Get Talking
Get Talking is a podcast focused on educating and opening up discussion about mental health issues. Hosted by business leader Jason Welch and chartered psychologist Christine Haworth-Staines, every episode explores a relevant subject, the science behind it, and how people can overcome their problems and achieve a better and mentally healthier life.
Episodes
22 episodes
#20 “Limerence. The pain and joy of romantic love”
In this episode Jason and Christine discuss the subject of romantic love and the term Limerence, that describes this complex emotion. They are joined, once again, by psychologist Allison Clark, who brings insight from both her work ...
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Episode 20
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58:31
#19 A Hero's Journey
During this episode Jason and Christine are joined by Psychologist Allison Clark, to discuss the Hero's Journey, otherwise known as the Monomyth. This is a philosophical view of life's challenges, a view that can be helpful when facing psycholo...
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1:20:39
Une Edition Spéciale de Relaxation Jacobson en Français.
Et pour nos auditeurs francophones, nous avons réalisé une édition spéciale de relaxation Jacobson en français. Prenez place dans un fauteuil confortable dans un endroit au calme, puis laissez vous porter en douceur par la voix d'Elsa Brissonne...
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11:22
Learn How To Relax Your Body and Your Mind: The Jacobson Technique
In a few of our previous podcasts we pointed out the negative impact of high levels stress and anxiety in our bodies and the importance of keeping them under control through adopting healthy habits and practices such as mindfulness and meditati...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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10:45
#18 Strategies for Managing Anxiety
Last week we discussed the physical aspects of anxiety so that we could better understand what's going on inside our bodies when we're feeling worried or fearful. This time we're sharing with you our best strategies on how to fight and hopefull...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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36:32
#17 Beyond Insomnia
Even though we've strongly focused on insomnia in these past weeks, there are other sleep disorders that can impact our lives and they need to be brough into the spotlight as well. Plus we will take some time to discuss the differences be...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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26:23
#16 When Worrying About Sleep Keeps You Awake
Hi everyone, and welcome to episode 4 of our new podcast series about sleep! We've learned a lot about sleep and how important it is for our mental and physical wellbeing. However, wanting to start and keep good sleep hygiene might...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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22:16
#15 Circardian Rhythms: Are You a Night Owl or a Morning Lark?
Do you go to bed early and get up at sunrise or are you one of those people that love staying up late? Have you ever wondered why? We all have an internal clock and it's precisely this mechanism that controls when we're sleep and w...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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26:33
#14 Sleep Hygiene: Daily Habits That Can Help You Sleep Better
If you want to keep your teeth healthy, what do you do? That's right, you brush them daily, you floss, you use mouthwash, and so on. But how about sleep? Do you have any special habits that keep you well rested? Chances are that you don't!<...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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21:32
Sleep Disorders - Part I: Insomnia
Welcome to Season 3 of our Get Talking podcast! This time around we've decided to try a new format, with episodes coming every week instead. It's a more dynamic approach but worry not: we're keeping the science and the same depth of research as...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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26:18
#12 Kindness Is Not Just For Christmas
We're at the start of another festive season and this time Jason and Christine talk about something that's very present at this time of the year: kindness. Have you ever thought that being nice and helping others could be good for you both ment...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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27:39
#11 Body Neutrality
Can we look at our bodies from a neutral point of view? Can we stop judging them in terms of weight, shape, or conventional beauty and just take some time to marvel at their functionality and what they can do for us? In this...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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46:19
#10 Anxiety Management Part II: What Can We Do About It?
Last month we learned what anxiety is and how our brain works when we feel it. In this new episode we discuss the different techniques that can relax and calm us down when we're feeling anxious and why we need to practice them even when w...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:13:29
#9 - Anxiety Management Part I: What is Anxiety?
Hello everyone and welcome to the second season of Get Talking! We're starting this new season with a two-part episode around the suject of anxiety and what we can do to keep it under control. In this show we'll focus on the physical aspect of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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33:03
#8 - Mental Health and Safety: Your Employee's Mental Wellbeing Needs Protection Too
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:03:34
#7 - Mental Health and Nutrition: What's Your Gut Feeling?
Is there really a connection between the gut and the brain? On this month's show we find the answer to this question and many more. Join us for an enlightening conversation about brain and gut health, and truly understand how improving our eati...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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46:33
#6 - A Very Different Festive Season
The world has changed quite dramatically in 2020 and our end-of-the-year celebrations will be very different as well. Some people may have lost loved ones, others might be going through financial difficulties, and many will face the dilemma of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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29:52
#5 Life Crises - Part 2
In this episode we further examine the concept of life crisis. Firstly we reflect on Jamie's story (as told in Part 1) and try to extract what might be useful for our listeners who might be looking to make changes and understand the psych...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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39:30
#4 Life Crises (and not midlife crisis...that old chestnut)
In this episode we discuss life crises: in the plural, because they can happen at many different times and not just to middle-aged people. Joining us for this show is Jamie Ramsay, who left behind a successful career in financial communications...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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59:14
#3 Presenteeism: What It Is And How We Can Fix It
Have you ever gone to work sick because you felt you needed to? Or perhaps you have worked longer hours just to impress your boss? If you answered 'yes' to any of the questions above you have experienced something we call preseenteeism: the hab...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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29:06
#2 How Expressing Gratitude Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
This month's podcast from the team at Get Mentally Healthy explores the subject of gratitude: what it means, why and when we feel it, the benefits and how we can practice and cultivate it, finally looking at ways companies can introduce more gr...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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23:28
#1 - Why Talking Is Important
Welcome to Get Talking, a series of podcasts developed by the team at Get Mentally Healthy. Do you know how humans developed talking? Or why it's so important for our wellbeing? In this first episode Jason and Christine will answer those questi...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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