Welcome to episode 183 with Dr Lucy Maddox is a consultant clinical psychologist, writer and researcher. Lucy has many years' experience of working in mental health, mostly in NHS and charity settings. She is an experienced lecturer, writer and podcaster, and has written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and Prospect magazine. In this episode, Lucy and I chat about her book ‘A Year to Change Your Mind’ and how ideas from the therapy room can help make life better even when we don't feel we have a serious problem. We chat about the different ways that psychology underpins everything we do, determines the decisions we make, the relationships we build and the roles we play. We discuss feeling stuck, changing environment, dealing with a critical inner voice, social anxiety and understanding anger. We also chat about how these things can ebb and flow throughout our lives and why humans often end up repeating the same patterns and behaviours without knowing it. It was wonderful to chat with Lucy and explore some of these ideas a little bit!  There are definitely some valuable lessons in this episode and hopefully it will help you to get curious about your own thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Learn more at www.lucymaddox.co.uk and follow Lucy on social media @drlucymaddox **PROPER MENTAL LIVE – TICKETS ON SALE NOW!** https://opendoorcharity2.beaconforms.com/form/02ec51d1 If you would like to watch this episode or any of the others, you can do so by joining the Patreon community at www.patreon.com/propermentalpodcast.  For £3 a month you’ll get early access to any and all episodes that aren’t available to watch anywhere else and you can submit questions for upcoming guests!  You’ll also be helping to support the show and keep it fully independent and ad free. You can connect with me on social media @propermentalpodcast or via www.propermentalpodcast.com. Another great way to support the show and spread the word is to rate, review and subscribe on whatever platform you get your podcasts from. If you or anyone you know needs to find support in your local area, please go to www.hubofhope.co.uk Thanks for listening!