Adam Cox's Hypnotist episodes are all designed for individuals, but it's extraordinary how often they can segway into the realms of public policy. This episode is all about the challenge of turning decisions into decisive action: if that doesn't happen, it can better be described as dithering. In both business and social contexts, people discern what looks as the right way forward — but the follow-through into action requires a degree of emotional detachment: Adam draws on a number of movie metaphors for how it can be achieved. Could Rachel Reeves benefit from this in framing her forthcoming Budget?
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This episode revisits the motivations, expectations and emotions in the past — reaching right back into childhood years — which may have led to an overweight problem today, and how to let go of that baggage. It discusses a personal challenge, of course, but it could be approached as an analogy for the way that the post-war call for Attleean universal welfare has driven seven decades of excess public spending so that our country is now groaning from the weight of excess debt. It might therefore help politicians to let go of their emotional baggage and focus on a new slimline style of government which targets help and support where it's needed.
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
For those unfamiliar with Schrödinger’s Box: a sealed box contains a cat which can release a gas that would kill it — but has it done so? Until the box is opened, it's all in the imagination. All possibilities exist until they are observed. Such multiple outcomes can exist in hypnosis, although not in reality: so, Adam Cox takes alternative journeys to help people resolve dilemmas which are presenting challenges.
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Effective negotiation requires both clarity of what you want to achieve and a clear understanding of what you're not willing to tolerate: confusion and anxiety are not the way to achieve successful outcomes. But best of all is to aim for a 'win—win' solution, where both parties feel satisfied with the outcome. And if negotiations can be undertaken in a optimistic and even playful atmosphere, so much the better. Try listening to this episode and then weighing up what you make of Donald Trump's skills in deal-making: he clearly thinks he's the bees' knees at it!
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As the clocks went back last weekend, many of us no doubt looked forward to an extra hour in bed. But, according to new research, that won’t be enough to fix our poor sleep quality. Joining Rory McGowan now to discuss this is Julie Cameron, the Associate Director for Scotland from the Mental Health Foundation.
Guests: Julie Cameron
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(Prince) Andrew is not alone in undergoing a seismic fall from grace which has been amplified by a prolonged absence of remorse and contrition: politicians, senior business people and church leaders have all walked this path. Personal failure is an endemic part of humanity, but we need to accept when things have gone wrong and search for reconcilation. Not easy, but the alternative is escalation resulting in an even heavier fall from grace. Background music: 'Metamorphosis' Quincas Moreira Image source: Wikipedia
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
October is ADHD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is the many faces of ADHD. It presents an opportunity to look at how the condition affects people from all backgrounds, genders, and ages. Joining Rory McGowan to discuss this is Dr Alice Ashby and/or Dr Hayley Ponsford and/or Sascha Landskron from London Psychiatry Clinic.
Guests: Alice Ashby
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Post-traumatic stress disorder — reliving traumatic memories — is widespread in today's society. This episode seeks to help in finding a way to break unsettling links between such past experiences and the way they impact today's emotions. Once those links are addressed and memories are settled into the past, it's possible to look forward to a more empowered future.
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This is a powerful episode which was recorded for someone who often felt disrespected and unseen, and that the respect that they showed for others was not returned. Combined with this was a tendency to get stuck in a rut, and not to combine progress on a number of areas in parallel. It could be a useful contribution towards finding a more forward-looking perspective on life.
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
Conscience has challenged humanity for millenia: so much so that its entry on Wikipedia includes 22,000 words. However securing that moral yardstick is not easy, whether you are guided by faith or not. Meanwhile, what was personal has become societal, while technology and what appear to be victimless crimes promote amorality. The Christian faith has struggled with understanding the fluid nature of conscience, notwithstanding Jesus's clear illustration of its significance in St. John's Gospel. Will the Church of England's new Archbishop contribute guidance with understanding conscience — and, for that matter, explaining how to love our enemies? Background music: 'Lost In Prayer' by Doug Maxwell
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