Showing results for "The Interview" in Mental Health

From an early age, we’re expected to succeed. Failure is not an option and brings shame and embarrassment. We’re pressured to be winners, to score the highest grades or land the best jobs. We use these same metrics to decide who’s superior, assigning them more worth. As a result, you may be dealing with performance anxiety that has left you afraid of the exams and interviews themselves. It’s time to overcome your fear of exams and interviews with ease, with a little help from hypnosis.

Gordon began her career in journalism, working for papers such as The Daily Telegraph. Alongside her journalistic career, Bryony has written several books which document her struggles with depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and addiction. Speaking out about mental health has given Gordon a new perspective and drive on the matter, prompting her to run the London marathon two years in a row for mental health charities and start a support group, 'Mental Health Mates'.

Selling out the Edinburgh Fringe in 2006 with Asylum Speaker was where Shaparak Khorsandi made a name for herself and she has gone on to perform worldwide. She has appeared as a regular panelist on shows. Her writing career began with her bestselling memoir, A Beginners Guide to Acting English which looks at her childhood as her family fled Iran. Since then she has written a novel, Nina Is Not Okay, and young adult fiction, Kissing Emma. We'll be chatting to Sharapak Khorsandi about her new memoir, Scatter Brain, which takes us through her life with lens of now knowing that she has ADHD.

The author/researcher explores the process of self-healing during his encounters with OCD using a unique self-search method and integral psychology framework. The audio contains the unaltered self-dialogue (self-interview) scripts of the doctoral research. The audio excursion is designed to capture the sensual attention through manifestation of OCD's common attributes. Through heightened awareness, the author invites us to pathways to self-discovery and change, exploring an experience in and by itself rather than numbing it with the next dose of treatment.

Narcissists can make our lives a living hell, but by understanding them and then following a few simple guidelines, we can take back control and empower ourselves when dealing with these individuals. Whether the narcissist in your life is arrogant, overly-critical, haughty, bullying, bossy, negative, show offs, passive aggressive or simply downright egotistical, this book has the answers you're looking for!

Joining us at Audible Studios is comedian and writer, Josie Long. Having performed stand-up comedy since the age of fourteen, Long is a familiar with the comedy circuit. We'll be talking to Josie Long about her newest venture, a collection of short stories titled Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't. We'll find out if Josie is a cat lover, why rubbish housing pops up a lot in her stories, and what impact her ADHD diagnosis has had on understanding her writing process.