
Flip Thinking Podcast
Listen to intimate coaching conversations between Berthold Gunster and his guests. Together, they’ll explore the guest's personal problem and try to make it feel lighter or make it disappear altogether. 🔄 'Flip thinking' is the Dutch art of turning problems into opportunities. In the Netherlands we call this 'omdenken'. Learn more about Flip Thinking and the podcast at www.flip-thinking.com. ✨ Curious how the guests of the podcast are doing now? Many of them shared an update with us a few weeks or months after their conversation with Berthold. Click here to read all the stories.📚 Berthold Gunster is the author of international bestseller 'Flip Thinking: The Life-changing Art of Transforming Problems into Opportunities'. In this book he introduces the power of flip thinking to transform stuck-in-the-mud, pessimistic 'yes, but' thinking into an inventive, curious 'yes, and' mindset. Berthold presents his fifteen flip thinking strategies that will transform your thinking away from limitations and threats and towards possibilities and opportunities. His strategies and stories will have you approaching even the most challenging problems, at work, home and at play, in a whole new way.
Latest episodes

Nov 6, 2023 • 46min
Episode 11 - I hate being alone
Paul (36) does everything to avoid being alone. He feels panic, restlessness and loneliness when he is not around other people. He always distracts himself with the attention of others or with sports. An additional problem is that he finds partners who temporarily fill his void, but eventually he falls out of love and the loneliness returns.Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Oct 30, 2023 • 42min
Episode 10 - Daughter with anorexia nervosa
Sarah is a psychiatrist and has a 15-year-old daughter with severe anorexia nervosa. Despite all her professional knowledge about emotion regulation, parenting and personality disorders, she feels powerless in helping her own daughter. How is it that her own child can only communicate through her body and only feels seen by being sick? She feels like a bad mom. What can she do in this nightmare situation?Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Oct 23, 2023 • 24min
Episode 9 - I don't have enough empathy
Lando (50) struggles with the feeling that he doesn't care enough for other people. He feels like he doesn't mourn his brother's loss enough. He feels guilty about not actively reaching out to friends. He's also away from home a lot, while he knows his wife hates it. But is lack of empathy really the problem? Together with Berthold he finds out what's really bothering him.Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Oct 16, 2023 • 26min
Episode 8 - Nail biting
Rixt (56) has been biting her nails as long as she can remember. It gives her comfort, but she also feels very childish while doing so. Why can't she just stop? A heartwarming conversation about a seemingly light problem, with underlying layers of loneliness and feelings of failure. Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Oct 2, 2023 • 20min
Episode 7 - Insecure about my looks
Simone (31) worries a lot about here looks. She spends a lot of time on her physical appearance and she's always striving for perfection. She's also afraid to look older than she is, especially since she's single.Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Sep 25, 2023 • 36min
Episode 6 - Not good enough
Mary (44) has a loving spouse, two happy children and successfully runs her own company. Despite everything going well, she always feels it’s not good enough. Or rather, she’s not good enough. She can’t believe the compliments people give her, always feels that her successes are ‘just luck’ and worst of all, deep down she feels like she doesn’t deserve to be here. Why is that? In this episode Berthold helps her exploring the views she holds about herself.Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Sep 18, 2023 • 35min
Episode 5 - Too goal-oriented
Jochem (27) always needs a goal in life. And he'll do anything in his power to achieve it, whether the people around him like it or not. This makes him quite rigid sometimes, and he fears his loved ones will not accept this behavior forever. Together with Berthold he unravels the underlying psychological mechanism.Curious how Jochem is doing now? Read the update he shared with us after the conversation with Berthold. Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Sep 11, 2023 • 22min
Episode 4 - I don't speak my mind
Micky explores the difficulties of speaking her mind, sharing examples of problems in her relationships. She discusses struggles with her parents and miscommunication on childcare. The speaker reflects on situations where they struggled to express their true opinions, leading to discomfort. They delve into the emotional aspect of asking for help and the pressure to always be strong.

Sep 4, 2023 • 27min
Episode 2 - Fear of public speaking
Marieke (42) doesn't like to stand in front of groups. She gets sweaty, nervous and very insecure. She doubts everything she says and swears she will never do it again. Yet she keeps offering to give lectures in the library she works for. Should she just stop altogether? Or is there a way to overcome her fear?Curious how Marieke is doing now? Read the update she shared with us after the conversation with Berthold. Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.

Sep 4, 2023 • 19min
Episode 3 - Bipolar
Steven (50) just got diagnosed with a bipolar disorder. On the one hand he's happy because it explains a lot of what he's been experiencing during his life. On the other hand it creates a new problem: now he's never sure if the emotions he feels are real, or if it's 'the disorder talking'. Is he just happy, or is it a manic episode? Together with Berthold he finds a way to make the problem irrelevant.Curious how Steven is doing now? Read the update he shared with us after the conversation with Berthold. Do you also have a personal problem and would you like to discuss it with Berthold in the podcast? We would love to have you as our guest! Click here for more info and the application form. This year, the best-selling tear-off calendar in the Netherlands is also available in English for the first time! Order here: www.omdenken.nl/calendar.