The Psychological Coach

In this episode John highlights the hidden problem many people have with high expectation. He uses the metaphor of the Trojan Horse to help people understand that what looks to be a very  positive attribute might be an enemy lurking within.  

An inverse relationship between personal agency and resentment will cause a significant obstacle to change. In this episode John reveals how this inverse relationship works and how to change it. 

In Episode 12 John talks about a key factor in developing self-worth and why it is crucial for change. 

Self-worth is foundational for personal change. In this episode John points out the struggle people have with self-worth and how it impedes the change process. 

In this episode John addresses the difficult people have making change and creating the lives they want when they are operating with implicit expectations 

In this episode John discusses why people have trouble using personal assertion. 

In this episode John talks about the problem people have with unconsciously making things mutually exclusive as a common defense against change. 

In this podcast John introduces the concept of Center of Your Own Life. This powerful concept can assist people in learning how to prioritise themselves effectively in relationship to personal change.  

In this episode John talks about the tendency for people to use the "Feeling Bad" style of defense to derail the change process. 

In this episode John discusses the problem of a self-punitive psychology that acts as a defense against personal change.