This week, an engaging and enjoyable chat with Systema practitioner, wellness coach, and podcaster Howard Jacobson. Here, we get into a range of topics relating to coping with the ongoing constraints of the Covid-19 pandemic, as we face the sixth month of life in its shadow. Themes include:

• The dangers of avoiding discomfort
• Mitgating stress and anger through exercise (and how that can easily backfire)
• Finding acceptance and context in your daily interactions
• The primacy of relationship in conversation

Recorded outdoors at the beautiful Eno River near Durham North Carolina, this episode features an extended breathwork and awareness exercise (starting at around 15:00-minute mark) for resetting your mental and emotional state.

Mentioned in this episode:
ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
Sand Talk: How indigenous Thinking Can Save the World, by Tyson Yonkapurta

A live session from #JaipurLitFest2020.

Elizabeth Gilbert, Leila Slimani, Avni Doshi, John Lanchester and Howard Jacobson in conversation with Damian Barr.

Booker winner Howard Jacobson's latest, Pulitzer finalist Rebecca Makkai's The Great Believers and Tony Birch's The White Girl.

A live session from #JaipurLitFest2020.

Travel writing is one of the most ancient forms of literature but does it have any relevance in the age of the internet, globalisation and Google Maps? Travel writers Katie Hickman, Elizabeth Gilbert, Peter Hessler, Howard Jacobson and Suketu Mehta discuss the genre and read from their work with William Dalrymple.

In this episode, I share a personal coaching session that I conducted with Ian Lawton, host of the Workshed Podcast.

Ian has lost around 150 pounds and turned himself into marathoner (3 marathons in December, 2019). And he's training for his first ultra marathon in April 2020.

The problem is, he's been sneaking in the vegan junk food, and his weight has plateaued and started creeping back up.

As a former fat guy, he's terrified of slipping back to where he was.

In this conversation, you'll hear some of the tools of coaching, and witness Ian be vulnerable, honest, and brave as he reconnects with his own strength and resolve.

If you'd like to work with me as your coach, you can find out more about my signature 1-year Laser Coaching program at PlantYourself.com/laser.

In this episode host, Ian Lawton shares the recording of a personal coaching session he had with none other than Howard Jacobson, PhD.

Howard has co-authored some of the most influential books on evidence-based nutrition available today. Including Protienaholic with Dr Garth Davis, MD. & Whole with T. Colin Campbell, PhD. along with Sick to Fit with Josh LaJaunie.

Howard is also the host of the Plant Yourself Podcast.

For this episode, we witness him in his day job in behavioural science. During a personal coaching session with Ian.

Connect with Howard here:

https://plantyourself.com/

https://wellstarthealth.com/

Please support my running:

www.runningforhank.com

For all the things and stuff:

www.workshedpod.com

has been nominated for the Booker prize three times, winning it once in addition to many other awards. He’s also a broadcaster, columnist and academic. He is known for his humour, which often revolves around his UK Jewish characters. His 16th novel, ‘Live a Little’, is about nonagenarian love.

On this week's episode of The Teatulia Podcast, Ed Cumming talks to Booker Prize winning author Howard Jacobson about his new collection of essays and how to balance novel writing with journalism. They also touch upon Trump, Corbyn, Fleabag and VAR in a wide-ranging discussion.

With Howard Jacobson.
Presented by Ed Cumming.
Produced by Nick Hilton for Podot.

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On this week’s show, we talk to Jacobson about his new novel, and discuss the compelling career of Murdoch. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/bookspod