Steve has sent in an 'Ask Me Anything' question. He has the opportunity to apply for a promotion at work, that he knows he is capable of, and wants to go for. However he is feeling anxious and worried about getting it wrong and not doing well. So he feels paralysed and held back by how he is feeling. Listen in as I point Steve in a few helpful directions about what is really going on here. Like this video? Please like and subscribe to my YouTube channel . Please sign up to

One of the things that helped me so much with my own experience of anxiety and worry, is understanding how the primary function of the...

In this short video I give a quick tip for what to do if you are overwhelmed or stressed about all you have to get done, or your long...

One of the most useful things that has helped my own anxiety, and that of my clients, is understanding that anxiety isn't coming from the...

When we are having a hard time with something in our lives, are in conflict over something, or are stuck in a habit or addiction, we have...

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When we feel insecure, or bad about ourselves, this can look like it's something that we need to sort out. We can innocently think that...

Having expectations and then feeling disappointed if they don't come to fruition seems part and parcel of being human. Sometimes we can...

It seems pretty universal that we have some flavour of not-good-enough running through our minds, but what if we don't have to take this so seriously, as it has NOTHING to do with who we are? Rob asks me a question about low self-esteem and how he has struggled with this his whole life. Listen in as I talk through a helpful metaphor, (that's why I'm pointing to the cup!) to explain where the experience of low self-esteem comes from, and how it hasn't got anything to do with w

Sally has sent in a great question that is one something I share with all my clients. She asks: " I've heard lots of people say that there isn't anything 'wrong' with us, there isn't anything to 'fix' and that we are always OK. Whilst I love the idea that this is true, I struggle to believe this when I can't stop binge eating. I know it's detrimental to my health and wellbeing. How can this not need to be fixed?" Listen in to hear my reply, and see my lovely diagram :)

It's a common and innocent misunderstanding that worrying about things, or feeling anxious, is in someway keeping us and our loved ones...

In this 'Ask Me Anything' question, Jane asks: "I have two young children and am terrified that I will die young and this would be such a big trauma in their lives. What if this happens and they can't cope? How would this impact the rest of their lives? I feel stuck with this and am worried and obsessed about my own health so I don't become ill. It feels so scary and miserable." Listen in as I point to nature of how our minds work, how they are trying to keep us safe but in

Sam sent in a great 'Ask Me Anything' question. She asks: "I read recently about being hypervigilant for certain emotions. I see that I do this with anxiety. I have struggled for many years with anxiety and am scared to let myself feel anxious, and so I continually check in with how I am feeling. I sense that this isn't helpful but I feel really stuck with scanning for anxiety. Can you speak to this? Can you help?" Listen in for my answer and some helpful pointers about not

Today is 'Blue Monday' and whilst on one level we all probably know that this a load of old nonsense made up by marketing companies, the...

Thinking that we are responsible for how other people feel creates a lot of suffering, and worry in life. We end up saying yes when we...

When we struggle with feeling anxious this can lead us to feel lost, desperate to change how we feel, and to seek a remedy or cure for...

I get asked this question a lot by my clients. It seems quite common that we human folk like to avoid feeling certain feelings. I have...