Positive Thinking And The Meaning Of Life

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The antodote to wishy-washy self-help. A no nonsense look at the practical applications of psychology and philosophy to mental health and life in general.

Marcus Freestone


    • Apr 13, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    EPISODE 35: SOLITUDE

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 29:29


    This week we look at finding the positives of solitude in the current global situation. Being alone doesn't have to lead to loneliness.

    EPISODE 34: A WELCOME DISTRACTION

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 39:34


    This week I present a welcome distraction: a really mad short story entitled "Ethelbert's Sunday Afternoon". Something to take you out of yourself and away from the misery and uncertainty of the current global situation.

    EPISODE 33: SLEEP, DREAMS AND EMOTIONAL MEMORIES

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 31:24


    This week we explore sleep and dreaming and their importance to mental health. Recent studies have shown that dreams are a vital element in efficiently filing away your memories and processing negative emotions.

    EPISODE 32: CORONAVIRUS, SCAREMONGERING AND FAKE NEWS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 24:24


    In this extra mini episode I vent my frustration at the media coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and do some research to get to the truth of what exactly the virus is and how worried the average person should be about it.

    EPISODE 31: FILTERING OUT THE NEGATIVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 46:30


    Finishing off last weeks listener question we look at how to counteract the negative influences the world throws at us and how to deal with an overwhelming number of decisions.

    EPISODE 30: THE HANDBRAKE ON MY LIFE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 38:39


    This week I respond to a very in depth and interesting listener question about the whole business of living a decent life and being satisfied with what we have.

    EPISODE 29: SELF-SABOTAGE AND LACK OF PODCASTS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 30:26


    This week the podcast returns from oblivion to explain why its been away and why its creator has been self sabotaging.

    EPISODE 28 NEGATIVE THINKING PART FIVE COLIN WILSON

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 28:33


    This week we begin an exploration of the existential and psychological ideas of the prolific English writer Colin Wilson.

    EPISODE 27 NEGATIVE THINKING PART FOUR ANXIETY

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2018 41:27


    Part four of our mini-series, prompted by a listener question, discusses anxiety and its root causes.

    EPISODE 26 NEGATIVE THINKING PART THREE ANGER

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2018 31:45


    In part three of our mini series we look at an aspect of negative thinking - anger - and trace the roots of its effect on our thoughts and behaviour.

    EPISODE 25 - TRIGGERS FROM THE PAST AND SUBCONSCIOUS DECISIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2018 30:40


    In part two of our mini-series on Negative Thinking we look at how to recognise negative triggers from the past and subconscious versus conscious decision making.

    EPISODE 24: NEGATIVE THINKING PART ONE - ALBERT CAMUS AND THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2018 28:23


    In the first of a mini series we answer another listener question and tackle the work of existentialist Albert Camus and how to accomodate the absurd into our lives while avoiding nihilism.

    EPISODE 23 JORDAN PETERSONS BIBLE LECTURES HOW THEY HAVE CHANGED MY THINKING PART TWO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2017 31:37


    Concluding my look at Jordan Peterson's Bible lecture series and how it has changed my thinking on myths and religious stories.

    EPISODE 22 JORDAN PETERSON'S BIBLE LECTURES - HOW THEY HAVE CHANGED MY THINKING

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2017 30:17


    I explore why watching Jordan Peterson's series of Bible lectures has had such an impact on my cynical old atheist way of thinking. It has made me totally rethink my antipathy towards myths and ancient texts.

    EPISODE 21 THE BIOLOGY OF STRESS AND DEPRESSION

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 17:38


    In this episode we look at the biological causes of stress and depression and identify the differenences between everyday or reactive depression and clinical or endogynous depression.

    EPISODE 20 IS DEPRESSION BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 25:57


    In answer to another listener question we look at the prevalance of depression today and ask whether or not 21st century living is making us ill.

    EPISODE 19 IDENTITY CRISIS AND JEAN PAUL SARTRE

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 32:29


    How is our identity formed and how do we learn to fit into human society? How do others define us? We explore these questions using social psychology and the work of existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre.

    EPISODE 18 DEALING WITH THE EXTERNAL WORLD AND THE FORBIDDEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 33:22


    The first episode to deal entirely with questions from a listener. Please keep the questions coming in.

    EPISODE 17 OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER AND OBJECT PERMANENCE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 29:37


    EPISODE 16 GURDJIEFF AND SELF REMEMBERING

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2016 32:05


    EPISODE 15 P D OUSPENKSY AND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2016 32:17


    In this episode we look at the work of Gurdjieff and Ouspensky, especially concentrating on their methods of counteracting negative emotions.

    EPISODE 14 THE MEANING IN LIFE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2016 33:20


    This episode we turn away from the 'big questions' and look at how we all have to find subjective meaning in our own everyday lives.

    EPISODE 13 ABANDONMENT AND MY RECENT CHANGE OF MIND

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016 26:34


    In this episode we look at abandonment issues, how they manifest in adult life and how to overcome them.

    EPISODE 12 SOCIAL INTERACTION AND EXISTENTIALISM

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 27:51


    Part 3 of our look at social interaction, this week looking at existentialism.

    EPISODE 11 SOCIAL INTERACTION PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2016 27:57


    Part 2 of our look at social interaction and it's many psychological and philosophical aspects.

    EPISODE 10 SOCIAL INTERACTION PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2015 25:07


    Social judgement, misunderstanding in communication, individual difference and group homogeny.

    EPISODE 09 CONSCIOUSNESS PART 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2015 25:32


    EPISODE 08 CONSCIOUSNESS PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2015 22:32


    EPISODE 07 CONSCIOUSNESS PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2014 29:39


    Beginning our exploration of one of the most complicated topics known to man, woman or indeed aardvark.

    EPISODE 06 OVERCOMING NIHILISM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2014 30:00


    EPISODE 05 DEALING WITH FEAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2014 33:20


    Episode 5 of the podcast looks at fear and anxiety and how we can combat them.

    EPISODE 04 MY REPOST TO A CHRISTIAN INSULT

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2014


    Episode 4 of the podcast where I get a bit tetchy with someone who slagged off the free e-book in an ungrammatical manner.

    EPISODE 03 POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2014 31:24


    Episode 3 of the podcast looks at psychology and what it can tell us about maintaining good mental health and a positive outlook.

    Episode 02: Physician Heal Thyself

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2014 27:53


    Episode 2 of the podcast where I talk about the problems I have enacting the things I have learned.

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