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The Flex Podcast

Written by: Ray Richards
  • Summary

  • Change can be hard. But when we take small steps away from our comfort zone all of us can experience a life done differently. The Flex Podcast introduces the thinking and the doing that can help us get closer to the changes we want to make in our lives. Physical health, mental health, work, relationships, community - life's better when we Flex. Hosted by Ray Richards, founder of Do Something Different and co-creator of the Flex app.
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Episodes
  • Relax (Season 3 / 8)
    Aug 25 2021

    Ray, co-creator of behaviour change app Flex, introduces some of the many small steps we can take towards building the habit of relaxation, from the food and drink we eat and the way we breathe to how we manage our busy thoughts and where we spend time.

    Related links and more information

    • Listen to Deep Shamanic Ambience 1 by Shaman’s Dream on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/shamansdream/deep-shamanic-ambience-1
    • Check out Mind Journal https://www.mindjournals.com
    • For guided meditations, try Headspace https://www.headspace.com, Calm https://www.calm.com or Waking Up with Sam Harris https://wakingup.com

    Search “Flex by Do Something Different” on the app store or visit https://dsd.me


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    16 mins
  • Think positively (Season 3 / 7)
    Aug 25 2021

    In this podcast, Ray, co-creator of behaviour change app Flex, draws on his own experiences of success, failure and learning to explore the habit of thinking positively, and suggests a few steps we can take anytime to change our perspective and find renewed energy for life.

    Related links and more information

    • Read “Successful people don’t go around succeeding all day, they fail” says Founder of YO! Sushi, Simon Woodroffe
    • Listen to Resmaa Menakam, author of ‘My Grandmother’s Hands’, in conversation with Krista Tippett on the On Being podcast
    • Read: How to throw a boule

    Search “Flex by Do Something Different” on the app store or visit https://dsd.me

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    14 mins
  • Nurture relationships (Season 3 / 6)
    Aug 25 2021

    Ray, co-creator of behaviour change app Flex, talks through some of the reasons why focusing on our relationships can have such a big impact, and suggests some small steps we can take to connect, reconnect and deepen our bonds with the people in our lives.

    Related links and more information

    • Read about Robert Waldinger and the Harvard Study of Adult Development
    • Watch Rober Waldinger’s TED Talk What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness

    Search “Flex by Do Something Different” on the app store or visit https://dsd.me


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    11 mins

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