When you get triggered it can feel like the world is ending, like all your past trauma is happening simultaneously.

In this episode I discuss how it feels for me, as well as what I do about it in the moment and over the long term.

When I drop my morning routine, my day typically falls to pieces.

I need to start the day with meditation and exercise before I start my work.

This is true for the creative days as well. Routine gives me a secure place to create from.

Emotions colour the perceptions of both the giver and the receiver. Potentially resulting in misalignment of support.

Do you want/need emotional validation, practical support or actionable advice?

In this episode, I discuss the importance of detachment and honest communication on all sides.

The symptoms of depression, anxiety and other mental afflictions can at times have physiological causes.

In this episode I discuss the importance of conducting a ‘status check’ of your physical body, doing self care and of making a crisis plan before you need it!

Working out how you work is vital. There are many different approaches to performance, but what works best for you?

In this episode I breakdown the optimal circumstances for my own artistic performance, as well as how I came to know it, and then give you the tools to do the same.

Lucid dreaming involves becoming aware that you are dreaming and then taking control of the dream.

I use it as a form of wish fulfilment, exploration and inner therapy.

In this episode I discuss how to get and stay lucid and dive deep on why you should give it a try.

The only way to truly heal is to embrace your past. To acknowledge it, work through it, and accept to it. Ignoring it won’t help, and hoping it will go away is just wishful thinking.

This is a hard process, and one that must be repeated often. But the result are worth it.

In this episode I share how writing therapy has helped me to relieve some of the inner pressure. I cover some of the problems and pitfalls of using writing therapy to address trauma. I also share two pieces of writing therapy, the poem ‘Flash Back’, as well as a short essay ‘What is a dream?’.

We are a product of our environment. Our values, beliefs and societal norms are just a construct of the time and place we are born.

Historical events cause societal shifts. War, revolution, natural disasters and disease change the people experiencing them. When those people reintegrate with society, the entire society is transformed.

We are in the middle of an unprecedented global event. In this episode of The Reality Check Podcast, I discuss how our shared experience may transform the foundations of global society.