Sideways

This week, we're talking about why curiosity is important and how we, sometimes inadvertently, prevent ourselves from exercising it.We hear about famous people carved from vegetables, and a man gives police an unwelcome gift when they put him under arrest.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about how we forget most of what we learn and consider  ways of improving retention.Some friends, having messed with hallucinogens, mistakenly believe their companion to have died, and an elephant pops into a shop for some snacks.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about how we get in our own way by making things too complicated and failing to establish helpful strategies for getting stuff done.I nearly burn myself alive with a BBQ, we ponder on what might make it worth being airlifted off a mountain (twice), and we're grateful for the same thing for different reasons.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about how to avoid putting barriers up to prevent our own progress and how small incremental improvements add up to a lot.There's also a man who gets shot by his dog, and gratitude for longevity and pizza ovens.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about the early developmental experiences that might have a significant impact on your ability to establish and sustain relationships.There's also a cautionary tale about carrying glazed windows on your head down Mill Street.Apologies if the episode sounds a bit rough around the edges but we recorded it late, I'm trying to upload it before my first client, and I haven't even had a shower yet.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we discuss the perils of slipping on fruit, fear of vending machines, and the joy of greenhouses and short trousers.If that weren't enough, we devote the more serious segment of the episode to a discussion on ways to deal with destructive criticism and the behaviours that can replace it toward much happier outcomes.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week Martin has some wisdom related to the classic film, 'Citizen Kane'.It's the first episode we've recorded while sitting in the same room for five years and, frankly, it was disturbing.There's all the usual fun and frolics including the prematurely announced death of a Bulgarian footballer.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about how to keep your composure when someone tells you that Charlie Chaplin films are funny.A mother steals ice cream from her child, who then gets the police involved, and a snake takes part in a heist and slithers off with some CBD oil.Basically, it's more of the usual fare and, quite honestly, you'd be disappointed if it wasn't.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about ways of boosting your brain so that you don't find it as hard to remember who had the best selling single in 1974 (Mud - Tiger Feet) and you can manage to churn out a podcast on a Sunday afternoon.We also discuss the merits of a good apple, reminisce about reading maps, and I'm grateful for plasters.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're investigating the circadian rhythm, cyber-farting, big bags of flour, and the joy of early morning light.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're talking about how much of our communication relies on what we do with our bodies.There's all the usual guff but I can't be more specific than that because I'm in a rush.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're discussing a neuropsychological condition that prevents individuals from expressing and identifying emotions.We wonder why so many sports have what appears to be an unnecessary dress code, and wonder whether organisers had their priorities right when they allowed smoking and drinking in their events during the 80s whilst insisting the players wore specific clothing.There's also an obese hedgehog who had to be put on a diet to protect him from predators.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're discussing the things that make us feel wistful and sentimental, even though they often have no intrinsic value other than the sentiment we attach to them.Martin's discovery of a business selling diapers for festival goers makes us think about the difficulties of relieving yourself in a crowd. A man takes his pet turkey for a run, and I do appallingly on our weekly quiz.Happy New Year.You can email us at info@grahamlandiwellbeing.co.ukThanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.

This week, we're discussing the benefits of living alone, especially for those in early recovery.Over a cup of masala chai (me) we also cover shopping from bed (Martin), fake parades, how to stack the dishwasher, and whether it's OK to hide from carol singers.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 unattractive emotion we feel when we covet something we see in someone else.There's also chat on modern art, speed dating, having a cockroach named after you, and the wisdom of putting a chocolate orange in a pie.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 how we develop the core beliefs and values that provide direction for the way we live our lives, and consider the experiences that cause them to shift over time.Martin celebrates another sobriety anniversary, we wonder about the merits of taking a bath with some apples, and whether it's OK to keep a big lottery win to yourself.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 how your face conveys messages you'd sometimes rather it didn't.Martin reveals a curmudgeonly attitude toward the clocks changing, there's a case of mistaken identity involving the Northern Lights, and I get woken by a bump in the night.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 joy that can come from refusing invitations and staying home to look after yourself by doing whatever makes you feel good.A man sees a member of the royal family moonlighting in a UFO,  we agree that putting dogs in clothes is bad behaviour, and find gratitude in the radio and attending a funeral.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.

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 appreciate it.

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 listening, we really appreciate it.

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 again for listening, we really appreciate it.

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 appreciate it.

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 really appreciate it.

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 listening, we really appreciate it.

This week we're talking about something simple, the meaning of life.We hear a remarkable excuse for illegal possession of drugs, Martin gets mistaken for a pensioner, we feel grateful for bowel cancer screening, and I recall almost being crushed under a Land Rover.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 ways we can harness our inevitable self-talk.Martin does a survey on anchovies, and a pigeon is held captive for eight months on suspicion of espionage.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 it hurts when someone lets us down, how we can avoid it happening, and what to do if it does.Other than that, we hear about how speedy cashiers can cause mental health crises, whether or not it's important to be able to shuffle a deck of cards,  and I find out what Martin has in his larder.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 thinking you know everything already and how that expert mindset can often limit your opportunities to grow intellectually and emotionally.Martin has a story about confusing an owl with a mushroom, a drunken man gets arrested for impersonating a ghost, and we ponder on the possibility that all the great philosophers were borne out of a time when there wasn't anything to do apart from sitting around thinking about things.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 benefits of going into situations without assuming any prior knowledge, and how even if you're a relative expert, keeping an open mind and believing you can always learn something new is the way to sustainable and enjoyable personal growth.Martin tells a harrowing tale about an exploding toilet which puts him in mind of a toilet disaster all of his own. You might not want to listen while you're eating.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 it's important to be adaptable in recovery and life generally.To illustrate our ability to adapt to random subjects we find time for Barry White, an art exhibition for dogs, pair Socrates and Einstein in an unlikely midfield three with Oprah Winfrey, and discuss our feelings about ironing.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 some of the biological and genetic factors that might make problems with addiction more likely. Neither of us claims to be experts in this area so you needn't worry that we might bog you down in difficult-to-understand science.To lighten the mood we hear about Freddie Mercury appearing in a teaspoon, the perils of solo fishing trips, getting chocolate stuck to bare flesh, and our connection with the late David Bowie.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, if you're wondering why you'd been feeling so stressed and anxious about the festive period that we've just hauled our way through, we might have some of the answers for you.Martin has a cold and tries to bring us all down to his level of misery with a particularly unseasonal tale about inappropriate gifting.We express gratitude for being alive with our families, and I catastrophically underestimate the age of Cozy Powell.Happy New Year. Here's hoping that it's peaceful, productive (if you want it to be) and full of love.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 impact too much alcohol can have on your memory.Martin introduces me to the concept of moon bathing, we hear about a worrying danger of food deliveries, ponder on the merits of being good at giving speeches, and consider writing and sharing eulogies for one another whilst we're still alive to hear them.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 inadvertently select a topic we covered earlier in the year and then worried that we might have contradicted ourselves within the space of six months. Intervention is clearly an important topic on which we have a lot to sayIn addition, we think about the best way to catch a kangaroo,  show gratitude for video calls and reliable cars, discuss the origin of surnames, and try to name the Travelling Willbury's.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 happens when you don't or can't seem to limit the empathy you feel for others. We discuss, where it originates, why it can be a problem and what you can do about it.We share our fond memories of Shane MacGowan, debate the connection between creativity and alcohol, hear about some horrifying places where spiders laid their eggs, and I get a bit worked up about weather forecasters.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 find it hard to celebrate other people's success and how helpful it is to do so.We wonder how God feels about hot drinks in church, discover the names of two Osmond siblings we didn't know existed, reminisce about Martin's affection for chocolate buttons, and we select our favourite poems.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, after our discussion last time about scarcity mindset, we're balancing things out with some thoughts about why an abundance mindset is far preferable.In addition, we discuss the art of telling jokes, "big up" the value of freezers and leaf blowers, and there's exciting news for anyone saddened by the demise of the "Caramac" bar.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.