Vincent Deary is a practitioner health psychologist and professor of health psychology at Northumbria University, where his research focuses on the development of new psychosocial interventions for people with a variety of health issues, including cancer survivors and the elderly. Vincent worked as a clinician in the UK's first transdiagnostic Fatigue Clinic, he worked as part of a multidisciplinary team to help people with disabling fatigue. He is the author of How We Are and How we Break, the first two books in a planned trilogy. In this episode we discuss his in particular his second book How We Break, all about chronic stress and what causes people to become fatigued and exhausted. We also discuss the different demands people face particularly in modern life, the different between real rest and distraction, the problem with caffeine, how people can form new habits, the importance of self-acceptance and self-understanding, and much more Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi - Give feedback here - [email protected] Follow us here: Twitter @thinkingmindpod Instagram @thinkingmindpodcast If you would like to enquire about a psychotherapy appointment (online) with Dr. Alex, you can email - [email protected] Join Our Mailing List! - https://thinkingmindpod.aidaform.com/mailinglistsignup SUPPORT: buymeacoffee.com/thinkingmind