The Tom’s Life Lab Podcast

In the final episode of the anxiety series, Tom explores how anxiety often starts in the body before it ever becomes a thought. Racing heart, tension, urgency, these physical signals can quickly pull us into overthinking or reactive behaviour. And in those moments, we’re more likely to believe thoughts that are fast, protective, and often exaggerated. This episode focuses on a simple but powerful skill: recognising when you’re triggered and creating space before you act. This week’s experiment: when you notice the signs, pause for 90 seconds. Don’t react, don’t respond, just let the wave pass, and then choose your next move more deliberately.

In the first episode of the anxiety series, Tom shares a story about “Will” - someone who, from the outside, seems to have it all together, but internally feels like everything could fall apart at any moment. This episode explores a common but rarely discussed experience: high-functioning anxiety. The kind that shows up as perfectionism, overthinking, or the constant fear of being “found out.” Tom breaks down a simple but powerful shift that helped: learning to separate what we can control from what we can’t. Alongside this, he introduces practical tools like gathering evidence to challenge anxious thinking, spotting early physical triggers, and creating a small pause before reacting. This week’s life lab experiment is to notice when anxiety shows up, question the story you're telling yourself, and take back control of your next move.

We’ve been taught to push through when things get tough, to power on through tiredness, brain fog, and fading focus. But does it actually work? In this episode of Tom's Life Lab, Tom explores why forcing yourself to keep going when your energy dips often leads to slower work, lower quality, and deeper exhaustion. Rather than being a weakness, those signals of fatigue are your body asking for a reset. You’ll learn why small pauses can completely change your state, how “pushing through” is often driven by fear, and a simple experiment that could help you get more done without burning yourself out.

In this episode of Tom's Life Lab, Tom explores the hidden cost of being “always on” and why constant availability is quietly draining our energy, focus, and mood. As part of the energy series, he reflects on how easy it is to slip into checking messages, only to find work bleeding into evenings, sleep, and recovery time. What feels productive in the moment often shows up later as poor focus, low energy, and burnout. This episode is a reminder that boundaries aren’t about shutting people out, they’re about protecting your ability to show up well. Real energy is restored when we create space to switch off. 🎧 Listen now and try this week’s Life Lab experiment:Notice when you feel the urge to follow a distraction. Track what triggers it, and observe what happens to your energy when you resist.

Resilience isn’t just about surviving challenges, it’s about shaping your identity through them. In this final episode of the mindset series on Tom's Life Lab, Tom shares a personal story about a moment of vulnerability at work and how it transformed his understanding of strength. Strength isn’t the absence of struggle, it’s the decision to rise again. Each hard task, difficult conversation, or tough decision becomes a “brick” in the foundation of your identity. By consciously acknowledging these moments, you build evidence that you are someone who does hard things. The Life Lab experiment this week: pick one hard thing you’ve been avoiding, complete it, write it down, and celebrate it. Over time, these actions stack up to reinforce a resilient identity that naturally leans into challenges.

In this episode of Tom's Life Lab, Tom explores how narrowing your focus to what’s actually in your hands can calm overwhelm, restore clarity, and build resilience especially when the world feels noisy or uncertain. He shares the story of his book launch and how quickly he spiralled into worrying about reviews, sales, and opinions he couldn’t influence. The turning point came when he shifted his attention back to what was in his control: how he showed up, how he rested, and what he created next. This episode is a reminder that reclaiming your energy starts with one small, intentional action and that momentum is built through tiny wins, not perfect outcomes. Listen now and try this week’s Life Lab experiment: write down one thing each morning that you can control today. At the end of the day, reflect on how that focus made you feel.

In this episode, Tom explores the mindset that anything is possible not by pretending things are easy, but by choosing challenges that stretch us, scare us, and grow us. He shares the story behind writing his book 'People People', the self-doubt he had to work through, and how taking imperfect steps strengthens your ability to adapt, learn and lead. This is an episode about resilience built on purpose, leaning into discomfort, and discovering what you’re truly capable of. 🎧 Listen now and try this week’s Life Lab experiment:Choose one small challenge that feels just out of reach, commit, tell someone, and take the first step.

Life has a way of surprising us. Sometimes it’s a new opportunity, other times it’s the kind of change that knocks the wind out of you. In this episode of Tom's Life Lab, Tom shares what he’s learned about dealing with life’s curveballs, the moments when plans fall apart and certainty disappears. He explores why our first instinct to control or fix isn’t always the right one, and how peace comes not from pretending we’re fine, but from feeling what’s real and asking a better question: not “why me?” but “what now?” Listen now and try this week’s Life Lab experiment: If life has thrown you a curveball, stop resisting, feel what’s there, then choose your next move.