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How To Be...Books Podcast

By: Suswati Basu
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  • Discovering what makes us human, exploring important life hacks, and "how to be", whilst highlighting the most important intersectional nonfiction books our there. The How To Be...Books Podcast looks at improving mental health and wellbeing, as well as creating social change through reading and interviewing mind-blowing authors.

    Have you ever thought why is it that my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances can do so much more than me? Well if you have, you're not alone. From confidence, persistence, motivation, to resilience - these life skills can help us go a long way in believing in ourselves. Not to mention, we live in a polarised world where conversations have broken down, so we've opened a space for those difficult chats.

    We will try examine the tips and guides out there to see if it can help. Whilst I am no expert by any means, I have lived experience of feeling different and misunderstood, so hopefully we can take this path of enhancement together. PS. I do not receive commission for the books and guides reviewed.

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  • Extraordinary life lessons with Climb Your Mountain author Sir Ranulph Fiennes

    Extraordinary life lessons with Climb Your Mountain author Sir Ranulph Fiennes
    Nov 26 2023
    Life is a remarkable adventure filled with highs, lows, and lessons, and fully accepting its every aspect can be tough, which is an important subject we discussed with legendary explorer and Climb Your Mountain author Sir Ranulph Fiennes on the "How To Be Books Podcast."

    Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.

    Other wonderful guests who took part:
    • Master Certified Coach, coaching psychologist, consultant, trainer and speaker Ruth Kudzi, is also the author of the bestselling book "How To Feel Better."
    • Mindful Frontiers LLC creative director and founder Anne-Marie Emanuelli.
    • Georgie Shears, a Life Design Strategist and founder of the SHIFT Life Transformation System™.
    • Steven Hesketh, the Hospitality Hero.

    Other books/articles looked at:

    Richard Wiseman: Shoot for the Moon: How the Moon Landings Taught us the 8 Secrets of Success

    This episode was sponsored by Zencastr. Use my special link to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan or the code "HowToBeBooks."
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    55 mins
  • How the law works - Unlawful Killings author Wendy Joseph KC

    How the law works - Unlawful Killings author Wendy Joseph KC
    Nov 12 2023
    The legal system is a complex and multifaceted institution that plays a fundamental role in maintaining order and justice in society, which Unlawful Killings author Her Honour Wendy Joseph KC knows a lot about and spoke to us on the "How To Be Books Podcast."

    Trigger warning: This episode contains themes related to homicide, physical, sexual, and child abuse.

    Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.

    Other books/articles looked at:
    Preet Bharara: Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment and the Rule of Law

    This episode was sponsored by Zencastr. Use my special link to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan or the code "HowToBeBooks."
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    48 mins
  • How to talk about death - With The End in Mind author Dr Kathryn Mannix

    How to talk about death - With The End in Mind author Dr Kathryn Mannix
    Oct 29 2023
    We talk about death for various reasons, and the way we discuss it can depend on cultural, social, and personal factors, which is what With The End in Mind author Dr Kathryn Mannix told us at "How To Be Books Podcast."

    Please hit subscribe to hear the whole series on life skills and social change! It should be short and sweet. I look forward to journeying with you through this maze of hacks.

    Other wonderful guests who took part:
    • Rupert Callender, an undertaker and author of the book "What Remains?: Life, Death and the Human Art of Undertaking."
    • Susan Leigh, counsellor and hypnotherapist from lifestyletherapy.net.

    Other books/articles looked at:

    Dr Atul Gawande: Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End
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    49 mins
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Courageous and kind

Suswati's How To Be series is courageous and kind, exploring unique perspectives on topics that are close to our collective hearts. She is conscious in her words, offers deep insights, and is an all round pleasure to work with, I hope we'll have the chance to collaborate further again.

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Professional and really knows her work

I was lucky enough to be part of Suswati Basu podcast show (How To Be...) recently and really enjoyed it. I have been on a few episodes and she is professional within her work and really knows her topics. She has a huge range of topics covered and is always giving both sides of the story.

Her professionalism to her work is outstanding and I have really enjoyed working with her. Her communication is very quick and always professional but nice at the same time. If I couldn't do a podcast for any reason she wouldn't push me and offer me to come back on another one.

I found her through the journorequest hashtag on twitter and would certainly recommend her work. Thank you for having me on the podcast and I will certainly be returning soon to help you out with your work.

Would recommend Suswati to anyone wishing to have her on their show or work with her in the future.

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Bite-sized advice

Really enjoyed the first season of How To Be..., hearing an array of authors as well getting bite-sized chunks of advice from the books read. Looking forward to the next season!

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