Do you spend too much time on your phone? And would you like to spend LESS time on your phone? Well, this is the episode for you. Abby has a problem and Sofie might also have a problem, if she'd be up for admitting to it. Abby has read Cal Newport's book on Digital Minimalism and is up for the challenge. MAIN SOURCEDigital Minimalism by Cal NewportREFERENCESThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronA List of All The Books We've Covered HereSubscribe to our Patreon for extra bonus episodes and to sign ...
We throw ourselves at KC Davies' book How To Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach To Cleaning and Organising. We discuss shame and executive dysfunction and tidying and cleaning, but in a real FUN WAY.MAIN SOURCEHow To Keep House While Drowning by KC DaviesREFERENCESLaziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price, Ph.DKC Davies' podcast Struggle CareThe episode we did on HyggeA List of All The Books We've Covered HereSubscribe to our Patreon for extra bonus episodes and to sign up for our...
Oh, it's a Big One. It's finally here. The Artist's Way, read and presented by Abby, who has read it five times and who lives it on a daily basis. It's the Bible of creativity and we're here to discuss it. If you want to join our little discussion group in January, sign up to our Patreon here and be ready.MAIN SOURCEThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronREFERENCESAbby's friend Katie CoyleOur Patreon episode on Morning PagesKiri Pritchard-McLean's BBC Podcast (feat. Sofie and Cariad Lloyd)Carly Ann...
A little teaser of our brand new Patreon SPECIAL bonus episode. Sofie has watched Couples Therapy, but first, we get into talking about the apocalypse again. Also, Abby sings. Does she sing well? Time will tell. Listen on Patreon now.
We dive into Kae Tempest's On Connection - a book about connections and the magic that happens when connection happens and other stuff to do with connection. (Sofie writes these blurbs and there is a chance Sofie didn't fully understand what the book was about.) We also discuss weddings and creativity. It's fun.MAIN SOURCEOn Connection by Kae TempestALSO MENTIONEDSelf Compassion by Kristin NeffMicro Moments of Positivity Resonance by Dr. Barbara Fredrickson
It's another little teaser. On Patreon, you can find the full episode (and you can watch the episode too, on video!), where, still at Sofie's place, Abby and Sofie go over some of the inspirational quotes Sofie has saved in her phone. But Abby struggles to get over the fact that Sofie owes her money. It's a very inspirational episode.Patreon is here - sign up for just £3 a month!
In this SPECIAL EPISODE (of which you only get a little teaser) recorded in the SAME ROOM (which you can also see as a video on Patreon!), we discuss stand-up, Nicolas Cage (or should we say... Nicolas Coppola) and trains and more stuff.Sign up on Patreon for the full episode and loads more goodies here.
Sofie read Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood when she was 19 and it changed her life. Will it have the same effect now? Does Abby love too little, enough or too much? Also, a post-recording correction: Akon did the lovely song 'Lonely', not the other lovely song 'F**k it' - that belonged to Eamon. Get your 00s music facts straight, Sofie Hagen. Also this is a special episode because it's been edited by Sofie Hagen. So if it sounds a little different, that's why. Sofie did her very best...
A lot of you have been asking 'what are these morning pages of which you constantly speak' and we are here to reply. But first, we catch up and discuss mushrooms, tattoos, medical trials and more. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/helphole and sign up for as little as £3 a month!
To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/helphole and sign up for as little as £3 a month.
What do you want to do with what's left of your 4000 weeks?Well, you can spend only a fraction of that time listening to this frankly, brilliantly informative and entertaining episode of Help Hole, where Abby and Sofie explore how Four Thousand Weeks, Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman.Not only will you see how to make the time you have count, if you never thought Rod Stewart had some sage advice about how to use spare hours effectively, then you're in for a real surprise. **...
Today, you get a little teaser - a snippet - of the bonus episode about the movie Julie & Julia, which is about Julia Child. Or, Julia Cameron, as Abby pronounces it. To hear the FULL episode - which includes fun stories about Julia Child being a spy!? - go sign up for Patreon. Or become a supporter through Apple Podcasts. You can do that too. See you there!
What's the after effect of almost being hit by a car? Do you fight, fight or freeze and what does each of these mean?Well luckily for us, Sofie has read 'the Body Keeps the Score' by Bessel van der Kolk and can tell us everything we need to know about how the body processes trauma and why it can manifest for years after the event. Main source:The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma - Bessel van der KolkA List of All Our Books HereSubscribe to our Patreon ...
This episode of Help Hole feels close to home in more ways than one, as not only are our hosts in the very same room for the chat, but the book they are talking about, is written by none other than Sofie Hagen!Will I Ever Have Sex Again, by Sofie Hagen is an exploration of the modern sexual landscape and how it impacts not just on the author, but society as a whole- even Abby...although mostly on Tuesdays and Saturdays.Main source:Will I Ever Have Sex Again by Sofie HagenAlso mentioned on the...
It's a little snippet of our Every Other Monday bonus episode! You can hear them all, and, support the podcast on patreon.com/helphole !
Todays episode will lift your spirits for a number of reasons, firstly our hosts crossed oceans in order to record in person AND they're in Denmark, home of Hygge - so it feelt only right that the book they delve into should be Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living by Meik Wiking. As well as exploring why Hygge can only be achieved if there are adequate bins in the street, they also explore their feelings after a visit to Copenhagen's Happiness Museum, a stirring exp...
A little SNIPPET of our full-length bonus episode, which you can hear in full over on patreon.com/helphole!
The Joy of Being Selfish by Michelle Elman is the inspiration for this edition of Help Hole, as Sofie and Abby explore the fascinating subject of boundaries and how being 'selfish' can actually be an act of love to the people around you. And as an extra treat, we also get to hear from the author herself as she directly answers one of Sofie's burning questions. Main source:The Joy of Being Selfish: Why You Need Boundaries and How to Set Them by Michelle ElmanAlso mentioned on the pod...
A little snippet, or, a teaser, from our Patreon and Subscribers ONLY exclusive content. Abby gets us in legal trouble with Disney and then we begin answering a listener question but get sidetracked by talks and feelings about GENDER. Abby is also uncharacteristically problematic in this episode, and Sofie (who's writing this) can only apologise.For the full episode, subscribe on Apple or sign up on patreon.com/helphole
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön, supplies the context for this episode, and was in no small part inspired by a staggering act of kindness Abby experienced in her own life.One of the inevitabilities of life is that at some stage or another, things will fall apart, so how can this book teach us to survive and learn from these times? Main source:When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times a book by Pema Chodron.Also mentioned on the podc...