Louise Bedford
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1,768 appearances
12 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 10 Aug
Louise Bedford’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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But I think also fear and shame comes into the case as well, where people often don't ask for help because they think they're the only ones facing that problem.
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They feel that sense of isolation.
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So how could anybody else understand?
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But I have to say, reaching out for help, I think it's a form of intelligence.
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Struggling alone is just not a badge of honour.
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Often we overestimate what we can achieve in the short term, but underestimate what we can achieve in the long term.
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So I think having a big goal is terrific, but it can daunt you.
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What you want to do is break that goal down into the tiniest little chunk that you can do almost immediately, because that gives you a confidence to be able to move forward with the next chunk.
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I often think it's almost like we're in the dark and we have a spotlight and we can only venture to the edge of where that spotlight is before we can move the spotlight.
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So I think that uncertainty that we feel when we're in line with a big goal, that is so common.
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There's a concept called the Kafka effect.
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And it was named after a poet, for those of us that have an English literature degree.
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Oh, my gosh, yes.
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I can't actually get it out of my head with things like this.
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But Kafka named the fog that sets in before you complete a big project.
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You can either push through that fog and it will give way eventually if you keep on walking, or you can step back and go back to where you went from in the first place.
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So I think the Kafka effect is such a beautiful thing to consider.
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When you hit resistance, when things seem too hard, when you're nearly there and you can taste it, but you don't know if you can get there, that's the Kafka effect.
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And you've got a choice.
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You're at a crossroads.
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