A Shelf Help Podcast

**Today’s guest comes with a warning: there will be swearing. Quite a lot of swearing. So this episode is not recommended for little or sensitive ears, as author Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt introduces her new book: Move on Motherf*cker: Live, laugh and let sh!t go**

Jodie is a counsellor and health psychologist who swears her way to sanity using CBT, mindfulness, humour, positive psychology and profanity. With over 25 years of professional experience helping others find meaning in this crazy world Jodie calls herself a recovering people pleaser, control freak, worrier and motherf*ucker.

Jodie’s new book is for anybody tired of beating themselves up or letting others walk all over them. Are you ready to change patterns of self-defeating behaviour?  Are you ready to change the negative things you say to yourself?  Are you ready to let go of trying to control everything? Time to meet Jodie and her tried and tested - if a little twisted - way to transcend that negative self-talk.

In this episode:

*How swearing is proven to reduce emotional pain (it f*cking is!)

*Why anxiety thrives in vague situations + the science behind how routines and schedules work to combat it

*Why journalling is 'an emotional enema'

*Why exercise is the best medicine to combat anxiety and depression

*The questions we should ask ourselves when it comes to fear: What am I going to do with it that’s productive, and what am I doing to make my situation worse?

*How being able to laugh and accept our own humanity is truly healing

*About Jodie's own GAD - Generalised Anxiety Disorder ("anxiety on steroids") - and her own struggles in 2020

*Why real people are Jodie's biggest inspiration

*The Buddhist parable of the Second Arrow

*Why turning off the news is an act of self-care

*Why doing good for others is so good for us

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SHOW NOTES // RECOMMENDED READING

book - Move on Motherf*cker by Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt

website - www.jodieeckleberryhunt.com

more about GAD (Generalised Anxiety Disorder)

more about CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

more about Brene Brown

more about the Buddhist parable of the Second Arrow

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BOOKS:

Broken Open by Elizabeth Lesser

Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachel Naomi Remen

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F@ck by Sarah Knight

The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris

Wherever You Go There You Are by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Today’s guest, Dr. Aria Campbell-Danesh, is a doctor in clinical psychology and an expert in the fields of behaviour change and long-term health. A mindfulness specialist and creator of the F.I.T. Method, he works internationally as a high-performance psychologist across the areas of mindset, exercise, and nutrition.

He is also the co-author of the beautiful, best-selling book, A Mindful Year, that combines the age-old wisdom of mindfulness with cognitive behavioural science in simple daily practices and, for us, is the perfect antidote to the tumultuous times we’re living through.

In this episode:

*How happiness is determined less by what happens to us and more how we respond

*Why we only look to change when we're sick of ourselves

*Why getting to the top is nothing, and how we do it is everything (Royal Robbins)

*Why diets don’t work long-term

*An introduction to the two journeys in life: the internal and the external

*Why everybody's mind has a negativity bias and what we can do to tackle it

*Dr Aria’s favourite books and teachers - including ancient buddhist and stoic inspiration

*How the mind has a mind of its own

*How we can be successful in our responses even if the outcome isn’t as planned

*Why taking ourselves on a date can be transformational

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SHOW NOTES // RECOMMENDED READING

book - A Mindful Year: 365 Ways to Find Connection and the Sacred in Everyday Life 

instagram - @dr._aria

website - www.dr-aria.com

More about climber Royal Robbins ('Getting to the top is nothing. How you do it is everything.')

More about Marcus Aurelius 

More about Anthony de Mello 

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BOOKS:

Feel the Fear by Susan Jeffers 

The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer

The Obstacle is The Way by Ryan Holiday 

Today’s guest, Jeff Krasno, has been a huge source of comfort and inspiration to us over the last six months, both through the interviews and personal musings he shares via his Commune podcast and also the incredible online learning opportunities facilitated through his course platform of the same name - find it at onecommune.com - which features courses from some of the world’s greatest teachers, thought leaders and guiding lights including Marianne Williamson, Dr Michael Bernard Beckwith, Deepak Chopra, Brendan Bur-chard and Russell Brand.

Jeff is also the co-founder & Executive Chairman of Wanderlust the world’s biggest series of wellness events, he’s the author of 2 books and is part of the SuperSoul 100, a group of 100 top entrepreneurs handpicked by Oprah Winfrey.

In this podcast:

*Jeff's experience of having Covid (and how Russell Brand was involved)

*Why hard conversations are the ultimate self-development tool

*Why we need to redefine what connection is, get off social media and start engaging 1-on-1

*Jeff's favourite meditation techniques, based on music and soundscapes

*Why a local and simple life is a better life

*How to use this opportunity to cultivate time and being with people, and why the biggest impact we can possibly have is to connect with just one person in a meaningful way

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SHOW NOTES // RECOMMENDED READING

Jeff's Commune Podcast 

Commune Platform 

Wanderlust 

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The Guest House by Rumi

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Small is Beautiful 

The Sam Harris Podcast

The Social Dilemma Documentary 

Today’s guest is Gelong Thubten, a Buddhist monk and meditation teacher who is passionate about demystifying meditation and teaching us non-monks how we can use it to thrive in our generally pretty hectic, modern lives.

Thubten has worked with everyone from Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and Hollywood stars to corporate high flyers and high school kids, and in his first book, A Monk’s Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st Century, he presents a practical and sustainable approach to happiness, and shows us how meditation and mindfulness can help get us there.

In this episode:

*How physical and mental burn out in his early 20s led Thubten first to meditation and then life as a fully-fledged 'forever' monk

*How happiness is a mental skill (and an inside job)

*How a monk stays grounded

*Why being spiritual doesn’t have to mean being super serious

*How to turn the Covid experience into an internal/personal retreat

*How loneliness can be transformed through meditation

*Why too much news changes our body chemistry

*The power of compassion and service

*How Thubten is bringing mindfulness to the real world, including schools, hospitals and prisons

*Why practising meditation is the path to happiness and positivity and how everybody - even you! - can meditate

*Why meditation is better than coffee

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SHOW NOTES // RECOMMENDED READING

A Monk’s Guide to Happiness: Meditation in the 21st Century by Gelong Thubten (out now in paperback)

How to be Human: A Manual by Ruby Wax, Ash Ranpura and Gelong Thubten

The Art of Happiness by The Dalai Lama 

A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled by Ruby Wax 

www.gelongthubten.com 

In today’s episode we have a two-for-one treat because we have both halves of Project Love here, Selina and Vicki.

Their mission as coaches is to inspire and empower you to create a life, relationship and career that you love.

In their weekly podcast they look at personal development with honesty and curiosity. Their online platform ‘Get Ready for Love’ has helped people all over the world to transform their love lives.  And their end-of-year journal ‘Goodbye, Hello’ is a bestseller and is also one of our absolutely favourite things to gift to people because it’s features two of our favourite areas for growth: reflection and intention.  As does this podcast episode. As well as heaps of advice on self-care and self-love, how to create a sisterhood circle and why a mini trampoline might just change your life.

Our fellow self-help geeks are going to LOVE all the recommendations peppered throughout this show. Enjoy.

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SHOW NOTES // DETAILS

The Bridge Retreat - https://www.thebridgeretreat.com/book-now/

The Project Love guide to running a Sister Circle.

BOOKS

Glennon Doyle - Untamed - https://amzn.to/33ZBpn5

I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown - https://amzn.to/33YjFsl

The Artist’s Way (features the Morning Pages) - https://amzn.to/3iYveEl

Men are from Mars Women are from Venus - https://amzn.to/3duLlYV

PODCASTS

Brene Brown: Unlocking Us - https://open.spotify.com/show/4P86ZzHf7EOlRG7do9LkKZ?si=LXqkcXt4SYSW4NEaPmjboA

The Tim Ferriss Show - https://tim.blog/podcast/#new-episodes

Guy Raz: How I Built This  https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this?t=1602782900770

DETAILS

Hello/Goodbye Journal: https://amzn.to/34YQ80Y

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loveprojectlove/

Website: https://loveprojectlove.com/

Connect with us www.shelfhelp.club

As well as being a renowned spiritual leader, a sought-after speaker, an Oprah Super Souler and a bestselling author Panache Desai is also lighting up Instagram and youtube and Zoom with over 13,000 people joining his daily Call to Calm lessons and meditations which we can't recommend enough for anyone feeling overwhelmed or anxious right now.

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This is the first episode of the new series and we go pretty deep pretty quickly - the term 'the totality of who I am’ is used before we’re even two minutes in! - but then Panache references his love of pirate radio and drum and bass and explains why Kung Fu Panda and Yoda are his spiritual gurus. And this is exactly why we had him on our vision board of dream podcast guests - because he has so much knowledge and wisdom and love to share but also a wicked sense of humour.

Wherever you are in life right now - we GUARANTEE that you will feel more peaceful and positive after listening to this conversation.

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SHOW NOTES // DETAILS

Panache Desia's new book, You are Enough - https://amzn.to/3iFMyhe

Call to Calm meditations - https://www.panachedesai.com/online-support/

About Kung Fu Panda - https://www.dreamworks.com/shows/kung-fu-panda-the-paws-of-destiny

DETAILS

https://www.panachedesai.com/

https://www.instagram.com/panachedesai/

Connect with us @shelfhelp.club