Know Yourself podcast

Hey podcast fans! Thanks for checking out this episode, our guest today on the show is Aoife Kinsella (Pronounced EE-FF-A) , Aoife is an integrative therapist residing in London who is originally from Ireland. Aoife shares with us what it is like for someone to have online therapy as Aoife has recently trained in that, Aoife walks us through what an integrative therpaist is, what to expect from counselling sessions, we also talk about the role a therapist has to play as a business person and a therapist at the same time which was interesting. I hope you enjoy the episode and please hit me up with any feedback on twitter @knowyourselfpod or instagram @dudale92. 

Welcome to episode 89 of the podcast, I appreciate the ongoing support and love! In this episode I go deep and personal as I describe the build up to my first panic attack, what it was like to have one, and restarting a new therapy journey with CBT. I hope you get some value from this episode and it is able to give you some insight if a loved one has panic attacks, or helps you understand more about yourself if you have them too :)

Internally in my own head I've been pessimistic and negative until the last 12 months ago where I really started to shift my perspective in life towards positivity. Up until that point I was tired of platitudes and bumper sticker remarks about positivity until I realised there is some practicality and concreteness to positivity. So this episode is me sharing my life before changing my mindset and the principles that I think anyone can pick up and adopt into their own lives to help them everyday! I hope you enjoy the episode and please hit me up on Twitter @knowyourselfpod with any feedback :)

It's finally recorded, and posted! A lot of you have been asking me for a while how to start your own podcast, this always makes my day when people ask me because I'm able to give back and introduce people to such a wonderful medium of content! Podcasting can be intimidating, people use a lot of big words, and it can seem like an insiders club if you know what you are doing. Here's the secret though, I don't know what I'm doing. What I will tell you in this podcast episode though is everything I have learnt to date. I will teach you which podcasting platform to start on, I will teach you how to market your podcast, I will teach you where to podcast artwork made, I will teach you how pillars of content work, and how you can use your podcast to make a blog and much much more! I literally share all the goodies! It meant a lot to me doing this episode and I'm really passionate about what I've done so if you get any value out of this podcast episode please refer onto a friend or family member as it would mean a lot to me to be able to help out more peeps! You can listen to Know Yourself on Apple Podcasts - Google Play Music - Spotify - anchor.fm/knowyourself - and much much more! #podcast #podcasts #podcasting #mentalhealthawareness #empathy #selfawareness #selflove #selfcare #selfdevelopment #positivity #howto #knowyourself

I have done what I think is my favourite EVER solo podcast episode, I was in the zone for some reason tonight and dropped some major gems about self care and journaling that I wanted to share with you all, I got a little bit excited I'm not going to lie and wanted to release the episode tonight!

Know Yourself - Episode 84 - Anxiety & Panic Attacks - I chat a little bit about my experience with Anxiety and PTSD to advise on some of my techniques to combat and help myself when an anxiety or panic attack hits

Can you believe it guys? It's been a year today since I started Know Yourself in my Kitchen!!! I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has listened religiously to the podcast and has been so supportive it means a lot. If you haven't already, hit me up on twitter at @knowyourselfpod or Instagram @dudale92 to say hello so I can thank you

I had the distinct pleasure and opportunity last year in November to go to a Time To Change event in Redditch where I got to speak with one of the Mental health champions on stage in front of a live audience! The interview is around 20 minutes and we cover off vulnerability with men, Burning out, and sharing stories about both of our backgrounds. After 20 mins we open up the floor for Q&A and take some questions from the audience which was really cool. I hope you enjoy this episode and thank you so much for listening

Hi guys! Thanks for checking out this episode, it's in response to some feedback I got in the comments section of Instagram asking if I could do another video on conditions of worth, I stripped the audio from that episode to make this podcast episode so I hope you enjoy, any questions hit me up on twitter @knowyourselfpod or @dudale92 on Instagram

Know Yourself Episode 80 - This is a pretty cool throwback episode to when I appeared on the Mental Health Book Club podcast. If you are new to the podcast this is a pretty good episode to catch my story with my mental health and emotional development journey and to see what I'm about

Hey Hey, What's up Lovely people??? I've got such a special podcast episode for you on Know Yourself! This lady I had the pleasure of interviewing is 26 and is an author, CEO of Das Media Group, Global influencer, HuffPost contributor, Speaker, advocate for Equality, and much much more. . Shinjini Das is not a person to overlook, her energy and charisma of having a Go-Getter attitude is quite something to reflect on, and I implore you if you haven't listened to the podcast before or are a little bit curious that now is the time to check it out. There have been so many great guests recently and with Shinjini joining us on Episode 79 there is lots of awesome content to give yourself a treat with! . Shinjini talks quite candidly about ambition, learning to fall in love with yourself, coming from an immigrant background, making it in the media from 0 followers to have over 100K, Entrepreneurship, authenticity, and empowering men and women. What was so refreshing was how we chopped it up about pushing away from the outside pressures of what friends and family want for you, realizing what you want to gravitate towards through self-awareness and pursuing that despite the wishes and judgments of others. . We also talked about what Shinjini would do if she had to start out from 0 again and it was a great moment because Shinjini said it's about the mindset, it's about the growth instead of the things that the growth might obtain for you which I really liked. . Check out Shinjini @speakershinjini for her content, to find out more about what it is to be a Go-Getter, the memoir, articles, and much more. . The latest episode of Know Yourself is available on anchor.fm/knowyourself - Apple Podcasts - Spotify - Google Play Music - and more! Don't forget to rate and subscribe the podcast if you got value as it would mean the world to me! #knowyourself #gogetter #podcast #authenticity #kindness #positivity #entrepreneur #personaldevelopment

Woop woop! It's Thursday which means a brand new podcast episode for Know Yourself

Good evening lovely people! If you want a real guide on navigating self-care, mindfulness, and figuring out who you are then look no further! I interviewed Emma who founded not for profit ECBC Manchester for Episode 76

Good evening lovely people, I've got some great news which is that a new shiny podcast episode is now available on Know Yourself! I loved the interview Alicia and I did together, after talking I genuinely went away and looked at my life at lot differently than I had before. I realised that authenticity is a large part of being accepting with yourself and happy with yourself. . These are lovely words but what do they mean? Alicia talks about eating candy bars in the morning, piled up clothes where the washing basket used to be, mouldy bread in the fridge. Sometimes we don't have it all together, and that's ok. I got such comfort out of hearing that, it's not an excuse to brush things off, rather a way of living that accepts sometimes there are more important things and that sometimes we might not always have our stuff together! ☺️ . It's funny because authenticity allows our true selves to shine through too, how awesome would it be for example if you met the love of your life and you could be your quirky, geeky, strange, different, and unique self with that person because you check out on judging yourself at the door.

Robson Lindberg is awesome. Let's just say that from the beginning. He's a speaker, mental coach, podcaster, and the worlds TBI patient. What's TBI? Traumatic Brain Injury. During an ice hockey game Robson was checked or to any folk who aren't familiar with Ice Hockey terms was tackled. Robson's was hit the ice so hard that he was out cold for over 2 minutes. That injury would go onto result in memory loss, degraded motor function, and mental health issues. . Robson was a great guest on the show because of the vulnerability, honesty, and level of detail he goes to about his rehab towards a life that enables his freedom and independence again

It's Monday which means another brand new sparkly podcast episode! This interview like all of the others that have come before this, is important. In this episode I chat with Laura Barton who is an author of a book series called project Dermatillomania, Laura also works in communications for Canada BFRB which is a non-profit that looks at Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours such as skin picking. . For as long as I can remember I have picked my skin on my fingers, sometimes until they bleed. I do not like doing it, sometimes I don't even know that I am doing it. I think because it's been with me for so long I've not given it any attention and even hidden it from myself. I didn't have any awareness about it until seeing Liz Atkin's TedX talk called “Re-imagining Compulsive Skin Picking: Art for Recovery”. Then Laura reached out to me. . Talking to Laura on the podcast was the first time I had spoken about this in public with anyone but Laura's knowledge on the subject and her own experience with Dermatillomania gave me great comfort and made me think how useful it will be for anyone else that has been struggling with skin picking. Laura has offered me support outside of the episode and I have joined a great Facebook group around skin picking to help understand the disorder some more. . To hear more about Laura's experiences and her story check out episode 73 of Know Yourself on anchor.fm/knowyourself - Apple Podcasts - Spotify - Google Play Music - and much more. Don't forget to let me know your thoughts in the comments below and leave rating and a review on the podcast, it would mean the world to me

Happy Thursday! I hope you are having the best day! I have a new podcast episode for you today with a lovely lady called Heidi Light all the way from Canada. Heidi is an author, counsellor, Reiki Master, Medium, and knowledge seeker on alternative methods of therapy. . This was an interesting episode for me because whilst I don't have any knowledge about these practices and methodologies, I have my own opinions that were formed from a lack of knowledge on my part and also because traditional therapy has been able to help me. I'm open minded enough to understand that some people are helped in other ways which is why it was such a pleasure to have Heidi on the show. . Heidi walks us through what a Medium, Reiki Master, and energy healer does. Heidi chats about her book which explains in detail the ethical implications of working in the field of alternative medicine and therapies. We also talk about what to avoid when looking for mediums and Reiki Masters. I just found the whole conversation fascinating really because I don't believe in these practices myself but love Heidi's knowledge, continuous development, thirst for ethics, and passion on the subject. . It really was a great interview and I hope that you get a lot out of it because Heidi was such a great guest on the show. You can reach Heidi on twitter by searching for Heidi Light and also by going to her website www.wisdomhouselearning.com

Hey what's up you lovely people? I took a break from podcasting and posting over the weekend which topped up my tanks so that I can have the pleasure of letting you know that Episode 71 of the Know Yourself Podcast has now dropped which is an interview with Poet and author Dan Burton @danburton10

Happy Thursday! I have a brand spanking new Podcast episode for you today which comes from all the way across the other side of the world in Perth Australia. I had the pleasure of Talking to a lady called Megan Keen who told me her story with mental health and how it has impacted her daughters life too. . In this episode we talk about Megan's background being hospitalised as a teenager suffering with mental illness, working in the Air Force, began working as a carer for a close family friend who was coming to the end of her battle with bowel cancer, and as an assistant nurse, physiotherapist and more. Megan has then had 2 children, raising a family whilst battling with her mental health. . It was a real privilege to speak to Megan because I got to hear many perspectives, from Megan's own perspective of her mental health journey, to hearing the perspective of a parent that has a child struggling with their mental health, and also to hearing an understand of what it is like for Megan's daughter when she is feeling suicidal or like she wants to self-harm. . What I loved most though was Megan's practical and common sense approach to parenting and caring for her daughter that at times has intense mental health needs. Megan walks us through how she communicates with her daughter about self-harm, incremental progress as opposers to talking big leaps, and respecting someone as an individual. . There is a trigger warning because this episode mentions suicide and self harm. The audio is a bit choppy on places because of the lag on the call etc. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it ☺️

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Hey! You there! Do you like deep and meaningful conversations? Do you like the sound of two podcasters chopping it up about mental health and life? Are these rhetorical questions getting in your nerves? Well if so GREAT

Happy Monday Instagram! I was lucky enough last week to be able to interview Angela Mercer at her beautiful home in Ombersley out in the countryside

Hey what's up? Listen, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing a lady called Frances Hickmott over in London Ontario! This lady has had quite a career as a volunteer manager, Writer, and speaker. It was amazing how wise and reflective Frances has been on her life and the events that have been happened within it. . I think I found a kindred spirit when I read Frances' blog post “Failure to launch” which focused on the long shadow that hangs over someone when there has been childhood bullying in someone's life. It resonated with me in a powerful way and I knew that the interview would be great because of that

Hey what's up? Trials in life, adversity, and hardships can take many forms. Fern was born with a disability where part of her eyes has not formed like it has for the rest us. Let me tell you, that this does not stop this woman. I admire the mission that Fern is on to talk to people, organisations, and companies about what is the same between people with a disability and everyone else. . Fern talks about how people that are blind still want the same things as everyone else in life, they have desires, ambition, and struggle with insecurities too. It took me twice to hear this in the interview until my paradigm in my head was changed. I realised that it's not about what's different. It's about what is the same about us. If that's not a message worth talking about then I don't know what is! . We talk on today's episode of Know Yourself about Vulnerabilities, Fern's speaking career, Self-awareness, and mental health. I hope that this episode blows your mind like it did for me. Fern has got an easy to listen to voice, a passion for people, and a great story. . Today's episode of Know Yourself can be found on anchor.fm/knowyourself - Apple Podcasts - Google Play Music - Spotify - and many more platforms

Happy Monday everyone! I have some wicked news that will perk up your day, and if it doesn't perk up then I have no doubt hearing this podcast episode will leave you humbled and inspired. . I drove out to Warwickshire to a little Village called Illmington to meet with Chris Young who is an author of a book called “Walk a mile: Tales of a wandering loon”, I was lucky enough to record the episode in his beautiful home surrounded by countryside with Sheep in the back garden. Chris also introduced me to having a cup of tea with 2 tea bags in it! . Chris above all believes that people are fundamentally good, we want to be kind to other people, we want to look out for one another. So with that ethos in mind and a passion for talking to people about his own story with mental health illness Chris set out on an epic journey to travel around the country. He would rely on the kindness of strangers to get from place to place, and met some incredible people with their own stories.

Shaun Smith is an awesome guy that I met on Instagram no more than a couple of months ago. We listened to each others podcast and I was blown away by how similar we were even though our podcasts were about completely different things! After weeks of talking and getting to know each other we decided that a collaboration just had to happen between music and mental health. So Shaun and I made playlists for each other on Spotify and shared it with each other. We decided that we would have a week to listen to the playlists before recording the episode where we wouldn't have an agenda other than to talk about the music and how it spoke to us. I loved the relaxed style of this episode and I hope you love it too. I had such a great time!

Do you like rhetorical questions? Do you like video games? Do you like 2 guys talking about video games? Are you interested in Mental health? In my best game show presenter voice, in that case check out the latest episode of Know Yourself where I interview Ches Hall who runs a podcast called +7intelligence. . Ches understands that the social aspect of gaming, he speaks intellectually on the podcast episode about the benefits of gaming on mental health, and we chop it up about some of our favourite gaming experiences over our lives. Ches raises some mega interesting discussion points through the interview and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know him and having him on the show! . Ches has his own website called plus7intelligence.com where you can check out more content from his podcast and other awesome resources which includes a discord channel

Sam Thomas is quite a remarkable man, he has taught me a lot, left an impression on me, and most of all made me feel as though it doesn't matter which way we start our journey or the path we follow or what we go through but that we strive to educate not only ourselves and other people around us. It's something I believe in massively and something that I think Sam has encapsulated perfectly. . In today's podcast episode where I interview Sam, we chop it up over his battle with his Bulimia, running his charity MGEDT, and being recently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Sam day to day runs a Men Get Eating Disorders Too, which is a charity focussed around raising awareness, providing support services, and training to the general public and companies. . Sam is a Huffpost contributor with quite a catalog of articles around mental health and even his most recent diagnosis on BPD. Sam is honest, open, and completely fascinating in his interview and I hope you enjoy it too

Hello there! Yes you! So I talk about lots of things like positivity, mindset, self-worth, and self-awareness. It's all pretty heavy and is great to write a post about but that won't always give you lovely people perspective. Sometimes getting your hands mucky and learning about yourself is the only way to discover these things. . I don't like to talk about stuff unless I have tried it myself or know enough about it to have an intelligent conversation. The picture and hopefully this caption will give you what you need but if not drop me a DM or comment and I will help you out. The aim of the game with this diagram is developing Self-Awareness. . So to complete this exercise/challenge/task grab yourself a pad of paper and a pen, draw out a line and at one end of the line we'll call this your "earliest memory" and and the end we'll call this "Now" as in today. The goal is to document along the top of the timeline positive milestones in your life, things that have really moved you and sta

Ruth Fox is an author, mental health advocate and footballer. In this interview she details out her experience with mental health in college and university whilst also explaining what it was like to be in the system after being admitted to hospital. Ruth explains the inspiration behind her book which comes out later this year and tells a truly compelling story about going from wanting to take her own life, to campaigning for mental health.

It's Monday so I have another smashing podcast interview for you lovely people. Therapy means a lot to me because of the massive value I got from being taught how to develop my self-awareness, battle my demons head on, and being able to talk in a non-judgemental environment. . I was lucky enough yesterday to interview a lady called Kim Mole who is a therapist with what we call an integrative approach in counselling. It means that Kim encompasses a wide range of therapy models to suit a client. We chop it up in this episode about mental health, what therapy is, what type of person becomes a therapist, how to find a great therapist and much more. I think there is a lot of different groups of people that will get a lot out of this episode. . Kim's calm open minded demeanour comes across in this interview as we delve into her origin story of becoming a counsellor, what it is like to have family and friends not understand what you do for a living, and what the training is like to become a

What's good Podcast? Listen I appreciate your attention so I won't waste your time. I have recorded a podcast interview with a lovely guy from Stockton California called Daniel Martinez. Dan has Bipolar Disorder 1. . We chatted about his journey with Bipolar from his first psychotic break, to coping mechanisms, and helpful advice to anyone that is suffering. Dan is very honest about his experiences and it definitely gave me a new perspective on Bipolar and how it impacts people's lives. Dan has really taken ownership of his illness and has come a long way, which shows on his holistic view of life. Dan shares a similar vision to me in that he wants to help others that are struggling with mental health too! . Dan has had ups and downs and it is so great to speak with someone that has come back from homelessness, being hospitalised, and in a bad place to having a wonderful fulfilling life with a great support network around him like his best mate Oswaldo who has helped with other friends

Sometimes you meet people in life and you have a good feeling about them before you have even spoken. It is safe to say that is the case with Jonathan Darling. Through the serendipity of Instagram hashtags I was looking for posts under #makepositivitylouder and the second post I saw was Jon's. . His picture caption read "Took a root wring and jacked my ankle half way through. Really slowed me down but that's part of it". It really spoke to me because of the mental fortitude it takes to carry on sometimes when we hit a bump in the road. We connected on Instagram and I got him on the podcast for what I believe is an all time episode! . We chopped it up about positivity, Empathy, Jon's 24 hike challenge that changed his life, meeting his wife, writing leadership articles, raising children, and many more things. The conversation got me really fired up because of Jon's energy and passion that really spoke to me, we got really deep and spoke about a lot of areas of mental health and persona

I'm sick of hearing online tweets or Instagram posts of "We need to start talking about Mental health." My view is be the change you wish to see in the world and get started! In this episode I will show you how!

This episode is about positivity, my journey over the last 2 months with it and how it can change your life

Welcome to the first ever episode of Know Yourself Q&A! We have some awesome questions from some of the followers of the podcast. Hope you enjoy!