The Richard Nicholls Mental Health Podcast

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1149857/open_sms] Sometimes our brains take us back in time, whether we like it or not. A smell, a sound, a certain day on the calendar can pull us into the past like we’ve put on a pair of VR goggles. In today’s episode I'm talking about getting triggered, what that really means, and how we can gently take those goggles off and come back to the here and now. Support the show [https://patreon.com/richardnicholls] Join our Evolve to Thrive 6 month programme https://therapynatters.com [https://therapynatters.com/] Join the Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls [https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls] Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net [https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net] Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal [https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal [https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor [https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor] Youtube https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls [https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor [https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor] X https://x.com/richardnicholls [https://twitter.com/richardnicholls]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1149857/open_sms] Self care and self awareness go hand in hand. By taking care of ourselves and recognising some of the reasons behind our urges and behaviours we can overcome so many obstacles. Today's episode is all about using the acronym H.A.L.T to help us remember that there may be other things going on with us. Support the show [https://patreon.com/richardnicholls] Join our Evolve to Thrive 6 month programme https://therapynatters.com [https://therapynatters.com/] Join the Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls [https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls] Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net [https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net] Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal [https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal [https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor [https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor] Youtube https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls [https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor [https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor] X https://x.com/richardnicholls [https://twitter.com/richardnicholls]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1149857/open_sms] Today is all about Obsessive Compulsive Personality. OCD is talked about a lot because it's such a life destroying disorder, and so is quite obvious if someone has it. But when it's a personality trait people can often just get labelled as "difficult" and they don't seek help. Support the show [https://patreon.com/richardnicholls] Join our Evolve to Thrive 6 month programme https://therapynatters.com [https://therapynatters.com/] Join the Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls [https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls] Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net [https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net] Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal [https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal [https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor [https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor] Youtube https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls [https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor [https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor] X https://x.com/richardnicholls [https://twitter.com/richardnicholls]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1149857/open_sms] Personal growth can really only happen by having gone through some sort of pain, some bad experience. Living inside our comfort zones gets us nowhere unfortunately. What we need though, is the right mindset so that those bad experiences push us forward, not hold us back. Support the show [https://patreon.com/richardnicholls] Join our Evolve to Thrive 6 month programme https://therapynatters.com [https://therapynatters.com/] Join the Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls [https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls] Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net [https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net] Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal [https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal [https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor [https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor] Youtube https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls [https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor [https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor] X https://x.com/richardnicholls [https://twitter.com/richardnicholls]

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1149857/open_sms] This week I'm looking at the constant battle between our real self and our ideal self, and how those nagging “shoulds” (“I should be more productive,” “I should have my life figured out”) create unnecessary pressure and self-criticism. Dove Real Beauty Sketches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrHoDJinMQI Support the show [https://patreon.com/richardnicholls] Join our Evolve to Thrive 6 month programme https://therapynatters.com [https://therapynatters.com/] Join the Patreon community https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls [https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls] Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net [https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net] Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal [https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal [https://www.instagram.com/richardnichollsreal] Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor [https://www.facebook.com/RichardNichollsAuthor] Youtube https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls [https://www.youtube.com/richardnicholls] TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor [https://www.tiktok.com/@richardnichollsauthor] X https://x.com/richardnicholls [https://twitter.com/richardnicholls]