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Emotion Focused podcast

Series 2 Ep#1 Riding the roller coaster: emotions in young folk — EMOTION FOCUSEDGrowing from a dependent infant into a well adjusted adult is a long and complicated process, according to Dr Mirisse Foroughe, and young people need the opportunity to learn to handle life’s hardships and experience difficult emotions. In this episode Mirisse shares some of what she has learnt from

#23 I just can’t let it go — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhen we have unfinished business with significant people in our lives it seems logical that these people should be involved in working things out so we can move on. However, in this episode, Dr Antonio Pascual-Leone explains how associated persistent and difficult emotional experiences related to ot

#24 Unshaming shame: a personal story — EMOTION FOCUSEDThis episode looks at the importance of psychotherapists working on their own emotional process. Marco Mendes tells the story of his own experience of shame in the course of training as an Emotion Focused Therapist and describes the impact of one small moment during his training in transforming the

#21 Still painful — EMOTION FOCUSEDHave you had the experience of the same old difficult feeling coming up again and again, even though you thought you’d worked things out? In this episode Aksel Inge Sinding talks about this common experience and the emotional process that might be going on and making this happen.

#22 Give yourself a break — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhen there is trouble in the world we often feel lost, despairing and helpless to do anything about it. Our emotions run high and it’s hard to give ourselves a break from it. In this episode Shari Geller talks us through a mindful practice that is designed to give us just that. It is an opportuni

#19 I’m so hard on myself — EMOTION FOCUSEDDo you have a critical part of yourself that sometimes gives you a really hard time? In this episode Rhonda Goldman discusses the benefits of becoming aware of this critical voice and how tuning into the emotions it generates can be helpful.

#20 Shame — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhat is the experience of shame and how does it differ from feeling embarrassment or guilt? Dr Shigeru Iwakabe addresses these questions as well as talking about the cultural differences in shame and its functional purpose.

#17 I’m stuck — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhat is it that keeps us stuck in old patterns and habits when we really want to change? Anna Oldershaw sheds some light on the complexity of change and to to approach the experience of ‘stuckness’.

#18 Go away feelings! — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhy on earth would we want to feel emotions that are painful? It makes sense that we often do things to avoid feeling pain but, as Lars Auszra explains, sometimes this can lead to an even more painful experience.

#15 I’m shy — EMOTION FOCUSEDMany cultures attach great value to being sociable and extroverted, making shyness, at times, problematic. Robert Elliott, a ‘formerly shy person’, discusses how some people learn to be scared of other people and offers ways of overcoming shyness and even learning how to become more comfortable as a

#16 Where lies self-compassion? — EMOTION FOCUSEDHow does self-compassion help us in the face of suffering and what are some of the obstacles that make it difficult to find compassion for our selves? Shari Geller discusses how self-compassion can help us to experience and work with other difficult emotions and pain.

#13 The trouble with love — EMOTION FOCUSEDHow is it that a love that starts off so exquisitely can sometimes turn into nothing but trouble and distress? Rhonda Goldman discusses the dance of couples and the role that vulnerability and fear play in the highs and lows of the intimate relationships.

#14 Angry kids, angry parents — EMOTION FOCUSEDDid you get angry as a child? And what happened when you did? Or perhaps you have children now that get angry and as a parent you don’t know what to do with it? Anne Hilde Vassbo Hagen talks about the function of helpful and unhelpful anger in children and how parents can help be it.

#11 Changing Emotion with Emotion — EMOTION FOCUSEDHow does an engineer change into a world leading ‘emotion-ologist’? Leslie Greenberg tells the story of this evolution and the pathway he took to learning how to Change Emotion with Emotion.

#12 Will my grief ever end? — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhat is it that makes grief last so much longer for some people than for others? And does the process of grief ever end? Jason Sharbanee discusses the complicated nature of grief and how we might understand it from an emotion focused perspective.

#09 I am sad — EMOTION FOCUSEDHave you ever felt that if you let yourself cry your tears will never stop? As difficult as it can be sometimes, there are benefits of getting in touch with our sadness. Juliette Becking explains why ‘It’s sad to not be able to be sad’.

#10 I eat my feelings — EMOTION FOCUSED‘Yummy foods and starvation are like taking a good strong dose of pain medicine.’ Joanne Dolhanty talks about an emotion focused perspective to understanding eating disorders.

#07 I’m hurting — EMOTION FOCUSEDWhat is at the core of emotional pain, and how does it show itself? Join Ladislav Timulak as he explains what has been learnt from listening to individuals in therapy about their experience of emotional pain.

#08 I'm scared of therapy — EMOTION FOCUSEDOften people sit on the edge of therapy before diving in and there may be many reasons for this. Emotion Focused Therapist, Ashley White, talks about the experience of many possible future clients as they contemplate seeking help, and of new clients as they start the process of therapy.

#05 I don't feel anything — EMOTION FOCUSED'A feeling that is not a feeling' perhaps? Kurt Renders contrasts life with and without emotions - and suggest ways of starting to connect with emotional experience.

#06 I’m just not present — EMOTION FOCUSEDBecome more present to yourself as Shari Geller gently guides you in this practice and describes the impact of presence or distraction.

#03 Emotions in children — EMOTION FOCUSEDExplore what it is that children might be trying to tell us when they cling on to the adults around them or lash out and get themselves into trouble at school. Vivienne Wisniewski shares her experience of working with the emotions of children as an Emotion Focused Therapist.

Parenting: Who’s the boss? — EMOTION FOCUSED — EMOTION FOCUSEDAre you emotionally a lion or a lamb? And how can you best use your characteristic way of being as a parent? Joanne Dolhanty describes an Emotion Focused approach to parenting.

#01 What is an emotion? — EMOTION FOCUSEDThe first podcast of this series starts by addressing a fundamental question about emotions with the primary developer of Emotion Focused Therapy, Dr Leslie Greenberg. Set yourself up for an informative discussion that is likely to make you want to learn more about emotions.

#02 Can we learn empathy? — EMOTION FOCUSEDHow can we learn to 'feel into' others better to enrich our relationships? What might we have to unlearn in this process? Robert Elliott shares his tips as well as what he calls 'empathy traps'. Turns out there is a lot we can do to help us develop empathy and to be with others when they are in pain

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