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#18 Left Behind - How Childhood Abandonment Shapes Your Life and Relationships
#19 Lifeâs greatest teacher Using mortality to live life with intention
#24 Understanding the Conscious Mind and Its Challenges in Trauma- PART TWO
#23 Understanding the conscious mind and its challenges in trauma- part one
#16 Breaking Free from Co-dependency - Understanding and Overcoming Relationship Addiction
#15 The amygdala hijack is this you or do you know someone who does this?
Bonita explains that a 'hijack' can occur when the brain's emotional centre, the amygdala, reacts instantaneously to a perceived threat, bypassing the rational brain. This can lead to impulsive and intense emotional...
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#12 Why do I behave the way I do - the role of implicit memory on our behaviour, thoughts, feelings and emotions
Bonita talks about implicit memory and how if affects thoughts and behaviours. These memories are automatic, long term and linked to our emotional system. She also explains the difference to explicit memory. Bonita...
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#11 Why do we take the first steps and then self-sabotage
Social anxiety or social phobia can leave us feeling anxious about being judged and can have an impact on our life and confidence. Bonita describes some of the symptoms and what happens in our body as well as tips on...
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#14 Does Trauma affect my memory
This episodes discusses memory loss and the links to trauma. Memory loss doesn't need to be permanent after a traumatic event. Bonita explains what happens to the areas of the brain when memory is affected.
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#13 What is a trauma trigger
Bonita explains what a trauma trigger is and how it links to past experiences.Triggers are very personal so must be dealt with using the right tools. These can often be specific to the individual. The good news is it...
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#10 What is Fear and Why is it Good for us?
Fear can be helpful and actually protect us. Feeling afraid is natural and it keeps us safe. Bonita provides some interesting facts about fear and when it can actually assist us. Not all fear is bad.
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#9 The Difference between Anxiety and Excitement
This episode discusses the close relationship between anxiety and excitement â both produce similar feelings within the body that we are all familiar with, but the meaning we attached to it can be quite different....
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