A New Way of Being
Episodes
How to calm anxiety: Chloe Brotheridge
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here are two powerful techniques to tackle anxiety and stop uncomfortable feelings controlling you.The first is about getting out of your head and int...
Getting into the 'Rest & Digest' state: Dr Rangan Chatterjee
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you someone who eats lunch in a hurry, perhaps while catching up on emails?This might not sound hugely significant BUT it can come at a not insign...
Bitesize: How to calm your critical inner-voice
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you someone who is better at giving other people advice when they are faced with a problem than you are at helping yourself? If so - don't worry -...
How and why to have difficult conversations: Ed Jackson
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What are you like at having difficult conversations?You know the type of thing, you have something you want to say, that needs saying – but rather t...
Distraction, anxiety and Deep Work: Professor Cal Newport
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When was the last time you were bored? For many people, not an easy question to answer. Why? The ubiquitous use of smartphones.Professor Cal Newport i...
How to relax, unwind and avoid burnout: Sir John Kirwan
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is your mind on a treadmill? Burnout is a modern epidemic, so – what can you do about it?The answers can be simple and don’t have to be time consu...
The power of venting: Professor Steve Peters
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"How to let off steam without blowing your top and upsetting everyone around you."Professor Steve Peters is an English psychiatrist who works in elite...
Do we really need to be better than yesterday? - Katie Warriner
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is it time to stop striving for continual personal improvement?This episode is about challenging the idea that we always need to be better than yester...
Bitesize: Character - Bill Beswick
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Character is doing what needs to be done in spite of pressure and fatigue"In this episode we will be hearing from Bill Beswick, the highly acclaimed ...
Finding Flow: Rupert Spira
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is flow and what does it tell us about reality?Wimbledon has a different feel this year, because someone who has captivated the audiences here fo...
Bitesize: Redefining success - Tim Henman
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is success about winning - or fulfilling your potential?Someone I see often at Wimbledon is Tim Henman – who I loved watching in the late 90s throug...
Winning isn't everything: Cath Bishop
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What price is worth paying for medals and success?Wimbledon is starting today , and the point of this episode is to challenge the idea that winning is...
Bitesize: Events are neutral - Stoic philosopher Ryan Holiday
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There is nothing either good or bad, only thinking makes it so"One thing that is clear right now is that times are tough for many people. There is th...
Bitesize: Free Solo climber Alex Honnold - Fear and how not to be ruled by it
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"When you feel afraid, ask yourself - are you actually in danger?"Alex Honnold is the Oscar winning Free Solo climber who scaled El Capitan, a sheer r...
Bitesize: Vulnerability & shame - Dr Pippa Grange
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone faces adversity and pain in life, but it's how we respond to it that counts. If we choose to give in to fear, the inclination is to hide our ...
Bitesize: Make things happen - Sir Chris Hoy
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Chris Hoy is the most successful international track cyclist of all time, but things could have been very different but for a decision he made whi...
Never give up: Peter Hamlyn
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hamlyn is a world renowned neurosurgeon who operated on - and saved the life of - the boxer Michael Watson after a blood clot formed on his brai...
Bitesize: Anxiety - Dr Russ Harris
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anxiety rates have exploded over the last decade, even before the impacts of covid and other recent events. Beyond medication, which certainly has its...
How to positively influence others with skillful use of language: Dave Alred
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Language is the most powerful drug known to man"Would you like to know how to be able to positively impact people's behaviour? Dave Alred is one of t...
Bitesize: How to find inner peace - Professor Steve Peters
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Values are the way we get peace within ourselves"Think about the people closest to you for a moment. Do you like them for what they achieve, or what ...
How to develop positive habits: Professor BJ Fogg
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit"When it comes to developing positive, healthy habits, one of the world's to...
Bitesize: Dealing with nerves - Michael Johnson
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whenever we step into a performance situation - whether it is giving a speech or presentation through to an Olympic final - it is normal to experience...
Self-acceptance and self-compassion: Nigel Owens
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Self-acceptance and self-compassion are two of the most powerful mental health 'tools'. As part of mental health awareness week, I explore both topics...
Bitesize: How beliefs shape our experience
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"There is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so"How our beliefs and perceptions shape how we experience ourselves and the world. Hel...
Bitesize: Courage - Ollie Ollerton
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Courage is being willing to throw yourself into something without any guarantee of a successful outcome."Ollie Ollerton is a former special forces so...
Bitesize: Meditation, stress and 'enlightenment' - Andy Puddicombe
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"In order to experience the mind in its kind of true essence, we need to go beyond intellectual thought to a place of non-duality. It sounds mystical ...
Being your own best friend: Barry Hearn
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"If you can't be your own biggest champion - why would anyone else be?"Barry Hearn is a towering figure in the world of sport – a sports promoter pa...
Bitesize: Does success = happiness? - Ronnie O'Sullivan
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does success mean to you? Is it about reaching your goals and picking up the accolades along the way - or is there more to it than that?Lots of p...
How to make every day a good day: Henry Fraser
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Could the keys to making every day a good day basically come down to three things: acceptance, presence and gratitude? This week's guest says so. His ...
Bitesize: Identity and Values - Jamie Peacock
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a fact that lots of sportspeople struggle with retirement. There was a BBC survey done a few years ago that found that around 50% of athletes hav...
Developing a Growth Mindset: Tony Stanger
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"People will remember how you made them feel, not what you said."This week's conversation is with the man who scored the most famous try in Scottish r...
Bitesize: Embracing difficult conversations - Kate & Helen Richardson-Walsh
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It can be so easy to let resentments build and sweep things under the carpet, to avoid having the difficult conversation because you know it will be u...
Are you coming from Love or Fear? - Katie Warriner
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Why do we always have to be better than yesterday? If it's because you feel like you're not enough as you are - let's talk about that"Katie Warriner ...
Bitesize: Humility and culture - James Kerr
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How important is humility in creating a 'winning' culture? Here to explain is James Kerr, author of the fantastic best-selling book Legacy. It is all ...
Challenging the mainstream model of reality: Bernardo Kastrup
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do we really live in a fundamentally physical universe? Are we fundamentally physical beings?Most of us feel there is a world of stuff out there – t...
Bitesize: The downside to chasing happiness - Jonny Wilkinson
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a goal-centric society, and we are always striving for more and bigger and better – but what about when you reach your goals and achieve ...
Gratitude: Thomas Hal Robson-Kanu
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas ‘Hal’ Robson-Kanu is the footballer who scored probably Wales’ most famous goal of all time against Belgium in the quarter-finals of Euro...
Bitesize: Stop putting people on pedestals - John Barnes
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have a tendency to put people on pedestals – successful sportspeople, celebrities, businesspeople – and there’s no doubt that what some peopl...
Hormones: Dr Nicky Keay
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hormones are the internal chemical messengers that have a powerful influence on our mental and physical wellbeing.When your hormone levels are balanc...
Bitesize: Creating opportunities - with Sir Chris Hoy
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The theme of this mini episode is all about creating opportunities for yourself. Sir Chris Hoy started in BMX before switching to track cycling, but a...
CAREERS SPECIAL: with Helen from the Squiggly Careers podcast
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This a bit of a different episode of Life Lessons - a career special to mark National Careers week. My guest is Helen Tupper – who co-hosts the Squi...
Happiness by Design: Paul Dolan
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation is about recognising that the stories and narratives we tell ourselves about what should make us happy – high status, millions of ...
Bitesize: The problem with positive self-talk, self-esteem and affirmations - with Dr. Russ Harris
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are not our thoughts, we are aware of our thoughts. The more we can acknowledge this fact, the less emphasis we put on the need for 'high self-este...
Winning does not change who you are: Cath Bishop
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What is a price worth paying for a gold medal? That's a question that Cath Bishop seeks to answer in her work. Cath is a former World Champion British...
Bitesize: Professionalism - with Wales and Lions legend Sam Warburton
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"What you put in, you get out." Words that Wales and Lions captain Sam Warburton has lived by. It's about adopting and embracing an attitude of being ...
Surrendering to life's challenges: Stevie Ward
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We like to think we know what will happen, but we don't actually know what will happen an hour from now let alone in a years time.Stevie Ward burst on...
Bitesize: Finding inner peace by living our values - with Professor Steve Peters
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a very goal-orientated society. So many of us are continually striving and thinking - 'what’s next?' We may believe that when we get prom...
Peak Performance: Alistair Brownlee
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alistair Brownlee is the only triathlete in history to successfully defend an Olympic gold medal – he won his first at London 2012 and backed it up ...
Fear Less, Live more: Aimee Fuller
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aimee Fuller has a lot to say about fear. She is a former professional snowboarder who made history as the first woman to land a double backflip in co...
Bitesize: How to set goals
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How to set goals properly, by focusing on what we can control and recognising what we can’t. Also – it’s about understanding the truth behind th...
Radical vulnerability: Max Lowe
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Max Lowe is a filmmaker whose father was Alex Lowe – the greatest mountain climber of his generation. Days before Max’s 11th birthday, his father ...
Bitesize: Thinking Correctly Under Pressure - with Sir Clive Woodward
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Clive Woodward's favourite mantra has to be 'TCUP'- Thinking Correctly Under Pressure. It's about thinking through potential hurdles so that when ...
Calming anxiety: Chloe Brotheridge
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rates of anxiety were rising rapidly before the pandemic – and have shot up since the world changed in 2020. In 2021, 'anxiety' was chosen by childr...
Bitesize: Keep going - with Joe Wicks
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Just how did Joe Wicks harness the power of social media to become the 'Nation's PE teacher'? It's all about authenticity, consistency - and ignoring ...
Bitesize: Trusting your intuition
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Intuition is a powerful thing. More powerful than intellect." - Steve Jobs"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful se...
Bitesize: Why you should go walking this January
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How walking more will boost your brain, body and creativity with professor Shane O'Mara.Most of us do it - but almost all of us don’t walk enough. I...
Why Consistency Is King: Bradley Simmonds
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bradley Simmonds is one of the most in-demand fitness trainers in the UK. The list of well-known people whose physical and mental health he has helped...
How to have difficult conversations: Tim Harkness
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We live in highly polarised times, where largely impenetrable tribes have formed around certain beliefs and world views – so having a guide to help ...
Bitesize: Is kindness more contagious than covid?
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Hamilton PHD is one of the world’s foremost experts on the scientific benefits of kindness, and author of the best selling book ‘the 5 side ...
Belonging: Owen Eastwood
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Owen Eastwood is one of the world’s top performance coaches. He worked alongside Gareth Southgate as England prepared for this year's Euros, and Tea...
Bitesize: Character trumps Talent
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dedication often beats talent, and application trumps genetics. Character is key - and it's what took Alex Danson-Bennett to the top of her sport as s...
Embracing values and compassion: Laurence Halsted
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurence Halsted - who competed at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympics in fencing and was a European silver medalist - believes sport is falling sho...
Bitesize: Self-doubt is normal
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Self-doubt is part of the human experience, but we don't have to let it dictate our actions. One of the greatest rugby league players of all time - Ja...
Self-Awareness: Amy Williams MBE
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Williams MBE became the first British athlete to win Gold at a Winter Olympics in 30 years at Vancouver 2010. Her event was Skeleton - which basic...
Bitesize: Put Your Phone Away
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We live in the age of the smartphone. While there are huge benefits to this, it also comes at a cost. We are more distracted and our brains are not ge...
Taking responsibility for your life: Bill Beswick
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Beswick is one of the world’s top sports psychologists. He worked at Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, as well as at many other top fo...
Trauma: Jason Fox
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Fox is a former marine who was discharged from the army with PTSD. After coming close to suicide, Foxy started 'looking inwards' to process his ...
Lite episode: Facing anxiety
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anxiety is a very common experience, and clearly an uncomfortable one. The typical response to the feeling of anxiety in our bodies - and the accompan...
Leadership: Eddie Jones
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What are the keys to good leadership? According to England Rugby Head Coach Eddie Jones, it's about setting a vision and working backwards, planning w...
Lite Lesson: Being True to Yourself
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why being true to yourself is vital to both success and happiness. It is easy to try and fit the mould of how we think we should act - particularly at...
Challenging the Champion Narrative: Dr Amy Izycky
24 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows the mainstream narrative around elite athletes – that they are superhumans capable of achieving the truly incredible. True in many wa...
Lite Lesson: Imposter Syndrome
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imposter sydrome is where we feel like a fraud and don't deserve the success that comes our way. It is often accompanied by uncomfortable feelings lik...
We are all the same: John Barnes
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Barnes is a former Liverpool, Watford and England footballer who would like people to think hard about discrimination and its origins.He has a ne...
Lite Lesson: The futility of seeking peace in the future
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you believe you will be happy and fulfilled at some point in the future - perhaps when you get the right job, relationship or house?Or maybe you wi...
Change Your Habits - Change Your Life: BJ Fogg
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor BJ Fogg is one of the world's top experts when it comes to behaviour change. He has spent 20 years researching and teaching insights about h...
Lite Lesson: When to eat and get natural light each day
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why when we eat may be more important than what we eat. PLUS - why going outside to get natural light in the first half of the day helps a multitude o...
Evolution: Will Greenwood
03 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will Greenwood is one of England's greatest ever rugby players. He played centre and was a key member of the 2003 World Cup winning side.His crucial t...
Life Lessons Lite : Facing addiction with Tony Adams
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What can you do to help someone who is battling addiction, and what are the ways we rationalise addictive behaviours?Tony Adams - who recently celebra...
The cruelty of addiction: Paul Merson
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Merson – the ex Arsenal, Villa and England footballer turned Soccer Saturday regular has battled issues for years with drink, drugs and gamblin...
Life Lesson: self-enquiry
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everything you experience - like thoughts, feelings, sensations and perceptions - come and go. But do you come and go with them?To help answer this qu...
The self delusion: Sam Harris
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us believe that there is a 'thinker' in our heads, who is thinking all our thoughts.My guest this week Sam Harris - neuroscientist, philosoph...
Life Lesson: Not labelling things as 'good' or 'bad'
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At Wimbledon this year, newcomer Emma Radacanu reached the fourth round, but had to withdraw with breathing difficulties.It was - it seemed - a 'bad' ...
Asking for help: Sally Gunnell
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sally Gunnell is a British athletics Great; the only woman to be Olympic, World and European 400 metres hurdles champion while simultaneously holding ...
Life Lessons Lite: A to C thinking
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Shakespeare wrote, "there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so."Albert Ellis - founder of Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (R...
Embracing each moment like Roger Federer: Christopher Clarey
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What lessons can we take from the approach, attitude and outlook of Roger Federer?Helping me answer that question is Christopher Clarey – arguably t...
Life Lesson: Switching your brain computer off
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of powering your brain down several times a day.Sir John Kirwan - the All Black's legend who was knighted for services to mental health...
Making Good Choices: Josh Warrington
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Making good choices - even when you feel like you are missing out or not progresssing as quickly as you would like.This is something Josh has done thr...
Life Lessons Lite : Amor Fati
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amor fati means "a love of fate". The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche quoted it as his formula for human greatness.In other words – whatever ...
The Dangers of Digital: Cal Newport
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How smartphones and social media may be making us more anxious and distracted - and what to do about it. Cal Newport is the author of two seminal book...
The healing power of hard conversations: Ed Jackson
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why self-sacrificing and people-pleasing can be selfish, while looking after yourself can be selfless.Ed Jackson suffered a devastating accident after...
Intuition: Chrissie Wellington
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The power of tapping into our internal guidance system - and trusting that it will take us where we need to go.Chrissie Wellington is one of the great...
Remaining grounded: Laura Massaro
31 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why avoiding sport's undoubted riches and ensuing fame - and remaining grounded and humble - can be a blessing. Laura was the world's number one squas...
The Importance of Play: Helen Glover
25 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Remembering the importance of play - with the first woman to make a British Olympic rowing team after having children.Helen Glover is already a two-ti...
The Danger of Complacency: Colin Jackson
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the words of one of Britain's greatest ever athletes, "complacency has a tendency to bite you on the backside".At the 1992 Olympics, Colin Jackson ...
The art of breathing correctly: James Nestor
11 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It may be easy to think – we all know how to breath, but many of us do it in a way that is not optimal for our health.This week’s guest is science...
Embracing patience: Matt Little - Sir Andy Murray's coach
04 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of building strong foundations and not striving to reach your goal too quickly.Matt Little has coached Andy Murray for 15 years, and is...
Redefining success: Tim Henman
27 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does success mean? Is the simple 'winner and losers' narrative we hear about in sport and life too simplistic?Tim Henman reached six major tennis...
Identity: Siobhan-Marie O'Connor
20 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The importance of separating our self-worth and sense of who we are from what we do.As one of Britain's best swimmers, Siobhan-Marie's sense of self-w...
Selflessness: Lewis Moody
13 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The power of embracing a cause bigger than yourself. The qualities associated with being selfless include generosity, kindness, thoughtfulness and a s...
Managing Difficult Thoughts and Feelings: Dr Russ Harris
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why resisting and battling uncomfortable thoughts and feelings doesn't work, but acceptance and self-compassion does.Dr. Russ Harris is the world's be...