35 min

8. Kelly Watkins // CBT + Managing Anxiety + Mindful Sex The Pink Medicine Podcast

    • Self-Improvement

THE MINDFULNESS MINI SERIES:
This is the first episode in a series of THREE episodes over the next three weeks dedicated to MINDFULNESS and RE-TRAINING our brains into new ways of thinking and being! 
In this episode I catch up with psychologist Kelly Watkins. Kelly is skilled in helping people retrain their negative thought patterns and behaviors through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is also passionate about normalising the conversation surrounding both our mental health. 
In this Episode we discuss:
+ What is CBT?
+ Kelly explains to us what the 5 FACTOR MODEL is and how easily we can apply this into everyday stress inducing situations
+ We discuss COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING
+ Kelly shares with us her TOP STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY 
+ We explore the benefits of BREATH WORK & GROUNDING PRACTICES
+ We dive into a discussion about what is MINDFUL SEX and how through this simple practice it can revive the passion and connection with our selves and our partners in the bedroom  

LINKS TO CHECK OUT:
@kelly.the.cbt.psychologist (instagram) -  Kelly Watkins official Instagram page 
@beyondblueofficial (instagram) - mental health support and information
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ - beyond Blue Website for more information on mental health support 
@pink_medicine_pod  (instagram) - the official Instagram account for The Pink Medicine Podcast 

THE MINDFULNESS MINI SERIES:
This is the first episode in a series of THREE episodes over the next three weeks dedicated to MINDFULNESS and RE-TRAINING our brains into new ways of thinking and being! 
In this episode I catch up with psychologist Kelly Watkins. Kelly is skilled in helping people retrain their negative thought patterns and behaviors through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). She is also passionate about normalising the conversation surrounding both our mental health. 
In this Episode we discuss:
+ What is CBT?
+ Kelly explains to us what the 5 FACTOR MODEL is and how easily we can apply this into everyday stress inducing situations
+ We discuss COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING
+ Kelly shares with us her TOP STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING STRESS AND ANXIETY 
+ We explore the benefits of BREATH WORK & GROUNDING PRACTICES
+ We dive into a discussion about what is MINDFUL SEX and how through this simple practice it can revive the passion and connection with our selves and our partners in the bedroom  

LINKS TO CHECK OUT:
@kelly.the.cbt.psychologist (instagram) -  Kelly Watkins official Instagram page 
@beyondblueofficial (instagram) - mental health support and information
https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ - beyond Blue Website for more information on mental health support 
@pink_medicine_pod  (instagram) - the official Instagram account for The Pink Medicine Podcast 

35 min