Episodes
Why Do I Keep Saying Sorry? Learning to Break the Apology Cycle.
In this podcast episode, "Why Do I Keep Saying Sorry? Learning to Break the Apology Cycle," we tackle the common yet often unexamined habit of excessive apologising. The episode covers a common of excessive apologising, and h...
Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say! A Therapist Guide to Assertive …
Welcome back to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast with British-registered therapist Dominic Decker. Today, we'e uncovering various strategies for becoming more assertive in your daily life. Assertiveness can be confusing because it requires balancing clear, direct …
Why Do I Do It? Understand and Overcome Self-Sabotage
Welcome back to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast with British-registered psychotherapist Dominic Decker. Today's episode explores the concept of self-sabotage and the underlying drivers that keep us tethered to ha...
Tired of 'Goal-Setting'? Consider This Instead for 2024.
It's back. January. New Year, New Youu ... uck. Some view the post-Xmas off-ramp as a timely interval to reflect and reset. Others scoff at fleeting intentions set to fade by February (who needs the torment?) Then there's the...
Unravelling Parental Gaslighting: A Therapist's Guide to Set Yourself…
Welcome back to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast with registered therapist Dominic Decker. Today's Episode: We tackle the complex and sensitive subject of parental gaslighting . This form of emotional manipulation...
Six Practical Tips to Manage and Move Through Anxiety
Essential Tips for Anxiety Management Welcome to 'A Slice of Life' - the Anxiety Master podcast. Today's episode explores practical, easy-to-apply techniques for managing anxiety inspired by this article. -- Episode Highlight...
How to Help An Anxious Child: A Compassionate Guide for Parents and C…
Childhood anxiety, affecting one in eight children, is a prevalent yet often misunderstood issue. This comprehensive article delivers practical, tried-and-tested strategies from my professional therapy practice to help your child manage and overcome anxiety.
Cultivating Relationship Health: Five Loving Steps to Effective Commu…
This episode outlines five hands-on and practical steps to improve closeness and friendship in your intimate relationship.
Day 6 (Part 2/2) - Prepare for Stressful Events with Confidence
Welcome to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast. This episode is the second instalment from part 6/7 of a FREE seven-day course to help you: Reduce Stress for Calm and Confidence. Today's Focus: Cultivating Confidence...
Day 6 (Part 1/2) - Cultivate Confidence for Stressful Events
Welcome to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast. This episode is part 6/7 of a FREE seven-day course to help you: Reduce Stress for Calm and Confidence. Today's Focus: Cultivating Confidence for Stressful Events Debun...
Day 5 - Interpreting Events for Clear-Eyed Perspective
Welcome to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast. This episode is part 5/7 of a FREE seven-day course to help you: Reduce Stress for Calm and Confidence. Today's Focus: Interpreting Events for Clear-Eyed Perspective Tu...
Day 4 - Tackling & Overcoming Negative Self-Talk
Welcome to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast. This episode is part 4/7 of a FREE seven-day course to help you: Reducing Stress for Calm and Confidence. Today's Focus: Tackling Faulty Thinking Styles When Reality Ge...
Day 3 - Developing Emotional Control & Composure
Day 3 - Developing Emotional Control & Composure Welcome to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast. This episode is part 3/7 of a FREE seven-day course to help you: Reduce Stress for Calm and Confidence. Today's Focus: …
Day 2 - Create Mental Safety in Your Zone of Control
Welcome to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast. This episode is part 2/7 of a FREE seven-day course to help you: Reduce Stress for Calm and Confidence. Today's Focus: Navigating Stress for Calm and Safety There's a …
Day 1 - Understand the Mind-Body Connection
Day 1 - Reducing Stress for Calm and Confidence: Understanding Stress Welcome from Dominic Join me for a week-long journey to tackle everyday stressors in our daily lives. Stress often stems from an imbalance - when life's de...
A Tool to Conquer High Anxiety
Introduction: Welcome to A Slice of Life, the Anxiety Master podcast. Today's Episode offers video and audio support to help familiarise and practise a technique for managing high anxiety. The audio rehearsal is available jus...
From Pressure to Panic: Exploring the Stress-Anxiety Continuum
Introduction: Welcome to A Slice of Life, the Anxiety Master podcast. Today's Episode offers an audio version of the resource: Anxiety - Things You Must Know. This is part 2/3 of my FREE Anxiety Master Toolkit - a valuable re...
Self-Care Check In: Your Free Wellbeing Assessment Guide
Introduction: Welcome to A Slice of Life, the Anxiety Master podcast. Today's Episode is an extended version of Your Emotional Health Check-List. This is part 1/3 from my FREE Anxiety Master Toolkit - a valuable resource to h...
Unravelling the Motivations that Fuel Your Behaviour: A Guide to Self…
A look at why we do the things we do, even when they don't make sense.
Three Keys to Unlock Your Confidence
Overcoming Under-Confidence: Debunking Myths and Empowering Your Mindset In this episode of A Slice of Life, we tackle the pervasive issue of under-confidence and how it can hold us back from realizing our true potential. If ...
The Art of Self-Acceptance
Welcome to A Slice of Life from Anxiety Master. My name is Dominic Decker, a teacher and U.K. registered therapist. The idea of self-acceptance is often a bit of a puzzle, seemingly contradictory in today's fast-paced and eve...
Utilising Self-compassion to Describe How You Feel, Pt. 2
Welcome to the second episode in a short series - on learning to process your emotions. Learning to hear and describe your emotions is a vital skill that can significantly enhance your mental and emotional well-being. In this...
Critical Skills to Process Your Emotions, Pt. 1
Welcome to this episode - the first in a short series - on learning to process your emotions. So how do you tend to manage emotional situations - those events that stir strong feelings? Think for a moment about moments …
Who Do You Think You Are? The Myths of Personality.
Depending on who you ask, personality tests represent either helpful and informative instruments for assessing temperament and job suitability or a Buzzfeed quiz on steroids kitted out with a fancy name. Either way, at the be...