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Career Pivots, Belonging & Identity: Why Your Path Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
Season 4 Episode 57
What happens when your life doesn’t follow the path you thought it would?
A conversation on identity, belonging, and the courage to build a career tha…
19 hours ago
What if interviews don’t just reveal what we think… but actually change it?
We often assume interviews are a way of capturing what people already think. But qualitative psychology suggests something different. Interviews can …
3 days, 19 hours ago
I Refuse to Hate Myself: Menopause, Identity & Starting Again
Season 4 Episode 56
“I refuse to hate myself in any way… I hope women reclaim ageing as a gift.”
When everything shifts at once, home, body, identity, what does it take t…
1 week ago
Bonus: Everything we know is shaped by where we stand in the world.
Hi, I’m Leila, and I’m currently doing a PhD exploring the experiences of women who are independent workers, including entrepreneurs, freelancers, an…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
55. From War Zones to Motherhood: The Unexpected Path to Building a Business
Season 4 Episode 55
In this episode of Psychologically Speaking, Leila Ainge speaks with entrepreneur Femke Harris about the unexpected twists that shape our lives. From…
4 weeks, 2 days ago
54. Can Digging in the Dirt Really Improve Your Mental Health? : The Science of Gardening and Wellbeing
Season 4 Episode 54
What if one of the most powerful mental health tools was already in your garden?
In this episode, I’m joined by horticultural therapist Kendall Marie …
1 month ago
53. Goals Don’t Fail, They Reveal: What Happens After the Plan?
Season 4 Episode 53
In this episode of Psychologically Speaking, Leila Ainge checks back in with coaches Emma Thomas and Lucy Green a few months after they set ambitious…
1 month, 1 week ago
What Actually Happens After You Set a Goal?
Season 4 Episode 52
In this episode of Psychologically Speaking, Leila is joined by three Goal Sprint participants, Hannah Isted, Jen Vaughan and Darren Scotland, for an…
2 months ago
“Nothing Bad Happened”: What Visibility Teaches Us About Confidence
Season 4 Episode 51
What actually happens to your confidence once you start pursuing a goal?
In this episode of Psychologically Speaking, psychologist Leila Ainge checks …
2 months, 1 week ago
Are you Avoidance Crafting?
Season 4 Episode 50
Why do resolutions wobble just when we think they should be working?
This episode explores avoidance crafting, impatience, burnout, and how goals, hab…
2 months, 2 weeks ago