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OPENHOUSE with Louise Rumball and leading therapists

279 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings

Welcome to your weekly #FreeTherapy fix with Louise Rumball and her favorite therapists.  Your safe haven where friendship and therapy collide. OPENHOUSE is a fresh, fun and real podcast that explores the amazing impact that therapy and human connection can have on all areas of our lives. Louise and her favourite therapists, clinical psychologists & mental health experts take weekly thoughts, questions and stories as well as digging into Louise's life (the good, the bad and the ugly) so you know that you are not alone. From relationships to dating, to sex, intimacy, family, friendship and more, this podcast has something for everyone. 

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Episodes

09 - Jason & Chrishell - The psychology of dating after heartbreak, the friendship boundary and the interesting dynamic of rich, short men

August 19, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

In this OPEN(HEART) episode, we start by discussing the recent announcement that Jason & Chrishell from Selling Sunset are dating.  Louise Rumball & Dr Tari Mack go deeper into: The psychology behind why no one is happy for them; How soon is too soon to start dating again after a breakdown or a divorce;  The power dynamics of dating whilst rich, beautiful and... short;  Exploring the fast chemistry blow out vs. the slow build friendship; and Why do people so often turn friendships into...

09 - DATING - Ask A Therapist: The Psychology of 'Am I Settling In My Relationship' + Dating After Breakup or Divorce

August 19, 2021 15:00 - 42 minutes

In this OPEN(HEART) episode, we start by discussing the recent announcement that Jason & Chrishell from Selling Sunset are dating.⠀Louise Rumball & Dr Tari Mack go deeper into:⠀⇢ The psychology behind why no one is happy for them;⠀⇢ How soon is too soon to start dating again after a breakdown or a divorce;⠀⇢ The power dynamics of dating whilst rich, beautiful and... short;⠀⇢ Exploring the fast chemistry blow out vs. the slow build friendship; and⠀⇢ Why do people so often turn friendships into...

09 - DATING - Am I Settling In My Relationship?

August 19, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

In this OPEN(HEART) episode, we start by discussing the recent announcement that Jason & Chrishell from Selling Sunset are dating. ⠀ Louise Rumball & Dr Tari Mack go deeper into: ⠀ ⇢ The psychology behind why no one is happy for them; ⠀ ⇢ How soon is too soon to start dating again after a breakdown or a divorce; ⠀ ⇢ The power dynamics of dating whilst rich, beautiful and... short; ⠀ ⇢ Exploring the fast chemistry blow out vs. the slow build friendship; and ⠀ ⇢ Why do people so often turn fri...

09 - OPEN(HEART) - Jason & Chrishell - The psychology of dating after heartbreak, the friendship boundary and the interesting dynamic of rich, short men

August 19, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

In this OPEN(HEART) episode, we start by discussing the recent announcement that Jason & Chrishell from Selling Sunset are dating. ⠀ Louise Rumball & Dr Tari Mack go deeper into: ⠀ ⇢ The psychology behind why no one is happy for them; ⠀ ⇢ How soon is too soon to start dating again after a breakdown or a divorce; ⠀ ⇢ The power dynamics of dating whilst rich, beautiful and... short; ⠀ ⇢ Exploring the fast chemistry blow out vs. the slow build friendship; and ⠀ ⇢ Why do people so often turn fri...

08 - CONFLICT - Teddy & Faye - A therapist's take on conflict, toxic conflict and relationship breakdown

August 10, 2021 11:00 - 42 minutes

Welcome to Series 2 of the OPENHOUSE Podcast and our first OPEN(HEART) episode where Louise is joined by the incredible Dr Tari Mack - a leading clinical psychologist and a celebrity relationship expert.⠀In this episode, Louise & Tari go deep into the recent Teddy & Faye argument that recently blew up on Love Island and use it as a vehicle to discuss conflict and toxic conflict, what does it mean when we get triggered, where and who do we learn our anger responses from, and is anger self-sabo...

08 - OPEN(HEART) - Teddy & Faye - A therapist's take on conflict, toxic conflict and relationship breakdown

August 10, 2021 11:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MB

Welcome to Series 2 of the OPENHOUSE Podcast and our first OPEN(HEART) episode where Louise is joined by the incredible Dr Tari Mack - a leading clinical psychologist and a celebrity relationship expert. ⠀ In this episode, Louise & Tari go deep into the recent Teddy & Faye argument that recently blew up on Love Island and use it as a vehicle to discuss conflict and toxic conflict, what does it mean when we get triggered, where and who do we learn our anger responses from, and is anger self-s...

OPENHOUSE - Series 2 - Trailer

August 09, 2021 09:00 - 6 minutes

Join Louise Rumball and her team of leading psychologists as we venture into Series 2 of the OPENHOUSE podcast. This quick trailer gives you a sneak peak of what you may expect in all things OPENHOUSE Series 2.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

07 - HEALING FROM HEARTBREAK - The 10 things I learnt in therapy that helped me navigate heartbreak

January 25, 2021 14:00 - 46 minutes

When my recent break up happened,  it hit me like a truck and I went into a total tailspin of panic, sadness, fear, distress and desperation.⠀Breakups are hard enough in normal, day to day life but there is something about going through any kind of break up during a global pandemic that makes this event even worse.  ⠀In this episode, I share the top 10 things that I have learnt from therapy around break ups and how they have helped me so far.⠀This is the episode that I wish someone had given ...

07 - The 10 things I learnt in therapy that helped me navigate heartbreak

January 25, 2021 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB

When my recent break up happened,  it hit me like a truck and I went into a total tailspin of panic, sadness, fear, distress and desperation. ⠀ Breakups are hard enough in normal, day to day life but there is something about going through any kind of break up during a global pandemic that makes this event even worse.  ⠀ In this episode, I share the top 10 things that I have learnt from therapy around break ups and how they have helped me so far. ⠀ This is the episode that I wish someone had...

06 - How to survive a Corona Christmas

December 07, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Welcome to our second live therapy workshop in partnership with FORA London, London’s tailored workspace that provides its residents with spaces to be happy and healthy to deliver their best work.  This workshop - ‘how to manage the uncertainty of a Corona Christmas’ is a pre-record of a live therapy workshop where Louise & clinical psychologist Dr Helene Laurent-Oliver work through a vast variety of topics that often come up in therapy in the winter months, whilst going deeper on specific ...

06 - THERAPY - How to survive a Christmas Season and Family

December 07, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour

Welcome to our second live therapy workshop in partnership with FORA London, London’s tailored workspace that provides its residents with spaces to be happy and healthy to deliver their best work.⠀This workshop - ‘how to manage the uncertainty of a Corona Christmas’ is a pre-record of a live therapy workshop where Louise & clinical psychologist Dr Helene Laurent-Oliver work through a vast variety of topics that often come up in therapy in the winter months, whilst going deeper on specific top...

06 - How to survive a Corona Christmas [live therapy workshop]

December 07, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Welcome to our second live therapy workshop in partnership with FORA London, London’s tailored workspace that provides its residents with spaces to be happy and healthy to deliver their best work. ⠀ This workshop - ‘how to manage the uncertainty of a Corona Christmas’ is a pre-record of a live therapy workshop where Louise & clinical psychologist Dr Helene Laurent-Oliver work through a vast variety of topics that often come up in therapy in the winter months, whilst going deeper on specific ...

05 - Louise Rumball - My Sobriety Story

November 09, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

In this episode, Louise and Dr Helene explore Louise’s coping mechanisms over the past few years and how an intense life of hard work and constant pressure, often led to her partying harder than she had wanted to on the weekends. Whilst initially seemingly innocent, Louise started to understand that whilst she didn’t classify herself as having a traditional ‘problem’ with alcohol, her relationship with alcohol wasn’t as healthy as it could be, often ending up in awful hangovers, bad decision...

05 - SOBRIETY - Louise Rumball's Sobriety Story

November 09, 2020 11:00 - 46 minutes

In this episode, Louise and Dr Helene explore Louise’s coping mechanisms over the past few years and how an intense life of hard work and constant pressure, often led to her partying harder than she had wanted to on the weekends. Whilst initially seemingly innocent, Louise started to understand that whilst she didn’t classify herself as having a traditional ‘problem’ with alcohol, her relationship with alcohol wasn’t as healthy as it could be, often ending up in awful hangovers, bad decisions...

05 - My Sobriety Story

November 09, 2020 11:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

In this episode, Louise and Dr Helene explore Louise’s coping mechanisms over the past few years and how an intense life of hard work and constant pressure, often led to her partying harder than she had wanted to on the weekends. Whilst initially seemingly innocent, Louise started to understand that whilst she didn’t classify herself as having a traditional ‘problem’ with alcohol, her relationship with alcohol wasn’t as healthy as it could be, often ending up in awful hangovers, bad decision...

04 - 99 Problemz & Perfectionism is one!

October 19, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

Hi friends - Louise here and thrilled to be introducing Episode 4 of our podcast. ⠀ In today’s live therapy session Dr Helene and I explore what it means to be a perfectionist. For me, I have never classified myself as one - I always thought that I was too ‘much’ to be a perfectionist. I wasn’t super tidy, nor the perfect homemaker, the perfect partner or the perfect daughter, and I always had so much on my plate, that I never thought this term was right for me. ⠀ However, what came out of E...

04 - THERAPY - 99 Problemz & Perfectionism is one!

October 19, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 23.2 MB

Hi friends - Louise here and thrilled to be introducing Episode 4 of our podcast. ⠀ In today’s live therapy session Dr Helene and I explore what it means to be a perfectionist. For me, I have never classified myself as one - I always thought that I was too ‘much’ to be a perfectionist. I wasn’t super tidy, nor the perfect homemaker, the perfect partner or the perfect daughter, and I always had so much on my plate, that I never thought this term was right for me. ⠀ However, what came out of E...

04 - PERFECTIONISM - 99 Problemz & Perfectionism is one!

October 19, 2020 13:00 - 37 minutes

Hi friends - Louise here and thrilled to be introducing Episode 4 of our podcast.⠀In today’s live therapy session Dr Helene and I explore what it means to be a perfectionist. For me, I have never classified myself as one - I always thought that I was too ‘much’ to be a perfectionist. I wasn’t super tidy, nor the perfect homemaker, the perfect partner or the perfect daughter, and I always had so much on my plate, that I never thought this term was right for me.⠀However, what came out of Episod...

03 - How does our childhood define the adults we become? [live therapy workshop]

October 05, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 3 of OPENHOUSE. This one is a little different to our usual pre-recorded podcast episodes and it is a live-streamed therapy workshop where we explore how childhood impacts your development into adulthood. ⠀ This episode includes an at-home worksheet booklet for you to work through as we go through the session. If you want to join into the session, please head to http://www.thisisopenhouse.com/episodes/episode-3- to get yours! ⠀ The importance of childhood exper...

03 - THERAPY - How does our childhood define the adults we become?

October 05, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour

Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 3 of OPENHOUSE. This one is a little different to our usual pre-recorded podcast episodes and it is a live-streamed therapy workshop where we explore how childhood impacts your development into adulthood.⠀This episode includes an at-home worksheet booklet for you to work through as we go through the session. If you want to join into the session, please head to http://www.thisisopenhouse.com/episodes/episode-3- to get yours!⠀The importance of childhood experience...

03 - How does our childhood define the adults we become? [live therapy workshop]

October 05, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 3 of OPENHOUSE. This one is a little different to our usual pre-recorded podcast episodes and it is a live-streamed therapy workshop where we explore how childhood impacts your development into adulthood. ⠀ This episode includes an at-home worksheet booklet for you to work through as we go through the session. If you want to join into the session, please head to http://www.thisisopenhouse.com/episodes/episode-3- to get yours! ⠀ The importance of childhood exper...

Back to the Therapy Room - The Old Me, the New Me, and Learning to Forgive Myself

September 21, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 2 of OPENHOUSE, where I have my first LIVE therapy session with Dr. Helene. Together, not knowing where the session would take us, we began exploring how I felt about doing live therapy. Having gone through a couple of months of therapy, what if more structure was added to my therapy sessions? What does the need for control and structure mean? How does trauma cause lasting effects on development into adulthood? The brain does not fully develop until around the...

02 - Back to the therapy room - the old me, the new me and my biggest regret

September 21, 2020 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MB

Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 2 of OPENHOUSE, where I have my first LIVE therapy session with Dr. Helene. Together, not knowing where the session would take us, we began by exploring how I felt about doing live therapy. ⠀ Having gone through a couple of months of therapy already, I mention to Dr Helene that I wonder if this session may be more structured and controlled. She queries what the need for control and structure means to me? ⠀ We explore my biggest regret and how trauma can cause l...

02 - THERAPY - Discussing regrets and how to heal from regret, guilt and shame

September 21, 2020 18:00 - 42 minutes

Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 2 of OPENHOUSE, where I have my first LIVE therapy session with Dr. Helene. Together, not knowing where the session would take us, we began by exploring how I felt about doing live therapy.⠀Having gone through a couple of months of therapy already, I mention to Dr Helene that I wonder if this session may be more structured and controlled. She queries what the need for control and structure means to me?⠀We explore my biggest regret and how trauma can cause lastin...

01 - LIVE THERAPY - What happened to Louise Rumball?

September 07, 2020 14:00 - 19 minutes

Hi friends! Louise here introducing my first ever solo episode of Openhouse - a fresh, fun and real podcast that explores the amazing impact that therapy and human connection can have on all areas of our lives. ⠀⠀In this intro episode, I’m going to introduce you to who I am and tell you a little more about the journey I have been on throughout life so far. ⠀From childhood to adolescence, through university and into adulthood, this episode will give you some background context of my life and h...

What happened to Louise Rumball?

September 07, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

Hi friends! Louise here introducing my first ever solo episode of Openhouse - a fresh, fun and real podcast that explores the amazing impact that therapy and human connection can have on all areas of our lives. In this intro episode, I’m going to introduce you to who I am and tell you a little more about the journey I have been on throughout life so far.   From childhood to adolescence, through university and into adulthood, this episode will give you some background context of my life and...

01 - THERAPY- What happened to Louise Rumball?

September 07, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

Hi friends! Louise here introducing my first ever solo episode of Openhouse - a fresh, fun and real podcast that explores the amazing impact that therapy and human connection can have on all areas of our lives. ⠀ ⠀In this intro episode, I’m going to introduce you to who I am and tell you a little more about the journey I have been on throughout life so far. ⠀ From childhood to adolescence, through university and into adulthood, this episode will give you some background context of my life ...

01 - What happened to Louise Rumball?

September 07, 2020 14:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

Hi friends! Louise here introducing my first ever solo episode of Openhouse - a fresh, fun and real podcast that explores the amazing impact that therapy and human connection can have on all areas of our lives. ⠀ ⠀In this intro episode, I’m going to introduce you to who I am and tell you a little more about the journey I have been on throughout life so far. ⠀ From childhood to adolescence, through university and into adulthood, this episode will give you some background context of my life ...

OPENHOUSE Official Trailer

September 07, 2020 13:00 - 5 minutes

Openhouse - a fresh, fun and real podcast that explores the amazing impact that therapy and human connection can have on all areas of our lives. ⠀In Series 1 of Openhouse, Dr Helene Laurent-Oliver will guide me through a series of personal therapy sessions. Together, we plan to explore all aspects of my life and EVERYTHING is up for discussion!⠀Dr Helene is a Clinical Psychologist who trained at Oxford University and Royal Holloway University of London - she is amazing - we are so excited to ...