In this episode of Life’s dirty little secrets Joe joins hosts Emma Waddington and Chris McCurry to look at the self-help industry. Despite the $13 billion self-help market, anxiety, depression, and loneliness are skyrocketing. The episode unpacks how despite being well-intentioned the self-help culture can fuel self-judgment, perfectionism, and a sense of failure if we don’t make ourselves feel “better.”
Through ACT principles, Joe explains how we can relate differently to these inner struggles, develop self-compassion, and focus on living a values-based life despite things being hard.
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DR JOE OLIVER is founder of Contextual Consulting, and a consultant clinical psychologist, Associate Professor and program director of the University College London CBT for severe mental health problems Post-Graduate Program.
About Life’s dirty little secrets podcast
Hosted by clinical psychologists Emma Waddington and Chris McCurry, this podcast describes itself as “A podcast about life’s little talked about, but all too common, challenges to being the person we aspire to be.”