The Insight Podcast: Episode #100

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Anxiety dinosaurs, confronting our shame, the fraud story & more

This episode of The Insight Podcast, recorded on World Compliment Day, features an interview with Contextual Consulting founder Dr. Joe Oliver. During the episode, host Samuel and Joe talk through various ACT metaphors and online videos including:

Don’t mistake the pepperoni for the pizza
The fraud story
Why our thoughts are like waves
And why anxiety is like a dinosaur

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DR JOE OLIVER is a clinical psychologist and Director for Contextual Consulting, offering ACT-focused training, supervision and therapy. He is also a program director and associate professor at University College London.

SAMUEL C W HART is a primary school teacher and host of ‘The Insight Podcast’: A space to discuss science, psychology, philosophy and spirituality.

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The Insight podcast is hosted by Samuel C W Hart and available on Apple podcasts and Soundcloud.

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