Perils & Wisdom
Perils & Wisdom
James Leith
Perils & Wisdom is an informative podcast about people, life, experience and mental well-being.
# 8: Valentine's Day & Relationships
For Valentine's Day we look at some weird & funny relationship-related stories.
Feb 13, 2021
19 min
#7: The Cask of Amontillado & Immurement
Edgar Allen Poe's gruesome short story The Cask of Amontillado is one of revenge and revolves around immurement; a slow and agonising form or torture that usually was a death sentence. We go into how and why immurements were carried out throughout history.
Feb 8, 2021
22 min
#6: Trial by Ordeal
This time around we talk about Trials by Ordeal, usually a Medieval legal practice that was bizarre and rarely favoured justice.
Jan 29, 2021
14 min
#5: Quitting smoking
In this episode we look at what smoking does to our bodies and minds and how we can overcome this to finally quit smoking.
Jan 6, 2021
44 min
#4: The Inner Child & Psychology
In this episode we look at the Inner Child, its impact on our general happiness and how to help to heal it.
Jan 6, 2021
28 min
#3: Alfred Adler & Psychology
We continue the study of the mind, this time looking at Alfred Adler, including the inferiority complex, parenting and children.
Jan 6, 2021
23 min
#2: Carl Jung & Psychology
We continue our study of the mind, looking at the work of Carl Jung and his theories about the conscious, personal unconscious and collective unconscious.
Jan 4, 2021
17 min
#1: Sigmund Freud & Psychology
We begin our study of the mind with an analysis of Sigmund Freud's theories, work and its effect on therapy.
Jan 4, 2021
18 min