Podcasts about Sheffield Hallam University

Thinking about the future comes so naturally to most people that we do not realise what a complicated and essential skill it is. Claudia Hammond and an expert panel of psychologists look into our ability to mentally travel to the future. Catherine Loveday, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Westminster, explains how our ability to mentally time travel into the future is useful for everyday tasks as well as fundamental to shaping our identity. Daryl O'Connor, professor of psychology at the University of Leeds, discusses how thinking about the future motivates us in the present. And Peter Olusoga, senior lecturer in psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, describes how professional sportspeople use visualisation and future thinking to improve sporting success.Together they discuss how we hold ideas of the future in mind, whether unbounded optimism is the best way ahead – or not, and how to science-proof our goal setting and future planning. If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, including urgent support, details of health available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide at befrienders.org. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Lorna Stewart Sound engineer: Emma Harth and Sue Maillot Production co-ordinators: Siobhan Maguire and Andrew Rhys Lewis

Katie Fenn and Amy Benson, organisers of Front End North, discuss their involvement in the Sheffield tech community and the upcoming Front End North conference. Scheduled for 10th July 2025 at Sheffield Hallam University, the event will feature eight talks covering a range of topics including design, software development, and accessibility. They emphasise the importance of an accessible, low-cost event to include a diverse range of attendees and speakers. The selection process for talks involved an anonymised system to ensure fairness. They also highlight their motivations for organising the event and why they want to put Sheffield on the map for this type of event.Amy is part-time Senior Software Engineer at Hive IT, and full-time Social Research student.Katie is Senior Developer at the Financial Times. She's a member of The Green Party, LGBTIQA+ Greens, and Greens for HS2. She loves cycling, fiddling with bikes, and also has a collection of synthesisers! She gave a talk at State of the Browser in 2024 about making the music of Daft Punk using a browser and a MIDI controller!Subscribe to the podcastIf you'd like to have new episodes of the show appear right in your podcast player, you can subscribe via our page on Apple Podcasts and follow the show on Spotify, or search for us in your podcast app of choice!LinksFront End North websiteFront End Sheffield Meetup websiteFront End North on LinkedInFront End Sheffield on LinkedInFront End North on BlueskyFront End Sheffield on BlueskyFront End North on MastodonKatie Fenn on LinkedInAmy Benson on LinkedInReferencesHive ITAll Day Hey!ffconfState of the BrowserPixel PioneersMake DoDave LetoreyOther Front End North Conference organisersIan ParrLee MoodyTom HeatonDid we miss something you're looking for? Just

In an Aviation Show first, we teamed up with Paul Woodadge of @WW2TV to do a multi Live Stream! This is the audio from our discussion with Dr Victoria Taylor. Victoria joins us to discuss her new book, Eagle Days: Life and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain. Eagles Days looks at the long summer of 1940 from the other side of the channel and offers some surprising insights into one of the most discussed battles of WW2.Dr Victoria Taylor, BA (Hons), MRes, AFHEA is an award-winning aviation historian, broadcaster and writer who completed her PhD thesis on the Luftwaffe and National Socialism in the Third Reich at the University of Hull and Sheffield Hallam University. Her main historical focus is on British and German aviation during the interwar period and the Second World War. In recognition of her PhD research, she was awarded the 2020 Royal Air Force Museum Doctoral Academic Prize in 2021. https://spitfirefillyaviation.com/https://x.com/SpitfireFillyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/spitfirefillyaviation/Buy Eagle Days at The Aviation Show Bookshop:UK - https://uk.bookshop.org/a/11015/9781804549995US - https://bookshop.org/a/111804/9781804549995Follow Woody at:https://twitter.com/WW2TVhttps://www.facebook.com/WW2TVhttps://www.instagram.com/ww2tv/-----------------------------------------------------

In this episode, we discuss some of the potential challenges and perks of working in elite sport. We explore: Most common injuries seen in combat sportsKey differences in elite sport vs private practiceImportance of interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary managementUse of objective measures in elite sportInjury risk prior to competitionSupplementation in elite sportDr Ian Gatt is Head of Performance Services & Lead Physiotherapist for GB Boxing. He has over 20 years of clinical experience, having supported athletes on their path to success through several Olympic games. He forms part of Team Anthony Joshua (Boxing Olympic and Professional Double World Champion), delivering injury reduction and management strategies within a multidisciplinary team. Ian is an Upper Limb Injury specialist with the prestigious English Institute of Sport (EIS), and has recently completed a PhD in Wrist Biomechanics at Sheffield Hallam University. Dr. Heather Linden serves as the Senior Director of Physical Therapy at the UFC Performance Institute (UFCPI). She oversees the sports medicine departments at both UFCPI locations in Las Vegas, NV, and Shanghai, China. In 2022, Heather received the prestigious “Trainer of the Year” honor at the World MMA Awards. Prior to her role with the UFC, she was part of the Sports Medicine Division at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee and also led an outpatient orthopedic clinic in Los Angeles.If you like the podcast, it would mean the world if you're happy to leave us a rating or a review. It really helps!Our host is @James_Armstrong_Physio from Physio Network

Guests this episode include Joe Ross, Service Improvement Manager who provides real insight of how the sector is already tackling stigma and shares his thoughts on the "right to buy" policy as a catalyst for the negative perception of social housing. Rick Liddiment, Head of External Affairs, Flagship, along with Dr. Mercy Denedo, Durham University and Professor Amanze Ejiogu, Sheffield Hallam University bring us insight from their extensive research and propose actions the housing sector can take to challenge organisational stigma. We explore the real cause of stigma, its impact on people living in social housing and what can be done to challenge it? 

Welcome to Rendering Unconscious – the award-winning podcast about psychoanalysis & culture, with me, Dr Vanessa Sinclair. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com This week Rendering Unconscious welcomes Jack Black and Joseph Reynoso to the podcast! They're here to talk about their book Sport and Psychoanalysis: What Sport Reveals about Our Unconscious Desires, Fantasies, and Fears (Lexington Books, 2024) https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781666938425/Sport-and-Psychoanalysis-What-Sport-Reveals-about-Our-Unconscious-Desires-Fantasies-and-Fears ... and new journal, Sport and Psychoanalysis. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2025.2488200 RU343: JACK BLACK & JOSEPH REYNOSO ON SPORT & PSYCHOANALYSIS: WHAT SPORT REVEALS ABOUT OUR UNCONSCIOUS DESIRES, FANTASIES & FEARS https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru343-jack-black-and-joseph-reynoso Jack and Joseph discuss their book Sport and Psychoanalysis, detailing its origins and structure. They recount their early sports-related publications, exploration of psychoanalytic theory and sports, and mutual interest in Lacanian theory. Jack shares his background in sports science and sociology. They highlight the book's five sections: athletic body, coaching, fandom, identity, and play, featuring diverse sports and theoretical perspectives. They also mention the launch of a new journal, "Sport and Psychoanalysis," inviting submissions to further explore the intersection of psychoanalysis and sports. Joseph S. Reynoso is a psychoanalytic clinical psychologist in New York City, where he treats children and adults in private practice. He is also a provider for the National Basketball Players Association's mental health and wellness program. Follow him at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-reynoso-a078771a/ Jack Black is Associate Professor of Culture, Media, and Sport at Sheffield Hallam University. An interdisciplinary researcher, Jack works across the disciplines of psychoanalysis, media and communications, cultural studies, and sport. Follow him at Twitter: https://x.com/jackstblack Academia: https://shu.academia.edu/JackBlack Check out our previous discussion RU324: JACK BLACK ON THE PSYCHOSIS OF RACE: A LACANIAN APPROACH TO RACISM & RACIALIZATION Thank you for listening to the Rendering Unconscious Podcast and for reading the Rendering Unconscious anthologies. And thank you so much for supporting this work by being a paid subscriber at the Substack. It makes my work possible. If you are so far a free subscriber, thanks to you too. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber to gain access to all the material on the site, including all future and archival podcast episodes. https://renderingunconscious.substack.com News and updates: I have a couple events coming up! Join me Saturday, May 10th, for an online workshop as I explore “Dreams as Art” with writer Emmalea Russo. We'll be delving into dreamwork, artwork, psychoanalysis as a creative practice, and the varying relationships Freud, Jung, Lacan had with art. More info & register here: DREAMS AS ART: Freud, Jung, Lacan: https://emmalearusso.com/new-products/p/psychoanalysis-as-art-freud-jung-lacan Then beginning Sunday, May 25th, I'll be giving a 4-week online course via Morbid Anatomy Museum: The Cut in Creation: Exploring the Avant-Garde, Dada, Surrealism, Modern Art, Noise Music, and Performance Art through a Psychoanalytic Lens: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/p/the-cut-in-creation-exploring-the-avant-garde-dada-surrealism-modern-art-noise-music-and-performance-art-through-a-psychoanalytic-lens-led-by-vanessa-sinclair-psyd If you would like information about being in psychoanalytic treatment with me, or have other questions, please feel free to contact me via vs [at] drvanessasinclair.net https://www.drvanessasinclair.net/contact/ Thank you.

Weightlifting in climbing. It's one of the most debated topics in the sport, and we're diving into it with the people who coach the best in the world.In this two-part conversation-style series, host Ollie Torr is joined by an expert panel of performance coaches and elite athletes to explore the evolving role of weightlifting in climbing, looking at strength, injury prevention, mindset, and longevity in the sport.We're talking to:Steve Thompson – Lecturer and Head of Strength and Conditioning at Sheffield Hallam University. UKSCA-accredited coach with research expertise in resistance training, periodisation and performance. Steve also works with GB Diving and professional football teams.Dave Mason – Former GB team athlete and IFSC World Cup competitor, now elite outdoor climber and coach. Dave has worked with climbers from youth squads to elite performers, blending strength training with movement and mindset.Jemma Powell – Lattice coach and former GB climber. Jemma supports recreational and performance climbers, specialising in injury prevention, strength training and postpartum coaching.Jesse Firestone – US-based coach and founder of JFire Climbing. Jesse offers personalised, sustainable coaching for climbers of all levels, including elite competitive and outdoor climbers, focusing on holistic progress and long-term development.You'll also hear real-life experiences from athletes at the top of the sport:Aidan Roberts breaks down how he stays strong on the road with portable training and why specificity beats max effort. Will Bosi shares why he's not lifting right now—but might again soon. Drew Ruana gives insight into his use of lifting for power, endurance, and competition prep.In Part 1, we explore how climbers and coaches are rethinking lifting—moving beyond outdated fears of bulking and into smarter, tailored training for every phase of the season.We'll cover:Why climbers are finally embracing strength work (and who needs it most)How top-level athletes integrate lifting without compromising performanceWhat female climbers should consider with hormones, pregnancy, and strength trainingPortable solutions: what athletes like Aidan use while travelling full-timeThe compound lifts that actually carry over to climbing, and how to use themWhy “doing less” might be the smartest thing for your climbingWhether you're curious about hypertrophy, looking to prevent injuries, or trying to train sustainably, this episode offers insight for climbers of every level.

Why does the UK, an island shaped by its strong tides, still not have any major tidal energy schemes? Plans for tidal barrages in the UK seem to be regularly discussed but never come to fruition, but now a new report has suggested that a tidal lagoon should be created in the Severn Estuary to generate electricity. Guest presenter Tom Whipple speaks to Chair of the Severn Estuary Commission, Dr Andrew Garrad, about whether this will finally be the moment for tidal power that we've been waiting for. Also, earth scientists around the world are trying to understand why the 7.7 magnitude earthquake which struck Myanmar last weekend was just so devastating. Dr Ian Watkinson, structural geologist at Royal Holloway university, tells us about a theory that a seismic event called a ‘supershear earthquake' took place. And a new bat is causing controversy in the baseball world! The ‘Torpedo Bat', engineered by an MIT physicist, has helped the New York Yankees crush records in Major League Baseball. Steve Haake, Professor of Sports Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University explains why this bat has helped hitters hit so many home runs. Science journalist Caroline Steel drops in with her picks of the week's news, including a new blood test for Alzheimer's disease, a potential new super collider and a new way to identify which bees are most hygienic. Presenter: Tom Whipple Producers: Clare Salisbury, Dan Welsh, Jonathan Blackwell Editor: Martin Smith Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth

In this podcast, host Dr Anna Volkmer explores the use of Lego Serious Play as a research tool / methodology in dementia and neurodegenerative disease studies. Traditionally used in therapy and organisational development, Lego Serious Play is now finding its way into the research world—helping researchers, participants, and stakeholders express complex ideas, foster collaboration, and build deeper insights (literally and metaphorically). Anna is joined by a panel of expert guests: Dr Warren Donnellan, University of Liverpool – a trained facilitator of Lego Serious Play who applies it to resilience and carer research. Dr Alys Griffiths, University of Sheffield – who has integrated the method into dementia studies and her work in Motor Neuron Disease. Dr Joe Langley, Sheffield Hallam University – known for combining design thinking and participatory research methods, including Lego Serious Play, in health and care settings. Together, they explore the origins, applications, and benefits of this playful method, share case studies, and reflect on how building with Lego can break down communication barriers and empower participants—particularly those with dementia. -- Topics covered:

This CEO is Using AI to Detect Heart Disease Early – Meet Andrew Simpson CEO of Heart Sciences $HSCS Guest: Andrew Simpson Chairman and CEO / Board Member Heart SciencesTicker: HSCSWebsite:https://heartsciences.com/Bio:Andrew Simpson Chairman and CEO / Board Member Heart SciencesSince March 2022, Andrew Simpson has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Simpson has also served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors, since June 2013, and as a director of our Company since July 2012. Mr. Simpson has over 30 years' experience across a variety of business sectors and sizes. He was Group CEO of The Peel Group from 2006 to 2010, which is a large private company in the UK which, at the time, had approximately $8 billion of business assets across the real estate, ports, airports, energy, media, telecoms and environmental sectors. He was a main board director of Speedy Hire plc from 2003 to 2006 (during which time it became a FTSE 250 company) and during his tenure was Managing Director of its Equipment Rental division which had revenues of approximately $200 million and was also responsible for the Group's development and expansion which included seventeen acquisitions and several non-core divestments. Mr. Simpson qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse and spent eight years working in investment banking at Rothschild, advising on a wide variety of merger and acquisition transactions, debt and equity fundraisings, IPOs and other advisory assignments. Mr. Simpson graduated with first class honors in 1991 from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK where he received a Bachelor of Arts (honors) in Accounting and Management Control.

Galvia AI, one of Ireland's leading artificial intelligence companies, has announced a partnership with Sheffield Hallam University to improve student experience by implementing their AI Student Engagement Platform As a part of this collaboration, the university has launched the "Hallam Helper", a 24/7 AI chatbot designed to provide instant, personalised assistance for the university's 28,000 students on a wide range of topics spanning wellbeing, university life and campus facilities. This partnership coincides with Galvia AI's opening of its Manchester office, advancing the company's expansion into the UK and marking a significant step in the company's broader European growth strategy. Leveraging its success and momentum with large enterprise entities, the company is now focusing its ambitions across European markets, including Germany, Poland, Switzerland and The Netherlands. Galvia AI also plans on doubling its workforce in 2025, to meet the increasing demand for its cutting-edge AI solutions. Commenting on the partnership, John Clancy, CEO of Galvia AI said, "At Galvia AI, we aim to simplify the complexities of AI, and guide organisations through the often daunting experience of adopting emerging technologies. We are excited to extend our AI-driven solutions to Sheffield Hallam University, allowing them to benefit from a tailored approach to AI deployment in enhancing student services. "With Galvia gaining traction across the UK and Europe, we are looking forward to developing similar projects across key markets to make a significant impact. Dave Thornley, Head of Digital Architecture at Sheffield Hallam University said: "By integrating AI-driven support, we're providing students with a more seamless introduction to university life, making support more accessible, straightforward and immediate, and the remarkable uptake by students demonstrates this. Galvia understood our desire to extend the reach of our student service teams, rather than just replace human interaction. Their structured approach and particular experience with wellbeing queries allowed us to deploy the solution with confidence. Through unifying our data, we are now better placed to understand the evolving needs of our students, ensuring we can deliver the right support at the right time." The Hallam Helper can be accessed through Sheffield Hallam's university and mobile app, offering students real-time, 24/7 support. Through utilising conversational AI and machine learning, the chatbot delivers on-demand virtual assistance while providing the Student Services team with valuable insights into student behaviour, through its surveys and trend analysis. This data then enables university staff to better understand the evolving needs of the student population at Sheffield Hallam. See more stories here.

Guests: Dr Bhanu Ramaswamy OBE, Independent Physiotherapy Consultant and Honorary Visiting Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University. Dr Alison Williams, Person with Parkinson's, Academic, Artist and Parkinson's Public Speaker   This month's podcast sees us shift from the usual focus on quantitative evidence-based research to qualitative research surrounding the subject of self-management in Parkinson's.  We find out what this can mean for different people and what research tells us about it.

Do you look back on the past with rose-tinted spectacles, memories of the good old days accompanied by warm, fuzzy feelings? Or when you reflect on the past is it hard to do so without a tinge of sadness? Whether you fall on the more bitter or more sweet side, this is the bittersweet feeling of nostalgia. But nostalgia was not always just a feeling. Historian Agnes Arnold Forster tells Claudia and the panel that once it was viewed as a disease so deadly that it appeared on thousands of death certificates. And now this poignant emotion stirs political action, bonds us to others, and guides our very understanding of ourselves.Our expert panel of psychologists; Peter Olusoga, senior lecturer in psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, Daryl O'Connor, professor of psychology at the University of Leeds, and Catherine Loveday, professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Westminster, join Claudia in the studio to discuss how leaning into nostalgia can help us feel better, reduce pain, and even inject a bit of romance into life.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Lorna Stewart Assistant Producer: Katie Tomsett

Language matters when discussing autism, and it is important to use inclusive and empowering language that recognizes the abilities and strengths of autistic individuals. In this episode, Simon and Jordan are joined by Dr. Luke Beardon, Author and Senior Lecturer in Autism at The Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. Dr Luke talks about the majority of students in his courses studying autism being autistic, the negative narratives and misinformation surrounding autism, the us vs them narrative, gaslighting and professional misinformation, the identity crisis faced by late-diagnosed individuals, and the criticism of high-functioning individuals on the autism spectrum.SPONSER: Get an Autism and ADHD assessment in the UK with https://www.rtnmentalhealthsolutions.com/ Use the Discount Code RTN23 when you make your initial enquiry through the RTN website or the website portal.Support the show with our merch! Get our t-shirts and hoodies at https://www.dollysdaydreamscheshire.co.uk/the-neurodivergent-experienceInstagram: @theneurodivergentexperiencepodFacebook: The Neurodivergent ExperienceYouTube: @TheNeurodivergentExperience Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RU324: DR JACK BLACK ON THE PSYCHOSIS OF RACE: A LACANIAN APPROACH TO RACISM & RACIALIZATION http://www.renderingunconscious.org/psychoanalysis/ru324-jack-black-on-the-psychosis-of-race-a-lacanian-approach-to-racism-racialization/ Rendering Unconscious episode 324. Dr. Jack Black is here to talk about his book The Psychosis of Race: A Lacanian Approach to Racism and Racialization (Routledge, 2024). https://amzn.to/41Z98M7 Jack Black is Associate Professor of Culture, Media, and Sport at Sheffield Hallam University and affiliated with the Centre for Culture, Media and Society, where he is Research Lead for the ‘Anti-Racism Research Group'. An interdisciplinary researcher, working within psychoanalysis, media, and cultural studies, Jack is the author of Race, Racism and Political Correctness in Comedy: A Psychoanalytic Exploration (Routledge, 2021) https://amzn.to/3DARofG and co-editor of Sport and Physical Activity in Catastrophic Environments (Routledge, 2022) with Jim Cherrington https://amzn.to/3C6SHCC This episode available at YouTube: https://youtu.be/8-rd8ZvzpIk?si=njBeoMgWW20gpEfW The Queerness of Psychoanalysis: From Freud and Lacan to Laplanche and Beyond (Routledge, 2025) edited by Vanessa Sinclair, Elisabeth Punzi and Myriam Sauer is now available. Be sure to check out this landmark volume! https://www.routledge.com/The-Queerness-of-Psychoanalysis-From-Freud-and-Lacan-to-Laplanche-and-Beyond/Sinclair-Punzi-Sauer/p/book/9781032603827 Rendering Unconscious is also a book series! The first two volumes are now available: Rendering Unconscious: Psychoanalytic Perspectives vols. 1 & 2 (Trapart Books, 2024). https://amzn.to/4eKruV5 Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: http://www.drvanessasinclair.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renderingunconscious/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@renderingunconscious Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/drsinclair.bsky.social Join us for Kenneth Anger: American Cinemagician with Carl Abrahamsson, Begins February 2: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/ Watch all of Carl's films at The Fenris Wolf Substack. https://thefenriswolf.substack.com Join us in London for the book launch for Meetings with Remarkable Magicians: Life in the Occult Underground by Carl Abrahamsson at Watkins Books, February 27th. https://www.watkinsbooks.com/event-details/meetings-with-remarkable-magicians-life-in-the-occult-underground-carl-abrahamsson Then on February 28th, join us at Freud Museum, London for “Be Careful What You Wish For – Female & Male Existential Malaise and Hysteric Approaches in ‘The Substance' and ‘Seconds'. https://www.freud.org.uk/event/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-female-male-existential-malaise-and-hysteric-approaches-in-the-substance-and-seconds/ Support Rendering Unconscious Podcast: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Substack: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com Make a Donation: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=PV3EVEFT95HGU&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD The song at the end of the episode is “Common Sense Is An Illusion” from the album “We reign supreme” by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Pete Murphy's Bandcamp Page: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com Our music is also available at Spotify and other streaming services: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xKEE2NPGatImt46OgaemY?si=jaSKCqnmSD-NsSlBLjrBXA Image: book cover

In the second of two special holiday episodes Claudia Hammond and an expert panel of psychologists look to the future. A new year is upon us, a time when we often find ourselves reflecting on the year gone by and thinking about what comes next. Thinking about the future comes so naturally to most people that we don't realise what a complicated - and essential - skill it is. Catherine Loveday, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Westminster, explains how our ability to mentally time travel into the future is useful for everyday tasks as well as fundamental to shaping our identity.Daryl O'Connor, Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds, discusses how thinking about the future motivates us in the present.And Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, describes how professional sportspeople use visualisation and future thinking to improve sporting success - and what the rest of us can learn from that.Together they discuss how we hold ideas of the future in mind, whether unbounded optimism is the best way ahead – or not, and how to science-proof our favourite future planning at this time of year - new year's resolutions.If you are suffering distress or despair and need support, including urgent support, a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Lorna Stewart Content Editor: Holly Squire Studio Manager: Emma Harth Production Co-ordinators:  Siobhan Maguire and Andrew Rhys Lewis

In the first of two special holiday episodes, Claudia Hammond and an expert panel of psychologists look back, nostalgically. At this festive time of year, you might be thinking wistfully about Christmas past – perhaps you'll be rewatching old films, arguing over a game of Monopoly, or listening to Christmas music that drives you mad. Maybe you are looking back with rose-tinted spectacles on the Christmases gone by that seem somehow more magical than they are now. Or perhaps it's hard to look back without feeling a tinge of sadness. Whether you fall on the more bitter or more sweet side of bittersweet, this is the bittersweet feeling of nostalgia. And it is particularly rife at this time of year.But nostalgia wasn't always just a feeling. Historian Agnes Arnold Forster tells Claudia and the panel that once it was viewed as a disease so deadly that it appeared on thousands of death certificates. And now this poignant emotion stirs political action, bonds us to others, and guides our very understanding of ourselves.Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University, Daryl O'Connor, Professor of Psychology at the University of Leeds, and Catherine Loveday, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Westminster, join Claudia in the studio to discuss how leaning into nostalgia can help us feel better, reduce pain and even inject a bit of romance into life.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Lorna Stewart Content Editor: Holly Squire Studio Manager: Emma Harth

It's time for another trip around the solar system on the BIGGER and BETTER Science Weekly! This episode of the Fun Kids Science Weekly we continue our bigger and better podcast where we answer YOUR questions, have scientists battle it out for which science is the best & learn all about whether or not animals have fingerprints. Dan starts with the latest science news where we learn what people are being asked to do to support hedgehogs this winter, we uncover a new species which has made its way into Europe and why it’s causing so much trouble, and finally, Dan chats to Edward Martin from the University of Edinburgh to uncover a new way of tackling wildlife decline. We then delve into your questions where Dan explains why birds can stand on an electric fence without being electrocuted and Simona Francese from Sheffield Hallam University answers Rory’s question on whether animals have fingerprints. Dangerous Dan continues and we learn all about the Rusty-spotted cat. And Battle of the Sciences continues where Dan chats to Sam Cullen from Brunel University on why mechanical engineering is the best kind of science. What do we learn about? · What people are being asked to do to support hedgehogs this winter · A new species causing havoc in Europe · Whether or not animals have fingerprints · How birds avoid electrocution · Is mechanical engineering the best type of science? All on this week's episode of Science Weekly!Join Fun Kids Podcasts+: https://funkidslive.com/plusSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

OPDSureOPDSure (Outpatient Department) is India's first OPD benefits plan for employees and families. Graham met Umesh, the founder of OPDSure, in November 2024 in New Delhi, India.Summary of PodcastKey TakeawaysOPDSure offers affordable outpatient healthcare coverage to Indian companies for their employees, focusing on preventive care.The Indian healthcare market is underserved, with long wait times at public hospitals and expensive private care.OPDSure initially targets small to mid-size companies, charging 3000 rupees (£30) per employee annually.The company is seeking $500k in initial funding to scale operations and plans to raise $5-10M from VCs later.OPD Sure Business ModelProvides outpatient department (OPD) coverage not typically included in insurance.Targets corporate clients, offering as employee benefit.Flexible payment models: employer-paid, 50/50 split, or voluntary employee-paid.Annual cost 3000 rupees (£30) per employee.It allows visits to any doctor/clinic, not a restricted network.Includes alternative medicine (Ayurveda, homeopathy).Indian Healthcare Landscape1.4 billion population with an overburdened public system.Long wait times at free government hospitals.Private care is unaffordable for many (£10+ per consultation).Average life expectancy is 60-65 years vs. 80+ in the UK.Lack of preventive care culture, especially among young people.Market OpportunityThe OPD market is estimated at $22 billion, growing to $40 billion by 2029.Initially targeting Delhi/NCR region, plans to expand nationwide.Focus on the 20-35 age group (70-80% of the corporate workforce).There are some competitors, but the market is large enough for multiple players.Funding PlansSeeking $500k initial investment for team expansion and marketing.A later round of $5-10M is planned for nationwide scaling.Founder has an MBA from Sheffield Hallam University. The Next 100 Days Podcast Co-HostsGraham ArrowsmithGraham founded Finely Fettled ten years ago to help business owners and marketers market to affluent and high-net-worth customers. MicroMailings is his new low-risk, done-for-you marketing solution for companies seeking high-net-worth leads. He is also the founder of MicroYES, a Partner for MeclabsAI, which combines the world's biggest source of 10,000 marketing experiments with AI. Find Graham on LinkedIn.Kevin ApplebyKevin specialises in finance transformation and implementing business change. He's the COO of GrowCFO, which provides both community and CPD-accredited training designed to grow the next generation of finance leaders. You can find Kevin on LinkedIn and at kevinappleby.com

In this bonus interview from The Folklore Podcast, recorded live at the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research 40th anniversary conference at Sheffield Hallam University, Dr Megan Kenny sits down to chat with Folklore Podcast host Mark Norman and Perry Carpenter from the Digital Folklore Podcast.Megan is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Sheffield Hallam and talks about power and psychology in folklore.You can listen to Megan's own podcast Monstrous Flesh, which looks at women in horror, wherever you get podcasts. The website is at https://www.monstrousflesh.co.uk/podcastSupport the work of The Folklore Podcast on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thefolklorepodcast

The social value of GAA games is worth nearly €3 billion to the Irish economy, according to first-of-its-kind research published yesterday. To explain the findings was Professor Simon Shibli from Sheffield Hallam University.

In this episode, we explore how digital technologies are driving Africa's circular plastic economy. Host Clark Marchese is joined by Dr. Seun Kolade and Wunmi Ogunde, who discuss how mobile apps and blockchain are connecting households with recyclers, empowering communities, and reimagining the plastic value chain. They also highlight the key role women play in these systems and the challenges faced by waste pickers across the continent. This episode sheds light on the innovative approaches Africa is taking to address plastic waste and how digital solutions are fostering both environmental and economic progress.Episode Guests: Dr. Seun Kolade and Wunmi OgundeFind more on Dr. Kolade at the Sheffield Hallam University and on LinkedInVirtually attend the POLCON conferenceFind Ogunde on LinkedInMore from Dr. Kolade and Ogunde:Find the article that the episode covered hereBook: Digital Innovations for a circular plastic economy in Africa Journal article: The environment for a digitally enabled circular plastics economy in Africa: lessons from cross-sectional stakeholder engagementsMore on PAKAM in NigeriaMore on WeCyclers in NigeriaMore on Yo-Waste in UgandaMore information about the episode and the Plastic PodcastEpisode Transcript and more information on the Pine Forest Media WebsiteFollow Pine Forest Media on Instagram @pineforestmediaHosted, produced, and edited by Clark Marchese Cover art and PFM logo by Laurel Wong. Theme music by Tadeo Cabellos Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Claudia Hammond has her surfboard and wetsuit at the ready to investigate whether surfing could improve her mental health. And she speaks to Ariane Gerami from the University of Bristol to find out whether the enthusiam for surfing to help your mental health is running ahead of the evidence.Claudia is joined in the studio by psychologist Dr Peter Olusoga at Sheffield Hallam University. They talk about a study that's found the need for uniqueness has dwindled over the last 20 years. And one of our listeners got in touch to ask why she felt so much grief for someone she had never met, following the death of Michael Mosley . Claudia speaks to sociologist Dr Ruth Penfold-Mounce from the University of York, and psychologist Dr Dara Greenwood from Vassar College in New York, to discuss why we can feel such an intense loss for someone we've never met. And the All in the Mind Awards are open for entries. We hear from Ben May from bereavement charity The New Normal, who won the project category in 2023. Full details about the awards are in the programme, or at bbc.co.uk/radio4/allinthemind where you'll find full terms and conditions too. Entries close at 1pm on 8th January 2025.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell Editor: Holly Squire Production coordinator: Siobhan MaguirePhoto credit: The Wave

Dr. Shahd Abusalama talks to Eamon about the Palestinian people since the creation of Israel, her family, growing up in Jabalia Refugee camp in northern Gaza, and Bobby Sands. Shahd is a Palestinian scholar-activist and artist. Her Ph.D. from Sheffield Hallam University explores the historical representations of Gaza and its refugees in documentary films. It will be published by Bloomsbury this year, under the title, "Between Reality and Documentary". Shahd's blog can be found at https://palestinefrommyeyes.com/First posted on 4th June 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Buttler is joined regular fan badger Neil Virani to speak to Robbie Millar, a Lecturer in Sport Business Management in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University. The discussion moves onto the private equity ownership in The Hundred? Is that good for the game, what opportunities does it offer, is it open to abuse, will it ultimately lead to a fracture in the game between The Hundred counties and the rest? The chat rounds off with a look at cricket's global finances and whether a more equitable distribution of wealth is advisable and/or possible? Can Test cricket be preserved? They also broaden the discussion out to the world game and the sustainability of international cricket, particularly Tests. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

James Buttler is joined regular fan badger Neil Virani to speak to Robbie Millar, a Lecturer in Sport Business Management in the Academy of Sport and Physical Activity at Sheffield Hallam University. The discussion centres around money in English county cricket. Where does it come from? Are the 18 counties financially sustainable? What does The Hundred bring to the counties and ECB? What are the opportunities of The Hundred deal and from private equity ownership in professional team sport? What does that deal mean for county cricket? They also broaden the discussion out to the world game and the sustainability of international cricket, particularly Tests. The current Cricket Badger Podcasts are sponsored by Manscaped.com - quote 'BADGER' to get a 20% discount and free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Health Check takes a deep dive into the evidence on the relationship between exercise and mental health. Not just whether getting moving can make a difference, but why. Claudia Hammond laces up her running shoes and goes for a jog at the seaside with a group of people who are running for their mental health. Claudia meets the founder of 'Run Talk Run', Jess Robson, and talks to other members of the group about why they find exercise helpful.Back in the studio, Claudia speaks to Jonathan Roiser, Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health at University College London in the UK. He's about to embark on a major piece of research that should help us understand a lot more about what exercise does for people with depression. As well as explaining what they're hoping to discover, he tells her about the latest research into exercise and mental health. Why does it work for some people and not others, and what's the best exercise for your brain?Then there's the commonly held belief that exercise is good for your mood because it ‘gets the endorphins going', but we know that endorphins are not able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Claudia talks to Dr Hilary Marusak from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit USA about one of the possible alternatives – the endocannabinoid system. Throughout the programme Claudia is joined by Dr Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. Together they discuss the many barriers people face to improving their physical activity, including the fact that poor mental health itself can stop you wanting to exercise in the first place.And if getting more exercise really does sound like the worst idea you can think of, it turns out that watching sport on TV might also be good for you.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Ben Motley Content Editor: Holly Squire

Physical activity and exercise is known to be beneficial for individuals with both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. This podcast is another in the BJSM and PACC series which looks to help health care professionals who are looking to have more conversations with patients about physical activity in long term conditions.  Nusrat Kausar is a dietician who sits on the BDA specialist groups for Sports and Exercise Nutrition and Exercise in diabetes. She has a wealth of experience in discussion physical activity with this patient group and in providing education for others to do so. She joins Dr Dan Fitzpatrick, a Sport and Exercise Medicine Registrar, to discuss this crucial area. The Physical Activity Clinical Champions or PACC programme is a national project delivering physical activity education to professionals working in healthcare to help get patients more physically active. It was previously being led by public health England as part of the moving healthcare professionals programme and funded by the national lottery & Sport England and is now being led by a consortium of The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, The Advance Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Intelligent Health and is being re-designed with new resources. This podcast forms part of a series to support physical activity education for professionals working in healthcare. For anyone you would like to get involved with PACC project then please do email us at pacc@shu.ac.uk  Resources discussed https://movingmedicine.ac.uk/pacc/   Type 1 -  Digibete - https://www.digibete.org/sports-page/ Team Type One Style - https://teamtypeonestyle.com/ JDRF - https://jdrf.org.uk/news-and-events/health-care-professional-events/ Diabetes UK - Type 1 events - https://www.diabetes.org.uk/how_we_help/type-1-events/healthcare-professional-volunteering EXTOD - https://www.extod.org/ The Glucose Never Lies - https://theglucoseneverlies.com/ Diabetes Chat - https://www.diabeteschat.net/   Type 2 -  The 5s - https://www.leicesterdiabetescentre.org.uk/news-blog/ldc-highlights-five-important-health-behaviours-for-diabetes-management Diabetes UK - https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/exercise , https://www.diabetes.org.uk/node/1155 , https://www.diabetes.org.uk/for-professionals/supporting-your-patients/information-prescriptions/information-prescriptions-qa#download NHS exercise links - https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/, https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/ Other exercise videos -https://www.youtube.com/user/LWRFitnessChannel/videos?app=desktop     General education -  Updating general diabetes knowledge - https://pro.campus.sanofi/uk/type-2-diabetes/education , https://abcd.care/ , https://www.cdep.org.uk/ DSN forum - https://www.diabetesspecialistnurseforumuk.co.uk/hcp-resources Diabetes NNF - https://www.diabetes-nnf.co.uk/  Diabetes Professional Conference - https://www.diabetesprofessionalcare.com/

Dr. Shahd Abusalama talks to Eamon about the Palestinian people since the creation of Israel, her family, growing up in Jabalia Refugee camp in northern Gaza, and Bobby Sands. Shahd is a Palestinian scholar-activist and artist. Her Ph.D. from Sheffield Hallam University explores the historical representations of Gaza and its refugees in documentary films. It will be published by Bloomsbury this year, under the title, "Between Reality and Documentary". Shahd's blog can be found at https://palestinefrommyeyes.com/.Recorded on Thursday 30th May 2024. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mental Health problems are common and there is good evidence for physical activity as an important role to help prevent and treat mental health conditions. The BJSM has collaborated with the PACC programme to help develop this podcast and has invited Professor Brendon Stubbs, a global expert in this space. Brendon is a clinical-academic physiotherapist and has published more than 800 academic papers and has advised the WHO and the World Psychiatric Association.  “The Physical Activity Clinical Champions or PACC programme is a national project delivering physical activity education to professionals working in healthcare to help get patients more physically active. It was previously being led by public health England as part of the moving healthcare professionals programme and funded by the national lottery & Sport England and is now being led by a consortium of The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, The Advance Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Intelligent Health and is being re-designed with new resources. This podcast forms part of a series to support physical activity education for professionals working in healthcare. For anyone you would like to get involved with PACC project then please do email us at pacc@shu.ac.uk  PAPERS MENTIONED Physical activity Prevention of Mental Health Problems Physical Activity and Incident Depression: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies - PubMed (nih.gov) Physical activity protects from incident anxiety: A meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies - PubMed (nih.gov) Physical activity and sedentary behaviour:  The association between sedentary behaviour and indicators of stress: a systematic review - PubMed (nih.gov) Testing the causal relationships of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with mental health and substance use disorders: a Mendelian randomisation study - PubMed (nih.gov) Changes in sedentary time are associated with changes in mental wellbeing over 1 year in young adults - PMC (nih.gov) Treatment of Mental Health conditions Exercise and internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression: multicentre randomised controlled trial with 12-month follow-up - PubMed (nih.gov) Antidepressants or running therapy: Comparing effects on mental and physical health in patients with depression and anxiety disorders - PubMed (nih.gov) Other resources mentioned:  https://movingmedicine.ac.uk Home - Mind

The great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas had a passion for detective stories. John Goodby is Professor of Arts and Culture at Sheffield Hallam University, and an expert on Dylan Thomas. He edited The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas and has co-authored a biography of Thomas. He is also a poet, translator and arts organiser. Members of the Shedunnit Book Club can hear more of Guy and John's conversation as they cover 1930s poets beyond Dylan Thomas in this bonus episode. Spoiler for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie at 21:17. Mentioned in this episode: — Murder's A Swine by Nap Lombard — The Collected Poems of Dylan Thomas, edited by John Goodby — Dylan Thomas by John Goodby and Chris Wigginton — The Death of the King's Canary by Dylan Thomas and John Davenport — Ellery Queen's Poetic Justice, edited by Ellery Queen — The Three Weird Sisters (screenplay) — The Beach of Falesá, novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, adapted by Thomas — The Doctor and the Devils by Dylan Thomas — “The Waste Land” by T. S. Eliot, collected in The Waste Land — Crime Fiction: A Reader's Guide by Barry Foreshaw — "The Pleasure Principle” by Philip Larkin, collected in Philip Larkin: The Complete Poems — “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas — "Altawise by Owl Light" by Dylan Thomas — The Oxford Book of English Verse — After the Funeral by Agatha Christie — Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas — "Deaths and Entrances" by Dylan Thomas — “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” by Dylan Thomas — "And Death Shall Have No Dominion” by Dylan Thomas — “A Refusal to Mourn the Death, by Fire, of a Child in London” by Dylan Thomas — “Among those Killed in the Dawn Raid was a Man Aged a Hundred” by Dylan Thomas — "Return Journey," radio broadcast by Dylan Thomas More Shedunnit episodes: — The Death of the Country House — Dorothy L Sayers Solves Her Mystery — A Mysterious Glossary NB: Links to Blackwell's are affiliate links, meaning that the podcast receives a small commission when you purchase a book there (the price remains the same for you). Blackwell's is a UK bookselling chain that ships internationally at no extra charge. To be the first to know about future developments with the podcast, sign up for the newsletter at shedunnitshow.com/newsletter. The podcast is on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram as @ShedunnitShow, and you can find it in all major podcast apps. Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss the next episode. Click here to do that now in your app of choice. Find a full transcript of this episode at shedunnitshow.com/dylanswhodunnitstranscript. Music by Audioblocks and Blue Dot Sessions. See shedunnitshow.com/musiccredits for more details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of the BBC's mental well-being season, All in the Mind takes a deep dive into the evidence on the relationship between exercise and mental health. Not just whether getting moving can make a difference, but why. Claudia Hammond laces up her running shoes and goes for a jog on the seafront in Eastbourne with a group of people who are running for their mental health. Claudia meets the founder of 'Run Talk Run', Jess Robson, and talks to other members of the group about why they find exercise to be helpful.Back in the studio, Claudia speaks to Jonathan Roiser, Professor of Neuroscience and Mental Health at University College London. He's about to embark on a major piece of research that should help us understand a lot more about what exercise does for people with depression. As well as explaining what they're hoping to discover, he tells her about the latest research into exercise and mental health. Why does it work for some people and not others, and what's the best exercise for your brain?Then there's the commonly held belief that exercise is good for your mood because it ‘gets the endorphins going', but we know that endorphins are not able to cross the blood-brain barrier. Claudia talks to Dr Hilary Marusak from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit about one of the possible alternatives – the endocannabinoid system. Throughout the programme Claudia is joined by Dr Peter Olusoga, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University. Together they discuss the many barriers people face to improving their physical activity, including the fact that poor mental health itself can stop you wanting to exercise in the first place.And if getting more exercise really does sound like the worst idea you can think of, it turns out that watching sport on TV might also be good for you.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Ben Motley Content Editor: Holly Squire Production Coordinator: Siobhan Maguire

According to Amazon, Dr Callum E. Cooper is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, holding postgraduate degrees in psychology, social science research methods and education, from the University of Northampton, Sheffield Hallam University and Manchester Metropolitan University. He is based at the University of Northampton as an Associate Professor, where he lectures on Parapsychology, Thanatology, Positive Psychology and Human Sexual Behaviour.He holds numerous grants and awards in parapsychology including the Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship (Parapsychology Foundation, 2009), the Alex Tanous Scholarship Award (Alex Tanous Foundation for Scientific Research, numerous, since 2011), the Gertrude R. Schmeidler Award (Parapsychological Association, 2014), and a 2018 nominee for the Ockham's Razor Award for Skeptical Activism (The Skeptic Magazine and QEDcon) among other awards.He is member of organisations such as the Society for Psychical Research (and on its council), the Parapsychological Association, a Hope Studies Graduate Researcher (University of Alberta), and a member of the research group Exceptional Experiences and Consciousness Studies (EECS, University of Northampton).Additionally, he has appeared on UK and USA radio and TV shows as a representative for parapsychology.Website callumecooper.comBooks Telephone Calls From The Dead:Revised Second Printing Paracoustics: Sound & the Paranormal Conversations With Ghosts

In a departure from the previous themes of injury, treatment and rehabilitation, Dr Gillian Tabor speaks to Marianne Davies about her research paper ‘Can't jump, won't jump.The conversation covers topics such as ecological dynamics, complexity theory, the constraints-led approach and solving movement puzzles and how this applies to horses. The names and definitions of the theory may not be familiar but the underlying understanding of a holistic view of an amazing biological system – the horse – will be recognisable! Marianne is currently doing a part-time PhD in Skill Acquisition in Equine Sports based at Sheffield Hallam University. Marianne's coaching experience includes more than 25 years of working in sports, academic and corporate environments. She is a coach developer, coach educator, assessor, IQA and national trainer. She is currently working as a Senior Coach Developer for UK Coaching. Link to paper - Can't jump, won't jump: Affordances of the horse-rider dyad underpin skill adaptation in showjumping using a constraints-led approachDavies, M., Stone, J.A., Davids, K., Williams, J. and O'Sullivan, M., 2023. Can't jump, won't jump: Affordances of the horse-rider dyad underpin skill adaptation in showjumping using a constraints-led approach. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 18(4), pp.1313-1319.------------To find out more about becoming a member >>> AskAnimalweb.comNot a Member? Join for as little as £6 a month or £8 on a month-by-month basis to access all the test results and have a say in what we test and investigate next. For this, you also get access to all past and future webinars, videos, podcasts, and articles, the opportunity to take part in testing and research and SOOOO much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behaviour change theory and Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles are often an area cited by healthcare professionals as something they would like more training on. The BJSM has collaborated with the PACC programme to develop this podcast and has invited Dr Tim Anstiss, an expert in this area, to explain some key behaviour change theory and motivational interviewing concepts in this conversation. Tim is a medical doctor specialising in behaviour change and wellbeing improvement. He trained as a trainer in motivational interviewing in the mid 90's and has trained thousands of health and care professionals, managers and coaches in Motivational Interviewing, health coaching, brief interventions and shared decision making. “The Physical Activity Clinical Champions or PACC programme is a national project delivering physical activity education to professionals working in healthcare to help get patients more physically active. It was previously being led by public health England as part of the moving healthcare professionals programme and funded by the national lottery & Sport England and is now being led by a consortium of The Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine, The Advance Wellbeing Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University and Intelligent Health and is being re-designed with new resources. This podcast forms part of a series to support physical activity education for professionals working in healthcare. For anyone you would like to get involved with PACC project then please do email us at pacc@shu.ac.uk For further information on behaviour change and MI please go to the moving medicine website: https://movingmedicine.ac.uk A great course run by Moving Medicine that you can sign up to improve understanding in behaviour change and up skill on principles of motivational interviewing is Active Conversations. Books mentioned: Motivational Interviewing in Health Care, Second Edition. Helping Patients Change Behaviour By Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, Christopher C. Butler Motivational Interviewing, Fourth Edition. Helping People Change and Grow. William R. Miller & Stephen Rollnick Tiny Habits, Big Results: Your method for success, BJ Fogg

For the few of you who don't know Keith Davids, he is a PhD and Professor of Motor Learning at Sheffield Hallam University and one of the foremost experts on skill acquisition. This episode may go down as one of the most thorough examinations of skill acquisition and sport science that you'll find! Along the way, we touched on other topics, including open vs closed skill sports, classic vs modern conceptualizations of "practice", and much more! Enjoy. Sign up for our coaching mentorship group -- our next call is 3/29 at 12 pm EDT!https://coachlogik-mentorship.mn.coSubscribe to my Patreon to support the show!!!Philosophical Weightlifting | Creating Weightlifting podcasts and sharing knowledge.Follow me and get coaching:https://www.instagram.com/josh_philwl/Weightlifting House:https://www.weightliftinghouse.com/ code PHILWL for 10% offOnyx:https://www.onyxstraps.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% offhttps://www.instagram.com/onyx_straps/Earth Fed Muscle:https://www.earthfedmuscle.com/ with code PHILWL for 10% offCheck out the AI:https://weightlifting.ai/

There are potentially hundreds of people who have experienced bizarre events of Telephone Calls from the Dead, and much like ghosts, and any other parapsychological phenomena, they appear to be highly common. Once all explanations have been considered, psychological and physical, are we genuinely faced with the reality of contact with the dead and evidence for survival? Joining me to discuss his books, research and more is Dr. Callum Cooper. My Special Guest Is Dr Callum Cooper Callum is a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), holding postgraduate degrees in psychology, social science research methods and education, from the University of Northampton, Sheffield Hallam University and Manchester Metropolitan University. He has a long time association with the University of Northampton, and is based there as a senior lecturer in psychology, delivering classes and conducting research on Death and Bereavement, Positive Psychology, Human Sexual Behaviour, Parapsychology, and Research Methods. He holds numerous grants and awards in parapsychology including the Eileen J. Garrett Scholarship (Parapsychology Foundation, 2009), the Alex Tanous Scholarship Award (Alex Tanous Foundation for Scientific Research, numerous, since 2011), the Gertrude R. Schmeidler Award (Parapsychological Association, 2014), and a 2018 nominee for the Ockham's Razor Award for Skeptical Activism (The Skeptic Magazine and QEDcon) among other awards. In this episode, you will be able to: 1. Discover more about the Bigelow grants (link here https://www.bigelowinstitute.org/) 2. Explore research conducted by Dr Callum Cooper. If you value this podcast and want to enjoy more episodes please come and find us on⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/Haunted_History_Chronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support the podcast, gain a wealth of additional exclusive podcasts, writing and other content. Links to all Haunted History Chronicles Social Media Pages, Published Materials and more:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/hauntedhistorychronicles?fbclid=IwAR15rJF2m9nJ0HTXm27HZ3QQ2Llz46E0UpdWv-zePVn9Oj9Q8rdYaZsR74I⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *NEW* Podcast Shop:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/user/haunted-history-chronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buy Me A Coffee ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/hauntedhistorychronicles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Guest Links Social links at Website: ⁠https://www.callumecooper.com/ Book Links: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Callum-E.-Cooper/author/B00EEC0QCM?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1710168562&sr=1-1&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hauntedchronicles/message

If you've been cured of a phobia, say of spiders, and finally made your peace with the hairy-legged beasties in real life - why might you then start having vivid nightmares about them? Following an email plea for an explanation of this mystery Claudia Hammond enlists Dr Lampros Perogamvros, a psychiatrist from the University of Geneva who's done extensive research around dreams and nightmares, to help answer listener Lesley's query. Meanwhile a new study by researchers at the USA's Columbia University is looking into the benefits of treating post-cardiac arrest PTSD with mindfulness. Claudia speaks to research scientist Dr Maja Bergman about how she was motivated to start the project by her own experience of a sudden cardiac arrest, in her thirties. We also hear from survivors via the support group Sudden Cardiac Arrest UK, about their experiences and recoveries. Joining Claudia in the studio to discuss these stories and more is Dr Peter Olusoga, a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Sheffield Hallam University - who also has thoughts to share on new research into athletes shouting at umpires, and what affects our levels of impatience.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Lucy Taylor Studio Manager: Tim Heffer Production Coordinator: Siobhan Maguire Editor: Holly Squire

Language matters when discussing autism, and it is important to use inclusive and empowering language that recognizes the abilities and strengths of autistic individuals. In this episode, Simon and Jordan are joined by Dr. Luke Beardon, Author and Senior Lecturer in Autism at The Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. Dr Luke talks about the majority of students in his courses studying autism being autistic, the negative narratives and misinformation surrounding autism, the us vs them narrative, gaslighting and professional misinformation, the identity crisis faced by late-diagnosed individuals, and the criticism of high-functioning individuals on the autism spectrum.Takeaways:Autism research should start from understanding the positive aspects, rather than focusing solely on the negative stereotypes and challenges.Autistic individuals experience the world differently, particularly in terms of sensory sensitivities, and it is crucial to understand and accommodate these differences.The environment plays a significant role in the experiences and outcomes of autistic individuals, and efforts should be made to create inclusive and supportive environments.Understanding and respecting the diverse experiences and perspectives of autistic individuals is essential for accurate representation and effective advocacy. Mental health is an important aspect of overall well-being and should be understood and prioritized.Language matters when discussing autism, and it is important to use inclusive and empowering language that recognizes the abilities and strengths of autistic individuals.A harmonious coexistence between neurodivergent and neurotypical individuals is essential for a more inclusive society.00:00 Introduction04:27 Popularity of the Course07:19 Negative Narrative and Pejorative Language09:38 Harmonious Coexistence of Neurodivergent and Neurotypical13:25 Validation and Defense of the Autistic Community15:22 Microaggressions and Gaslighting20:08 Invalidation and Identity Crisis22:04 Importance of Advocacy and Listening23:50 Misconceptions about Eye Contact25:13 Language Matters and Individuality31:49 Critics and Individual Experiences36:01 Blaming Autism for Everything37:01 Invalidating Difficulties38:28 Autism + Environment = Outcome42:47 Trust and Communication51:20 The Power of Language56:06 Exploring Energy and EnvironmentDr Luke Beardon,Senior Lecturer in Autism, The Autism Centre, Sheffield Hallam University:PgCert Autism Part-time 2024 - Sheffield Hallam University: https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/teaching-and-education/pgcert-autism/part-timeWebsite: https://www.shu.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-profiles/luke-beardonBooks: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Dr-Luke-Beardon/author/B072HC7SHSWhether you're Neurodivergent yourself, a friend, family member, or simply curious about this extraordinary way of experiencing the world, this podcast is your guide to unravelling The Neurodivergent Experience.Instagram: @theneurodivergentexperiencepodFacebook: theneurodivergentexperience Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we are lucky enough to be speaking with Dr Nick Pollard. We discuss: Nick is a senior lecturer in occupational therapy at Sheffield Hallam University. Nick's teaching concerns social contexts for occupational therapy, community based interventions and underpinning concepts including occupational science and social occupational therapy. He  teaches research methods and interprofessional … 113 – Social Justice and Narrative-Driven Practice ft Dr Nick Pollard Read More »

Episode 67 - Innovating Community Fitness: Building Bridges from Research to Post-Stroke Rehab.New National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines in the UK recommend stroke patients receive at least three hours of rehabilitation a day, five days a week. This is a dramatic increase from previous guidance of 45 minutes a day. Currently there are big gaps in service when it comes to supporting people with stroke after they're discharged from care not only in the UK but worldwide. Often, survivors have nowhere to go to exercise and accessing a conventional gym for most is challenging and for some it's impossible.With our continued theme of exercise as the best medicine for stroke recovery, in this episode we are diving deeper into this topic to find solutions for expanding the reach of rehab into the community and highlighting champions innovating for more solutions to make these new rehab guidelines a reality.Meet Our Guest: Dr Rachel Young PhD MSc, BSc  Rachel is a senior research fellow at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre in Sheffield Hallam University. She is a chartered physiotherapist with expertise in neurological rehabilitation and exercise prescription. Rachel's research interests include the development and evaluation of rehabilitation technologies and accessible exercise solutions.  In our discussion Dr. Young reminded us that the NICE guidelines of three hours are not the first to recommend extensive rehabilitation. The National Clinical Guidance for Stroke launched in March 2023 actually advised six hours of activity a day, which may include activities of daily living, communication and exercise.We dove into why these guidelines sent a ripple through the stroke community, including how providers don't have the workforce to meet these new recommendations. We also discussed her research and how she believes technology, in the form of accessible exercise equipment, apps and wearables has to be part of the solution if we're to have any hope of meeting the guidelines. Connect with our guest:  Linkedin |  Twitter/X  @physioyoungShow Mentions:Everyone's Talking About: Stroke Rehab-Health Care Management Magazine ArticleThe Real Problem with Stroke: Co-Host David Dansereau's Blog Post on Know-Stroke.orgSupport Us: Become a Show SponsorFor more information about joining our show orNew show supporter CTA for 2024-Mike Garrow For more information about joining our show or advertising with us visit: https://enable4us.comSupport the showBe sure to give the show a like and share, & follow plus connect with us on social or contact us to support us as a show sponsor or become a guest on the Know Stroke Podcast. Visit website to to learn more: https://www.knowstrokepod.com/Show credits:Music intro credit to Jake Dansereau. Our intro welcome is the voice of Caroline Goggin, a stroke survivor and our first podcast guest! Please listen to her inspiring story on Episode 2 of the podcastConnect with Us and Share our Show on Social: Website | Linkedin | Twitter | YouTube | Facebook

Have you ever considered rowing across the Atlantic? How about making it even more challenging by doing it whilst wearing an ECG monitor and filling in psychological questionnaires? Claudia Hammond speaks to the first Austrian woman to row the Atlantic, Ciara Burns, who collected data throughout her 42-day crossing. And to the professor who studied the data, Eugenijus Kaniusas from the Vienna University of Technology, about the three big dips in mood along the way. Ciara talks about the emotional highs and lows of rowing to America, about the night skies, meeting whales, and how it feels when the Atlantic comes crashing down on you. Sports psychologist Peter Olusoga from Sheffield Hallam University, discusses the mental challenges and dealing with emotions during an adventure like Ciara's.Claudia also speaks to Dr Nick Tiller, ultramarathon runner and exercise scientist at Harbor-UCLA, about the physical benefits and costs of taking part in ultra-endurance sports. Nick has run 100-mile races as well as running across the Sahara Desert. They discuss how peak performance in endurance events can peak at an older age than more fast-paced, high intensity sports, and whether anyone is physically able to take up an endurance sport if they set their mind to it. Also giving their thoughts on the physical impact of endurance sports are Yvette Hlaváčová who holds the women's world record for swimming the English Channel and Louise Deldicque who is professor in exercise physiology at UCLouvain in Belgium.Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producers: Jonathan Blackwell and Lorna Stewart Editor: Holly Squire

Anton Hecht is a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. He recently finished a Ph.D. in games for art in public space with others. He makes gameful artworks, across mediums, including with orchestras and dancers. He makes installations and experiences in non-traditional spaces. He has created work for many galleries and arts centers, including the South Bank in London. Much of his work is filmed and placed online where he has over two million views on his YouTube channel. He began the idea of Orchestral Flashmob in a bus garage in Newcastle. He looks for ways to engage others and to get them to contribute to making artwork in some manner.

Joining me under the umbrella this week is senior lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University and now repeat guest of the show, Sarah Williams. On her first outing, Sarah gave us some of the shows most talked-about moments to date and in this episode, there's plenty more of those.  So grab your note pad and pen, and come and join us for a conversation about all things primary PE.

Have you ever considered rowing across the Atlantic? How about making it even more challenging by doing it whilst wearing an ECG monitor and filling in psychological questionnaires? Claudia Hammond speaks to the first Austrian woman to row the Atlantic, Ciara Burns, who collected data throughout her 42 day crossing. And to the professor who studied the data, Eugenijus Kaniusas from the Vienna University of Technology, about the three big dips in mood along the way. Ciara talks about the emotional highs and lows of rowing to America, about the night skies, meeting whales, and how it feels when the Atlantic comes crashing down on you. Sports psychologist Peter Olusoga from Sheffield Hallam University, discusses mental preparation for an adventure like Ciara's and how being in the middle of the Atlantic, with the astronauts on the international space station as your nearest other humans, can provide a lasting perspective change. Peter also describes a new piece of research showing that smelling other people's sweat, collected whilst they watched scary films, can help us to be more observant and overcome a well-established psychological effect known as inattentional blindness. And Claudia talks to Tiago Pereira, a Portuguese psychologist who is calling for psychologists to put a full stop to poverty. He says that psychologists are uniquely placed to communicate the causes and consequences of poverty, and to use that information to demand governmental policy changes. Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Lorna Stewart Studio Manager: Donald MacDonald Production Co-ordination: Siobhan Maguire Editor: Holly Squire

Mavis Kirkham is Midwifery Professor Emerita at Sheffield Hallam University and has held honorary professorial positions at the University of Technology Sydney and Auckland University of Technology. After over forty years as a clinical midwife and researcher, she is interested in reflecting and writing on birth and midwifery in its wider context. A major theme of her research has been the way in which the context of their care impacts upon childbearing women and how their working experiences impact upon midwives. She has long been concerned with how birth stories are negotiated and the impact of these stories on tellers and hearers. With Nadine Edwards she has edited a new book titled Freebirth Stories. In this episode we discuss with Mavis:About Mavis' interest in freebirth and why it seems more women are choosing this way to give birth Mavis tells us about the Freebirth stories from women and Doulas she and Nadine collected for their new bookWe discuss the importance of language in pregnancy, birth and postpartum spaces The important role that doulas play And we ask what Mavis sees as the future of midwifery  Mavis is one of those midwives who has witnessed so many parts of midwifery and her bounty of knowledge and kindness shines through in this episode. LINKS:Freebirth Stories Get 10% off Katie's Breastfeeding & Lactation: the fundamentals online course today with code POD10 at checkout. Support the show Please support the show via Patreon or BuyMeACoffee MERCH here! Music Joseph McDade Like this podcast? Leave us a review here Want more from Katie and Rachel? Katie's website Rachel's website DisclaimerThe information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute medical or legal advice; instead, all information available on this site are for general informational purposes only. The Midwives' Cauldron podcast reserves the right to supplement, change or delete any information at any time.The information and materials on the podcast is provided "as is"; no representations are made that the content is error-free. Whilst we have tried to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information we do not warrant or guarantee the accurateness. The podcast accepts no liability for any loss or damage howsoever arising out of the use or reliance on the content.

When things get hard, it's really quite difficult to find a reason to keep going. Today, we have an incredible guest, Shaun Flores, talking about what keeps us going. This was a complete impromptu conversation. We had come on to record a podcast on a completely different topic. However, quickly after getting chatting, it became so apparent that this was the conversation we both desperately wanted to have. And so, we jumped in and talked about what it's like in the moments when things are really difficult, when we're feeling like giving up, we are hopeless, we're not sure what the next step is. We wanted to talk about what does keep us going.  This is, again, a conversation that was very raw. We both talked about our own struggles with finding meaning, moving forward, and struggling with what keeps us going. I hope you find it as beautiful a conversation as I did. My heart was full for days after recording this, and I'm so honored that Sean came on and was so vulnerable and talked so beautifully about the process of finding a point and finding a reason to keep going. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I did. Shaun: Thank you so much for being able to have this conversation. Kimberley: Can you tell us just a little background on you and what your personal, just general mental health journey has looked like? Shaun: Yeah. My own journey of mental health has been a tumultuous one, to say the very least. For around five to six years ago, I would say I was living with really bad health anxiety to the point where I obsessed. I constantly had an STI or an STD. I'd go to the clinic backward and forward, get tested to make sure I didn't have anything. But the results never proved to be in any way, shape, or form sufficient enough for me to be like, “Okay, cool. I don't have anything.” I kept going back and forward.  How I knew that became the worst possible thing. I paid 300 pounds for the same-day test results. Just to give people's perspective, 300 pounds is a lot. That's when I was like, “There's something wrong. I just don't know what it is.” But in some ways, I thought I was being a diligent citizen in society, doing what I needed to do to make sure I take care of myself and to practice what was safe sex. But then that fear migrated onto this sudden overnight change where I woke up and I thought, “What if I was gay?”  overnight. I just quite literally woke up. I had a dream of a white guy in boxes, and I woke up with the most irrational thought that I had suddenly become gay. I felt my identity had come collapsing. I felt everything in my world had shaken overnight.  I threw up in the toilet that morning, and at that time I was in the modeling industry. Looking back now, I was going through disordered eating, and I'm very careful with using the word “eating disorder.” That's why I call it “disordered eating.” I was never formally diagnosed, but I used to starve myself. I took diuretics to maintain a certain cheekbone structure. Because in the industry that I was in, I was comparing myself to a lot of the young men that were there, believing that I needed to look a certain kind of way.  When I look back at my photos now, I was very gaunt-looking. I was being positively affirmed by all the people around me. I hated how round my face was. If I woke up in the morning and my face was round, I would drink about four liters of water with cleavers tincture. I took dandelion extracts. Those are some of the things that I took to drain my lymphatic system. I went on this quest for a model face. And then eventually, I left the industry because it just wasn't healthy for me in any way, shape, or form. I was still living with this fear that I was gay. If I went to the sauna and steam room in the gym, I would just obsess 24/7 that if I could notice the guy's got a good-looking body, or if he's good-looking, this meant I'm gay. It was just constant, 24/7. From the minute I slept to the minute I woke up, it was always there.  Then that fear moved on to sexual assault. I had a really big panic attack where I was terrified. I asked one of my friends, “Are you sure I haven't done anything? Are you sure I haven't done anything?” I kept asking her over and over. I screamed at her to leave because I was so scared. I must've been hearing voices, and I was terrified that I could potentially hurt her. I tried to go to sleep that night, and there were suicide images in my head, blood, and I was like, “There's something up.” I just didn't know what was going on. I had no scooby, nothing.  That night, I went to the hospital, and the mental health team said that they probably would suggest I get therapy. I said, “It's cool. I'll go and find my own therapist.” I started therapy, and the therapy made me a hundred times worse. I was doing talk therapy. We were trying to get to the root of all my thoughts. We were trying to figure out my childhood. Don't get me wrong, there's relevance to that. By that time, it was not what I needed.  And then last year, this is when everything was happening in regards to the breakdown that I had as well. I got to such a bad point with my mental health that I no longer wanted to be alive. I wanted time to swallow me up. I couldn't understand the thoughts I was having. I was out in front of my friends, and I had really bad suicidal thoughts. I believed I was suicidal right off the bat. I got into an Uber, called all my friends, and just told them I'm depressed and I no longer want to be alive. I'm the kind of guy in the friendship group everyone looks up to, almost in some ways, as a leader, so people didn't really know what to do. That's me saying as a self-elected leader. That's me being reflective about my friendship group. But I woke up one day, and it was a Saturday, the 4th of June, and I just said, “I can't do this anymore.” I said, “I can't do this.” I was prepared to probably take my life, potentially. I reached out to hundreds of people via Instagram, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, email, wherever it was, begging for help because I looked on the internet and was trying to figure out what was it that was going on with me. I was like, “Why am I having certain thoughts, but I don't want to act on them?” And OCD popped up, so I believed I had OCD.  When I found this lady called Emma Garrick (The Anxiety Whisperer) on Saturday, the 4th of June, I just pleaded with her for a phone call. She picked up the phone, and I just burst out in tears. I said, “What's wrong with me?” I said, “I don't want to hurt anyone. Why am I having the thoughts I'm having?” And she said, “Shaun, you have OCD.” From there on, my life changed dramatically. We began therapy on Monday. I would cry for about two hours in a session. I couldn't cope. I lost my job. There were so many different things that happened that year.  In that same year, obviously, I had OCD. I tore my knee ligaments in my right knee. Then I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. Then my auntie died. Then my cousin was unfortunately murdered. Then my half-brother died. Then my auntie—it's one of my aunties that helped to raise me when my dad died on Christmas day when I was six—her cancer spread from the pancreas to the liver.  Then fast-forward it to this year, about a couple of months ago, that same auntie, the cancer became terminal and spread from the liver to the spleen. I watched her die, and that was tough. Then I had my surgery on August the 14th. But I'm still paying my way through debt. It was an incredibly tough journey. I'm still doing the rehab for my knee, still doing the rehab for OCD.  That's my journey. I'm still thinking about it to this day. Me and my therapist talk about this, and he has lived experience of OCD. I still don't even know what's kept me alive at this point, but that's the best way to describe my story. That's a shortened, more condensed version for people listening. Kimberley: Can I ask, what does keep you going? Shaun: What keeps me going? If I'm being very honest, I don't know sometimes. There are days when I've really struggled with darkness, sadness, and a sense of hopelessness sometimes. I ride it out. I try not to give in to those suicidal thoughts that pop up. And then I remember I've got a community that I've been able to create, a community that I'm able to help and inspire other people. I think I keep going on my worst days because the people around me need someone to keep inspiring them. What I mean by that is some of the messages I've got on the internet, some of them have made me cry. Some of them have made me absolutely break down from some people who have opened up to me and shared their entire story. They look up to me, and I'm just like, “Wow, I can't give up now. This isn't the end.” I've had really dark moments, and I think a lot of people look at my story and perhaps look at my social media, and they think I'm healed and I've fully recovered. But my therapist has seen me at my worst, and they see me at my absolute best.  I think I stay here. What keeps me pushing is to help other people, to give other people a chance, and to let them know that you can live a life with OCD, anxiety. Depression I'm not sure if I fully align with. Maybe to some degree, but to let them know they can live a life in spite of that. I don't know. Again, I keep saying this to my therapist. There's something in me that just refuses to quit. I don't know what it is. I can't put it into words sometimes. I don't know. Maybe it's to leave the world in a better place than I found it. I really do not know.  Kimberley: I think I'm so intrigued. I'm so curious here. I think that this is such a conversation for everyone to have. I will tell you that it's interesting, Shaun, because I'm so grateful for you, number one, that we're having this conversation, and it's so raw. Somebody a few months ago asked me, what's the actual point of all this? It was her asking me to do a podcast on the point, what's the point of all this? I wrote it down and started scripting out some ideas, and I just couldn't do the episode because I don't know the answer either. I don't know what the point is. But I love this idea that we're talking about of what keeps us going when things are so hard. Because I said you're obviously resilient, and you're like, “No, that's not it.” But you are. I mean, so clearly you are. It's one of your qualities. But I love this idea of what keeps you going.  In the day, in the moment to moment, what goes through your mind that keeps you moving towards? You're obviously getting treatment; you're obviously trying to reduce compulsions, stop rumination, or whatever that might be. What does that sound like in your brain that keeps you going? Shaun: Before I answer that, I think I've realized what my answer would be for what keeps me going. I think it's hope because it makes me feel a bit emotional. When I was at my absolute worst, I had lost hope, lost everything. I lost my job. I end up in mountains of debt that I'm still paying off. It's to give hope to other people that your life can get better. I would say it has to be hope.  In those day-to-day moments, one of my really close friends, Dave, has again seen me at my worst and my best. Those day-to-day moments are incredibly tough. I've had to learn to do things even when I don't want to do them. I've had to learn to eat when I don't always want to eat, to stick to the discipline, to stick to the process, to get out of bed, and to keep pushing that something has to change. These hard times cannot last forever. But those day-to-day moments can be incredibly tough when my themes change, when I mourn my old life with OCD in the sense that I never thought consciously about a lot of my decisions. Whereas now, I think a lot more about what I do, the impact I have on the world, and the repercussions of certain decisions that I make.  I would say a lot of my day-to-day, those moment-to-moments, is a bit more trepidation. I think that would be the best way to describe my day-to-day moments. I was just going to say, I was even saying to my friend that I can't wait to do something as simple as saving money again. I'm trying to clear off everything to restart and just the simple things of being able to actually just save again, to be able to get into a stable job to prove to myself that I can get my life back.   Kimberley: To me, the reason that I'm so, again, grateful that we're here talking about this is it really pulls on all of the themes that we get trained in in psychology in terms of taking one step at a time. They talk about this idea of grit, like you keep getting up even though you get knocked down. I don't think we talk about that enough. Also, the fact that most people who have OCD or a mental health issue are also handling financial stresses and, like you said, medical conditions, grief, and all of these things. You're living proof of these concepts and you're here telling us about them. How does that land for you? Or do you want to maybe speak to that a little more? Shaun: I was reading a book on grits. I was listening to it, and they were talking about how some people are just grittier than other people. Some people may not be as intelligent or may not be as “naturally gifted,” but some people are grittier than other people. A lot of people who live with chronic conditions such as OCD or whatever else, you have to be gritty. That's probably a quality you really have to have every single day without realizing it. To speak to that, even on the days when I have really struggled, as I said, I don't know what always gets me up. There's something inside.  I look around at the other people around me who've shown grit as well—other people around me who have worked through it. The therapist I have, he's a really good therapist. I listen to his story, Johnny Say, and he talks about something called gentle relentlessness, the idea that you just keep being relentless very gently. You know that one step-a-day kind of mentality that, “Okay, cool, I'm having these thoughts today. I'm going to show myself some compassion, but I'm going to keep moving.” For me, when I speak to him, I tell him he inspires me massively because he's perfected and honed his skills so much of OCD that he's able to do the job that he does. He's able to help other people, and that inspires me. When I look at the other people around me, I'm inspired by other people's grit and perseverance as well. That really speaks to what I need to be able to have. I think it's modeled a lot for me. Even in my own personal life with my mom, there's a lot of things that we've gone through—my father, who died on Christmas Day when I was six—and she had to be gritty in her own way to raise a single boy in the UK when she was in a country she didn't want to be in because of my granddad.  I think grit has been modeled for me. I think it really has been role-modeled for me in so many different ways. When people say, “Just get up and keep going,” I think it's such a false notion that people really don't understand the complexity of human emotions and don't understand that, as humans, we go up and we go down. A very long time ago, I used to be that kind of human where I was like, “Just get out, man. Suck it up. Just keep going, bro. You can do this. You've got this.” I think going through my own stuff has made me realize sometimes we don't always feel like we've got it. We have to follow the plan, not the mood sometimes. But I honestly have to say, I think grit has been role-modeled a lot for me. Kimberley: Yeah. It's funny, as you were talking, I was thinking too. I think so often—you talked about this idea of hope—we need to know that somebody else has achieved what we want to achieve. If we have that modeled to us, even if it's not the exact thing, that's another thing that keeps us going. You've got a mentor, you've got a therapist. Or for those of you who don't have a mentor or therapist, it might be listening to somebody on a podcast and being like, “Well, if they can do it, there has to be hope for me.” I think sometimes if we haven't got those people in our lives, we maybe want to look for people to inspire and model grit and keep going for us, would you say?  Shaun: Absolutely. Funnily enough, when I was going through depression as a compulsion, my friend sent me your podcast about depression as a compulsion. The idea is that you feel this depressive feeling, you start investigating it, trying to figure out if you're depressed, and then it becomes a compulsion. And then, after that compulsion happens, you stay in this spiral with depression or whatever it might be. That's something else I realized—that having your podcast and listening to talking about being kind, self-criticism, and self-compassion was role modeled a lot for me because, again, growing up, I didn't have self-compassion. It's not something we practice in the household or the culture I'm from. But having it role-modeled for me was so big. It is huge. I cannot even put into words how important it is to have people around you who still live with something you live with, and they keep going, because it almost reminds you that it's not time to give up.  Sadly, I've lost friends to suicide. I found out that someone had died in 2021 at what I thought he had died. We met at a modeling agency when I was modeling. We met at the Black Lives Matter march as well, regardless of whatever your political opinions are for anyone listening. I found that he had died. I remember I messaged some of the friends we had in common. I was like, “What happened?” And nobody knew. A couple of weeks ago, I just typed in his name. Out of nowhere, I just typed, and I was like, “What happened to him?” I found that he had taken his life when he was in university halls. I was just like, "You really don't know what people are going through." Some people have messaged me and said what I talk about has kept them going. I'm just sitting there like, “Wow, other people have kept me going.” I think that becomes a role-modeled community almost in some ways.  Kimberley: For sure. It's funny you mention that. I too have lost some very close people to me from suicide. I think the role model thing goes both directions in that it can also be hard sometimes when people you really love and respect have lost their lives to suicide. I think that we do return to hope, though. I think for every part of me that's pained by the grief that I feel, hope fuels me back into, how can I help? Maybe I could save one person's life. Actually, sometimes helping just gets me through a hard day as well. I can totally resonate. I think you're right. There is a web of inspiration. You inspire somebody else. They inspire you. They've been inspired by somebody. It's like a ladder. Shaun: Absolutely. I once heard someone say, the best way to lose yourself is in the service of others. One of the things that really got me through depression when I was at the thickest of my OCD was when I said, "How am I going to go and serve other people? How am I going to go and help other people?" When I asked my first therapist, I said, “Why are you so kind to me? Why do you believe in me?” she told me something that really sat with me. She said, “I believe you're going to go on to help so many other people.” When I released my first story on August the 14th, and I had so many people reach out to me that I knew, people I didn't know speaking about OCD, I was like, “This is where it begins. That in the suffering, there is hope. In the suffering, I can live. In the suffering, I can find purpose. In the suffering, I can use that to propel me out of pain.”  But you are right. This conversation has really made me think a lot about how I keep going, like how I've been able to just keep pushing because my friends are, again, around me. My therapist knows that there are days when I don't want to do my therapy. I've gone to my physiotherapist, and I've said, “You have no idea what I've gone through.” I said, “I'm not feeling to do anything. I just want to give up right now.” I said, “I'm tired of this.” I said, “Why is life so hard on me?” Death is one thing. Physical injury is another thing. OCD is another thing. Chasing money is another thing. Everything is a constant uphill battle. It really has made me think a lot about life. It's made me think a lot about my friends who have opened up to me about their struggles.  Very similar to you, Kimberley, I want to go on to, at some point, become a therapist and change people's lives. When people reach out to me, I would love to be able to say to someone, if someone said, “I can't afford a therapist,” I'd be like, “Let me try and help you and see what I can do on my part.” That kind of kindness or that kind of empathy, that kind of lived experience, that understanding—it's something I really want to give back to other people. It's hope. Hope is everything.   Kimberley: Yeah. It's ever-changing, too. Some days you need one thing, and the next day you need others. For me, sometimes it's hope. Sometimes it's, like you said, day-to-day grit. Sometimes it's stubbornness, like I'm just straight-up stubborn. You know what I mean?  Shaun: It's funny you say that.  Kimberley: We can draw on any quality to get us through these hard things that keep us going. My husband always says too, and now that we're exploring it and I'm thinking about it, because you and I did not prepare for this, we are really just riffing here—my husband always says when I've had a really hard time, which in the moment sounds so silly and so insignificant, but it has also helped, amongst these other things, “Put on the calendar something you're really looking forward to and remind yourself of that thing you're going towards every day. It doesn't even have to be huge, but something that brings you joy, even if it's got nothing to do with the hard thing you're going through.” I've also found that to be somewhat beneficial, even if it's a dinner with friends or a concert or an afternoon off to yourself, off work. That has also been really beneficial to me. Shaun: Yeah. Taking aim at things in the future can give you things to really look forward to. In the thickest of my OCD, I had nothing to look forward to sometimes. I remember I turned down modeling jobs because of my anxiety. The only thing I could look forward to was my therapist, and that was my silver lining in many, many ways. I remember I would say to her, “I've been waiting for this session the whole week. I've needed this.” Another thing you touched on that I think made me laugh is stubbornness. There is a refusal. There's a refusal to lay down. For example, I make jokes about this. I go to the gym sometimes, and I'll say to the guys, “I've had a knee injury. Why are my legs bigger than yours?” That small little bit of fun and a little bit of gest, a bit of banter, as we would say. I'll go to them, and I'll be like, “I need to show these guys that my legs are still bigger than theirs and I've got an injury. I'm not supposed to be training legs.” Just small things like that have really given me things to look forward to. Something as silly as male ego has been-- I say this to everyone—male, female, anyone. I'm like, “How dare I get sexy? How dare I be mentally unwell but still sexy?” There is an audacity to it. There's a temerity, a gumption, a goal. There is a stubbornness to go out there into the world and to really show people that, again, you can live with it. When I delivered my TEDx talk in 2022 at Sheffield Hallam University about masculinity, I remember a lady came up to me afterwards. This is when I was doing something called German Volume Training. It was heavy, very intense training. I put on a lot of muscle in that short space of time. She came up to me and said, “You do not look like a guy who suffered with his mental health at all.” She said, “You look like the complete opposite.” Because people have this idea that people who live with illness are—there's this archetype in people's heads—timid, maybe a bit unkempt. They don't look after themselves.  It really said a lot to me that there really is no one image of how people look. Even where I live, unfortunately, there's a lady who screams at people. She shaves her hair. She just sits down there. A very long time ago, I would look at people and judge them. One thing I've really learned from living with illness has been we never know what's happened in people's lives that has pushed them to the place of where they are.  There was also another older gentleman, and he smelt very strongly of urine and alcohol. I was on the train with him, and the train was packed. You could just see he was minding his own business. He had a bag on him, and clearly he had alcohol in it. There were two girls that were looking at him with such disgust, contempt, and disdain. It really got to me. It really irked me about the way people looked at him because, in my head, I'm like, “You don't know what that guy's gone through. You just have no idea what led him to become clearly an alcoholic. He probably is potentially homeless as well.” I got off that train, and I just felt my views on things had really changed, really changed in life. Dealing with people just-- I don't know. I've gone off on a tangent, but it's just really sat with me in the sense of looking forward to things—how I look forward to how my views are evolving and how my views on life are changing. Kimberley: Yeah. I'm sort of taking from what you're saying. You bring up another way in which you keep going, which is humor, and I've heard a lot of people say that. A lot of people say humor gets me through the hardest times. You say you make jokes, and that, I think, is another way we can keep going. Shaun: Yeah, you are correct. When I go to the gym and I banter all the guys, I'm laughing at them, and typical male ego—that has really helped me on many, many occasions. Even people around me who we have sit down and we have a laugh. There's times when I quite honestly say to people, my life is a Hollywood movie at this point. I need a book. I need a series of unfortunate events, a trilogy, whatever it might be at this point, because it's almost as if it can't be real. Humor has been a propelling agent in me helping to get better, but it's also been an agent in everything that I do.  My first therapist, Emma, said to me, “OCD leaves you with a really messed-up sense of humor because you've got to learn how to laugh at the thoughts. You've got to learn how to not take everything seriously.” I have had some of the most ludicrous thoughts I could imagine. I told my friend, and she started cracking up at me. She started laughing. She's like, “Do you know how ludicrous this is?” And I said to her, “I know.”  Or, for example, again, at my absolute worst, I couldn't even watch MMA, UFC, or boxing because guys were half naked. I couldn't be around guys who were half naked because of how my sexual orientation OCD used to really play with my head. There were so many ridiculous situations. I would walk outside and I'd have a thought, “Kill the dog,” and I'd be like, “Oh, well, this is bloody fantastic now, isn't it?” I've had images of all sorts in my head. I told my friend, and he started laughing. I was like, “Bro, why are you laughing?” But it made me laugh because it took the seriousness out of what was going on. It really did.  Humor—it's been huge. It's funny how that can even maneuver into the concept of cancel culture because there was a comedian who has OCD, and he said, “When was being clean really a bad thing?” I know, obviously, we know the way people see OCD, but he drew light on the fact that he has quite severe OCD himself. He's using humor clearly to help him get better. But humor has been another thing. Humor, stubbornness, grit, resilience—all these things in my life experience have really helped me to still be here. I still say that as a guy who hasn't been paid this month from work. I'm on sick leave. I'm still trying to find ways to make money. I'm still trying to train to become a therapist. I'm applying for courses. I've applied for a hundred jobs within the National Health Service over here in the UK. That's just to put it into perspective. Again, as my therapist would say, a gentle relentlessness to keep pushing humor to find some of the joy and some of the sadness that happens. Kimberley: I cannot tell you how grateful I am that you have allowed us to go here today. I think this is the conversation that we needed to have today, both of us. My heart is so full. Can people hear more about where they can get in touch with you, hear more about you? You've talked so beautifully about the real hard times and what's gotten you through. Where might people get ahold of you? Shaun: I say to people, you can reach out to me on Instagram, TikTok, wherever you want. I say to people, just reach out, and please feel free to message me. I don't know whether this has happened to you, Kimberley. Some people reach out to me when they're really struggling with their OCD, and then some people I never hear from again. Some people don't turn up to phone calls. I think for a lot of people, there's a big fear that if they reach out to me, I'm going to hear something that I've never heard. I can honestly say to people, I've had every thought you could imagine. I've had the most ludicrous thoughts. I've had pretty much every single theme at this point. I really want, and I really encourage people to please reach out and have a conversation with me. You can find me anywhere on social media. Kimberley: I have so enjoyed this conversation. Are there any final statements you want to make to finish this off? Shaun: If you give up now, you'll never see what life would look like on the other side. That's the one thing I think I have to really say. Kimberley: It's amazing. Thank you.

Geri Halliwell-Horner talks with me about her motherhood journey. Geri shares the values she looks to instill into her kids. In addition, she talks about the life lessons that her kids have taught her. After that, Geri talks about her new book, Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen. Geri shares the inspiration for this book. We also talk on her music career.Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  About Geri Halliwell-Horner Geri Halliwell-Horner is an accomplished singer, writer, actress and producer. In addition, she is widely recognized for her iconic place in British pop culture as an original member of the record-breaking girl group the Spice Girls. As Ginger Spice, Geri played a formative role in the band as they became one of the biggest-selling girl groups of all time. She is the successful author of the Ugenia Lavender book series in the UK. Geri continues to work with the Royal Commonwealth to promote prospects through literacy to Commonwealth citizens. She was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters at Sheffield Hallam University and is an outspoken supporter of animals and an ambassador of the London Zoo. You can visit Geri Halliwell-Horner online at RosieFrostBooks.com or follow her on Instagram @gerihalliwellhorner. This Week's Sponsor Is Medela And March Of Dimes  Medela and The March of Dimes asked me to host a panel about how Dads are creating family-friendly workplaces and supporting parenting and work-life integration. On the panel was Jeffrey Castillo, Malcolm Newsome and David Holstein. We talk about the importance for men being able to count on others for support. In addition, we talk how men can be advocates for women coming back after maternity leave. Check out the full podcast/panel wherever you get your podcasts, on YouTube and on my site.  About The Art of Fatherhood Podcast  The Art of Fatherhood Podcast follows the journey of fatherhood. Your host, Art Eddy talks with fantastic dads from all around the world where they share their thoughts on fatherhood. You get a unique perspective on fatherhood from guests like Joe Montana, Kevin Smith, Danny Trejo, Jerry Rice, Jeff Foxworthy, Patrick Warburton, Jeff Kinney, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, Kyle Busch, Dennis Quaid, Dwight Freeney and many more.

This is Dom Cooke and today we're breaking down the business behind the most popular sport in the world, Football or Soccer. It's a vast market. 3 billion people around the world watch the sport and more than €30 billion euros are spent within the football ecosystem in Europe alone each year. But aside from a huge addressable market and reasonable revenue, is it actually a good business? Why do investors keep buying Football clubs? Is there any economic rationale behind that? Is there a link between sporting and financial success? Has middle-eastern money distorted the transfer market for good? These are some of the questions I asked our guest, Dr Rob Wilson, who is a football finance expert and Head of the finance, accounting, and business systems department at Sheffield Hallam University. I hope you enjoy us breakdown the business of football. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to the best content to learn more, check out the episode page here.  ----- This episode is brought to you by Tegus. Tegus is the modern research platform for leading investors, and provider of Canalyst. Tired of calculating fully-diluted shares outstanding? Access every publicly-reported datapoint and industry-specific KPI through their database of over 4,000 drivable global models hand-built by a team of sector-focused analysts, 35+ industry comp sheets, and Excel add-ins that let you use their industry-leading data in your own spreadsheets. Tegus' models automatically update each quarter, including hard to calculate KPIs like stock-based compensation and organic growth rates, empowering investors to bypass the friction of sourcing, building and updating models. Make efficiency your competitive advantage and take back your time today. As a listener, you can trial Canalyst by Tegus for free by visiting tegus.co/patrick. ----- Business Breakdowns is a property of Colossus, LLC. For more episodes of Business Breakdowns, visit joincolossus.com/episodes. Stay up to date on all our podcasts by signing up to Colossus Weekly, our quick dive every Sunday highlighting the top business and investing concepts from our podcasts and the best of what we read that week. Sign up here. Follow us on Twitter: @JoinColossus | @patrick_oshag | @jspujji | @zbfuss | @ReustleMatt | @domcooke Show Notes (00:03:16) - (First question) - Defining the European football market (00:05:12) - How the Premier League defined itself as the world's best league (00:08:16) - The delegation of funds based on a team's final position in the league (00:11:19) - A brief introduction to the breakaway European Super League (00:12:53) - The sale of Manchester United and how it affects the scope of the footballing world (00:18:34) - The role emotion plays when it comes to buying and selling of football clubs (00:20:47) - The makeup of a well run football club (00:23:54) - The four-pillar model and exploring new revenue streams in football (00:25:59) - The utilization of ‘access all areas' type documentaries as a source of revenue (00:28:40) - Breaking down the return on investment for football clubs building new stadiums  (00:33:51) - Financial regulations in football and a brief history of UEFA's Financial Fair Play (00:40:41) - The correlation between sporting and financial performance (00:42:23) - The different types of football club ownership profiles    (00:44:51) - Reasons why investors choose to enter the football market (00:48:12) - Changes to the football landscape since sovereign wealth funds have entered the market (00:51:36) - The importance of the transfer market to football clubs (00:53:03) - How the fans fit into the sport moving forward (00:55:52) - Potential opportunities for TV revenue streams by entering new market places  (00:56:55) - The relationship between the clubs and the leagues (00:58:20) - The lessons learned from researching the football industry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices