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Controlled Explosions in Mental Health: A Compassionate Guide to Understanding Why Our Brains Self-Sabotage, Self-Criticise, and Self-Harm

Controlled Explosions in Mental Health: A Compassionate Guide to Understanding Why Our Brains Self-Sabotage, Self-Criticise, and Self-Harm


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Have you ever wondered why your brain self-sabotages? Or why your actions seem self-defeating or destructive? This book explores how our brains have evolved to favor survival over mental well-being--creating "controlled explosions"--and provides practical ways to understand, acknowledge, and defuse them.

Controlled Explosions in Mental Health identifies everyday scenarios in which one may experience self-destructive behavior such as procrastination or self-criticism. Each chapter guides the listener through key examples of controlled explosions, identifying and exploring their possible functions. Listeners will learn how to identify when one or more of these "explosions" are operating in their lives, recognize the potential harm or difficulties this may cause, and learn practical ways to navigate and overcome. The friendly, accessible narrative, teamed with guided examples to aid self-practice, makes this book the ultimate companion for navigating your mental health.

This book supports the path to self-awareness, helping the listener take control of their own struggles with insight, care, and compassion. It's a must-have for any listener looking to better understand their mental health and wellbeing.



About the Author :
Charlie Heriot-Maitland is a clinical psychologist, researcher, author, and trainer. Having started his career as a therapist in NHS mental health services, he cofounded an organization in 2012 called Balanced Minds, which specializes in providing Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and self-help resources for the public, and CFT training and consultation for professionals and organizations. Liam Gerrard is an award-winning voice artist with over ten years of experience working in every field of the voice industry, as well as a highly acclaimed stage and screen actor. His animation Walter Tull-Britain's First Black Officer was nominated for a BAFTA in 2016, and he has been nominated for an Audie Award in 2017. He has narrated over thirty audiobooks in a wide range of genres and styles. He comes from a large Irish family, although he was raised in Yorkshire before moving to the Middle East, where he went to school. He studied at Lancaster University and then as a classically trained actor at Mountview; he is currently the youngest actor to play the lead role of Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest in London's West End. He has worked for the most renowned theater companies, including the Royal Exchange Theatre (two Manchester theater award nominations), Edinburgh Lyceum Theatre (five Critics Choice nominations), Soho Theatre (MTN nomination), and most regional theaters throughout the U.K., including Alan Aykbourn's SJT, New Vic, Oldham Coliseum, Nottingham Playhouse, and Theatre by the Lake. His wide-ranging experience has also seen him perform Opera in Rigoletto. He is an associate lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in Broadcast Voice and is also a communication skills specialist and trainer. In addition, he is an examiner for the Royal College of Psychiatry, Royal College of Surgeons, Royal Scottish College of Surgery. In his spare time Liam is also a musician who plays the violin, drums, piano, and percussion. He also enjoys spending time with Peg, his Springer Spaniel, out on the Peak District whenever he can get away from the studio!

Review :

"This accessible book provides insights and tools that individuals can apply to their own experiences through a compassionate lens."

-- "Kate Hardy, clinical professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798228828582
  • Publisher: HighBridge Audio
  • Publisher Imprint: HighBridge Audio
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Returnable: N
  • ISBN-10: 8228828586
  • Publisher Date: 03 Mar 2026
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: A Compassionate Guide to Understanding Why Our Brains Self-Sabotage, Self-Criticise, and Self-Harm


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