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Slices of therapy insights from psychotherapist Alun Parry, to make life better each day.

Alun Parry


    • Jun 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
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    • 311 EPISODES


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    The one question that makes you happier and luckier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 16:49


    If there was one simple question that was proven to make you happier and even luckier, would you ask yourself it? In this episode, I'll teach you that question, how to use it, and why it works.

    How to make a decision quickly

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 7:23


    Ever get stuck in the procrastination of decision making? Here is what a football chairman and investment banker taught me about how to break free of decision paralysis.

    Is your brain an expert or just a guesser?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 16:00


    Would you trust a financial advisor who was just guessing? What does artificial sweetener teach us about how the mind really works?

    When problems take away your clarity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 18:58


    Problems often take our clarity from us. They can overwhelm and make us focus on them. How do we get some clarity back and get some forward momentum?

    Replacing talk therapy with "experience therapy"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 21:54


    They call it talk therapy. But is there a better way to do therapy to get the change that you want faster?

    How to successfully predict the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 21:31


    Predicting the future is a good skill to have. In this episode, I show you how you can upgrade your own ability to predict what happens next.

    What would trauma look like if it was easy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 29:24


    My favourite question is: what would this look like if it was easy? How would we apply that to trauma? And what is the fatal flaw behind most therapy responses and self help advice?

    Is trauma removal too good to be true?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 32:49


    A common objection to the idea of trauma removal is that it's too good to be true. So the very help they need is dismissed out of hand. As a result, they then opt for therapy that is at least a quarter of a century out of date. They keep the trauma and simply learn to manage it, with varying results. Yet you already have the ability to overwrite your trauma responses. It's your birthright and you were born with it.

    Are you really enough?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 14:38


    Most of us suffer with the fear that we are not enough. I encountered this today in a group of music makers. In this episode, I explore the common belief of "I am not enough".

    The life changing choice of a legendary improv teacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 18:18


    On the day before his 9th birthday, legendary improvised theatre teacher Keith Johnstone made a decision that changed his life. In this episode, I share what he did, why it was life changing and how you can do it too.

    How to make others easier to be around

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 22:01


    There's a strange phenomenon that I notice following successful therapy. Relationships get easier. People who were once hard to be around feel easier to be with. It's almost as if they had had therapy too. Yet the others haven't objectively changed. I've seen this so many times as a therapist. So what is going on here?

    How to reach the milestones in your life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 34:09


    In this 300th episode I share 3 key lessons for reaching the milestones in your own life. All change is a journey. This episode is packed with advice about how to overcome failure, how to get what you want, and how to reflect and learn from even minor successes.

    5 Simple Questions For A Better 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 25:54


    In this episode I share with you the exact process I use for my own annual review which I did yesterday. It's really useful and sets me up for the year, so I'd like you to know about it too.

    How to get 8 hours and 45 minutes more daylight

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 15:35


    Today is the shortest, darkest day of the year. Would you like to get an extra 8 hours and 45 minutes more daylight? Here's a magic trick that shows you how.

    The 3 Opposites That Lead To Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 20:16


    In order to get to transformational change, it helps to think of three opposites. In this episode, I share my mental framework for creating change when working with my own clients.

    Life lessons from the rubbish dump

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 13:22


    To make life better you have to do more, add more, create more - right? What if the opposite was just as true?

    4 Steps To Remove Trauma For Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 27:12


    Nobody wants to cope with trauma responses. We want to remove them so they no longer get in the way of life. In this episode I explain the 4 step approach that I use with my own clients to eradicate trauma for good.

    Escaping the tragedy of vague requests

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 17:07


    Would you like your needs met more often? In this episode I'll teach you a simple change that will result in a huge increase in getting what you most need.

    Memory, Maya Angelou and psychological change

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 24:02


    Do you ever read autobiographies and wonder how they remember the word by word details of conversations from years ago? The truth is, they don't remember them. So what does this tell us about memory if the brain is happy to play fast and loose with details? And what aspect of memory does the brain hold onto very tightly? This is an episode about memory, Maya Angelou, and psychological change.

    How to tap into the wisdom of your nervous system

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 32:01


    Do you feel anxious or depressed? Do you repress certain emotions? Have you ever noticed that you don't want to be cheered up, or maybe you feel reluctant to leave an anxious state? There's a lot of key information for you here if you know what to look for.

    How to make change easy (movie recommendation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 16:23


    Have you seen the short film Ten Meter Tower. Make sure you watch it. Not only is it mesmerising, it shows how powerful the nervous system is whenever we want something that it views as dangerous. Does your nervous system stop you making the changes you want in life? Here's how to make change easy.

    The truth about feelings of low self worth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 18:39


    What can you do when you feel low self worth? You have tried everything but seem stuck with it. It's so rooted that you can't help wonder if it's even possible to unpick it. In this episode, I guide you through why low self worth is with you and why change need not be a long drawn out process.

    What are the 3 things that affect your emotional wellbeing - and what to do about them?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 19:12


    What if you could identify the three key aspects that combine to impact your emotional wellbeing? In this episode I walk you through each of them and show you which ones to accept, what acceptance means, and which ones can be changed.

    Why won't your problem go away even though you've tried so hard?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 19:10


    Your problem is getting in the way of your life and you've tried really hard to overcome it. Why on earth is it so stubbornly sticking around? Why isn't change happening even though you know it would benefit you? This episode explains how to find the real reason why. Here's the surprising part - your problem makes sense.

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    How to reprogram your nervous system

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 17:44


    Does your nervous system hijack you into high anxiety or the depression of shut down? Do you self edit yourself from doing the things you want? Does old trauma still govern life? There's a way to reprogram your nervous system that erases trauma responses completely. Here's how.

    Are romantic relationships your achilles heel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 26:23


    You want a good relationship, but the same problems keep showing up again and again. Why are relationships so painful? Are you often hyper alert in panic mode? Or maybe you feel overwhelmed and shut down? Why does this happen, what role does the body play, and how can it be changed?

    My 5 Step System For Personal Transformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 16:51


    Ever wondered what the process is for permanent change? Would you like me to draw back the curtain and show you what I do to help you create personal transformation? In this episode, I reveal my 5 Step System For Personal Transformation

    What is The Rewind Technique?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 17:49


    Ever heard of the rewind technique? If you want an example of what removing trauma looks like in practice, this is one of many approaches. I'll talk you through it in this episode https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    The 3 opposites that create lasting change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 25:24


    How does memory reconsolidation work? This episode identifies the 3 opposites that lead to permanent, effortless change https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    The magic of removing trauma completely

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 17:32


    Removing your trauma responses follow the steps of a magic trick. It's all about breaking predictions. https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    What is memory reconsolidation and why you need to know

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 20:30


    Find out about the brain's built in mechanism for erasing trauma https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to map your own nervous system after trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 18:25


    We can follow the lead of the nervous system to a place of removing trauma response completely https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    Are you red, green or blue?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 21:24


    Learn how to check in with what is happening in your body. Are you red green or blue? https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    Is your internal smoke alarm hijacking you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 13:07


    Your nervous system has more control than you think https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    From virtual to real connection - reclaiming the reality of human connection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 13:25


    Does social media give us connection or hoodwink us away from connection? How to reclaim the reality of human interaction. https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to handle the stress of loneliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 21:45


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to find meaning in a problem filled life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 9:34


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to review your year to create a better 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 14:39


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to set up a "direct debit" for everlasting life change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 13:39


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    The myth of the single indivisible self

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 12:32


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    Change your life with the law of the natural stop

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 12:07


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    Get powerful with placebo choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 16:40


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    A life beyond your wildest dreams?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 11:17


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to pee yourself fit (yes really!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 15:20


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to road map marginal gains for easy massive change

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 14:57


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    INTERVIEW - Tweak Your Way to Stress Free Freedom with John Lamerton

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 49:59


    This episode is a special one. It's the first interview on the show - and it's a good un. I'm speaking to business author and coach John Lamerton. John is "a normal bloke from Plymouth" who quit his £10,000 a year job in the civil service to set up a business. This episode is as much about life as business - and he shares some great strategies on how to do it stress-free. He shares how to make it much more achievable than you ever thought possible through his system of simultaneous tweaks. You can find John at https://bigidea.co.uk where John runs his One Per Cent Club - and where you can find out more about his great books Big Ideas For Small Businesses and Routine Machine. Want a FREE download to 6 of John's best tips from the show? Get it from https://asliceoftherapy.com/john

    How to erase trauma as if by magic

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 19:00


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    3 approaches for making great decisions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 17:04


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    How to treat yourself like a dog

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 15:02


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    The secret trigger of your own immune system

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 16:55


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

    Interval training for the mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 15:13


    With Alun Parry https://liverpoolpsychotherapy.co.uk

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