The Self Help Podcast

If happiness is infectious… could we create a pandemic of laughter? Why not??? Let's raise the mood a bit.

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• What's with Bhutan? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14243512
• Check out Headspace https://www.headspace.com

• Sean – https://www.happiness.com/magazine/inspiration-spirituality/why-happiness-is-a-state-of-mind/
• Ed – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAYEQP8gx3w

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We all have that inner voice that tells us if we are doing right or wrong. I say we all have it – even a full blown psychopath has an inner voice it is just that it is never heard or listened to. Your inner voice is your conscience. Let's discuss how much it can be trusted and when to question it…

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week

• Sean – https://thriveglobal.com/stories/why-you-should-listen-to-your-inner-voice/
• Ed – https://www.healthline.com/health/mental-health/internal-monologue

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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 seen as negative. When we hear the word addiction we tend to think of drugs or alcohol. We might even consider the workaholic. Which ever way we view it addiction is seen negative. Are we all addicts?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/alcohol-support
• https://drinkcoach.org.uk/where-can-i-get-help

• Sean – https://ascpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13722-018-0115-3
• Ed – https://www.ted.com/talks/rod_phillips_a_brief_history_of_alcohol

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In modern psychology we talk a lot about living in the present, letting go of what has been and c relating the future that we want to live. The reality for us all is that you cannot get into you or present and create a new future if you are weighed down and hampered by unresolved past. In order that we are able to move on into a new future, that is not hampered by the weight of the unresolved past, we often need to do an internal audit of stock take at this time. Even that sounds easier than it is. Let’s have quick review of what we mean by past, present and future…

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Watch Enes Yilmazer gives amazing tours of the huge, empty homes of the rich

• Sean linked to the LITP book
• Ed linked to our free podcast version of the LITP course starting at episode 398

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Science tells us that it takes seventeen muscles to smile and as many as forty three to frown. That means it takes a lot more effort to be miserable than it does to be happy. So, what it is that makes some people happy while others are not. So what does the science tell us?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• Watch Enes Yilmazer gives amazing tours of the huge, empty homes of the rich

• Sean is still loving The Happy Newspaper
• Ed loved A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD with Tom Hanks

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Following on from the last episode Sean had a conversation with a group of workers who have decided to do something different. The group discussion got into the fear of staying where they are as opposed to the fear of change and owing something different. Are you ready to make the change? What are the ups and downs?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week

• Sean linked to the classic ‘The Attractor Factor' by Joe Vitale
• Ed enjoyed this ‘10 Steps to a successful Career Change‘ article

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A listener contacted us and told their recent story of disappointment after they didn't get their dream job. Do we need to be disappointed? Can it be avoided, or is there a lesson in there for us to take forward?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week

• Sean liked this Tiny Buddha post
• Ed found this article on Positivity Blog

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Doubt and fear are both forms of anxiety and worry. We know that worrying is a habit as is being happy. If you are a worrier, or if you are happy, then you were not born like it, where did you learn it?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week

• Sean
• Ed

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Winter is here. Sort of. I mean, it's quite cold and definitely dark. Anyway, it can have an impact on us (as discussed last week) so how do we make the most of it and keep our chins up?

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week

• Sean linked to this book about the Danish art of Hygge
• Ed showed his love of hot water bottles

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

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Blink and you may have missed it… but ‘Blue Monday' has been and gone – the (apparently) bleakest day of the year. Should we believe the hype? Can we avoid it completely??! Of course we can! Let's dive in…

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• Here's Sean's blog post for the week
• What is Blue Monday?
• A bit more from Wikipedia
• Blue Monday creator apologises!

• Sean just said ‘Google it!'
• Ed wants you to watch The Matrix. What a film!

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

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