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It's Not That Deep

It's Not That Deep

By: Adrienne Kirk and Lucy Woods
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In each episode Adrienne Kirk, a Psychotherapist and Lucy Woods, a Mindfulness Specialist bring some lightness to often difficult subjects, helping to navigate through the messiness of life's challenges. With a real emphasis on how to move towards flourishing, It's Not That Deep, looks at what it really is to be human, and offers some tools and strategies that help to support our wellbeing.

Find us at: www.adriennekirk.uk or www.presenceofmind.life

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Lucy Woods and Adrienne Kirk Hygiene & Healthy Living Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Science Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Why do we avoid conflict?

    Why do we avoid conflict?
    Aug 12 2025

    In this episode we explore some of the reasons we might avoid conflict; for example, childhood experiences or relationship issues. We also explore the feelings that might come when thinking about disagreeing with someone, a fear of not being liked, a lack of safety, anxiety, a fear of feeling under attack for our opinions.


    We also share our personal experiences; one of us was conflict-avoidant and one moved towards conflict when a sense of injustice was present. We have moved closer together in the ways we manage differences of opinion and conflict and we reflect on those.


    We suggest ways of moving towards being able to hear and state differences of opinion with others without it feeling catastrophic.



    Adrienne and Lucy can be contacted through their websites:


    www.presenceofmind.life (Lucy)

    www.adriennekirk.uk (Adrienne)

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    35 mins
  • Why do we get FOMO?

    Why do we get FOMO?
    Jul 29 2025

    This episode was all about the fear of missing out. We explored the very human desire to be a part of everything, do everything and be fully involved with everything!


    We discussed how we can explore our feelings about being not part of something, to make sense of them in the current context, and to be aware of any old patterns that might be impacting on our experience of this current FOMO. We leaned on our familiar questions – is how I’m interpreting this true? And is it about me?


    We explore how we might let go of the stories we are telling ourself and meet the situation in a way that supports us, rather than makes us feel bad.


    Adrienne and Lucy can be contacted through their websites:


    www.presenceofmind.life (Lucy)

    www.adriennekirk.uk (Adrienne)

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    34 mins
  • Why do we want to be in control?

    Why do we want to be in control?
    Jul 15 2025

    Feeling in control is a way of feeling safe, and lowering our anxiety. In this episode we discuss how actually very little is within our control, and how to be OK with that!

    We talked widely about how, in the end, often the only thing we have any control over is ourselves and how we respond to situations. And how liberating it can be to be able to say ‘oh well, stuff happens’ when things don’t turn out as we might have liked!


    Adrienne and Lucy can be contacted through their websites:


    www.presenceofmind.life (Lucy)

    www.adriennekirk.uk (Adrienne)

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    32 mins
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