The Self Help Podcast

The Self Help Podcast episodes:

• 04.24.2024

  TSHP512: New Beginnings

  An episode recorded near Easter which enabled us to chat about new beginnings. Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 04.02.2024

  TSHP511: Gossip, rumours and conspiracy theories

  Social media is full of conspiracy theories. Currently those about Katherine Princess of Wales are rife. There is great interest, in certain groups, as to whether the stories about her abdominal surgery and public appearance and photograph are real or...

  
• 03.21.2024

  TSHP510: Good things about where you live

  The idea of needing to get away would suggest that where we are is never really good enough. I get it that the act of taking a break, of doing something different, is stimulating and often relaxing but the question...

  
• 03.05.2024

  TSHP509: Can you feel the love?

  Well Valentine’s has been and gone, the day of love, how was it for you? we often have talked about mood boosts and love, feeing loved, being loved and sharing love they are right at the top of positive mood,...

  
• 02.16.2024

  TSHP508: The Power of a Smile

  Following on from last weeks look at the potential of global conflict. A listener reminded me of this and asked ‘why don’t we just encourage everybody to smile at each other?’ An excellent question! Let's discuss... Enjoy the show, it's The Self...

  
• 02.06.2024

  TSHP507: War – Is it ever right?

  Ed and I did a similar episode in 2019. The issues of war and potentially a world war were on us then and, sadly, very little seems to have changed. Over the last few months the people visiting my consulting...

  
• 01.15.2024

  TSHP506: It’s 2024! A year of choices…

  Ok, so it is New Year! Standing at the beginning of 2024 you, and I, will be making choices about how and what this year will be. 2023 will certainly be a year to remember and for many perhaps a year...

  
• 12.24.2023

  TSHP505: Bring on the Light

  For a lot of people around the world this year Christmas Day might just be another day in a difficult year. In a work of wars, financial crisis and global warming there are a lot of people worrying. What will...

  
• 12.19.2023

  TSHP504: The Blame Game & Good Will

  It has never been a better time to talk seriously about the blame game and good will. As we approach the festive season and, in theory at least, a time of goodwill it seems that we are living in a...

  
• 12.10.2023

  TSHP503: Expertise vs Experience

  What's more important? Expertise or experience? Sean and Ed have a chat... Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 11.23.2023

  TSHP502: We Need Forgiveness To Set Us Free

  Remembrance Day, 11 November, is a memorial day that has been observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War in 1919. This has been to honour armed forces members who have died in the line...

  
• 11.13.2023

  TSHP501: What is your addiction?

  We use the word ‘addiction’ to indicate an illness which is based on the behaviour of a person who is compulsively or habitually ‘addicted’ to a substance or a set of behaviours. Most behaviours that are described as addictions are...

  
• 10.29.2023

  TSHP500: Slow Down And Speed Up?

  Sean's been on a speed awareness course! Ed is busy campaigning for slower, safer streets! Has the world gotten too fast? Can we slow down and enjoy life that little bit more? Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 10.12.2023

  TSHP499: Time For A Clean Out?

  Have you ever wanted to give you a body a good clean, but from the inside? It is rebooting your entire system. A bit like when you turn your laptop off and on again and then defrag the hard drive. Enjoy...

  
• 10.02.2023

  TSHP498: Setting Secure Boundaries

  Lately the international news has been full of stories of inappropriate touching kissing, and so on, in a variety of areas from sport to politics. The implication is that we either no longer have a clear idea of what our...

  
• 09.22.2023

  TSHP497: Loss & Grief

  Last week Auntie Vera passed at the age of 96. As the last person in that age group in the family her loss has been very profound the grief intense. There is joy and happiness for the memories of what...

  
• 09.10.2023

  TSHP496: The Changing of the Seasons

  Here we are again. It is the end of the summer, winter is on the horizon and as they say “it won’t be long and then it will be Christmas”. With the loss of light comes a reduction the available vitamins D...

  
• 08.25.2023

  TSHP495: What Do Animals Do For Us?

  Animals and pets can give us so much - from companionship to direct nutrition. Ed & Sean are joined by Cooper the dog to have a chat about how we have used and continue to use animals in our lives...

  
• 08.04.2023

  TSHP494: Processing Trauma

  Since Covid and lockdown more and more people have developed the symptoms of post trauma. This can be difficult and debilitating. However the mechanism that leads to our repression of difficult experiences is our memory. The issue with post traumatic...

  
• 07.19.2023

  TSHP493: Procrastination Might Be Good For Us

  Following Covid I have spoken with so many people who, even now, are having problems getting going again. For some there is a frustration with their life for others it is that feeling of they simply can’t be bothered. For...

  
• 07.02.2023

  TSHP492: Money, Money, Money

  In this episode we are revisiting an old topic - MONEY. With the current economic crisis and the ongoing effects of Russias war in the Ukraine things ate tight. Interest rates are on the rise and available income is diminishing....

  
• 06.21.2023

  TSHP491: Dealing with Toxic Relationships

  What happens when friendships turn sour? Do we grin and bear it or find a way out?  Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 06.07.2023

  TSHP490: Staying Rational

  Being rational is easy, right?! Well, yeah. Maybe not. Sometimes our minds want to do their own thing and we can discover other sides to our personalities. Can we control it? Should we always seek to?  Enjoy the show, it's The...

  
• 05.25.2023

  TSHP489: The Reality of Democracy

  Ed has been elected as a local councillor! Wow. The fun starts now. We thought an episode about democracy was in order. What does it mean? How did we end up where we are? Can Ed navigate the ups and...

  
• 05.09.2023

  TSHP488: Religious Trauma Syndrome

  In the world of religion beliefs will often clash. This God, that God, the other God... while religion and spirituality has the ability to lift us up and fill us with purpose and wonder, it can also leave a negative...

  
• 04.29.2023

  TSHP487: Love & Marriage

  There has been a wedding in the family, so Sean is thinking about relationships again! Let's have a chat... Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 04.20.2023

  TSHP486: If we believe a lie, is it the truth?

  What's Coming This Episode? Boris Johnson has been up to some of his old tricks again - bending the truth. Yet, is he being truthful? We've seen the photos and videos, yet he seems to be speaking the truth... so what...

  
• 03.31.2023

  TSHP485: State of the Nation, with Sean & Ed

  A bit of a 'shoot from the hip' episode from Sean and Ed today, where they decided to just shoot the breeze and talk politics, the world and a few things in between. Enjoy! Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help...

  
• 03.15.2023

  TSHP484: How to be lucky

  Why is it that some people seem to get all of the luck and others always seem to have none? It is just chance or are there deeper issues at play? Let's chat! Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 03.03.2023

  TSHP483: It’s Time To Talk

  It's good to talk. We all know that! Don't we? Well, yeah probably. But best to have a chat about it hey? Let's go... Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 02.07.2023

  TSHP482: Blue Monday – How to avoid the blues…

  Blue Monday has been and gone, but how much should we worry about it? The seasons affect our mood, but how can we set ourselves up for the best chance of keeping a level head through the winter months and...

  
• 01.23.2023

  TSHP481: Grief and Family Bother

  The Royal Family are in the news - airing their dirty washing in public as we see from time to time. Families are complex things so there's plenty we can learn about how we interact with our nearest and dearest... Enjoy...

  
• 01.09.2023

  TSHP480: Goals for 2023

  New year, new you! Hit the gym! No booze! Well, probably, but maybe not. Goals don't have to be big or small... you don't even have to set any! Sean and Ed talk it through. All the best for 2023. Enjoy...

  
• 12.24.2022

  TSHP479: Another Happy Christmas?

  And, here we are again! The season of goodwill is upon us. Why do we need to wait for Christmas to offer our fellow human beings goodwill? What is the matter with 364 other days of the years that you...

  
• 12.13.2022

  TSHP478: Flying the Nest – Keeping it together when the kids leave home

  When children fly the nest it can leave quite a hole - not just in the home itself but also in the lives of the people that live there. How can you prepare for the changes and how can you...

  
• 11.29.2022

  TSHP477: Staying Cozy This Winter

  Winter is setting in and this year is a bit different thanks to a serious cost of living crisis that has hit the UK and many other nations across the world. Sean and Ed are keen to talk about their...

  
• 11.14.2022

  TSHP476: An Update From Sean & Ed

  We've been quiet... again! This is just a quick episode to say what's been occurring and how we're all doing. We also chat about the current predicament facing the good folks of the UK and Planet Earth. Enjoy the show, it's...

  
• 10.18.2022

  TSHP475: Staying Mindfully Calm Under Pressure

  It always seems amazing when a dramatic situation develops somewhere in the world and, what seems to be, the whole of humanity come together in a spirit of good will with the desire to get something right. Do you remember...

  
• 10.03.2022

  TSHP474: Organ Donation

  Is it right to give part of your body to another person? Some people who become donors donate their body once they are dead while others do so while they are still alive giving away a kidney, bone marrow, eggs...

  
• 09.18.2022

  TSHP473: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II

  The Queen is dead. A big moment for a nation and not something us Brits have experienced for a very long time. Death ain't easy but what happens when a nation mourns? Enjoy the show, it's The Self Help Podcast!

  
• 09.07.2022

  TSHP472: Is gossip a good thing?

  Why do we gossip? The assumption by evolutionary psychology is that creating a small gossiping group was a way of bonding the group together. The gossip would normally concern people outside of this small group that would be open to...

  
• 08.27.2022

  TSHP471: Family

  'My current experience of family is mind blowing. I recently had ten weeks in hospital and the family were in daily contact, wishing me well, enquiries, food and gifts. What a difference. Back in my childhood home I could have...

  
• 08.13.2022

  TSHP470: Sean is back from hospital

  A very special edition of The Self Help Podcast today as we explain why the show has been off air for so long. It turns out Sean has been quite unwell (to put it mildly). Enjoy the show. Welcome back Sean!

  
• 07.12.2022

  TSHP469: Power, Win, Lose

  All around us people enact their power in order to win. It might be that we are at a crowded bar trying to get a drink so that we and a whole group of other people are trying to gain...

  
• 07.01.2022

  TSHP468: Is It Better To Be Polite Or Honest?

  What's Coming This Episode? Is it better to be polite and to say what you know, or think you know the other person wants to hear. Or to be honest and say what you actually think or feel? Enjoy the show, it's...

  
• 06.10.2022

  TSHP467: Leadership & Kindness

  Kindness is a fundamental aspect of all successful human communications and relationships. In many ways we can’t talk about kindness enough. You would expect me to say this because I always do… …If we all look after each other we will...

  
• 05.26.2022

  TSHP466: Lessons From Amsterdam / Finding our FLOW

  Ed & Sean are back from 4 days in the city of Amsterdam. It's a funny place to come back from - most friends and family have made quips about getting stoned, drunk or hanging out with strippers. However, we...

  
• 05.16.2022

  TSHP465: You’ve Got To Laugh

  There is a time in the madness of the world when I guess all that you can do is laugh. At this time it can be easy to feel that there is nothing good happening in the world. We have...

  
• 05.09.2022

  TSHP464: The Power of a Smile

  Keep smiling. It's Sean's favourite sign off for each episode! Easy to say, and for some it's easy to do. But do we know the science of smiling? Can smiling be 'learned' or is it instinctive for some and not...

  
• 04.30.2022

  TSHP463: Is Generosity the Key to Happiness?

  With covid, food banks and the Ukrainian war the concept of generosity and giving comes, for many of us, clearly into focus. Often we feel helpless in the face of all the trauma and the need to give something can...