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Don't Get A Therapist... Yet!

Don't Get A Therapist... Yet!

De: Wendy Castelino
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Welcome to "Don't Get a Therapist - Yet!" with Wendy Castelino, a psychotherapist with over 35 years of experience, aims to support individuals with mental health challenges to achieve their full potential. Although Wendy is passionate about providing individual therapy, there are limitations with this approach. This platform, therefore, is dedicated to offering self-help strategies which are designed to enhance personal well-being. The objective is not to discourage people accessing therapy but to motivate a broader audience to explore therapeutic resources that are simple and effective to use. This podcast aims to encourage people to make positive choices about therapy and to find a therapy that suits their individual needs. Additionally, the podcast features interviews with individuals who have successfully overcome mental health struggles. Educación Higiene y Vida Saludable Psicología Psicología y Salud Mental
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  • Turning Pain into Purpose: How Winnie Akadjo is Changing Mental Health Support

    Turning Pain into Purpose: How Winnie Akadjo is Changing Mental Health Support
    Sep 24 2025
    Today, Wendy is joined by award-winning entrepreneur Winnie Akadjo the founder of Aeli Health, a startup that is working to make it easier for therapists to extend better continuity of care to clients between therapy sessions. Winnie helps practitioners to provide their patients with tailored coping strategies and mechanisms they can use to process the emotions that come up during the average 168 hours between sessions. Winnie experienced a lot of trauma and developed Complex PTSD. She shares her journey, including healing through Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), how her faith helped, and how her experience motivated her to found Aeli Health. KEY TAKEAWAYS Inevitably, therapy triggers strong emotions in most people. Patients who are taught what to expect at various stages in their therapeutic journey and provided with tools to support themselves between sessions can thrive. Sometimes trauma can become your identity. Try to recognise the good things in amongst the bad things. BEST MOMENTS “For those first couple of sessions, I would come home and not know how to process my emotions.” “Many people are just living in that haze. They just think, ‘This is fine, this is just normal, but it's not .” “I was very much living with complex PTSD, but I wasn't aware of my complex PTSD.” ABOUT THE GUEST Winnie Akadjo has a decade of professional experience in sales and digital marketing within technology startups across venture capital, social media, and e-commerce environments, having worked at Benefit Cosmetics, Zipcar, Groupon, Founders Factory and TikTok. Over the last two years, Winnie founded LVS Hub, a marketing agency specialising in helping brands and retailers expand their audiences and drive sales through innovative live and video shopping technology, including TikTok Shop. Her entrepreneurial success includes winning grant funding from Foundervine and hosting workshops with the British Library. Winnie has also participated in panels with organisations such as AppsFlyer, Rarely Heard Voices and Carta. As a care-leaver, Winnie's journey has deeply informed her understanding of resilience and the importance of mental well-being. Currently, she is building Aeli, a platform to help trauma-informed practitioners provide a better continuity of care to their clients by bridging the 168-hour gap between therapy sessions. Alongside her entrepreneurial pursuits, Winnie enjoys running, cooking, and exploring her Christian faith. She is also the proud mother of an eighteen-year-old son. https://www.linkedin.com/in/winnie-akadjo https://www.aeli.io VALUABLE RESOURCES www.wendycastelino.com https://www.instagram.com/wendycastelino/ https://www.youtube.com/@wendycastelino798 https://twitter.com/WendyCastelino ABOUT THE HOST Wendy Castelino has been working as a psychotherapist for over thirty-five years. As an accredited CBT and EMDR practitioner, she is committed to upholding the rigorous standards required for these accreditations and helping thousands of people reach their full potential. Wendy currently runs a private practice where her focus is on CBT. Therapy is constantly evolving into developing new techniques, so she studies hard to integrate them into her therapy, to provide a rich and effective experience. Wendy is aware that working in one-to-one therapy limits the number of people she can see. She has, therefore, created a range of online resources. These resources are designed to be easy to follow and provide clear, step-by-step instructions. This can help the individual to master skills and gain confidence, therefore optimising the therapy sessions. They are also suitable to be used on their own. Further details are available at: WendyCastelino.com. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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  • Rewriting Your Mental Narratives using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

    Rewriting Your Mental Narratives using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
    Sep 17 2025
    In this episode, Wendy talks about a therapy called Act, which stands for Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Wendy looks at some evidence-based ACT techniques and shares easy skills you can develop to diffuse yourself from unhelpful thoughts. Disclaimer - this is just an educational podcast. It's not a substitute for therapy. If you're struggling or in crisis, please reach out to your GP or your local mental health services. KEY TAKEAWAYS Some days are sunny, some days are stormy. ACT doesn't encourage you to try to control the weather. It teaches you how to deal with the weather. Using ACT helps you to keep going regardless of what happens, to keep walking towards the life you want. ACT is evidence-based. There are 6 basic ACT habits that can be used by anyone, regardless of their circumstances. Wendy explains how to develop and use each of them. Understand what truly matters to you, what your values are, what the meaning of your life is. Reframing a thought, changes your relationship with that thought and puts things in context. Use anchors to bring yourself back from bad thoughts. Wendy shares several, including how to use your breath. BEST MOMENTS “ACT helps you to make room for difficult thoughts and feelings but still focus on behaviours that are important to you.” “ACT is not about not feeling or damping down feelings…. It won't delete difficult feelings, but it can help you to struggle less and live more.” “You say, “Ah, here we go. I'm telling myself the imposter story”. And then the idea is that you say, “Thank you, mind. Now, I'm going to get back to what matters.” VALUABLE RESOURCES www.wendycastelino.com https://www.instagram.com/wendycastelino/ https://www.youtube.com/@wendycastelino798 https://twitter.com/WendyCastelino ABOUT THE HOST Wendy Castelino has been working as a psychotherapist for over thirty-five years. As an accredited CBT and EMDR practitioner, she is committed to upholding the rigorous standards required for these accreditations and helping thousands of people reach their full potential. Wendy currently runs a private practice where her focus is on CBT. Therapy is constantly evolving into developing new techniques, so she studies hard to integrate them into her therapy, to provide a rich and effective experience. Wendy is aware that working in one-to-one therapy limits the number of people she can see. She has, therefore, created a range of online resources. These resources are designed to be easy to follow and provide clear, step-by-step instructions. This can help the individual to master skills and gain confidence, therefore optimising the therapy sessions. They are also suitable to be used on their own. Further details are available at: WendyCastelino.com. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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    12 m
  • Beyond Meditation: Real-World Mindfulness You Can Try Today

    Beyond Meditation: Real-World Mindfulness You Can Try Today
    Sep 3 2025
    In this episode, Wendy talks about mindfulness, including how you can benefit from incorporating it into your life and exactly how to do that. As a CBT therapist she has already helped many people to do this and also practices it herself. Explore the proven benefits of mindfulness by trying Wendy´s simple guided exercises. She includes body scans, mindful movement and savouring pleasant moments – no incense required. Whether you’re new to mindfulness or looking to deepen your practice, this episode offers accessible tips and gentle wisdom to help you respond to life with greater calm, curiosity, and kindness. KEY TAKEAWAYS Mindfulness is mostly about deliberately paying attention, in the present moment, and without judgment. You don´t need any special equipment. Research shows that mindfulness provides small to moderate improvement for those who suffer from anxiety, depression or stress. But even someone with no mental health issues can also benefit from it. Mindfulness can often help you with managing chronic pain. Practicing mindfulness helps you to enjoy the good things in life more deeply. It increases your feelings of joy and gratitude. Everyday activities provide you with the chance to practice mindfulness e.g. noticing the scent of a flower or the smile your friend gives you when they first see you. There are many ways to practice mindfulness, it´s not all about breathing exercises. The more you practice mindfulness, the better you get at it. Wendy shares practical tips to help you overcome some of the issues people struggle with when incorporating mindfulness into their lives e.g. How to tame your wandering mind or a lack of time. BEST MOMENTS “Mindfulness isn’t about deleting thoughts. It’s about changing our relationship with them so that we can respond wisely instead of reacting on autopilot.” “All you need is your attention, your breath, and a willingness to try again when the mind wanders.” “You can’t really get mindfulness wrong.” “Set an intention to notice it, even a drink, that first sip of tea you have, or coffee in the morning, how much you anticipate it and how lovely it is.” “Give it a go. It doesn’t replace therapy, but there is a lot of evidence to say it could be very, very effective.” EPISODE RESOURCES Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) https://palousemindfulness.com/index.html VALUABLE RESOURCES www.wendycastelino.com https://www.instagram.com/wendycastelino/ https://www.youtube.com/@wendycastelino798 https://twitter.com/WendyCastelino ABOUT THE HOST Wendy Castelino has been working as a psychotherapist for over thirty-five years. As an accredited CBT and EMDR practitioner, she is committed to upholding the rigorous standards required for these accreditations and helping thousands of people reach their full potential. Wendy currently runs a private practice where her focus is on CBT. Therapy is constantly evolving into developing new techniques, so she studies hard to integrate them into her therapy, to provide a rich and effective experience. Wendy is aware that working in one-to-one therapy limits the number of people she can see. She has, therefore, created a range of online resources. These resources are designed to be easy to follow and provide clear, step-by-step instructions. This can help the individual to master skills and gain confidence, therefore optimising the therapy sessions. They are also suitable to be used on their own. Further details are available at: WendyCastelino.com. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/
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    44 m
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