Wake Up Buttercup is designed to wake you up from the lull you call your life. Are you out of your mind yet? Or are you completely insanely entangled in and chained to what you call being realistic? What’s a reality that isn’t achieved yet? It’s yet another trick your mind plays on you to keep you safe and tamed. In this podcast a bunch of very trained and very experienced psychologists and I discuss the mental barriers that keep us from living a life we want and we love based on our own definition of happiness. Because in case you haven’t noticed yet, this is our one and only chance to live.
I finally found the courage to publish this episode two years after recording it.
I had forgotten about that scary but motivating snow storm that inspired me to do this episode. In this episode we discuss courage. What separates courage from recklessness? How can we leverage the force of courage to forge ahead in our lives?
Think about it.
What would you do if you weren’t scared? Do you really need to get rid of all your fears before you can move forward? Or is there a way to feel our fears and still take the next step towards what we want?
Listen to this episode and share your thoughts and feelings with me.
The impact that these conversations have on improving your lives is my motivation to keep going with the podcast. You are my muse.
2 May 2026
Anxiety 102
All of us humans deal with worry and anxiety at some level. It’s normal to be worried from time to time. It’s a survival mechanism. But there is a difference between being anxious to get things moving and a crippling feeling of anxiety that sends us into a dooming cycle of not dealing with life’s challenges and becoming even more anxious as a result. In the anxiety series we dive deep into understating anxiety and equipping you with tools to deal with it.
2 May 2026
Parental Confidence
All parents have experienced moments of doubts and feelings of desperation. When on top of all daily life challenges they have to deal with their kids temper tantrums, unkind and harsh words and actions. It makes us parents wonder, am I doing the right thing? Am I even capable of doing this job? The series on Parental Confidence are to provide better tools for parents to have a more enjoyable journey of raising their kids and deploy more efficient parenting.
14 Nov 2025
Anxiety 101
Welcome to Anxiety 101. This is the first episode of the series dedicated to anxiety.
Throughout the series, you will learn about what anxiety is, how to deal with it and use it to your advantage. We all feel anxious sometimes. Problem is that it pushes some people forward and make others feel completely paralyzed.
Anxiety is enmeshed with many other feelings which can create an unsolvable puzzle at times.
Follow the series and you will be able to recognize your patterns and find your specific map of anxiety.
Have a pen and paper ready, think about your experiences as you listen.
Send us your questions. We will dedicate sometime in the future episodes to answering questions.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Jones
https://lifespandevelopment.ca/about-us/
Dr. Jones is a clinical psychologist with practice in Vancouver and Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He sees persons of all ages for assessment of mental health, learning issues, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and Autism.
Dr. Jones has been designated as an expert witness on learning disabilities by the Supreme Court of BC. Dr. Jones has done work for Forensic Psychiatric Services, assessing self-regulation abilities and predicting risk to the courts.
Dr. Jones has worked at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children on teams disagnosing autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Jones' masters and doctoral research was focused on empathy, self-regulation, bullying and aggressive behavior in children.
Title card Photo Credit: Marina
https://instagram.com/viva_hair_salon?igshid=MzhsbjE4dGZybDFr
Sounding Board & Moral Support: Alireza Farzamifard
29 Dec 2023
Procrastination Castle| Raising motivated kids-Motivated vs Compliant
This is episode 4 of a 5-part series on chronic procrastination with Dr. Chris Jones. Today’s discussion is all about kids and how to raise our children to be intrinsically motivated. How to help them to achieve their long-term goals without pushing them in a way that turns them into future procrastinators. Parents want the best for their kids but finding the right method can be confusing.
In our discussion today, Dr. Jones will answer questions like:
Does Tough Love work?
How can you guide your kids to be disciplined without harsh methods?
How can you raise a motivated and happy kid with compassion?
It’s important to enjoy the journey of raising our kids whilst enabling them to reach their full potential.
Dr. Jones is a clinical psychologist with practice in Vancouver and Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He sees persons of all ages for assessment of mental health, learning issues, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and Autism. Dr. Jones has been designated as an expert witness on learning disabilities by the Supreme Court of BC.
Dr. Jones has done work for Forensic Psychiatric Services, assessing self-regulation abilities and predicting risk to the courts.
Dr. Jones has worked at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children on teams disagnosing autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Jones' masters and doctoral research was focused on empathy, self-regulation, bullying and aggressive behavior in children.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Jones
https://lifespandevelopment.ca/about-us/
Title card Photo Credit: Marina
https://instagram.com/viva_hair_salon?igshid=MzhsbjE4dGZybDFr
Digital Edit: Mahya T.Forosh
Sounding Board & Moral Support: Alireza Farzamifard
29 Dec 2023
Procrastination Castle|Are you out of mind?
This is the third episode of Procrastination Castle series. In the first episode, we learnt what makes people serial procrastinators. Today we will focus on offering solutions to deal with the behavioural side of procrastination.
Procrastination Castle Series|Dr. Chris Jones:The Wrong Box- The Astronaut & The Cook
This is episode 3 of a 5-part series on chronic procrastination with Dr. Chris Jones.
Dr. Jones is a clinical psychologist with practice in Vancouver and Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He sees persons of all ages for assessment of mental health, learning issues, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and Autism. Dr. Jones has been designated as an expert witness on learning disabilities by the Supreme Court of BC.
Dr. Jones has done work for Forensic Psychiatric Services, assessing self-regulation abilities and predicting risk to the courts.
Dr. Jones has worked at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children on teams disagnosing autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Jones' masters and doctoral research was focused on empathy, self-regulation, bullying and aggressive behavior in children.
Dr. Jones explains the main roots of procrastination and how they vary for different people. A self discovery journey is paramount for anyone that wants to eradicate this issue once and for all . The self discovery episode provides the grounds for next episode where Dr. Jones offers practical solutions to deal with your procrastination issue.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Jones
https://lifespandevelopment.ca/about-us/
Title card Photo Credit: Marina
https://instagram.com/viva_hair_salon?igshid=MzhsbjE4dGZybDFr
Digital Edit: Mahya T.Forosh
Sounding Board & Moral Support: Alireza Farzamifard
8 Dec 2023
Procrastination Castle|The Wrong Box- The Astronaut & The Cook
This is episode 2 of a 5-part series on chronic procrastination with Dr. Chris Jones.
In this Episode, Dr. Jones dives deep into practical solutions for people that procrastinate living their lives because it is so far from what they imagined. At the end of this episode you will have some strategies to get your dreams lined up and live a purposeful life. Dr. Jones is a clinical psychologist with practice in Vancouver and Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He sees persons of all ages for assessment of mental health, learning issues, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and Autism. Dr. Jones has been designated as an expert witness on learning disabilities by the Supreme Court of BC.
Dr. Jones has done work for Forensic Psychiatric Services, assessing self-regulation abilities and predicting risk to the courts.
Dr. Jones has worked at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children on teams disagnosing autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Jones' masters and doctoral research was focused on empathy, self-regulation, bullying and aggressive behavior in children.
Dr. Jones explains the main roots of procrastination and how they vary for different people. A self discovery journey is paramount for anyone that wants to eradicate this issue once and for all . The self discovery episode provides the grounds for next episode where Dr. Jones offers practical solutions to deal with your procrastination issue.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Jones
https://lifespandevelopment.ca/about-us/
Title card Photo Credit: Marina
https://instagram.com/viva_hair_salon?igshid=MzhsbjE4dGZybDFr
Digital Edit: Mahya T.Forosh
Sounding Board & Moral Support: Alireza Farzamifard
10 Nov 2023
Procrastination Castle|The Making of A Serial Procrastinator
This is episode 1 of a 5-part series on chronic procrastination with Dr. Chris Jones. Dr. Jones is a clinical psychologist with practice in Vancouver and Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He sees persons of all ages for assessment of mental health, learning issues, and neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD and Autism. Dr. Jones has been designated as an expert witness on learning disabilities by the Supreme Court of BC.
Dr. Jones has done work for Forensic Psychiatric Services, assessing self-regulation abilities and predicting risk to the courts.
Dr. Jones has worked at Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children on teams disagnosing autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders.
Dr. Jones' masters and doctoral research was focused on empathy, self-regulation, bullying and aggressive behavior in children.
Dr. Jones explains the main roots of procrastination and how they vary for different people. A self discovery journey is paramount for anyone that wants to eradicate this issue once and for all . The self discovery episode provides the grounds for next episode where Dr. Jones offers practical solutions to deal with your procrastination issue.
Guest Speaker: Dr. Chris Jones
https://lifespandevelopment.ca/about-us/
Title card Photo Credit: Marina
https://instagram.com/viva_hair_salon?igshid=MzhsbjE4dGZybDFr
Digital Edit: Mahya T.Forosh
Sounding Board & Moral Support: Alireza Farzamifard
10 Nov 2023
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