PSYCH CENTRAL PODCAST

PSYCH CENTRAL PODCAST

by Christel Roets

Self-Improvement Mental Health

Season 1

SELF-COMPASSION - WITH MARONÉ OOSTHUIZEN

Welcome back to another episode of Inside your head! Self-compassion is about more than just practicing self-care or doing nice things for yourself. Self-compassion takes courage and bravery. It links to how we regulate emotions, our boundaries and 4how we even navigate relationships. Today I chat to Maroné Oosthuizen, counselling psychologist at our Rosebank branch, about this topic. Self-compassion is more than just a topic for Maroné, she has invested a lot of her time in understanding and studying it. She is a recovering self-basher and she has done her masters’ thesis on this topic, so this has really become a big part of her way of thinking – on both a personal and professional level. If you want to know more about Maroné and the services she offers, you can visit psychcentral.co.za. You can also follow us on your preferred social media platform, where our handle is @psychcentralsouthAfrica on TikTok, Instagram,Youtube and Facebook. Resources that Maroné shared: https://self-compassion.org/

PSYCHEDELICS - WITH BOLEDI TLADI

In this week's episode of Inside Your Head, I chat to Boledi Tladi, a counselling psychologist, about the new word on the block: psychedelics. We chat about how it is used in psychedelic-assisted therapy, how it impacts us psychologically and various factors people need to consider before using it. Psychedelics is actually not such a new thing and there has been more and more research done to understand how it affects our brain and can potentially benefit our emotional and psychological functioning. I hope you enjoy this episode! Some resources suggested by Boledi: Documentary - How to change your mind (On Netflix) Documentary - The Goop Lab (On Netflix) https://psychonauts.co.za/ Other resources available: https://www.equanimityretreat.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzvzWO0NU50

THE MYSTERY OF DESIRE & ATTRACTION - WITH TOVA STEINER

Welcome back to another episode of inside your head! Today I will be having a chat again with Tova Steiner, counselling psychologist. The very first episode of Inside your head was with Tova, where we discussed attachment and after some further discussions we decided to do another episode about relationships. Specifically about the mystery of desire and attraction. You really want to listen to this one. We touch on why we choose the partner we do and why we are attracted to them, why excitement wanes off in long term relationships, myths about relationships and sex, the impact of parenthood on relationships as well as infidelity. It is a lot, you might want to listen twice. If you want to know more about Tova and the services she offers to both couples and adult individuals, have a look at her profile on psychcentral.co.za. You can also follow us on your preferred social media platform where our handle is @psychcentral.co.za for YouTube, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. The card game that Tova mentions in this episode: Where Should We Begin - A Game of Stories (https://game.estherperel.com/) A similar app that you can also use: Gottman Card Decks: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.carddecks&hl=en_ZA&gl=US

BOUNDARIES - WITH SHELLEY BERNHARDT

Boundaries! We all know we need them, but damn they can be so hard to navigate! In this episode of Inside Your Head, I chat to Shelley Bernhard, a counselling psychologist, about boundaries. We chat about boundaries, not only in relationships, but also with yourself. How setting boundaries are not about you saying NO to others, but rather saying YES to yourself. Shelley shares some of her thoughts on why some people struggle to set boundaries and how and where we can start if we need to get some boundaries in place. She also shares why boundaries are a necessary part of being connected to others in our lives. Some resources suggested by Shelley: Set Boundaries, Find Peace - A Guide To Reclaiming Yourself (Book, by Nedra Glover Tawwab). Boundaried Bootcamp (page on Instagram)

WE CAN DO HARD THINGS

In today's episode I will be having a solo chat. After having a heart to heart with my husband about hard things and feelings I have faced and are currently facing, I felt an urge to chat about this topic. We all have to face hard things in life. And that can be scary as f. I often ask myself/ the universe what the point of all of these hard things are, and honestly sometimes I don’t have the answer. If I reflect on the last few years of my life, I kind of feel that this has been my motto and probably a conversation I have with myself on a regular basis – you can do hard things Christel. In this episode, I reflect on some of the hard things I have had to go through and what lessons I have learned from those hard things. I hope that you can find some meaning in this chat, to help remind you that you too can do hard things. If you want to know more about Psych Central or myself and the services we offer, visit our website on www.psychcentral.co.za or follow us on our various social media platforms where our handle is @psychcentralsouthafrica on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Youtube.

TANTRUMS - WITH KAYLEIGH LUNTZ

In this episode of Inside Your Head, I chat to Kayleigh Luntz, an educational psychologist, about tantrums. Weather we like it or not, tantrums seem to be an inevitable part of a child's development. They are uncomfortable and sometimes quite overwhelming, and therefor it is so important for parents to equip themselves with skills and have strategies to make those moments a bit more bearable and manageable. Kayleigh shares some of her tips with parents around making transitions smoother and navigating those power struggles with more ease. We also discuss how tantrums can become learning opportunities and why how we deal with them can even impact us in adulthood. Some social media pages suggested by Kayleigh to help parents: @biglittlefeelings Podcasts to follow: Dr. Brenna Hicks - Play Therapy Parenting Lessons from the Playroom Parenting Beyond Discipline

ATTACHMENT - WITH TOVA STEINER

In our very first episode of Inside Your Head, I chat to Tova Steiner, a counselling psychologist, about attachment. Attachment can be such an abstract concept to think of, yet so crucial in our daily experiences. Our attachment style refers to how we view ourselves, the world and ourselves in the world. Tova shares her thoughts on how things like trauma can impact our attachment and experience of the world, how our relationships are navigated accordingly and how to work on your attachment style if it is something that might be hindering you. Some reading suggested by Tova if you are interested to learn more about attachment: The Power of Attachment - Elizabeth Gilette Mother Hunger - Kelly McDaniel (as featured on Red Table Talk) The Emotional Life of a Toddler - Alicia Lieberman Born for Love - Maia Szalavitz & Bruce Perry Childhood Disrupted - Donna Jackson Nakazawa Remember to subscribe to Inside Your Head on your preferred platform and to rate this episode if you would like to continue to hear more from us! You can find more information on Psych Central and Tova on www.psychcentral.co.za

This is me

Welcome to Inside Your Head. The podcast where we discuss anything and everything related to your mental health and wellbeing. I am Christel Roets, clinical psychologist and founder of Psych Central South Africa. Being a psychologist is about so much more to me than listening to people and helping them with their problems. To me, being a psychologist is about helping people find themselves, building a relationship with themselves, accepting themselves and (re-)discovering parts of themselves. I hope that this podcast can be a platform for all of us to unpack some of our thoughts and views, with the hope of finding better understanding and ways to navigate life and relationships.

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