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To inspire, educate and motivate you to be the best you can be. Learn about tackling mental health problems like Anxiety and Depression as well as simple tips to understand the world better, in a down to earth and genuine way with the Best Selling Author and Psychotherapist Richard Nicholls.
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Richard's World of stories By Richard Mark Nicholls The Storyteller
Richard Mark Nicholls The Storyteller
Written and read for Community Radio By Richard Nicholls Every week I would Write a selection of Poems or a short story. The Items would be alternated or mixed. This Item was known as Poems on the Couch. Watch this space for BAND NEW CONTENT COMING SOON!! https://patreon.com/richardrmnstoryteller
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THE PARK AN AFRICAN STORY BY RICHARD MARK NICHOLLS The Storyteller
Richard Mark Nicholls The Storyteller
The Park An African Story produced for Community Radio. Written and read By Richard Mark Nicholls The storyteller concept developed for the music show on the Beat. In South Africa Pietermaritzburg Kwa-Zulu Natal for KZN Capital. Where I was head of the production and the producer, the man behind the control desk. I have had an interest in sound from a very young age, and my love for Radio and Music goes as far back as when I Could not pronounce the word Radio.
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Send us a text Problems can begin when catastrophic thinking turns into a habit. When our brains constantly predict the worst, it soon becomes our go-to response, reinforcing a cycle that feels real and unavoidable. As if those thoughts are based on reality rather than imagination. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profil…
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Send us a text In order to figure out the best ways to regulate emotions, Psychologists need to find ways of creating the emotions in the first place. Today we're going to look how to do that and why it's worth it. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichol…
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Send us a text Cognitive Distortions are the thinking traps where our mind convinces us of something that isn't actually true. Once habitual and almost a part of our personality, they can very often start the ball rolling for depression and anxiety. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net Threads htt…
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Send us a text To some people, the idea of a walk in the park is exactly that. A walk in the park. To someone else though, it's a minimum of 7 out of 10 on the "I feel like something horrible is about to happen" scale. Everyone has their own unique way of feeling and reacting and will need a unique reaction from you too. Support the show Social Med…
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Are Your Beliefs Helping or Hindering?
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Send us a text Whether we’re aware of them or not, beliefs drive much of our thinking, and, as a result, they drive a lot of our feelings and behaviours. All the things that influence our mental health. https://www.patreon.com/richardnicholls/gift Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net Threads https…
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Pietermaritzburg The City An African story Part 94 EP 08-The kidnapping continues
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Dean kidnaps Linda again at the hotel. An African story written and read by Richard Nicholls for podcasting, Developed for community Radio.De către Richard Nicholls
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Send us a text Something that I think is important to bear in mind about making decisions is the unavoidable truth that you will at some point make a mistake. We need to be ok with that. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal Instagram https://www…
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Send us a text For many, anxiety is all about being vulnerable to the possibility of rejection. It's normal for our brain to seek out what we fear and notice dangerous possibilities. But those with bad experiences may have been primed from an early age to expect rejection by default. Because of this, their brain is going to start perceiving rejecti…
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Send us a text Trauma is as close to a disability as you can get without being given a blue badge. It paralyses people. Trauma genuinely alters the brain so much that people have to develop ways of living with it that end up creating behaviours and attitudes that can be dangerous. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile…
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Send us a text Kindness is often linked with better mental health. It helps us to feel connected to others, creates a sense of belonging and reduces isolation. But I say there's a time and a place for it, and it might not be now and it might start closer to home. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.n…
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Send us a text "Awe" tends to be defined as the emotion we experience when encountering something with such perceived vastness that our brain might find it hard to comprehend how it can exist. Being "awed" by an experience can have some surprisingly powerful, positive effects on us. Awesome Links Watch All The Apple TV Aerial Video Screensavers htt…
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Send us a text In his letter from Birmingham Jail in 1963, after being arrested on the rather trumped up charge of marching without a permit, Martin luther king wrote, amongst other things, this quote. he said "There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love" in other words, if you feel disappointed it's only because you care about…
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Send us a text Often people will talk about the need to disappear away for a bit to "find themselves" when actually they already knew where they were they just didn't "know" themselves. Well, maybe we don't need to climb a mountain or hide in a retreat for a week to do this. Maybe we can get to really know ourselves a little bit more every day unti…
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Send us a text Research has shown that hope can significantly improve mental health outcomes. It boosts resilience, helps you to cope better with stress and setbacks and means that you're more likely to engage in positive behaviours that support your well-being. But hope isn't something that just happens; it's something you might need to cultivate …
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Send us a text Are you living your life based on your values or your goals? What's the difference anyway? Let's find out. Link to values list https://richardnicholls.net/?post=episode-238 Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net Threads https://www.threads.net/@richardnichollsreal Instagram https://ww…
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Send us a text Gaslighting is a phrase we use to mean being manipulated and to have your reality questioned. Cults have been doing it for decades, maybe even for thousands of years. Today I'm going to scratch the surface a bit. Come and have a listen. Support the show Social Media Links Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/richardnicholls.net Threads h…
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