That's Helpful with Ed Stott

If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a little bit now, you’ll know I’m all about finding new ways of working, dreaming big & making it happen. The TRICKIEST part of this though, can be figuring out WHAT you want to do. There are few people as qualified to talk on this as today’s guest. She is a podcaster, business owner, DJ, best-selling author & presenter known as FlexMami. She's written all about how she made this incredible career happen in her book The Success Experiment & that's the topic of today's conversation. If you love this chat (I know you will), you should really listen to this episode on why 'success' isn't making you happy & what will. CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Flex on Instagram or via her website. BOOKThe Success Experiment Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - ed@edwinastott.com  

We all know them & as the saying goes, if you don’t you probably are one (awks). Difficult people can be the bane of our lives & often we can end up piling more energy into managing them than in the relationships that actually add value to our lives. So how do we deal with them whilst protecting our own energy & when is it just time to call it a day?  Dr Rebecca Ray is a Clinical Psychologist & her latest book is Dealing with Difficult People she breaks it all down for us into these 5 simple steps. BONUS: If you enjoy this ep, you should totally listen to this one with Rebecca on boundaries too - we cover what boundaries really are, how to set them without feeling guilty & how to make sure the people around you stick to them. CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Rebecca on Instagram, Facebook & via her website. BOOKSDealing with Difficult People Setting Boundaries Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - ed@edwinastott.com

If the Kardashian's 5th private jet trip of the morning has you left you wondering why you're bothering with mushy paper straws & an over-worked reusable coffee cup, you are not alone!  Fear not though, all is not lost & there are some very good reasons to stay sustainable. Kate Hall is a sustainability blogger & activist who goes by the name Ethically Kate online. She says that a few simple shifts can reduce that environmental guilt we all feel, lead to a much more fulfilling life & of course, help the earth in the process! In this episode Kate runs us through the 3 things we should all be doing. This episode is supported by Sleeping Duck CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kate on Instagram, Facebook & via her website BOOKBolder, Better, Different Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - ed@edwinastott.com  

WARNING: This episode briefly touches on suicide & depression. If you or anyone you know needs help you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14. It’s a tricky time, when everyone seems to be celebrating & gathering with their loved ones but you’re missing someone. Don’t worry though, because as always I’ve got your back & my guest today is a heart healing angel in human form. Edwina Shaw is the author of A Guide Through Grief, First Aid for your Heart & Soul. She has dealt with more than her fair share of grief & she’s learnt SO much along the way. By the end of this episode she'll help you to hold your grief in one hand and small pieces of joy with the other. If you find this episode helpful, you'll also like this one with Ed where we talk about how to process loss. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Ed on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSA Guide Through Grief: First Aid For Your Heart & Soul MEDITATIONSComfort & Joy Guided Meditation Peace & Harmony Guided Meditation A Guided Meditation for Clearing Your Mind & Grounding Yourself HELPFUL LINKSAn Introduction to Humming Breath Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Around this time of year there are so many nostalgic moments. You might sit in them & reminisce about the past, they might even make you feel a little sad but did you know that you could be using them to live a more meaningful life? And have you ever thought about how you can intentionally create more of those moments? Dr Clay Routlege is the Vice President of Research & the Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at the Archbridge Institute & he’s the author of Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Clay on Instagram & via his website. Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Christmas is a time of indulgence and excess, but what if finding a more sustainable way to celebrate could actually bring you more joy? Kate Hall is known as Ethically Kate on Instagram & she’s an activist, blogger & the author of Better, Bolder Different & her mission is to help us to live more sustainably without sacrificing anything at all! We talk about the fun ways to bring more joy & sustainability to Christmas plus a whole heap of brilliant (mostly free) gift ideas! CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kate on Instagram & via her website. LINKSSustainable Christmas Gift Ideas 9 Things to do Different this Christmas BOOKBetter, Bolder, Different Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Whether you’ve got a family event, party, christmas gathering or even a date coming up, the fear of the conversation drying up & having no way out is VERY real. So how do we nail mingling & turn it into a core skill rather than something that brings us out in a cold sweat? Fear not - I’ve called in the professionals for this one. Jeanne Martinet is an expert in it - in fact so many people asked her for her advice that she wrote a book about it & she’s now the author of The Art of Mingling alongside a whole host of other books. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Jeanne on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSThe Art of Mingling Mingling with the Enemy: A Social Survival Guide for Our Politically Divided Times Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

I don’t know about you, but it feels like there’s a direct correlation between how much closer we get to the end of the year & how much time I spend procrastinating… But there's plenty of valuable time left to make the most of, so how can we get on top of our procrastination & maximise what’s left of the year? Dr Fuschia Sirois is a professor of psychology at the University of Durham and she’s spent more than 20 years researching the causes & consequences of procrastination & how we can stop doing it! CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Fuschia on Twitter & via her website. BOOKSProcrastination: What It Is, Why It's A Problem & What You Can Do About It Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Everyday you are bombarded with more information than your brain can even comprehend - there is nowhere that is safe from people & organisations trying to influence what you do. So how can we protect ourselves from this new world of manipulation & make the choices that are right for us, free from influence? Patrick Fagan is a behavioural psychologist & the co-author of Free Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation & How To Resist It. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Patrick on Twitter & via his website. BOOKSFree Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation & How to Resist It Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

We’ve all experienced it - you’re at work & everything’s fine then a new person enters the team... They’re great at first, but a couple of weeks pass & things start to change. You have no idea where you stand with them, the once happy team is now in disarray & a job that you once enjoyed now feels like you’ve wandered into a minefield. If this feels familiar, that person may just be displaying psychopathic traits that make them incredibly hard to deal with. So how can we spot a psychopath at work & when we do, how do we deal with them? David Gillespie is a lawyer & the author of Toxic at work: surviving your psychopathic workmates- from the dominant bullies to the charming manipulators. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find David on Instagram & via their website. OTHER PODCAST EPISODESHow to Spot a Psychopath BOOKSToxic At Work Taming Toxic People Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

You’ve probably heard of ChatGPT, but do you actually know how to use it? Or even what you could be using it for? Donna McGeorge is a global authority on productivity & author of Join The Chat GPT Revolution. She says it’s an invaluable tool for some of our most mundane tasks both at home & at work. So where do we start? In this episode we’re going to break it down - what it is, how you can use it & the pitfalls to avoid. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Donna on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSThe ChatGPT Revolution: How to Simplify Your Work & Life Admin with AI Want some sourdough starter, to become a podcast sponsor or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

There is a lot going on in the world right now & it can feel overwhelming to figure out how you personally can make a difference. But when it comes to the environment, there are so many wonderful habits that take less than 60 seconds which can enhance your life, help the environment & nurture your community. They’re all teeny bits of a wonderful thing called Permaculture. Today I’m going to teach you a few that you can implement today & start reaping the benefits with the help of Kirsten Bradley. She's the author of The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kirsten & Milkwood on Instagram & via their website. BOOKSThe Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook Clean & Green: 101 Hints & Tips For a More Eco-friendly Home Want some sourdough starter, to become a podcast sponsor or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

I know you’re all big podcast fans because you’re here, but what about music? You probably love a great gym playlist or a bit of classical music while you're working, but have you ever thought about the true power of music & how you can tailor your playlists to boost your well-being? Dr Amanda Krause is a Lecturer in psychology at James Cook University and an expert in how we experience music psychologically in our everyday lives & her current research looks into how music can make us healthier. Amanda shares how music boosts our health & how to maximise those benefits. If you're a super duper music lover, you're going to love this episode with musician Libby O'Donovan too on why you should absolutely be joining a choir (even if you think you can't sing!). CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Amanda on Twitter & via her website. Got some feedback, want to become a podcast sponsor or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com    

So often our focus is on HOW we make money, but not necessarily how we manage it. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably whacked it all in a bank account & hoped for the best. BUT there are some simple things we can all do, starting today that will make a huge difference to how you approach your finances & whether or not you’re making them work for YOU. Today, we’re going to work through a few of those simple things with Ben Nash, he’s a Money Coach, the Author of Get Unstuck & Founder of Pivot Wealth. ***Please note, this podcast is not financial advice - everyone's circumstances are different so make sure you consider whether the advice is appropriate to you & seek professional advice where appropriate!*** CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Ben on Instagram & via his website. Got some feedback, want to become a podcast sponsor or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

 Today, I’m very excited to say that the very clever Kasey Edwards is back on the podcast! She joined us a few weeks ago to talk about her book Raising Girls Who Like Themselves & I was absolutely blown away by your feedback here and on social media - Kasey has some fabulous insights from her research into this area over the last 10 years. Today, though we’re talking boys - because patriarchy is bad for everyone… Kasey’s latest book, which she wrote with her husband Dr Christopher Scanlan, is called Bringing Up Boys Who Like Themselves. In this episode, she shares the 7 non-negotiables. Find the previous episode with Kasey on raising girls who like themselves here. EXTRA INFOFind the emotions wheel Kasey spoke about here. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kasey on Instagram & via her website. Would you like to sponsor the podcast? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

So many of us are so careful with how we talk the others, but we don’t take the same care when we’re talking to ourselves. Science has shown that negative self-talk doesn’t make us more successful & can do damage to our mental health. So how can we tackle our inner critic & turn it in to our friend instead of the person who’s telling us the things we’d never dream of saying to others? Well here with the answer to that is Dr Rachel Turow, she’s a psychologist & the Author of The Self-Talk Workout. She explains why we feel so obliged to berate ourselves, even though it isn't helpful & gives us 3 simple strategies to start turning our inner critic into our inner bestie. FYI: If you love this ep, you're going to really like this one with Ash Ambirge, Author of The Middle Finger Project on trashing imposter syndrome! Your head is going to be THE BEST place to be once I've finished with you. :) CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Rachel via her website. BOOKThe Self-Talk Workout Would you like to sponsor the podcast? Email me for opportunities! - edwina@edstott.com

How familiar does this sound to you? You’re scrolling through social media and you see a post describing ADHD symptoms and you think 'hmmmmm? I feel seen'. Well for journalist Matilda Boseley this familiar sounding epiphany led her to the year she says she finally met her brain. She’s since written a book about it & she’s joining me today to talk about that ADHD diagnosis & all the things she’s learnt that lie in-between that journey from realisation, to diagnosis to processing that diagnosis. If you’re wondering about whether you yourself or someone in your life might have ADHD, this conversation is going to be incredibly useful. PRO TIP: If you love this ep, you're going to really like this one on the nueroscience of mindfulness too! CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Matilda on Instagram & Twitter. BOOKThe Year I Met My Brain Would you like to sponsor the podcast? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Intuitive Eating is often referred to as an anti-diet and offers a way out of the toxic diet cycle & into a health relationship with food. One of the big concerns with this approach though is that when you allow yourself to eat anything, you’ll disregard nutrition & only eat cake & cheese!! Well that’s where gentle nutrition comes in. It's an approach that ensures you're getting everything your body needs, WITHOUT having to follow a prescriptive diet. My guest today is Rachael Hartley. She's a certified intuitive eating counselor & author of Gentle Nutrition. If you loved this ep, you have to listen to this one with Evelyn Tribole, intuitive eating's co-creator on how to heal your relationship with food once & for all. CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Rachael on Instagram or via her website. BOOKGentle Nutrition BLOGFind Rachael's blog here. Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Most of us are now familiar with the toxic influence of diet culture, but what about wellness culture? Often it’s responsible for us reaching for a standard of health that is both unrealistic & unattainable. So how can we sort the harmful from the helpful and find true well-being? Christy Harrison is a journalist, registered dietitian, and certified intuitive eating counsellor. She’s the author of The Wellness Trap: Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses and Find Your True Well-Being. If you loved this ep, you have to listen to this one with Evelyn Tribole, intuitive eating's co-creator on how to heal your relationship with food once & for all. CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Christy on Instagram or via her website. BOOKThe Wellness Trap Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Stefanie Sword Williams says the difference between the hard workers who succeed & the ones who don’t is self promotion. But if the idea of networking makes you cringe, taking compliments is excruciating & your inner critic shouts you down before you can even remember your password for LinkedIn, how do you start to self-promote? Stefanie is the author of Fuck Being Humble: Why Self-Promotion Isn’t a Dirty Word, she runs an organisation by the same name & has made it her mission to convince you that celebrating yourself is the key to unlocking your dream life. If you enjoyed this episode, you should absolutely listen to this one with time management wizard Kate Christie on how to plan your life list (& why it's 9000x better than a bucket-list!). CONNECT WITH USConnect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Stefanie on Instagram or via her website. BOOKFuck Being Humble Got an episode suggestion or feedback for me? Email me - edwina@edstott.com