The Self Help Podcast

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Why do you go to work? Do you jump out of bed shouting ‘hooray'? If not why not? A few people will be doing what they do each day because they simply love it and would carryon doing it what ever happened. Sadly many people will be going to work simply for the money and hating everyday of their life. Let's talk about money (thanks to Mike for the episode suggestion).

It's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Sean has run his 10k! Sponsor him – what an achievement!
• Our friend at Good Podcast listens to shows at double speed!
• Here's Sean's accompanying blog post for this weeks topic
• Ed is obsessed with Bitcoin
• Like bartering? Check out U-Exchange
• UK's first barter system launched
• Some homework for next week – watch The Importance of Kindness, a wonderful short animation
• Shout out to my pal Rob Bence of RMP Property
• Rupert Murdoch is worth a follow on Twitter and so is Richard Branson

• Sean goes for his classic money resource – Secrets of The Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker.
• Ed watched a great London Real video podcast episode last week featuring Dan Peña, who's a force of nature

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

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Do you ever feel like you have lost the will to carry on, or have no energy to get going? Why is it that some people seem to have boundless energy while others have none at all? Well, we've got just the podcast for you…

It's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Sponsor Sean or else! He's running 10k May 4th 2014…
• Sean is training with our pal and fitness guru Conrad Rafique
• Wirral Cricket Club have hit the news this week
• Here's this week's matching blog post from Sean
• Walking increases creativity
• Headspace mentioned AGAIN, such is out love of it
• One-Moment Meditation: “How to Meditate in a Moment”

• Sean found a handy little webpage that relates nicely to what we've discussed this week. Dive deeper…
• Ed insists that you watch two movies – Noah and All is Lost. Both superb in very different ways

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

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Apologies in advance for the quality of Ed's sound in this one… small gremlin in the works!

Having a child is arguably the seminal moment in a person or couple's life. Its undeniably wonderful for all sorts of reasons, but what else can't be denied are the pressures and challenges that another person in your life can put you, your relationship and a thousand other areas of your life under. So yes, children are a challenge.

Sean and Ed are here to help once again – let us know in the comments what you think of this weeks episode.

It's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Sponsor Sean for his upcoming 10k run!
• Dairy free chocolate? Check out Booja-Booja
• Wirral Talking Newspaper and Free Cakes for Kids (Wirral branch here!) are doing some fine, fine work
• ‘Cost of raising a child rises to £227,000‘
• The original Dr Spock thought he knew it all when it came to child rearing
• Families Need Fathers!
• Families Need Mothers!
• Great TED Talk on Ice to the Brim about the pressure to keep a child happy
• More about a Kibbutz

• Sean mentions a line from an interesting book called The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran (our children don't belong to us)
• Ed is a big fan of Pregnancy for Men by Mark Woods, a great read for new Dad's

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

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It's Easter time so Sean and Ed are looking at the themes of new life, spring, resurrection and more. The thinking behind this episode is that NOW (rather than January/Winter) is a much better time of year to get things done and plan ahead. Listen in to hear why now is a great time to spring clean your life.

It's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Sean is running a good old distance and all for charity! Help him on his way here…
• Here's a decent explanation of Easter and it's history from a religious point of view
• Episode 31 of our show was all about New Year… listen back and replace the dates with early/mid April!
• We mentioned some insurance/mortgage advice – call our pal Daryl Vickers if you need help on that front

• Sean's resource of the week is a shiny £2 coin. Honestly
• Ed encourages you all to listen to The Property Podcast, in particular it's recent Business Special episodes (50-55) which are great for anyone that's embarking on a business venture

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

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We all know it, but how many of us are really putting the hours in? Exercise and physical activity plays a vital part in our levels of wellbeing. Healthy body, healthy mind.

Sean and Ed are delighted to be joined by their friend and networking pal Conrad Rafique of Rock Mountain Fitness. Together, the three discuss the relationship between exercise and mental health. Huge thanks to Conrad for joining us this week!

It's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Check out Conrad's website – rockmountain.co.uk
• Sean's running continues! Sponsor him for his upcoming 10k run
• 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?
• Check out the good work being done by the Canadian Mental Health Association
• Jeff Galloway's Run-Walk-Run is well worth investigating
• Human species ‘may split in two'
• Saturated fat advice ‘unclear'
• Seven-a-day fruit and veg ‘saves lives'
• 3D food printers create sweets and chocolates

• Sean uses Map My Run to track his athletic prowess. Check it out. Also, he recommends you check out fulldocumentary.com
• Conrad is a big fan of all of Dr Mike Evans' videos on YouTube and the book ‘The Chimp Paradox‘ by Prof Steve Peters
• Ed mentioned The Four Hour Body by his hero Tim Ferriss

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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Why are you listening to this podcast when you could be doing something productive hey?! Only joking of course, listening to Sean and Ed is a fine way to spend your time.

Seriously though, it's never been easier to be distracted from the work in hand. Dealing with those distractions isn't so easy. Sean talks in terms of displacement, but what could that mean? Switch off your phone, turn off the telly and spend 45 minutes focussed on this…

It's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Sean has (or had) DOMS!
• He's OK now though, and he's running a 10k soon… please donate to a worthy cause if you can!
• Oculus Rift? What's that? It'll be big, mark our words…
• The Cure for Your Distraction Syndrome on ZenHabits

• Sean wants you to breathe. Check out Light on Pranayama: The Definitive Guide to the Art of Breathing on Amazon
• Ed has a great website to look at when you're actively seeking distraction – kottke.org. Also, try Readabilty if you're looking to save articles to read later, rather than let them take you away from that important work you need to get done

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

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The statistics on divorce are fairly well known and, on the face of it, rather bleak. Still, we're living long and healthy lives and, knowing what we know about how people develop and change, then moving on from long term relationships should be something that we're better prepared for.

Agree? Disagree? Let us know in the comments or email us.

Take a deep breath… it's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Gwyneth & Chris are separating. Here's where the story broke (interesting article below)
• A few divorce statistics for you to digest

• Sean recommends the book ‘John Bowlby and Attachment Theory‘ Jerry Holmes
• Ed suggests you take a break with AirBnB.com 🙂

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

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For those listening to this on March 20th 2014 (the date we published it), sound the klaxons – it's the UN International Day of Happiness!

Happiness is a bit of a fuzzy concept and can mean a million different things. One thing's for sure though, EVERYONE is searching for it.

Take a deep breath… it's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Fancy joining Sean and I for a bit of Wirral-based business networking? Here's the link…
• UN International Day of Happiness – 20th March 2014
• Thanks to Action for Happiness for alerting us to this momentous occasion
• The Dark Side of Happiness
• Wikipedia's ‘fuzzy' definition of happiness
• Jim Carrey standup – The Happy Guy
• Ed's a big fan of the app Timehop

• Sean is keen for you all to read The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin (nice name!)
• Ed encourages our listeners to check out the new and improved (and gorgeous!) TED Talks website. Watch one a day and after a month you'll be rocking

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

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Grrrrrrrr. Anger! Angry boys. Angry girls. Angry Birds. We're all susceptible to the red mist, dealing with anger comes easier to some more than others.

It's negative sides are all too apparent, as emotion spills into violence. Not good. Violence resulting from anger is a clear sign that one or both sides involved need to seek help very quickly indeed.

Take a deep breath… it's The Self Help Podcast. Enjoy the show!

• Sean's still going with his detox. We spoke about this at length a couple of weeks back
• Check out the Winter Paralympics if you haven't already
• ‘How to control your anger‘ (NHS)
• Amazing in depth view from the father of a mass murderer, Peter Lanza, whose son had anger issues on a whole other level that weren't (or couldn't be?) dealt with

• Sean has an article for you ‘How to Get Rid of Anger‘
• Ed was almost about to mention the movie ‘Anger Management‘ but thought better of it (it's not that good really). Instead, he implores you to watch the classic ‘12 Angry Men‘. Surely one the best movies there ever has been and it's available for free on YouTube!!!

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

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Envy, one of the seven deadly sins, is something that a good chunk of the population will struggle with at some point. The thing is, envy, desire, jealously, et al. are all forms of anxiety – we're projecting forward to a future that is not yet here.

It's not all bad though, as those pangs of envy can drive us forward to achieve some remarkable things.

Enjoy this weeks episode of The Self Help Podcast!

• Sean played with Screaming Lord Sutch! True story
• T Harv Eker and his great book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind got another mention today
• Ed got another mention of Seinfeld in this week. His documentary ‘Comedian' is worth a look
• ‘Oxytocin, chemical of connection and envy‘
• ‘Intranasal administration of oxytocin increases envy and schadenfreude (gloating)‘

• Sean mentioned something that Ed couldn't pronounce, the ‘Bhagavadgita‘
• Ed urges you to grab a copy of The News: A Users Manual by Alain de Botton

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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