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  • TSHP309: Status Anxiety Must Die

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    What does success look like to you? A big house? A fast car? Most of us know how to see through this, but still we chase these things. Is it healthy? What are the knock on effects? How can we counter it?

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • This is the book that triggered Ed's interest in status
    • How can we measure happiness?
    Resource of the week
    • Sean mentioned his old classic The Frog Snogger's Guide
    • Ed loves this short film about status anxiety
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

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    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
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    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    31 min
  • TSHP308: How Loyal Are You?

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Loyalty to our friends, families, business colleagues and to our nations. It's obvious right? But what does loyalty really mean? To be endlessly nice to people, showering them with compliments? Or must we sometimes tell our loved ones (or bosses) what they need to hear? Huge thanks to Alison Blackler for 2Minds  for joining us today!

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • National Loyalty Day (US)
    • The definition of loyalty
    • 17 reasons that loyalty is important
    About Alison and 2Minds
    • Alison is our resource for the week! Take a good look at her website, Facebook and Twitter profiles if you can – a wealth of knowledge and resources
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
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    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    42 min
  • TSHP307: Happy Being Sad

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    We talk about change a lot on this show. We always tend to talk from the point of view that people actually want to change, but what if they don't? Do we get stuck in unhealthy routines and habits that we quietly enjoy? Are we trapped or are we reluctant to change?

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • Do we really eat change?
    • 3 reasons why people change
    • Reasons why some love change and others avoid it
    • 10 reasons why people resist change
    Resource of the Week
    • Sean found 50 Ways to Change Your Life
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    28 min
  • TSHP306: How to Rebuild After Disaster Strikes

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Terrible news from Paris this week as a thing of history and beauty was damaged in a quite horrific fire. The incident was witnessed by thousands in realtime, millions more across our networks of TV and online. Tragedy and disaster can take many forms so Sean and Ed decided to have a chat about how we start to rebuild our lives.

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • History of Notre Dame de Paris
    • How to rebuild your life from within
    • 3 ways to rebuild when you've hit rock bottom
    Resource of the Week
    • Ed demands that you watch this short film about wasabi!
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    34 min
  • TSHP305: How to practice patience

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Patience is a virtue but does anyone really have it? Sean does apparently. Ed? Not so much. Let's take a look at the subject and see if we can understand it…

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • Understanding impatience
    • Coping with impatient people
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

    We'd be amazingly grateful if you could leave us a review on iTunes. It will really help us to build our audience. So, if your like what you hear (and would like to hear more great free content) then visit our iTunes page and leave us an honest review (all feedback gratefully received!).

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    26 min
  • TSHP304: Living with fear

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Fear can come from many places. Often it's not the spider or the mouse in our homes that scare us – it's the anxiety from the mounds of debt, the illness that could take us sooner than we expect or the person that we know could snap at any moment. Let's talk about fear…

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • Master your fear with these 6 tips
    • Overcoming your fears
    Resource of the Week
    • Sean mentioned a great book called The Places That Scare You
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    25 min
  • TSHP303: How to break a deadlock

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Sometimes in life we reach an impasse. A block. It might be with family, perhaps a divorce or maybe in our work lives during a tense negotiation. How do we break through a deadlock and reach a solution that both parties can be satisfied with?

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • Listen to Ed's interview here, or see the original article
    • Article on mediation
    • 5 steps to resolving a negotiation 
    • Help on divorce
    Resource of the Week
    • Sean recommended our very own book, Live in the Present
    • Ed loves his ecobricks
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    35 min
  • TSHP302: Dealing with rage. Why are we so angry?

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Anger is something that most of us will experience… some on a daily basis, some less frequently. How can we tame our anger, or is it sometimes a perfectly acceptable tool in our personalities to move a situation forward?

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • Living in the age of anger
    • Enduring Fires
    • What would the Dalai Lama say?
    Resource of the Week
    • Ed was bowled over by this short film. Is rage built into our housing design???
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

    We'd be amazingly grateful if you could leave us a review on iTunes. It will really help us to build our audience. So, if your like what you hear (and would like to hear more great free content) then visit our iTunes page and leave us an honest review (all feedback gratefully received!).

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    26 min
  • TSHP301: Explaining The Barnum Effect and why we’re so easy to manipulate

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    Have you ever read your horoscope and thought, ‘Hey, that's soooooo right!' Well, er, yeah. So have we. There's a good reason why, but don't get too upset that you've been played. There are some upsides to ‘the Barnum Effect' so let's have a chat about how easy we are to manipulate…

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • What is The Barnum Effect?
    • Cognitive biases
    • The Barnum effect is why this article knows exactly what kind of person you are curiosity
    Resource of the Week
    • Sean found howtogetyourownway.com
    • Ed loved the movie ‘Green Book‘
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

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    26 min
  • TSHP300: International Women’s Day #BalanceforBetter

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    What's Coming This Episode?

    It's International Women's Day on March 8th 2019. Sean and Ed may not be women, but they know plenty and it is the role of all men also to take this day seriously. We all need to live with awareness and mindfulness to work towards a future where equality comes by instinct… right??

    Enjoy the show and take care, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

    Show Notes and Links
    • Sean has written a blog post to accompany this episode
    • Official site for International Women's Day
    • Everyday Sexism… and what the creator of the site has learned in 5 years of posts
    • Examples of everyday sexism
    Resource of the Week
    • Sean found this UN Women Empowerment Principles site
    • Ed was ispide by Greg Wise on loss, love and why we need to talk about death
    Stay in Touch

    We're all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch:

    • Follow Live in the Present on Twitter and Facebook for daily doses of inspiration
    • Follow presenter Edward Lamb on Twitter
    • Follow therapist Sean Orford on Facebook and Twitter
    • Subscribe to our weekly podcast on iTunes
    Leave us an Honest Review on iTunes

    We'd be amazingly grateful if you could leave us a review on iTunes. It will really help us to build our audience. So, if your like what you hear (and would like to hear more great free content) then visit our iTunes page and leave us an honest review (all feedback gratefully received!).

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    32 min

About The Self Help Podcast

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The Self Help Podcast is a weekly podcast dedicated to your emotional health and wellbeing brought to you by Live in the Present. Each week entrepreneur Edward Lamb talks to psychotherapist Sean…