• Head over to my current podcast or watch my NEW livestream
    Jan 15 2024

    I'm transitioning my mental health tips and tools to Livestream, so Retrain Your Brain is no longer recording - but please head over to The Wellbeing Lounge my other podcast for interviews with experts in the field, or watch us on e360tv Fresh Takes in "Mental Health Matters" Thursdays 08:00PST (16:00GMT) from Feb 1st 2024

    www.draudreyt.com
    www.wellbeingmedia.org

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  • Are Wellbeing Apps Good for us?
    Aug 2 2023

    This is the final podcast of this season and indeed this "run" of Retrain Your Brain.  We're undergoing some changes, so please enjoy previous episodes in the interim.

    ...rather App-tly (see what I did) this episode looks at the value of wellbeing apps and how digital wellbeing can contribute to improving mental health.

    #wellbeingapps #digitalwellness #mentalhealthawareness #wellbeing 

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    4 mins
  • We need to talk about Financial Toxicity
    Jul 26 2023

    Financial Toxicity is when the cost of our treatment results in making us sicker.
    This podcast explains the many ways "Financial Toxicity" manifests.  It also looks at what is being done to tackle it, and outlines the many resources we might be able to use to help.

    #financialtoxicity #finacialstrife #helpwithdebt #illness #chronicillness

    Retrain your Brain is undergoing some changes - in the interim, please enjoy previous episodes

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    7 mins
  • Boost happiness through positive psychology
    Jul 19 2023

    Martin Seligman stated that "the skills of flourishing...go beyond those of minimising sadness" - we need to put different work in to thrive, compared with working to "feel better".  This podcast gives you some ideas of simple ways you can make a start.

    #positivepsychology #martinseligman #thriving #flourishing #boosthappiness

    Retrain your brain will be undergoing a change - in the interim, please enjoy previous episodes

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    7 mins
  • Why can't I make the changes I want?
    Jul 12 2023

    We KNOW what we have to do - but somehow we fall off the waggon and stay off...and yet we seem to be so driven to do all the other things that, in perspective, matter less to us.  Could it be we just don't care enough?
    This podcast looks at some simple exercises we can do to improve our self care.

    #selfcare #change #healthyhabits #motivation

    Retrain your brain will be undergoing some changes - in the break, please enjoy previous episodes.

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    5 mins
  • Quiet qutting
    Jul 5 2023

    What is quiet quitting?  Why does it happen and what can we do about it - especially if we are feeling the urge to do so ourselves.

    #quietqutting #workplacehealth #workplacewellbeing 

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    9 mins
  • Dealing with grief - and returning to work
    Jun 28 2023

    While I've spoken about managing grief in the past, this podcast gives you ways of dealing with it in the return to work:
    - what conversations may you need to have
    - remembering it's ok to talk...or not to
    - the importance of practical support.

    For more information: https://www.cruse.org.uk/organisations/grief-in-the-workplace/when-your-employee-is-bereaved/

    #griefatwork #movingthroughgrief #supportingsomeonegrieving 

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    8 mins
  • How to heal from a breakup
    Jun 21 2023

    This podcast reflects on how sometimes we do need to break free from old ties in order to move forwards - as emotionally difficult as that may be.  I also give a few practical ways to start the healing process.

    #movingon #healingafterbreakup #relationshipgoals #healthyrelationships

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    8 mins