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We learn the art of manipulation at an early age but for some the odd little white lie can become compulsive lying. What can lead us to the stage? Can it be stopped? And how do we deal with it…?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• A detailed early look at compulsive lying
• How to confront a partner
• … and a second part from that same site

• Sean suggested it might be time to get some feedback
• Ed did a quick search for some lie detector apps. Visit your app store and have a play!

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Distractions are everywhere but can we always blame them? A listener emailed us to say she had been struggling to focus on meditation, television, perhaps a few other things. Can a lack of concentration be put down to daydreaming? Or can it be a symptom of something more serious?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Repetitive behaviour
• 10 reasons why you can't focus
• How to fix a lack of concentration
• 8 ways to improve your focus

• Sean recommended a resource that lists some interesting ayurvedic herbal remedies
• Ed thinks it's time you watched As Good As It Gets again

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Are certain situations ever completely out of your control? Can feelings of powerlessness be won over? Sean was desperate to talk about Brexit this week but Ed reined him in to a wider chat about powerlessness in relationships and life…

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• 7 things to do to feel more powerful
• 14 tines to do to immediately feel more powerful
• Thoughts on powerlessness
• The power in powerlessness

• Sean recommended the Nick Clegg ‘Stop Brexit' book
• Ed demands you watch Life is Beautiful

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Did you know that hospital admissions for eating disorders have doubled in the past six years here in the UK? Yep. Not good. Sean and Ed take a look at what can lead to an eating disorder and how men and women can overcome their disorder…

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Find out more about Eating Disorder Awareness Week
• There's been a surge in reported cases in recent years
• What's up with women's clothes sizing?
• How our average size has changed over the years

• Sean STRONGLY recommended getting help – call a therapist or get to your GP
• Ed gave another mention to the guys at Beat Eating Disorders

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Opinions are like [insert rude body part here] – everyone has one. The tricky part can often be convincing other folks to come round to our way of thinking. So how do we learn the dark art of persuasion?

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• How to get what you want
• The 6 Principles of Persuasion
• The 21 (!!) Principles of Persuasion 

• Sean found a whole load of books on the art of persuasion
• Ed re,membered 12 Angry Men. Best film ever? Maybe…

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Losing a loved one is about the toughest thing a person can go through. Death can come as a shock. Sometimes we have years of warning. When it comes though, grief will often take over. So how long should we set aside to grieve? Weeks? Months? Sean and Ed discuss this very topic this week…

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Simon Thomas ‘weak and broken' after wife Gemma's death
• Chase Reeves wrote about the death of his son a year on from their loss

• Sean mentioned The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
• Ed has just read When Breath Becomes Air. Amazing book and very relevant to this week's show

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We've spoken about how much power we do (or do not) have in recent episodes but what happens if we feel paralysed to use it? Worse still, what if we simply choose not to due to habit? With great power comes great responsibility, so the saying goes…

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Tips for teaching kids (and grown ups?) responsibility
• Some advice from mentalhealth.com

• Sean remembered the Bhagavad Gita, a source of great inspiration for him
• Ed encourages you to check this website with a rude word in the title

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Power is something we all have at all stages of our lives. We exercise it in various ways. Some use it physically. Some put their minds to work. Some hide it away and keep it to themselves. How about you? Why do some folks seem to crave power over others whilst others are happy to be controlled? Let's dive in…

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Why do people desire power?
• ‘I've tried and failed to go veggie…'
• People want power because…

• Sean remembered the Bhagavad Gita, a source of great inspiration for him
• Ed saw Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – great film

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Humans tend to go around in groups. We live and spend our lives with other people. But what about the times when we feel alone or left out? What about the teenager that's struggling to fit in or the traveller that is the only white face in a crowd? This week Sean and Ed discuss being an outsider – inspired by the story of footballer Cyril Regis who passed away this week.

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Thanks to the late Cyril Regis for inspiring this week's show and thousands of people during his career

• Sean mentioned Lord of the Flies (free to watch on YouTube)
• Ed remembered reading The Outsider by Albert Camus

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This week we had our good friend Jodie B popped into the studio to talk about her year long experience as a vegan. Jodie has been a vegetarian for many years but took the leap to a plant based diet after realising that no level of animal cruelty was acceptable to her.

Sean, Ed and Jodie discuss the ins and outs of being a vegan from a health, moral and environmental perspective. Could you go meat free in 2018?

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

• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Jodie has written a blog post too and here's her website
• What is veganism?
• The New Vegan Outlook Podcast is well worth a listen
• Fancy eating by blood type? Here's an interesting resource
• Article showing how a journalist turned her life around with a super-healthy 2017
• The diet that saved Novak Djokovic
• Jodie spent some time at Jacob's Ridge last year
• The Vegan Food Pimp
• Wirral folk – get yourselves to Claremont Farm!

• Sean highlighted one of his favourite books – 366 Ways to Cook Rice
• Jodie LOVES The Vegan Food Pimp. You will too
• Ed demands that you watch Cowspiracy. He orders you to!

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