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On the sofa with TV therapist Sally Baker

Therapist Sally Baker•www.workingonthebody.com
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
I'm a senior therapist and media commentator with over twenty years of experience working face-to-face with clients in my office and the world over via the Internet. On my podcast, I want to explore some of the themes and issues that show up in my consulting room - the issues, problems and breakthroughs that resonate with my clients and can hopefully help you find a way through too.
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Do you over shop 'til you drop

Shopping addiction is no joke. The secret purchases aren't just financially ruinous. The behaviour required to keep this secret destroys relationships. There is life after debt, and however deep in the hole you are, you can recover and build your life. It takes the first courageous step to ask for help. Here are some help contacts: United Kingdom StepChange Debt Charity Services: Provides free debt advice and debt management plans.Contact: Call 0800 138 1111 or visit their website to chat online...

Dec 14, 2023•11 min

Love Island - The Public Chose and then what?

The Love Island producers are always trying to mix it up and make each season fresh but the public choosing who couples up with whom has repercussions on how the boys and girls feel about each other plus controversy is never far away in Love Island. Find out more about the psychology behind the 'feels' and the vibe of the first week of Series 8.

Jun 12, 2022•16 min

Love Island Winter 2020: The one where the couples get disrupted

Two episodes into the new series and the initially lukewarm couples are getting to know each other. In true Love Island tradition disruption arrives this time in the shape of twins Eve and Jess who can cherry-pick any boy they like much to the frustration and annoyance of their new girlfriends.

Jan 14, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Love Island Winter 2020: The one where we see if we care or not

Just hours away from the first winter series of Love Island Sally Baker senior therapist and expert in human behaviour explores how the contestants will be trying to make the public fall in love with them even if their fellow contestants don't.

Jan 12, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Love Island: Dear Sally, why can't someone just love me...

People let their guard down at different rates. There isn't a right or a wrong time scale to fall for someone. Ideally the speed of falling for a new person happens at the right pace for you. And if you do let yourself be more vulnerable there's nothing as painful as feeling betrayed by someone else's actions. You can make this into a painful drama for yourself or an opportunity to se the real them. Hear my reply here. (This podcast is a fictional interaction and does not presume a professional ...

Jun 24, 2019•4 min•Ep. 9

Love Island: Dear Sally, my boyfriend doesn't trust me...

In my mail bag today I look at a letter from a girl who is feeling confused and sad about her boyfriend's possessive behaviour towards her. He's made her doubt herself and it's not the first time she's been left feeling stressed out and crying. Find out what I suggest she does to time out for herself and to see if he really is her soul mate. ( This is a fictionalised letter and does not imply direct contact between myself and anyone on Love Island. Not affiliated with Love Island or ITV2)...

Jun 17, 2019•5 min

Love Island: The one where the boys went to the spa

With the boys out of the way for the day how did it go for the girls around the pool? The dynamics were certainly different and although some truths were told most were said direct to camera in the confessional beach hut. Everything is still up in the air for Tommy between him, Molly-Mae and Maura. I'm glad I'm not a betting girl. It's close.

Jun 15, 2019•7 min

Love Island: The one with the dinner date aftermath

Maura and Elma have shaken up the villa by declaring their intention to find love and making it clear that no boy is off limits. Love Island's hot-house atmosphere magnifies and turns up the heat on every emotion blowing everything out of proportion. The resident girls bravado and silliness are masks for their anxiety. It's only a game but it's proving to be a bloody one.

Jun 14, 2019•7 min

Love Island: The one where the new girls arrived

Two new girls arriving in the villa created an 'us' and 'them' division between the resident girls and the newcomers. Maura and Elma were enthusiastic about choosing the boys they wanted to get to know better over dinner. and certainly made an impression on the boys. Romances that looked as if they were going well could be shakey or even history in the very near future and even though its the new girls who get to choose who to couple up with the power seems to have shifted firmly to the boys. Le...

Jun 13, 2019•8 min

Love Island: The one where there's a lot going one

Just over a week in and Sherif has been 'disappeared' with no-one so far commenting on him leaving the villa. The producers are defiantly keeping the pressure on the contestants with two new girls arriving in the next episode just as boys and girls were beginning to settle down into coupledom. This podcast also looks at why the producers may have chosen contestants who are already social media influencers or related to famous people and how that could affect their performance on Love Island....

Jun 12, 2019•10 min

Love Island: The one where we get to meet everyone

Love Island 2019 Episode 1: The first programme of a long hot summer. Great to finally hear the contestants talk for themselves and share some personal details. Knowing a little more about them immediately changes how we think and feel about them. They're no longer just pretty or handsome but people with personalities, hopes and dreams. Already some are more likeable than others and a lot of how we relate to the contestants will depend on if they align with our own values or not so as we find ou...

Jun 04, 2019•11 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Love Island: What do the latest rumours tell us?

Rumours about who will be taking part in Love Island Series 5 are breaking in the press every day. As are what ITV plans to do with Casa Mor, the lie detector episode and the one where the contestants get to hear what the trolls have been saying about them. This season is going to be a tough one for ITV to get right with the challenge of making 8 weeks of exciting reality TV while the mental health of none of the contestants suffer. OFCOM will be watching their every move while we viewers will b...

May 26, 2019•10 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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