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Lee and Simon talk about their bodily 'tells' regarding stress, then digress into a conversation about fashion before a surprise guest appearance.

Things covered: A bodily tic and noticing habits, lip balm, Jon Kabat-Zinn "we are being breathed", work stress, breath, holding back tears, trait anxiety and recipes for heart attacks, Bob's stressors are different, the stress of travelling (and leading up to travelling), airports being designed to bring out the worst in people, Lee's new blue headphones, Simon being able to hear himself, replacing the battery on Bose headphones for £200, "Buy Now" documentary (Netflix), e-waste, Karl Marx and deskilling the work force, Lee's new Payntr Harris Twead overcoat, Boglioli Milano, Loewe electronics and Loewe spanish fashion hour, Lee not buying anything again, unnecessary food, Percy Pigs, Simon's Marshmallow Test failings, the resources required to produce 'junk' food, Tony's Chocolonely chocolate, Bob Whalley makes a guest appearance (at remove, lean in to hear) and comes up with a suggestion or three for next week's episode, plus mukbanging and fart walking.

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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Lee and Simon start with a bit of follow-up before droping into a conversation about human resources and being in conversations that are not what we think they are.

Things covered: Lee sings Simon a song, some follow up re Simon's TikTok job, IBAN numbers, foreign exchange trading, Irene Miller's FX chops, why Irene passed out last week (fanmail from Midlifing's resident Doctor Corbetron), Strictly Come Dancing research, anger at Bruce Forsyth, BBC spending money on EDI agenda, OfCom, Candoco Dance Company, human resources, Scooby Doo, Wayne's World, paradigm shifts (see link below), sending emails while naked, legal arse covering, Lee running a little hot, body temperature in general, Lee's contradictions, lighthouse keepers, embarrassing climb-downs, showering with a t-shirt on just in case, colleagues who you have never met, mandatory training at work, PREVENT training, radicalisation, intimacy co-ordination, Simon zipping up, interoception land, Simon's internet broke.

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Related links (and necessary corrections):

• Ship vs lighthouse paradigm shift: https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/14/23953259/paradigm-shift-families-faith/

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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Simon meets up with an old academic friend and it sparks a conversation between Lee and Simon about having a plan B (which might involve collaborating with TikTok).

Things covered: Lee's Apple Watch, meeting a proper academic, having a Plan B, going to the cinema, doxing, a letter from TikTok, content moderation, PTSD from content moderation, generating dance content, Lee's grant winning capabilities, Bob and Lee's Plan B (involves houses), Lee's Mum's hospital visit, real midlifing content, Lee's Mum's health, the Silent Generation, clown face emoji, silly cows (gendered), passing out in the bathroom, "my knickers my knickers" (and having a cold butt on the floor), stories from Lee's parents being necessary for Midlifing, memories (and things) from our parents (including from a distance), the 'fixing' and solidity of parents, grief.

Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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