Episodes

Welcome back to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast with British psychotherapist Dominic Decker. This Episode: How to Get Unstuck & Discover Your Power Article and Helpful Overview here: https://www.anxietymaster.org/life-alignment-personal-direction/ Have you ever felt like you’re walking a path that doesn’t quite feel like yours? Or wondered if the life you’re living truly reflects your deepest values and direction? In this episode, we explore the idea of life alignment —what it means...

Welcome back to A Slice of Life – the Anxiety Master podcast with British psychotherapist Dominic Decker. What do you think makes a loving relationship? For many of us, this can be hard to define. Yet, we all know when our relationships aren’t working. Maybe it’s not enough time together, too little attention from each other, competing life priorities, or the relentless busyness of modern life. Mobile phones and other distractions can pull you away from what truly matters: giving and receiving t...

Welcome back to A Slice of Life : The Anxiety Master podcast with psychotherapist Dominic Decker. Today's Episode: False Moods vs. True Anxiety Original article: https://www.anxietymaster.org/anxiety-truth-false-triggers-real-challenges/ Do you ever feel anxious or edgy for no clear reason? Perhaps a tingle on your tongue or a slight unease in your stomach bursts forth nowhere. Your thoughts race, your attention feels slippery, and suddenly, you're searching for answers—what’s wrong? Is it nerve...

Welcome back to A Slice of Life - the Anxiety Master podcast with British-registered psychotherapist Dominic Decker. This episode explores how tuning into your body's signals can help manage anxiety and improve decision-making. Article Link Here. I discuss the impact of modern distractions, how to listen to discomfort and identify common anxiety triggers. You'll learn practical steps to harness your body's intuition, overcome ambivalence, and make clear, confident choices. Join me and embrace yo...

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 how it affects our self-perception and relationships. We'll guide you through understanding the difference between unnecessary apologies and genuine accountability, offering practical advice for shifting towards a gratitude-based communication style. Practising the guidance i...

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 communication of one's needs and boundaries with respect and empathy for others.People often confuse assertiveness with aggression. This is infringing on others rights, or mistake it for passivity. This is failing to stand up for one's rights. Finding the middle ground where you respect yourself and others can be challenging without proper understanding and practice.This episode covers the roots of passive behaviour, different communication styles, why assertiveness can be difficult, and how to gradually build and apply an assertive attitude to daily conversations at work and in personal relationships.By the end of the episode, you'll have practical tools to express your needs and boundaries…

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 harmful or unhelpful behaviours Have you ever found yourself puzzled by your own behaviours or decisions? Perhaps you can think of a time when you: Haphazardly rushed in to help, only to later regret it. Made a snap purchase for a shiny new thing you likely knew was rubbish. S...

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 middle ground, where many of us stand – serious about improvement without being militant. Wherever you land, it never hurts to reassess your beliefs about change and potential for progress. And, according to some research, many of us foster an odd understanding of our capac...

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 can profoundly affect individuals, shaping their perceptions of reality and self-worth. Have you ever had your confidence and trust in yourself and others abruptly shaken? Perhaps a time when: You're unfairly blamed. A close friend questions your honesty. A trusted ally app...

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 Highlights -- Characterising Anxiety: Understanding anxiety as separate from your identity and the power of verbalising your feelings. Giving Anxiety a Form: Personalising anxiety to diminish its impact and using visualisation techniques for control. Breathing Through Anxiety: The si...

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.

This episode outlines five hands-on and practical steps to improve closeness and friendship in your intimate relationship.

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 for Stressful Events In life, we all face moments that test our nerves— be it a crucial presentation, a job interview, or even personal milestones like getting married. These events, while significant, often bring a tide of stress and anxiety. But what if you could approach...

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 Debunking the Myth of Innate Confidence For many, confidence feels like an elusive trait, as if it's reserved for a fortunate few. However, confidence isn't the result of a cosmic lottery. While some individuals have an easier time managing uncertainty and emotions, confidence is...

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 Tuning into Your Mental Narrative: Consider your mind like a radio, continuously narrating your life's experiences. This ongoing narrative isn't the essence of who you are, just as a computer isn't defined by its software. However, this 'software'—your interpretations and ment...

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 Gets Distorted Have you ever found yourself dwelling on the one negative comment in a sea of compliments? Or perhaps you’ve told yourself, “I’ll never get this right,” after a minor mistake? These are examples of faulty thinking styles, and we all fall into their trap. The Lin...

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: Developing Emotional Control First, let's clarify some words that are often interchanged: Emotions are complex, involving physiological and cognitive responses, and are usually triggered automatically. Feelings are subjective experiences of emotions. They are how we make sen...

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 clear distinction between people who become easily stressed and those who stay calm and composed in the face of life's storms. The difference: Do you swim in your lane of control or drown in a sea of concerns? Each zone represents a different aspect of our interaction with st...

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 demands outweigh our capabilities to manage them. It's an uncomfortable and sometimes overwhelming experience. This seven-day program explores stress's emotional, mental, and physical aspects, offering practical strategies to alleviate your worries and enhance your well-being....

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 just below the video walkthrough. This is part 3/3 of my FREE Anxiety Master Toolkit. To download your copy, Follow This Link. Why is this episode helpful? If you suffer episodes of intense stress or anxiety, you'll know how distressing they can be. A bout of anxiety might come...

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 resource to help you combat stress and anxiety. To download your Toolkit, Follow This Link. Why is this toolkit helpful? An estimated 31.1% of U.S . adults experience some anxiety disorder at some time in their lives. Since the global pandemic, general awareness and understand...

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 help you combat stress and anxiety. To download your Toolkit, Follow This Link. Why is this important? Your emotional health is truly precious. It underpins your ability to interact with the world and rise to the challenges you face each day. For this reason, you should do al...

A look at why we do the things we do, even when they don't make sense.

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 you're like most people, you'll have situations where you feel able and competent, yet other situations may have you running for the hills. So what's going on? And what can you do to help yourself make the most of your life opportunities? Together, we'll dive into the common...