A psychology student interviews me about mindfulness—practices, effects, theory and personal experiences. [...]The post #35 Mindfulness: An Interview appeared first on Inside Out Liberty.

#33 My Work as a Therapist: An Interview

Mar 30th, 2018 37m 11s

A psychology student interviews me about my role as a psychotherapist. [...]The post #33 My Work as a Therapist: An Interview appeared first on Inside Out Liberty.

#32 Ideas in Psychotherapy: Sigmund Freud

Feb 25th, 2018 31m 58s

In this episode we explore those ideas of Freud that we now take for granted. [...]The post #32 Ideas in Psychotherapy: Sigmund Freud appeared first on Inside Out Liberty.

#31 Ideas in Psychotherapy: The Unconscious History

Feb 9th, 2018 36m 54s

Looking at the historical context of psychotherapy, from Ancient Egypt to Freud.Reference:Psychotherapy Timeline [...]The post #31 Ideas in Psychotherapy: The Unconscious History appeared first on Inside Out Liberty.

#30 Ideas in Psychotherapy: Not Just a Talking Cure?

Jan 26th, 2018 35m 18s

This is an introductory episode to an ongoing series on psychotherapy.In this episode we look at what psychotherapy means and I explore my own introduction into the field.In the series we will extract those ideas from psychotherapy we [...]

#29 Philosophy, Psychotherapy and Liberty

Jan 23rd, 2018 44m 4s

In this episode I reassess what personal liberty means, and discuss how it relates to philosophy and psychotherapy.00′ 00″ Personal LibertyTo clarify its meaning, personal liberty can be contrasted with civil liberty:Civil liberties are ou

#28 Where Do Ideas Come From?

Jul 7th, 2017 13m 39s

A continuation of #27. Exploring the connection between the senses and concepts.We’ve established that our first experience comes via our senses, that as we build experience we learn to distinguish objects (perception), and then we learn to c

#27 Making Sense Of Sensation

Jun 26th, 2017 26m 50s

A continuation from #24 & #26. I explore how sensation leads to perception and conception.[...]The post #27 Making Sense Of Sensation appeared first on Inside Out Liberty.

#26 Building A Worldview

Jun 19th, 2017 18m 58s

A continuation of #24. Is there an external reality outside of the mind?This episode is a continuation of episode 24. It discusses the building blocks required to construct a philosophical worldview exploring whether there is an external real

#25 Happiness and Minimalism: A Conversation

Jun 8th, 2017 1h 23m

A conversation with a good friend about his exploration of minimalism and happiness.References‘The Minimalists‘ Podcast‘The Voluntary Life‘ Podcast‘Happy‘ Documentary‘Optimal Living Daily‘ Podcast[...]The post #25 Happiness and Minim

#24 Start From First Principles

May 12th, 2017 30m 18s

Discussing the foundational starting point for building a worldviewIt seems that many people’s political opinions are built on unstable foundations, like a mansion built on toothpicks.This podcast explores where we can start from to built a

#23 Can Language Turn Evil Into Good?

Apr 24th, 2017 31m 43s

How words can be used to cloak immorality as moralIn this episode I discuss:What is permissible if someone breaks moral boundariesSelf defence?Defence of others?How using moral language can cover up immoral actionsReferenceObama’s 20

#22 What Is A Government?

Apr 15th, 2017 33m 20s

A chat about the threat of violence that defines government.In this episode, I first recap the 5 categories of philosophy:MetaphysicsEpistemologyEthicsPoliticsAestheticsI then further discuss the category of ‘politics’.Specifically,

#21 Truth Can Be Avoided, Reality Can’t

Mar 31st, 2017 33m 40s

Understand philosophy in half an hour.Philosophy = to love wisdom.In this podcast:I compare philosophy to health; they both affect us whether or not we consider them.I explain what philosophy is using five categories:What exists? –

#20 Is It Ever Good To Judge?

Mar 25th, 2017 36m 22s

An argument for how we might let go of judgement but maintain moral evaluation.In this episode:I discuss what judgement isI discuss the condition of being non-judgemental in counsellingI explore the emotions we feel when judgingI [...

#19 Why Am I Needy? Why Am I Distant?

Mar 19th, 2017 38m 54s

An exploration of attachment styles and how they play out in relationships.Understanding attachment is a huge step in understanding how we feel and behave in relationships.In this episode I go on a walk and discuss:How I first [...]The

#18 The Origin Story of Inside Out Liberty

Mar 10th, 2017 32m 35s

Two honest chats telling the story of the roots of Inside Out Liberty.In this podcast I discuss:The anxiety of recording a podcastUnanswered childhood questionsMore examples of personal libertyReferencesThe Minimalists podcastRegrets

#17 What Is Personal Liberty?

Mar 4th, 2017 24m 14s

This is my first attempt at recording a podcast without reading from a script.In this podcast I discuss:Why I’m doing this projectWhat personal liberty means to meHow I came to be interested in philosophy, liberty, psychology [...]The

#16 Buddhism: The Eightfold Path

Feb 25th, 2017 20m 49s

An exploration of the eightfold path: the fourth noble truth of Buddhism.The eightfold path is the fourth noble truth of Buddhism. It is the prescription for ways in which we are to live if we are to rid ourselves [...]The post #16 Buddhis

#15 Buddhism: The Four Noble Truths

Feb 17th, 2017 23m 21s

In this episode we start to explore Buddhism in the context of personal liberty.Buddhism is not a religion in the way we think of religions in the west.As opposed to obedience to a belief system in the name [...]The post #15 Buddhism: The

#14 How Parents Shape Our Sense of Self: Attachment and Parenting

Feb 10th, 2017 22m 56s

An exploration of how the ways we were parented affects our adult self: attachment styles and parenting styles.In this episode we discuss the four attachment styles and four parenting styles.There are two main aspects to attachment: anxiety

#13 Why We Deceive Ourselves: The Three Cognitive Levels of CBT

Feb 3rd, 2017 18m 50s

In this episode we explore the basic three-level model of CBT: Negative Automatic Thoughts, Intermediate Beliefs and Core Beliefs.Firstly, we distinguish between two types of belief:Felt-beliefReasoned-beliefFelt-beliefs are beliefs that

#12 How We Deceive Ourselves: CBT Cognitive Distortions

Jan 27th, 2017 15m 20s

In this episode we discuss the 10 cognitive distortions of CBT.We lie to Ourselves. We don’t this knowingly, or on purpose, but we subtly distort the information that comes through our sense to fit our view of the world [...]The post #12 How

#11 What is Money?

Jan 20th, 2017 20m 24s

This is a follow-on episode from #9 Is Ownership the Answer to Morality?In this episode, we discuss the nature of money and how it relates to morality.We start with a reminder of the relationship between morality and property: [...]The post

#10 Attachment: The Biggest Cause of Anxiety?

Jan 14th, 2017 16m 40s

An exploration of how our attachment to people, and things, is a major influence on our anxiety.We are born with the need to attach to our parents to: stay safe, be fed, be kept warm, socialise, communicate, sooth our [...]The post #10 Attac