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Lisa is joined b y William Cullen who talks about his book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression . William Pullen is a London based psychotherapist, author, app developer and founder of Dynamic Running Therapy. His focus is to spread the message that movement is medicine - for mind, body and soul. He maintains a private practise in London as well giving talks on mindfulness and mental health. He is engaged to be married to an art teacher.This perfect gift for runners delves into the positive effect of running therapy, including anxiety relief and reduced stress by focusing on the meditative nature of exercise. This running workbook allows you to practice mindfulness in your everyday routine, whether you prefer an afternoon stroll or a morning jog. Movement is medicine. Letting your mind wander as you take a long walk, a slow jog, or a brisk run can give you a powerful, uplifting feeling. Some call it a runner's high, others attribute it to endorphins. In this interactive workbook, psychotherapist William Pullen teaches you how to channel that exhilarating energy and use it to make positive change in your life.This radical new approach to obtaining the benefits of mindfulness originates in the body itself. Using a combination of mindfulness, focused questions, and exercise, Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) has proven to be a simple, intuitive, effective, and therapeutic method for managing stress, trauma, anxiety, anger, depression, and other conditions.With carefully tailored thought exercises to be implemented while on a run or walk, DRT brings the mind into perfect harmony with the body through the healing experience of mindful running.Read less
On this episode we delve into the topic of Dynamic Running Therapy with William Pullen the author of "Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression". So listen and learn today about how getting moving even if its just walking or a light jog can improve your mood today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
William is a London-based psychotherapist, author and app developer. He is the founder of Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT), a psychotherapeutic approach which incorporates running. H is book "Running with Mindfulness" published by Penguin, is in 11 countries. The Dynamic Running Therapy appis available on iOS. From his own struggle after a long-term relationship ended, leaving him depressed and withdrawn from life, William learned something. He started running with a friend, and found that these runs helped him work through what he was facing and processing (or not processing). He came to learn why running was so helpful, and created an approach, he calls Dynamic Running Therapy, through that. He shares his story and what he learned with us in this episode of the show. Key Points from the Episode with William Pullen: William is a psychotherapist in London who, about a decade ago, was going through a tough time and turned to therapy himself. At the same time, he started running with a friend, and realized that he was getting such emotional benefit from the running, too. That lead to creating a program that combines the two into his book and methodology, Dynamic Running Therapy. In his situation, he was in a failing relationship too long. He notes how hanging on can drag you down and hurt you further. Then the relationship ends when you’re at your weakest, and it crushes more than if you had acted sooner. He found himself in the throes of depression, and had the presence of mind to recognize that he needed help. We got into why running seems to be so helpful. William had a couple of key reasons. First, running is rhythmic, which has a calming and almost hypnotic effect. Second, because it absorbs so much of your energy, it quiets the distractive power of the mind, making it easier to focus on what matters that you are trying to work through. Dynamic Running Therapy is about running with a set of questions to work through. He tends to start with a 5-10 minute grounding process, which has four steps. First is to take in what’s happening in your body. Then, what’s happening around you (smells, sounds, etc). Third, scan how you’re feeling. Finally, ask yourself what you want from the session. Often we aren’t focused enough when we try to work on things, so this helps bring us to a place of focus. William believes we live in an age of disembodiment. We are focusing our energy in things like social media and work that no longer fits into 9-5 hours. Running helps bring us back. When we run, our body registers us as going from passive to active, which shifts our brain’s processing. This allows us to work on problems differently. William sees this as one of the reasons we go into a run with lots of questions or problems in our head, and miraculously, we seem to have them resolved when we’re done running. I had to ask if treadmills count since the experience is so different from running outdoors. While it may be different, or not as good, something is better than nothing, so treadmills can still work. The key is for making that treadmill experience as open and clear as possible. For example, not having closed in walls around you, or a screen staring you in the face, distracting you. We get stuck in the world through repetition and rigidity. Breaking through this comes from getting moving. The more free we are with that, the better. So William prefers getting outdoors, exposing yourself to something different and interesting (he threw out African drumming, which I’ve used myself to great effect). He posed a great challenge to people. Do you have too muchorder in your life or not enough? Having too much can be as problematic as not enough as it can hold us back. Find balance. Links: Websites: http://dynamicrunningtherapy.co.uk and williampullenpsychotherapist.com Book: Running with Mindfulness:Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress and Depression App: Dynamic Running Therapy for iOS TEDx Talk: Movement is Medicine Twitter: @pullentherapy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dynamicrunningtherapy Instagram: @d_runningtherapy Subscribe to The Do a Day Podcast Keep Growing with Do a Day Get the book in print, Kindle, iBooks, Audiobookand more - even get a personally-signedcopy from Bryan Falchuk Get started on your journey to Better with the Big Goal Exercise Work with Bryan as your coach, or hire him to speak at your next event
We all know that exercise benefits both physical and emotional health. But there’s more to the story! Author William Pullen joins me to discuss his book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-Mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression. We talk about so much good stuff including:How DRT addresses isolation in an age of hyper-connectedness.The step too many therapists overlook when treating depression.What Prince Harry needs to incorporate in his “End the Stigma” campaign.The listening skill that will enhance your relationship with everyone in your life.How therapeutic techniques help the FBI negotiate with kidnappers—and how this relates to your ability to deeply connect with others.Pullen leaves us with practical tools to elevate your mood from Dynamic Running Therapy and spoiler alert—you don’t need to be a runner to utilize them! www.drkarin.me
One of the keys to healing from trauma, overcoming anxiety, working through depression, addictions, and virtually any other struggle is figuring out a way to get what's in our heads, out of our heads in a way that feels safe, validating, and in compliance with who we are as individuals. By doing so we begin to chip away at the self-shame that so often comes when battling any mental health challenge.By showing up authentically, to ourselves and the world, even in the wake of extreme events, we gain confidence and resilience. We learn that what happened to us, does not define our future, and the struggles of our past only have the power that we allow them to have. This certainly does not mean that we should try to rush through recovery, or feel as though we should just get over what's happened. Instead, simply understand that, in time, we can learn to live and thrive in our present life, rather than being held back by the very thoughts, feelings, and coping strategies which served us for a time, but are now keeping us stuck.My guest on this episode of the podcast, is someone who has developed a very unique approach to work through those very struggles that no longer serve us. William Pullen, creator of Dynamic Running Therapy, is a practicing therapist in the U.K., working with clients not only utilizing DRT, but also integrative psychotherapy in areas such as : substance abuse, emotional abuse, anxiety, relationship struggles, career change, life transition, self-esteem, depression, and more.Integrative Psychotherapy aims to facilitate wholeness between the feeling, behavioural, cognitive, and physiological levels of functioning – in other words the whole person. This is done in part through looking at aspects of the self that you may be unaware of and making them conscious. Together we can look at the life you want for yourself and how to achieve it. Change takes time and cannot be rushed. I believe in providing focus and space, not pressure. I believe in removing expectation, often routed in the demands of others, and instead aligning ourselves with what we feel inside. Change comes about by clearing a path to where we want to be, not forcing our way through to it.I work in a way that is warm, empathic, non-judgemental, and direct. I am not a therapist who will stare at you in silence. I also believe there is a place for humour in therapy. My work draws on many theoretical orientations and styles. Because each person is unique, my work is different with every person that I see. I tailor my approach to help you and your individual needs. I offer a comfortable and confidential space where you can look at your life free of expectation or judgement.Dynamic Running Therapy includes the use of a smart phone app, and William's book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression. You can find his book on Amazon, and the app is available for iPhone users in the app store.During our chat on the podcast:We dive more into what exactly Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) is, how it works, and how this strategy can help not only with self-esteem, anxiety, stress, and depression, but many other mental health challenges.His Tedx Talk, "Movement is Medicine".How the struggles of his past, not only in childhood but chalSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sPH8pMZ)
William Pullen, is spreading the message that movement is medicine for mind, body and soul. He is the author of the book: Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression, which offers solutions to many of the issues people are currently experiencing.
William is a fully qualified psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Additionally, to that, he is also the author of Run for your life: mindful running for a happy life. In the US and Canada, his book is called: Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression. A dynamic running therapy that combines mindfulness, running and talk therapy to create understanding and change. Has he puts it "Emotion in motion". In the episode, William also mentions his recent TEDx talk. You can learn more about William via his website dynamicrunningtherapy.co.uk and by connecting through his Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. For more information about Mind Set Game connect with us on Facebook @mindsetgamepodcast For more information about James Roberts (the host of the podcast), visit fitamputee.co.uk and connect with me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
In the first half, Patricia interviews Julie Etter, a Boston-area realtor and author of Lily and Andrew Are Moving. In a charming new storybook that looks at moving from a child's point of view, Etter provides a valuable GPS for families changing addresses. Lily and Andrew Are Moving is an educational tool in the guise of a sweet children's story about a brother and sister getting ready to move. It's a powerfully effective engagement device that helps kids better “process” each stage of moving. In the second half Patricia interviews William Pullen, a psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). In his book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression, Pullen lays out a roadmap to overcoming tough emotional issues. He offers powerful coping strategies that can be used throughout one's entire life - through movement and mindfulness.
In the first half, Patricia interviews Julie Etter, a Boston-area realtor and author of Lily and Andrew Are Moving. In a charming new storybook that looks at moving from a child's point of view, Etter provides a valuable GPS for families changing addresses. Lily and Andrew Are Moving is an educational tool in the guise of a sweet children's story about a brother and sister getting ready to move. It's a powerfully effective engagement device that helps kids better “process” each stage of moving. In the second half Patricia interviews William Pullen, a psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). In his book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression, Pullen lays out a roadmap to overcoming tough emotional issues. He offers powerful coping strategies that can be used throughout one's entire life - through movement and mindfulness.
In the first half, Patricia interviews Julie Etter, a Boston-area realtor and author of Lily and Andrew Are Moving. In a charming new storybook that looks at moving from a child's point of view, Etter provides a valuable GPS for families changing addresses. Lily and Andrew Are Moving is an educational tool in the guise of a sweet children's story about a brother and sister getting ready to move. It's a powerfully effective engagement device that helps kids better “process” each stage of moving. In the second half Patricia interviews William Pullen, a psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). In his book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression, Pullen lays out a roadmap to overcoming tough emotional issues. He offers powerful coping strategies that can be used throughout one's entire life - through movement and mindfulness.
In the first half, Patricia interviews Julie Etter, a Boston-area realtor and author of Lily and Andrew Are Moving. In a charming new storybook that looks at moving from a child's point of view, Etter provides a valuable GPS for families changing addresses. Lily and Andrew Are Moving is an educational tool in the guise of a sweet children's story about a brother and sister getting ready to move. It's a powerfully effective engagement device that helps kids better “process” each stage of moving. In the second half Patricia interviews William Pullen, a psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). In his book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression, Pullen lays out a roadmap to overcoming tough emotional issues. He offers powerful coping strategies that can be used throughout one's entire life - through movement and mindfulness.
William Pullen - He practices Integrative therapy and specializes in the treatment of depression, anxiety, problems of self-esteem and confidence, and substance abuse. He has been featured in publications such as Vogue, The New York Times, and GQ. His interactive and instructive new book, Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression, works with the reader to encourage a sense of confidence while practicing DRT. How DRT uses mindfulness to bring us closer to our inner emotions? Connecting with nature is hardwired into our DNA. How DRT overcomes depression by focusing on its effects on body as well as mind? How parents can use DRT to creating bonding and understanding with their children? Why movement is such a powerful antidote to anxiety? New Interviews, and Inspirational videos will be posted every week on my Youtube Channel! Just go here: https://goo.gl/EA9x6D Connect with Bert Martinez on Facebook. Connect with Bert Martinez on Twitter.
Join Constance and her guest William Pullen, Author of Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress and Depression. William will share 5 steps to get moving, get mindful and lift your mood. You will gain an understanding in how movement has the power to heal, practice mindfulness exercises that bring self - awareness and utilize processes that will free you from emotional pain and bring hope, energy and possibility. http://www.williampullenpsychotherapist.com http://loaradionetwork.com/constance-arnold
Join Constance and her guest William Pullen, Author of Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress and Depression. William will share 5 steps to get moving, get mindful and lift your mood. You will gain an understanding in how movement has the power to heal, practice mindfulness exercises that bring self - awareness and utilize processes that will free you from emotional pain and bring hope, energy and possibility. http://www.williampullenpsychotherapist.com http://loaradionetwork.com/constance-arnold
Join Constance and her guest William Pullen, Author of Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to improve Low Mood, Anxiety, Stress and Depression. William will share 5 steps to get moving, get mindful and lift your mood. You will gain an understanding in how movement has the power to heal, practice mindfulness exercises that bring self - awareness and utilize processes that will free you from emotional pain and bring hope, energy and possibility. http://www.williampullenpsychotherapist.com http://loaradionetwork.com/constance-arnold
William Pullen is a psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is the author of Running with Mindfulness: Dynamic Running Therapy (DRT) to Improve Low-mood, Anxiety, Stress, and Depression. William offers short and long-term psychotherapy to adults and young people on an individual basis and works with people suffering from difficulties including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, negative childhood experiences, and has a special interest in depression, internet addiction, and “Boarding School Syndrome”. William explains, The decision to seek therapy is often not a simple one but once taken it marks a commitment to care for yourself that may then be fostered in our work together until you are able to meet your dilemmas or troubles with more understanding, gentleness, and a greater ease. My experience includes positions at a neighborhood “drop-in” center in Hackney, a central London university, and the Munro Centre at Guy’s Hospital. Throughout this period I have also had a private practice. I have a special interest in depression, internet addiction, and “Boarding School Syndrome. William gained an MA from a post-graduate program in Counselling and Psychotherapy at The School of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology at Regent’s College, including training in psychodynamics, humanistic and existential psychotherapy.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donationsWant to advertise on this podcast? Go to https://redcircle.com/brands and sign up.