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My Pocket Psych: The Psychology of the Workplace

Dec 21, 2017

In this episode, Richard is joined by Occupational Psychologist and Psychotherapist Nicola Tatham. They discuss the role of mental health at work, the importance of de-stigmatising mental health conditions and have some thoughts to share on how to have difficult conversations about mental illness. 

Nicola can be...


Dec 6, 2017

In this episode, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to the topic of work-life balance. We look at how it’s a frequently misunderstood area and how it can be useful to look at it from several perspectives.

We then look at the third of our three themes within the topic of Psychological Flexibility: Get moving! This...


Nov 22, 2017

In this episode, Richard and Pilar turn their attention to the topic of coaching at work. We look at how coaching is different to mentoring, counselling or psychotherapy, as well as the topics that can benefit from a coaching approach.

We then look at the second of our three themes within the topic of Psychological...


Nov 8, 2017

In this episode, Richard and Pilar discuss the concept of ‘Psychological Flexibility’ and examine how becoming more aware of the ‘now’ can help us focus and get in touch with what’s going on inside. We ask everyone to ‘Show up’ and be more mindful. This is the first of three episodes looking at...


Oct 25, 2017

In this episode of My Pocket Psych, Richard and Pilar discuss the thorny topic of email.

Whether it's email at work or email at home - of the plethora of other in-boxes we have to attend to these days - it can really be a double-edged sword. Very convenient, but also a chore to deal with. 

We discuss why it's pointless...