After our journey in part 1 into anxiety and depression, we follow Matt Haig’s recovery, as detailed in his fine book ‘Reasons To Stay Alive’, and talk about all the great stuff in life, both big and small, with a little help from some of Antony’s friends and family -thanks again to all contributors- as he approaches his half century (hence the title).
Along the way, we explore regrets of the dying, how a healthy attitude to death can enhance our lives, and those moments of ‘the sublime’ that we experience a lot as children but seem to ‘grow out of’ as we pass into adulthood.
Declutter your soul, travel, take some exercise, express gratitude, stroke an animal, do whatever works…
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episode links
‘Reasons To Stay Alive’ by Matt Haig
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25733573-reasons-to-stay-alive
Stephen Fry’s 2-part documentary ‘The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtImgnj5DN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECv-24Ruu-o
Learning from ‘Regrets of the Dying’
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cop-doc/202301/learning-from-the-top-5-regrets-of-the-dying
The benefits of spending time with animals
https://travelswithbibi.com/the-benefits-of-spending-time-with-animals
An Uplifting Conversation about depression (LALO 28)
https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com/e/episode-28-an-uplifting-conversation-about-depression
The link between depression and creativity
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-link-between-depression-and-creativity-5094193
Robert Greene on ‘The Sublime’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGMq4T7G0Mk
The universe is way bigger than you think
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iy7NzjCmUf0
Derealisation
How To Resist Advertising
https://www.rationalhumanbeing.com/blog/how-to-resist-advertising-even-when-you-cant-escape-it
F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4837266-f-k-it
Derren Brown’s book ‘Happy’
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30142270-happy
Alain De Botton on ‘The News’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4aAJrJB6h0
Bill Hicks- It’s Just A Ride