11/11/2025
As a biker myself I totally understand this, though as a therapist, and life coach, I wouldn't necessarily agree about not seeing a therapist 😉
When you undertake an activity your mind is taken away from the usual thoughts which tend to remain focused on the same things, the same patterns.
A skiing holiday, for instance will do the same, as you are concentrating on the activity, whereas a holiday on a beach still allows your thoughts and worries to surface.
Unless you are ready to change them, and learn to focus on something else, like happiness in your life instead, then you will begin to see it. The right therapist can teach you how you can change your life!
Come and talk to me, to see what you can do for that change.
Comedian Ross Noble says riding a motorbike does more for his mental health than a therapist ever could.
“Putting a helmet on is one of the few things that makes you really concentrate and keeps you present,” the 49-year-old told the Full Chat podcast. “On a motorway you go past a truck and get the wobble, or on a country lane you round a bend and there’s a crack in the tarmac or some leaves. Your brain is constantly making these decisions… Motorbikes are brilliant for working out your sh-t.”
Noble, who has just begun his Cranium of Curiosities tour, said riding gives him the focus mindfulness apps can’t. “If I’m looking at the view, my head is somewhere else… On a bike, the noise is still happening but it’s pushed to the side because you’re actively riding.”
“There’s an idea that motorbikes are a macho and tough guy thing,” he added, “but from a mental health point of view, you can read 100 self-help books and it won’t be as helpful. I would say it’s cheaper to buy a motorbike than it is to go and visit a therapist on a regular basis.”