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What’s Coming This Episode?

An interesting thing happens when you open your mouth to talk. Your mind hears what you’re saying.

Do you listen to what you say? Do you hear the tone of your voice? Do you realise how you are heard by others? Well, maybe you should…

Enjoy, it’s The Self Help Podcast!

Show Notes and Links

• Here’s the link to this week’s corresponding blog post by Sean
• Sean Hannity would’t let that Hamas guy talk would he?
• Not got our Live in the Present book yet? Really?!
• Tim Ferris and his ‘no complaining’ bracelet idea

Resource of the Week

• Sean recommends a book called ‘You Are What You Say’. How relevant! Check it out
• Ed likes Russell Brand. You might not but we still reckon you should check out his ‘alternative news’ YouTube channel, The Trews

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

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What’s Coming This Episode?

The law of attraction would state that you need to be able to give in order to receive. When it comes right down to it all that we ever give is love. It may be in the form of charity as money, food or water aid or disaster relief. We may volunteer our time or resources. We may give gifts for birthdays, Christmas, weddings and so on. All we ever give is love, love is all there is.

Are you a giver or a taker? Enjoy your giving and remember that to receive you need to give.

It’s The Self Help Podcast! Enjoy the show 🙂

Show Notes and Links

• Sean has of course written a blog post for this week’s show and here it is
• Ed has completed his adventure across the Highlands of Scotland! He’s not had chance to do a full write up yet but check out his JustGiving page for details (and to sponsor if you can!)
• The JFK ‘Ask Not’ speech is well worth a watch
• A bit about the Law of Attraction and both Karma and Dharma
• 4 things you need to know about the UK’s international aid budget

Resource of the Week

• Sean has another WikiHow page that you should investigate, ‘How to Give Gifts Unconditionally‘
• Ed suggests you all think of a challenge, nominate a charity that means a lot to you then use JustGiving to make fund-raising a breeze

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

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We’d be amazingly grateful if you could leave us a review on iTunes. It will really help us to build our audience. So, if your like what you hear (and would like to hear more great free content) then visit our iTunes page and leave us an honest review (all feedback gratefully received!).

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What’s Coming This Episode?

At some point in our lives, like it or not, a potentially traumatic event will hit us.

Trauma is a Greek word meaning “wound”. A wound can be physical, mental, emotional, financial and so on. The concept of trauma comes from the idea that the wound, or event that is being experienced, is greater than our resources to deal with it. In that sense we have been overwhelmed. However there is a difference between experiencing trauma and being traumatised.

This week we’re joined by our good friend Mark Pollard of Vantage Law. Why do we have a solicitor on The Self Help Podcast? Well, Mark is all to often the first point of contact for people looking for help following a traumatic event (think car accident, injury at work, etc.) so he, as you’ll find, has a great deal to offer.

Don’t worry, be happy. It’s The Self Help Podcast! Enjoy the show 🙂

Show Notes and Links

• Check out the Vantage Law website and do drop Mark and his team a line for an informal chat if you need to
• Sean has of course written a blog post for this week’s show and here it is
• Ed’s off on his cycling adventure soon… follow this link for more info
• We talked about some really hard hitting events that caused trauma and massive emotional stress to scores of people. Think Hillsborough, 9/11, 7/7 and the Jamie Bulger case
• Films that Ed mentioned this week: Superman, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind & Born on the Fourth of July
• Lego highlights of Brazil vs Germany from the recent World Cup demolition
• What is CBT?

Resource of the Week

• Sean has found a ‘Directory of Local and National Agencies and Helplines‘ PDF and also mentioned Headspace along with One Moment Meditation
• Ed demands that you register for the site Quora – their weekly emails are fascinating
• Mark found a great app for iPad app called ‘Don’t Panic‘. Great find! He also quite rightly plugged his own website which will tell you all you need to know about Vantage Law

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

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What’s Coming This Episode?

It’s special guest time. This week we’re joined by Chris, a 47 year old ‘bloke from Liverpool’ who has been a Kadampa Buddhist* for 15 years, who goes under the pseudonym of Vide Kadampa. Chris explains to us how he came to be a Buddhist, how it has effected his life and how it has shaped his understanding of the world.

Take away points from this week’s sin depth chat? Compassion, meditation, spirituality, mental health and finding and doing worthwhile work are all discussed. The 5 commitments Chris highlights are jam packed full of amazing advice for living, whatever your religious/spiritual persuasion.

Huge thanks for Chris for taking time out of his busy schedule to join us this week. Links below to follow him online which we highly recommend you take a look at.

It’s The Self Help Podcast! Enjoy the show 🙂

Show Notes and Links

• Sean has of course written a blog post for this week’s show and here it is
• Chris has a blog that he updates each day called the Daily Lamrim, superb
• Follow Chis (or Vide Kadampa) on Twitter here or check out his Facebook page here too
• We mentioned Headspace for the first time in a while so we should probably link to their site again!
• Sean is into Vipassana Meditation as regular listeners will know
• Principles of Buddhism by Kulananda
• Universal Compassion by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
• A free eBook called Modern Buddhism was mentioned
• Interested in finding out more about Kadampa Buddhism? Here’s the place to start

Resource of the Week

• Sean recommends a book Mindfulness: A practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world
• Chris stepped up and mentioned the blog that got it all started for him, Kadampa Life written by Luna Kadampa
• Ed thought of something just in time. A documentary about a wonderful man, Richard Feynman – The Pleasure Of Finding Things Out

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 iTunes

We’d be amazingly grateful if you could leave us a review on iTunes. It will really help us to build our audience. So, if your like what you hear (and would like to hear more great free content) then visit our iTunes page and leave us an honest review (all feedback gratefully received!).