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The Self Help Podcast

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The Self Help Podcast is a show dedicated to your emotional health and well being. Self help is for everyone.
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Episodes

TSHP139: The Many Benefits of Mindfulness (the Anxiety Killer)

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? Is mindfulness the same as relaxation? Do you have to meditate to be mindful? These are questions that a listener of ours had so it got us thinking about mindfulness and it’s many benefits. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Sean wrote a blog post on this subject. Have a read… The He...

Feb 04, 201635 min

TSHP138: How to Beat Insomnia

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? Nothing beats some good, solid sack time does it? For some, sleep is the easiest thing in the world – deep in sleep minutes after their heads hit the pillow. For some, however, sleep is no fun at all. Anxiety or depression during the day can lead to worse at night as they struggle for sleep – and so a vicious cyc...

Jan 28, 201632 min

TSHP137: Satisfaction. Why do we want more?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? Remember when Oliver Twist had the audacity to ask for more? Who could blame is. Today, many of us seem constantly dissatisfied despite our relative immense wealth (if you’re reading this message, odds are that you’re in the top 10% richest people in the world). So why do we always want more and how can we learn ...

Jan 21, 201628 min

TSHP136: The Power of Introversion

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? We live in a world that celebrates the extroverts. Selfies, X Factor, Instagram and more. You’ve gotta be out there! You’ve got sing to the world! The truth is that not all of us (in fact a LOT of us) aren’t programmed that way and would much rather take a back seat. Let’s hear it for the introverts. Enjoy the sh...

Jan 14, 201632 min

TSHP135: Struggling for willpower? Start here…

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? We celebrated a new year last week and discussed the ins and outs of resolutions. If you are undertaking a challenge then there’s one thing you’ll need: willpower. Easier said than done however, so let’s have a chat about how you can give yourself a fighting chance… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Sho...

Jan 07, 201629 min

TSHP134: Time to Rethink Your Plans for 2016?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? A new year is upon us which means only one thing – new year resolutions! But should it? Or are they the right resolutions? A different take from team LITP. Happy new year everyone! Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Sean has written a few words about this week’s topic Buy a physical ...

Dec 31, 201527 min

TSHP133: How is Christmas for you?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? Christmas is supposed to be a time of pure joy – gifts, food, family and friends. What’s not to like? For some it can be a tricky time though so Sean and Ed thought they’d have a chat about how to cope with the stresses and strains. Happy Christmas to all of our listeners, we love you! Enjoy the show, it’s The Se...

Dec 24, 201527 min

TSHP132: The Importance of Lifelong Learning

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? It’s official. Your education did not end when you left school. Guys, you gotta keep learning till the day you day (and that day will more than likely appear much later than if you give up on learning early on). Lifelong learning is a must and here’s why… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and...

Dec 17, 201527 min

TSHP131: How to cope when the kids leave home

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? We build incredible relationships with our children, but at some point we have to trust that we’ve done a good job and let them head off into the big, sometimes bad, world. For some this is straightforward but often it can be extremely tricky. A podcast for parents this week… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Po...

Dec 10, 201533 min

TSHP130: Why Do We Fall In & Out of Love?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? Love has many stages, all of them weird and wonderful in their own unique way. There’s that moment we first lay eyes on ‘the one’; the honeymoon period; the moment a child arrives on the scene and don’t forget the breakup. It’s time for a podcast about relationship… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Sho...

Dec 03, 201530 min

TSHP129: Thanksgiving and Gratitude

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? It’s Thanksgiving time in the States (and a few other places, interestingly) so a show about the valuable lessons it can teach us all seems appropriate. You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again – you need as much gratitude in your life as you can possibly get. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Sh...

Nov 26, 201538 min

TSHP128: The Value of Life

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? After a difficult week for team LITP we thought we’d have a simple discussion about life, death and all of the wonderful, scary, happy and dangerous bits in between. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links An interesting video about where ISIS have come from Russell Brand has the solution...

Nov 19, 201532 min

TSHP127: Overprotective Parenting, Independence & Anxiety

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? I think we can all agree that parenting is a rather important book. The thing about being a parent though, is that there is no text book. There’s no hard and fast way to raise a human being. Sometimes, we make mistakes – maybe we’re overprotective, perhaps we’re under -protective, too strict or goodness knows wha...

Nov 05, 201530 min

TSHP126: How to Combat Tiredness & Fatigue

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? If you want to do anything in life you’ll need just one thing – ENERGY (it’s science). Trouble is, a lot of us aren’t equipped with as much energy as we could/should have. Tiredness and fatigue can be supremely limiting in our lives so how can we overcome them? Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Not...

Oct 29, 201536 min

TSHP125: What are #FOMO and #Phubbing?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? No matter how great our life is, there will always be someone out there doing something that you’d like to be doing. #FOMO (the fear of missing out) is an issue that social media has amplified, so let’s have a chat about it… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s a link to this we...

Oct 22, 201528 min

TSHP124: Does Divorce Have to Be Painful?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? No marriage has ever begun with divorce as the goal, but the reality is that divorce is something that many marriages conclude with. But do they have to be quite so awful, painful and expensive? Maybe not… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s a link to this week’s blog post by S...

Oct 15, 201537 min

TSHP123: The Physical Effects of Emotion

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? A listener request this week as Sean and Ed dive into the relationship between emotional and physical pain. It’s a fascinating world and one that we’re only just beginning to understand (in the West at least)… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s a link to this week’s blog post ...

Oct 08, 201533 min

TSHP122: Why Do We Stop Playing?

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Oct 01, 201532 min

TSHP121: Depression and how to help folks that don’t want to be helped

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? We’ve all been in the position where we know someone we care about needs help but we just can’t find the words to help them, be it health, addiction or state of mind. Sean and Ed are here to help… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s a link to this week’s blog post by Sean WATCH...

Sep 24, 201529 min

TSHP120: Do You Feel Like an Outsider With Your Stepchildren?

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Sep 17, 201524 min

TSHP119: How to Get Motivated

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Sep 10, 201530 min

TSHP118: You Really Should Be Happy

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Sep 03, 201523 min

TSHP117: Should All Drugs be Legal?

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? We’re all drug users of one kind or another, be it cocaine or caffeine, ecstasy or aspirin. There’s a big debate amongst scientists, politicians and other ‘thought leaders’ that thinks that it’s about time we experimented with legalising all drugs. Where do you stand? Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! S...

Aug 27, 201529 min

TSHP116: Social Networks – Good or Bad?

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Aug 20, 201530 min

TSHP115: Overcoming Grief

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Aug 13, 201524 min

TSHP114: Dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? Trauma. Stress. They go hand in hand. One follows the other and the effects can last longer than you might think. If they do, then you could be looking at a case of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and that ain’t no fun, let me tell you. Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s...

Aug 06, 201529 min

TSHP113: Immigration & First World Problems

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Jul 30, 201533 min

TSHP112: Fear & Doubt (plus a little about anxiety)

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Jul 23, 201526 min

TSHP111: Live in the Present Step 10 – The Work

[button link=”https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-self-help-podcast/id663490789″ bg_color=”#2d7ec4″]Subscribe to The Self Help Podcast in iTunes[/button] What’s Coming This Episode? It’s the tenth and final step in our course and your journey is coming to an end. Or is it?! Yeah right, now the real work begins… Enjoy the show, it’s The Self Help Podcast! Show Notes and Links Here’s a link to this week’s blog post by Sean The Meaning of Life in 60 Seconds Resource of the Week Sean really thin...

Jul 16, 201526 min

TSHP110: Live in the Present Step 9 – Relativity

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Jul 09, 201527 min
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