My Pocket Psych

Welcome to another episode of 'My Pocket Psych', where Richard is joined by Dr. Rachael Skews. Rachael has just joined the WorkLifePsych team and discusses how she brings Acceptance and Commitment The...

2 Mar 202346min

In this episode, Richard and Pilar look at how you can get back on track when it comes to your goals for 2023. Learning from the past and being compassionate with yourself is a great start. but you ca...

23 Feb 202324min

In this episode, Richard interviews Lucie Ilbury, an experienced occupational psychologist and member of the WorkLifePsych team.  They explore the concept of derailment and the role that self-awarenes...

9 Feb 202350min

in this episode, Richard Pilar take a look at the different kinds of future-oriented thinking we can do. As not all of it is helpful, it's useful to distinguish between our planning, our predicting an...

25 Jan 202330min

Welcome to episode 126, where Richard is joined by Dr. Sarah Strohmaier, an expert in the science of mindfulness. In this episode, they look at the practicalities of adopting mindfulness practices and...

11 Jan 202339min

In this final episode of 2022, Richard explores how we can reflect on the year gone by to better help us plan for the year coming.  It doesn't have to mean big, demanding goals, but the reflection can...

14 Des 202216min

In this episode, Richard takes a look at a common (and frustrating) experience - the tasks that just won't die! They keep appearing on our lists, just like zombies. There are a few potential causes an...

23 Nov 202220min

This time round, Richard and Pilar discuss Richard's experiment of working a four-day week. We look at why he decided to trial it, how it worked for him and how he benefitted from this working arrange...

9 Nov 202224min