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Wisdom for Wellbeing

Weekly podcast episodes exploring the art and science of living well, all underpinned by my intention to integrate modern psychology, ancient wisdom, and lifestyle design each #wellbeingwednesday
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Digestible science, mini coaching sessions, and expert interviews with the brightest minds and biggest hearts guiding you on your path to your best self. Join me and special guests weekly as we discuss the artform of living well, so that you can master your mindset, find your purpose and thrive in your personal and professional life!
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Season 1: Episode 9

Cultivating Psychological Flexibility: The 3 Steps to Live Your Life’s Purpose

with Dr. Steven C. Hayes
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Season 3: Episode 06

The Practice of Living our Ethics

with Dr. Peter Singer
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Season 5: Episode 7

Cultivating The Strength For Compassion

with Professor Paul Gilbert
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Season 3: Episode 15

Yoga + Polyvagal Theory

with Dr. Marlysa Sullivan
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Season 4: Episode 17

Using Tarot Cards As A Psychological Tool In Your Journey to Meaning Making

with Jessica Dore
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Season 1: Episode 2

How to Create a Healthy Life with 5 Exciting (and Evidence Based!) Moves

with Dr. John Arden

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Season 5: Episode 20

What You Need to Know to Use Yoga as a Therapeutic Health Practice

with Professor Holger Cramber
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Therapists on the Mic: Psychological Reflections on the Podcast and Life 

with Kaitlin Harkess, PhD & Kate Matthew, MPsych
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Valued Living in the Holiday Rush

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How to Cope with Change and Uncertainty to Create Vitality in Your Life 

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Using Awareness to Understand Unhelpful Thoughts

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Top-Rated Psychology Podcast Reviews

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Wisdom for Wellbeing
Moyie Pete, 16/01/2020
Wisdom for Wellness

Very inciteful episode. I liked the idea that good friends want to be involved when we need help. And yoga is a great helper!

gttthyg, 20/01/2020
Perfectly helpful content

I think everyone should have a little more focus on personal wellness in their lives. This podcast gives concrete and evidence based examples of how we can better integrate wellness and lends helpful insight into why we do what we do. Highly recommend!

jess_shok, 09/04/2020
Fantastic podcast!

I really love the authentic conversations on this podcast between professionals. I also appreciate that it’s easy to follow. I always take away something new to think about or incorporate in my life! Plus it’s well produced so it’s easy to listen to.

goforgrey, 09/05/2020
Great Listen

This is a great podcast for ongoing personal development! I highly recommend anyone who wants to get more out of life subscribe!

Dick Blaze, 09/05/2020
Thank you 🙂

Every step I take towards a meaningful and happy life leads me to new teachers and new ideas.
I am grateful my path led me to this beautifully insightful podcast!
Looking forward to more episodes soon!
Gracias por todo!

Hawtdood69, 09/05/2020
Make time for this podcast!

A podcast worth checking out. Kaitlin has a unique background which includes training in philosophy, psychology and yoga which provides listeners with a unique perspective on work, family, and life purpose. What I personally like about Wisdom for Wellbeing is that it takes a deep dive on important topics, fully exploring ideas and perspectives, and then offering practical advice about how to make positive changes in your own life -- check it out.

Heyamyr, 10/05/2020
Insightful and practical

With interesting guests and useful, relatable and immediately implementable tools and information for wellbeing, I highly recommend this podcast.

youmeyoga, 12/05/2020
Thoughtful and practical bites of wellbeing!

This podcast brings together inspirational conversation with real, practical tips you can use straight after listening to nourish your wellbeing. Dr Kaitlin’s curiosity and conversation leads you through the learning with kindness and a lovely sense of common humanity too. Bring on season 2!

Heather J0hnson, 12/05/2020
Delightful & educational

I found this series to be insightful, inclusive & easy to follow. I appreciate that the knowledge is evidence based and follows a holistic wellbeing approach to self care.
I also really liked that these podcasts were live & related to current global events. Looking forward to season two. ????⭐️♥️????????

Well'nGood, 20/06/2020
Wisdom for our Wellbeing

Dr. Kaitlin uses her clinical experience, evidence-based research, and professional interviewing skills to help her listeners improve their wellbeing. In a series of interviews, she shares the wisdom of other leading clinicians about a broad range of mental health topics. There is something for everyone in this series. Episode 21 provides a good overview of the series, if you want to select particular topics, rather than listen to them in sequence.

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    Why I use a sauna as a psychologist… and why it mi Why I use a sauna as a psychologist… and why it might support your nervous system too 🔥 

Saunas can be a powerful self-soothing tool because they give your nervous system a clear sensory shift. When you are overwhelmed, your thinking brain goes offline, so having simple practices you can reach for in the moment really matters.

In The Somatic Workbook for Nervous System Regulation and Anxiety Management: 85+ Body-Based Practices for Deepening Awareness, Navigating Emotions, and Building Resilience, I share how sauna therapy can support you when you are feeling low, numb, or stuck. The warmth, endorphins, and growing research behind sauna bathing can help bring calm, clarity, and a sense of being back in your body.

A quick guideline: use cold when you are anxious or panicky, and use heat when you feel shut down or flat. You can move between the two depending on what your system needs.

The reel shows a glimpse from the Self-Soothing Toolbox chapter.

If this resonates, save it for when you need a nervous system shift. Your future self will thank you.

Follow for more psychological and somatic strategies to regulate your system and support emotional well-being.
    ✨ Last day to grab the free book copy! ✨ A little ✨ Last day to grab the free book copy! ✨

A little reminder that today is the final day to download The Somatic Workbook for Nervous System Regulation and Anxiety Management for free via Kindle. It’s being offered as a gift to support building Amazon reviews 💝

A lot of you have shared how the practices are already supporting you, and quite a few psychologists have messaged saying they’re using the exercises with clients too. While the book is written for a general audience, the tools are very clinician-friendly.

Amazon has made the setup a bit confusing, so here’s how to get the free version without Kindle Unlimited:

📚 Go to the book page

📚Tap Kindle

📚You’ll see two options: “Read with Kindle Unlimited” and “Buy for $0.00”

📚Tap “Buy for $0.00” — this gives you the book for free (no subscription needed)

📚 Read it in your browser or the free Kindle app

If the workbook resonates, leaving a quick review on Amazon helps it reach more people who might really need these nervous-system-supportive tools right now. 💛

Link is in my bio or at drkaitlin.com/somaticworkbook.
    Here’s what psychologists quietly teach: reflectin Here’s what psychologists quietly teach: reflecting on death can redirect your life.

I often use mortality reflection to help people get clear on their values, priorities, and how they actually want to live. Learning here about the idea of death tracking, colouring in a square each Monday to mark another week lived, and I am intrigued by how it can gently nudge us toward alignment (weekly!)

A few important notes: this may not be for everyone. If it triggers anxiety, rumination, or avoidance, trust yourself and skip it. Mortality awareness is a tool, not a punishment, and individual differences matter.

If it does support you, it can act like a compass, helping you focus on values, relationships, lifestyle habits such as movement, sleep, nourishing food, and social connection, and the kind of life you actually want to be living. Pair it with a reflection like, “If someone had to write my obituary today, what would I want it to say?” and suddenly Mondays feel like a check-in with purpose, not just a day.

Big thanks to @mamamiaaus @mamamiaoutloud  and @wainwrightholly for bringing this fascinating practice to my attention. Mondays may never be the same!

Save this for a day you need clarity 🧭 
Share it with someone who might be looking for their purpose this week 🤗
    “Free therapy? Not quite. But something that might “Free therapy? Not quite. But something that might support your nervous system in a really beautiful way…” 💛✨

The Somatic Workbook is FREE on Kindle from Nov 14–18 - so go ahead and grab it (I did too!) at drkaitlin.com/somaticworkbook.

This isn’t just about getting a book into more hands. It’s about something bigger.
When even one of us feels a little more regulated, grounded, and connected, the ripple effects touch our families, our workplaces, our friendships and our whole community.

Sharing nervous system tools is one of the most accessible, compassionate things we can do for collective wellbeing. And right now, with everything happening in the world, small acts of care genuinely matter.

If you download your free copy and it resonates, leaving an Amazon review helps the book reach people who might really need it. And please feel free to share the link with friends, clients, or anyone who could benefit from a gentle, research-backed mind–body resource.

A small action. A big ripple.
Thank you for being part of this community. 💛

Download free via Amazon or head to drkaitlin.com/somaticworkbook
    So… are you “in therapy because of your almond mum So… are you “in therapy because of your almond mum”?
I say that jokingly, because therapy is supportive for so many reasons. It can also be the place where we finally understand where certain unhelpful patterns began.

Growing up around constant diet talk, rigidity, or fear-based messaging about food and bodies does more than shape habits. It creates patterns in the nervous system.

Patterns of tightening.

Patterns of overriding hunger or pleasure.

Patterns of confusing control with safety.

*the defectiveness schema (typo in captions says ‘effectiveness’ whoops! 😅)

Over time these patterns blunt our interoception. We lose touch with hunger, fullness, emotion and intuition. When the body gets policed, the body gets quiet. When cues are judged, cues retreat.

And this work is not about blaming ourselves or our mums. Many of us inherited generations of anxiety about worth, safety and appearance. Understanding that helps us step into something new with compassion.

Healing asks us to soften rigidity, rebuild interoception, and let intuition speak again. It asks us to offer care to the parts of us that coped the only way they knew how.

Therapy, nervous system work and psychological skills help us understand these patterns and gently rewire them. Not because we are broken, but because we are finally safe enough to listen inward again.

Your cues are not gone. They are waiting to be trusted.

Follow for more psychological and somatic strategies to reconnect with your body and create healthier patterns. 

And, send this to a friend or sibling who will get the mum dynamic…😳
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