After our journey in part 1 into anxiety and depression, we follow Matt Haig’s recovery, as detailed in his fine book ‘Reasons To Stay Alive’, and talk about all the great stuff in life, both big and small, with a little help from some of Antony’s friends and family -thanks again to all contributors- as he approaches his half century (hence the title).

Along the way, we explore regrets of the dying, how a healthy attitude to death can enhance our lives, and those moments of ‘the sublime’ that we experience a lot as children but seem to ‘grow out of’ as we pass into adulthood.

Declutter your soul, travel, take some exercise, express gratitude, stroke an animal, do whatever works…

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episode links

‘Reasons To Stay Alive’ by Matt Haig

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25733573-reasons-to-stay-alive

Stephen Fry’s 2-part documentary ‘The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtImgnj5DN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECv-24Ruu-o

Learning from ‘Regrets of the Dying’

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cop-doc/202301/learning-from-the-top-5-regrets-of-the-dying

The benefits of spending time with animals

https://travelswithbibi.com/the-benefits-of-spending-time-with-animals

An Uplifting Conversation about depression (LALO 28)

https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-28-an-uplifting-conversation-about-depression

The link between depression and creativity

https://www.verywellmind.com/the-link-between-depression-and-creativity-5094193

Robert Greene on ‘The Sublime’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMq4T7G0Mk

The universe is way bigger than you think

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0

Derealisation

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/depersonalization-derealization-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352911

How To Resist Advertising

https://www.rationalhumanbeing.com/blog/how-to-resist-advertising-even-when-you-cant-escape-it

F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4837266-f-k-it

Derren Brown’s book ‘Happy’

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30142270-happy

Alain De Botton on ‘The News’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4aAJrJB6h0

Bill Hicks- It’s Just A Ride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzQuE1pR1w