Sideways
208 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 16 hours ago -A podcast about addiction, recovery, and friendship.
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You Are What You Wear
April 25, 2024 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBThis week we're talking about what your clothes say about you and the way that our emotional state might influence what we choose to wear. A woman tries to take a bank loan for a corpse, we reminisce about the perils of riding a bike with flared trousers, and we discuss the tricky topic of wearing pyjamas in the supermarket. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for ...
Silence
April 18, 2024 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week we're discussing the benefits of silence. Martin gets upset about a suggestion that it's OK to laugh at a funeral, I feel grateful for window cleaners, and there's controversy over the addition of a keyboard player to our dead supergroup. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Man Up
April 11, 2024 14:00 - 41 minutes - 28.9 MBThis week, we're discussing the way that dismissing someone's legitimate emotions as a sign of weakness or lack of desirable masculinity is hugely destructive. A coat is mistaken for a leopard, we decide that using someone else's bin without permission is a violation of privacy, and there's a cautionary tale if you happen to be a rock drummer. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected]...
Building Confidence in Recovery
April 04, 2024 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBThis week we're talking about ways to bolster your confidence so that you can occupy your rightful place in the world with assertiveness and comfort. Someone mistakes a hat for a hedgehog, I impersonate a man of the cloth, and we debate the wisdom of taking a cobra to a party and guzzling its venom for kicks. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we re...
Losing Focus
March 28, 2024 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week we're talking about why we have trouble maintaining focus, what it might say about us and how to manage it better. Martin recalls being waterboarded at the hairdresser and tells us which station he'd choose if he were to name himself after one. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
False Memory
March 21, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThis week we're talking about the things we've forgotten that we think we remember even though what we come up with might be a complete fabrication. A goat is arrested for the theft of a Mazda 323, some Reading Rock Festival pizza rots Martin's jeans, and I am attacked by malware. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Confirmation Bias
March 14, 2024 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week we’re talking about how we can become experts at looking for evidence in support of beliefs we already hold, and the ways it can be destructive. We also hear about a lady who took her dead hamster on the trip of a lifetime and make a useful addition to our posthumous supergroup. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Platitudes
March 07, 2024 15:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBThis week, I've been in Scotland and so we recorded in a rush without any time to do a proper edit. It's a mark of our "professionalism" that you probably won't tell a difference between this and our other episodes. We're chatting about platitudes and why they are so unhelpful. There's also all the usual guff. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we ...
Exaggeration
February 29, 2024 15:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBThis week we're talking about why people feel the need to embellish the truth and how it often comes from a place of low self-confidence. We wonder what it would be like to wake up at your own funeral, hear about animals travelling in underwear, and see the insufferable liar, Jay from The Inbetweeners, in a whole new light. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for ...
Purpose
February 22, 2024 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week we're talking about something simple, the meaning of life. We hear a remarkable excuse for illegal possession of drugs, Martin gets mistaken for a pensioner, we feel grateful for bowel cancer screening, and I recall almost being crushed under a Land Rover. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Managing Your Inner Dialogue
February 15, 2024 15:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week we're discussing the ways we can harness our inevitable self-talk. Martin does a survey on anchovies, and a pigeon is held captive for eight months on suspicion of espionage. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Being Let Down
February 08, 2024 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBThis week, we're talking about why it hurts when someone lets us down, how we can avoid it happening, and what to do if it does. Other than that, we hear about how speedy cashiers can cause mental health crises, whether or not it's important to be able to shuffle a deck of cards, and I find out what Martin has in his larder. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for...
Expert Mindset
February 01, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBThis week we're discussing thinking you know everything already and how that expert mindset can often limit your opportunities to grow intellectually and emotionally. Martin has a story about confusing an owl with a mushroom, a drunken man gets arrested for impersonating a ghost, and we ponder on the possibility that all the great philosophers were borne out of a time when there wasn't anything to do apart from sitting around thinking about things. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagr...
Beginner's Mindset
January 25, 2024 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MBThis week we're talking about the benefits of going into situations without assuming any prior knowledge, and how even if you're a relative expert, keeping an open mind and believing you can always learn something new is the way to sustainable and enjoyable personal growth. Martin tells a harrowing tale about an exploding toilet which puts him in mind of a toilet disaster all of his own. You might not want to listen while you're eating. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sidew...
Adaptability
January 18, 2024 15:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week we’re talking about why it’s important to be adaptable in recovery and life generally. To illustrate our ability to adapt to random subjects we find time for Barry White, an art exhibition for dogs, pair Socrates and Einstein in an unlikely midfield three with Oprah Winfrey, and discuss our feelings about ironing. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for l...
Genetics In Addiction
January 11, 2024 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week we’re talking about some of the biological and genetic factors that might make problems with addiction more likely. Neither of us claims to be experts in this area so you needn’t worry that we might bog you down in difficult-to-understand science. To lighten the mood we hear about Freddie Mercury appearing in a teaspoon, the perils of solo fishing trips, getting chocolate stuck to bare flesh, and our connection with the late David Bowie. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagra...
Festive Anxiety
January 04, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBThis week, if you’re wondering why you’d been feeling so stressed and anxious about the festive period that we’ve just hauled our way through, we might have some of the answers for you. Martin has a cold and tries to bring us all down to his level of misery with a particularly unseasonal tale about inappropriate gifting. We express gratitude for being alive with our families, and I catastrophically underestimate the age of Cozy Powell. Happy New Year. Here’s hoping that it’s peaceful, pro...
Memory Loss
December 21, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBThis week we’re talking about the impact too much alcohol can have on your memory. Martin introduces me to the concept of moon bathing, we hear about a worrying danger of food deliveries, ponder on the merits of being good at giving speeches, and consider writing and sharing eulogies for one another whilst we’re still alive to hear them. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Than...
Interventions 2
December 14, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week, we inadvertently select a topic we covered earlier in the year and then worried that we might have contradicted ourselves within the space of six months. Intervention is clearly an important topic on which we have a lot to say In addition, we think about the best way to catch a kangaroo, show gratitude for video calls and reliable cars, discuss the origin of surnames, and try to name the Travelling Willbury's. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ ...
Being An Empath
December 07, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBThis week we’re talking about what happens when you don’t or can’t seem to limit the empathy you feel for others. We discuss, where it originates, why it can be a problem and what you can do about it. We share our fond memories of Shane MacGowan, debate the connection between creativity and alcohol, hear about some horrifying places where spiders laid their eggs, and I get a bit worked up about weather forecasters. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on ...
Admiration
November 30, 2023 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThis week we’re talking about why we sometimes find it hard to celebrate other people’s success and how helpful it is to do so. We wonder how God feels about hot drinks in church, discover the names of two Osmond siblings we didn't know existed, reminisce about Martin’s affection for chocolate buttons, and we select our favourite poems. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thank...
Abundance Mindset
November 23, 2023 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBThis week, after our discussion last time about scarcity mindset, we're balancing things out with some thoughts about why an abundance mindset is far preferable. In addition, we discuss the art of telling jokes, "big up" the value of freezers and leaf blowers, and there's exciting news for anyone saddened by the demise of the "Caramac" bar. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] T...
Scarcity Mindset
November 16, 2023 15:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week we're talking about the negative impacts of worrying that you won't have enough, regardless of whether you're right or not. Martin waxes lyrical about prescription apps, and I extol the virtues of a squirrel. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Classical Music
November 09, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBThis week we're talking about the physical, emotional and mental benefits of listening to classical music. Martin tells us about a surprising and inappropriate donation to a charity shop, and we discuss canoeing, and growing up in a house without central heating. I then erroneously ascribe "The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra" before knocking one out of the park in the weekly quiz. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You...
Haunted By The Past
November 02, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBThis week, having recently spoken about anxiety, an emotion that lives in the future, we're turning our attention to the ways we become burdened by the past. I can't recall any famous hijacks, we pay tribute to Matthew Perry, who we focused on in one of our very early episodes, and we talk rituals and wet shaving. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, ...
Hiding In Plain Sight
October 26, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBThis week we're talking about some of the reasons alcohol is treated differently in society from other drugs. I get antsy about technology updates, Martin has news about "Tree Of The Year", we discover we know very little about communion wine, and debate the value of parallel parking. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Anxiety
October 19, 2023 14:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBThis week we're talking about how to manage anxiety and the way in which almost everything that works best is counterintuitive. Martin leaves his dartboard outside, and celebrates a day just for him. We make arrangements for handling a bear attack and ask, "Should apples be stored in the fridge?" (of course not). We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, w...
Receiving Compliments
October 12, 2023 14:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBThis week we're talking about why we find giving and recieving compliments so awkward, what it says about us, and how to change it. There's squirrel talk, a discussion about whether we all end up dressing our age, some dull exchanges about loose-leaf tea, and a tale about sheep on drugs. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Kindness
October 05, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBThis week, we're talking about all the benefits of being kind to other people, many of which are incredibly powerful for the giver of kindness as much as they are for the receiver. Martin gives away some chocolate but can't take advantage of a client's similar act of kindness, I enjoy floor coverings, and we have a night in London that culminated in a jog to the station that played havoc with Martin's creaking knees, much to my amusement. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sid...
Self Sabotage
September 28, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBThis week we're discussing all the methods we use to get in our own way. Procrastination, perfectionism, low self-esteem, disconnection, and lots more. I help my daughter liberate a spider, Martin oversleeps, we debate the merits of measuring things by using other things, and remember the heady days of the conker battles we had in our youth. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected]...
Five Signs Of Addiction
September 21, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBWe're back, and this week we're talking about five common signs that you've developed or are developing a dependence on a substance or behaviour. There are guitar-shaped coffins, tales of being attacked by two wild animals simultaneously, short trousers, and neck ties. It's good to be with you again. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really app...
We're Back...Soon
September 14, 2023 14:00 - 3 minutes - 2.21 MBA short trailer to let you know that we've had enough of being without you and are looking forward to returning next week. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
How To Feel Inspired
June 29, 2023 14:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBIn the last episode of this season, we're talking about how we create conditions for inspiration. We reminisce about bringing games into school on the last day of term, I learn a lot about work charming, and Martin reveals his fondness for bouncy balls. We'll be back in September but, if you can't wait that long, there are 174 other episodes for you to listen to. Have a lovely summer. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You ca...
How To Make Decisions
June 22, 2023 14:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThis week we're talking about why we find it hard to make decisions and what we can do about it. There's money to be made from scaring birds, especially those with a drug habit, Martin dresses up as a Cavalier, and we get all wistful about paddling pools. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Supporting Or Enabling?
June 15, 2023 14:00 - 48 minutes - 33.6 MBThis week we're talking about the fine line between supportive behaviour and the point at which it slips into enabling a continuation of the problem that you're trying to help address. We allow ourselves a once in 43 years moment or two of euphoria at our football team finally winning something and consider sober ways to celebrate . We deconstruct the phrase "tough love", and Martin ends up cutting the grass in a cemetery after a friend is not entirely straight with him. We're on Instagra...
Underestimating Yourself
June 08, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThis week, we're talking about doubting your own ability and why there is no benefit in believing the worst about who you are and what you can do. If that weren't enough, there is also chat about getting old, parking apps, novelty coffins, and flowers with low self-confidence. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Easily Influenced
June 01, 2023 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31.2 MBThis week we’re talking about how and why we’re easily led astray. During a conversation about library fines, I make a long overdue confession, Martin is grateful for haggis, and I buy some new pots. It's better than it sounds. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Searching For Identity
May 25, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBThis week, we're discussing how much we struggle to know who we are, especially through difficult periods of our lives and how who you were yesterday is almost certainly different from who you are today. I Google my name to see who the internet thinks I am, there is a tale about a furious cow, Martin's late father falls into a river and he (Martin) gets himself a new set of wheels We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can ema...
Reframing Negative Thoughts
May 18, 2023 14:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBThis week we're talking about ways to rethink our negative thoughts and I make the lofty claim that there is no negative thought that cannot be reframed positively. I reveal my difficulty with irritating sounds, Martin has some more tales about animals, we disagree about waking up to the sound of a legendary guitarist, and we ponder the possibility that Martin might be distantly related to Tommy Cooper. It's the usual guff with an odd nugget of wisdom. (I used to work in marketing, can you...
Dealing With Endings
May 11, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBThis week we're talking about why we find it hard to face the end of things, even when they have been destructive and painful. We discuss too, the space between endings and new beginnings which can be incredibly uncomfortable yet super helpful if we can learn to navigate it properly. I bemoan street parties, Martin praises leftovers, and we wonder about what he might have forgotten about during his years in the madness of addiction and whether it could have included driving over the mayo...
Interventions
May 04, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBThis week we're discussing what makes us feel the need to tell other people what they ought to do, why it never works and what we might be better off trying instead. There's all the usual tomfoolery too, including the joy of a charity shop, why Martin enjoys a hog roast, and we each choose a musician for very unsavoury purposes. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again...
Playing The Victim
April 27, 2023 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.8 MBThis week we’re discussing why people place themselves in the position of victim when all it does is render them incapable of taking action to change the situation they are so frustrated with. Martin reflects on how pub opening hours might have been a godsend, we make up stories about people while one listener takes it further and judges quiz contestants on the basis of the way they play the game. I plant some seeds, we talk picnic food, and I warn Martin about the dangers of growing squas...
Cross Addiction
April 20, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week we’re talking about how giving up one addiction can lead you straight into the arms of another one if you aren’t on your guard, and we explore the way that some people have their own ideas about what constitutes a dependency and whether some behaviours or substances can be exempt. (Spoiler alert: They can't) There’s also a bag of snakes, the dangers of virtual sports, cheating at the opticians, and a look into the extensive love life of Jerry Lee Lewis. We're on Instagram at http...
Preconceived Ideas
April 13, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week we’re talking about the damage we do to ourselves and other people when we allow our mistaken conscious and unconscious beliefs to dictate the way we think and behave. We also cover, the Easter bunny, sweary parrots, Martin’s hatred of Genesis (the band not the book of the Bible), the liturgical calendar, and why Malteasers can sometimes be painful. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at info@grahamlan...
The Four C's Of Addiction
April 06, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week Martin takes use through some keys ways in which its possible to identify addiction distinct from other mental health difficulties. We manage to move through that with some brevity leaving us plenty of time to discuss buying too much of something, dropping your phone into water, getting confused in McDonalds, drinking alcohol at breakfast, ferrets, and Gwyneth Paltrow. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email ...
Myths About Sobriety
March 30, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBThis week we're debunking some of the common misconceptions around sobriety that keep people from putting down their drink and drugs. Martin has some startling information about birds' anatomy and our gratitude list entries are unusually serious and heartfelt. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Causes Of Relapse
March 23, 2023 15:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week we're looking at some of the reasons people give for relapse and discuss ways in which such self-destructive action can be avoided. We reminisce about amusing news headlines, hear about a spiteful octopus, and the time that Martin went "Zorbing". We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really appreciate it.
Coping With Change
March 16, 2023 15:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week we're talking about the things that it's best not to change in the first year of recovery to make sure you keep yourself on track. Martin and I disagree over the correct use of a travel mug, he shares some disturbing information about dolphins and their use of narcotics, we wonder about tattoos and celebrate "Check Your Batteries" day. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected]...
The Importance Of Connection
March 09, 2023 15:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThis week we're talking about human relationships and the way in which they are the most consistent predictor of long, happy and healthy lives. Martin develops an interest in how flamingoes choose their partners, we reminisce about boring holiday jobs in factories, and the difficulty of putting on a pair of tight football socks. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again ...
Gossip
March 02, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBThis week we're discussing the negative impact of gossip whether you're being gossiped about or doing the gossiping. There's chat about royal headgear, a revelation about "foreign accent syndrome", cautionary advice about flammable dressing gowns, and unappealing ways of using a tin of pineapple rings. We're on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sideways_podcast/ We're on TikTok @landiwellbeing You can email us at [email protected] Thanks again for listening, we really ap...