DeepSummary
Stephen Bailey and Zoe Lyons discuss their frustrations with the wellness industry, questioning its necessity and efficacy. Zoe expresses being 'done with wellness' and the obsession with trying to eradicate every form of illness, anxiety, and mental health issue. They argue that humans are meant to have some level of anxiety as a survival mechanism.
Stephen shares his positive experience with living a farmer's lifestyle while filming a show, where he was active, followed the natural rhythms of sunrise and sunset, and felt his mental health was at its best. They both believe laughter, spending time with friends, and simple activities like going for a walk are more beneficial than expensive wellness trends like sound baths, goat yoga, and flotation tanks.
The comedians reflect on their own experiences with anxiety and therapy, acknowledging the value of professional help but questioning the need for elaborate wellness rituals. Overall, they suggest embracing life's simple pleasures and not getting caught up in the trillion-dollar wellness industry's supposed cures.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The wellness industry preys on people's fears and anxieties, promoting unnecessary and expensive rituals.
- Simple activities like laughing with friends, spending time in nature, and embracing life's basic pleasures are more beneficial for mental health.
- Humans are meant to have some level of anxiety as a survival mechanism.
- Professional help like therapy can be valuable, but should be balanced with realistic expectations.
- Trends like sound baths, goat yoga, and flotation tanks are often gimmicks that create more stress than relief.
- Finding authentic moments of joy, connection, and humor with loved ones is a truer path to wellness.
- People innately know what their minds and bodies need if they listen to themselves.
- Laughter and the ability to not take life too seriously are powerful antidotes to anxiety and life's stresses.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “My mental health was best when I did slubs on the farm.“ by Stephen Bailey
- “I think if you listen to your own self, you know what you need. Like, I'm very into fitness for a lady of my age and I'm not.“ by Zoe Lyons
- “And I said to Cindy recently, I went, I don't want you to worry, but I think I might have something quite bad with my brain because I've got. I said, my eyes are watering, and I've got these persistent headaches. And, you know, um, just so you know, there's some money in this account if you should need it. And she said, you just need glasses, though. And I got glasses. Oh, f. Yeah, I just need glasses. Just not be able to see. I'm not dying.“ by Zoe Lyons
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Did You Just Say That?
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4/26/24
Zoe is absolutely over the whole wellness thing. Does Stephen concur?
Follow Stephen on @stephencomedy and Zoe on @zoelyonscomedy
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Produced by Mike Hanson for Pod People Productions follow on @podpeopleuk
Filmed and recorded at deliciouspodcasts.com follow on @deliciouspodcasts
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