I’m delighted to welcome Sunday Times bestselling author Owen O’Kane on to the show this week. Previously an NHS Clinical Lead for mental health, Owen is now a psychotherapist and bestselling author. His books have all sorts of intriguing names, like Ten Times Happier and Ten To Zen. But when I saw the title of his latest book, How To Be Your Own Therapist, my ears pricked up. This is a podcast about alone time and how to make it better – and given that therapy is something which many of us consider valuable, but remains expensive and inaccessible to many, I thought that self-therapy, as Owen describes it, sounds like a brilliant use of your alone time. In this episode, he reveals some of the practical wisdom he shares in his latest book – plus, a little more about his own background, and what led him on the his career path, plus how he likes to spend his alone time. We discuss, among other things: How to stop living on autopilot and tune into the emotions driving your behaviourOwen’s practical, daily tips to administer ‘self-therapy’Owen shares the biggest indication, for him, that he needs some time aloneWe discover Owen’s background, and what led him to pursue this careerHow alone time helps therapists recover from the emotional toll of their job You can order Owen O Kane's latest book, How To Be Your Own Therapist, now from Bookshop.org. You can also order my book, Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, which is based on this very podcast, now from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org. Thank you so much to Flash Pack for sponsoring this season of the podcast. Flash Pack is a travel company that offers boutique group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s. Visit flashpack.com/alonement to learn more and quote ALONEMENT at check-out for £100 off your first trip. Twitter:* @ChezSpecter@Owenokaneten*Instagram: *@ChezSpecter@Owenokaneten*Contact: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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