Compassion Focused Therapy with Dr. Mary Welford

In this episode Sarah talks to Laura Greenwood, a Psychotherapist & Maternal Mental Health Coach. They discuss the pressures modern life puts on parents, and the benefits that therapy can have, not just for parents, but for their children too.You can find out more about Laura on her website - www.lauragreenwoodtherapy.com  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this solo episode, Sarah celebrates five years of Ask the Therapist.  She talks about the success of the show, the most popular episodes, and what you can expect from the show in the future. Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, Sarah talks to Emma Hine, a business strategist, about her journey from burnout to breakthrough.They talk about how Emma’s online business quickly grew into a monster, the toll it took on her mental health, and how she now helps other people to create businesses that work for them.Trigger warning - this episode contains discussion of suicide. Find out more about Emma and her work at www.emmahine.co.uk Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, Sarah talks to Dr Julia Wahl about her forthcoming book, the Cancer Workbook.They talk about Julia’s route to Compassion Focussed Therapy, why compassion is so helpful for people as they navigate cancer, as a patient, carer or supporter, and how shame affects how we treat each other.Find Julia on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/drjuliaewahlresearch/   Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, Sarah talks to Anna Kingsley, a relationship, psychosexual and addiction therapist.They talk about how couples therapy works, when to seek help for your relationship, and what to do when you want to end things. They also touch on Anna’s work as with addiction and sexuality.Find out more about Anna from her website https://kingsleycounselling.com/ Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

Trigger warning - This episode deals with disordered eating. For advice and support, contact BEAT https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ In this episode, Sarah talks to Becky Grace, a CBT therapist, mental health nurse and yoga teacher. They talk about how Becky’s own experience with binge eating led her to work in this area, how she uses yoga and CBT in her practice, and how you can seek support for yourself or a loved one.Find out more about Becky on her website https://www.beckygracetherapy.co.uk/Or join her Substack here https://beckygracetherapy.substack.com/Resources mentioned in this episodeOvercoming Binge Eating, Second Edition: The Proven Program to Learn Why You Binge and How You Can Stop by Christopher Fairburn You Are Not a Before Picture, by Alex Light  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode I talk to Cecilia Paredes from Mexico City, about her journey into therapy, her discovery of compassion focused therapy and the work of Paul Gilbert, and her plans to create a centre for compassion in Mexico.You can find out more about Cecilia on her website - www.ceciliaparedesa.comand follow her on Instagram at @marice.paral  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, I talk to CBT Therapist, Jordan Mcphail about her work with women suffering from imposter syndrome, and her new Substack community, Frazzled, Frustrated and Stuck.We talk about Jordan's route to being a CBT therapist, her own struggles with imposter syndrome and at around 34 minutes, Jordan gives her tips for anyone struggling to try at home.Find more on Jordan's website - www.jmtalkingtherapy.co.ukor her Substack FFS! - Frazzled, Frustrated, Stuck | Jordan McPhail | Substack  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

My guest this week has asked to remain anonymous. They'd like to remain anonymous, but they are also a podcast host. The guest today runs a podcast called Overcoming Compulsive Hoarding with That Hoarder podcast. It's a hugely insightful interview and conversation that we have today, where the guest talks through her experience of developing hoarding disorder, right from being a young child, her journey through mental health services, what's helped, what's been difficult, how she's been supported by friends, the shame that she experiences around her hoarding, and how it's been dramatised in the TV industry, and with the documentaries and programmes that are out there. This is a very real conversation and very educational for therapists working out there in the field, or for us generally, to get a really good perspective of what hoarding is, how it impacts the person and how we can support people with hoarding. I certainly got a lot to think about from this episode and I know you will, too.You can find my guest's podcast at www.overcomecompulsivehoarding.co.uk/  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.

In this episode, I re-present an interview with Dr Mary Welford. We cover Mary's training, why she chose to develop CFT, self-criticism and how she copes with working with people in distress.Dr Mary Welford is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Trainer, Speaker and Author of a big yellow book ‘Compassion Focused Therapy For Dummies’ & ‘The Compassionate Mind Approach to Building Self Confidence’.Mary is one of the founding members of ‘The Compassionate Mind Foundation’ alongside Professor Paul Gilbert. She lives in Cornwall with her family and continues to practice clinically alongside working in school settings where she strives to improve the wellbeing of staff and students through developing compassionate approaches.Find the full episode here https://sarahdrees.co.uk/episode-6/Find out more about Mary Welford and her work - Compassionate Mind FoundationThe Compassionate Mind – Paul GilbertCompassion in Cornwall retreatCompassion Focused Therapy For Dummies – Dr. Mary WelfordBuilding Your Self-Confidence using Compassion Focused Therapy – Dr. Mary Welford  Let's Keep in Touch  Find out more about Therapists Corner - https://www.therapistscorner.co.uk/Follow Sarah Rees:💻 Sarah's Website📲 Instagram:This episode was written and presented by Sarah Rees. It was edited by Big Tent Media and Produced  by Emily Crosby Media.