The Therapy Edit

In this guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to the incredible Emma Gannon about how she took an unplanned year off to address her burnout and enjoyed a year of nothing.As one of the top writers on Substack with The Hyphen, Sunday Times bestselling author Emma Gannon is well known for writing and podcasting about career/wellbeing however her latest book A Year of Nothing, couldn’t be more different.In this memoir, release by indie publisher The Pound Project, Emma reveals what happened in 2022 when, despite having an award-winning podcast Ctrl Alt Delete and ‘not even working crazily hard’ she suffered a breakdown brought on by existential burnout. Unable to look at a screen or even walk down the road, the famously productive entrepreneur then decided to take an unplanned year off. During this time Emma, who is also happy to speak about being child-free by choice, kept a diary and discovered how the most mundane parts of life were not only full of wisdom but also the most fun to write about and formed the basis of this new book.A Year of Nothing, is available to buy for a limited time only between May 14 and June 4 through The Pound Project website.You can also follow Emma on Instagram

In this guest requested solo episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna offers some advice about managing fractured friendships.We hope for those who are feeling confused about friendships that once felt so strong, this is the episode for you.We hope you enjoy the listen.

In this amazing guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna welcome back repeat guest, Midwife Pip who chats about her one thing; how to be an incredible birth partner.Pip is a practicing Midwife in the UK, currently working as a Delivery Suite Sister and as a Specialist Pelvic Health Midwife.Pip has a wealth of experience supporting parents-to-be through all aspects of pregnancy, birth and the postpartum. Importantly Pip is also a mum herself and wants other women to feel the benefit she felt of her knowledge and expertise on her own journey. Pip's BIG news is that she recently released a book! The Midwife's Guide to a Positive Birth is available here.You can also get more of Pip's amazing support and advice on Instagram and on her website. 

In this Monday solo episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats about how we can manage feelings of disappointment in response to a request from a listener. If you'd like some handy and really easy to adopt little tips to help ensure you don't succumb to disappointment, this is the episode you need to take just ten short minutes to listen to.

In this guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to friend and owner of Mill Road, Carly Claydon-Davies about her One Thing; how hitting rock bottom can become a gift.Carly Claydon-Davies is the founder of Mill Road - an award-winning production company that produces films that drive change, create conversation and shift mindsets.Mill Road have produced viral videos for Mother Pukka’s Flex Appeal campaign and won the 2023 Charity Film Awards for ‘Birth in Lockdown’, a film for Pregnant Then Screwed.Carly is a mum of two and worked for over a decade in the film industry before founding Mill Road after a series of unexpected events turned her life upside down.You can follow Carly on Instagram too. 

Drum roll please...... Today Anna has some very exciting news to share! Take a listen to hear all about her brand new book as well as 10 uncomfortable truths.Don't forget to pre-order your copy of Anna's book here...The Uncomfortable Truth: Change Your Life by Changing Ten of your Mind's Greatest Fears

In this Friday guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to digital creator and champion of all things fatherhood, Robert Douglas about his One Thing. Robert discusses how Dads should be supported and empowered to step into a main character role instead of that of a supporting actor.A dad of two, social entrepreneur and advocate for empowerment, Robert provides positive, honest and hopefully insightful takes on what he is learning as a parent that both mums and dads can get onboard with. Robert owns his own production company dedicated to developing talent from under-served communities.You can follow Robert in Instagram here.You can listen to Robert's podcast, Pivotal, here.

In this solo episode, Anna reflects on how she has successfully made positive changes in her life and embedded habits that are important to her.Inspired by a guest episode with Claire Russell where they discussed how 'nothing changes if nothing changes.'We hope you find it really helpful.

In this very special guest episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna chats to Harriet Shearsmith about how listeners can navigate an estrangement or dysfunctional relationship with their parents, especially when they're trying to break the cycle in their own parenting.Harriet is an author, empowerment coach and podcast host of Unfollowing Mum who focusses on cycle breaking parenting, navigating estrangement or toxic relationships with your parents and healing childhood trauma. Follow Harriet on Instagram here.Listen to her podcat, Unfollowing Mum, here.Order Harriet's book, Mumming ItVisit her blog

In this solo episode of The Therapy Edit, Anna covers the topic of anger! Rage in motherhood is a big deal and in this short and sweet episode you can learn about each type of anger and how you can start to manage it, reduce shame and be a happier mother.Another resource in your mental health toolkit on the rollercoaster of motherhood.We hope it's a help.