The Self Help Podcast

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Ask most people what they really want from life and the answer will come back loud and clear – I want to be happy! It's about time we really focussed on this issue then isn't it?

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• It's official – The Self Help Podcast is an award winning show!
• 22 Habits of Unhappy People
• It's Dominick the Donkey! (sorry)
• What are Tamasic, Rajasic and Sattvic foods?

• Sean found Happify, a great web and iPhone app you really should try
• Ed recalled seeing a great short film online this week. Behold – Wanderers

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It is often said that to be empathic you need to have walked in someone else's shoes for a while to know exactly how they feel. Some are good at this and some not so good. Struggling with it? Fear not, it can be learned (or re-learned).

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• ‘Why I Want My Daughters To Learn Empathy Rather Than Chinese‘
• ‘5 Ways to Be More Empathetic‘
• ‘Loneliness Is a Silent Killer‘
• ‘Self-Segregation: Why It's So Hard for Whites to Understand Ferguson‘
• Check out the Empathy Library
• That word that Ed struggled to say… Alexithymia

• Sean found a great website which includes an empathy test
• Ed heartily recommends the book he mentioned in the show, Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It by Roman Krznaric

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

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If there's one certainty in life it's that, for all of us, there will be an end. Dealing with our own is tricky enough to get your head round but, often, the loss of another can be the hardest thing of all.

Sean and Ed are chatting about loss this week as well as the wider issue of change.

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Sean has been to see Nativity 3…
• … and Ed has been wowed by the slightly more adventurous Interstellar
• The teenage cancer victim that gave it his all till the end
• ‘All this technology is making us anti-social‘
• The funeral scene from Love Actually
• ‘Will destroying a house ease the pain of April Jones’s murder?‘

• Sean had the audacity to mention our very own book! It makes sense though. More info here
• Ed has two films that you MUST watch to learn a thing or two about death: The Fountain and Life is Beautiful

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

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Goals. Some say they're good, some aren't so sure. Does the risk of failure and potential negative issues from that outweigh the glory of conquering that personal mountain? Who know? Perhaps Sean and Ed can shed some light on the issue…

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Thanks to Dr Jeff Stoker, a listener of ours, has an alternative to Sean's opinion on last weeks ‘Never Say No' show. Have a read. Thanks for reaching out Jeff!
• Should we do a show about nothing?
• ‘Ten million jobs at risk from advancing technology‘
• Profile of Elon Musk

• Sean has found a cool little YouTube video that reviews various goal setting apps
• Ed recommends a TED talk in which Derek Sivers asks whether or not you should keep your goals to yourselves

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

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The title of this show is a little misleading as you'll quickly realise. Sean isn't a big fan of negative words and ‘No' is pretty much as negative as it gets.

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Ed is a web designer, in case you didn't know
• Real Mind Control: The 21-Day No-Complaint Experiment
• We love Zen Habits
• Brothers in arms over man hugs

• Sean used this guest blog post from Zen Habits as a basis for much of his thoughts in to todays show: 7 Simple Ways To Say “No”
• Ed has found an app called Cuddlr that allows you to meet up with people nearby and share a hug. What could possibly go wrong? Check it out

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

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Ah, the early stages of romance. That buzz, that feeling. The funny thing is though, it tends not to last. Why? Well, quite a few reasons really but it's not necessarily a bad thing. Over to Sean and Ed to shine some light on this one…

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Welcome to Planet Earth, Jacob Lamb!
• ‘Kids Can Make a Beautiful Marriage Ugly‘
• ‘Breast-feeding DOES help mothers bond with babies – because it releases the ‘love' hormone‘
• Some info about ‘Belladonna' herb

• Sean has actually written the perfect book for this episode. Check out ‘What Colour is Your Knicker Elastic?‘. Also, here's an article for you – ‘The science of love at first sight‘
• Ed emplors you to watch a wonderful little film about the early stages of love – 500 Days of Summer

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

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Sean is mad with rage (well, as mad as Sean can get – which isn't all that mad really) as he's been reading about the amount of food we in the UK waste each year.

It got us thinking about waste in general, about time and how much we value the energy given to us.

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Check out the Property Investment Tips podcast by my good pal Rob Bence of The Property Hub
• ‘Food waste report shows UK families throw away 24 meals a month‘
• How many times do you check your phone each day? Checky will tell you!

• Sean has found a cool blog post (and site) that helped us on our way today – ‘10 Ways You’re Wasting Your Life And Are Just Too Afraid To Admit It‘
• Ed employs you to subscribe to a new YouTube channel by The School of Life. Fantastic

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

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Whether you're the person suffering from a long term illness or you happen to be caring for a loved one on a near-full time basis, your life is likely to be very challenging.

Help is out there through, and it starts today with a few words from Sean and Ed…

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Decent government article on ‘Improving quality of life for people with long term conditions‘
• Some good advice for carers on the Age UK site
• ‘Read an Interview With One of the Doctors Who Discovered Ebola in 1976‘

• Sean has unearthed a highly relevant book – Living with a Long-term Illness: The Facts by Frankie Campling & Michael Sharpe
• Ed suggests you check out the Carers Trust website, not just for it's great content, but specifically to get involved in the forum and get some help

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

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Failure, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder; only you can define your failures and acknowledge your successes. Behind every great genius, inventor or business person extraordinaire there lies a huge catalogue of failures.

So… how many mistakes have you made today?

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• Here's the website I misread last week – Bit of a WORRIER (sorry Rach!)
• Wow, one of our listeners has published a children's book she wrote for her son. It's called The Happy Book and it's available as a free download
• How Rovio made Angry Birds a winner
• Roger Black winning his gold medal (silver really)

• Sean points you in the direction of an article called How to deal best with failure and stress, well worth a look
• Ed has found a short series of two videos (each less than 10 minutes long) that you really HAVE to watch – The Long Game: Leonardo da VinciThe Importance of Failure (nice title!)

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

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A serious topic this week: domestic abuse.

Where does it come from? Why does it take so long for those suffering to speak out? There are countless underlying issues to discuss here, and Sean spends roughly 20% of his professional life dealing with this in one form another. So here goes.

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

• Here's a link to this week's blog post by Sean
• ‘Domestic violence experienced by 30% of female population, survey shows‘
• Refuge is a wonderful charity that helps women and children that are seeking domestic violence help
• The equivalent, for men seeking help
• ‘Smacking does children no harm if they feel loved, study claims‘

• Sean encourages you to check out a couple more organisations that are doing some fantastic work in this field. For men: Esteem and for women check out Women's Aid
• Ed decided to recommend The Godfather I and The Godfather II. Watch them over and over.

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

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