Niyc Pidgeon, an award-winning positive psychologist and founder of Unstoppable Success, dives into powerful techniques to enhance mental well-being. She discusses the transformative power of gratitude and how psychological tools can unlock your potential. Niyc explores the critical role of supportive relationships during tough times and how to foster resilience in yourself and others. Learn about positive psychology's surprising differences from traditional approaches, and discover actionable steps to shift your mindset and support loved ones effectively.
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Career Pivot
Nicola Pidgeon initially planned to study engineering and work in Formula One.
A pivotal conversation about visualization during a gap year in Australia led her to switch to personal training and psychology.
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Psychology vs. Positive Psychology
Traditional psychology focuses on disorders and diseases, classifying mental health conditions based on symptoms.
Positive psychology, developed in 2000, focuses on strengths and virtues, exploring how individuals and communities thrive.
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Small Steps, Big Change
Overcome the mindset block of assuming change takes a long time by focusing on small daily actions.
These actions compound over time, leading to significant progress.
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In this book, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma reshapes both the body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores various treatments, including neurofeedback, meditation, sports, drama, and yoga, which activate the brain’s natural neuroplasticity to aid in recovery. The book emphasizes the power of relationships in both causing and healing trauma and offers hope through descriptions of novel approaches to treatment. It is based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists in the field[1][2][5].
Time Magic
Time Magic
Melissa Ambrosini
Nick Broadhurst
Time Magic is a self-help book focused on productivity and time management techniques. It offers practical strategies and mindset shifts to help readers overcome overwhelm and achieve their goals efficiently. The book emphasizes the importance of intentionality, planning, and prioritizing tasks to maximize productivity and minimize stress. It also explores the concept of habit stacking, combining small tasks to create larger accomplishments. The book's approach is empowering and encourages readers to take control of their time and live more fulfilling lives.
One More Day
One More Day
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Czesław Miłosz
Mastering your mean girl
The No-BS Guide to Silencing Your Inner Critic and Becoming Wildly Wealthy, Fabulously Healthy, and Bursting with Love
Melissa Ambrosini
In this inspiring and upbeat guide, Melissa Ambrosini helps readers identify and overcome their 'Mean Girl' – the inner voice that tells them they are not good enough. The book provides a practical plan for creating a fulfilling life by busting through limiting beliefs and fears. It focuses on the importance of self-love and choosing love over fear, offering actionable steps to help readers achieve their dreams and live a life that is wildly wealthy, fabulously healthy, and bursting with love.
Comparisonitis
Melissa Ambrosini
Comparisonitis is a self-help book by Melissa Ambrosini that delves into the condition of comparing oneself to others, a behavior that can lead to severe mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and low self-worth. The book unpacks the symptoms of comparisonitis and provides practical tips and techniques to help readers break the cycle of comparison. Ambrosini, who has personal experience with the effects of comparisonitis from her career in acting, modeling, and dancing, guides readers on how to free up mental bandwidth, live life on their own terms, and experience genuine happiness and peace from within.
Open Wide
Melissa Ambrosini
In 'Open Wide', Melissa Ambrosini offers a radically real guide to enhancing all relationships in your life, including the most important one – the relationship with yourself. The book is packed with deeply personal stories, useful tools, and genuine 'aha' moments. It covers topics such as balancing masculine and feminine energy, communicating effectively in relationships, and experiencing mind-blowing and soulful sex. Ambrosini also shares her own journey and practical advice on how to fall in love with your body, unleash your inner goddess, and maintain long-lasting, soulful connections.
** Content Note: This episode includes discussions around suicide. Please take care while listening. **
How can you hack your thinking to help you unlock your full potential?
How do you find strength and resilience when you’re going through a tough time?
And what’s the best way to support loved ones during their darkest moments?
Positive Psychologist Niyc Pidgeon is on a mission to equip millions of people around the world with the life-saving psychological tools that can protect mental health and help unleash their full potential.
Tune in to discover: the surprising difference between traditional and positive psychology, the common mindset blocks that hold people back from achieving their dreams, her go-to techniques for creating an empowered mindset, the critical role of relationships in mental health, and what each of us can do to support someone who’s struggling — even if we’re already at capacity ourselves.
So if you’re ready to build resilience, foster positive mental health, and rewire your thinking, then press play now — this episode is for you.
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