The Richard Nicholls Mental Health Podcast

To inspire, educate and motivate you to be the best you can be. Learn about tackling mental health problems like Anxiety and Depression as well as simple tips to understand the world better, in a down to earth and genuine way with the Best Selling Author and Psychotherapist Richard Nicholls.

Podcasting since 2018 • 140 episodes

The Richard Nicholls Mental Health Podcast

Latest Episodes

Short Stuff: Parts Of You

Part of you wants to change and part of you really, really doesn't, and somehow you're both of them at once. Today I'm looking at Internal Family Systems, the idea that we're all made up of parts, and why the bits of you causing the most troubl...

October 23, 2026 • 5:26

Short Stuff: The Worry Scam

Worry has a brilliant scam going. It takes the credit for everything that didn't happen.

October 16, 2026 • 5:01

Short Stuff: Effective Listening

You don't need to be a therapist to find that being a good listener can be helpful. Listening is one half of ALL good communication.

October 09, 2026 • 4:53

Short Stuff: Parentification

Being called mature for your age is meant as a compliment. But quite often it's a description of a child who didn't get to be one.This week I'm looking at parentification, which is what we call it when the roles flip and a child ends up doi...

October 02, 2026 • 5:13

Impatience

Once we expect something, our brain acts as if it's about to happen any second, and then gets cross when it doesn't. This week we look at why some waits feel endless and others fly by, what the marshmallow test was really measuring, and why som...

October 01, 2026 • Episode 266 • 17:49

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