Hello, I'm Gemma and welcome back to a brand new series of good influence.

So happy to be back for season two with some topics that I find really interesting and

I hope you will too.

This is the podcast where each week you and I meet a guest who will help us pay attention

to something we should know about as well as answer some of your questions.

This week we're talking about emotions, how we can learn to manage our feelings by identifying

them, why we've evolved to react in certain ways and how we can apply that knowledge to

our relationships.

So joining me this week is Dr Sophie Mort, aka Dr Sophie.

Dr Sophie is a clinical psychologist who offers one-to-one therapy and coaching as well

as sharing warm and accessible mental health content on her Instagram page.

Her new book titled, Emmanuel for Being Human, comes out this summer and aims to help us

understand how we think, who we are and how to live a happier life.

If there's any parents listening to this, you give your child a gift every time you feel

an emotion and you share with them what it is, why it is and how you're going to cope with

it.

So how did you get into psychology originally?

What kind of drew you to this sort of profession?

It's such a great question and it's one I would love to answer with.

I just love helping people, you know, I do it out of the goodness of my own heart.

The reality however is actually at age 18, I was studying art and started having really

by panic attacks and it totally derailed me.

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