The Self Help Place Podcast

The Self Help Place Podcast

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The Self Help Place Podcast episodes

  • The Roadmap To Overcoming Anxiety | Episode 25

    After a fair number of years trying different things, I found a roadmap that if followed consistently, can DRASTICALLY reduce your overall anxiety levels.


    In this episode:

    - Find out the 3 main stages in overcoming anxiety

    - Find out what happens in CBT therapy and how you can use the techniques in your own life

    - Discover how to get to the bottom of what you are really afraid of.

     

    2 highly recommended books:


    1. Rewire Your Anxious Brain - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rewire-Your-Anxious-Brain-Neuroscience/dp/1626251134

    2. Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Feel-Fear-Anyway-Indecision-Confidence/dp/0091907071/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=how+to+feel+the+fear+and+do+it+anyway&qid=1595072012&s=books&sr=1-1

    57 min
  • The Social Media Problem - When It All Gets Too Much And What To Do About It | Episode 24

    There are times when Social Media just gets a bit too much. A lot is going on in the world and you can become addicted to checking your Facebook/Instagram/Twitter every 2 seconds, which can have a direct effect on your mood, sleep, focus and general sense of wellbeing.


    Both myself and guest Dave Norris explore the topic of Social Media a bit further and look into the issues as well as how to go about finding that balance between keeping up to date with your friends and family and letting your social media life take control of you.

    In this episode:

    - Learn about some of the traps we can fall into in the social media world

    - A perspective on what is unhelpful during times of world crisis

    - A look into what you can do to reduce the stress of social media addiction

    54 min
  • What's The Point? | Episode 23

    At some point, we all find ourselves asking 'What is the point in all of this?' We can get stuck in a negative cycle of existentialism and nihilism to the point where we just feel...nothing.

    So in this episode:

     

    - Find out how to know where the question REALLY comes from

    - Hear two true stories of people who found 'the point'

    - Find out how to get to the root of the big question

     

    Nando Parrado:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nando_Parrado

     

    Holly Butcher's letter:

    https://www.facebook.com/james.l.ashford.5/posts/10157978902202923

     

    Mastering Fear by Brandon Webb:


    Audiobook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07CSFML89/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

    Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mastering-Fear-Navy-Seals-Guide/dp/0525533567/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

    34 min
  • Therapy - What's It Like? | Episode 22

    I hear this a lot in conversation - 'Do I need therapy?' 'What would therapy even do for me anyway?' I feel that therapy is sadly still a bit of a taboo conversation topic. That you must be 'unwell' or have something wrong with you to seek it.

    Nothing could be further from the truth.

    There isn't a great deal out there on what it is like to go through therapy. I went through a course of therapy some time ago and it gave me the tools I needed to tackle what I was going through and beyond. In this episode, I talk about the therapy I did called CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and my experiences, surprises and benefits in the journey.

    If you want to learn more about what happens in therapy, are considering the option or you are going through it yourself, then this is the episode for you!


    In this episode:

    - Learn about the process of CBT therapy and what happens

    - Learn about some of the myths of what therapy is about

    - Learn that therapy is for everyone and anyone - whether you feel there is 'something wrong with you' or not!

     

    Learn about CBT here:


    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cognitive-behavioural-therapy-cbt/

     

    49 min
  • Meditation - How To Do It, Why It Works And Why It Is Essential To Practice | Episode 21

    Meditation - it's just a waste of time right? What good comes from sitting and doing nothing?


    These are common things I hear on the subject of meditation and they are understandable. The only real way to answer this is to try it for yourself! Oh, and listen to this podcast episode :)


    In this episode:

    - Find out what meditation is and how it works

    - Discover what actually comes from facing yourself for a short time every day

    - Learn how to get started with your first meditation

    - Learn why meditation is so important in daily life

     

    Here is a modern introduction on how to do walking meditation (the instructor in the video uses music which I do not feel is needed, but see what works for you):


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvBI0s2Cww

    45 min
  • How To Achieve Real Self-Improvement | Episode 20

    How do we know what the term 'self-improvement' means anymore?


    The term has lost it's value in an age of self-help gurus an opinions.

    Here are some tried and tested ways to improve your life in ways that make real change.

    In this episode:



    - Find out how to start making changes to be want you want to be

    - Learn how to develop your own roadmap

    - Learn how to dig deep into yourself to find out what YOU want, not what others expect you to be



    Source and amazing article to get started from:

    https://medium.com/mind-cafe/the-7-pillars-of-self-improvement-40d24e5421ab

    56 min
  • The Roadmap To Overcoming Insecurity | Episode 19

    We all have insecurities - but sometimes our insecurities can hold us back when it comes to our relationships, careers and our own happiness. How do we overcome these?


    In this episode:

    + Learn how to spot the hurdles that stop you from overcome your insecurities

    + How to break the taboo on your worst insecurities and start to rebuild yourself

    + Learn how to forgive yourself and your past and move on



    Source:

    https://zenhabits.net/insecurities/

    45 min
  • How To Be (And How NOT To Be) Productive | Episode 18

    We live in a society (particularly in the West) where we are always switched on - cities run 24/7 and we are in non-stop hustle mode.


    But are we making the best use of our time? What we THINK being productive is all about may not actually be the case.


    In this episode:

    + Learn about the pitfalls of trying to be productive and how to avoid them

    + Life-changing tools and techniques to make the best use of your time

    + How to change your perspective to make productivity enjoyable

     

    *Sources - my own experience and this great article:


    https://www.activecampaign.com/blog/habits-of-highly-productive-people

    56 min
  • It's Perfectly OK For Your Life To Be A Mess | Episode 17

    Do you look at your friends and family members and see everything they have achieved and feel hopelessly depressed as you haven't done the same as them?


    Do you have a life that everyone respects you for, which you hate every minute of?

    Do you just have no idea where you are or where you are going?

    In this episode:

     

    • Find out why it is OK for your life to be a 'mess'
  • What you can do to live a life true to yourself
  • How to not compare yourself to others and live how you want to
    • 52 min
  • How To Stop Overthinking | Episode 16

    We all overthink - We all say to ourselves 'what if' or 'I should've/could've/would've' which is a natural part of ourselves.


    However, this can develop into a habit which can disrupt and even ruin our lives.

     

    In this episode:


    - Find out how overthinking works

    - Discover how to stop it in its tracks

    - Learn how to tackle the problem and start to make real change

    41 min

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Welcome! The Self Help Place is a self-help blog designed to provide REAL self-help that you can actually use in your daily life to break down barriers and to look after your mental health. Health…