Ellie Russell on OCD, Anxiety and Empathy on The Anxiety Advantage podcast, hosted by Yang-May Ooi

OCD, Anxiety and Empathy – Ellie Russell AXAV0102 ¦ The Anxiety Advantage [podcast] Season 01 Episode 02

What is it like to live with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? What do you do when you realise the life path you have started on feels overwhelming and sends you into a spiral of anxiety? And what can those…

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The Anxiety Advantage Season 01 Episode 01 - To Be Anxious is To Be Human artwork - podcast by Yang-May Ooi

To Be Anxious is To Be Human – Yang-May Ooi AXAV0101 ¦ The Anxiety Advantage [podcast] Season 01 Episode 01 

Fear can feel overwhelming. Anxiety can cripple us. When we are afraid, we can lash out and behave in horrible ways. When we are anxious, we can feel paralyzed. Our thoughts go round and round in our heads.…

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anxiety advantage podcast - trailer - a jourey of discovery - hosted by Yang-May Ooi

The Anxiety Advantage – Trailer – A Journey of Discovery [podcast] AXAV000a

Anxiety can be overwhelming and debilitating. And it is on the rise in today’s post-pandemic world. But Is it inevitable that we must live with fear, uncertainty and doubt – or can there be any good that can…

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The Anxiety Advantage podcat and multimedia project by Yang-May Ooi

The Anxiety Advantage – New Podcast Launching Soon

Fear and Anxiety can feel overwhelming. Fear can make us lash out to protect ourselves – we fight with everything we’ve got to beat down the danger. It can make us panic – try desperately to run away…

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Westgate Centre - photo by Liz Smith on Flickr - to illustrate a blog post by Yang-May Ooi on Oxford Moments

Ode to the Westgate Centre ¦ Oxford Moments

Do you love or hate shopping? At the best of times, going shopping is something we take for granted as part of our weekly routine – and can be something we grumble about especially if we can’t find…

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Sparking Cross-Cultural Chemistry - Patti McCarthy on the Creative Conversations podcast hosted by Yang-May Ooi

Sparking Cross-Cultural Chemistry – Patti McCarthy CCV0407 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] and Oxford Moments

How do you fit in to a new country with a different culture from your own? How can we develop a sense of belonging while celebrating our differences especially when we are migrants or expats trying to make…

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Councillor Mary Clarkson on Creative Conversations podcast, hosted by Yang-May Ooi

The Future of Tourism in Oxford – Mary Clarkson CCV0406 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] and Oxford Moments

How has the pandemic and restrictions on travel affected place-based tourism? What is a destination city like Oxford doing to face the post-pandemic challenge of bringing people back to the city centre – both tourists and local residents…

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Telling Family Stories – Janet Behan and Damian Le Bas CCV0405 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast]

Actor Janet Behan and writer Damian Le Bas join Creative Conversation host, Yang-May Ooi, in today’s show to talk about Telling Family Stories in the context of their respective Irish, Gypsy and Chinese backgrounds. Along the way they…

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Callum Ruddock, travel writer - Creative Conversations podcast, hosted by Yang-May Ooi

What Travel Writing can tell us about Life – Callum Ruddock CCV0404 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] and Oxford Moments

In a world dominated by Youtube videos and Instagram images that can take you anywhere in the world, is there still a place for travel writing? How can the different types of writing about travel tell us about…

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Vaccination photo to illustrate blog post by Yang-May Ooi on Oxford Moments

One of over 30 million ¦ Oxford Moments

Author Yang-May Ooi reflects on what it means for her to take up the first dose of the vaccination against Covid-19. One of over 30 million ¦ Oxford Moments A couple of weeks ago, I heard on the…

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