Ed Stott & The Big Life Questions

So many of us choose our careers when we’re fresh out of high school & get swept into a job for the next ten or fifteen years until we wake up one day and think - how did I get here, I’m not sure I even like what I’m doing… And the big question that’s likely going to keep you trapped in that job is - but what else would I do? Often, the hardest part isn’t chasing that dream job, it’s figuring out what that is. My guest today is Ashley Stahl, she’s a career coach & Author of You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction & Design Your Dream. If you enjoy this episode, you're going to love this one on How To Pull Off A Career 180. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Ashley on Instagram & via her website. Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Jill Stark is a best-selling author, award winning journalist & mental health advocate. She says that the single life, particularly at this time of year, can bring us more joy & freedom than being partnered ever could. So how can we learn to celebrate living life untethered & really learn to love our own company regardless of our relationship status? If you enjoy this episode, you'll likely get a lot out of this one with Jill too on re-evaluating your relationship with alcohol. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Jill on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSHappy Never After Why the Happiness Fairytale is Driving Us Mad (and How I Flipped the Script) When You're Not Okay Higher Sobriety Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Ahhh Christmas, the most joyful time of year - though it may not always feel like it when you’re forced to spend time with those people you’ve been avoiding all year. Today, we’re talking through how you can navigate those difficult people - whether that’s at the Christmas table, party or gathering. You are definitely going to pick up some tips that will help you for life, not just the silly season too. My guest today is the wonderful Dr Rebecca Ray, if you’ve heard her on the podcast before you’ll know how bloody wonderful she is. She’s a clinical psychologist & the author of Dealing with Difficult People. If you enjoy this episode you'll also find this one on setting boundaries very helpful. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Bec on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSDifficult People Setting Boundaries Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

With so many different products, ingredients & flashy marketing campaigns it can be so hard to figure out what you should be doing when it comes to your skin. Fear not though, I’ve called in the big guns for this one. Hannah English is a  pharmaceutical scientist & author of Your Best Skin: the Science of Skincare. She'd going to talk you through the foundations of a great skincare routine plus the ingredients that will do wonders & the ones that are nothing more than a waste of your hard earned money! CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Hannah on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSYour Best Skin Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

WARNING: This episode briefly touches on suicide & depression. If you or anyone you know needs help you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14. It’s a tricky time, when everyone seems to be celebrating & gathering with their loved ones but you’re missing someone. Don’t worry though, because as always I’ve got your back & my guest today is a heart healing angel in human form. Edwina Shaw is the author of A Guide Through Grief, First Aid for your Heart & Soul. She has dealt with more than her fair share of grief & she’s learnt SO much along the way. By the end of this episode she'll help you to hold your grief in one hand and small pieces of joy with the other. If you find this episode helpful, you'll also like this one with Ed where we talk about how to process loss. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Ed on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSA Guide Through Grief: First Aid For Your Heart & Soul MEDITATIONSComfort & Joy Guided Meditation Peace & Harmony Guided Meditation A Guided Meditation for Clearing Your Mind & Grounding Yourself HELPFUL LINKSAn Introduction to Humming Breath Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Around this time of year there are so many nostalgic moments. You might sit in them & reminisce about the past, they might even make you feel a little sad but did you know that you could be using them to live a more meaningful life? And have you ever thought about how you can intentionally create more of those moments? Dr Clay Routlege is the Vice President of Research & the Director of the Human Flourishing Lab at the Archbridge Institute & he’s the author of Past Forward: How Nostalgia Can Help You Live a More Meaningful Life. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Clay on Instagram & via his website. Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Christmas is a time of indulgence and excess, but what if finding a more sustainable way to celebrate could actually bring you more joy? Kate Hall is known as Ethically Kate on Instagram & she’s an activist, blogger & the author of Better, Bolder Different & her mission is to help us to live more sustainably without sacrificing anything at all! We talk about the fun ways to bring more joy & sustainability to Christmas plus a whole heap of brilliant (mostly free) gift ideas! CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Kate on Instagram & via her website. LINKSSustainable Christmas Gift Ideas 9 Things to do Different this Christmas BOOKBetter, Bolder, Different Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Whether you’ve got a family event, party, christmas gathering or even a date coming up, the fear of the conversation drying up & having no way out is VERY real. So how do we nail mingling & turn it into a core skill rather than something that brings us out in a cold sweat? Fear not - I’ve called in the professionals for this one. Jeanne Martinet is an expert in it - in fact so many people asked her for her advice that she wrote a book about it & she’s now the author of The Art of Mingling alongside a whole host of other books. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Jeanne on Instagram & via her website. BOOKSThe Art of Mingling Mingling with the Enemy: A Social Survival Guide for Our Politically Divided Times Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

I don’t know about you, but it feels like there’s a direct correlation between how much closer we get to the end of the year & how much time I spend procrastinating… But there's plenty of valuable time left to make the most of, so how can we get on top of our procrastination & maximise what’s left of the year? Dr Fuschia Sirois is a professor of psychology at the University of Durham and she’s spent more than 20 years researching the causes & consequences of procrastination & how we can stop doing it! CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Fuschia on Twitter & via her website. BOOKSProcrastination: What It Is, Why It's A Problem & What You Can Do About It Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com

Everyday you are bombarded with more information than your brain can even comprehend - there is nowhere that is safe from people & organisations trying to influence what you do. So how can we protect ourselves from this new world of manipulation & make the choices that are right for us, free from influence? Patrick Fagan is a behavioural psychologist & the co-author of Free Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation & How To Resist It. CONNECT WITH US Connect with That's Helpful & Ed Stott on Instagram. Find Patrick on Twitter & via his website. BOOKSFree Your Mind: The New World of Manipulation & How to Resist It Want to become a podcast sponsor, got some feedback for me or just fancy a chat? Email me - edwina@edstott.com