The Paul Taylor Podcast

In this long-overdue conversation, I sit down with Dr. Michelle H Lim, a leading expert on loneliness and the CEO of Ending Loneliness Together. We dive deep into the often-overlooked issue of loneliness, exploring its profound impact on our health and well-being. Dr. Lim shares her extensive research and insights into how loneliness not only affects us emotionally but also has serious physical health implications. We discuss the subjective nature of loneliness, the importance of meaningful social connections, and why it's crucial to change the way we think and talk about loneliness in our society. What You'll Learn: Understanding Loneliness: Dr. Lim explains what loneliness really is—a subjective feeling of distress when our social relationships don’t meet our needs. Health Impacts: Discover how loneliness can affect your longevity and overall health, and why it’s becoming a major public health concern. Loneliness vs. Social Isolation: We discuss the critical differences between being socially isolated and feeling lonely, and why both can be detrimental. Age and Loneliness: Insights into how loneliness manifests across different age groups, and why middle-aged adults might be more vulnerable than we think. Cognitive Biases and Loneliness: Learn about the mental traps that can keep people stuck in loneliness, and strategies for breaking out of them. Practical Steps: Dr. Lim offers actionable advice on how to manage loneliness, both for yourself and for supporting others. Key Takeaways: Loneliness is not just a social issue but a serious health risk that needs to be addressed with the same urgency as physical health. Meaningful connections are more important than the number of connections—quality over quantity. It’s time to normalise conversations about loneliness, breaking down the stigma and encouraging people to reach out when they need help. We all have a role to play in combating loneliness, whether by supporting those around us or taking steps to improve our own social connections. Resources: Check out Ending Loneliness Together for more information on how you can get involved and find support. Visit Loneliness Awareness Week for upcoming events and resources. Connect with Dr. Michelle Lim: Website: Ending Loneliness Together LinkedIn: Dr. Michelle H Lim Support the Podcast: If you found this episode valuable, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your preferred podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more people with important conversations like this one. Share this episode with someone who might benefit from hearing it—loneliness is more common than we think, and this conversation could make a difference.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode of Mojo Monday, Carly shares how to navigate a tough day so it doesn't feel all that bad, offering practical advice to help you find moments of reprieve, even in challenging times.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The voice in your head - is it always helpful, or do you struggle with it. If the answer is the latter, or the case for someone close to you, this podcast is for you.  In this episode I chat with clinical psychologist Dr Lillian Nejad about the state of mental health today and we explore a range of reasons why it's so bad, especially for teenagers.  We then go on to focus on the critical role of attention in mental health and explore a range of lifestyle factors that both inhibit and promote good mental health and discuss a genius strategy for containing worry and anxiety.  Check out Dr Nejad's website for her her courses, free stuff, corporate offering and her brilliant app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Discover the secrets to designing effective resistance training programs that build muscle and strength. Learn about various training methods and essential movement patterns. The importance of personalized workouts is emphasized to help you achieve your individual fitness goals. Tune in for insights that could revolutionize your workout routine!

In this episode of Mojo Monday, Carly offers skills and strategies to manage the inner chatter that can lead to a fear of failure, drawing on her own experience. Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Japanese Psychology, Carly explains how to build psychological flexibility to manage that relentless inner voice, make room for fear, move forward with purpose, and achieve your goals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr John Tickell is a Medical Doctor, an international speaker, bestselling author and television personality, who has spent several decades travelling and studying the health, well-being and longevity patterns of people around the world. The Good Doctor and his wife Sue have 5 children and multiple grandchildren. Dr John played first grade Australian Rules Football with the Hawthorn Hawks in the 1960s, produced a No. 1 Top 40 hit record, and has his books published across many countries. He applies his own powerful formula of Activity, Eating and Coping skills, which draw on his medical experience, extensive international research and the lifestyle patterns of the longest living people on earth - the Okinawans. Dr John is a different kind of Medical Doctor - his refreshing and memorable messages change people's lives for the better.  ​Check out John's website for his books and other offerings, or to book him as a speaker.   To find out more about Paul and his work, go to: https://paultaylor.biz/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today I discuss why everyone needs to do resistance training and explore the complimentary benefits to cardiovascular training, as well as some unique benefits that resistnace training provides in terms of both healthspan and lifespan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we tackle the nuanced topic of setting boundaries, especially in challenging relationships. Instead of the common advice focussing on controlling others, Carly Taylor explores how Morita Therapy can offer a wider perspective, involving focussing on what you can control, accepting your own emotional responses while accepting and understanding the emotions and behaviours of others.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is a long-overdue podcast, but I wanted to make sure that I got a great expert on the topic, and then I discovered Dr Torkil Faero, who wrote a great book called The Pulse Cure. What if you could see the toll that over-work, too much sugar or bad sleep really take on your system, knew what boosts your energy, and what saps it, and when you are heading for burnout? What if you could feel more vitality and joy, have stronger will power and live longer? With the aid of your phone, smartwatch or a wearable heart rate monitor and The Pulse Cure, you can. The key lies in measuring your heart rate variability - the distance between your heart beats - which indicates what is happening in your autonomic nervous system. Tuning into your heart rate variability can show you how your personal constitution reacts to specific stressors and help you tailor what you need to do to recharge. improve your sleep discover the right type and level of exercise for you find the best way for you to relax and find calm spot early signs of illness and disease fight burnout and chronic fatigue avoid inflammation in the body. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.