9 episodes

No-one is born with an instruction manual, so in the absence of a handbook to life, join us, our therapy family, as we create that Handbook To Happiness.
We're The Speakmans - comprising of 2 therapists, Nik & Eva, with 3 scientific research papers published, and a clinical trial backing up the efficacy of our self-developed approach; our daughter Liv, a University of Oxford Psychologist & Neuroscientist graduate; and our son Hunter, a medical student currently studying in the United States of America.
We'll be sharing with you lots of tips, techniques, advice, and personal stories, surrounding a whole host of mental health topics, to start breaking down the barriers to your happiness.
Thought-provoking, relatable, helpful, and often hilarious, The Speakman family welcome you to join them for an around the table talk like no other!

Handbook To Happiness The Speakmans

    • Health & Fitness

No-one is born with an instruction manual, so in the absence of a handbook to life, join us, our therapy family, as we create that Handbook To Happiness.
We're The Speakmans - comprising of 2 therapists, Nik & Eva, with 3 scientific research papers published, and a clinical trial backing up the efficacy of our self-developed approach; our daughter Liv, a University of Oxford Psychologist & Neuroscientist graduate; and our son Hunter, a medical student currently studying in the United States of America.
We'll be sharing with you lots of tips, techniques, advice, and personal stories, surrounding a whole host of mental health topics, to start breaking down the barriers to your happiness.
Thought-provoking, relatable, helpful, and often hilarious, The Speakman family welcome you to join them for an around the table talk like no other!

    Emetophobia & Health Anxiety: The Fears Of Getting Sick

    Emetophobia & Health Anxiety: The Fears Of Getting Sick

    Do you have a phobia of vomit, or ill health? Does it dominate your life, and destroy your happiness?
    Are you exhausted from constantly being on high alert? Do you obsessively worry, scan & catastrophise, and now panic about panicking?
    Do you wonder how to overcome your phobia? Live free of fear? And question; is it even possible?
    If you’re sick of fearing sick, and sick of hiding away and living in fear, this episode is a must.
    As well as sharing an abundance of tips, help and advice, today’s guest shares her journey to complete and full recovery from her complex vomit phobia (known as emetophobia). Charlotte tells us how after 27 years she’s finally free, happy, and no longer lives in fear.
    This episode really is a must listen for anyone who is fed up with their phobia, anyone wondering about The Speakmans' phobia approach, and anyone who needs a boost of hope that no matter who you are, and no matter what you struggle with, you really can get better.

    • 51 min
    Silencing Self-Doubt & Challenging Your Inner Critic

    Silencing Self-Doubt & Challenging Your Inner Critic

    Does your inner voice tell you why you shouldn’t, as opposed to why you should? Why you can’t as opposed to why you can?
    Do you look at others thinking; I wish I could do that? I wish I could have that? I wish that was me?
    Do you worry what others think? Or perhaps you’re unhappy and feel stuck in your job, relationship or even daily life?
    In this episode, The Speakmans tell you how to leap out of your comfort zone with confidence.
    While Eva admits to her pre-stage panic attacks, Nik questions if he was just a holiday romance, and Hunter shares how he overcame his fear of public speaking, resulting in happily presenting to 300 people each week.
    Liv surprises her former radio boss, CAR SOS TV presenter Tim Shaw (aka Mr Inappropriate from Balls of Steel), who shares some fantastic advice regarding the 'gym of confidence'. In Science Corner, Liv further explains how to trust in your capabilities, and how to grow your self-confidence, self-belief, and optimism.
    With a multitude of tips for successful public speaking, and how to be confident in your own company, plus a fabulous technique to fast-track confidence, if right now you can’t do what you wish you could, this episode will highlight exactly how you can!

    • 32 min
    Consumed By Guilt, Grief, Regret & Overthinking?

    Consumed By Guilt, Grief, Regret & Overthinking?

    Is guilt eating away at you? Does it dominate your thoughts? Do you punish yourself with repetitive negative overthinking of past events and people? And do regrets prevent you from happiness?
    In this episode, Nik makes an unexpected apology to Hunter, Liv breaks down as she shares her guilt at not saying goodbye to her grandma, and Eva shares her words of wisdom as to why guilt is futile.
    You’ll hear Speakman family admissions, from polishing fetishes to a secret crush that will make James Dyson blush! The Speakmans also answer your listener questions; including hearing from Jenny, who has guilt from grief, Emily who feels guilty for having lived her life to the full whilst her mum was struggling, and Lisa who feels guilt for leaving her family, to go and live her dream.
    In this week's Science Corner, Liv shares the science behind why we negatively overthink, as well as a simple process to help, whilst Nik shares a fabulous tip to abruptly stop overthinking and our negative inner dialogue; a significant cause of those feelings of guilt.
    If you’re looking for advice on how to stop regret, overthinking and feeling suppressed by guilt, this episode offers you the keys you need to help lift that burden and set you free.

    • 44 min
    Do Toxic People Pollute Your Life?

    Do Toxic People Pollute Your Life?

    Is your world being polluted by toxic people? Do you tolerate them, because you fear change, the unknown, and don't know how you’ll cope?
    Do you feel trapped in a toxic relationship, family, workplace or friendship, drowning in the poisonous words and actions of others, and need to know just how to get out?
    Do you sabotage relationships and your happiness, as you’ve been made to feel worthless, useless and undeserving?
    In this episode of our Handbook To Happiness, hear how Eva desperately tried to sabotage her relationship with Nik, and how she flipped the switch from self-deprecation, to self-appreciation.
    Liv opens up about her imposter syndrome, as well as why people bully, why we tolerate them, why it’s not your fault, and how to make effortless decisions in this week's Science Corner.
    Our special guest will inspire you, as she shares how she worked in and walked away from, one of the UK's largest and oldest institutions after two decades; and as a working mum of four, how she hit breaking point, which allowed her to then rebuild.
    As always, Nik shoehorns his jokes, and Eva shares how she fell for an 80’s perm and a rather large briefcase.
    With the tools shared in this episode, prepare to be cleansed, and ready to love yourself, and to create the happy life that you undoubtedly deserve.

    • 53 min
    When You Don't Love Yourself

    When You Don't Love Yourself

    Has someone taken away every ounce of your confidence, self-esteem and self belief?
    Were you bullied, put down by a parent, or made to feel worthless?
    Do you sabotage your happiness & success, because you feel like you don’t deserve either?
    Is loving others easy, but loving yourself an impossibility?
    In this episode, you may be shocked to learn that The Speakmans' felt this way too.
    How can the child of a therapist suffer with low self-esteem, social anxiety and imposter syndrome, and why does negative thinking become a habit?
    This episode has the answers to all of these questions and more! There’s secret family admissions - including how Hunter, a future medic, failed his first aid exam, and how Liv felt that she didn’t deserve her place at the University of Oxford - but most importantly, there's a magnitude of solutions, to help you finally start loving yourself.
    We’d so love to hear your thoughts and questions, so do leave us a message (& a like or 5 star review!) if you’re enjoying our Handbook To Happiness. Huge love & thanks from us all - N, E, L & H xx

    • 42 min
    Has Trauma Stolen Your Happiness?

    Has Trauma Stolen Your Happiness?

    Do you feel like you'll never be happy? Are you facing a challenge, fear, condition or anxiety, that you can't imagine you will ever overcome?
    Decorated by King Charles for saving more than 80 lives in a single attack, Conspicuous Gallantry Cross decorated Sergeant Josh Griffiths was told by numerous psychiatrists that he would never overcome his Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this episode, Josh shares his emotional, astonishing, and harrowing journey to happiness, with The Speakman family.
    Josh is proof that where hope exists, happiness will follow. An incredibly powerful episode with help, tips, a dash of science from Liv, a sprinkle of biology from Hunter, and not forgetting a smidge of Married At First Sight Australia - this episode has it all.
    Please Note: This is Josh’s version of his experience, and no disrespect is meant to the Ministry Of Defence, who we all hugely respect & are grateful to, for protecting us & our country.

    • 36 min

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