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🎙️ Podcast day with MindFriend! Our very own Dr Sasha Hall and Dr Hayley Vingerhoets recently sat down with @mindfriend__ for a thought-provoking conversation about children, development, and emotional wellbeing. From school readiness and separation anxiety to emotional regulation and supporting children through life’s everyday challenges, it was an insightful discussion packed with practical reflections for parents and educators alike. We can’t wait to share more with you soon. 👀 #EducationalPsychology #SchoolReadiness #SeparationAnxiety #EmotionalRegulation #ParentingSupport
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from a temporary storm. The people who love you
don’t need flowers. They need you. Stay. Talk. Let us carry some of the weight. I’M THAT GUY!! 👍 “Wear Proof It’s Okay To Talk.” Together We Live Another Day. www.ImThatGuy.store #ImThatGuy #WearYourLegacy #WearTheDifference #SuccessMindset #FutureSelf
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Someone created a fake TikTok profile as a 13-year-old to see what the algorithm would serve them. The results were not subtle. In this clip of MindFriend Talk, Dr Joyti Kaur and Luisa Harris discuss what that experiment revealed, and what it tells us about how these platforms are actually built. Not for connection. For return. The dopamine feedback loop that rewards likes, views, and validation is the same mechanism that keeps adults refreshing their feeds and young people chasing a version of themselves the algorithm has decided they should aspire to. The concerning content is the visible part of the problem. The less visible part is the loop itself. Once the reward cycle is established, the platform does not need to serve alarming material to hold attention. Ordinary validation mechanics do that on their own. Worth watching whether you are a parent, a professional, or someone who has noticed that their own relationship with social media does not always feel like a free choice. Listen to the full episode on Spotify at MindFriend Talk. 🎧 Follow for more. Dr Joyti Kaur Psychotherapist Specialisation: Anxiety, Depression, Stress & Burnout, Self-Esteem, Relationships Regulatory Body: BACP Based in: Leeds, UK Luisa Harris Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist Specialisation: Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, OCD Regulatory Body: BACP Based in: London, UK #mindfriend #mindfriendtalk #socialmedia #digitalwellbeing
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In discussion with the wonderful Dr Rebecca Ker @carlton_neurodevelopmental Late diagnosis and the rise of neurodivergence | @mindfriendtalk Available on @spotify now. Link in bio and comments.
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0w3KbtWoIgkjmPVJ4I3tAi?si=OXWIPa0sT4arP8NkB6al4A
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Neurodivergence has become one of the most debated topics in mental health. The assessment process is somehow still the least discussed part of it. In this episode of MindFriend Talk, Dr Rebecca Kerr and Dr Linnie Telford bring a clinical perspective to a conversation that has grown louder than it is useful. Diagnoses have risen. Self-diagnosis has become widespread. That has generated media scrutiny, and it has also produced a protective response from people who feel their hard-won diagnosis is being questioned. Both reactions are understandable. Neither addresses what actually matters: why rates have increased, whether some of that rise reflects genuine historical under-diagnosis, and what a proper assessment involves when it is done well. This episode covers all three, from two practitioners who carry out assessments together. 🎧Watch the full episode, out now on Spotify and YouTube. Link in bio. 🔗 Dr Rebecca Kerr Counselling Psychologist Regulatory Body: HCPC Dr Linnie Telford Chartered Clinical Psychologist Specialisation: Neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism), Child & Adolescent Mental Health, Trauma Regulatory Body: HCPC, BPS Based in: Hampshire, UK #mindfriend #mindfriendtalk #neurodivergence #ADHD #autism #mentalhealth
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Shame does not always announce itself. Most of the time it quietly tells you that who you are is the problem. In this clip of MindFriend Talk, Joshua Munn, Matthew Johnston, and Rosanna Kramer unpack what actually sits beneath low self-esteem. Not a lack of confidence. A story that formed during childhood, often before a person had the language to question whether it was true. The conversation covers two forms of shame that tend to cause the most lasting harm: intrinsic shame (how you see yourself) and external shame (how you believe others see you). Both can drive behaviour that looks functional or even admirable from the outside. People-pleasing, overachieving, going above and beyond at a personal cost that quietly compounds. All of it rooted in the same underlying belief of not being quite enough. What stands out therapeutically is this: shame survives in silence. Coming to therapy, telling your story, and putting words to what you have been carrying on your own is not a small act. It is often where the work actually begins. Listen to the full episode on Spotify at MindFriend Talk. 🎧 Follow for more. If not yet live: Follow for more bite-sized mental health content. Joshua Munn CBT Therapist Specialisation: OCD, Anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, Self-Esteem Regulatory Body: BABCP Based in: Essex, UK Matthew Johnston Psychotherapist Specialisation: Anxiety, Depression, Relationship Issues, Self-Esteem, Stress Regulatory Body: BACP Based in: London & Nottingham, UK Rosanna Kramer Senior CBT Therapist Specialisation: OCD, BDD, Anxiety, Self-Esteem Regulatory Body: BABCP Based in: London, UK #mindfriend #mindfriendtalk #selfesteem #shame #mentalhealth #therapy
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Understanding a client as fully as possible is not optional. It is the work. Gender is one area where many clinicians still have significant gaps, not through bad intent, but through a lack of training. For clients navigating barriers to support, particularly men who face stigma, a lack of representation in the field, and cultural pressure around seeking help, those gaps have real consequences. Person-centred therapy remains the foundation. But educating yourself about gender does not compromise that. It removes barriers for the person sitting across from you. Nicole Cutting and Lex Hristova discuss where clinical training is falling short, who is bearing the cost, and what responsibility clinicians and educators have to close that gap. Listen to the full episode on Spotify at MindFriend Talk. 🎧 Follow for more. Nicole Cutting Clinical Director & Psychological Therapist Specialisation: Trauma, Anxiety, Gender in Clinical Practice, Psychological Therapy Regulatory Body: HCPC Based in: Northallerton, UK Lex Hristova Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist & Senior Lecturer in Psychology Specialisation: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, CBT, Clinician Supervision & Training Regulatory Body: BABCP Based in: London, UK #genderinmentalhealth #clinicaltraining #menandmentalhealth #representationinpsychology #personcentredtherapy #MindFriendTalk
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Imposter Syndrome: The Secret Burden of Being Found Out 🧠 Imposter syndrome is not just self-doubt. It is the persistent fear of being found out as someone who does not know what they are doing. For many people, asking for help feels like confirming that fear. So they do not ask. They appear capable and certain to everyone around them while carrying a private sense of being one question away from exposure. First-time managers are particularly susceptible. Many are promoted because they excelled in their previous role, not because they have been trained in people management. The gap between what they know and what they feel they should already know can be significant. The higher someone rises, the louder that internal pressure tends to become. Dr. Nicola Griffiths and Dr. Steph Keay discuss what keeps imposter syndrome in place, and what it takes to move through it. Catch the full talk today on YouTube and Spotify 🎧 Follow for more. Dr Nicola Griffiths Clinical Psychologist Specialisation: Depression, Anxiety, Work Stress, Complex Trauma, PTSD Regulatory Body: HCPC Based in: Northamptonshire, UK Dr Steph Keay Chartered Clinical Psychologist Specialisation: Anxiety, Depression, Workplace Mental Health, Biopsychosocial Approach Regulatory Body: HCPC, BPS Based in: Northampton, UK #impostersyndrome #workplacementalhealth #managementwellbeing #clinicalpsychology #selfworth #MindFriendTalk
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum: When the Second Pregnancy Is Harder 🤍 There is an estimated 85% chance that someone who has experienced a Hyperemesis Gravidarum pregnancy will face it again in a subsequent pregnancy. Evidence also suggests it can become more severe each time. One of our guests made a mental pact before her second pregnancy. She told herself she could get through it, as long as it was not worse than the first. It was significantly worse. And still she struggled to call it HG. Even after a clinical diagnosis. Even after being signed off work for 20 weeks. She felt like a fraud using that label, because she knew others who had suffered more. This is the conversation around Hyperemesis Gravidarum that is still not being had loudly enough. Listen to the full episode on Spotify at MindFriend Talk. 🎧 Follow for more. Marie Vaile Counsellor Specialisation: Hyperemesis Gravidarum, Pregnancy Loss & Infant Death, Maternal & Perinatal Mental Health Regulatory Body: NCPS Based in: Wales, UK Sarah Edge Counsellor & Psychotherapist Specialisation: Perinatal Mental Health, Anxiety, Depression, Birth Trauma, Pregnancy Loss, Women's Issues Regulatory Body: BACP Based in: Sale, Manchester, UK #hyperemesisgravidarum #HGpregnancy #perinatalmentalhealth #pregnancysickness #maternalmentalhealth #MindFriendTalk
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The media does not portray autism neutrally. It portrays it in a way that leads organisations to systematically underestimate the people in front of them. Dr. Laura Dean’s research identifies a consistent pattern in how media depictions of autism skew toward nonverbal communication, dependency, and learning difficulties. These are characteristics that signal, consciously or not, an inability to function in professional environments. Those images do not stay on screen. They follow hiring managers into interviews, shape the assumptions of senior leaders, and become embedded in organisational culture that is rarely interrogated. The actual picture is different. Most neurodiverse individuals are not only capable of working. Many bring cognitive strengths that are genuinely scarce in teams built for conformity: systematic thinking, pattern recognition, resistance to groupthink, and the ability to sustain focus under conditions that challenge neurotypical peers. The research on cognitive diversity is consistent on this point. It is one of the strongest predictors of decision quality in group settings. Excluding neurodiverse talent is not a neutral position. It is a choice to operate within a narrower range of thinking than is available to the organisation. This is not a question for a diversity committee. It belongs in the boardroom. Follow MindFriend Pro for evidence-based insights on organisational psychology and workplace mental health. Dr Laura Dean Chartered Occupational Psychologist & President, British Psychological Society Specialisation: Occupational & Work Psychology, Neurodiversity in the Workplace, Cognitive Diversity Regulatory Body: BPS Based in: Sheffield, UK #neurodiversityatwork #cognitivediversity #workplacepsychology #organisationalpsychology #talentleadership
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🎙️ The online world is not going anywhere. But it should not be the only world our children live in. Most adults are still figuring out their own relationship with technology. And yet we are also the ones responsible for shaping how the next generation experiences it. In this episode of MindFriend Talk, Luisa Harris and (@findyourjoywellbeing) Dr. Joyti Kaur sit down to explore something every parent, caregiver, and adult in a child’s life needs to be thinking about. The impact of social media on children, families, and adults. How to set boundaries with technology that actually hold. What mindful engagement with online spaces looks like in practice. And how adults can model the kind of relationship with technology they want their children to develop. As the first generation to grow up with social media, both speakers bring something personal to this conversation alongside their professional expertise. That combination matters. Because the most useful guidance for parents tends to come from people who are navigating the same questions themselves. Is technology use something you actively think about in your own home? Follow for more bite-sized mental health content. Luisa Harris Integrative Counsellor & Psychotherapist Specialisation: Children & Young People, School-Based Therapy, Family Dynamics Based in: UK Dr Joyti Kaur Psychologist & Psychotherapist Specialisation: Adult Mental Health, Mindfulness, Yoga & Wellbeing Based in: UK #mindfriend #mindfriendtalk #socialmedia #mentalhealth #parenting
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