The Reason For Now
Humans flatter themselves with their complicated theories about themselves . Maybe it's a symptom of our craving for significance within the expanding universe. In reality we are cavemen and forgetting this is what complicates matters. Understand this and you can derive and predict the reason for now and the future. Enjoy.
Episodes
February 3, 2024 • 47 mins
After a lecture by my son's headmaster wherein children are regarded by the Catholic Church as divine we say that wonderfully influences expectations of our kids which moulds behaviour and self esteem which is one of the main determinants of success in life. Andy my co presenter related this to his own experiences with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. We then segway onto social media which destroys self esteem, social skil...
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Responsibility:
Progress in any system is by trial and error. This is how nature works in evolution and how our children grow up through experiences and teaching. Models only work for specific unique situations. Eg laws of gravity , motion etc. in fact many scientific concepts. In fact even those only stay valid until they are disproven or someone comes up with a better concept.
The idea that models can be produced for complex syst...
Progress in any system is by trial and error. This is how nature works in evolution and how our children grow up through experiences and teaching. Models only work for specific unique situations. Eg laws of gravity , motion etc. in fact many scientific concepts. In fact even those only stay valid until they are disproven or someone comes up with a better concept.
The idea that models can be produced for complex syst...
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August 12, 2023 • 43 mins
All the great minds including religion tell us that if we are to progress in life we need to shoulder responsibility which involves hard work and pain. They don't make life sound too appetising with the partial exception of religion in which faith is innate . We argue that they miss out one of the key secrets of life which is self esteem. Thanks to Angela who made this a lovely Podcast touching on many issues affecting our lives in...
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March 24, 2023 • 35 mins
PTSD first defined in soldiers returning from the Vietnam War and officially recognised since 1980.
The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:
Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively suppresses anything causing anxiety so you can'...
The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:
Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively suppresses anything causing anxiety so you can'...
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December 23, 2022 • 47 mins
Stutz Dr Theo
I would be fine if I knew what direction to go in I would fly instead I become lazy
.
We also discussed the first step in therapy which is connecting with your internal energy
You do that in 3 steps:
1: Diet exercise and sleep
2: Connecting with others as we are tribal
3: Connecting with yourself your underlying feelings which is self awareness most effectively done by self journaling.
The Part X is that part of you...
I would be fine if I knew what direction to go in I would fly instead I become lazy
.
We also discussed the first step in therapy which is connecting with your internal energy
You do that in 3 steps:
1: Diet exercise and sleep
2: Connecting with others as we are tribal
3: Connecting with yourself your underlying feelings which is self awareness most effectively done by self journaling.
The Part X is that part of you...
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December 3, 2022 • 35 mins
"Where are you from" is considered a micro aggression. Of course in a harmonious society this is a reasonable question indicative of genuine interest. Indeed in a harmonious society to suggest any other motive would be nonsense. However it has become a problem for two reasons in this age of societal collapse where political correctness has been the latest disintegration stage.
The first is people are easily offended because they are...
The first is people are easily offended because they are...
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August 19, 2022 • 30 mins
Gut Immune Body Brain Axis.
Dr Gundry:
Leaky Gut, gut microbiome and diet
Renowned Cardiovascular Surgeon who realised that all he was doing was treating the
symptoms so he studied the underlying causes.
The lining of the gut is one cell thick
As bacteria break down the gut that is when ageing starts
Ibuprofen or roundup disastrous the bacteria population
Skin is a mirror of the lining of the gut
Joints do not naturally wear out.
Animal mode...
Dr Gundry:
Leaky Gut, gut microbiome and diet
Renowned Cardiovascular Surgeon who realised that all he was doing was treating the
symptoms so he studied the underlying causes.
The lining of the gut is one cell thick
As bacteria break down the gut that is when ageing starts
Ibuprofen or roundup disastrous the bacteria population
Skin is a mirror of the lining of the gut
Joints do not naturally wear out.
Animal mode...
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August 15, 2022 • 49 mins
Eliot Jacks 1965 Mid-Life Crisis
Paradox of prime of life fulfillment in life but seeing it as dated as death is just over the hill
National Geographic 2012
Apes Have Midlife Crises, Too—And It May Help Them
Middle age ruts may act as natural motivators, scientist says.
BYAMANDA FIEGLNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 20, 2012
A national survey of Midlife in the United States conducted a poll to determine how many people experien...
Paradox of prime of life fulfillment in life but seeing it as dated as death is just over the hill
National Geographic 2012
Apes Have Midlife Crises, Too—And It May Help Them
Middle age ruts may act as natural motivators, scientist says.
BYAMANDA FIEGLNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NEWS
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 20, 2012
A national survey of Midlife in the United States conducted a poll to determine how many people experien...
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August 9, 2022 • 51 mins
Not medical licensed advice . Always consult with your doctor:
New Treatments For Obesity
BMI: 25-30 : overweight >30 Obese
WHO 2016 40% are over weight and 13% obese slightly higher in females . This is triple that in 1975
UK 2019 House of Commons Library 40% are overweight and 30% obese higher in middle aged and elderly men
NHS 2021: Children Obesity has gone up in 12 years from 19% to 25%
The Surprising Link Between Chronic Inflamm...
New Treatments For Obesity
BMI: 25-30 : overweight >30 Obese
WHO 2016 40% are over weight and 13% obese slightly higher in females . This is triple that in 1975
UK 2019 House of Commons Library 40% are overweight and 30% obese higher in middle aged and elderly men
NHS 2021: Children Obesity has gone up in 12 years from 19% to 25%
The Surprising Link Between Chronic Inflamm...
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Depression:
The most important thing anyone reading this needs to know is that everyone with depression will get better. The sooner you treat it the quicker and better the results.
LIfe time prevalence 4%, in fact in the USA up to 10% struggle with depression.
280 million people world-wide suffer from depression.
20% risk of suicide in untreated depression.
Used to be the 5th commonest cause of illness and death, now it is the commonest...
The most important thing anyone reading this needs to know is that everyone with depression will get better. The sooner you treat it the quicker and better the results.
LIfe time prevalence 4%, in fact in the USA up to 10% struggle with depression.
280 million people world-wide suffer from depression.
20% risk of suicide in untreated depression.
Used to be the 5th commonest cause of illness and death, now it is the commonest...
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July 23, 2022 • 43 mins
Coaching: Anxiety Disorder:
We all have anxiety, not only is it normal it is essential for survival, in fact as a caveman the
more anxiety you had the more likely you were to escape predators and achieve survival
needs. The irony is that in todays society it these people that suffer the most as just like the
rest of us they are hard wired to continue escaping illusionary predators and acquire
illusionary survival needs that marketing an...
We all have anxiety, not only is it normal it is essential for survival, in fact as a caveman the
more anxiety you had the more likely you were to escape predators and achieve survival
needs. The irony is that in todays society it these people that suffer the most as just like the
rest of us they are hard wired to continue escaping illusionary predators and acquire
illusionary survival needs that marketing an...
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Coaching: Stress:
The key to stress is : control. If you have control you are not stressed, if you don’t have control you are stressed.
Mental Health Foundation 2018 study:
In the past year 75% had at some point felt overwhelmed with stress. Elderly less stressed than younger.
Of those who were stressed 50% felt depressed and 60% felt anxious, 50% overate or ate unhealthily,30% increased alcohol and 15% started or increased smoking.
Of ...
The key to stress is : control. If you have control you are not stressed, if you don’t have control you are stressed.
Mental Health Foundation 2018 study:
In the past year 75% had at some point felt overwhelmed with stress. Elderly less stressed than younger.
Of those who were stressed 50% felt depressed and 60% felt anxious, 50% overate or ate unhealthily,30% increased alcohol and 15% started or increased smoking.
Of ...
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June 28, 2022 • 49 mins
PTSD first defined in soldiers returning from the Vietnam War and officially recognised since 1980.
The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:
Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively supresses anything causing anxiety so you can't t...
The distilled essence which you won't find anywhere else is as follows:
Similar to phobias there is a processing block causing an emotion logic gap: I know I should not feel like this but I can't help it. This is because we are hard wired to avoid or reduce anxiety so the brain actively supresses anything causing anxiety so you can't t...
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June 19, 2022 • 47 mins
FIrstly about 1 in 10 children have ADHD and about half will grow out of it leaving 1 in 20 adults with ADHD. The long term studies in adults have not been done but the oldest patient I have diagnosed and treated with ADHD was 68.
There is a strong genetic component and it is almost certain that other members of the family will have symptoms of ADHD. There is also a greater than average association of ADHD with bipolar disorder and ...
There is a strong genetic component and it is almost certain that other members of the family will have symptoms of ADHD. There is also a greater than average association of ADHD with bipolar disorder and ...
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The reason why Depp and Heard are the tip of the ice-berg Personality DIsorder Part 2
Personality disorders ie those whoes behavior is by nature consistently anti-tribal are this way due to a combination of nature (genetics) and nuture. They can be born this way or they can be affected by trauma of different types. For borderlines and psychopaths sexual trauma is especially important. Anything that fractures or does not affirm self...
Personality disorders ie those whoes behavior is by nature consistently anti-tribal are this way due to a combination of nature (genetics) and nuture. They can be born this way or they can be affected by trauma of different types. For borderlines and psychopaths sexual trauma is especially important. Anything that fractures or does not affirm self...
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This is the best overview of personality disorder currently available as understanding the distilled rules of human behaviour allows us to analyse the patterns in the world around us with a clarity some may find challenging but most find liberating. We look at the current diagnostic systems and what they try and do and their shortfalls.
Simply put most living organisms with self awareness are tribal because nature worked out million...
Simply put most living organisms with self awareness are tribal because nature worked out million...
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April 18, 2022 • 43 mins
We take a historical and macroeconomic look at patterns over the centuries that keep on repeating with the different players of various societies. Typically the life span of a society is marked by a slow start a rapid acceleration phase a plateau and a rapid drop off the edge. It's the same for bacteria in a Petri dish in fact. It's a matter of the build up of scale and then the sheer power of mass making competition useless with t...
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February 23, 2022 • 50 mins
Depression used to be the 5 th commonest cause of illness and death 25 years ago go and now it is the commonest we have not suddenly become genetically susceptible to clinical depression people are stressed and unhappy and are not designed for modern life The key element of stress is whether or not you have control if you have control you are not stressed if you're not in control you're stressed
Stress via the hormone cortisol is t...
Stress via the hormone cortisol is t...
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January 19, 2022 • 27 mins
It is a great privilege to discuss with my mentee Alexi the lessons he has learnt over the last 20 years with me. Firstly we all need therapy because it gives us self awareness. The purest our minds will ever be is the moment we are borne and after therapy. We are sensitive recording instruments of everything we experience from the first breath we take and how we express that going forwards is largely determined by the chassis we l...
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January 11, 2022 • 45 mins
The 3 contributors discuss 2021 and whether our predictions came true , the why and the how. Lessons to learn, wisdom for the future or just croissants and coffee amongst friends
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