Living More Fully

James Guay (LMFT) offers appetizers for the soul & practical advice that pique self-discovery from over 20 years of experience as a psychotherapist. His LIVING MORE FULLY podcast explores topics such as: anxiety, perfectionism, loneliness & relationship issues.

Coping with Pandemic Blues & Seasonal Depression 11/19/2020

Coping with Pandemic Blues & Seasonal Depression How do we cope with pandemic fatigue, seasonal affective disorder, the holidays blues, on top of post-election stress? /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/16881218

Coping with Election Stress 2020 11/01/2020

Coping with Election Stress 2020 How do we cope with election stress in 2020? A Harris Poll taken in August, 2020 showed that 2/3rds of US Americans are experiencing distress related to the election, regardless of political affiliation. /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/16639445

COVID-19 Mental Health Survival Guide 04/05/2020

COVID-19 Mental Health Survival Guide James Guay, LMFT speaks with AJ Gibson & Mikalah Gordon on Channel Q's The Morning Beat Radio Show about his COVID-19 Mental Health Survivor Guide. /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/13860077

Guided Compassion Meditation 12/28/2018

Guided Compassion Meditation It's been said that mindfulness without compassion is like a bird with one wing. Both are essential to living an engaged and full life. When we come from a place of curiosity, openness AND kindness to experiences in life, we have greater awareness and a depth of understanding that creates greater internal wealth. /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/8058803

Guided Mindfulness Meditation 12/28/2018

Guided Mindfulness Meditation Practicing mindfulness through meditation is the training ground for becoming more mindful in your everyday life. When we train in this way, we can then develop the internal muscles to navigate life's natural ups and downs. /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/8058710

Breaking Bad Habits Using Mindfulness 12/28/2018

Breaking Bad Habits Using Mindfulness One of the many reasons people come into my office for counseling, is because they’ve tried to break a bad habit or pattern on their own, and despite their best efforts, they’re still hooked. In this podcast, I'll use the example of the never-ending yoyo dieting that we can use mindfulness to address. /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/8058296

Stress Reduction Using Mindfulness 12/28/2018

Stress Reduction Using Mindfulness What is mindfulness and how do we actually use it? It’s a topic that’s near and dear to my heart because I’ve seen how powerful it changes the lives of my clients and certainly has my own life as well. Today I’ll be defining mindfulness and describing how it can be used to reduce stress through a 4 step process: /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/8058218

Becoming Your Own Best Friend 11/07/2018

Becoming Your Own Best Friend The relationship we have with ourselves is the most important relationship in our lives. It is one that is with us from birth until death, from 24/7, 365 days a year. Literally no one else on the planet can be there in the same way that we can be there for ourselves. How do we befriend ourselves? How do we become our own best friends, especially if we already have a pretty conflictual or toxic relationship with who we are? /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/7466057

How to End Friendships 07/30/2018

How to End Friendships Friendships are vital for our overall health and well-being. In fact, not only are healthy friendships good for our emotional and psychological well-being but they also improve our physical health, like our immune system. However, destructive or even toxic friendships can wreak havoc on our lives. And sometimes, friendships can be problematic in other ways. How do we end friendships when we need to? /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/6865769

How to Improve Friendships 07/30/2018

How to Improve Friendships There are moments in life where we notice our friendships are just not as satisfying as we’d like them to be. Maybe they’ve become sporadic, one-sided, boring, conflictual, or otherwise just not as deep, fun or consistent as we’d like. /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/6864193

How to Make New Friends 07/30/2018

How to Make New Friends Having good solid friendships deepens our experience of life. So why is it so hard to make new friends? /episode/index/show/livingmorefully/id/6864059

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