The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall
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The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall
Hello, I am a marital therapist, communications trainer and author. I have thirty-five years helping couples and individuals make better relationships. I have written twenty-plus self-help books which include the international best-sellers ‘I love you but I’m not in love with you’ and ‘How can I eve...
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Sarah Swenson: Are you in a neurodiverse relationship?
If you’re in relationship with a partner who is on the autism spectrum, the following may feel familiar:
This week Sarah Swenson, a counselor sp...
Silva Neves: Heal compulsive sexual behaviours
Have you found the freedom to explore the rich landscape of your erotic self? Or did your childhood leave you feeling restricted and repressed by a se...
Pippa Evans: Harnessing the power of yes and no
We spend a lot of time feeling very serious about seeking meaning in our lives; but is it possible that the secret lies in making the search more fun?...
Toko-Pa Turner: How to read the secret map of your life
There is a coherent and meaningful map for our lives and we are given it one step at a time with the occasional glimpse into the whole picture. That’s...
Josh Cohen: How to live: What you can learn from literary characters
Who is your favourite literary character? According to Dr Josh Cohen, an academic working in literary theory and also a psychoanalyst, this can be a v...
Kathryn Mannix: What you've been told about death might be wrong
How do we live knowing that we will die? How can we face death, and how should we prepare for it? Dr Kathryn Mannix has spent her professional life wo...
Dr Sam Carr: The Silent Epidemic: Loneliness
We’re often told we’re in the midst of a post-Covid “loneliness epidemic”, but what exactly does that mean? Loneliness is a profound condition that go...
Claudia Loewen & Ignacio Jarquin: What women want, what men need
"What are you looking for in a relationship?” It’s something we ask and are asked right at the beginning of a relationship – when we are dating. Perha...
Kate King: When to Mend Your Relationship and When to Move On
Author and therapist KATE KING joins Andrew this week to discuss the question of whether to “Mend or Move On”. Kate challenges the assumption that fam...
Richard Nicholls: How To Be Happier
Is it possible to decide to be happier, and then to go out there and make it happen? Hypnotherapist, author and podcaster Richard Nicholls believes th...
Bob Bordone: Cope Better With Conflict
At work and at home, we tend to avoid difficult conversations for as long as we can. So it’s not surprising that when we are forced to face conflict,...
Conroy Harris: Rites of Passage and Mentoring: How To Become An Adult
It often feels like the modern world values and rewards people who remain psychologically suspended in adolescence. Many people, particularly men, pro...
Cecily Mak: Free Yourself from Unwanted Habits
Many of us indulge in escapist or addictive behaviours that fall short of what society would define as problematic addictions. According to author CEC...
Bea Gonzalez: Fairy Tales and the Route to Wholeness
Healing from profound exhaustion of the spirit requires more than just thinking of a good plan. Author and Jungian Bea Gonzalez believes in storytelli...
Laura Munson: How to Find Wonder Again and Why It Will Transform Your Life
Why is the sky blue? Why do only birds get to fly? Why do people die? It’s natural for children to ask questions, big and small. But too often, adults...
Olivier Clerc: Forgiveness: Healing the Wounds of the Heart
Forgiveness is a powerful spiritual tool that can bring profound relief and unleash feelings of love blocked for years by personal resentments.
...
Dr. Ralph Piedmont: The Big 5 Personality Types and how they Affect Your Behaviour
What is personality? Can it change over time? How does our personality influence the ways we find meaning in our lives? DR RALPH PIEDMONT has spent de...
Robert Jackman: Healing Your Lost Inner Child
If you often feel depressed, anxious, victimised or disappointed, you may be carrying a heavy load of unresolved emotional pain.
Psychotherapis...
Susan Schwartz: Can Narcissists Find Love?
Are narcissists capable of love? Is it possible for them to achieve emotional transformation through therapy? And what does it mean to be the partner...
Jan Day: Tantra: How to Make Your Lovemaking More Connected
How can we have more meaningful, connected sex? Many couples today are stuck in a low-sex or no-sex dynamic, while others struggle to break a routine...
Diana Hill: Stuck? How To Get Yourself Unstuck
If you’re feeling exhausted and unmotivated, clinical psychologist and author Dr Diana Hill suggests that you may be channelling your energy in the wr...
Dr. Kathleen Smith: Make Anxiety Your Friend
If you could write a letter to your own anxiety, what would it say? This is just one of the ways therapist Dr Kathleen Smith befriends her anxiety and...
Soren Gordhamer: How to Thrive in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), we now know almost everything there is to know: except perhaps who we are and actually what matters to...
Ruth Ann Harpur: Narcissism: Helpful Diagnosis, or a Trap?
“Narcissist” has become the insult of choice for many of us caught on the wrong side of arrogance, self-absorption or monotonous bragging. Narcissism...
Peter Ralston: Ending Unnecessary Suffering
Many of us believe that suffering is inevitable. We endure the inner turmoil associated with stress, shame, depression or loneliness and try to soldie...
Kathryn Mannix: How to Listen, Really Listen
Most of us have a conversation we’re avoiding: a child coming out to their parent, a family losing someone to terminal illness, a friend noticing earl...
Jessa Fairbrother: Into the Void: Dealing with Pain When There's No Happy Ending
At some point in our lives, we all step into the void. Something so big happens that we struggle even to make sense of it.
This week Andrew is...
Malcolm Stern: Slay Your Dragons with Compassion
Are you being held back by darker moments from your past? Would you like to find the courage to shine a light on some of the tragic or shameful moment...
Connie Zweig: How We Self-Sabotage: Understanding Your Shadow
SHADOW is a Jungian concept that refers to those traits we have suppressed in ourselves that may be waiting to find expression in our lives. This week...
Graham Johnston & Matt Wotton - Good Boundaries: The Foundation of Happy Relationships
We all know that good boundaries are essential if we want happy relationships. There is a lot of confusion, though, about what exactly a boundary is a...
Charlotte Fox Weber : Sacred Monsters: Why Certain People Take Up Lifelong Psychic Space
There are people in our lives who mesmerise but at the same time diminish and damage us. They excite us about the possibilities life holds, while teac...
William Pullen: Run or Walk Your Way to Better Mental Health
Throw away your FitBit, stop counting your daily steps, and instead learn to run mindfully. If you can find the three key elements of space, silence a...
Ross G. White: Psychological Flexibilty
There’s no one set of rules that will see us through. Psychologist and author PROFESSOR ROSS G. WHITE works instead on the concept of psychological fl...
Robert Hopcke: Synchronicity: Meaningful Coincidences: How to Spot Them & Use Them to Grow
Have you ever experienced a strange, inexplicable coincidence that left you feeling “like a grand, mysterious character in a story?” One that seemed t...
Richard Blake: The Transformative Power of Breathwork
Could changing the rhythm of your breath offer the breakthrough you’ve been looking for?
This week, Andrew talks to psychologist and breathwork...
Venus O’Hara: Spiritual Sex
Venus O’Hara plans to change the world, one orgasm at a time. She believes women are equally as sexual as men, and should have the time and space to e...
Jack Bohannan: Deal Better With Criticism
Can you criticise your partner without starting a flaming row, or causing them to retreat into a wounded silence? If not, you’re not alone. Many of us...
Kate Lucey: Depression : What Worked For Me
So many of us have experienced depression, and if not, we’re likely to have seen people we love battle it.
In this week’s classic episode, autho...
Polly Young-Eisendrath: Why Conflict is Necessary
Most of us dislike or even fear conflict with loved ones. Without it, however, you won't achieve sustained intimacy with your partner.
This wee...
Tara Blair-Ball: Attachment Theory
Are you one of the many people who end up shocked by the ultimate similarity of romantic relationships that felt very different starting out? Why is i...