Catherine Lorimer's Guide to Life

On this weeks podcast I chat about something so simple that can made you feel a lot better and it will ensure that the takers of this world no longer take from you.  Its the power of two letters to form a word that says no.  For anyone who suffers from anxiety its hard to say those two words as you don't want to let people down, but if you continually do something for someone and they just take and take and don't give anything back then you will end up in a situation where you just feel really angry about everything.  

Its not just saying no because you don't want to do something its saying no you don't want to be treated that way any more, you don't want someone to use you or to take advantage of you anymore.  

By saying no you are practicing self care, you are setting boundaries for the takers of this world.  Saying no the first time is really difficult, because you get anxious about the persons reaction and you build it up in your head as a big thing, but actually its not if you phase it correctly.  I give a few examples of saying no without actually saying no.  So please have a listen as saying no is one of the most important things in life that you can learn to do. 

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In this weeks Podcast I am chatting about Facial Recognition cameras and how they are going to be used in some locations.  I chat through thoughts from other people on this and what they would primarily be useful for.

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Freshly fringed out, having returned from Edinburgh yesterday, this weeks podcast is about my recent trip to the Edinburgh Fringe what I saw and adored, what I didn't.  There are also a few restaurant recommendations for you.  The Fringe is on until 25th August, so if you have chance I would highly recommend going to see some of the shows.

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On this weeks podcast I am cashing in on the whole Cold Play Kiss Cam story.  I have a look at the whole story in the media, lessons we can learn from them and that rather than being horrible to the couple who made a mistake, had an affair and got caught, which lots of people do, we should check in on them and ask them if they are ok.

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This weeks podcast looks at dating a guy in the USA, how to US men compare to UK women and I have a look at the statistics on how likely long distance relationship are likely to work.  I was surprised at my findings, so I have a look at why that might be.

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This week saw the sentencing of the notorious Sycamore Tree Gap Fellers.

I have a look at why there was a global outcry and ask was it because the tree was famous and because we knew about it we all felt connected to it.

I also ask the question is it right that the felling of a tree evoked more reactions than the death of a baby that was also in the news this week.

I look at what you can and can't do when it comes to felling a tree and share some of my own personal experience on this.  

I also question the length of the sentence in comparison to a death by dangerous driving sentence that was handed out this week.

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I recently reconnected with an old school friend whose last memory of me was wearing braces on my teeth, being engaged and planning to marry my childhood sweetheart.

Have a listen to find out how that worked out and I look at the statistics of how likely it is that a teenage romance will last for a whole lifetime.

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Following on from last weeks Podcast I was interested to know if it worked the same way for Men, do they Fall in Love with Women in Prison?  I was really interested by the answer that I discovered, which leads me to chat about how men fall in love and what is more important to them and how women fall in love. Then I chat about how as women we should be looking out for behaviour actions and not just what men tell us,  after all they might be saying what it is that they think we need to hear...!

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This weeks podcast looks at a few examples of Women who have had relationships and marriages with men who were in prison and I use the Documentary Met While Incarcerated as an example.  I have a look at the three different types of relationships and provide feedback on the reasons why these women may have opted for this relationship choice and what happened, was there a fairy tale ending or do offenders always re offend?

Some people may find this podcast upsetting.

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Having worked in a variety of different roles and communicated to a International cohort of people on all different levels in my various roles, I sometimes forget that not everyone has been as lucky as I have.  

This experience has allowed me to develop effective communication skills which I use in my everyday life, so when I find young person who I don't know that well suddenly opening up to me and sharing her life's difficulties while out horse riding, I wonder what it is about me that enables people to speak freely and openly to me.

Join me on this podcast as I work through how I developed these skills, what they are and what I have learned, with hints and tips that you can take away and try for yourself.

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