Send us a textIn this solo episode, I’m exploring the psychology of comparison - why it happens, how it impacts our mental health, and what we can do to break free from it. I bring in therapy tools and insights to help you uncover how to stop measuring your worth by others’ highlight reels and start living from a place of self-acceptance. I also end with a 5 minute guided meditation to help you reconnect with your own path and rediscover a secure sense of self.Whether you’re stuck in the comparison trap or looking for practical ways to feel more grounded and self-compassionate, this episode offers insights and tools to help you come home to who you truly are.Show notes:Helen’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e/profilecard/?igsh=MXVsZHZwcTl2Zmppdw==My book Choose You: https://lnk.to/ChooseyouHelenMarieWebsite: https://www.helenmariepsychotherapy.com/SHOW SPONSORS:We are incredibly grateful to our wonderful sponsors for this episode:W-Wellness UK: https://w-wellness.co.uk/&SimplePractise. And listeners to this show can use the link below to get a 7 day free trial and then receive 70% off your first 4 months:https://partners.simplepractice.com/gozqpi
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Episode 53 | People Pleasing (Solo Episode)
Send us a textWelcome back to another solo episode of the podcast. This week, I’m exploring people-pleasing - why we do it, the roots behind it, and how it shapes our relationships and mental health.I unpack how people-pleasing often begins as a survival strategy, why it’s so hard to break, and how it can leave us feeling exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from ourselves. I’ll guide you through practical tools for healing: learning to say no, setting boundaries, practicing self-compassion, and reconnecting with your authentic voice.And to close, I’m sharing a 5-minute guided meditation to help you gently let go of the need to please and start acknowledging your own needs.This episode is for anyone who is tired of feeling like they have to make everyone else happy at the cost of their own peace and needs.Helen’s links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e/profilecard/?igsh=MXVsZHZwcTl2Zmppdw==Choose You book: https://lnk.to/ChooseyouHelenMarieWebsite: https://www.helenmariepsychotherapy.com/SHOW SPONSORS:We are incredibly grateful to our wonderful sponsors for this episode:W-Wellness UK: https://w-wellness.co.uk/&SimplePractise. And listeners to this show can use the link below to get a 7 day free trial and then receive 70% off your first 4 months:https://www.simplepractice.com/partners/helen-marie/
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Episode 52 | Attachment Styles (with Dr M - The Psychologist & Me) [VIDEO]
Send us a textIn this episode, Dr. M (also known as @thepsychologistandme on Instagram) unpacks the psychology of attachment - how our early bonds shape the way we connect, love, and protect ourselves in adult relationships. From anxious and avoidant styles to secure attachment, we explore how these patterns show up in real life, why some relationships never feel safe, and what it takes to build lasting emotional security. Dr. M shares honest insights about why both partners must participate in creating secure attachment, plus practical tips for moving towards healthier connection - whether you’re healing a past relationship alone or working together to build healthier connection. This was a beautiful healing conversation with wonderful theory to help you understand attachment at a deeper level away from the pop psychology available on social media. Dr M’s links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thepsychologistandme?igsh=MWg4YW9ja25raGFwdg==Helen’s links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e/profilecard/?igsh=MXVsZHZwcTl2Zmppdw==CHOOSE YOU book: https://lnk.to/ChooseyouHelenMarieSHOW SPONSORS:We are incredibly grateful to our wonderful sponsors for this episode:W-Wellness UK: https://w-wellness.co.uk/&SimplePractise. And listeners to this show can use the link below to get a 7 day free trial and then receive 70% off your first 4 months:https://www.simplepractice.com/partners/helen-marie/
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Episode 51 | Women's Anger (with Jennifer Cox)
Send us a textThis episode is generously sponsored by SimplePractise. And listeners to this show can use the link below to get a 7 day free trial and then receive 70% off your first 4 months:https://www.simplepractice.com/partners/helen-marie/ In this powerful episode, I sit down with the brilliant psychotherapist Jennifer Cox, author of The Times and Sunday Times Self-Help Book of the Year 2024, to explore the urgent, often unspoken truth about women’s anger. We dive deep into the mental and physical toll of suppressed rage - how years of silencing ourselves and storing cortisol is not just exhausting, it's making us ill.Jen brings such beautiful energy and insight to this conversation, and I loved every minute of it! I hope this episode offers you a space to begin feeling your anger, to get curious about it, and to reclaim it as part of your deeply human emotional range. Jen’s links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifercoxpsychotherapist?igsh=ZXA4a29mZWVtdDduWomen Are Mad: https://www.instagram.com/womenaremad?igsh=M3FrNzhnNDFheHNiWomen Are Angry book: https://geni.us/WomenAreAngryHelen’s links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e/profilecard/?igsh=MXVsZHZwcTl2Zmppdw==Choose You book: https://lnk.to/ChooseyouHelenMarie
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Episode 50 | Being Good Enough (with Dr Mandy Lehto) [VIDEO]
Send us a textThis episode is generously sponsored by SimplePractise. And listeners to this show can use the link below to get a 7 day free trial and then receive 70% off your first 4 months:https://www.simplepractice.com/partners/helen-marie/ What does it truly mean to feel “good enough”? In this heartfelt episode, we explore the deep, often invisible roots of unworthiness and the journey back to our innate wholeness. Mandy, now a vibrant and compassionate coach, shares her powerful story of growing up with a lingering sense of not being wanted, shaped by a caregiver who never truly saw her. Years of people-pleasing and striving to be better eventually led to nearly a decade of debilitating burnout.Mandy has walked through the fire - trying every kind of therapy in her quest to feel worthy - and today, she shares what finally worked. Her story is a moving reminder that our feelings of inadequacy are deeply human, but they don't have to define us.Her energy is infectious, her honesty refreshing, and her wisdom grounded in lived experience. You’ll leave this conversation with a deeper understanding of your own inner script, and feel inspired to begin (or continue) the journey of reconnecting with your felt sense of enoughness.Mandy’s links:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandylehto?igsh=dWI5bjQ1bG81azdiLinktree: https://linktr.ee/mandylehto?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=eba025e2-f95f-4dff-bc0b-dbf4bb59eb37Helen’s links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/h.e.l.e.n.m.a.r.i.e/profilecard/?igsh=MXVsZHZwcTl2Zmppdw==Helen’s book Choose You: https://lnk.to/ChooseyouHelenMarieBook mentioned on inner critic:Stone & Stone Embracing Your Inner Critic: Turning Your Self-Criticism into a Creative Asset
The “I Don't Think We Talk Enough About...” podcast is a weekly conversation with wonderful guests exploring the issues that need more candid openness around mental health and wellbeing. This is a podcast that aims to help you feel supported, held, and understood as we gently open up space to talk about the things that really don’t feel talked about enough.
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