Episode 9: The New Maudsley Carer Skills Podcast, with Harriet Parsons and Jenny Langley. The Reassurance Trap

In this episode, Harriet and Jenny talk about The Reassurance Trap, a trap that we all fall into, and need to think about. As Jenny writes, “Carers often get caught up in the reassurance trap and can see no way out. A vicious cycle ensues in which Edi asks for more and more reassurance and there is no obvious learning to change happening. This is exhausting and quickly becomes counterproductive.” This episode helps us to think through both why carers get caught in this trap and how they can start to avoid it.