Catherine Lorimer's Guide to Life Catherine Lorimer

This week on my podcast I am talking about catastrophizing, I discuss what it is and why we do it and how I stopped myself from doing it.   I have some top de clutter tips from organise with Jo. I also discuss self deprecating humour, which  is something that I have done myself, James Blunt is famous for using these type of jokes, Is it healthy, should we be doing it? I also chat about getting my vaccines at a pharmacy travel clinic, pharmacies are offering more and more services to take the strain away from GP appointments. I had an appointment with a former GP practice nurse and had two of the best injection experiences ever.  

This week in my podcast I explain how I cope with doubters, those people who make you doubt yourself until you find their words running around in your head and how to stop thinking about what they have said. I use mindfulness and meditation for this.  I also give you a run through about what it was like to do Carfest Glamping and give you a review of the Guosto boxes I have been getting to make meals with.

Following on from my trip to London to see the Marathon and the sign off from my physio to start my running journey again, I review my first 5k rave experience to enable me to plan my training for my next 5k run.  There are hints and tips on what I would do differently next time, it was taking me 45 mins to run 5k in my training runs, but my first race I did in 37 mins.
I also chat through what causes cramping and blisters and ways to prevent these from happening when you are running.

This weeks podcast aims to inspire you to go an watch the London Marathon and experience the atmosphere.
There are lots of hints and tips for beginner runners.
I also chat to my friend David, the man who gets a text from me and it reminds him to put his Nipeaze on before he goes out for a run!  He is doing the London Marathon and we chat about his training, his feet size, marathon fuelling and I get his advice on where to put Vaseline. If you are a bloke who has a right foot size 9 and a left foot sized 8, get in touch and I can put you in touch with him.

This week I tell the story of the awful experience that I have been going through for the last couple of weeks with my Labrador Pippa after she was neutered and had a severe reaction to Metacam.
I was unaware of the potential dangers of using the drug having not had any issues with it when giving it to other pets and her brother just a couple of weeks earlier.
This podcast contains information on Pippa's symptoms and what medicines I had to syringe into her orally to get her to improve. It also contains information on what to look out for if your pet has had an overdose of Metacam.

This weeks podcast is dedicated to the regular crew of listeners to my podcast, that you are out there listening motivates me to keep doing them, you are awesome thank you.

This week I am covering motivation, having dragged myself out on a rainy bank holiday to cycle 6 miles and ride my pony after not having much sleep the night before due to a really sick Labrador I thought I would give you all a scary insight into how my brain works and how I stay motivated, how I set myself up for success and not failure and how I set myself goals and this week you will need a note pad and some paper as I am asking you to do some tasks yourselves.