I Have Issues - The Mental Health Podcast From Dr Mark Rackley Dr Mark Rackley

Living with ADHD can present it's own unique challenges and difficulties. Sadly, it can create additional mental health problems for the person. As a psychologist, this is something that I regularly help my patients deal with. In this episode I speak with Tom McCormick, he is a young man that is living with ADHD. Tom has struggled with his mental health from adolescence, and this caused problems for him at school and in his personal life. Tom had undiagnosed ADHD, wh...

Working with patients who have experienced trauma is part of my job as a psychologist. Trauma changes how the brain and the body functions and treatment is needed to assist and support that patient to recover.Breath work is a form of treatment that is used to support people who have experienced trauma. In this episode, I have the privilege to talk with Pat Divilly.Pat has been involved in the wellness industry for over fifteen years and has hosted retreats and personal development w...

Have you been told that you have an issue with attachment?Do you fall into the same negative patterns in relationships? Do you have a fear of abandonment and crave relationship security, often causing you dreadful anxiety? Attachment is something that we all share in common, as we are hard-wired to attach to other people. However, we don't have the same attachment style and depending on whether your's is healthy or not, this will impact how you deal and cope with relationships ...

Living with mental health difficulties can sometimes cause the person to become hopeless and feel that life is just too hard to live.This can leave the person vulnerable to having suicidal thoughts, which can change into plans and attempts. As a psychologist, this is something that I regularly help my patients deal with. In this episode I speak with Tanya Marwaha, she is a young person that pioneered youth mental health awareness during the pandemic from her bedroom. Tany...

Do you suffer from vicarious trauma?Do you know what it is and how it can effect you?If you do have vicarious trauma, what can you do about it?Vicarious trauma can be a serious issue for people who's job it is work with people who have been traumatised. It is also an issue for people who witness trauma happening to other people.Certain professions are more prone to this than others, but vicarious trauma is something that can happen to anyone of us, especially with the images and st...

How well do you know yourself on a psychological level?Would you say that you have good self-awareness ?Have you been told that you have low or no self-awareness?Self-awareness is an issue that lots of people can struggle with.People with this issue can say and do things without consideration or understanding the impact on other people.They can go through life, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake and never look behind and think how it got there.No surprises, they can be v...