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My Pocket Psych: The Psychology of the Workplace

Apr 18, 2024

This is the third part in our series exploring Psychological Flexibility. Richard and Ross look at the skill called 'Cognititve Defusion', where we learn to see our thoughts in a different light. 

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Mar 22, 2024

This is the first of a new series of the podcast where we focus on the skills that develop our psychological flexibility. Richard is joined by fellow psychologist Ross McIntosh, the host of the excellent People Soup podcast. 

In this episode, they discuss what psychological flexibility is, what it feels like to...


Mar 7, 2024

In this episode, Richard is joined by fellow coaching psychologist Lucie Ilbury for a look at the common pitfalls to avoid when it comes to our values. 

Shownotes for this episode can be found at https://www.worklifepsych.com/podcast/155 

Thanks for listening!


Feb 22, 2024

In this episode, we take a look at deadlines and how to handle them effectively. Whether it's a deadline we've been given, or one we've decided upon ourselves, they can either be a motivating target or a mark in the calendar that fills us with dread. So we look at some of the ways we can make our deadlines actually...


Feb 8, 2024

In our last episode. Richard and Rachael explored some of the reasons goals and goal-setting can work against us and make behaviour change even more difficult. 

This time round, Richard outlines some of the common reasons we can find it hard to stick to new habits. Full show notes for this episode can be found at