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Body Confidence/Acceptance

In this episode, Sam is discussing Body Confidence and Body acceptance and why there’s a difference.  She’ll also talk about ways to improve your self-esteem by improving your perception of your body. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Positive Thinking – Helpful or Harmful?

In this episode, Sam talks about Positive Thinking. Positive thinking is good for your mental health and apparently optimistic people live longer. But what is positive thinking and why is it a good thing? When can it become harmful and how ensure it’s helpful. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Causation and correlation in Research

In this episode, Sam discusses why there is an important difference between causation and correlation in research findings, and why we should spend a little time investigating the research ourselves rather than accepting the reporting of research ‘findings’, without question. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Reframing Failure

In this episode, Sam discusses the importance of being able to reframe a failure and the importance of there being no failure – only feedback. When we know better, we do better.  Using our perceived failures to learn and improve outcomes is crucial to helping us manage our mental health. Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Accepting Help

In this episode Sam discusses why too many of us feel ashamed to ask for help and accept help from others. Sam talks about why that is and how we can rethink asking for help. It’s important for our mental health that we do! Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Weight Stigma & Fat-shaming

In this episode, Sam talks about weight-stigma and how vested interests are normalising fat-shaming and quack research in order to demonise the overweight.  Links to the peer-reviewed research in to weight, obesity and why what we ‘know’ isn’t necessarily accurate, can be found on Sam’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaGarnerMH) Music courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Self Compassion

In this episode Sam discusses self-compassion, what it is and why it’s important to be kind to ourselves sometimes. Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (Audionautix.com)

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Motivation & Language Matter

In this episode, Sam discusses why the language we use around anxiety and our motivation are really important when learning to manage our anxiety. Music clip courtesy of Audionautix (audionautix.com)

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Anxiety and Safety Behaviours

In this episode, Sam discusses Anxiety and Safety Behaviours we may have to help us cope with our anxiety.  She discusses how these offer only temporary relief and are impacting on our lives. She also discusses strategies for how to better manage our anxiety and behaviour to live a more rounded life. Music courtesy of […]

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