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#124 What makes a man superior? with Emilia Thompson and Emma Storey Gordon - Part2

Welcome to part two of my conversation with Emilia Thompson and Emma Storey Gordon. Emilia and Emma are both Nutritionists, Podcast Hosts, and fitness enthusiasts, together they run EIQ Nutrition. In my conversation with them, we discuss ‘The Way Of The Superior Man’ by David Deida and other topics the book had us thinking about such as; how easy it is changing your mind, how you and I can be an ally, dating a feminist, dating ‘up’, and the age-old question should men pay on a date?
 
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#123 What makes a Superior Man? with Emilia Thompson and Emma Storey Gordon - Part 1

Welcome to part one of my conversation with Emilia Thompson and Emma Storey Gordon. Emilia and Emma are both Nutritionists, Podcast Hosts, and fitness enthusiasts, together they run EIQ Nutrition. In my conversation with them, we discuss ‘The Way Of The Superior Man’ by David Deida and other topics the book had us thinking about such as; Purpose Vs Love, how men should ‘penetrate’ the world, balancing feminine energy and being a feminist, Tiktok being poison for young men and women, being cat-fished and What Makes a superior man? 
 
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Emma Storey Gordon: https://www.instagram.com/esgfitness/ 
EIQ nutrition: https://www.instagram.com/eiq_nutrition/ 
 
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#122 Activism, Koalas and Arnie with Kae Kurd

I'm joined by comedian, Co-host of the 'Ain't Got A Clue' podcast  Kae Kurd to discuss his favourite books, activism, koalas being stupid, Australia, writers' block, Arnold Schwartzenegger, American Politics and much more.
 
Kae's first special is on Youtube for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SO3869lfv0 
 
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#121 Is being kind to yourself the key to a good life?

In this episode I discuss; the book Radical Compassion by Tara Brach, nurturing ourselves, my mental health, reading for a reason, and my ten-hour meditation attempt. 
 
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#120 Jamie Clements on masculinity, opening up and making mistakes.

Jamie Clements is the founder of The Breath Space and host of the Man Down podcast. He joins me for a candid chat to discuss; relationships, men opening up, masculinity, ignorance, offending people, making mistakes, moral psychology, feminism, psychedelics and so much more. 
 
For more from Jamie head to  www.thebreathspace.co.uk 
 
Books Discussed 
The Righteous Mind - Johnathon Haidt
This Is Your Mind On Plants - Michael Pollan
 
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#119 How to focus on what matters everyday

ESSENTIAL READING ALERT
Your most valuable asset is your attention. What you decide to pay attention to could just be the decider between a good, or a bad day. 
John Zaratsky and Jake Knapp both worked for the masters of attention-holding; YouTube and Google. So, they're very well qualified to help you take back your attention and start placing it in places that matter. Their book 'Make Time' provides a framework for choosing what you want to focus on, building the energy to do it and breaking the default cycle so you can start being more intentional with the way you live your life.
 
Please consider getting a copy of the book from your local bookstore. 
 
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#118 The future of artificial intelligence with Mo Gawdat

Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer of Google X, host of the Slo-Mo Podcast, and best-selling author of Solve For Happy and Scary Smart- his most recent book, which is a call to action for all of us to wake up to the reality of Artificial Intelligence. We discuss; how exactly we can work with A.I for a better future, his predictions for when A.I will be a billion X smarter than a human, how YOU can save the world today by setting a good example, and much more. 
 
Pre-order your copy of Scary Smart from Amazon and send an email titled A Need To ReaD with a screenshot
of your order confirmation to win@mogawdat.com  Mo will pick 50 winners over the course of the next
few weeks who will all win a signed copy of the limited edition pre-lease copy.
 
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#117 How To Change

'By diagnosing the internal obstacles you face and consistently using solutions customized to help you succeed, evidence and experience suggest you really can get from where you want to be.' Katy Milkman
 
This episode summarises the book 'How To Change' which is a comprehensive guide to the science of behavior change. Looking at the roles that; getting started, impulsivity, procrastination, forgetfulness, laziness, confidence and conformity have to play in whether you can really change your actions for good. 
 
 
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#112 Addiction, sobriety & becoming a psychotherapist With Talitha Fosh

I am extremely grateful to have sat down with Talitha Fosh. A member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy and has experience working with addiction, eating disorders, and bereavement. She trained integratively so she has experience working with different theories and types of therapy.
 
In this episode we discuss; addiction, finding the right therapist, who needs therapy, some books to go alongside therapy, disordered eating, sobriety in your 20's and much more. I loved the conversation and hope you find it as useful as I did. 
 
To find out more about Talitha head to www.TalithaFosh.com
 
Or head to her Instagram where she is taking the stigma out of therapy one post at a time @therapised
 
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#111 Building better relationships by treating intimacy as a skill with Shaun Galanos

Shaun Galanos is a love coach, host of The Love Drive podcast, and an online course creator. He teaches intimacy and communication tools for better relationships and more love.
 
Shaun and I discuss; looking at intimacy and love as a skill you can develop, the importance of honesty in relationships, whether you can have sex with your friends, how to effectively communicate when your feelings are hurt, whether choice paralysis is getting in the way of your dating life and whether your attachment type is really that important.
 
You can find Shaun's book recommendations here: https://www.shaungalanos.com/blog/15-must-read-books-on-love-and-relationships/
 
You can follow Shaun on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thelovedrive
 
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