A Need To Read

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  • #120 Jamie Clements on masculinity, opening up and making mistakes.

    Jamie Clements is the founder of The Breath Space and host of the Man Down podcast. He joins me for a candid chat to discuss; relationships, men opening up, masculinity, ignorance, offending people, making mistakes, moral psychology, feminism, psychedelics and so much more. 

     

    For more from Jamie head to  www.thebreathspace.co.uk 

     

    Books Discussed 

    The Righteous Mind - Johnathon Haidt

    This Is Your Mind On Plants - Michael Pollan

     

    Support 

     

    A Need To Read is sponsored by BetterHelp, for 10% off your first month of Online Counselling head to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread 

     

    To start your subscription to Heights click here and use the code 'need2read' for 10% off.

     

    For all else ANTR; including information on other sponsors and how to get in touch, please head to: www.linktree.com/aneedtoread 

    1 hr 1 min
  • #119 How to focus on what matters everyday

    ESSENTIAL READING ALERT

    Your most valuable asset is your attention. What you decide to pay attention to could just be the decider between a good, or a bad day. 

    John Zaratsky and Jake Knapp both worked for the masters of attention-holding; YouTube and Google. So, they're very well qualified to help you take back your attention and start placing it in places that matter. Their book 'Make Time' provides a framework for choosing what you want to focus on, building the energy to do it and breaking the default cycle so you can start being more intentional with the way you live your life.

     

    Please consider getting a copy of the book from your local bookstore. 

     

    Support 

     

    A Need To Read is sponsored by BetterHelp, for 10% off your first month of Online Counselling head to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread 

     

    For all else ANTR; including information on other sponsors and how to get in touch, please head to: www.linktree.com/aneedtoread 

    31 min
  • #118 The future of artificial intelligence with Mo Gawdat

    Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google X, host of the Slo-Mo Podcast, and best-selling author of Solve For Happy and Scary Smart- his most recent book, which is a call to action for all of us to wake up to the reality of Artificial Intelligence. We discuss; how exactly we can work with A.I for a better future, his predictions for when A.I will be a billion X smarter than a human, how YOU can save the world today by setting a good example, and much more. 

     

    Pre-order your copy of Scary Smart from Amazon and send an email titled A Need To ReaD with a screenshot

    of your order confirmation to [email protected]  Mo will pick 50 winners over the course of the next

    few weeks who will all win a signed copy of the limited edition pre-lease copy.

     

    Support 

     

    For 10% off your first month of online therapy with BetterHelp go to www.Betterhelp.com/aneedtoread 

     

    For 10% off your Heights subscription go to their website and use the code 'need2read'

     

    To get in touch and all things A Need To Read go to www.Linktree.com/aneedtoread

    1 hr 1 min
  • #117 How To Change

    'By diagnosing the internal obstacles you face and consistently using solutions customized to help you succeed, evidence and experience suggest you really can get from where you want to be.' Katy Milkman

     

    This episode summarises the book 'How To Change' which is a comprehensive guide to the science of behavior change. Looking at the roles that; getting started, impulsivity, procrastination, forgetfulness, laziness, confidence and conformity have to play in whether you can really change your actions for good. 

     

     

    Support 

     

    For 10% off your first month of online therapy with BetterHelp go to www.Betterhelp.com/aneedtoread 

     

    For 10% off your Heights subscription go to their website and use the code 'need2read'

     

    To get in touch and all things A Need To Read go to www.Linktree.com/aneedtoread

    40 min
  • #116 Finding the good in the bad with Adrian Drew
    After losing his partner to cancer at the age of 18 AJ went on a journey to discover what happiness was and how he could find more of it in his day-to-day life. He then started writing about his findings on Medium, after starting to get millions of views on his articles per month he decided he would create a new print magazine to help bring together the minds of writers from all over the world. MindCafe was born. I am a regular writer for MindCafe now and am happy to be writing a book review column for the foreseeable.
     
    Find MindCafe on Instagram: @mindcafemedia 
    Find Aj on Instagram: @Adriandrew__
    The code 'Ed10' will get you 10% off your purchase at https://mindcafe.co/magazine 
     
    Support 
     
    For 10% off your first month of online therapy with BetterHelp head to www.Betterhelp.com/aneedtoread 
     
    To get in touch and all things A Need To Read head to www.Linktree.com/aneedtoread
    1 hr 3 min
  • #115 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don‘t Do
    In our lives, we focus so much on building new habits that overlook that it's often our less desirable behaviours that are holding us back from reaching our full potential. This episode is a review of the book '13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do' by Amy Morin. One of the best books I have read this year.
     
    Please consider picking up a copy at an independent bookstore where you can. 
     
    Support
     
    If you value personal development and arent considering therapy then you're missing a trick. For 10% off your first month of online counselling with BetterHelp head to www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread
     
    To get in touch and for all else A Need To Read head to www.linktree.com/aneedtoread
    39 min
  • #114 How to get what you want with David Hans-Barker (Meditation Dave)

    I welcome David Hans-Barker to A Need To Read for the second time. We discuss; how to manifest your dreams into reality, the importance of visualization, how just 22 seconds of focus can change your mood, leveraging your emotions to get you what you want, his Spiritual hustlers Club and his new book 'Vision' which is available to buy on Amazon

     

    For more from Dave head to Instagram: @meditationdave

    For a free Vipassana Meditation course head to: https://www.vipassanaonline.com/meditation-retreat 

    For 25% off Spiritual Hustlers Club use code: READMORE100 at https://courses.yogilab.com/shc 

     

    Support

     

    For everything A Need To Read head to: https://linktr.ee/Aneedtoread 

     

    For 10% off your first month of online counselling head to: www.betterhelp.com/aneedtoread

     

    To submit a question to the Book Dr send a voice note to [email protected] for a chance to be featured on an episode and win some ANTR merch 

    1 hr 7 min
  • #113 Can reading really make you a better person?
    In this episode, I discuss; the direction the podcast is going in after the break, how reading can bring new levels of empathy and compassion into your life, how reading novels can make you a better person, whether privilege is worth thinking about much, how extremes in religion are damaging, and recommend a load of books I've read recently.
     
    Books discussed
    - Girl, Woman, Other
    - Bird By Bird
    - The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Nighttime 
    - Educated 
    - Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
    - Shuggie Bain
     
    Support
     
    To get a 1 month free trial of HeadSpace head to www.headspace.com/needtoread
     
    To get started with therapy and get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp head to www.BetterHelp.Com/aneedtoread
     
    For everything else A Need To Read head to https://linktr.ee/Aneedtoread
     
    My inbox is always open and would love for you to send me a submission to the book doctor. Send a 30 second to 1-minute voice note outlining what you'd like a book for to [email protected] and you could be in with a chance to get featured on an episode and get some free ANTR goodies.
    34 min
  • #112 Addiction, sobriety & becoming a psychotherapist With Talitha Fosh

    I am extremely grateful to have sat down with Talitha Fosh. A member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy and has experience working with addiction, eating disorders, and bereavement. She trained integratively so she has experience working with different theories and types of therapy.

     

    In this episode we discuss; addiction, finding the right therapist, who needs therapy, some books to go alongside therapy, disordered eating, sobriety in your 20's and much more. I loved the conversation and hope you find it as useful as I did. 

     

    To find out more about Talitha head to www.TalithaFosh.com

     

    Or head to her Instagram where she is taking the stigma out of therapy one post at a time @therapised

     

    If you liked the episode please consider sharing it with someone else who may find it useful.

     

    Support

     

    All things A Need To Read can be found here: https://linktr.ee/Aneedtoread

     

    To get 10% off your first month of online therapy with BetterHelp head to: www.Betterhelp.com/aneedtoread

     

    To submit your question to the Book Dr or any else you need from me, please email me at: [email protected] 

    1 hr 20 min
  • #111 Building better relationships by treating intimacy as a skill with Shaun Galanos

    Shaun Galanos is a love coach, host of The Love Drive podcast, and an online course creator. He teaches intimacy and communication tools for better relationships and more love.

     

    Shaun and I discuss; looking at intimacy and love as a skill you can develop, the importance of honesty in relationships, whether you can have sex with your friends, how to effectively communicate when your feelings are hurt, whether choice paralysis is getting in the way of your dating life and whether your attachment type is really that important.

     

    You can find Shaun's book recommendations here: https://www.shaungalanos.com/blog/15-must-read-books-on-love-and-relationships/

     

    You can follow Shaun on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thelovedrive

     

    Support

     

    To get a one month free trial of the Headspace app, including access to their full library of meditations head to: www.headspace.com/NEEDTOREAD

     

    To get 10% off your first month of online therapy with BetterHelp head to: www.Betterhelp.com/aneedtoread

     

    To join the BookGang head to: www.Patreon.com/aneedtoread

     

    To submit your question to the Book Dr or any else you need from me, please email me at: [email protected] 

    1 hr 2 min

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