form of many different possibilities, it can be substance misuse, drugs alcohol, exercise, food, gambling, sex, or behaviours such as OCD tendencies Getting over an addiction is not merely to stop taking the substance or stop the act as t…
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The superpower to all emotional and mental challenges, the hook. Unhooking your thought allows you to get back into now and take charge of your present moment which is right now. Unhooking is the ability to recognise that your thoughts are just thoughts not facts not a reality just thoughts. For more please visit www.disreeshaw.com Have a Question?…
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For AL;l the perfectionist put there, here is the podcast that could help you with those debilitating acts of perfection, procrastination and self flagellation. All in one tidy podcast, ok nooo it is not going to be so easy, but this is the first step. The support podcasts to this podcast are , Why So Perfect, What is Compassion and What does your …
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Pain is relative however it is absolutely inevitable but the way in which we suffer is totally optional. That sounds like a very strange concept but it is true. owe we suffer is on us how we deal with he pain is on us. the most effective way is to be mindfully compassionate. I describe this in this podcast Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps…
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What is a perfectionist? Too many times we hear the words I am such a perfectionist. Well are you really. What re the struggles of a true perfectionist, the procrastination the struggle the extremely high unrelenting standards. Perfectionist do not have it easy, neither are they sitting pretty believing that they are perfect. www.disreeshaw.com Hav…
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Progressive muscle relaxation, supporting you to be present and mindful of you and the feelings inside your body. Open your mind to creating your own feelings of calm picture from enviro elements project AMR PODCAST Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online c…
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The difficulty in the subtlety of exclusion. The unintended or intended differences that can be highlighted in an attempt to separate and disempower https://disreeshaw.com/ Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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What is your friendship style? Are you often checking if your friends are your friends.? If you are then you probably aren’t aware of what you are putting into your friendships Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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Know the signs, are you burning out? Recognise your symptoms and take action check your anxiety and depression using this https://disreeshaw.com/questionnaire/gad-7-anxiety/ Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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Inner self talk, the root of your self esteem confidence and self worth. Does your support you or does it chip away at you. https://youtu.be/aRKZ-GO6-Zg Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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The steps to achieving forgiveness and acceptance, releasing yourself from the pain and channeling your energy to move forward https://youtu.be/p7L3nHNoKtc. Support you to be comfortably you https://youtu.be/aRKZ-GO6-Zg Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on onli…
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Is your confidence low or is it high. So many of us are hiding how low we feel about ourselves and suffering in silence. Confidence change is powered by you and effected by you. You are in control of you and you can make whatever change you want https://youtu.be/p7L3nHNoKtc Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.in…
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When everything around is creamy and doesn’t make sense. How do you keep calm and carry on. By taking control of what you have control over https://youtu.be/X4QlnszkPG0 Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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It’s not easy working from home. Especially if all you have is a room to which is also your bedroom. Take a different stance and make her own commute. Wake up better get out of bed and get the day started https://youtu.be/-UKYvtvzcaE. Get the morning guide to getting up and out of bed https://disreeshaw.com/morning-guide/ it’s free. A guide to gett…
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The worse most unattractive behaviour type. The aggression of the silent type what does it look like see the videos here https://youtu.be/_Dxm2rohuqo. For more visit www.DisreeShaw.com Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the w…
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What is your style are you passive, aggressive, passive aggressive or do you go straight for assertion. Take a look at this https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKZ5L81h27M4JA-akp0iFnM2DofKCODSi. To understand better what your style says about you www.DisreeShaw.com Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagra…
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The good the bad and the ugly about couples therapy. It is not the answer to your relationship issues but it can help with the challenges. For more on this visit https://disreeshaw.com/ Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the …
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Break Up Diaries a series on breaking up. Providing support for those currently going through break up. Should you become friends? Disree explains why it isn’t a good idea for my visit my website https://disreeshaw.com/ Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on onli…
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Beginning the healing process after break up. Write it down to get it out. Breaking up is emotional torture. Starting of with healthy healing practices #breakup #relationships visit website for more https://disreeshaw.com/ Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on o…
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Welcome to first in the series of Break Up Diaries By Disree Shaw. The point purpose and direction of the break up diaries is to lend support towards understanding the ending of a relationship for more visit https://disreeshaw.com/ and sign up to YouTube https://youtu.be/X_-ZMMrige8 Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https…
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Transformation of negative energy to positive energy. Dealing with the pesky situations which just simply grate your cheese triggering you in your most unproductive frustrated self. Releasing that. Watch this video https://youtu.be/_Dxm2rohuqo Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/…
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A lot can happen in 24 hours. You are in charge as to how you spend your 24 hours. Make the moments effective and productive for you www.disreeshaw.com Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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How do we keep the Faith when everything is crumbling. Sticking it out even though it’s bleak and you font know where you are going. Check out my YouTube channel https://youtu.be/qBDNAAuf-Bg Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at…
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This time we have two choices. To adapt or not to adapt. By not adapting we fight against our own survival by adapting we choose to live and we choose survival. For contact please visit https://disreeshaw.com/ Visit. https://youtu.be/2hD4Cd6zQu0 Seek help by means if CBT support his you deal https://youtu.be/ydXCKoQ8udE Have a Question? Ask the the…
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What is going on? How are we affected? What is happening? Has the world gone mad? Worse part is how selfish some of us have been. I mean toilet roll for goodness sake Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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Placing some simple organisation in your life helps to support your mental health and how you manage through your days https://disreeshaw.com/questionnaire/ Have a Question? Ask the therapist! Ehttps://disreeshaw.com/ https://www.instagram.com/disreeshawofficial/ For information on online courses please register at the website…
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