Ep. 124 - Why you need to take your emotions seriously (and teach your children to do the same)"
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/939873634" params="color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /]
This week’s guest is Kimberley Wilson. Kimberley is passionate about the power of psychology to transform lives. She is a Chartered Psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice in central London.
Kimberley shares the 3 A's of this pandemic; the impact of long-term stress (that our bodies aren't designed for); why depression is different for everyone; and why we need to take our emotions seriously.
I found our conversation about emotional stress incredibly important. Feelings and emotions are messengers not to be ignored just as you wouldn’t ignore a physical pain like a sprained ankle.
Like me, I think you’ll be fascinated by our conversation about anger. For example, anger triggers neurons that are there for a reason. Can we learn about what they are saying so we can be more curious about the feeling rather than suppressing it? I think we can all agree emotions are persistent, they don’t go away because you don’t like them. Eventually, they can emerge as a physical symptom.
Take your emotions seriously.
- Kimberley Wilson
This feels like such an important episode right now. I love everything she says, and I’m so excited for you to hear this.
As always, we continue the conversation over on Instagram, so come and join us there.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
-
Stronger Minds - Kimberley’s podcast to build a healthier and stronger brain
-
How to Build a Healthy Brain - Free check-list
-
Instagram - Engage with Kimberley on social media
-
FREEBIES! Find out how you can take control of your life, reconnect to you and more! Download ‘10 Ways to Reconnect to You’ and our weekly and monthly check-in on Motherkind.co.
-
Are you ready to find freedom from guilt? Let me help you find Freedom from Perfectionism if you are a mother who has ever felt not quite enough.
About Kimberley Wilson
Kimberley is passionate about the power of psychology to transform lives. She is a Chartered Psychologist, author and visiting lecturer working in private practice in central London. She is also a Governor of the Tavistock & Portman NHS Mental Health Trust and the former Chair of the British Psychological Society's Training Committee in Counselling Psychology - the group responsible for monitoring and assessing the standards of Counselling Psychology training across the UK. She formerly led the therapy service at HMP & YOI Holloway, which at the time was Europe’s largest women’s prison (closed summer 2016).
She is also a former finalist on the Great British Bake Off, and an award-winning food producer with a degree in nutrition, her work looks at the role food and lifestyle play in our mental health, including disordered eating, the gut-brain axis and our emotional relationship with food.
Her first book How to Build a Healthy Brain was published by Yellow Kite in March 2020.
You can find out more about Kimberley and her work via her website and connect with her on Instagram.
DISCOUNTS FOR THE MOTHERKIND COMMUNITY
As you may already know, I’m very excited about our sponsor, Zendium toothpaste.
Zendium toothpaste strengthens your mouth’s natural defences. It also contains mild flavours and ingredients which are kinder to your mouth. It is free from SLS, a foaming agent that can irritate the mouth's soft tissues and alter taste. This makes Zendium suitable for even the most delicate mouths, including pregnant women suffering from morning sickness.
All you need to do is head to Zendium.co.uk and enter the code MOTHERKIND at checkout for 20% off their kids and adult range.
Big gratitude to Zendium for supporting me and the podcast!
Also, I’m loving the Toniebox by Tonies - The leading audio device for children.
They are fun! Designed by parents and loved by kids.
The innovative Toniebox promotes and nurtures a love of storytelling from a young age. They are screen-free and children can control what they listen to themselves easily. Check them out here.
