The Little Peace of Mind Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 38 - Being Real with Clare Dimond
05 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Who are we really? Pretty much nothing that we believe ourselves to be. But if we are not who we think we are, what's left? And what on earth is the r...
Episode 37 - Insomnia Part One with Jen Lucas
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Does insomnia cause anxiety? Does anxiety cause insomnia? I don't care....I just want to SLEEEEEEP! This session started out with Jen sharing her expe...
Episode 36: Expanding the Comfort Zone with Maryse Godet Copans
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Maryse used to experience symptoms of dizziness and extreme early morning anxiety. She would get better then fall back into her symptoms. Over and ove...
Episode 35: True Nature with Shannon Cooper
15 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode I am so pleased to be joined by Shannon Cooper. Shannon was our Head Coach for a large part of last year and returns again to join ...
Episode 34 - Chronic Pain and Physical Disability - with Susan Wheeler-Hall
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Wheeler-Hall lives with a progressive physical disability and chronic pain. Circumstances you think would mean we'd have to live a miserable lif...
Episode 33 - The Ebb and Flow of the Human Experience - with Wyn Morgan
22 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Wyn Morgan had what looked like a wonderful life on the outside, but inside he was completely miserable. He shares his story of what he saw that shift...
Episode 32: Wisdom and Wellbeing - with Ian Watson
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Watson spent years exploring various techniques and strategies to try and uncover the source of wellbeing before discovering the Principles that l...
Episode 31: Why We All Self-Harm – with Jacquie Forde
08 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast has a slightly controversial title but Jacquie's passion is to help people become more human and in this episode we explore what i...
Episode 30: Dealing with Difficult People with Rudi Kennard
01 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rudi Kennard is this week's guest on the podcast as we talk about those 'difficult people' that seem to show up in our lives from time to time. We tal...
Episode 29 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Damian Mark Smyth
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Damian Mark Smyth shares his personal journey through Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what he saw that changed everything for hi...
Episode 28: A Quiet Mind - with John El-Mokadem
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
" What you're looking for is a quiet mind" – Sydney Banks. When you're struggling with an anxious, panicky experience – it's easy to feel as far a...
Episode 27 - The Thing You Think Is Scaring You Isn't
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, James and I share his story. James' anxiety was caused by the traffic noises outside his house. Or so he thought. Then he saw that ...
Episode 26: Always Less To Do Than You Think
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"What do I have to do to GET this so it makes a difference to my anxiety today?" is a question I'm often asked. My answer is always - "Less than you m...
Episode 25: Getting Comfortable being Uncomfortable
07 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Aaron Turner has been a mentor of mine for many years and I've had the privilege work alongside him closely as I've created A Little Peace of Mind ...
Episode 24: Creating the Impossible with Michael Neill
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's something about this conversation that makes the impossible possible. For me it was being able to travel freely, live a life (pretty much) fre...
Episode 23: Living Fearlessly with Rachel Henke
23 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When we're up to something in the world, it can sometimes feel like our fears hold us back. Whether it's writing a book, starting a business, creating...
Episode 22: Anxiety and the Menopause
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Many of my female clients put their anxious symptoms and behaviours down to the menopause and this got me curious....can anything other than anxious t...
Episode 21: Why does it sometimes get worse before it gets better?
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A common question I sometimes get from people new into this understanding is 'Why does it get worse before it gets better?' (or actually just 'Why is ...
Episode 20 - Anxiety and Kids with Brooke Wheeldon-Reece
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of people reach out to me to share their concern about their children who are experiencing anxiety. I've had my own experience through this jour...
Episode 19: How Can We Change a Feeling?
26 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When we don't understand how the mind really works, we tend to look outside of ourselves to try to change our feelings. Feel unsettled in the evening?...
Episode 18 - Exploring Anxiety with Amy Johnson
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes it can feel like we're addicted to our anxious thinking. We have the same thoughts over and over - we become so familiar with them - they ma...
Episode 17 - What If All Our Children Understood How The Mind Really Works?
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Dan shares how he used to experience anxiety at school and in his part-time job. Now at university, he describes what he learned t...
Episode 16 - Are You Afraid To Get Well?
05 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, John El-Mokadem and I were both putting together programs that were free to join. Yet we noticed that although many people let us k...
Episode 15 - Never Broken Nothing Lacking with Dr Bill Pettit
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode you'll hear Dr Bill Pettit and Elizabeth Lovius talking about depression. Why did I include this in a podcast primarily about anxie...
Episode 14 - Public Speaking - with Clare Dimond
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Today Nicola's guest, Clare Dimond, speaks about going from feeling, in her words, 'abject fear' at the thought of public speaking, to actively seekin...
Episode 13: Cancer without Fear with Wendi Saggese
14 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, Wendi shares her story of her how her experience of life has changed over the last 7 years since her diagnosis of cancer. This one...
Episode 12 - Why You Don't have to Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
So many of the traditional approaches to anxiety and panic attacks ask you to 'feel the fear and do it anyway'. We look for ways to be braver - to pus...
Episode 11 - The Transformation of Eczema and Digestive Problems
24 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Bonita Rayner-Jones joins Nicola as today's guest. Bonita has been a long-time sufferer from eczema and digestive problems - often associated with anx...
Episode 10 - Helens story
17 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we hear stories of massive instant transformation as people stumble across this understanding, but for most of us it can be a gentle, increm...
Episode 9 - "I woke up the next morning and it was gone" with Pete Bailey
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode Nicola and Pete Bailey talk about his journey through depression and anxiety. "I woke up the next morning and it was just gone." Th...
Episode 8 - Insight as a lever for change
03 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John El-Mokadem and I talk about how we attempt to change our behaviours through willpower and being determined. We talk about why th...
Episode 7 - Hope with Mary Schiller
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Schiller shares with me her experiences of being up against some of the worst circumstances a woman could imagine - rape and domestic violence. H...
Episode 6 - Im not getting it with Shannon and Claudia
20 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you need anxiety to 'go away' then you'll love this coaching session between Claudia and Shannon. Claudia thinks that she's 'not getting' it. See i...
Episode 5 - Health Anxiety with John El-Mokadem
13 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode John and I talk about how actual or feared physical symptoms are created - and how our reaction to them determines how scared we get. ...
Episode 4 - Do Less Better with Michael Neill
05 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Michael Neill and Nicola Bird discuss how to do less better. Michael unpicks the illusory relationship between effort and results and...
Episode 3 - Beyond PTSD with Gail Hooper
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Gail used to experience PTSD, flashbacks and panic attacks. In this episode, she shares with Nicola what helped her move these as they lost her power ...
Episode 2 - What if you didn't have to fix it?
04 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Years ago, Nicola's psychologist asked her to say the words 'I'm normal' and she couldn't bring herself to do it. It looked like because of her anxiet...
Episode 1- A Fresh Look at Anxiety
03 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Little Peace of Mind Podcast! In this first episode, Nicola introduces a completely new approach to helping you move through anxiety, p...