Why We Make Excuses

from Sideways · host Graham Landi & Martin Pankhurst

This week we're talking about the elaborate excuses we come up with to justify our drinking and the ones we have to think up after we've been out and left ourselves in a bit of a state.We're talking about the role shame plays in our behaviour, and the point at which we realise that even we don't believe what we're saying anymore.We also find time to talk about facial hair in the music industry and one of the worst remedies for toothache either of us has ever heard.https://www.grahamlandiwellbeing.co.uk/https://grahamlandi.substack.com/You can email us at [email protected] again for listening, we really appreciate it.

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This week we're talking about the elaborate excuses we come up with to justify our drinking and the ones we have to think up after we've been out and left ourselves in a bit of a state. We're talking about the role shame plays in our behaviour, and the point at which we realise that even we don't believe what we're saying anymore. We also find time to talk about facial hair in the music industry and one of the worst remedies for toothache either of us has ever heard. https://www.grahamlandi...

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