This episode is about turning a compulsion into a revulsion. Its theme draws an analogy to show how the drug cocaine is parasitic: how it exploits the host to take much more than it gives, thereby taking control. The challenge is, how to dispense with a parasite that has taken hold? Adam Cox helps to show the way ..
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If you've started losing weight but are now finding that all that eating control and exercise is not generating as much of a result as you'd expect, this episode will provide some help and reassurance to move off that plateau. It uses the metaphor of a travelator moving the wrong way, as if to make you mark time but not progress, and Adam Cox helps you to look forward to re-establishing that momentum of weight loss that you've started.
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
Literacy rates for young people have improved significantly over the past fifteen years, following Tony Blair's call for 'Education, Education, Education'; with technical development now rising in importance, we must ensure that it holds onto the priority attached to literacy. Meanwhile Government departments, including HMRC, must ensure that their communications are accessible to all — this includes the initiative to write to young adults at 21 to tell them about their Child Trust Funds. Background music: 'Hovering Thoughts' by Spence.
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We’re a few weeks into the school summer holidays now, and new research out today has revealed that parents are eager to get their children outdoors but are finding it tough to do so. Half of UK parents said that children don’t get as much outdoor play as they’d like, with over a quarter feeling ashamed of the amount of time their kids spend indoors. If you’re a parent who’s trying to get their kid outside more often, then you’re in luck, because Rory McGowan is joined by Frederike Berens, an outdoor play expert from Wickey, who conducted the research.
Guests: Frederike Berens
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
For those for whom the urge to smoke is not just a habit or addiction but to some extent driven by emotions — anger, boredom, excitement — this episode could provide a welcome release. It's always good to find ways to reduce smoking, but this could be a different approach to help you on that journey.
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Original Broadcast: Thought for the Week
In response to Andy Burnham's invitation to join his cross-party working group on overhauling social care arrangements throughout the United Kingdom, Sir Ed Davey called for diversity while Kemi Badenoch said it mustn't increase public spending. However there are other deep questions to answer as well: such as how to prepare people better for old age; will they be prepared to seize the opportunity to end universality and focus on targeted support, including for health care; and whether they can bring in a new focus on inter-generational rebalancing? Background Music: 'Young And Old Know Love' by Puddle of Infinity
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Adam Cox draws a link back to the Paleolithic period, going back 15,000 — 20,000 years when humans had to be hunter-gatherers in order to eat. There was then lots of movement and lots of gaps between eating, in contrast with today's snacking society. Building a mix of hypnosis with weight loss strategy can be an effective way of controlling excess body fat.
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Original Broadcast: Modern Mindset
The summer can be truly exciting for families, with lots of extra time together and travel on the cards. But what about those operating from a two-house co-parenting model? Alternative parenting arrangements such as these can experience friction, disagreements, and even further dysfunction down the line. Joining Rory McGowan to discuss some new research exploring the issue is Daniel Ryan, a Family Law Solicitor.
Guests: Daniel Ryan
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Original Broadcast: The Hypnotist
Here's an intriguing episode — following the medical resolution of a client's serious brain aneurism, Adam Cox seeks to help someone experiencing recurrent side effects of spells of dizziness: albeit very temporary in contrast to their original problem. He seeks to reframe these experiences by positioning them as cheeky rascals, more playful than destructive, in order to limit their ability to disrupt life going forward.
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This episode is all about love, intimacy and connection, and lifting them to new levels in order to reverse the drifting that can occur with familarity. Reaching back into those early memories and refreshing them can help you find that same harmony and passion going forward.
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