Mental Health Matters with Dr Audrey Tang
S4E14 - Mental Health Matters Office Hours TOPIC: Addressing Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain
The problem with invisible illness is that you don’t look sick, and yet you might be struggling with exhaustion, chronic pain, even harbouring an inoperable timebomb – all the equivalent of recovering from breaking each bone in your body – and because others can’t see it, they simply can’t seem to u... Read More
How do you explain your pain when people can’t see it? That’s true of invisible illness and mental ill health. This episode meets CryoHub... Read More
#mentalhealthmatters #wellbeing #mentalhealthtv Best selling author and clinician Dr Helen McCarthy, The Appetite Doctor joins us with her practical... Read More
With EARTH DAY just passed, we are privileged to not only interview Alexandra Steed, founder of Urban, joining us all the way from Canada, but she kin... Read More
Sending money, clicking a link, or someone not being who they claim to be...likely we've all been had at some point. Today's show looks at sc... Read More
The funny thing is, more people than you think experience Imposter Syndrome (or Imposter Phenomenon as it’s called academically)…even the... Read More
#toomuchinformation With #toomuchinformation online, how do you separate fake news from fact…or more importantly, what is healthy for you and... Read More
Sometimes when you say it or write it, people still miss it...when you put it on stage or screen - they notice. We’re celebrating World Theatre... Read More
Have you seen “The Father”, a powerful and heartbreaking portrayal of Alzheimer's, starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman? It&rsq... Read More
Sex Therapist and TED speaker Madina Demirbas joins us to talk about the importance of sexual wellbeing and how we can retain or return the intimacy w... Read More
Dr Gus Chaves, medical GP and hypnotherapist speaks to us about the importance of understanding the individual rather than simply treating the symptom... Read More
We seem to always be trying to find ways to remove sadness, and yet, it is a very important emotion to process. Dr Stephanie Fitgerald, Author of Rew... Read More
We are joined by Rev Mandy Marriott who talks to us about faith and how it can help build resilience, and we visit Jennifer McKenzie at Lunar Spirit W... Read More
Following on from last week's show - all too often we put on a smile and say “everything’s ok” – there are good reasons for this, but it can also caus... Read More
Dr Audrey used to joke that if you could photograph a mentally and emotionally fit brain, she’d win Instagram…but when it comes to physical fitness –... Read More
Alex Fatho-Bland is the special guest joining us this week to talk about the work he does with “Wrestling Demons” in bringing the community together,... Read More
A very special episode for Pride Month as we’re joined by Ashley Spiers of LGBT Beds, and Louise Bates of the Alzheimer’s Society to address the needs... Read More
The “traditional” talking therapies eg: Psychotherapy and CBT may not be for everyone, and our special guest is Leanora Babb-Benjamin, clinical hypnot... Read More
This is an incredibly powerful show, the topics in which, our viewers are advised may be distressing. Hayley Brown, CEO of Link to Change a Bedfordsh... Read More
We have covered so many different types of therapy on Mental Health Matters, but we hadn’t discussed Gestalt – and yet it was a therapy (which althoug... Read More
This is a moving episode where Kelly Thomas, who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami speaks with us about her experience, and rebuilding her life.... Read More
HAPPY NEW YEAR! This is a very special episode, where Judith Crosier interviews me (on my own show 😉) on my career in psychology, and how Mental Hea... Read More
The problem with invisible illness is that you don’t look sick, and yet you might be struggling with exhaustion, chronic pain, even harbouring an inop... Read More
In this week’s episode we address a question from a viewer who drew our attention to the importance of workplace support when the workplace is remote.... Read More
Dr Denise Taylor Elder, Adventurer, Vision Quest Guide, Award Winning Coach and Author joins us to talk about Aging well and how we can live life to t... Read More
“It’s not that they don’t want or need therapy, it’s simply that the style isn’t suitable” our guest Juan Du, creator and pioneer of “Mindfulness Call... Read More
Professor Sharron Hinchliff, pioneer of the Sexual Rights Charter for Older Adults joins us to talk about menopause, and we are invited by Coach Dan F... Read More
“Family and friends will always lose” Ronia Fraser, multi-award winning Narcissistic Abuse Recovery coach, and trauma specialist joins us to talk abou... Read More
While it’s not a substitute for professional intervention, books can be a huge source of support – whether for quick tips, or understanding of theory,... Read More
Many of us who want to change careers struggle because we don’t know what to do or can’t find what we want. Today we are joined by Bijal Shah of Thin... Read More
It’s just about perfect timing to have Linzi join us on the set of Mental Health Matters as we’re all heading back to school. Linzi is a home organiz... Read More
A broad theme this week as we have three very special guests. Joining us first is Sam Mitchell host of the hugely successful podcast Autism Rocks and... Read More