{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/68b94fb4d6e2cdaa269ae287?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What’s the point? (A question we have all heard many times).","description":"<p>In this episode I look at this big question which I often hear in the consulting room, the reasons that lie behind it and what the point to life might be.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Your opinion matters. SURVEY here - thank you!:&nbsp;<a href=\"http://bit.ly/savinglivesinslowmotion-survey\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/savinglivesinslowmotion-survey</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Nihilism in philosophy:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-nihilism-history-250581\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-nihilism-history-250581</a></p><p><br></p><p>Cosmic Insignificance:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4340547/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4340547/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.bitesizelearning.co.uk/resources/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-theory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bitesizelearning.co.uk/resources/maslows-hierarchy-of-needs-theory</a></p><p><br></p><p>Acceptance and Commitment Therapy:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://therisingsuncounseling.com/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-a-framework-for-a-meaningful-life-copy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://therisingsuncounseling.com/acceptance-and-commitment-therapy-a-framework-for-a-meaningful-life-copy/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.oliverburkeman.com/fourthousandweeks</a></p><p><br></p><p>The science behind gratitude:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/</a></p><p><br></p><p>The benefits of volunteering:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/volunteering/why-volunteer/benefits-of-volunteering/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk/volunteering/why-volunteer/benefits-of-volunteering/</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Ways to ask for help if you struggle to:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.wondermind.com/article/asking-for-help/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.wondermind.com/article/asking-for-help/</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}