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Types of therapy for ADHD
Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where I will serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this episode, I will be discussing some of the possible therapies for people with ADHD. Medication is typically one of the go-to approaches for adults and children dealing with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. However, for those who want extra support or don’t want to take medication, ADHD therapies can help manage their condition. Whether you’re looking for concrete steps to take and skills to learn or more insight-oriented therapy to learn how some of your habits affect your life and relationships, there…
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ADHD Burnout
Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where I will serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this episode, we will be continuing our mini-series about ADHD and the burnout it can cause the people with ADHD. ADHD is exhausting. For the individual, the partner, the parent, colleague, teacher, child etc… … but mostly for the individual. To understand why, it’s important to return to the basics. A diagnosis of ADHD suggests that a bunch of things may be difficult. If you read through the list carefully, you’ll notice that they all relate to each other: The…
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Anxiety of those three little words “How are you?”
Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where I will serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this episode, I will be looking at those three little words that can either help or cause so much trouble “How are you”? Pain and The Anxiety of Those 3 Little Words: “How Are You?” Reminder: You are a human being. So, whether you’re experiencing overwhelming grief, fear or pain, a well-meaning “How are you?” can seem like the dumbest—or at least the most awkward—question you’ve ever heard. The truthful answer could be anything, but just coming up with that…
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Anger management Hypnotherapy
Hi everyone, My name is Darryl and in this episode, I am providing anger management hypnotherapy. As with all hypnotherapy, please do not listen to this whilst driving or doing any activity that may harm you or others if you relax quickly. If you enjoyed this therapy or any of the other episodes in this series, why not buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mccullaghtherapy this will ensure these podcasts will remain free of advertisements. You can contact me via email at: [email protected]. Why not leave me a message or comment, maybe you would like to join me on my podcast, you can do so at: https://www.speakpipe.com/mccullaghtherapy. Alternatively go to my…
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Building body confidence
Hi, We’re Going to Talk About Body Confidence today here with me Darryl on this Bitesize episode at McCullagh Therapy. We’ve All Been There. We’ve Looked in The Mirror and Not Liked the Person Staring Back at Us. While This Can Be Mental as Well, It Is Often Physical. Maybe We Don’t Like That Bit of Pudge Around Our Waist or The Shape of Our Curves. No Matter What the Problem is, there is a solution. Our Bodies as Our Temples We are told we should treat our body well and we will feel mentally well. However, the opposite is true as well. Our bodies, minds, and emotions all feed…
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Why mindfulness matters
Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where I will serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this episode, I will explore why mindfulness matters. That ability to clear one’s own mind, to downtime our thought process, to self-care. As a therapist, one of the skills that I often teach my clients is mindfulness. While there are many different definitions of mindfulness, one of the simplest is “being present in the moment without judgement”. Being mindful provides the opportunity to notice what is happening around us and to be aware of our internal response to these events. Mindfulness…
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Hypnotherapy for Self-Sabotage
Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where we serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this series, I will explore using hypnotherapy for self-sabotage. In wartime, a saboteur would be someone who damaged enemy equipment by slashing the tyres of cars and damaging machinery. There is often an element of stealth and secrecy to the way that sabotage is conducted, so if someone sabotages a political campaign, the identity of the saboteur might go completely undetected. So, what do we mean when we talk about sabotaging ourselves? Does it mean that there is some mysterious, negative, subconscious…
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Priming: How you should start each day.
“Priming”: How You Should Start Each Day Do you wake up each morning feeling lethargic, sluggish, overwhelmed, or apathetic about work and the day ahead of you? Or maybe there’s an obstacle that continues to occupy your mind at every moment. Like many people, you want to be focused and feel successful, but no matter how many cups of coffee you drink, you never get to that place where you are saying, “I feel like I can take on anything put in front of me.” If this sounds familiar, it may be time for you to discover the power of priming. This is based on an article written by…
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Fear of panic attacks therapy
In this podcast, I will be delivering a fear of panic attacks therapy session. As with all therapy sessions, please DO NOT listen whilst using any form of machinery or doing an activity that is liable to harm you or others. Just find a quiet relaxing place and listen to this therapy. If you enjoyed this therapy or any of the other episodes in this series, why not buy me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mccullaghtherapy this will ensure these podcasts will remain free of advertisements. You can contact me via email at: [email protected]. Why not leave me a message or comment, maybe you would like to join me on my podcast,…
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Don’t let your worst, take away your best
Hi and welcome back. I am Darryl and welcome to McCullagh Therapy and welcome to bitesize. Where we serve up bite-sized portions of inspiration, knowledge, and insight! In this series, we will be making the statement that: Don’t let your worst take away your best. Sometimes we let out negative little voices in our heads to overpower those positive parts of us. So what can we do? The Best Of You Is Still Inside Your inner voice is your “protector”. Your inner voice is your best friend with your best interest at heart. Yet, there are times where your inner voice turns critical – to the point where you…