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Trauma & PTSD: You Don’t Have to Go Back to Move Forward

Trauma & PTSD: You Don’t Have to Go Back to Move Forward

Episode 16 · · 20:56

Trauma happens in the past. So why can your brain and body continue to react as though the danger is happening right now? In this episode of Moving Minds Forward, Gary Johannes explo...

Stage Fright and the Yips: Why Experienced Performers Suddenly Lose Their Nerve

Stage Fright and the Yips: Why Experienced Performers Suddenly Lose Their Nerve

Episode 15 · · 20:38

You've done it a thousand times. The stage, the classroom, the microphone, the penalty spot.  And then one ordinary day, with no warning, your body decides it isn't safe anymore.  Yo...

IBS Explained: The Gut-Brain Link Nobody Told You About

IBS Explained: The Gut-Brain Link Nobody Told You About

Episode 14 · · 15:54

If you live with IBS, you already know it's about more than symptoms.  It quietly shapes what you eat, where you go, and whether you say yes to things. This episode explains what's a...

Why Chronic Pain Doesn't Mean You're Broken | Claire Noyelle

Why Chronic Pain Doesn't Mean You're Broken | Claire Noyelle

Episode 13 · · 25:08

Chronic pain doesn't always mean ongoing damage, sometimes it's a nervous system stuck on high alert, sounding the alarm long after the danger's passed. In this episode of Moving Min...

Why Do I Get So Angry?

Why Do I Get So Angry?

Episode 12 · · 19:10

Why do I get so angry?  If you've asked yourself that question after saying or doing something you regret, this one's for you. Anger can feel like it owns you. The heat rises, the wo...

Procrastination Isn't Laziness - Here's What's Really Going On

Procrastination Isn't Laziness - Here's What's Really Going On

Episode 11 · · 14:13

You're not lazy. You never were. If you've spent years calling yourself lazy for putting things off, this one's for you. Procrastination isn't a time management problem, it's an emot...

Grief and Loss: There's No Wrong Way to Grieve

Grief and Loss: There's No Wrong Way to Grieve

Episode 10 · · 15:49

Grief is one of the most human things we go through  and one of the things our culture handles worst.  We're quietly expected to be "back to normal" far sooner than any of us actuall...

Phobia: Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of them

Phobia: Why You Can't Think Your Way Out of them

Episode 9 · · 16:25

You already know the spider won't kill you.  You know the plane is one of the safest places you can be.  You know the needle will be fine. And none of that knowing makes the slightes...

How Burnout Nearly Took Everything - And What Came Next | Moving Minds Forward

How Burnout Nearly Took Everything - And What Came Next | Moving Minds Forward

Episode 8 · · 16:25

In this episode of Moving Minds Forward, Gary Johannes sits down with Dawn Ibbetson for an honest conversation about burnout, identity, and the long road back to yourself. Dawn spent...

 Negative Thoughts: What's Really Going On Inside Your Mind

Negative Thoughts: What's Really Going On Inside Your Mind

Episode 7 · · 14:03

That voice in your head. The one that says you're not good enough, that you said the wrong thing, that it's all going to go wrong. It feels like the truth. It isn't. It's a thought. ...

STRESS: The condition everyone has and nobody takes seriously enough

STRESS: The condition everyone has and nobody takes seriously enough

Episode 6 · · 17:06

"I'm just a bit stressed." "Everyone's stressed, aren't they?" That habit of brushing it off is one of the most damaging things we do. Because chronic stress isn't just an inconvenie...

LOW CONFIDENCE & SELF-ESTEEM Why your brain keeps telling you you’re not enough

LOW CONFIDENCE & SELF-ESTEEM Why your brain keeps telling you you’re not enough

Episode 5 · · 21:34

Why do some people constantly feel not good enough. Even when they’re capable, successful, and doing everything they can to hold things together? In this episode of Moving Minds Forw...

Social Anxiety — Why Your Brain Won't Let You Relax

Social Anxiety — Why Your Brain Won't Let You Relax

Episode 4 · · 15:05

Most people with social anxiety don't look like they have social anxiety.  They show up. They function. They get through the day.  But on the inside, before every social situation, d...

Moving Through Depression — What's Actually Happening and What Helps

Moving Through Depression — What's Actually Happening and What Helps

Episode 3 · · 21:34

Your Brain Isn't Broken. Depression, Anxiety and Mental Health with Gary Johannes Episode 3: Depression - What's Really Going On, What Keeps It Going, and What Actually Helps Depres...

Panic Attacks Explained: What's Going On, What Keeps Them Going, and What Actually Helps

Panic Attacks Explained: What's Going On, What Keeps Them Going, and What Actually Helps

Episode 2 · · 23:46

Panic attacks feel like your body is betraying you. They're not. Here's what's actually going on. If you've ever had a panic attack, there's a good chance you genuinely thought you ...

Anxiety: Why Your Brain Won't Switch Off - And What To Do About It

Anxiety: Why Your Brain Won't Switch Off - And What To Do About It

Episode 1 · · 18:07

Over 8 million people in the UK are living with anxiety right now. Most of them have never told anyone.  If that's you,  this episode is for you. In this first episode, solution-focu...