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Discover Your Inner Astronaut

By: Nicole Stott, Helen Sharman
Narrated by: Nicole Stott, Helen Sharman
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Who better to inspire and help us build better lives than Astronauts - people who have spent so much time training for and living in one of the most extreme environments that humans will ever encounter. Astronauts undergo some of the most rigorous training, intensive health screening, and psychological testing in the world – and that’s before they even leave this planet’s atmosphere. It’s a life experience and journey that could prove invaluable to us here on Earth also.

In this eight-part podcast series, leading astronauts Nicole Stott and Helen Sharman pick their favourite stories from space – to help us build on our everyday skills and emotions to enhance our lives. Drawing on personal insights from fellow astronauts plus evidence from acclaimed wellbeing experts, they go beyond the benefits of all the training, tools and technologies that they've used in their careers and ask how the knowledge gained from space exploration can elevate and inspire us. Not only as individuals but also as communities, helping us make the world a better, more co-operative, kinder place.

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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Astronaut’s guide to fear

    Ep 1: Astronaut’s guide to fear
    Jan 1 2024

    An astronaut’s guide to handling fear. How astronauts keep calm in a crisis, maintain courage and avoid panic - and how we can embrace these effective insights from space, to distance ourselves from the debilitating effects of fear and anxiety. We hear from astronaut Luca Parmitano and Ethan Kross, Professor of Psychology at Michigan University and author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head and How to Harness It.
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    35 mins
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  • Ep 2: Astronaut's guide to good teamwork

    Ep 2: Astronaut's guide to good teamwork
    Jan 1 2024

    The astronauts guide to good teamwork. It’s crucial for success in the confines of working in space – and the experience has some great payoffs for fostering effective relationships both in and out of work, here on Planet Earth. We hear from astronaut Terry Virts and psychologist Professor Michael Banissy from Bristol University on the benefits of empathy for healthier relationships and successful teamwork.
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    30 mins
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  • Ep 3: Astronaut's guide to rest

    Ep 3: Astronaut's guide to rest
    Jan 1 2024

    Getting up close and personal with the art of good rest. It’s built into parts of each astronaut’s daily schedules in space. By taking the same approach on Earth, it can help us get more done, and make us even more fulfilled. We hear from astronaut Cady Coleman and psychologist, broadcaster and Art of Rest author Claudia Hammond on the importance and benefits of rest.
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Surreal to listen to first hand experience of astronauts. Wonderful! Would love to hear more of this! Thank you

Fabulous

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The format / layout of the podcast makes it entertaining and educational in an enjoyable way. I like the diversity of different presenters and the guest appearances. So many interesting concepts in this first podcast about managing fear as an astronaut, with excellent first hand experiences of what I would be terrified but our astronaut heros’ handling issues with mindfulness and capability where fear would be the natural response for the likes of myself.
I will use the distance self talk concept offered. These concepts should be taught to all young and old alike to help us be better people.
I never imagined that the space station was the size of a football field!

Impressive podcast, applicable knowledge from Real Heros

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This podcast has genuinely inspired me, tfrom team work to the need for rest. Everyone should listen to this series.

Inspired!

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I thoroughly enjoyed each episode and am sure I will apply to my life some of the things I have heard.

Thought invoking

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These space travellers bring home wisdom from their successful space missions and demonstrate that success comes from community, co-operation as well as having the flexibility of being a good follower and leader. This series offers a lot of practical tips on developing your inner astronaut so you can strengthen your life skills to bring your humanity to any situation here on earth. A real remedy for a global society especially in these times.

Out of this world

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