💬 “If you start treating yourself as someone you care about, then you can turn things around” ~Dr Julie

⚡️ Dr Julie Smith is a clinical psychologist, bestselling author and content creator. She’s become the go-to online resource for mental health tips and tricks (you may have seen her viral videos on TikTok and Instagram).

⚡ In this episode Julie and I explore how to master your mental health, avoid burn out and navigate the challenges of modern life.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡ How to reframe negative emotions - and stop judging yourself for feeling them

➡︎ Why society has set us up for burn out - and how to look after yourself better

➡︎  Why you can’t ever live a life without regrets

➡︎ How people-pleasing is destroying your mental health

➡︎ Why you can’t just “stop caring what people think”

📕 Chapters

(0:47) How Dr Julie got started

(3:08) How to navigate grief

(6:00) Reframing negative emotions

(9:26) Why we’re all burnt out right now

(21:15) Choosing the regrets you can live with

(28:38) How to stop people-pleasing

(35:59) There is no “you”

(37:58) Your thoughts are not you

(42:58) How to deal with negative emotions

(45:27) Self-diagnosis in the age of social media

(48:00) Mental health myths

(50:55) How society can protect mental health better

(52:58) Does everyone need a therapist?

(54:37) Is mental health becoming a productivity obsession?

📱 Connect with me:

TikTok: https://www.instagram.com/drkaranrajan

Instagram: https://www.tiktok.com/@dr.karanr

📱 Connect with Dr Julie Smith

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjulie

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjulie/

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