Sam Delaney is back to help you calm the f*ck down!

Welcome to episode 203 with Sam Delaney, who is a journalist, author, broadcaster and podcaster whose work has featured in Guardian, Big Issue and Talk Sport.

Sam guested on Proper Mental a couple of years ago back at episode 127, and in that episode, we talked a lot about his problems with addiction and how he adjusted to getting sober.

This time around, Sam and I chat about some of the things that drove addictions and the reasons why he turned to drink and drugs in the first place.

We talk about work, ambition, competitiveness, about why these things often push people towards addiction and mental health issues and we chat about lad culture, learning to sit with yourself and how self-acceptance trumps self-improvement.

We also talk about male friendship, having fun and reframing laziness.

Sam’s new book is called ‘Stop Shitting Yourself: 15 Life Lessons that might help you calm the f*ck down’ and in the book, Sam dissects our obsession with hyper-productivity and high performance living and here he also guides me through the issues with this approach to life and how a low performance mindset is actually the way to go.

I always enjoy spending time with Sam.  He’s always insightful, always honest and always good fun to chat to!

Sam’s book is out now in all bookshops!  You can order a signed copy of Sam’s book and request a personalised message from him here:  home - The Barnes Bookshop

Follow him on Instagram @theresetsam or Twitter @DelaneyMan

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