“A Reminder To Be Kinder” - The Christmas Mental Health Talk & Is Exercise Underrated Therapy?
The Therapy Crouch
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4.7 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 December 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
On this week’s episode of The Therapy Crouch, things get a little deeper as Abbey and Peter dive into the realities of kindness, mental wellbeing and the pressures so many people face around Christmas.
After a chaotic catch-up covering moustache disasters, school fairs, lost bank cards and black cab etiquette, the pair open up about a listener whose brave email sparked emotional conversations within his family.
From there, Abbey and Pete explore the small habits that genuinely boost your mental health — from exercise and fresh air to connection, community and a good old-fashioned belly laugh. We hear stories about black cab confessions, health anxiety breakthroughs, childhood hymns, nostalgic comfort TV, and why talking is still the most underrated therapy of all.
In the Agony Ab section they tackle group-chat politics, Christmas gifting dilemmas and thoughtful vs. sexy presents… with some truly unhinged suggestions from Pete. It’s heartfelt, hilarious, and a gentle reminder that kindness — to yourself and others — goes further than you think.
00:00 – Intro
00:35 – Shacket debate
01:42 – Moustache meltdown
03:03 – Hiding the length
03:49 – Kindness backed by science
05:28 – A reminder to be kinder
08:29 – Times tables chaos
08:44 – Christmas stress begins
13:07 – The emotional listener email
17:11 – Exercise and mental health
21:29 – Men and vulnerability
27:02 – Black cab therapy
29:14 – Health anxiety & hypnotherapy
32:49 – Comfort TV cures
37:42 – Sexy vs sentimental gifts
47:12 – Group chat politics: Side-chats, snubs & accidental screenshots.
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NHS - https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/
Samaritans - https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/
Better Help - https://www.betterhelp.com/
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| 0:00.0 | This is so simple to answer. |
| 0:01.4 | So simple. |
| 0:02.1 | You can't. |
| 0:02.5 | Get your kiss off? |
| 0:03.1 | Yeah, you can't splash out, but you can put out. |
| 0:20.4 | Yeah. Someone came from America and got on my car and went around Liverpool and they were going, what year was that bill? We know. I'd be like, I don't even know what it is. This is the same good group that Abby put a picture of her and a bikini on. Where's Pete going? He makes all the good cots and go. |
| 0:22.3 | 200 golfers. |
| 0:23.7 | We can't lose it. We can't lose it. |
| 0:23.8 | We can't lose it We can't lose it No Hello and welcome to the therapy crouch With me Avi Clancy Be Pete Grudge Bonjour Bonjour Bonjour Monsieur Monsio You look very smart today I know We've got a dinner later, actually, business dinner. Oh. Are you going down with... I've just built coffee all down myself, which is why I actually wore this undershirt, so I could change it afterwards. Undershirt. You mean T-shirt? Well, yeah. Well, yeah. Well, no. This is novershire. This is under Shet. That's a Shacket. That's what she called a Shacket. Shirt. No, shirts and jacket mixed in. And I love a Shacket, don't they? It's with our YouTube partners, actually. Try and help boost the podcast. Well, why aren't we invited? Because people know... |
| 1:11.0 | Without us, you'd be nothing. |
| 1:13.8 | Right back at your sister. |
| 1:18.5 | No, I'm joking. |
| 1:19.2 | How about we? |
| 1:20.1 | Great. |
| 1:21.4 | Really good. |
| 1:22.0 | What would be you enough to? |
| 1:23.4 | What have we been up to? |
| 1:25.0 | Tash is still going strong. |
| 1:26.1 | I can see that clearly. |
| 1:27.2 | The Tash is going well, yeah. |
| 1:43.7 | The old womb room. Have we had any trimmage on that at all, or is that just... No, I've just like trimmed around it. Okay, okay, okay, okay, yeah, like your beard. It's kind of car is out, isn't it? It's a good few mill over your lips. It's a little bit wispy. |
| 1:45.8 | It's like, you know, a yard brush. |
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