Sideways

We're back.This week, along with the usual inane chat, we're discussing why we might change our minds and differentiating between the healthy and not-so-healthy reasons for doing so.There's unrest at a Chinese zoo, a new quiz that I do as badly at as the last one, and we disagree over petty theft.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, for our final episode before a summer break, we're talking about how we block our own or others' genuine feelings so that we don't have to face the reality of our emotions.We'll be back in September. Have a good summer (or winter, depending on where you are in the world)We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're discussing 'breadcrumbing', a close relation of 'ghosting'. A man finds himself in the midst of an earthquake at a most inopportune time, and Martin has some wonderful news which is not overshadowed by my gratitude for a handful of radishes.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about our personal experiences of addiction and depression and the anhedonia that accompanied them.We also hear about a woman who can tell the outcome of sporting events simply by throwing asparagus into the air.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about the importance of appropriate personal space.We also cover urinal etiquette and good manners when driving through a traffic contraflow.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about dealing with shyness. Are you born like it? How does it differ from introversion and social anxiety? Can you do anything about it?We also discuss attitudes to small talk and feel grateful for self-discipline and passing places on narrow country lanes.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about burnout. Why does it happen and what can we do to prevent it?Martin has news of World War 3, we wonder about post-apocalyptic football, and I become frustrated at next door's cats using my raised beds as a toilet.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about why we sometimes feel out of our depth without much evidence in support.I do some research on mangoes, a man wears inappropriate footwear that causes him no end of problems while metal detecting, and Martin experiences some auditory recall for which he is grateful.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about the importance of being your true self, whoever that is.Neither of us bothers to look out for the Northern Lights but we both feel enthusiastic about the idea of cuddling a cow. Martin remembers being shamed for coming last and we wonder if it’s ever OK to cheat on a test.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciat...

This week we're talking about why it's unhelpful to always think about things in terms of good and bad without anything in betweenA man has an unusual emotional support animal stolen, we debate the merit of putting vegetables in cakes, and Martin is grateful for big parking spaces.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about how we prepare ourselves emotionally for challenging situations.We hear about a man who goes to great lengths to avoid getting wet, I upset the Irish with my poor attempt at an accent, and Martin feels grateful for an excited hug.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about what your clothes say about you and the way that our emotional state might influence what we choose to wear.A woman tries to take a bank loan for a corpse, we reminisce about the perils of riding a bike with flared trousers, and we discuss the tricky topic of wearing pyjamas in the supermarket.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listenin...

This week we're discussing the benefits of silence.Martin gets upset about a suggestion that it's OK to laugh at a funeral, I feel grateful for window cleaners, and there's controversy over the addition of a keyboard player to our dead supergroup.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're discussing the way that dismissing someone's legitimate emotions as a sign of weakness or lack of desirable masculinity is hugely destructive.A coat is mistaken for a leopard, we decide that using someone else's bin without permission is a violation of privacy, and there's a cautionary tale if you happen to be a rock drummer.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks...

This week we're talking about ways to bolster your confidence so that you can occupy your rightful place in the world with assertiveness and comfort.Someone mistakes a hat for a hedgehog, I impersonate a man of the cloth, and we debate the wisdom of taking a cobra to a party and guzzling its venom for kicks.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really app...

This week we're talking about why we have trouble maintaining focus, what it might say about us and how to manage it better.Martin recalls being waterboarded at the hairdresser and tells us which station he'd choose if he were to name himself after one. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about the things we've forgotten that we think we remember even though what we come up with might be a complete fabrication.A goat is arrested for the theft of a Mazda 323, some Reading Rock Festival pizza rots Martin's jeans, and I am attacked by malware.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we’re talking about how we can become experts at looking for evidence in support of beliefs we already hold, and the ways it can be destructive.We also hear about a lady who took her dead hamster on the trip of a lifetime and make a useful addition to our posthumous supergroup.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, I've been in Scotland and so we recorded in a rush without any time to do a proper edit. It's a mark of our "professionalism" that you probably won't tell a difference between this and our other episodes.We're chatting about platitudes and why they are so unhelpful. There's also all the usual guff. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we rea...

This week we're talking about why people feel the need to embellish the truth and how it often comes from a place of low self-confidence.We wonder what it would be like to wake up at your own funeral, hear about animals travelling in underwear, and see the insufferable liar, Jay from The Inbetweeners, in a whole new light.We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/We're on TikTok @landiwellbeingYou can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for lis...