LGBTQIA+ Community Care, Mental Health & Emotions with Chris Cheers
On The Couch5 Jul 2024

LGBTQIA+ Community Care, Mental Health & Emotions with Chris Cheers

How can we treat ourselves with kindness when unexpected emotions arise? Naomi sits down with psychologist Chris Cheers and reflects on the mental health impacts of lockdown on the queer and creative community. His book, The New Rulebook is a practical game changing guide to embracing uncertainty offering radical, evidence-based solutions to improve wellbeing. Providing individual psychology services and workshops to artists and creatives, and the LGBTQIA+ community, Chris is passionate about creating accessible, accepting and safe spaces.

This episode was recorded in May 2023

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Recommendations   

The New Rulebook & QLife

References  

Emotional Agility Susan David

Acceptance commitment therapy

Viktor Frankl Man’s search for meaning

Friends by Robin Dunbar

Credits

Host: Naomi Viret  

Guest: Chris Cheers

Producers: Maddy Stratten & Winnie Adamson

Music: Little Pastries Instrumental (descript)

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