On Kindness - For Mental Health Week

Are you inwardly rebelling against being told to wear a face mask? Does your reaction seem out of proportion? It might be about your relationship with control, denial and a need to read risk.

Doing nothing does so much for our health, wellbeing and creative life. In theory doing nothing should be so much easier than frantic activity and constant productivity. So, why in practice does it feel so hard for so many of us to just do nothing? Find out why and what you can do about it.

To have what we most want we often have to overcome what we most fear. Fear is there to protect us from danger but it can often be a block to having things we need and want. Understand why it is natural to feel fear at leaving home after lockdown. Learn what you can do to push through that fear block to get something you truly want on the other side.

You think of kindness as something you give to others. You notice if another is kind to you. Do you think about being kind to yourself or even understand what that would look like? This podcast explores the consequences of lack of kindness towards ourselves and how to work out what  you need to do to restore the balance. Liz Karter is a therapist  and published author with over 20 years experience of working with addiction and relationships. You might have come across her in her role as TV and radio consultant therapist.