#19: How to Unhook from your Fear
In this episode, Jim Lucas, talks about how to use the power of cognitive defusion to unhook from fear and move forward through stress.
In this episode, Jim Lucas, talks about how to use the power of cognitive defusion to unhook from fear and move forward through stress.
In this episode, Jim talks to author John Forsyth. John wrote The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Anxiety. They discuss his book and the impact it had on its readers. John recalls a long-term anxiety sufferer who had tried Cognitive Behavioural Therapy unsuccessfully. He helped him for a short time, but the anxiety and depression …
In part two of the reinventing your life mini-series, Jim Lucas discusses the Abandonment Lifetrap. The fear of abandonment is a strong persistent fear that everyone will leave you. Due to a history of abandonment or instability, you can become hyper-vigilant to further abandonments as an adult. Listen to this episode if you notice clinging …
Listen to my interview with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trainer, therapist and supervisor Joe Oliver. Joe is a Clinical Psychologist based in London, UK and runs an ACT training organisation called Contextual Consulting. Activate your Life is a Self-Help book designed to show you an effective approach to navigating problems with anxiety, depression and …
How can I control my depression and anxiety? Dennis felt desperate. He couldn’t believe what had happened in the last 12 months. He’d gone from being on top of his game to struggling to leave the house. What had gone wrong? A visit to the GP and the realisation hit him square in the face. The D-word! …
Fear Exposure is the most effective method in psychology to reduce anxiety In this episode of Self-Help Sat Nav, your host, Jim Lucas, talks about how to use exposure to reduce your anxiety. Whether you are struggling with obsessive thoughts / intrusions, physical sensations, intense emotions that won’t turn off or traumatising memories of past …