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May 2024
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Episode 47- Life & How To Survive It (Pa...

ANTONY ROTUNNO
About this episode

As the podcast nears its half century, we venture into another multi-parter, this time on John Cleese and Robin Skynner’s very readable, entertaining and insightful book ‘Life & How To Survive It’, the sequel to their ‘Families & How To Survive Them’. As with ‘Families’, this book is presented as an ongoing dialogue between the doctor/expert and the patient/layman.

 

As is the usual format, Antony picks some interesting parts from the book, reads them out and then expands on some of the points made. Part 1 starts with looking at good, bad and average mental health among individuals, families and companies. Along the way, there is discussion of generosity, work, humour, dependence, neurosis and defences and a few other things

 

Part 2 will be on its merry way soon

 

We hope you enjoy the show! If so, please subscribe, like, share etc...

 

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Antony’s website (blog, music, podcasts, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com

 

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https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com

If you are interested in very affordable Life Coaching, or know someone who might be, you can contact Antony on lifeandlifeonlypod@gmail.com or contrafib2001@gmail.com (the LALO email occasionally gets full of spam)

 

episode links

John and Robin’s 2 books

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20582.Families_and_How_To_Survive_Them

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1518412.Life_and_How_To_Survive_It

 

The Id, Ego, Superego concept

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_superego

 

John Cleese’s eulogy to Graham Chapman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TH3rIMI-pAg

 

Indian laughter yoga (try not to laugh!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N60nBD-_Mc

 

Glass Onion: On John Lennon Episode 99.5 (released on April 1st)

https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-995-paul-is-dead-0

 

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j31jauLZovc

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