An Intro to CBT
An Intro to CBT is a series of deep-dive introductions to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, adapted from the work of CBT specialist Veronica Walsh. The episodes offer conversational, banter-style explanations that make therapy feel like learning, teaching life-changing skills in a brain-friendly way. Listeners can explore tools, guides, and additional audio and video supports on the host's blog and practice website.
Episodes
Master Your Anxiety: Fun CBT Tools with Visualisation and Self-Talk
Ever wish anxiety didn’t run the show? In this episode, we unpack Veronica Walsh’s fun science-backed CBT tools to take control.Learn how to work with your inner “anxiety narrator” rather than fight it, using visualisation, compassionate self-talk, and playful perspective shifts. In this long-form version of the CBT Self-Acceptance explainer, you’ll discover how to:Separate yourself from anxious t
That Glass of Wine to De-Stress? How Alcohol Creates “Artificial Depression” and What CBT Can Do
Ever reach for a glass of wine after a long day, thinking it will help you unwind — only to feel more sluggish, low, or anxious the next morning? You’re not imagining it. Alcohol may feel relaxing at the time, but for many of us, it creates an “artificial depression” in the brain and nervous system afterward — and we often don’t connect the dots.In this fun, practical episode, based on a top CBT w
Public Speaking Anxiety? Hack your nervous system with CBT
Why does your brain malfunction for public Speaking? Because it’s ‘scary’? Nope. Because you have a ‘disorder’? Nope. Because of your ‘primal nervous system’? Yes!Our brain is “wired stupid” for Public Speaking — it’s a common neurobiological nuisance - hack it with CBT!When we face an audience, our threat response often overreacts, triggering over the top pesky primal fight-or-flight symptoms.. Y
Silencing Your Inner Critic with CBT
A Practical Guide to Silencing Your Inner CriticDo you have an annoying negative critic in your head, narrating your life and driving you in the wrong direction? Of course you do! We all have one — that’s why we’re not perfect rational creatures.It’s that nagging inner voice that seems to get louder when we’re anxious or down. Your inner critic whispers harsh judgments, fuels self-doubt, and keeps
Dismantle Bad Thinking Habits with CBT (Cognitive Distortions Explained)
Stuck in the same negative thinking loops? Do you find yourself overthinking, catastrophising, or ruminating on the same worries day after day? If so, you’re not alone - these are common human thinking habits, not permanent character flaws.Bad thinking habits are learned. And they can be unlearned — with CBT.Based on the brain-friendly Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) resources of Veronica Wals
The ABC of CBT - rewrite your self talk
Overthinking and self-sabotaging again? We’ve all been there. One upsetting event can spiral into big drama. You are not alone - and it’s not a personal flaw, or a fixed personality thing.Stress can make our bad thinking habits run wild, but the good news is we can learn to tame them - to literally 'think different' with intent, with CBT.The human brain is a beautiful, messy machine. It’s not perf
Anxiety? It’s Your Nervous System, Stoopid!
Feeling anxious over small things? Ever felt a sudden sizzle of adrenaline from an unread message, or a friend acting strangely? That’s your nervous system firing up before rational reasoning even gets a look in! Anxiety is often your biology being a nuisance - it’s not “all in your head.”Become the Boss of Your Fight-or-Flight Biology with CBTWe are all beautiful, messy machines. Some of us are b
Breaking Free from Emotional Reasoning and Self Sabotage
Learn how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps you step back from emotional reasoning and regulate your responses more effectively.Do strong emotional responses often hijack your ‘rational reasoning’, and cause you to respond to stressors in a dramatic unhelpful way? When you look back do you wish you had responded in a different way that was proportional to the event, and that got you a bett
Rigid “Musty” Thinking in CBT: Understanding Musterbation and Letting Go of Shoulds
Learn how rigid “must” and “should” thinking fuels anxiety — and how CBT helps you replace demands with flexibility and self-acceptance.This engaging CBT explainer unpacks musterbation — Albert Ellis’s term for rigid, rule-based thinking driven by internal musts, shoulds, and have-tos.These internal demands often feel necessary or motivating, but they quietly increase anxiety, frustration, and emo
Shift Anxiety with Self-Acceptance: CBT Tools that stick
Feeling anxious doesn’t mean you’re broken — it means you’re human. This episode shows how self-acceptance can become a powerful tool for managing anxiety.In this fun, practical, short form explainer of Veronica Walsh’s CBT for Self Acceptance post, you’ll learn how to interrupt anxious spirals with new visualisation and self talk - to respond with calm, and build self-trust, with approachable, me
Anxiety and Your Nervous System: A CBT Approach to Understanding & Regulation
Ever feel like your anxiety is running the show? This episode shows how a dysregulated nervous system drives anxiety - and how Cognitive Behavioural Therapy skills can help you take back control.These audios give you a fun, engaging, banter-style listening experience in a way that brains love - it is 'therapy as learning', a fascinating journey that teaches life-changing skills.This engaging long
What Is CBT? A Clear Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Curious what CBT is and how it can help you manage thoughts, feelings, and behaviours? This episode makes it simple, practical, and memorable.These audios give you a fun, engaging, banter-style listening experience in a way that brains love - it is 'therapy as learning' - start a fascinating journey that teaches life-changing skills.In this lively CBT explainer, Veronica Walsh’s core ideas are bro
