In this episode, I share what surrender has taught me about peace. How stepping back into Presence - into the Light that never leaves us - can transform fear, guilt and worry. I talk about the image that helped me let go of control, and i guide you through a simple practice to remember: "I never left the Light".

In this episode I will be talking to my guest and client Rachel, who was officially diagnosed with ADHD. We'll talk about how ADHD and Autism overlap, what shared traits there are, which difficulties both provide regarding executive functioning, sensory processing and intense interests. We'll also talk about the social challenges and the difficulties and solutions around regulating emotions. The overlapping of ADHD and Autism is a relatively new area of research, and research findings are therefore limited. The American DSM did not allow the dual diagnosis until 2013. There's also a new term for this, it's AuDHD, and we will use this in our episode today.

Today I want to talk about something that has changed my life and my work in ways I never could have imagined. Something that seems simple on the surface, but carries a healing power that reaches far beyond techniques or tools. I’ll also share a story from my own experience as a therapist, one that unfolded just recently and opened my eyes in a completely new way.

We live in a world that spins fast. There’s always something demanding our attention — messages to reply to, emotions to regulate, bills to pay, relationships to tend to, expectations to meet, tasks we feel behind on. And while the world spins fast outside, we often find the same spinning inside ourselves. Prayer can help to stop the inner spinning, and it's one of the most powerful tools to regulate the nervous system.

Almost everbody in this world has a wounded inner child and this does not necessarily mean that your parents did not treat you well. The reason why almost everybody has a more or less wounded inner child is that unconditional love does not exist in our world. A child almost always is confronted with conditions, for example: If I behave, my parents love me. If I misbehave, they will tell me off, and as a child I interpret this as a temporary lack of love. So love is tied to a condition and it's not the parent's fault, it's simply the consequence of what we call education. And education is important, otherwise we will not be able to function as a society.

Childhood experiences can influence our choice of partners and the way we behave and feel in relationships. In this episode I will explain how to overcome past negative and limiting beliefs about family, marriage, love and emotional safety, in order to become self-loving, strong and independant, even when you are maybe feeling like you're slowly losing the ability to love yourself.

Gratitude is a feeling that can seem very hard to develop if you have been practicing negative thoughts over a longer period of time. Gratitude is the feeling of being thankful, and if your life is difficult and you are facing challenging circumstances or people who are hurtful towards you, then you will probably ask yourself: What on earth should I be thankful for? In this episode I explain the concept of gratitude, its benefits for your mental health and how to practice it effectively.

By consistently focusing your thoughts on the things you want, you are setting a powerful intention which can help you reach your goals. Positive thinking, gratitude and visualisation techniques are also an essential part of CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy). In this episode, I will be discussing different CBT methods that can help you live a more productive, peaceful and happy life.

Managing intense anxiety can require professional help, but it is also essential to develop certain coping skills yourself. In this episode, psychologist Anna Schmidt and I discuss practical tools for managing anxiety. These tools can help you to relieve anxiety symptoms as they arise and will also help you to prevent them from becoming more intense.

Members of the LGBTQ+ community will experience on a daily base that the world tries to define other people by its own standards. Cultivating self-acceptance and a strong sense of self-love is not only the best protection against a judgmental world, but also crucial for strengthening inclusion and compassion within our society. In this episode, my guest Chris and I talk about how to cultivate self-acceptance and how to learn to not rely on others to feel loved and included.

Internal boundaries are boundaries that we set within our mind, towards unhelpful, negative or limiting thoughts, beliefs, memories and interpretations. We set these boundaries through choosing the thoughts we want to think and by not allowing unhelpful thoughts to enter our mind and dictate our behaviour as well as the way we feel. In this episode I explain how to create internal boundaries and by dong this, develop more self-love and self-compassion.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most evidence-based interventions for treating depression. Feelings of helplessness, hopelessness and worthlessness, lack of motivation, guilt and shame are typical symptoms of a depression. In this episode I will present three CBT techniques that can help you identify the root cause of depression, which in most cases is automatic negative thoughts. I will explain how to question and transform these negative thougths, which will lead to an improvement of your mood and help you build confidence.

Unwanted intrusive thoughts seem to come from out of nowhere, causing great distress and anxiety. In this episode, I will discuss how to manage repetitive negative thoughts that circle around self-doubt, people pleasing, judgmental thoughts and self-criticism. My guest is Anna Schmidt, Food Freedom & Body Image Psychologist and founder of healthymindclub.eu.

Having the awareness that you have low self-esteem is the first step in developing true self-esteem. In this episode you will learn about how to identify the source of low self-esteem by asking yourself what thoughts are going through your head at the moment when low self-esteem arises. You will understand the difference between false self-esteem, which is always based on fear vs. true self-esteem, which is a continuous source of calm and presence.

Are you holding on to old emotional wounds? Would you prefer to let go of the past, but you don't fully understand how to actually do this? In this episode you will learn about the true meaning of forgiveness and how to apply the practical steps of forgiving others and yourself in your everyday life.

Practicing mindfulness literally lights up the parts of our brain which we normally don't use while we are mindlessly running on autopilot. Paying attention to the present moment and practicing a non-judgmental perspective are the key elements of mindfulness. In this episode you will begin to understand the basic principles of mindfulness and how to apply these in your daily life.

Part 2: In this episode my guest Kagan and I discuss the differences and similarities between CBT and the law of attraction. Surprisingly enough, there are some common principles between CBT and the law of attraction, such as cognitive reframing techniques, the use of affirmations and creative visualisation tools. Learn more about these two concepts and how they can help you transform your life.

In this episode my guest Kagan and I discuss the differences and similarities between CBT and the law of attraction. Surprisingly enough, there are some common principles between CBT and the law of attraction, such as cognitive reframing techniques, the use of affirmations and creative visualisation tools. Learn more about these two concepts and how they can help you transform your life.

Invest in yourself and learn how to practice mental self care on a daily base: CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy) offers simple tools for self care and building emotional self reliance. In this episode my guest Anna and I present the most common and simple CBT techniques for mental self care.

This is the second part of "How to find your purpose in life" - you will find the first part as well as more information about finding your purpose in Episode 32