Dr. Ellen Langer is a legend in the field of psychology.  And a legend at Harvard University.  She’s the longest-serving professor of psychology at Harvard. She was also the first woman to ever be tenured in psychology at the university. Her 40+ year career has earned her the nicknames “the mother of mindfulness” and “the mother of positive psychology.” Until starting Tiger Therapy, I always thought self-doubt was an enemy to be vanquished. But Dr. Langer is another academic who has shared...

How do you think you’d handle it if you failed at the one thing you’re supposed to be best at, on live TV, with the whole world watching?  Lindsey Jacobellis is the most successful female snowboarder of all time. She is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist, an Olympic Silver medalist, a 31x World Cup Gold Medalist and a 6x World Champion. Despite so much success, something happened in her early career that’s followed her ever since - a split-second mistake made at her first ever Olympics when she...

Me: "Does anyone ever bother lying to you?" Chase Hughes: "You'd be surprised." I was genuinely so excited to speak to Chase Hughes, until about an hour before our interview when my excitement turned to nerves... I don't know about you, but I'm not sure I love the idea that someone can look at my face and know exactly what I'm thinking - which is precisely what Chase can do, being the no.1 behaviour and body language expert in the world. Chase is a neuroscientist, military veteran,...

Very few people’s lives are destined to be made into a movie… but I would put money on this real-life rags to riches story finding its way to Hollywood soon enough.  From growing up in the slums in the Philippines… to Harvard, Wall Street, Microsoft and now the first female president of Utah Valley University, Astrid Tuminez has lived and worked all over the world, speaks multiple languages and is all in all an extraordinary person. She says “Nobody can stop you from dreaming about where you...

Have you ever come across someone’s work and just thought ‘yes’! This is how I felt when I discovered Tara Mohr. When I started reading her work, I couldn't stop. Tara is an expert on women’s leadership and wellbeing. She’s the bestselling author of Playing Big - Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead, named a "Best Book of the Year" by Apple’s iBooks. It’s the 10 year anniversary of Playing Big this year. Over the past 10 years she’s gained a lot of fans, and has...

I thought I knew a fair bit about imposter syndrome until I spoke to this week’s guest, Dr. Lisa Orbé-Austin. Lisa is a psychologist and imposter syndrome expert, with two bestselling books to her name (co-written with her husband, Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin).  She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Columbia University, she has contributed to academic journals with her research on imposter syndrome, and her views are regularly sought by the media - she has appeared on The Today Show,...

Have you ever felt like you’re trying to “keep it together” at work?  Showing emotions in the office is often seen as taboo. It’s “unprofessional.”  But… sleep is the only thing we do in our lives more than work. Isn’t it a shame that we spend so much of our lives pretending?  60% of people are emotionally detached at work. 19% of people are miserable. What gives? This week’s Tiger Therapy guest is Mollie Rogers Jean De Dieu, GM at Longchamp, and author of Emotional Inclusion: A Humanizing...

Welcome to Season 4 of Tiger Therapy!!! _____ “We are all stuck in a web. Every one of us is conditioned and caught up in a system that we cannot see.”  I first learned about Elise in early 2020 when The Goop Lab came out on Netflix. There she was, side-by-side with Gwyneth Paltrow, discussing innovative health experiments they would all be trying as part of the show. I remember thinking “Chief Content Officer at Goop… what a cool job.”  Fast forward and I’ve now been following Elise for a...

A good friend of mine has worked in a particular sector for most of her career.  From the outside she’s one of those people who’s life looks perfect. But more recently over a series of honest talks, she’s confided in me that she hates her job.  Has done for years.  Naturally I’ve asked, “why don’t you do something else?”  She explained that there were a couple of big things keeping her stuck. Firstly, she doesn’t know what she wants to do instead. (Kind of a problem). The other big thing is...

Kute Blackson says he can read your mind just by looking at your life. Our beliefs, he says, become our reality. If you're intrigued by the power of the mind, the law of attraction, manifesting, transformational coaching and want to learn how to break free from conditioning, then I'm excited for you to tune in for this conversation with Kute, the transformational teacher that Inc. Magazine calls ‘The Mindfulness Guru Billionaires Go To For advice’. Born in Ghana, West Africa, to a Ghanaian...

If you knew what to say and how to act in every scenario - how would this make a difference to how confident you feel? If you knew you could always make a good first impression, would you doubt yourself less, would you feel braver to put yourself out there and try new things?  Today I’m speaking to someone who always knows! Sara Jane Ho is the most famous etiquette expert I can think of. She’s the founder of China’s first finishing school - Institute Sarita - which was recognised as one of...

“It's how we respond to change that separates winners from losers.” Jim Keyes’ ability to adapt to change is what’s seen him through not one, but two Fortune 500 CEO tenures - the first at 7-Eleven, where he successfully restructured and led the company to be the behemoth it is today. The second, at Blockbuster, which… well…. we all think we know what happened here, right?  He’s now authored a book "Education is Freedom" where he delves into the power of building knowledge and lifelong...

Negative thoughts like self-doubt are often based on stories we tell ourselves - stories that may be complete fiction. Dr. Caroline Leaf is a neuroscientist and leading expert in neuroplasticity, who has spent the past three decades researching the mind-brain connection, mental health and memory formation. She has helped hundreds of thousands of people learn how to use their mind to succeed in almost every area of life. She is the author of several books, including Cleaning Up Your Mental...

For many of us, annual leave is the highlight of our year - the chance to get away from our normal lives and escape to somewhere new and exciting.  Ash Bhardwaj has managed to make getting away his career. As a travel writer, journalist, broadcaster and author, Ash has travelled all over the globe - as a backpacker, a soldier, on expedition, as part of newspaper commissions and for TV shows. On his journeys he’s met everyone from prime ministers to the Dalai Lama.  His travel writing has...

Until recently, Rob Pierre was CEO of Jellyfish, the major digital media agency he co-founded over 18 years ago - a role which made him one of the UK’s most successful media leaders. In 2021 he was voted Media Week's Media Leader of the Year to recognise his achievements.  Now, having stepped down, we reflect on life without the CEO title, leadership, confidence and his tool for avoiding self doubt.  If you’ve listened to Tiger Therapy before, you’ll know that at the end of each episode, I...

We're back for Season 3 of Tiger Therapy!!! I am beyond excited for the conversations and speakers we're bringing to you over the next few weeks. ______ How does a psychotherapist handle grief, anxiety and self doubt?  After a series of family tragedies, psychotherapist Amy Morin started studying what it is that makes someone mentally strong. She turned this research into blog post entitled ’13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do,’ which she expected only a handful of people would...

Welcome to the last episode of Tiger Therapy Season 2!! (We'll be back mid April with S3). Have you ever made your boss cry? I can now add this to my list of (questionable) accomplishments… Here is a very special BONUS episode of Tiger Therapy - featuring Tigerhall CEO Nellie Wartoft! In this conversation we cover -  Actionable steps for finding intrinsic self confidence;Nellie’s analysis on what’s holding people back in life;Why self doubt is so prevalent and can be so damaging - and what...

Welcome to the last episode of Tiger Therapy Season 2!! (We'll be back in April with S3). A story about this episode - months ago, when I first explained the concept of Tiger Therapy to Tigerhall CEO Nellie Wartoft, almost the first thing out her mouth was “you have to speak to Rick Harshman.” Originally from the US, Richard “Rick” Harshman has had a string of major leadership roles in tech across Asia Pacific and Japan. Most recently he was President and SVP at UiPath, prior to this, MD at...

If you’ve ever had an ice bath, then it’s probably because Wim Hof has turned them from something niche into a global phenomenon.  Not only does Wim regularly submerge himself in icy water, he ran an half marathon above the arctic circle barefoot, scaled Mount Everest in a pair of shorts, ran across the Namibian desert without any water. He in fact holds 26 world records - each sounding more superhuman than the last.  “Doing these things has earned me the nickname ‘the iceman’ but I am no...

When Nick Gray first moved to New York City he went to a bunch of networking events, failed to make meaningful connections, and always left feeling like a loser.  Eventually realising he was not the problem - it was the events, he decided to start hosting his own. This led him to writing his book ‘The Two Hour Cocktail Party’, and now helps people around the world take networking into their own hands.  In this episode of Tiger Therapy, we discuss how to host the ultimate networking party, how...

I don’t know about you, but whenever I’ve tried something new in life and it hasn’t gone well, the little voice inside my head that whispers “you’re not good enough” gets much louder.  Failure can be painful and can be an incredibly strong fuel to our self-doubt. I am BEYOND excited to introduce this weeks Tiger Therapy episode with Amy Edmondson!!! Amy Edmondson is very modest, so allow me to blow her trumpet for her - she is a ROCKSTAR in academic circles. She is Professor of Leadership...

Everyone wants a little more in the bank account, but why does money seem to flow easily to some people, and not to others?  Ken Honda (aka the "Zen Millionaire") is a rare combination of philosopher and businessman. He is Japan’’s best selling personal development author, with more than eight million copies of his books sold.  His bestselling English language book, Happy Money, is all about the Japanese art of making peace with your money, and why our finances don't have to be something we...

Joanna Flint boasts an undeniably impressive CV - Chief Commercial Officer at Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and until not so long ago, Managing Director of Google in Singapore - a role she almost didn’t put her hand up for.  In this episode Jo shares the story of how self doubt almost meant she didn’t go for the top job at Google, as well as her philosophy for success, confidence and why you should always try in life.  Jo's infectious determination is sure to leave you inspired and ready to...

We’re back with Season 2 of Tiger Therapy!!! What’s it like growing up in one of the most famous families in the world? How does this shape your sense of self worth, and the pressure you put on yourself to have an extraordinary career? I’m beyond excited to be kicking off S2 with a conversation with the amazing Dr. Timothy Shriver, disability rights activist and Chairman of Special Olympics.  You may well already know who Tim is - he’s a disability rights activist, and Chairman of Special...