Relationships and Somatic Therapy

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03/29/22 • 45 min

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The Wellbeing Lab with Will Young

Thank you all so much for getting in touch. I love hearing from you and I'm proud of the community we’re creating.

In this week's episode I chat to the founder of ‘Renew Breakup Bootcamp’ Amy Chan and discuss all things relationships, including the myth of closure. I loved the chat with Amy and her book is fantastic. I also speak to Vijay Rana, a somatic experience trauma practitioner. I’ve worked with Vijay for a long time and have learnt a lot about what somatic therapy is and how the nervous system works in driving the mind. Enjoy!

Here are some useful links and resources:

You can connect with Amy Chan on Instagram and find out more about her bootcamps here, plus you can find her book here.

Here's the still face experiment video Vijay mentioned and his website is here if you want to find out more about his work.

And here's all the info for MY new book Be Yourself and Happier, which comes out next month.

The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thank you all so much for getting in touch. I love hearing from you and I'm proud of the community we’re creating.

Here are some useful links and resources:

You can connect with Amy Chan on Instagram and find out more about her bootcamps here, plus you can find her book here.

Here's the still face experiment video Vijay mentioned and his website is here if you want to find out more about his work.

And here's all the info for MY new book Be Yourself and Happier, which comes out next month.

The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Previous Episode

Body Dysmorphic Disorder and CBT

This week on the Wellbeing Lab Podcast I chat about Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Hannah Kate Lewis, who is currently studying for a PhD in eating disorder prevention and also has personal experience with BDD. It's a topic that deserves more attention and I'm pleased I've been able to shine a light on it. I also chat to Dr Helen Kennerley who is a consultant clinical psychologist and an expert in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I had really interesting conversations with both guests about CBT and I learnt a lot in this episode, I hope you do too.

I also spoke to YOU dear listener about your experiences with body dysmorphia, I really appreciate you getting in touch and sharing your stories.

Here are some useful links and resources:

Hannah recommends looking up the BDD Foundation if you're after more information on BDD.

Here's more on David Burns' Feeling Good, the book that Helen and I discussed.

And here's all the info for MY new book Be Yourself and Happier, which comes out next month.

The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Next Episode

Workplace Relationships and Rumination

This week I talk about feedback in the workplace, why nobody wants to receive it and nobody wants to give it! I discuss how to deal with difficult workplace relationships and how to ask for a raise... that’s a really tricky one. My guest is Thomas Erikson, a lecturer, management consultant, and author of ‘Surrounded By Idiots’.

Also this episode I speak to Tracey Shors, a neuroscientist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University. She's got some interesting ideas about rumination and how to overcome it and she's the author of a book called ‘Everyday Trauma’.

I'd love to hear from you if anything you've heard resonates. You can contact the podcast on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, or you can email [email protected]

Here are some useful links and resources:

You can find Thomas on Instagram and there's information about his books here.

Here's more about Tracey's book Everyday Trauma.

And here's all the info for MY new book Be Yourself and Happier.

The Wellbeing Lab is produced by AudioAF and is part of the Acast creator network.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.