That's Helpful with Ed Stott Edwina Stott

We know how fabulous getting out in the water can be for our mental health & overall well-being but there’s a growing body of research showing that cold water can be absolutely transformative, whether it's from your shower, pool or  the ocean.
So what is it ACTUALLY doing to our bodies & how can we start to reap the benefits in our own lives?
Dr Mark Harper is a consultant anesthetist at Sussex University hospitals in the UK and a leading expert in the prevention of hypothermia in surgical patients and in the therapeutic uses of cold-water adaptation and cold water swimming.
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BOOKS
Chill, The Cold Water Swim Cure

OTHER THINGS MENTIONED
100 Days of Vitamin Sea
That’s Helpful - Drawn To Water? Blue Mind is Why
TIMESTAMPS 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:26 - When is cold good for us & when is it bad?
00:02:14 - When did Mark become interested in this?
00:05:05 - Why are we only just discovering the benefits?
00:06:52 - The benefits of cold water exposure
00:10:00 - What’s happening in our bodies when we’re exposed?
00:11:38 - Cold water exposure keeps you in the moment
00:13:07 - The optimum conditions
00:15:00 - Why is 3 mins the ideal time?
00:19:06 - Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable
00:19:53 - How to utilise cold showers for health benefits
00:21:47 - Things to avoid
00:24:13 - The side-effects of cold water exposure
00:26:10 - Should you combine a sauna with cold water exposure?
00:28:47 - The main take-aways
00:30:00 - Cold water exposure for migraines
00:34:27 - Cold water exposure as prep for surgery

How many times have you referred to yourself as ‘too old’ or ‘too young’ for something? Have you blamed your forgetfulness on a ‘senior moment’ or your sore neck on ‘being over 30’?
I’ll be honest, before I found out about Ashton Applewhite’s work, they were comments I made ALL the time. But, remarks like these as well as a whole host of other behaviors are acts of ageism - something Ashton calls the ‘last socially sanctioned prejudice’ & it’s damaging to everyone because guess what? We’re all aging!
So how can we push back against this discrimination and age positively in a society that’s obsessed with youth? That’s what we’re going to tackle today.
Ashton, is a journalist, pro aging radical and the author of This Chair Rocks - A Manifesto Against Anti-Aging.
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BOOKS
This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism
OTHER MENTIONS
Old School: Anti-Ageism Clearing House
Ed’s programme for ABC RN including Holdsworth Homeshare
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TIMESTAMPS 
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:20 - Ashton’s evolving relationship with aging
00:02:42 - The truth about aging
00:06:30 - The damage of generalisations
00:09:30 - Where does our fear of aging come from?
00:11:30 - The impact of social media on ageism 
00:13:30 - The hidden harms of ageism 
00:17:00 - How to push back against ageism 
00:24:00 - Striving for a world where age is less important
00:26:30 - The importance of having friends of all ages 
00:28:27 - Ageism is not a given
00:31:05 - True diversity
00:34:20 - Ageism is a part of many more conversations now
00:39:15 - The one thing to remember 

If you’ve been listening to the podcast for a little while now, you'll know I am pregnant at the moment - in fact, very pregnant! So in this episode, I’ve invited my friend and fellow podcaster Kylie Lately to talk about all things pregnancy:
navigating the transition into motherhood & learning about the term matrescence the tools I’ve learnt to mentally prepare for birth (spoiler alert: they're really helpful)  the podcasts and books I’ve loved my own honest experience of pregnancy It’s a very relaxed conversation but I’m hoping you’ll find it helpful and perhaps make you feel a little less alone if you’re also expecting. If you're not, please share it with the pregnant people in your life.
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PODCASTS
I Am with Kylie Lately
Child
BOOKS
Hypnobirthing: Positive Ways To Make Your Birth Better
The Positive Birth Book
The Birth Map
Ina May’s Guide To Childbirth
 

This week Earth Day asks us to focus on climate change & the things we can do to make a difference, but it can often feel like an overwhelming problem with minimal solutions & maximum anxiety. So how can we take these paralysing emotions that leave us wanting to bury our head in the sand & turn them into something positive that’s actually helpful?
 Associate Professor Leslie Davenport is a Climate Psychology Consultant.
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BOOKS
All The Feelings Under The Sun: How to Deal With Climate Change
Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:52 - Why is this Leslie’s focus?
00:02:00 - Why is it important that we talk about climate change?
00:04:24 - Why is uncertainty so hard for us to deal with as humans?
00:07:33 - Anxiety Vs. climate anxiety
00:10:50 - The window of tolerance
00:13:17 - Breath practices
00:15:55 - Noticing mental habits & internal stories
00:16:46 - Figuring out how you can help
00:21:15 - Noticing if you’re outside of your window of tolerance
00:23:15 - Helping children work through their anxiety
00:27:05 - How to take the negative emotions & make them useful
00:27:51 - Will taking action ease our guilt?

You probably know Taryn Brumfitt from her fabulous, viral before & after photo on Facebook in 2013.
The two images of Taryn side by side - one in a bikini pos-ed on stage & the other relaxed & nude launched a global movement. 
Since then Taryn has release two international films, published 3 best selling books, was named Australian of the Year 2023 & has even been invited to the White House.
She’s now turning her attention to children with the release of her kids book - Chico The Schnauzer.

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BOOKS
Chico The Schnauzer
Embrace Your Body
DOCUMENTARIES
Embrace The Documentary
Embrace Kids

OTHER MENTIONS
Intuitive Eating 101

So often our focus here is on things that we can do as individuals to improve our lives and those of people around us, but there are some things that cannot be fixed by the individual.
Regardless, society tells us that we are responsible for massive global crises like climate change, marginalised people are responsible for their own oppression and people living in poverty just need to work harder.
Whilst many of us rationally know these things are not true, we struggle to let go of systemic shame.
Social psychologist Dr Devon Price is on a mission to help us with this very unhelpful feeling & he’s the author of Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power.

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Find Devon on Instagram⁠ & via his Substack.
BOOKS
Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:00 - Devon’s own experience with shame
00:03:32 - Personal shame Vs. Systemic shame

00:06:00 - How systemic shame manifests
00:08:15 - Signs that we might be dealing with systemic shame
00:10:21 - The behaviours we display when we’re dealing with this shame
00:13:11 - How did we get here?
00:16:15 - How guilt fuels this sense of shame
00:18:00 - Shame as a distraction
00:19:15 - Systemic shame is not an effective tool for change
00:23:48 - The alternative to systemic shame
00:26:58 - How to ease shame on a personal level
00:30:46 - Letting go of perfectionism