How to have Extraordinary Relationships

Dr Sian Williams is a Welsh journalist, broadcaster, and Chartered Counselling Psychologist, best known for her long career in British television and radio. She spent over a decade as a presenter on BBC Breakfast and later became the lead anchor of Channel 5 News, building a reputation as one of the UK’s most trusted news faces. 
Alongside her broadcasting career, she retrained in psychology, earning a doctorate in Counselling Psychology and working within the NHS and private practice to support people dealing with trauma, stress, and anxiety. 
Her latest book is The Sunday Times Best Seller, The Power of Anxiety: How to Ride the Worry Wave. It’s a practical book about living well with anxiety, recognising and nurturing our unique and powerful sensitivity and learning to understand how anxiety can work for and against us. Because as Jon Kabat Zinn says - we can’t stop the waves but we can learn to surf. 
Praise for the book:
‘As a champion catastrophizer, I can confirm that this book is a godsend’ Dawn French
‘A must read and a great companion’ Zoe Ball
‘Terrific... If I could eat a book it would be this one’ Derren Brown
‘A wise, warm, compassionate guide to living well with anxiety’ Emma Freud
‘A chill pill in book form’ Kathy Lette
Dr Sian now combines both worlds, presenting programmes such as BBC Radio 4’s Life Changing while also writing and speaking on mental health. 
A rare hybrid of newsroom calm and therapy-room empathy, she’s essentially someone who’s spent a lifetime telling stories… and now helps people rewrite their own.
How we all live with anxiety to some degree.
How (particularly since Covid) it has been easier to withdraw.
The amygdalae and how they operate in the body.
Three different types of people and their optimal environments.
How self silencing will ultimately damage us.
A beautiful thought for the next generation.
A story about a drummer in a famous band.
How shame and blame have no place in self care and mental health.
Why she cut back on the TV work after retraining and the healthy mix she has now.
Her breast cancer journey (spoiler alert, happy ending)
The 3 C's and their importance.
To hear Sian on the radio google "Sian Williams Radio 3, and Sian Williams Radio 4"
Her book is available here
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Jessica Pratezina is a coach and speaker who helps people reconnect with their confidence, identity, and sense of freedom. After leaving a strict religious upbringing, she embarked on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery—reclaiming her voice, her autonomy, and her relationship with her own sexuality.
Today, Jessica works with clients to break free from limiting beliefs, challenge ingrained narratives, and step into a more authentic, empowered version of themselves—with honesty, warmth, and a refreshing sense of realness.
Key points of the episode:
What is was like growing up in a "high demand religious group"
How traditional Christian groups would not have accepted them as "Christian"
....and how they thought they had the "only" truth.
The stress of being "different"
"Benevolent sexism"- and purity culture - and how it hides behind virtue.
Her lucky move into Christianity, and why she left it - and her job.
The kind of relationships that are fun and desirable to her now.
Her dating experiences.
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Philippe Tahon is a London-based psychotherapist, coach, and author who specialises in transforming people’s relationship with food, body image, and self-worth. Originally from Belgium, Philippe made a bold career shift from running restaurants to becoming one of Europe’s most sought-after therapists, following his own deeply personal journey with weight and self-image. 
With over two decades of experience, he’s developed a unique, psychology-led approach to weight loss that goes far beyond diets—helping clients address the emotional patterns behind their habits and create lasting change. 
As the author of Shrink: The Diet for the Mind and host of “Shrink: The Podcast for the Mind,” Philippe blends insight, honesty, and compassion to challenge conventional thinking and help people feel better not just in their bodies—but in their lives. 

Key points of the episode:
The most common problem his clients are experiencing.
When he thinks it all began.
How he helps people with their anxieties. (Small things)
Looking for safety and comfort in all the wrong places.
Why is it so important to know the answer to "Who Am I?"
His thoughts on AI.
Should we play so safe?
Reach out online :www.philippetahon.com
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Jennie Young returns to the podcast for a second time. Jennie is a professor of rhetoric, writer and cultural critic known for her sharp, witty take on modern dating and communication. She’s the creator of the “Burned Haystack Dating Method,” a bold approach that helps people cut through the chaos of dating apps by recognising the hidden signals in language and behaviour. 
She’s also the author of the new book Burn the Haystack, which turns that method into a smart, practical guide for navigating dating, spotting manipulation, and trusting your instincts in the modern relationship jungle.
Key points of the episode:
The new book and it's release date in the UK.
How the book came about.
How her academic specialism lends itself beautifully to dating.
"Rhetorical patterns", what are they?
The definition of "drama" - the correct one.
How she became mystified, confused and eventually angry on the dating apps.
How all the apps are "gameified"
Her "rules" in Burned Haystack - and why.
The common dating patterns to avoid and how they are broken down in the book.
An example......
Partner in crime? Yay? Nay?
Walk and a pint in the pub... acceptable?
It's a numbers game... is it?
Her own experience with her own method.
"Thinslicing"- what it is.
Her coping mechanism for criticism.
You can find the Facebook group here.

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Louise Chunn is a British journalist, author and former magazine editor best known for her influential career in women’s media. She served as editor of Cosmopolitan UK during the late 1990s, helping shape the magazine’s modern voice around careers, relationships and independence for young women.
After leaving mainstream publishing, Chunn founded Welldoing, a platform connecting people with therapists and promoting accessible mental-health support. She has also written several books exploring midlife, identity and modern womanhood, including Welcome to the Jungle, which examines how women navigate the opportunities and challenges of midlife.
Today, Chunn is a writer, speaker and advocate for mental health and positive ageing, known for combining sharp journalism with thoughtful commentary on life beyond the traditional career and life milestones.

Key points of the episode:
Welldoing. What is it?
The biggest change therapy underwent and when.
What clients are wanting more and more of at the moment.
How working life can be amazing, and sometimes can be too much.
A new attitude from young people towards work.
Her thoughts on later working life and some ideas of great things to do.
Her trip to Silicon Valley, and what it taught her.
The astounding amount of people that have found a therapist through Welldoing.
Some musings on the future.
Reach out to learn more on Welldoing.
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Has this podcast inspired you and would you like to learn more?

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