{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/63065a6016f51100127b86bd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Owen O'Kane: How To Stop Living On Autopilot","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/1644580499620-79eaa3c21b6898f3a17b9cddaedd1472.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>I’m delighted to welcome Sunday Times bestselling author Owen O’Kane on to the show this week. Previously an NHS Clinical Lead for mental health, Owen is now a psychotherapist and bestselling author. His books have all sorts of intriguing names, like Ten Times Happier and Ten To Zen. But when I saw the title of his latest book, <em>How To Be Your Own Therapist</em>, my ears pricked up. This is a podcast about alone time and how to make it better –&nbsp;and given that therapy is something which many of us consider valuable, but remains expensive and inaccessible to many, I thought that self-therapy, as Owen describes it, sounds like a brilliant use of your alone time. In this episode, he reveals some of the practical wisdom he shares in his latest book –&nbsp;plus, a little more about his own background, and what led him on the his career path, plus how he likes to spend his alone time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We discuss, among other things:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>How to stop living on autopilot and tune into the emotions driving your behaviour</li><li>Owen’s practical, daily tips to administer ‘self-therapy’</li><li>Owen shares the biggest indication, for him, that he needs some time alone</li><li>We discover Owen’s background, and what led him to pursue this career</li><li>How alone time helps therapists recover from the emotional toll of their job</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can order Owen O Kane's latest book, <em>How To Be Your Own Therapist, </em>now from<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07X3DH41F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/books/how-to-be-your-own-therapist-9780008550639/9780008550639\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop.org</a>.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You can also order my book, <em>Alonement: How To Be Alone and Absolutely Own It, </em>which is based on this very podcast, now from<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Alonement-Francesca-Specter/dp/1529412617\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Amazon</a>,<a href=\"https://www.waterstones.com/book/alonement/francesca-specter//9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Waterstones</a> and <a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/a/3598/9781529412611\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bookshop.org</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thank you so much to Flash Pack for sponsoring this season of the podcast. Flash Pack is a travel company that offers boutique group adventures for solo travellers in their 30s and 40s. Visit<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/shows/6074336b81f6d26b0fd553e2/episodes/flashpack.com/alonement\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> flashpack.com/alonement</a> to learn more and quote ALONEMENT at check-out for £100 off your first trip.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter:</p><p>*&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ChezSpecter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/owenokaneten?lang=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Owenokaneten</a></p><p>*</p><p>Instagram:</p><p>&nbsp;*</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/chezspecter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ChezSpecter</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/owenokaneten/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Owenokaneten</a></p><p>*</p><p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:press@alonement.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">press@alonement.com</a></p>","author_name":"Francesca Specter"}