Dr Matt Lewis: Recent Episodes
Dr Matt Lewis
All of these exercises are free to listen to and download, no sign up needed. If you find the exercises useful please help support my work by considering donating or buying one of my books on Amazon or my online course. Please see links below. Thank you. I'm a university academic with a PhD in psychology and now deliver public and online courses in emotional well-being and personal development. I am the author of the book 'Overcome Anxiety: A Self Help Toolkit for Anxiety Relief and Panic Attacks' which is available on Amazon.
I lectured in health psychology, exercise psychology, and mental health to undergraduate and postgraduate students, while also designing and delivering courses in mindfulness, positive psychology and Acceptance & Commitment Training (ACT) to the general public, trainers, teachers, and health professionals.
Part one of an audio exercise that outlines how to build genuine confidence that lasts. This is an excerpt from my book: Overcome Anxiety.
Four practical exercises to manage uncomfortable thoughts and anxious thinking. One of the most effective ways we can manage unhelpful thoughts is by using a psychological tool called ‘defusion’, a technique from a mindfulness based approach to helping anxiety called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Defusion is probably the most powerful psychological skill I've learned and has helped change my life more than any other intervention I've used.
This audio describes two different types of intentions and will take you through an exercise that can dramatically change the way others see you. The exercise can bring positive results for everyone, but will be particularly helpful for those who struggle with social anxiety.
This exercise will help you relax when feeling stressed or anxious. It will also help you prepare for sleep and fall asleep when using it in bed.
Body scan meditation with introduction explaining how the body scan works and it's main benefits.
This meditation is about cultivating a positive relationship with yourself, and, by extension, other people and the world. It will also help to reduce feelings of anger and self criticism
Progressive Muscle Relaxation exercise to help with anxiety and training to reduce the power of panic attacks.
Blog Post - In many of the domains that require us to make choices — careers, relationships, sport, or even our daily interactions with others — the choice is often binary.
This exercise will help to calm the mind and lower the physical symptoms of anxiety and stress