In this episode John is talking about self acceptance. Are there parts of yourself you can't stand? Do you have a picture in your head of the person you would most like to be? Do you feel that you have to fix yourself before you can like yourself? Listen to find out:How our parents and teachers have filled our heads with nonsenseWhy having an idea of who you want to become is destroying your self esteemWhat it really takes to like yourself unconditionally"The reason we turn from happy little...

In this episode John is talking about dopamine. Do you have an addictive personality? Do you enjoy engaging in risky behaviours? Would you self-identify as a hedonist or a pleasure seeker? Listen to find out:How your brain is actively stopping you from feeling goodWhy having expectations ruins your chances of being happyHow to manipulate your brain to give you more of the pleasure you crave"If we don't pursue that dopamine hit mindfully and consciously, it can take us to some really dark...

In this episode John is talking about a phenomenon known as ‘Excessive Responsibility Taking.’ Are you taking too much responsibility for life? Do you try to do everything by yourself? Are you overworked and overwhelmed? Do you feel that everything is up to you? Listen to find out:Why you have more support than you can possible imagineHow the most important things are already taken care ofHow to get more done by doing less"We are being supported constantly, but it's almost completely...

In this episode John talks about an invisible pattern of dysfunction that ruins families. Do you ever feel like the whole world is against you? Do you get easily frustrated with other people? Do you find yourself running around trying to solve everybody else’s problems? Listen to find out:Why 96% of families are dysfunctionalWhy it's never appropriate to play the victimHow needing to be right makes you the bad guyWhy nice people need to learn to mind their own business"In order to survive in...

In this episode John clears the confusion around the topic of self care. Do you struggle to focus attention on yourself? Does life get in the way and stop you from doing the things you enjoy doing? Does self care feel shameful and self indulgent? Listen to find out:Why self care isn't what you think it isThe important difference between what you want and what you needWhy real self care takes courage and disciplineHow to avoid turning into a selfish a**hole "What you want isn't necessarily...

In this episode John shows you the easiest and quickest way to calm a busy, anxious mind. Do you think too much? Are those thoughts negative and unpleasant? Do you spent much of your time at war with your own mind? Does that internal conflict take you away from living a happy life? Listen to find out:How your mind is a lot like a snow globeWhy traditional CBT techniques don't workHow to calm your mind with zero effortA simple technique to instantly increase your happiness"A busy mind is away...

In this episode John shares some happiness secrets he discovered on a recently family vacation. Why do we feel so much better on holiday? Is it the sun? It is the time off work? Is it the break from our problems and responsibilities? Actually, John believes it’s none of these things and the real reason is going to surprise you. Listen to find out:Why the way we feel has nothing to do with where we areHow to get that holiday feeling every dayWhy we need to be intentional about how we want to...

In this episode John talks about aggression and passivity, and how the positions that we take in our relationships can stop us from from having fulfilling and meaningful connections with the people we love. Listen to find out:Why being assertive is not about getting your own wayHow your desire to please people encourages them to treat you badlyHow you are inadvertently blocking the intimacy in your relationshipsWhy it's important that you win “When we take the one-down position we volunteer...

Why do we feel the need to label ourselves? And what is it about holding tightly to these labels that makes it difficult to be happy?In this episode John talks about the ways that humans apply labels to things to help us to make sense of the world, and how these labels constrain us and limit our true potential. Listen to find out:Why labels are more dangerous than you might realiseHow a medical diagnosis from you doctor can make your problems worseWhy our stories about ourselves can become...

In this episode John is talking about something we all do all of the time that has a disastrous impact on our happiness. And it’s so subtle that you might not even realise you’re doing it. Take a listen to find out."Everything you have today is something that you wanted in the past because you thought it would make you happy."

In this episode John is talking about human emotional needs. What are they? Why are they so important? And how do we get them met in the healthiest way possible? Take a listen to find out.

In this episode John is talking about change. Why is it so hard to achieve the goals we set for ourselves? Why do most of our resolutions fail? And how can psychotherapy help us to improve our chances of success? Take a listen to find out.

In today’s episode John is going to be explaining how an amazing capacity of the human mind, that no other animal has, can set us up for a war with reality. And in the process, create insane amounts of unnecessary suffering.

In this episode John explains a subtle detail about how your brain works and how it can make a fundamental difference to your experience of being alive.