The Power House Podcast: Recent Episodes
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A standard western education can deliver at the very best only one quarter of what is necessary to reach competence and confidence. Dr. Hugh Willbourn and Lea Lechtenberg deliver understanding and competence by means of all four pillars of education. Listen to our day-to-day conversation, pick up new skills and alternative views, and hear a few stories. Sometimes just one new idea is all you need to make an improvement in your well-being, your relationships and families.
Please send your questions and feedback. You can email us: hughwillbourn@gmail.com and lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com
Today we talked about TRUST.
Trust is an essential component of any successful relationship or organization. Trust allows us to work together, to believe in the promises of others, and to feel secure in our interactions. Whether it is trust in our colleagues, trust in our leaders, or trust in our institutions and politicians, trust is the glue that holds us together.
In this podcast, we will explore different facets of trust, and look at how trust is built, maintained, and restored.
Have fun listening and please feel free to send us a mail with questions and your personal stories. Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here. Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Today we talk about the skills of managing upwards.
Whether you're a manager, an executive, or a frontline worker, you know that managing up is an essential skill for success. On this podcast, we'll discuss everything from how to develop effective relationships with your superiors to the importance of feedback and communication. We'll also give practical advice on how to handle difficult conversations and tricky situations. Tune in every week for stories and tips to help you managing uncertainty in life.
Have fun listening and please feel free to send us a mail with questions and your personal stories. Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here. Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Today we talked about male and female energies and Jung's idea that we have within us an undeveloped psyche of the opposite sex. We discuss possible motives of the personal pronoun movement and, as usual, share stories. Listen in, give us feedback and share your point of view if you’d like to.
Have fun listening and please feel free to send us a mail with questions and your personal stories. Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here. Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Today we talked about male and female energies and Jung's idea that we have within us an undeveloped psyche of the opposite sex. We discuss possible motives of the personal pronoun movement and, as usual, share stories.
Listen in, give us feedback and share your point of view if you’d like to.
Have fun listening and please feel free to send us a mail with questions and your personal stories. Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here. Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
In todays episode we talk about Hugh's process of finishing his book. He also shares about his wild experience of hosting storytelling events in London. We come across Tarot Reading and how it is linked to archetypes, which are understood as universal, inborn models of the personality. Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung's theory suggested that "All the most powerful ideas in history go back to archetypes.“ Interesting ... exciting even ....
Have fun listening and please feel free to send us a mail with questions and your personal stories.
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Today's podcast is about another chapter of Hugh’s book. Chapter 5 is packed with wonderful stories, unexpected endings and unexpected beginnings.
We talk about something that disempowers and misinforms, about back spasms and the rewards of saying “Yes” more often.
Have fun listening and please feel free to send us a mail with questions and your personal stories.
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Today we talk about the book Hugh is currently writing with the working title “Everything is breaking and everything will be fine”. The title gives a hint of the wealth of topics it traverses. It is filled with true and traditional stories about hypnosis, therapy and language from Uzbekistan to Los Angeles and from Health & Safety to Lindy Hop. It is a rewarding book about the hard path from knowledge to understanding, like a large slice of a rich and delicious chocolate cake. ;)
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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Today we discuss therapy: how to get in to it, and how how to get out of it.
How can you find the right therapist?
What flavour is right for you?
What is the significance of all the different types of psychotherapy?
Is there anything else we can do if we don't want to go into therapy?
There are no perfect people, so there are no perfect therapists - but does it matter if the therapist themselves has had therapy?
Is that good or bad? Listen in to catch some opinions and feel free to email us your own.... at hughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
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The PowerHouse sets off on a spiritual path! - well sort of...
Today we look at spirituality. What is it and why does it cause so much confusion?
We don't talk about religion, but we do touch on why and how it is difficult to be honest, on the trap of goals, and the value of principles.
The great Jay Haley once said, "We cannot not influence each other." If that is true, how do we live with it?Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
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We all want to "Do the Right Thing", but the phrase can be misleading. The secret of life, like comedy, is timing: maybe right now is not the right time to do the right thing. And sometimes, in fact, the right thing to do is nothing. Maybe we do not have to react to every incoming question, request or provocation. Salesmen love to tell you that their offer is a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity, in order to convince you to buy. It may be better to wait for the next 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to come along.
Today we explore inaction as a path to fulfillment.
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback athughwillbourn@gmail.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
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In this episode we wandered around the topic of confidence. What is it? How does it work? Why do so many people still wonder about it even though so much has already been written about it? We start by exploring why it matters and then move on to insights and techniques to improve confidence. There is even a bit of philosophy in this episode - but don't worry. Just when it is getting difficult we reach the goal and move on. Towards the end, the energy gets interesting and can inspire you to take action...
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback at hrw1@mac.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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In this edition will look at the illusion of the quick fix.
Some things we really can fix quickly, others we can't, but the underlying question is, "Do we understand what we are trying to fix?" Often we can fix a problem, and then discover that the real cause of our troubles is something different.
We talk about how to stop smoking, how to be true to ourselves and the extraordinary value of humility.
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback at hrw1@mac.com or lechtenberg.lea@gmail.com.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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Today we took a more business focus, and there were a lot of stories of how failures contribute to success. There is only so much you can learn from a book - your best teacher is life itself, although it can take many years to learn what it is teaching you. There are a few useful tips and some ideas about how to find your next career direction.
Listen in, have fun, and please send us feedback at HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
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The Solitary Path to Love - Part 2
We are still talking about relationships! How do you know how to choose the right person? First of all we must ask, "What do we mean by 'right'? The right person to go on holiday with? The right person for great sex? The right person to live with? The right person to be the other parent of your children? Which 'right' are you looking for? And which 'right' is the other person looking for? Sometimes you can't trust what people say - so you must pay very close attention to what they do ... and take enough time to do that thoroughly.
Listen in, and let us know your stories of what worked for you! Have fun, and please send us feedback at HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
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**"Many years ago I wrote a book with Paul McKenna called "I can mend your broken heart." It is still selling well.
In the years since then I have come to see more and more that how we relate to ourselves is a crucial component in how we relate to others. So for people who are not in a relationship there is plenty we can do to make sure the next relationship goes well."**
In this episode we focus mainly on the what we can do to help ourselves be more capable and compassionate when next we fall in love.
We look at motivations and the challenge of seeing what is happening even when it is not what we want. There is more ...
Listen in, and let us know your stories of what worked for you! Have fun, and please send us feedback at HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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One way to make some sense of the confusion of being human is to recognise which part of ourselves we are using to think, to perceive and to communicate. We can direct our energy from our head, from our heart and from our hips.
In this episode we explore how this understanding can be useful, and we take an unexpected excursion into a delicate area of healing.
Listen in, and let us know your stories of what worked for you!
Have fun, and please send us feedback at HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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This one is "It is hard to help people." The Second in our series "Books Hugh hasn't written yet."
We all want to help each, it is natural to want things to go well - especially for friends and family - but so often, we are frustrated.
Why is that? Drawing on his 20 year career as a therapist Hugh looks at how difficult it is for people to help each other, and also some of the ways to help that really make a difference...
Listen in, and let us know your stories of what worked for you! Have fun, and please send us feedback at HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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We start a new series of podcasts!
Books Hugh hasn't Written Yet.
"There are plenty of them - so I will introduce them here. If you actually want me to write them, let me know. It might even happen." We start with Hugh's "career" book: "Find Something You Like Doing and Get Someone to Pay You to Do It."
We look at career-building from the point of view of satisfaction. Find rewarding work, and then get paid for it. There are key attitudes to cultivate, awareness to nuture and skills to learn. There are inspiring stories of success and warning stories of failure. Listen in, and let us know your stories of what worked for you!
Have fun, and please send us feedback at HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Maybe Covid is no longer a threat, however the psychological situation is not healthy. Depression is a natural response to a depressing situation, but we still need to find our way out of it. We talked about ways to improve our health and the fact that the world is dominated by organisations that are too big to succeed.
Have fun, and please send us feedback atHW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes.
In today's episode we tell a few stories, we talk about stories and we tell a story about storytelling.
Hugh outlines and illustrates some basic principles to help you to tell a story well, and we look at a few of the many profound benefits of storytelling.
There are practical tips, a story about the most famous hypnotist of the 20th Century and a little - but not too much - philosophical insight. Have fun, and please send us feedback atHW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes.
Book mentioned in this Episode: Jay Hayley - Uncommon Therapy
Polite people are taught not talk about sex, politics or religion. So today we talked about religion.
Is it helpful? Is it dangerous? Does it have a purpose?
Why is it that younger people these days don't have much to do with religion, yet it plays a huge part in world history?
We don't offer definitive answers to any of these questions, but we had a good wander around the topics and found out that some lucky people have two guardian angels....
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes.
You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
In this edition we talked about addictions and the everyday challenges of life - and how they all get a little more intense around Christmas.
We told some stories about the stories we tell ourselves to avoid the feelings we don't want to notice.
We had a little fun around how to deal with people who are drunk. We talked about the difference between relaxation and distraction, and about how to change direction away from addiction towards more creative attitudes.
We wish you a Merry Christmas and a joyful and rewarding New Year!
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Here is the list of the books mentioned in the podcast:
Get Control of Sugar Now! Paul McKenna, Bantam Press, London 2016
Fat Chance: The hidden truth about sugar, obesity and disease, Robert Lustig, Fourth Estate, London 2014
Families under the Influence: Changing Alcoholic Patterns, Michael Elkin, W W Norton & Co, New York, 1990
Once again we used question and answer to structure our talk.
We talked about disagreeing with friends and being friends with those we disagree with.
We touched on conspiracies – but didn’t fall down a rabbit hole – and we talked about manipulation and influence and how to improve public discourse, even in the face of terrible news and tragedies.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
The Power House Team decided to introduce a bit of structure into this episode. We listened to friends, colleagues and strangers and made a note of the questions they raised about our situation today.
We used those questions as a starting point.
We talked about thinking and social institutions and how to stay positive and practical - and we looked back to the insights of thinkers and philosophers before us.
We hope you enjoy this episode. If you have questions you would like us to address, please send them in to us. You can do so via LL@powerhouseclass.com or hughwillbourn@gmail.com.
In today's episode we talk about a world full of protocols and policies trying to fix the future and the impact principles, discernment and proportion can have in our society.
We also take up the topic of fear and discuss how the right amount can be helpful and even necessary to prevent us from dangers.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Today we talk about habits and assumptions which limit our ability to think clearly. We like to think of ourselves as sensible, rational and insightful but close observation shows we don’t know as much as we like to imagine. We look at the challenges of building a coherent world view and a coherent self, but note that some psychopathology can be very lucrative.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Today we followed the theme of abstract analysis through some very practical problems. We talked about careerism in science, about how hard it is for Governments to learn from their mistakes and how an excess of experts can lead us astray. We also looked at practical positive steps, which are simple to implement and how we can clean up our lives by kicking out ideas that do not help us.
Check out the book mentioned: Hilary Cottam - Radical Help. Click here.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
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Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
Two things are true of all human beings. 1 We all run on habits and 2 We all have to deal with sex. And that is why, regardless of the presenting problem, relationships figure largely in therapy. In this podcast we explore a few of the challenges of modern relationships.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com
A conversation with Dr. Hugh Willbourn & Lea Lechtenberg. We begin to wonder: why is so much going wrong, so often? The discussion moves on to the four secrets of storytelling, and the unavoidable challenge of making meaning of ourselves and our world. There is a little bit about therapy too.
Visit The Power House webpage for more information about our course program and corporate services. Click Here.
Visit Dr. Hugh Willbourn's webpage for more insights into his work. Click Here.
Please send your thoughts, feedback and comments to us. We also welcome your questions and we will try to address them in future episodes. You can email us at:
HW@powerhouseclass.com or LL@powerhouseclass.com