Meliorism

I challenged myself to learn about the effects of global warming & climate change. I really learnt a lot whilst researching this subject so I’m grateful I did it. Below are some of the resources I used to put together this episode.

Today’s episode is the conclusion of the A - Z of me (R - Z). I need to speak into the microphone properly so I apologise for the audio being a bit all over the place in places. Still not on iTunes but we move, I will do it sooooooon!

In what was supposed to be a warm welcome to my iTunes listeners I put together a ‘get to know me’ episode using the letters of the alphabet. However the reality is I’m not on iTunes but I still went ahead with regular scheduling. Enjoy x

Apologies for the nature of the podcast, it's a bit all over the place as I had to record it in 2 parts as the first time around it felt a bit lackluster. In today’s episode I explore the friendship dynamic, whether there is value in these connections and previous experiences I’ve had in the past.

Below are some places that you can go to to meet new people:

In this episode I discuss some of the things I’ve learnt about the hormones and how our external world affects our well being internally. Some of the sources I mention in this episode can be found below:

Today’s episode is focussed on books I’ve read in the past that have inspired, educated, entertained or baffled me. I’ll be using the Goodreads platform as I’ve saved all the books I’ve ever read on there. I’ve also left reviews to reflect on how books have left an impression on me. Titles mentioned in this episode can be found below:

Women Race and Class - Angela Davis * Stay out of the Basement - R.L Stine * 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen Covey * Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsch * Becoming Supernatural: How Common People are Doing the Uncommon - Joe Dispenza * The Energy Codes: The 7-Step System to Awaken Your Spirit, Heal Your Body  and Live Your Best Life * The Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle * The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz * Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert *Alchemist - Paulo Coelho *A Thousand Splendid Suns & The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini * Half a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie * Men are from Mars Women are from Venus - John Gray * How not to Die - Dr Michael Greger * Terraformed - Dr Joy White * Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts * The Game - Neil Strauss * A Piece of Cake - Cupcake Brown

Part of the wider spectrum of emotions I wanted to explore loneliness and how I go about dealing with it, especially during the midst of the pandemic and onwards. Hopefully this helps anyone who feels the pangs of loneliness and wants practical advice for how to alleviate it. Don’t forget it’s a natural human emotion and like all emotions, express don’t suppress. 

P.S: Thanks to 2 Pencils and a Pad for the new logo!

Part 2 baby! After my inital episode on viral advertising I have rounded up the findings, tests and conclusion of my dissertation. I was actually impressed by how much research I carried out! I expected this episode to be shorter because it was a follow up however, I also struggled to get my words out on this one lol. If I still did outtakes the amount of extra material I would have had haha. The book I mentioned in the episode is called 'All About Love' by Bell Hooks. 

I was so intrigued by 'going viral' in the early 20’s that I did my dissertation on the subject and a lot of the themes covered are still very relevant today. I hope you find this useful and who knows, maybe you’ll be the next viral sensation :) This is definitely going to be a 2 parter due to the fact that it is 10,000 words long lol so watch this space.

I was going to do this episode a little later down the line, however there have been some developments in this space which have encouraged me to do this episode today. I found doing this really helpful to process some of the things I have been dealing with recently.

I also mentioned a resource from the charity Mind so I am including this below if you’re interested in checking it out:

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/talking-therapy-and-counselling/about-talking-therapies/

Also another resource from the NHS can be found here: https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/talking-therapies-medicine-treatments/talking-therapies-and-counselling/benefits-of-talking-therapies/