Manage stress and build resilience, with Dr Sam Akbar

Manage stress and build resilience, with Dr Sam Akbar

Want to build a life full of meaning? Clinical psychologist Dr Sam Akbar joins Liz on this episode of the podcast to reveal the tools you need to go from just surviving to absolutely thriving.


Sam shares how she helps patients struggling with trauma, explains how being more open with emotions can help you to become resilient to stress, and walks Liz through an experiment to learn what happens when you push feelings away.


Liz and Sam discuss why our thoughts don’t define us, why values are the secret weapon of wellbeing, plus how to set goals for a 'better second half'.


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