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From Negative Talk to Positive Strides: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Canicrossers with Professor Dawn Carnes (Episode 170)
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In this episode, Michelle Mortimer and Louise Humphrey welcome Professor Dawn Carnes, an expert in musculoskeletal health and chronic pain psychology. Dawn introduces a cognitive-behavioural approach to help runners and canicrossers break through mental barriers. She explains how thoughts, emotions and behaviours are interconnected and offers practical strategies: insight into automatic negative thinking, goal‑setting with SMART objectives, problem‑solving, self‑visualisation, and self‑compassion. Through a live demonstration, Michelle and Louise explore addressing motivations, reframing “chore” workouts (e.g. running intervals) into enjoyable alternatives (like netball), and challenging negative automatic thoughts mid-run. The episode concludes with encouragement to tackle fears one small step at a time, reinforcing that change is achievable by breaking tasks into manageable chunks. Topics
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- Cognitive‑behavioural triad: thoughts, feelings, behaviours
- Behavioural activation: how exercise lifts mood with dopamine/cortisol
- Finding enjoyable alternatives to boring workouts
- Problem‑solving demo: overcoming injury with strength training
- SMART goals explained
- Challenging negative self-talk & predictions
- Avoiding perfectionism & embracing fluctuations
- "Compare and despair”: the impact of social media
- Five-step action plan for sustainable change
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