Ed Stott & The Big Life Questions

Today, I'm very excited to say that the very clever Kasey Edwards is back on the podcast!

She joined us a few weeks ago to talk about her book Raising Girls Who Like Themselves & I was absolutely blown away by your feedback here and on social media - Kasey has some fabulous insights from her research into this area over the last 10 years.

Today, though we're talking boys - because patriarchy is bad for everyone…

Kasey's latest book, which she wrote with her husband Dr Christopher Scanlan, is called Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves.

In this episode, she shares the 7 non-negotiables.

Find the previous episode with Kasey on raising girls who like themselves here.

EXTRA INFOFind the emotions wheel Kasey spoke about here.

CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kasey on Instagram & via her website.

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So many of us are so careful with how we talk the others, but we don't take the same care when we're talking to ourselves.

Science has shown that negative self-talk doesn't make us more successful & can do damage to our mental health.

So how can we tackle our inner critic & turn it in to our friend instead of the person who's telling us the things we'd never dream of saying to others?

Well here with the answer to that is Dr Rachel Turow, she's a psychologist & the Author of The Self-Talk Workout. She explains why we feel so obliged to berate ourselves, even though it isn't helpful & gives us 3 simple strategies to start turning our inner critic into our inner bestie.

FYI: If you love this ep, you're going to really like this one with Ash Ambirge, Author of The Middle Finger Project on trashing imposter syndrome! Your head is going to be THE BEST place to be once I've finished with you. :)

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How familiar does this sound to you? You're scrolling through social media and you see a post describing ADHD symptoms and you think 'hmmmmm? I feel seen'.

Well for journalist Matilda Boseley this familiar sounding epiphany led her to the year she says she finally met her brain.

She's since written a book about it & she's joining me today to talk about that ADHD diagnosis & all the things she's learnt that lie in-between that journey from realisation, to diagnosis to processing that diagnosis.

If you're wondering about whether you yourself or someone in your life might have ADHD, this conversation is going to be incredibly useful.

PRO TIP: If you love this ep, you're going to really like this one on the nueroscience of mindfulness too!

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Intuitive Eating is often referred to as an anti-diet and offers a way out of the toxic diet cycle & into a health relationship with food.

One of the big concerns with this approach though is that when you allow yourself to eat anything, you'll disregard nutrition & only eat cake & cheese!!

Well that's where gentle nutrition comes in. It's an approach that ensures you're getting everything your body needs, WITHOUT having to follow a prescriptive diet.

My guest today is Rachael Hartley. She's a certified intuitive eating counselor & author of Gentle Nutrition.

If you loved this ep, you have to listen to this one with Evelyn Tribole, intuitive eating's co-creator on how to heal your relationship with food once & for all.

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Rachael on Instagram or via her website.

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Most of us are now familiar with the toxic influence of diet culture, but what about wellness culture?

Often it's responsible for us reaching for a standard of health that is both unrealistic & unattainable.

So how can we sort the harmful from the helpful and find true well-being?

Christy Harrison is a journalist, registered dietitian, and certified intuitive eating counsellor. She's the author of The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses and Find Your True Well-Being.

If you loved this ep, you have to listen to this one with Evelyn Tribole, intuitive eating's co-creator on how to heal your relationship with food once & for all.

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Christy on Instagram or via her website.

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Stefanie Sword Williams says the difference between the hard workers who succeed & the ones who don't is self promotion.

But if the idea of networking makes you cringe, taking compliments is excruciating & your inner critic shouts you down before you can even remember your password for LinkedIn, how do you start to self-promote?

Stefanie is the author of Fuck Being Humble: Why Self-Promotion Isn't a Dirty Word, she runs an organisation by the same name & has made it her mission to convince you that celebrating yourself is the key to unlocking your dream life.

If you enjoyed this episode, you should absolutely listen to this one with time management wizard Kate Christie on how to plan your life list (& why it's 9000x better than a bucket-list!).

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Stefanie on Instagram or via her website.

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If you've been listening to the podcast for a little bit now, you'll know I'm all about finding new ways of working, dreaming big & making it happen. The TRICKIEST part of this though, can be figuring out WHAT you want to do.

There are few people as qualified to talk on this as today's guest.

She is a podcaster, business owner, DJ, best-selling author & presenter known as FlexMami.

She's written all about how she made this incredible career happen in her book The Success Experiment & that's the topic of today's conversation.

If you love this chat (I know you will), you should really listen to this episode on why 'success' isn't making you happy & what will.

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Flex on Instagram or via her website.

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TRIGGER WARNING: This conversation very briefly touches on eating disorders. How can we raise young women who like themselves in a culture that tells them not to?

Kasey Edwards is the mother of two & the Co-Author of Raising Girls Who Like Themselves, which she wrote with her husband Dr Christopher Scanlon.

They spent 10 years researching & speaking with the experts to figure out the non-negotiables when it comes to raising girls with self esteem & confidence.

In this episode, Kasey shares the 7 key qualities that enable girls to thrive PLUS how to apply these effective strategies to your own life to re-parent yourself & boost your own self esteem.

If you enjoy this ep, you should also check out The Fun Habit: How to Prioritise Fun & Transform Your Life & What Boundaries Are & How to Set Them Without Feeling Guilty.

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kate on Instagram, Facebook & via her website.

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Sometimes climate guilt & grief can be overwhelming. But, as well as not feeling very nice, overwhelm is a fairly useless state to be in. So how do we manage these very scary & real emotions & turn them into something positive?

My guest today is Dr Beth Hill. She's a program development coordinator at Psychology for Safe Climate - they're a not for profit whose sole purpose is helping people with this exact dilemma.

If you enjoy this episode & know you'll find this one with Ethically Kate super helpful too: 3 Simple Shifts to Live a More Sustainable & Fulfilling Life.

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Psychology for Safe Climate via their website.

LINKSFind out more about Climate Cafes running in August & September. Become a Climate Cafe Facilitator PSC's Climate Journey Stream

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If you feel like there's always something else to do, you're never doing enough & your time is slipping through your hands no matter how much you try to control it this episode is for you.

Madeleine Dore spent 5 years searching for the secret to productivity only to wind up writing a book exposing our obsession with doing more.

In this episode she dismantles hustle culture & shares some better ways of working that can help us re-evaluate our relationship with productivity.

If you enjoyed this episode, I know you're going to love this one with time management wizard Kate Christie on how to find an extra 30 hours a month!

CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Madeleine on Instagram & via her website.

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