TSHP529: Being an Outsider
Coming up this week Sean and Ed discuss being an outsider in light of Holocaust Memorial Day. Enjoy the show!
Feb 11, 2025
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TSHP528: It’s time for a detox
What’s Coming This Episode? It’s the time of year when Sean gives his system a bit of a flush out! His ’13 Day Detox’ is a routine he’s been doing for years and, with the caveat that you should always seek medical advice before making big changes to your diet. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Here’s Sean’s 13 Day Detox routine 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 Fol...
Jan 28, 2025
TSHP527: A chance for a fresh start
What’s Coming This Episode? It’s a new year which always gives us that precious thing – a chance for a fresh start! Let’s have a chat about goals and starting things afresh. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Sean’s blog post for the week 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 Su...
Jan 13, 2025
TSHP526: A Christmas Podcast
What’s Coming This Episode? It’s Chriiiiiistmaaaaaas! The time of year of giving and receiving. Of spending time with family and friends. Food! And more. It’s also a time to reflect and to assess. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Giving and Receiving Is Not Just For Christmas It’s Christmas time to see the light and the love 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 Follo...
Dec 28, 2024
TSHP525: Hygge!
What’s Coming This Episode? Hygge is a Danish concept that is defined as a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. This it would seem would be be the natural desire of all people. The perfect relationship between couple and in families embodies these very things. Yet, despite our best efforts, it is for many of us, so hard to attain. Divorce rates, of those that bother to marry, are high. You will have heard us going on about… Enjoy...
Dec 05, 2024•27 min
TSHP524: Remembrance
What’s Coming This Episode? Remembrance Day is a powerful time of year for me. It was on that day, a while ago now, when Mike, my father in law dew his last breath. I looked at my watch and it was 2.33 in the afternoon. So, now, every November 11th at 2.33 I raise a glass of and wish him well. He was, I assume still is, a lovely soul. I am not sure that we ever get over those feelings of loss. We may come to terms with them and perhaps with time the volume of the emotional disturbance is lessene...
Nov 14, 2024•26 min
TSHP523: It’s Good To Smell!
What’s Coming This Episode? Our sense of smell is probably our most underrated and misunderstood of all of our senses. We have tended to lose the importance of our sense of smell because we have devalued it and hijacked it with chemical additives. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Sean’s blog post for this week 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 Edw...
Oct 30, 2024•26 min
TSHP522: Think Local To Be Happy
What’s Coming This Episode? Ed has been thinking about the importance of local action recently. Some fantastic volunteers have been hard at work in his area and he’s been amazed by the reaction of people. How can we harness this effect more widely? What can our listeners do to get stuck in? Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Some local news from Ed, where local volunteers have been hard at work Remember ‘The Big Society’? Local action and net zero Stay in Touch We’re all over the ...
Oct 14, 2024•33 min
TSHP521: New Life & Grandparenting
What’s Coming This Episode? Sean has some news – a grandchild has arrived for him and his family! Very exciting news… but it’s an important job with important responsibilities. Let’s have a chat about how to make the most of this potentially fantastic period of our lives. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Tips and advice for grandparents 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 inspi...
Sep 25, 2024•30 min
TSHP520: Getting out of your comfort zone
What’s Coming This Episode? Today we’re talking about getting out of your comfort zone and meeting people! We were inspired by a story on The Good News Network. Have a listen and let us know your thoughts. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links The Good News Network – lady in Warrington challenges herself! Here’s a video of the story as well Bald & Bankrupt is a great YouTube channel – explore! Stay in Touch We’re all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch: Follow Live in the...
Sep 09, 2024•25 min
TSHP519: How useful is anger?
What’s Coming This Episode? We have just seen the attempted assassination of Donald Trump followed by an appeal by President Biden for the population to come together and accept disagreement with out seeing it as a threat. It is okay to disagree with other people. It does not need to lead to violence, war and death. Now we see violence on the streets of the UK! We often see anger as a negative force. Though it can be a very creative and useful force. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! L...
Aug 20, 2024•29 min
THSP518: Truth & Lies
What’s Coming This Episode? George Orwell, author of Animal Farm, described a political landscape that I am starting to see developing all around me. I see laws and rules being created only then to see them not being followed or totally ignored by those people who created them in the first place. The obvious was the fiasco of Dominic Cummings and the Barnard Castle affair and the Party Gate nonsense. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Links Sean’s blog post here Stay in Touch We’re all ...
Jul 28, 2024•26 min
TSHP517: A Quick Pre/Post Election Episode
What’s Coming This Episode? The election is here (in the UK)!!! Sean and Ed recorded a quick episode before the big day… but in the knowledge that it would likely be published after the results had been announced. Will it hold up? Will it be of any use??! Let’s find out… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! 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 T...
Jul 15, 2024•28 min
TSHP516: Your Brain Can Be Fooled
What’s Coming This Episode? How do we know what we are belong told is true? How do we know if what we believe is real? We are all told things from the day we are born about life, other people, history and events. Politicians, teachers, religious leaders, advertisers, propagandists, to the covid doom sayers and conspiracy theorists and even our loved ones all want us to share their point of view and to believe what they tell us. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Her...
Jun 30, 2024•30 min
TSHP515: Nature and Mental Health
What’s Coming This Episode? This week we are revisiting our relationship with nature and the effect that it has on our mental health and wellbeing. Finally the rain seems to have stopped and we are enjoying some sunshine. I was reminded of when I was looking out of the window of my apartment in Doha Qatar when I was working at Sidra Hospital. Below me the City was a busy place and I could see at least a thousand houses. Each house full of people, thousands of people. The roads full, sometimes gr...
Jun 10, 2024•32 min
TSHP514: Processing Trauma
What’s Coming This Episode? Currently the world seems a not very safe place, the news is full of war reports and stabbings in schools. Alongside this are all the reports of violent shop lifting and assaults on care staff in the NHS. More and more counselling clients are sharing their anxious concerns for themselves and their families especially their children. There is an increase in trauma both direct and vicariously experienced. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links ...
May 23, 2024•28 min
TSHP513 – The Barnum Effect (Revisited)
What’s Coming This Episode? This week Ed and I were talking about the effects of persuasion and how people can seem to gullibly just believe anything. I was explaining about the Barnum effect. Barnum was the great circus master who was into the concepts of illusion and fooling the audience into believing that what they were seeing was real. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week Stay in Touch We’re all over the web, so feel free to s...
May 13, 2024•32 min
TSHP512: New Beginnings
What’s Coming This Episode? An episode recorded near Easter which enabled us to chat about new beginnings. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week The ‘new’ oldest man in the world 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 ...
Apr 24, 2024•23 min
TSHP511: Gossip, rumours and conspiracy theories
What’s Coming This Episode? Social media is full of conspiracy theories. Currently those about Katherine Princess of Wales are rife. There is great interest, in certain groups, as to whether the stories about her abdominal surgery and public appearance and photograph are real or fake. The thing that interests Ed and I is why is it so important? What is it about gossip and rumour that we all get so hooked up in? Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog p...
Apr 02, 2024•25 min
TSHP510: Good things about where you live
What’s Coming This Episode? The idea of needing to get away would suggest that where we are is never really good enough. I get it that the act of taking a break, of doing something different, is stimulating and often relaxing but the question got me thinking about do we appreciate where we are and what we have? Are we able to enjoy the space that we live in. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week Bald & Bankrupt video https://www...
Mar 21, 2024•31 min
TSHP509: Can you feel the love?
What’s Coming This Episode? Well Valentine’s has been and gone, the day of love, how was it for you? we often have talked about mood boosts and love, feeing loved, being loved and sharing love they are right at the top of positive mood, self esteem, raised energy and wellbeing. The magic is in ‘feeling’ loved. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week Stay in Touch We’re all over the web, so feel free to stay in touch: Follow Live in th...
Mar 05, 2024•21 min
TSHP508: The Power of a Smile
What’s Coming This Episode? Following on from last weeks look at the potential of global conflict. A listener reminded me of this and asked ‘why don’t we just encourage everybody to smile at each other?’ An excellent question! Let’s discuss… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week 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 Follo...
Feb 16, 2024•25 min
TSHP507: War – Is it ever right?
What’s Coming This Episode? Ed and I did a similar episode in 2019. The issues of war and potentially a world war were on us then and, sadly, very little seems to have changed. Over the last few months the people visiting my consulting room have been more and more concerned about the potential for another world war. We need to talk about potential conflict… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week https://www.liveinthepresent.co.uk/201...
Feb 06, 2024•28 min
TSHP506: It’s 2024! A year of choices…
What’s Coming This Episode? Ok, so it is New Year! Standing at the beginning of 2024 you, and I, will be making choices about how and what this year will be. 2023 will certainly be a year to remember and for many perhaps a year to forget. People tell me that is is as though it never happened or that with the aftermath of covid and the financial crisis one they will never forget. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week Stay in Touch We...
Jan 15, 2024•28 min
TSHP505: Bring on the Light
What’s Coming This Episode? For a lot of people around the world this year Christmas Day might just be another day in a difficult year. In a work of wars, financial crisis and global warming there are a lot of people worrying. What will it be like for you this year? Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week 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 d...
Dec 24, 2023•24 min
TSHP504: The Blame Game & Good Will
What’s Coming This Episode? It has never been a better time to talk seriously about the blame game and good will. As we approach the festive season and, in theory at least, a time of goodwill it seems that we are living in a divided world where everyone is finding reasons to blame other people for something. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s Sean’s blog post for the week Guy starts strange dance at a festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk Sean’...
Dec 19, 2023•28 min
TSHP503: Expertise vs Experience
What’s Coming This Episode? What’s more important? Expertise or experience? Sean and Ed have a chat… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Links to follow 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 iTu...
Dec 10, 2023•25 min
TSHP502: We Need Forgiveness To Set Us Free
What’s Coming This Episode? Remembrance Day, 11 November, is a memorial day that has been observed in Commonwealth member states since the end of the First World War in 1919. This has been to honour armed forces members who have died in the line of duty. In theory, at least, we unite across faiths, cultures and backgrounds to remember. The thing that is vastly important in remembering is the art of forgiveness. In forgiveness we let go. Often in simple remembrance we can feed our hatred of those...
Nov 23, 2023•32 min
TSHP501: What is your addiction?
What’s Coming This Episode? 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. We think of drugs or alcohol. We might even consider the workaholic. Whichever way we view it addiction is normally seen negative. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Sean’s blogpost for the po...
Nov 13, 2023•32 min
TSHP500: Slow Down And Speed Up?
What’s Coming This Episode? Sean’s been on a speed awareness course! Ed is busy campaigning for slower, safer streets! Has the world gotten too fast? Can we slow down and enjoy life that little bit more? Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Sean’s blogpost for the podcast Wales has a default 20mph limit now The psychology of speed 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 ...
Oct 29, 2023•35 min
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