And breathe...welcome to Calm Club

Dec 10 2024 15 ep. 26 mins 11
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Tools and tips to help you manage anxiety. We talk to experts in the field, academics and therapists as well as those with their own lived experience who share their stories to help you manage your anxiety.

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Pregnancy and anxiety

Dec 10 2024 38 mins  
In this episode we talk about pregnancy and anxiety with Amandeep Soomal. Amandeep is a Senior Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist and Lecturer at Oxford University and the Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre. She has over 15 years of experience of working in NHS mental health services and for the past ten years, has developed a clinical interest in perinatal mental health. She has w

The tolerance of uncertainty

Nov 07 2024 29 mins  
In this episode we're joined by Dr Jayne Morris from the University of Southampton to talk about the tolerance of uncertainty and how we can address it to improve out treatment outcomes. Send us a text Thanks for listening to And breath..... we hope you enjoyed this episode and please share with anyone you feel would benefit from listening too. If you are able to support our work a

The fear of losing control

Aug 22 2024 25 mins  
The fear of losing control is the topic of this podcast, where we are joined by Joel Lewin, a trainee clinical psychologist at the University of Oxford, who talks about his work in this field and the research he is undertaking into it. If anyone would like to participate in the research, they can email Joel at [email protected] or find more information on their website https:

The role of the neurotransmitter orexin in anxiety disorders with Dr Harry Fagan

Jul 23 2024 25 mins  
In this episode we talk to Dr Harry Fagan, Academic Clinical Fellow (ACF) in General Adult Psychiatry at the University of Southampton and his work researching anxiety disorders and especially about the role of the neurotransmitter orexin in anxiety disorders and whether drugs which block the orexin system might help people with anxiety disorders. If you want to know any more about

Compassion focused therapy - being kind to you!

Jun 20 2024 25 mins  
In this episode we are joined by Dr Elaine Beaumont, a psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). Elaine is also a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Salford. Here we discuss the benefits of compassion focused approach to therapy and being

Restoring mental health, naturally

May 28 2024 31 mins  
We are joined in this episode by the Chief Executive of Mind Over Mountains, Ian Sansbury, to discuss the mental health benefits of walking in nature and mindfulness in an unhurried, unpressurised setting. Send us a text Thanks for listening to And breath..... we hope you enjoyed this episode and please share with anyone you feel would benefit from listening too. If you are able to

Anxiety in Vietnam

Apr 29 2024 28 mins  
In this episode we are joined by Allen Tran, an associate professor of anthropology at Bucknell University. He is the author of A life of worry: Politics, mental health, and Vietnam's age of anxiety, which is available on Open Access through the University of California Press, and teaches classes on medical anthropology and Southeast Asia. His book - A life of worry - can be downlo

Sex and anxiety

Nov 20 2023 18 mins  
In this episode we talk to Dr Andrew Rosen about the link between sex and anxiety, whether that is the cause of your anxieties or a consequence of your anxiety. Send us a text Thanks for listening to And breath..... we hope you enjoyed this episode and please share with anyone you feel would benefit from listening too. If you are able to support our work and make a donation to help

How can gardening help our anxiety and wellbeing?

Oct 25 2023 22 mins  
In this episode we're joined by Freya, a member of our participation group, who talks bout the benefits of gardening for our anxiety and wellbeing while sharing some specific tips on what to do in your garden at this time of year. Send us a text Thanks for listening to And breath..... we hope you enjoyed this episode and please share with anyone you feel would benefit from listenin

Can ketamine help as a treatment option for anxiety?

Aug 31 2023 23 mins  
In this episode we talk to Dr Laith Alexander, Academic Clinical Fellow in Translational Psychiatry, about his work looking at the research undertaken to evaluate ketamine as a treatment option for anxiety. Send us a text Thanks for listening to And breath..... we hope you enjoyed this episode and please share with anyone you feel would benefit from listening too. If you are able t