The Emma Guns Show

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Rhiannon Lambert is a registered nutritionist who joins me on the podcast to talk about her new book The Science of Nutrition and how to form a healthy relationship with food.

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In this episode, I share:

• Your feedback about the latest episode with Tom Chapman from The Lion's Barber Collective.
• The utter indulgence of Estée Lalonde's Mirror Water bathing range.
• Why Lisa Eldridge's Foundation might be my favourite base of all time.
• How I'm trying to put right missing out on joy.
• Why my upcoming conversation with Rhiannon Lambert, discussing the emotion of nutrition, was so powerful.

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In this second installment of 'How do I reduce my phone usage?' I share tips that are available to you right now, in your phone, to keep you from being disturbed and distracted by your phone.

1. Look at Screen Time within your phone's settings and look at how long you're spending on each app to help you know where to focus your attention when minimising your phone use.
2. Keep your phone out of arm's reach.
3. Turn off all your notifications. All of them.
4. Scramble your home screen every few weeks so it's harder to actually use your phone.
5. Don't allow your phone in the bedroom.
6. Try switching from vibrate to silent.
7. Use Down Time within iPhone settings (Wind Down on Android) to sets time limits and periods of time when your phone is essentially in sleep mode.
8. Download Forest App which gamifies taking breaks from your phone (because who doesn't love a win!?)

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In this second installment of 'How do I reduce my phone usage?' I share tips that are available to you right now, in your phone, to keep you from being disturbed and distracted by your phone.

1. Look at Screen Time within your phone's settings and look at how long you're spending on each app to help you know where to focus your attention when minimising your phone use.
2. Keep your phone out of arm's reach.
3. Turn off all your notifications. All of them.
4. Scramble your home screen every few weeks so it's harder to actually use your phone.
5. Don't allow your phone in the bedroom.
6. Try switching from vibrate to silent.
7. Use Down Time within iPhone settings (Wind Down on Android) to sets time limits and periods of time when your phone is essentially in sleep mode.
8. Download Forest App which gamifies taking breaks from your phone (because who doesn't love a win!?)

To join the closed Facebook group for the podcast click here >> The Emma Guns Show Forum.

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Trigger warning: this episode contains references to suicide.

My guest in this episode of the podcast is Tom Chapman. Tom the founder of The Lions Barber Collective, is an award-winning barber, author, public speaker, global barber director, and international educator. 

I saw Tom give a talk back in October 2021 and knew immediately I wanted to chat to him on the show as I thought his insights would be something that you, my most-excellent listeners, would find interesting and potentially helpful.

Tom started The Lions Barber Collective after losing a friend to suicide and their mission is to reduce male suicide rates by encouraging men to talk while getting a trim - an appointment that might seem superficial but which involves close contact and trust. The Lions Barber Collective’s work has had a meaningful impact, Tom revealed in one interview: ‘This can be life-saving. Well I know it's life-saving - we've saved lives and I hope we continue to save others’.

Tom’s work highlights something that I think perhaps gets overlooked in the beauty industry and that’s the value and intimacy of the relationship we have with our beauty professionals. They provide a safe space where people can often feel at ease and comfortable to open up about how they are really feeling.

I was blown away by his insights and how obvious it is that spotting red flags, knowing how to speak to people who may be struggling is something that anyone working in beauty, who has close physical contact with their customers, clients and/or patients (depending on what field you work in) should be an essential part of training - in the same way Health and Safety is. It is health and safety after all.

I invited him to the show to share his insights and to spread the word. You may not think a hair appointment, an eyelash tint or a leg wax has the potential to save a life, but when you hear Tom’s experiences, you may change your mind…

During this conversation we discuss:

• Creating a safe space for people to talk, especially men for whom opening up about mental health can be more of a challenge.
• How to ask helpful questions and validate someone’s feelings.
• Signs to watch out for to spot if someone may be struggling with their mental health.
• Why you won’t ‘give someone ideas’ if you broach the conversation with them.
• Why we need to offer support to people who work in beauty and grooming to offload after a day of constant interaction and much more.

Tom's books can be found here: Tom Chapman on Amazon.

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In this episode of Bullet Points:

• I want you to get in touch about your reasons for wanting to reduce the amount of time you spend on your phone. Email [email protected] and put 'Habits' in the subject line.
• The EC Method and why I'm signing up for another eight weeks.
• Your feedback about the episode with Dr Sam Bunting.
• The interesting and helpful campaign by Heights and how they are helping you understand what's in your supplements. To find out more visit Heights.
• My first thoughts on the self-tan Bare by Vogue.
• Why I won't be watching Pam & Tommy. Great articles by Terri White 'Pam & Tommy Review' for Empire and Julie Miller's piece 'Is Pam & Tommy Exploiting Pamela Anderson All Over Again?' for Vanity Fair.
• My guest appearance on Roxy Saffaie's podcast Black Belt Beauty.
• And why my upcoming conversation with Tom Chapman could help save lives.

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It's time for Habit #2 and it's all about reducing phone usage. This was the most requested habit in the facebook group so in this, our first look at this habit, I'm taking a wider look at why so many of us want to spend less time on our phones.

Links from the show:

My conversation with Johann Hari

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It's time for Habit #2 and it's all about reducing phone usage. This was the most requested habit in the facebook group so in this, our first look at this habit, I'm taking a wider look at why so many of us want to spend less time on our phones.

Links from the show:

My conversation with Johann Hari

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Dr Sam Bunting is a cosmetic dermatologist who joins me on the podcast to share her expert insights on the topical skincare ingredients and techniques that actually deliver results.

@drsambunting and I discuss:

- Why it's so important to simplify skincare.

- Why she created a direct-to-consumer range of skincare [clue: it's so she could educate the consumer].

- Why retinoids and azelaic acid are two of her favourite skincare ingredients.

- Why her skincare advice is direct and clear.

- The reasons she favours a holistic approach to skincare, especially when it comes to inflammatory skin conditions.

- The effect two years of Zoom calls has had on our we see our skin.

- Why barrier support is so important.

- Her ingredient hierarchy.

- Why knowing that 80% of why we age is preventable is motivation enough to apply SPF daily (and in the right quantities).

- Why skincare isn't entertainment and much more...

To shop Sam's skincare visit her website: Dr Sam Bunting.

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