{"podcast":{"title":"Saving Lives In Slow Motion","slug":"saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","podcast_index_feed_id":4449011,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/1766237803975-84494e3b-87e7-4ff6-8c13-70d7456030e7.jpeg","author":"Dr Ayan Panja","episode_count":232,"summary":"Dr Ayan Panja puts health into context. A lifestyle medicine expert, author and family physician with over 25 years of experience, his unique blend of candour, perspective and knowledge make for a mind-expanding essential weekly bite-sized listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:17:31.622986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011"},"episode":{"title":"Too Nice vs Too Selfish — Finding the 'Healthy' Middle Ground","slug":"too-nice-vs-too-selfish-finding-the-healthy-middle-ground","published_at":"2026-06-11T15:26:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/too-nice-vs-too-selfish-finding-the-healthy-middle-ground","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011","url":"https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion/episodes/being-nice-vs-being-selfish-the-hidden-costs","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/e/6a295a1e7fe177e75b2f4344/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode I look at two basic traits people often have and whether they impact our health. People pleasing:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/my-side-of-the-couch/202408/people-pleasing-as-a-symptom-of-childhood-trauma Exhaustion from being too nice?  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-genius-of-empathy/202412/are-you-exhausted-from-being-too-nice Emotional suppression:  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24119947/ Selfishness of different kinds?  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7265883/ Jungian masculine/ feminine archetypes:  https://scottjeffrey.com/king-warrior-magician-lover-masculine-archetypes/   Healthy selfishness?  https://andrewwilkowilkinson.medium.com/10-reasons-why-being-selfish-is-important-for-you-e5a28bf22b13 Amandaland: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0024pyy/amandaland Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode I look at two basic traits people often have and whether they impact our health. People pleasing: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1018,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/episodes/too-nice-vs-too-selfish-finding-the-healthy-middle-ground/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/too-nice-vs-too-selfish-finding-the-healthy-middle-ground.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}