Mentally Flexible
Join psychotherapist Tom Parkes as he has meaningful conversations to help you build mental flexibility. Each episode will explore topics related to psychology, mental health, and creativity. With an open mind and a sense of curiosity these conversations will help you better understand yourself, others, and the world around you.
Episodes
73 episodes
Dr. Joe Oliver | ACTivate Your Life
My guest today is Dr. Joe Oliver. Joe is a consultant clinical psychologist, author, and the founder of Contextual Consulting, a leading international training provider that has trained over 60,000 practitioners in Acceptance and Commitment The...
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Episode 73
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54:00
Pepper Stetler | One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test
My guest today is Pepper Stetler. Pepper is the author of A Measure of Intelligence: One Mother’s Reckoning with the IQ Test, which we discuss in this episode. She is also a professor of art history at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio....
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Episode 72
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Dr. Emily Edlynn | Parenting with Nuance, Flexibility, and Compassion
My guest today is Dr. Emily Edlynn. Emily is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in pediatric health psychology who works in private practice with children, teens, and adults. Emily spent almost ten years working in children’s hospita...
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Episode 71
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59:34
Trevor Jones | Bringing the Heart of ACT into Performance
My guest today is Trevor Jones. Trevor is a Mental Performance Coach with the Aware Performance Group and has spent the last nine years studying and training in ACT and its underlying theories. A former professional golfer, he won a national ch...
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Episode 70
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Lou Lasprugato, MFT | Yearnings and Vulnerabilities in Relationships
My guest today is Lou Lasprugato, MFT. Lou is an internationally recognized trainer and behavioral health provider. He’s a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, with private practices in both California and Virginia (United States), and Peer-...
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Episode 69
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53:02
Dr. Russ Harris | ACT: Misconceptions & Innovations
My guest today is Dr. Russ Harris. Russ is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and author of the international best-selling self-help book The Happiness Trap. Since 2005, Russ has run over ...
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Episode 68
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Dr. Ronald Asiimwe | Emotionally Focused Healing in a Cross-Cultural Context
My guest today is Dr. Ronald Asiimwe. Dr. Ron is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota in the College of Education and Human Development. He has research and clinical experience in both the U.S. and in his home country of Uganda...
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Episode 67
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Donna Jackson Nakazawa | Neuroscience-Based Practices for Trauma
My guest today is Donna Jackson Nakazawa. Donna is an award-winning science journalist and author of eight books exploring the connections between emotions, trauma, and health, offering you new pathways to healing. Her book, Girls on the Brink:...
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Jennifer Kemp, MPsych | Understanding Neurodiversity & Living Authentically
My guest today is Jennifer Kemp MPsych. Jennifer Kemp is a clinical psychologist based in Adelaide, Australia. Her neurodiversity-affirming approach is founded on her own experience of being late-diagnosed as Autistic and an ADHDer with the exp...
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Episode 65
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Professor Ross White | How A Flexible Mind Can Help You Thrive
My guest today is Professor Ross White. Ross is award-winning clinical psychologist who specializes in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of adults working in high-performance environments. He is also an expert in global mental health a...
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Episode 64
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54:34
Dr. Charles Schaeffer | When Panic Happens
My guest today is Dr. Charles Schaeffer aka Dr Chuck. Dr. Chuck is a clinical psychologist and author of the new book, When Panic Happens: Short Circuit Anxiety & Fear in the Moment. Dr. Chuck completed his training at...
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Episode 63
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Cory Richards | From Climbing Mountains to Consciously Healing
My guest today is Cory Richards. Cory is an internationally renowned photographer, filmmaker, and author of new memoir, The Color of Everything. He is the first and only American to climb one of the world’s 8000m peaks in winter. His d...
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Episode 62
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58:14
Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD | Hunt, Gather, Parent
My guest today is Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD. Michaeleen is a global health correspondent for NPR’s Science Desk and the author of the New York Times bestseller Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Ra...
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Episode 61
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Willem Kuyken, PhD | Mindfulness for Life
My guest today is Willem Kuyken, PhD. Willem is Professor of Mindfulness and Psychological Science at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Research Centre. He is an author, scientist and teacher. His work is fo...
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Episode 60
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53:32
Matthieu Villatte, PhD | Relational Frame Theory (RFT) & Consciousness
My guest today is Matthieu Villatte, PhD. Matthieu is a psychology trainer and consultant who obtained his doctoral degree in psychology in France, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Nevada under the mentorship of
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Episode 59
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Dr. William Miller | Charting a Path Through Uncertain Times
My guest today is Dr. William Miller - Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Miller is a codeveloper of Motivational Interviewing (MI) which has been implemented and researched in an ...
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Episode 58
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59:02
Alec Pollard, PhD | When a Loved One Won't Seek Mental Health Treatment
My guest today is Alec Pollard, PhD. Alec is founding director of the Center for OCD & Anxiety-Related Disorders at Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute, and professor emeritus of family and community medicine at Saint Louis University...
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Episode 57
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54:48
Stephanie Catella, PsyD | Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
My guest today is Stephanie Catella, PsyD. Steph is a clinical psychologist with expertise in transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy for trauma, anxiety, and building emotional intelligence. After completing fellowships at the San Francis...
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Episode 56
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56:32
Adam Alter | Getting Unstuck When It Matters Most
Adam Alter is a Professor of Marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business with an affiliated appointment in the NYU’s Psychology Department. Adam is the New York Times bestselling author of two books: Irresistible
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Episode 55
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56:06
Dr. Frank Anderson | Authenticity, Trauma, and Healing
My guest today is Dr. Frank Anderson, MD. Frank is a Harvard Medical School school trained psychiatrist, therapist, speaker, author, and trauma specialist. He has spent the past three decades studying neuroscience and trauma treatment, serving ...
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Episode 54
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45:48
Dr. Mark Shrime, MD | The Transformative Power of Purpose
My guest today is Dr. Mark G. Shrime, MD. Dr. Mark is the International Chief Medical Officer at Mercy Ships and a Lecturer in Global Health and Social Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. He is the ...
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Episode 53
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Dr. Carrie Hayward | The Being Human Collection
My guest today is Dr. Carrie Hayward. Carrie is a clinical psychologist and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) specialist from Australia dedicated to helping individuals lead more meaningful lives. Carrie is also an author and has recently...
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Episode 52
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Dr. Brian Thompson & Dr. Brian Pilecki | ACT-Informed Exposure
My guests today are Brian Thompson, PhD and Brian Pilecki, PhD, two of the authors of ACT-Informed Exposure for AnxietyBrian L. Thompson, PhD, is a licensed psychologist; and director of the anxiety clinic at Portland...
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Episode 51
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47:04
Dr. Marina Rosenthal | High Conflict Couples
My guest today is Dr. Marina Rosenthal. Marina is a licensed psychologist dedicated to serving high-conflict couples. She earned a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oregon, where she received extensive hands’ on supervision and ...
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Episode 50
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