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The Richard Nicholls Mental Health Podcast

To inspire, educate and motivate you to be the best you can be. Learn about tackling mental health problems like Anxiety and Depression as well as simple tips to understand the world better, in a down to earth and genuine way with the Best Selling Author and Psychotherapist Richard Nicholls.

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Short Stuff: Parentification Oct 02, 2026

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Being called mature for your age is meant as a compliment. But quite often it's a description of a child who didn't get to be one.
This week I'm looking at parentification, which is what we call it when the roles flip and a child ends up doing the caring instead of receiving it.

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Impatience Oct 01, 2026

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Once we expect something, our brain acts as if it's about to happen any second, and then gets cross when it doesn't. This week we look at why some waits feel endless and others fly by, what the marshmallow test was really measuring, and why something not happening yet might be the best bit!

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Short Stuff: The Myth Of Closure Sep 25, 2026

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Somebody dies, or something awful happens, and sooner or later somebody will ask if you've got closure yet. Like it's a certificate. So this week I look at where that word actually came from, which is not psychology, and why it contradicts itself, and why the fact that you're still carrying something years later isn't a fault. It's just what humans do.

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Short Stuff: Radical Acceptance Sep 18, 2026

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This week I'm looking at Radical Acceptance, where it comes from, what the word radical actually means, and why letting go of the fight with reality isn't the same as giving up.

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Short Stuff: You've Changed Sep 11, 2026

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Today I'm talking about a phrase that gets said to people all the time, usually by someone who loves them, and it's meant as a criticism even though it's usually evidence that something's gone RIGHT.

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Short Stuff: Compulsive Lying Sep 04, 2026

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This week I'm talking about compulsive lying, and why the picture most of us have of it, someone cold and calculating who's worked out exactly what story gets them what they want, is usually wrong. Most compulsive lying isn't strategic at all. It's automatic, it's fast, and often the person doing it couldn't tell you why they said it either.

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Why You Shouldn't Complain So Much Sep 01, 2026

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Does venting your frustrations make you feel better?
Turns out, not so much. No.
So what we can we do instead?

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Short Stuff: Laughter & Perspectives Aug 28, 2026

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Is laughter the best medicine?

Maybe not, but it's better than nothing!

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Short Stuff: Empty Nest Syndrome Aug 21, 2026

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Empty nest syndrome is one of those things people feel a bit embarrassed to admit to. Your child leaving home is meant to be a success story, so why does the house suddenly feel so wrong? In this episode I look at what's really going on when the nest empties, why it's grief rather than a disorder, what your attachment system is up to when you're still listening for the front door at 11pm, and why the research on what happens next is far more optimistic than you might expect.

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Short Stuff: Infidelity Aug 14, 2026

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Infidelity is one of those topics that gets talked about constantly but almost never honestly. The public conversation tends to collapse into judgment or defence, and neither actually helps anyone understand what's going on.

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