Dial Emma
By Emma Reed Turrell
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Category: Mental Health
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Episodes: 120
Hannah B
Apr 20, 2022
Really interesting and entertaining. Relatable topics with humour too.
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If you’ve ever wished you had a therapist in your back pocket, Dial Emma is here. Each week, I’ll be answering your dilemmas with honesty, empathy, and a few therapeutic truth bombs to help you make sense of life’s stickiest moments.
Got a tricky situation, emotional tangle, or just need a fresh perspective? I’d love to hear from you. Please do get in contact via my online webform here: forms.gle/gSE8Pa8HnqU2B2c59
For more trusted advice, please do give the show a follow on Instagram @dialemmapodcast
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Dr. Emma Offord: Navigating an autism diagnosis later in life
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Sian Morgan-Crossley: How to manage emotionally immature parents at Christmas
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Dr. Tracy Dalgleish: Mothers-in-law vs daughters-in-law and navigating tricky family dynamics during the festive season
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Aly Bullock: Navigating sexual disconnection in long-term relationships
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Dr. Tara Porter: Perfectionism, failure and embracing 'good enough'
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Suzy Reading: Why self-care feels selfish and how to stop feeling guilty about rest
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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"I want children, but the love of my life doesn't": How do we choose between the life we have and the one we long for?
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Dr. Fredrick Nyström: Weight management, the obesity paradox and the psychological impact of dieting
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Kate Moyle: Dating, boundaries and sexual empowerment
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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"I feel like the odd one out in my own family": The family roles we play, and how to rewrite the script
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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"My teenage son is struggling with anxiety": How to navigate mental health challenges in teens
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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"My childhood bestie didn't invite me to her wedding": Broken promises, drifting apart and the fragile bonds of friendship
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Career Changes: Motherhood, work-life balance and wanting more
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Joshua Fletcher: Self-optimisation culture, productivity anxiety and learning to fail better
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Helen Marie: Estranged sisters, family dynamics and self-understanding
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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"We love each other, but our sex life is non-existent": Intimacy, betrayal & secrecy in relationships
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Relationships in the Grey Zone: Letting go of an ex and facing an unexpected pregnancy
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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"My mum doesn't know who I'm marrying": Secrets, families & the parts of ourselves we keep hidden
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Heartbreak: how to move on without all the answers
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Zoe Blaskey: Motherhood, careers and the conspiracy of 'having it all'
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Friendship & Grief: how do friendship dynamics play out after we experience loss?
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Toxic Complaining: How people-pleasing shows up at work
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Elizabeth Day: Fertility, failure and unexpected grief
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Self-Loathing: Feeling like an imposter in your own life
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Toxic Parents: Rewriting the Script using the Drama Triangle
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Dial Emma: Trailer
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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S3, Ep 12 Dial Emma: Insecurity in Relationships - how can I build trust with my partner when our relationship started as an affair?
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 11 Friendship Therapy: Asking for Help in Friendship - how family dynamics play into our friendships in adulthood
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 10 Dial Emma: Friendship After Loss - the impact of grief on friendship
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 9 Friendship Therapy: Surface Dwellers and Depth Seekers - exploring emotional depth in male friendships
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 8 Dial Emma: Platonic Crushes - how emotional self-sufficiency supports healthier connections
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 7 Friendship Therapy: Feeling like an Outsider - seeking self awareness, connection and intimacy in friendship
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 6 Dial Emma: Fertility and Friendship - navigating grief and joy
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 5 Friendship Therapy: Ambivalence in Friendship - what happens when your friend becomes your boss?
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 4 Dial Emma: Notes on Parenting - lending our nervous system to our children
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 2 Dial Emma: Grieving a Pet - what our animals can teach us about ourselves
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 1 Friendship Therapy: Reciprocity in Friendship - how fear can get in the way of vulnerability
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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S3, Ep 1 BONUS: Tolerance in Friendship with Michelle Elman
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 12 Dial Emma: Friendship Accountability - is it me, or is it them?
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 11 Friendship Therapy: Childhood Friendships - friendship from the perspective of a 10-year-old
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 10 Dial Emma: Guilt in Friendship - how do I stop feeling guilty for moving away from my friends?
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 9 Friendship Therapy: Friendship Boundaries - how rupture in friendship can help us break our own patterns
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 8 Dial Emma: Friendship Endings - how do I stop ghosting friends and create some friendship stability for myself?
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 7 Friendship Therapy: It's Complicated - friendships formed from grief and loss
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 6 Dial Emma: Communication in Friendship - how can we give ourselves permission to exist as our true selves in friendship?
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 5 Friendship Therapy: Friendship Heartbreak - the games we play in friendship
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 4 Dial Emma: Friendship Groups - how do I navigate rupture within a group dynamic?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 3 Friendship Therapy: Getting the 'ick' in Friendship - what happens when friendships let us down?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 2 NEW Dial Emma: Endings - how can I make new friends post-university?
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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S2, Ep 1 NEW Friendship Therapy: Overthinking in Friendship - it's hard to feel, but harder not to
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 12 BITESIZE Friendship Therapy: Modern Partnerships - making the unknowns, known
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 11 Friendship Therapy: Friends as Soulmates - friendships that don’t fit into a box
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 10 BITESIZE Friendship Therapy: Compound Loss - how fear, hope, love and sadness can co-exist
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 9 Friendship Therapy: Grief and Friendship - hope, grief, loss and navigating change in friendship
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 8 BITESIZE Friendship Therapy: Child Ego State - the adapted child and the free rebellious child
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 7 Friendship Therapy: Neurodiversity in Friendship - a unique perspective on dyspraxia and how it can impact friendship
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 6 BITESIZE Friendship Therapy: Friendship Reminiscences - are we filling in the wrong blanks?
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 5 Friendship Therapy: Rekindling Friendship - how updating our friendships can keep the spark alive
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 4 BITESIZE Friendship Therapy: The Nursing Triad - friends as co-parents
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 3 Friendship Therapy: Lifting Lids - how therapy can change our friendship dynamics
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 2 BITESIZE Friendship Therapy: Yin and Yang - balance, unconditional acceptance and safety in friendship
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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S1, Ep 1 NEW Friendship Therapy: Yin and Yang - how complementary friendships can help us grow as individuals
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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S7, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Goodbye - Join us for a look back over the last two years of BFT and what makes this community so special...
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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S7, Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Blind Spots - How does unconscious bias affect us? Why do we need perspective? What's your blind spot profile?
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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S7, Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: Drama Triangle - Do you end up having the same old arguments? Listen and learn how to handle conflict better.
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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S7, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Introverts and Extroverts - What's the difference? How do these traits develop? Which way is best?
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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S7, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Comparison - Is it a bad thing? How can it help us? What does it tell us about ourselves?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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S7 Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Emotional Detachment - When should we take a step back? What stops us? Can it make for healthier relationships?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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S7, Ep 1 Best Friend Therapy: Childfree, Not By Choice - How does it feel? Can there be peace in the end? Why does the language matter?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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S6, Ep 8 Best Friend Therapy: Rejection - Why does it hurt so much? How can we overcome it? What is self-rejection?
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Work Break-Ups - How can you cope with unexpected endings? What can you do if your work's not working?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Break-ups with friends and family - Can you end a friendship? How do you change old family dynamics?
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: The Break-Ups MINISERIES - Romantic Heartbreak, Why it Hurts and How to Heal
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Burnout - Why do we burn out? What is emotional exhaustion? How can we prevent it?
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Ego - What is our ego supposed to do for us? When does ego get in our way? How can we strike a balance?
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Responsibility - Do we want it? Can we balance accountability and freedom? Who are we really responsible for?
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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S6, Ep 1 Best Friend Therapy: Toxic Positivity - What are good vibes? Is there always a bright side? How can positivity help and hinder us?
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 8 Best Friend Therapy: Uncertain Times - How can we cope with uncertainty? Why can it make us anxious? Can it also offer opportunity?
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Unmet Needs - Live therapy session - What did you need? How can you meet that need now? Where can you start?
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Inner Child - What is inner child work in therapy? How can we access our intuition? Can we meet our needs now?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: Gaslighting - What is it? How can we recognise coercive control? Does it only affect romantic relationships?
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Regret - What is regret? How might it be holding us back? Can we learn from experiences that don’t end well?
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Introducing: It Can't Just Be Me
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Menopause - Is it an ending or a new beginning? How can we tune in to our bodies? What help is out there?
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Perfectionism - Is it about control? How does it hold us back? Can we learn to be good enough?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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S5, Ep 1 Best Friend Therapy: Co-dependency - What makes a relationship unhealthy? How can we change old patterns? Where do we start?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 8 Best Friend Therapy: Empowerment - What is crone energy? Why is ageing positive? How can menopause empower us?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Narcissists - Do you know a taker? When is a boundary really a demand? How can we protect ourselves?
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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S4 Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Guilt - Why do we feel bad? When is it misplaced? What can we do about it?
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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S4 Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: Teenagers - How can we help our teens? What kind of teen were you? Why is defiance essential to development?
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Self Worth - What is it? How can we improve our relationship with ourselves? Where do we start?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Friendaholic - What makes a friendship addict? Why was Elizabeth compelled to write a book about it?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Inside the Therapy Room - How do you find a good therapist? What's involved? How do you become a therapist?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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S4, Ep 1 Best Friend Therapy: Grief - How can we cope with loss? What is the function of grief? How can we help people who are grieving?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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S3, BONUS EPISODE! Best Friend Therapy: Flexibility - How can it help? Why does balance matter? Is it about change or acceptance?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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S3, Ep 8 Best Friend Therapy: Festive Hangovers - Why can Christmas feel complicated? How can we support ourselves? What can we learn?
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Feeling Left Out - What is FOMO? How can loneliness affect us? Why is self-awareness the antidote?
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Dreams - Why do we dream? How can they help us? What on earth did Elizabeth's dream mean?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: Anxiety - Why do we feel anxious? Is it always a bad thing? What can we do about it?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Working With Your Best Friend - Is it all plain sailing? What if you disagree? How can you make it work?
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Attachment Styles - What are they? How do they affect us? What do they mean for our relationships?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Dating - Why is it so hard sometimes? Do apps have a lot to answer for? What can it teach us about ourselves?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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S3, Ep 1 Best Friend Therapy: Anger - Is anger different from rage? How can it help us? Why do we end up feeling guilty instead?
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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S3 Best Friend Therapy: Trailer
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 8 Best Friend Therapy: Quitting - Is it the same as giving up? Can we quit well? What's the risk if we don't quit?
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Transactional Analysis Therapy - What is it? What happens when Emma therapises Elizabeth live on air?
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Divorce - Is it failure or evolution? How does it affect wider relationships? Is there a way to divorce well?
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: Feelings - Why do we have feelings? What should we do with them? Is anxiety a masking emotion?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Toxic Friendships - How do we define friendship? What makes a friendship toxic? What can we do about it?
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Jealousy - Why do we feel jealous? How does it affect our relationships? What can we do about it?
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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S2, Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Fertility - What's the reality? How does the language impact us? How can we support each other?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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S2, Ep1 Best Friend Therapy: People-Pleasing - Why do we do it? Is it really nice to be nice? How do we say no?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 8 Best Friend Therapy: Endings - Are they a bad thing? What's the difference between loss and change? How do we make meaning?
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May 16, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 7 Best Friend Therapy: Competition - What does winning mean? Why does it matter? Who are we really competing with?
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May 09, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 6 Best Friend Therapy: Bodies - Is age just a number? How much does appearance matter? What part does social media play?
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May 02, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 5 Best Friend Therapy: Special Occasions - How do we feel about them? Who are they for? What's so special about them anyway?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 4 Best Friend Therapy: Imposter Syndrome - What is it? How does it show up? Are we the only ones who feel it?
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 3 Best Friend Therapy: Shoulds & Oughts - Why are we so tough on ourselves? Are we addicted to control? What if we let go?
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 2 Best Friend Therapy: Relationship Games - What games do we play at work, in friendships and with partners? And why do we do it?
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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S1, Ep 1 Best Friend Therapy: Boundaries - What are they? Do we need them? How do we say no?
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Mar 28, 2022 |