Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael Leunig

Michael Leunig's email he wrote me on finding one's voice is the last 5 minutes if you want to skip to it. Michael Leunig's died a week ago. He was a massive influence on me as a kid and taught me that humans could actually make magic. Michael's instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/leunigstudio/My new book: YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKwww.darbyhudson.comYOU'RE GOING TO BE OKMy books and prints:Books and printsFind me:My free eBook of poemsInstagramTikTokYouTube#art #writingtips #creativity #writingcommunity #writing #artist

Welcome to Building Brand You™, the podcast that helps you accelerate your success by unlocking your greatest asset – you.   KEY TAKEAWAYS The small things are the things that matter. Taking care of yourself is crucial for showing up as your best self, both personally and professionally, and for building a strong personal brand. Prioritising your life is about applying systematic discipline whenever you're faced with a decision that is based on criteria reflecting what's truly important to you. Happiness can be found in small, everyday moments, and by seeking richness through less rather than more. FEATURED BOOKS: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown https://www.amazon.co.uk/Essentialism-Disciplined-Pursuit-Greg-McKeown/dp/0804137382   Small Wonder by Barbara Kingsolver https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Wonder-Barbara-Kingsolver/dp/0571215777   The Curly Pyjama Letters by Michael Leunig https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curly-Pyjama-Letters-Michael-Leunig/dp/B000OH9HJY ABOUT KYM HAMER: Kym Hamer is an international leadership, visibility and impact coach, a personal branding expert and serial entrepreneur, and the creator of Building Brand You™, a methodology helping organisations, teams, and individuals to build visibility and reputational rigor as essential building blocks for delivering sustained value.  In other words, accelerating results by unlocking your greatest asset - YOU! In 2020, just one year after launching her business, she was nominated by Thinkers360 as one of the Top 100 Women B2B Leadership influencers and is currently in the Top 15 Personal Branding and Marketing Influencers in the world. For 4 years running Kym has also been one of Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leaders on Entrepreneurship and in 2023, was recognised as one of their Top Voices for 2023 globally. Kym is the Founder & CEO of Artemis Futures International, a Founding Board Member of the Customer Experience & Service Association Middle East, and co-founder of CXSA Group Ltd.  She has been part of the faculty with Homeward Bound Projects, a global initiative reaching 1.8 billion people, equipping women and non-binary people with a STEMM background to lead conversations for a sustainable future. She voyaged to Antarctica in 2023 for 19 nights delivering the immersive component of the HB programme for more than 170 women, and was Faculty Lead for Homeward Bound's 8th leadership cohort. In between all of these things, you'll find her curled up in a corner with her nose in a book.   Building Brand You™: JOIN the BBY Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingbrandyou SUBSCRIBE to the BBY Podcast on: (Apple) - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/building-brand-you/id1567407273 (Spotify) - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Ho26pAQ5uJ9h0dGNicCIq SIGN UP to The BBY Bookshelf - https://bit.ly/BBYBookshelf   CONNECT WITH KYM HAMER: LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/kymhamer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kymhamerartemis/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kymhamerartemis/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@kymhamer Thinkers360 - https://bit.ly/thinkers360-kymhamer-BBY Find out about BBY Coaching - https://calendly.com/kymhamer/bbychat/   HOSTED BY: Kym Hamer   DISCLAIMER: The views, information, or opinions expressed during the Building Brand You™ podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved. They do not necessarily represent any other entities, agencies, organisations, or companies. Building Brand You™ is not responsible and does not verify the accuracy of any of the information in the podcast available for listening on this site. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute legal advice or services.

We're in the middle of the winter season here in Aotearoa New Zealand right now, but have you ever gone through a time in life that felt like a winter? They can arrive following a death, a job loss, a disappointment, as a result of something else or out of nowhere! Everyone will experience times like these, so whether you're in a winter now or not, we made this episode for you. In this episode of Sunday Sanctuary, Petra is joined by three guests. Up first is Horowhenua based GP and poet Glenn Colquhoun. Next, Petra talks to spiritual director Margaret Tooley. Lastly (and most excitingly for Petra), she talks to Australian cartoonist, poet and author Michael Leunig. Haere mai! Join us for an exploration of life's winters, what we can do about them, and what we can learn by "getting out into them". Sacred text: An edited passage from Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer Featured music: Mr Sun by Greentea Peng A Forest by The Cure (played during scared text) Fold by Jose Gonzalez (played during scared text) Innerspace by The Apples in Stereo (played during scared text) Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds Zionsville by Khruangbin (played at end of episode) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of our podcast, TalkDoc, Meredith, and Teighlor tackle the intricate dance between mothers and their smartphone habits. With Mother's Day as our backdrop, we embark on a heartfelt exploration of personal anecdotes, unveiling the layers of guilt that often accompany excessive phone use, particularly when it interferes with meaningful moments with our children. Our conversation is a poignant reflection of the ongoing struggle to strike a harmonious balance between fulfilling digital responsibilities and being fully present for our kids, shedding light on the phenomenon known as “technoference” and its impact on maternal contentment. Delving into the research, we dissect studies that illuminate the effects of maternal smartphone engagement on children's emotional states and cognitive synchronization during face-to-face interactions. These insights serve as a sobering reminder of the need to navigate our digital lives mindfully, cultivating strategies to mitigate guilt and foster healthier coping mechanisms. We don't just stop at analysis; we share actionable tips and techniques aimed at improving this dynamic. From establishing designated "phone-free" hours to prioritizing self-care for mental and relationship well-being, our episode serves as a beacon of support for mothers navigating the intricate web of modern-day connectivity and parenting. Join us as we navigate this nuanced terrain with empathy, understanding, and a commitment to nurturing stronger, more present relationships. Music by epidemic sound. SHOW NOTES: Experts :  Wolfers, Wendt, Becker, and Utz (2023), Pew Research Center, McDaniel & Radesky  Technoference is defined as “everyday interruptions in interpersonal interactions or time spent together that occur due to the digital and mobile technology devices” (McDaniel & Radesky, 2018, p. 100. Resources :  Wolfers, Wendt, Becker, and Utz (2023) article: “Do you love your phone more than your child? The consequences of norms and guilt around maternal smartphone use” https://academic.oup.com/hcr/article/49/3/285/7010694 Cartoon by Michael Leunig (2019): https://www.leunig.com.au/curly-world/opinion-september-2020/35-news/recent-cartoons-images/988-mummy-was-busy Research on Parental Burnout by Zhang, Hu, and Mao (2023): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/01430343231201863 Pew Research on Teens and Parents Approach to Screen Time: https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2024/03/11/how-teens-and-parents-approach-screen-time/ Research on Still Face and Babies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3289403/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32857440/ Research on Reading and Phone Interruptions: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358408603_Reduced_mother-child_brain-to-brain_synchrony_during_joint_storytelling_interaction_interrupted_by_a_media_usage Links : AFAF Episode #015: What the Phub! https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/49181892af68bd3170e025ea77a58de5

Prof. Dr. Michael Leunig ist Chefarzt für Hüftchirurgie an der Zürcher Schulthess Klinik, dem grösste Referenzzentrum der Schweiz für den Hüftgelenkersatz. Jährlich setzt die Abteilung über 1200 Hüftprothesen ein und führt komplexe Revisionseingriffe durch. Wann sollte man einen Hüftspezialisten aufsuchen? Welches sind die häufigsten Hüftleiden? Was kostet ein künstliches Hüftgelenkt, und wie lange hält es? Was ist besser: eine Hüft-Prothese von der Stange oder eine massgeschneiderte? Wie funktioniert die minimal-invasive Hüftchirurgie? Und was hat die gelenkserhaltende Chirurgie mit der Renovation eines Hauses zu tun?

Jessie had the privilege of speaking with the well renowned artist and cartoonist during the Queenscliff Gallery exhibition of his works

Theo owns and operates the Queenscliff Gallery with his wife Soula and will soon host the Michael Leunig exhibition

Nicholas commences this service today by giving thanks for the blessings of winter. In an address he titled, "Wintering", Nicholas uses Michael Leunig's Vasco Pyjama to raise some "existential" questions for Mr Curly - and for us on this cold, wet Sunday morning: - - What is worth doing? - What is worth having? It is an age-old, linked question and Nicholas points us towards an answer by quoting Heraclitus: - "Applicants for wisdom - do what I have done. Enquire within!" ...and Jesus: - "The Kingdom is within You". Nicholas's winter challenge for us all is that these are the questions...issues... we must resolve for ourselves. And whenever winter depression or despair is driven by the catalyst of our circumstances, Nicholas suggests some strategies we might use. And we end where we started today's exploration of "wintering" - with thanksgiving!

Welcome to Building Brand You™, the podcast that helps you accelerate your success by unlocking your greatest asset – you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: This season's objective was to introduce Jobs Theory by Clayton Christensen and to explore how this framework can help us to build our brand and our business. Your brand exists in the world of others. A confused mind never buys. A clear mind takes action. Do the job you need to do for your team in order for them to be a power team.  It's not just about what others can do for you, it's also about what you can do for them. RESOURCES MENTIONED: Competing Against Luck: The story of innovation and Customer Choice by Clayton Christensen: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Competing-Against-Luck-Innovation-Customer-ebook/dp/B01BBPZIHM/ Atomic Habits by James Clear: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N5AX61W/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_7FSZV0DCM2VWADDJ26Y3 The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness by Jeff Olson https://www.amazon.com/Slight-Edge-Turning-Disciplines-Happiness/dp/1626340463 The Curly Pyjama Letters by Michael Leunig: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curly -Pyjama-Letters-Michael-Leunig/dp/0670040231/    ABOUT THE HOST: Kym Hamer is an international business coach, serial entrepreneur, and the creator of Building Brand You™, a methodology helping organisations, teams and individuals to build visibility and reputational rigor as essential building blocks for delivering sustained business value. In 2020, she was nominated as one of the Top 100 Women in B2B Leadership influencers, and in 2021 as one of the Top 50 in Change Management and Top 30 in Marketing, Mindset/Mental Health and Top 10 in Entrepreneurship, by Thinkers360, the world's first open platform for thought leaders.  Kym is Founder & CEO of Artemis Futures International, a Founding Board Member of the Customer Experience & Service Association Middle East & Co-founder of CXSA Group Ltd. as well as a member of the strategy faculty for Homeward Bound, a global initiative reaching 1.8 billion people that is equipping women in STEMM to lead and shape the future of our planet. In between all of these things, you'll find her curled up in a corner with her nose in a book. Building Brand You™: BBY Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingbrandyou BBY Podcast - https://podfollow.com/building-brand-you/  The VICE Squad: Take the audit - https://www.artemisfutures.co.uk/quizzes/take-the-audit/ Tell me more/purchase the programme - https://www.artemisfutures.co.uk/tell-me-more-about-the-vice-squad/   CONNECT WITH KYM HAMER: LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/kymhamer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kymhamerartemis/ Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/kymhamerartemis/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kymhamerartemis/ Schedule a Call - https://calendly.com/kymhamer/bbychat/  HOSTED BY: Kym Hamer DISCLAIMER: The views, information or opinions expressed during the Building Brand You™ podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent any other entities, agencies, organisations, or companies. Building Brand You™ is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast available for listening on this site. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute legal advice or services. Subscribe to Building Brand You on Soundwise

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Welcome to Building Brand You™, the podcast that helps you accelerate your success by unlocking your greatest asset – you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: “You must rest, otherwise you will become restless.” If we don't take care of ourselves, don't have the energy, don't invest in all the things about us, our brand will not show up at its best. Sleep is a job that needs to be done to nourish ourselves and become productive. It's hard work to sustain a brand that is not authentically you. Why do we think that rest is not important in our life?   RESOURCES MENTIONED: The Curly Pyjama Letters by Michael Leunig: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curly-Pyjama-Letters-Michael-Leunig/dp/0670040231/    ABOUT THE HOST: Kym Hamer is an international business coach, serial entrepreneur, and the creator of Building Brand You™, a methodology helping organisations, teams and individuals to build visibility and reputational rigor as essential building blocks for delivering sustained business value. In 2020, she was nominated as one of the Top 100 Women in B2B Leadership influencers, and in 2021 as one of the Top 50 in Change Management and Top 30 in Marketing, Mindset/Mental Health and Top 10 in Entrepreneurship, by Thinkers360, the world's first open platform for thought leaders.  Kym is Founder & CEO of Artemis Futures International, a Founding Board Member of the Customer Experience & Service Association Middle East & Co-founder of CXSA Group Ltd. as well as a member of the strategy faculty for Homeward Bound, a global initiative reaching 1.8 billion people that is equipping women in STEMM to lead and shape the future of our planet. In between all of these things, you'll find her curled up in a corner with her nose in a book. Building Brand You™: BBY Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/buildingbrandyou BBY Podcast: https://podfollow.com/building-brand-you/    The VICE Squad: Take the audit: https://www.artemisfutures.co.uk/quizzes/take-the-audit/ Tell me more/purchase the programme: https://www.artemisfutures.co.uk/tell-me-more-about-the-vice-squad/  CONNECT WITH KYM HAMER: LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/kymhamer/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kymhamerartemis/ Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/kymhamerartemis/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kymhamerartemis/ Schedule a Call - https://calendly.com/kymhamer/bbychat/      HOSTED BY: Kym Hamer   DISCLAIMER: The views, information or opinions expressed during the Building Brand You™ podcast series are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent any other entities, agencies, organisations, or companies. Building Brand You™ is not responsible and does not verify for accuracy of any of the information contained in the podcast available for listening on this site. The primary purpose of this podcast is to educate and inform. This podcast does not constitute legal advice or services. Subscribe to Building Brand You on Soundwise

Danielle and Jenni talk about rest, active vs. passive rest and the impact it has had on their lives. Excerpt from "The Curly Pyjama Letters" written by Michael Leunig used with permission from the author.

Danielle and Jenni talk about rest, active vs. passive rest and the impact it has had on their lives. Excerpt from "The Curly Pyjama Letters" written by Michael Leunig used with permission from the author.

Michael Leunig is one of Australia's best-loved cartoonists. His work has appeared in The Age for more than 40 years.   He talks to Nick Cater about the cartoonist's shrinking role as court jester and free thinking spirit in an age when the restrictions around humour are increasingly suffocating and the penalties for dissidents increasingly harsh. Email Nick Cater: watercooler@menziesrc.org Support this podcasts by subscribing from just $10 a month at www.menziesrc.org/subscribe Book a seat for the 9th John Howard Lecture with Dr Brendan Nelson in Sydney on December 16, 2021: https://www.menziesrc.org/events

It is easy for any of us to get sucked into the constant interconnectedness of our world, so that is why it is time we embrace the JOY of missing out!!    ​​Be sure to check out my Be THAT Mom Movement Method course coming out soon for more tips on handling the Fear of Missing Out dilemma!    DIGITAL WELLNESS SUMMIT: LIVE SEPT 25 & 26, 2021 GRAB YOUR TICKET HERE!! FREE DOWNLOAD: Tips for using Bark + Digital Resources FREE DOWNLOAD: Digital Resources For all my top tips & tools go to https://www.dollydenson.com/store DIGITAL RESOURCE TOOLS: BARK subscription CLICK HERE (Use code BETHATMOM for 20% off & 7 day free trial) MSpy CLICK HERE (Use code BTMOM10 for a 10% discount on the 3 month package!) Pinwheel phone CLICK HERE (use code BETHATMOMTEN for a discount!) 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CLICK HERE Podcast Pro University CLICK HERE to learn more about the top podcast course, created by Stef Gass, that will help you take that idea and passion to the next level with a podcast of your own! Health/Wellness Coach opportunity!! Focus on your own wellness through fitness/nutrition while inviting a few friends to join you and/or build your own brand as a wellness coach with Team Beachbody: Email me at dolly@dollydenson.com for more info! Full Transcription:  Speaker 1 (00:00): Oh, the joy of missing out when the world begins to shout and rush towards that shiny thing, the latest bit of mental blank, trying to have it, see it, do it. You simply know you won't go through it. The anxious clamoring in need this restless hungry thing to feed. Instead, you feel the loveliness, the pleasure of your emptiness. You spurn the treasure on the shelf in favor of your peaceful self without regret, without a doubt. Oh, the joy of missing out that is a poem called the joy of missing out and in is written by Michael Leunig. And that is going to be the topic of today's podcast. Talking about how we need to encourage our kids to experience the joy of missing out. Stay tuned. Speaker 2 (00:52): Welcome to your source for tips, tools, and support to help you be that mom that is tuned in and proactive for yourself, your family, and for the wild ride of raising kids in this digital age, inspired by a mother's love with a relatable real life. Proud to be that mom flair. This is the bead that mom movement with your host, Dolly Denson. Speaker 1 (01:17): Holy moly. Check this out. If you are a mom that is looking to give your kiddo a phone, but you don't want to open up the world of the smartphone to them yet, check out the pinwheel phone. The pinwheel phone is the latest and greatest for dumb smartphones. It gives you absolute control over what they do and who they can contact, and we'll help them to develop healthy habits around using a phone, check out pinwheel@pennwell.com use code be that mom 10 for a discount. So last week we talked about the fear of missing out and this week. I want to talk about the joy of missing out. And before I get to a few tips to help you with navigating this with your own kiddos, I just want to talk about a little bit of a background on me that you may not know my podcast has been out now for, I can't even believe it when I say it, but a year and a half, I launched it in March of 2020, but as a background for me, I actually really got into the thick of things when it came to my kids and the digital things about six months prior to that was where we kind of hit our rock bottom, but it had been something that had been developing over the previous year to two years. Speaker 1 (02:32): And when I look back at a big picture of the decisions that I made with my kids, one of the, well, let me backtrack from that for a second. So before we gave all the digital things, my kids were active in our local FFA and four H chapters. We showed cattle and we showed goats at our local shows and we're very active, outdoor things. We're very active with going to different shows and showing the animals and all of that. The kids were very much into it. They did well at what they did. My youngest actually got like grand champion goat at one of the shows and was really passionate about it and really into making sure that everything was right and that we were raising the animals well and all of that stuff. Okay. Inter a X- Box gaming console and a smartphone. And now when I look back at this, it was a pivotal decision in a pivotal moment. Speaker 1 (03:34): And it was a moment where I felt good that we were giving these things. I was excited for him to be able to have them, his friends had them. And so I wanted him to have them and he was going into middle school and we'd done the same thing for the other kiddo, the next one up and kind of at similar ages. But like I've said before each one got the digital things at younger ages. And then of course they're much more interconnected as time has gone on with all of the things that have come out. So we gave those devices and then I can look back now and see a steady, like pulling away from these interests in these hobbies and these things that they were passionate about, where suddenly it was a chore to go out and work with the animals. It was a chore. Speaker 1 (04:22): And we got attitude about having to fill the water buckets and feed them and work them and go to the shows and do all the things it suddenly became to where there wasn't the same interest in those things. They were pulling away from those things at the time. I just thought they weren't interested in them anymore. And okay. We moved on to other things, right? Like my interests are not necessarily their interests. And so I'm always trying to make sure that what we are doing is because of what they want to do. Not because I'm trying to interject what I didn't get to do as a kid and that type of thing. Right. So now looking back, I can see that it was the introduction of these couple of things that just steadily kind of sucked them away from having any other interests and their main interests were consuming on these devices. Speaker 1 (05:11): And like I have, it said multiple times, I had no clue how to guide them on this. I had no clue of the addictive nature. I had no clue of the risk of predators. Like I truly had no clue period. And so things started accelerating and came to a head to where we reached a point where these things that I was allowing and giving, letting them have in their bedrooms and not having any boundaries around when, or how they use them was affecting schoolwork, was affecting sleep, was affecting every aspect of their lives. Self-esteem confidence, pretty much transformed their lives. However, it coincided with the things that happen already in the middle school years, like puberty, like massive changes in our bodies, right. And more self-awareness in more competition with peers when you suddenly, you know, have that realization of all of the things. So it coincided with those things enough to where I didn't realize what was going on. Speaker 1 (06:17): Okay. So then we came to a head of things in 2019, where all of these things that were impacting them had seeped into daily decisions and choice of who they were hanging out with and all of that stuff. Okay. And so that is when we hit rock bottom, where I realized that something had to change and where I realized that there were so much that was going on right under the surface and right under my nose. And it all stemmed to the interconnectedness of these phones of the games of all of the things. And so the only thing we knew to do at the time was removed the digital devices completely until we could get a handle on what was going on and figure out what the hell was going on. Like seriously, it was a major rock bottom, and a major point for me, where I've never felt so alone and so ashamed and just at an, a feeling of utter hopelessness. Speaker 1 (07:19): And I thought I was alone. And I thought that I was the only mom that was going through this and just really could not believe where we were because we had up until this culmination of events had really focused on providing family time, like quality family time and all these quality family things that we did. And then at the time we were, it was all so, so like fresh that I couldn't get the perspective that it was the introduction of these things without any guidance, without any boundaries around all this stuff that it sucked them away. And it wasn't, I'm not saying that it's their fault or that, you know, it's just, they're, they're like a victim of this technology and all of these things combined to suck them in and to basically crush them and to make them live in a place of not enough and a fear of missing out in all of the things. Speaker 1 (08:14): Right? So that's the perspective that I come from and what brought me to the point of making this podcast and wanting to share this information with you on a weekly basis. And so when I say that we need to help preserve and show our kids the joy of missing out I'm coming from a place of watching the joy, literally be sucked out of my children because I had no idea. And I allowed all of these things. So whether you just provide like certain limitations, such as choosing a dumb smartphone over a smartphone, or you actually put boundaries and put the layers in place that I recommend for the different things in order to build your village around giving your kids the digital things, whatever it is you decide to do that is appropriate for you, and that you want to spend time navigating is okay for you. Speaker 1 (09:09): But I hope what I'm conveying to you is that these things are addictive and they're inherently impactful on our children. And it changes from child to child, depending on what you decide, depending on their temperament, depending on their surroundings, their environment, their peers, and all of the things. And so it's important for us just realize that this is something that happens when we make these decisions to give these things. And so we need to have a game plan for talking to them about the fear of missing out and the not enough syndrome and all of those things and preserving that joy of life, preserving what they are supposed to be doing as children and as teenagers in order to discover what they're meant to be in the world. So that is, I'm very passionate, as you can probably tell about this topic, because I watched the joy of life being sucked out of my kids unintentionally, because I did not know. Speaker 1 (10:11): And because a lot of these tools that are out here today, weren't out there. And I also had no game plan, no roadmap, no nothing to tell me, where do I need to put my attention now? You know, like where is it? What's the most important thing that I need to be focusing on. I could see that there were all these things, but I didn't know where to start. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what I should allow on what I not, should not allow and all of that. So some of y'all that, listen, y'all followed me from the beginning. And I know, you know, so I'm probably speaking to the choir when it comes to y'all, but let's talk about a few tips then on how we can preserve or introduce the joy of missing out to our kids so that the fear of missing out doesn't take over their daily life and in the process, it may be that we also rediscover the joy of missing out. Speaker 1 (11:08): I know I personally have really been struggling with disconnecting from the world and, and trying to keep up with the latest news and all of the things. And so I know I could use a few reminders on this too, so hopefully you can as well. And then when you get all of this information, I challenge you to do a little joy of missing out challenge with your family, where you implement these things, and then you miss out on the world. That'd be awesome just to miss out on a few things, spending quality time together. I think we should all make that our goal, like seriously, let's just miss out on things and spend quality time together and quit having to be connected to all of the stuff that is just sounds like an amazing thing to me, to disconnect from the world. So let's talk about a few tips on things that you can do to implement this whole joy of missing out thing, which don't take these tips too, too seriously. Speaker 1 (12:12): Just kind of take the, just have them as a way to help guide you and your family and remind you how joyful it can be to be disconnected from the world. So the first thing to be intentional with your time, so schedule things that are important to you, whether it's working out, whether it's a meeting with a friend or it's writing a book or some projects that you have, that you're working on, make your time a priority instead of wasting time. And you'll find that you'll have a ton more time. So instead of spending an hour, scrolling on Facebook, actually schedule out the time for the different things that you know are important in that you need to get done each day. And then you'll find that you don't waste as much time scrolling on social media and things. I know I can sit there and it's just unreal how fast the time goes, as I'm trying to like squirrel through and check up on things, see what everybody's doing and posting and all that stuff in the time. Speaker 1 (13:08): It's just a time suck. It's just a time suck that doesn't give you much value other than just looking at things. So the second tip is just to live in the moment, live in the present, take a moment to listen to the sounds and see what's around you. Instead of it constantly rushing by if you're eating take more time to chew the food and taste the flavors. There's just so much that we rush through instead of just being present in the moment. And then the third thing is embrace tech free time, like get off of the things, unfollow people that are triggering that fear of missing out, get off of following people that are causing you some type of negative reaction, only follow the ones that lift you up and even just get off of the apps. I actually took a couple of my social media apps and I moved to them on, I have an iPhone. Speaker 1 (14:07): I moved them over to what is it called? The app library. So it's actually not on my main screen and I don't get notifications on my iPhone. So I will only go to those social media apps once a day. And I don't get anything pushed to me showing that, you know, I have a little red number saying I have this number of notifications. So I'm tempted to click that and see what's going on. Like, I literally have no notifications on my phone for the social media apps. And so that keeps me from wanting to go and check in all of the time. I sometimes still do just to see what's going on or to post to my story. But I have severely decreased. How many times I check in and look at that because not readily readily, I can't talk readily accessible from my main screen. Speaker 1 (14:58): The next thing is practice saying no, say no to some events and all of the different things. If you don't feel like you want to go to them, you don't have to keep up with anybody else. You can say, no, you can sit at home. You can, you know, do whatever you want, or if you are wanting to go to something, go to it. You know? So it's basically just doing what you want to do instead of doing what you feel like you have to do. The next tip is experience real life, not social media life. And this is something to really emphasize with our kids. Is that what we're seeing on social media is a highlight reel. It is not real life. It is not reflective of every person's struggles at every person's flaws. You know, it's like it's filtered. And so it's important for us to realize that and to get off of it and to realize we have life around us and life is going to pass us by if we aren't being proactive to be out into the world. Speaker 1 (15:55): And when it comes to my kids, that's what I saw was the biggest suck was to realize that all their interests shore sucked away and all they wanted to do was all these things that are on the digital things. And not that that's not okay to do, but it became where it was too much of that. So it's important to realize that if allowed to just do that, that it is going to suck them in and it's going to like suck all of their ambitions away to where all they want to do is that, and it can affect their self-esteem and all of that, like I've said before. And then the really the last tip is just to slow down, to slow down in everything and take more time, slow down and observe the world around us, slow down and appreciate our kids stages and our kids, you know, things that they do that annoy us slow down and just experience life. Speaker 1 (16:50): And I guess that's a duplicate of the one before, but just slowing down and experiencing the real world, getting out into the real world and not always just being connected digitally. Okay. So hopefully those made sense. I think some of them kind of overlapped a little bit, but the, just of it is to be more present in real life, experience, joy in life and experience the joy of missing out on catching up on all the things digitally and seeing what everybody's doing and knowing that whatever we're doing is enough. Whatever our kids are doing is enough and that they aren't there to prove anything to anybody else, or to get a certain number of likes, like seriously. And it is such a joy to miss out on that stuff and to just be out in the real world, doing real things. Okay. All right. I hope that this was super helpful to you and that you found this inspiring. Speaker 1 (17:42): And I hope that you'll take me up on the challenge of doing the joy of missing out challenge, share with how you are doing that. What things are you doing with your kids? That's in the real world, real life face- to-face side by side and disconnected from all the digital things. I cannot wait to hear from you and see what you were doing for that. So message me, email me dolly@dollydenton.com or message me on social media. I can't wait to see how you are going to embrace this challenge and run with it and really make your kids or help your kids experience the joy of missing out. All right, thanks so much for listening and I'll chat with you next time. Speaker 2 (18:26): Thanks for tuning in being that mom isn't easy, but together we can be that mom's strong. Don't forget to leave a review, connect on social and join. Dolly's free community till next time. Speaker 1 (18:40): Hey, if you are a mom that has a lot on your plate, like I do, and you struggle with anxiety or sleep or even chronic pain issues, please check out my soul cbd.com. They are the one and only CBD source that I trust. And you can use my code, be that mom for 15% off of your purchase.

This week we look at a great 'Dad' story from Louisiana;  the coup in Sudan; the Japanese royal wedding; a rapping priest and politicians in Kenya;  Jordan Peterson on Health Authoritarianism; the complexities of Climate Change;   the Reality of Heat pumps;  Boris Johnson's Fantasies;  an incredible speech from Putin;  Quinten de Kock;  Apple and Olive Tree in China;  Hillsong and Celebrity;  the genius of Michael Madhusudhan Dutt; the banning of Michael Leunig, Bill Bailey on Australia; the ASK Podcast,  and Maureen Macleod. 

Cartoonist Michael Leunig has been sacked by The Age over this image. Source: Instagram/leunigstudio Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets. After our intrepid duo review Toby's great success in shooting, the conversation turns to the case of Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig who was dismissed from The Age for comparing resisting mandatory vaccination to the fight for democracy in Tiananmen... Source

Michael Leunig has been sacked from The Age over a controversial anti-vaccine cartoon.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ladies and Gentlemen, place your bets. After our intrepid duo review Toby’s great success in shooting, the conversation turns to the case of Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig who was dismissed from The Age for comparing resisting mandatory vaccination to the fight for democracy in Tiananmen Square. James and Toby then place a £50 bet on whether […]

Cartoonist Michael Leunig has been sacked by The Age over this image. Source: Instagram/leunigstudioLadies and Gentlemen, place your bets. After our intrepid duo review Toby’s great success in shooting, the conversation turns to the case of Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig who was dismissed from The Age for comparing resisting mandatory vaccination to the fight for democracy in Tiananmen Square. James and Toby then place a £50 bet on whether or not the Government will implement “Plan B” (mask mandates, vaccine passports, working from home directives) before January 1, 2022. We also touch on the so-called David’s Law, named after Sir David Amess that proposes to make anonymity on social media illegal. In Culture Corner, we touch on the return of Succession, The Brothers Karamazov and Purgatory’s Shore. This week’s opening sound is of The Australian media writer Sophie Elsworth on Sky News Australia’s The Kenny Report.

With the fool's goal of covid zero now abandoned, zero restrictions on liberty should be the new goal, but for governments and the globalists net-zero emissions by 2050 is their new goal. The new zero-sum games are the focus of this week's Tim's News Explosion. Yesterday Dan Andrews updated Victoria's living with covid roadmap which replaces lockdowns with lockouts for the unvaccinated. All gathering limits and density quotas are set to be abolished when 90% of Victorians over 12 are double vaccinated, masks will only be required in high-risk indoor settings. But the unvaccinated will only be allowed to access essential retail and services with Dan vowing to keep the vaccinated economy going well in 2022 and adding booster doses to vaccine passports. Drawing cartoons against Dan's vaccine mandates have cost cartoonist Michael Leunig his job at The Age.  On Saturday the unvaccinated held a peaceful picnic at Acland Street in St Kilda to protest the new lockout, Victoria Police watched but refreshingly did not disrupt the picnic. Avi Yemini while covering a protest by nurses against the vaccine mandate was heckled by two diners Rum Rubenstein and Jodie Brillant. When Avi went over Rum got into Avi's face yelling at him in Hebrew, after Rum nudged him Avi's bodyguard Daniel Jones pushed Rum backward. Microsoft founder Bill Gates traveled to London last week to dine with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Queen. He was greeted by arrest Bill Gates protesters on arrival. Coincidentally after Bill Gates' visit and the UK Parliament passing a 6-month extension to the Coronavirus Act the UK media and health experts have said there may be a need for a winter lockdown because new daily cases in the nation that week just ticked over 50k. The Johnson Government so far has resisted implementing its plan B restrictions as its own modeling predicts cases number will plummet by Christmas. With the origin of covid-19 now confirmed as a lab leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology where the pandemic started attention has turned to the United States' National Institute for Health funding for the Wuhan lab. Dr Anthony Fauci admitted that the NIH has funded the lab but denied they funded gain of function research. The NIH director has confirmed Fauci lied that the NIH has funded gain of function research. The National Partyroom has agreed to support the Morrison Government's net-zero emissions target by 2050 in the lead-up to the Glasgow climate summit. This capitulation on climate policy by the Nationals will likely benefit One Nation and the United Australia Party who have accused them of selling out to the UN globalists. Actor Alec Baldwin accidentally shot dead cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of his latest film Rust, his director Joel Souza was seriously injured. The gun he was using onset contained live rounds, the armourer on the film Hannah Gutierrez-Reed has come under scrutiny. 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Michael Leunig has been sacked from The Age over a controversial anti-vaccine cartoon.

Il Festival ha deciso di non utilizzare un poster creato gratuitamente dall'artista dopo che sono state rese note le sue posizioni contrarie alla vaccinazione anti Covid-19.

The cartoonist Michael Leunig notices it: that in this day and age it seems like ‘Everyone is offended. Everyone is irritable, disagreeable, cranky and nervous. Everybody is jumping at shadows, jumping at conclusions. Everyone is in a bad mood.' What do we do with our anger? Need it always be destructive? The force of moral outrage which drove Jesus to expel the moneychangers from The Temple has propelled many other protests for just causes over the centuries. Sometimes our anger just needs healing and forgiveness. At other times our anger can fuel hope; our anger can bring about redemption. A talk for The Third Sunday of Lent, 4 March 2021. Find the text to this and all my talks at bit.ly/johndavies-talks.

A poem a day keeps the sadness at bay.

This is an extract of our live panel conversation from the end of episode 71, ‘The Law of the Land: Creating a regenerative system of law'. Each speaker has just presented for 10 minutes, so we pick up here at the beginning of our all-in conversation with Professor Kate Auty, Dr Alessandro Pelizzon, Nicola Rivers and Michael Leunig. It starts with Kate relating the success of the Koori Courts to our collective needs right now. We go on to explore varied cultural understandings of law and the living world, where and how people are making law work well, and how we might reframe our thinking to regenerate the law of the land. Title slide pic (L-R): Michael Leunig and Anthony James (obscured here but visible in full on the website), Kate Auty, Nicola Rivers and Alessandro Pelizzon (by Chris Grose). You can hear the rest of our conversation on the main episode 71, ‘The Law of the Land: Creating a regenerative system of law' – https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/071-the-law-of-the-land You'll find a series of links in the show notes of the main episode too, including to an extra with the rest of this conversation along with audience Q&A. And there are some photos of the event on the website. Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, and have the capacity at this time, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! Get in touch any time by text or audio at https://www.regennarration.com/story And thanks for listening.

Decades of legal protection for the living world haven't stopped it being progressively destroyed. So what do we need to do, and what's currently being done, to regenerate the law of the land and better protect and restore the living world? Thinking about all this again in recent weeks, prompted me to go back to a recording of a live panel event I produced on the topic at Melbourne's Federation Square back in 2015 (billed Preventing Crimes Against Nature at the time). I was moved all over again by the conversation that night, featuring some of the major system changes at play, and the cultural changes so intertwined with them. You'll hear: - Nicola Rivers, co-CEO of Environmental Justice Australia, who came to this event directly from the first national conference of the Panel of Experts on Environmental Law deliberating on the 'next generation' of legislative frameworks for the protection of nature; - Dr Alessandro Pelizzon is now Senior Lecturer in the School of Law and Justice at Southern Cross University, one of the founding members of the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, and supported the drafting of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; - Professor Kate Auty, brilliant community figurehead, former Victorian and ACT Commissioner of Sustainability and Environment, and now Chair of the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria; and - Michael Leunig, National Living Treasure, cartoonist and esteemed elder of the Understandascope, generating a wellspring of commentary on political, cultural and emotional life spanning more than forty years. This event was organised a little on the fly, so while we tried to have a First Nations voice directly on this panel, it didn't happen on this occasion (though my conversation with Tyson Yunkaporta for the previous episode 70 speaks straight into this one in many ways, as does an earlier conversation with Anne Poelina for episode 21). Join us for a series of 10 minute presentations from each speaker (in the sequence above), before our all-in conversation. Note: Ellen Sandell, MP for the seat of Melbourne where this event was held, sent a brief message in to the event, which is why you'll hear her referred to in the conversation. Title slide pic: Gantheaume Point, near Broome in the Kimberley region of WA (Anthony James). With thanks to Carly, James and the Understandascope team for co-creating this event, Chris Grose from Scout Films, and the National Sustainable Living Festival. Music: Faraway Castle, by Rae Howell & Sunwrae - see a wonderful film clip at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYAyUK8WWC4&feature=youtu.be Get more: You can hear the rest of our conversation with audience Q&A in an extra to this episode - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/071-extra-the-coolamon-trees Australian Story - https://www.abc.net.au/austory/breaking-new-ground/12697330 Aussies can take vital action ahead of the federal government's current bill reaching the Senate shortly - https://www.wwf.org.au/get-involved/end-animal-extinction#gs.h26qat With the growing movement asserting ‘First Law', you can support this petition from the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council - https://www.change.org/t/first-law-en-gb Dr Alessandro Pelizzon - https://www.scu.edu.au/about/contacts/staff-directory/staff/30709.php Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Law - http://www.placesyoulove.org/expertpanel/ Environmental Justice Australia - https://www.envirojustice.org.au/ David Mowaljarlai - https://www.magabala.com/products/yorro-yorro The Understandascope, building on the legacy of my old mate and mentor Frank Fisher - https://www.regennarration.com/understandascope Thanks to the generous supporters of this podcast, for making it possible. If you too value what you hear, please consider joining them by heading to our website at https://www.regennarration.com/support. Thanks for helping to keep the show going! And thanks for listening.

Neil Finn, live from home in Los Angeles. Fangradio Theme; Untitled demo; Flying Horse (demo); Q&A; Find Your Way Back Home (live acoustic performance); Q&A continued; All Shall Be Well - from Parables, Lullabies and Secrets, by Neil Finn with Australian Chamber Orchestra, Gondwana Voices & Michael Leunig, live in Sydney, 2001; Private Universe - by PS22. Fangradio is Neil Finn’s audio stream on Mixlr. He pulls from the archives, plays covers, takes requests and is joined by Liam, Elroy and Sharon Finn from time to time as well. More information and media at www.neilfinn.com/fangradio . Tune in live at www.mixlr.com/fangradio .

Between the words that are spoken and the words that are heard, may the Spirit of God be present.   What is your greatest fear right now? Is it the loss of someone you love who is vulnerable, the loss of your own job and any vestige of financial security, the loss of your own health, or the loss of the world as it used to be just a few short weeks ago? My greatest fear is coronavirus getting into my mother’s senior home in England and her dying without me having any way to say goodbye.   It seems like anyone who isn’t afraid at the moment isn’t awake. And, to be clear, fear and distress are allowed, expected, even healthy in situations like these. God’s people have always expressed the full range of their very human emotions to God. From the rage and despair of the psalms – My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?  - to Jesus weeping, maybe even ugly crying, at the grave side of his friend. We are a people who know what it is to walk through wilderness, to walk through despair, to walk through death and to be accompanied by God for every single step. We are a people who know what it is to walk through the bleakest shadow and to find new light on the other side.   I’ve always thought there is something deeply ironic in today’s readings coming at this point in the church year. We’re still deep in Lent, we haven’t even reached Passiontide yet, let alone the new life of the resurrection. But God’s promise of new life doesn’t wait for us to get to the crucifixion or to the empty tomb, It doesn’t wait for the end of a pandemic. it comes to surprise us with joy before we could ever expect it. It breaks into our quiet time of discipline, preparation and separation with a shout of new possibility, new hope, new life.   Our Hebrew scripture reading and our gospel tell us of two different ways that God gives new life, each of which we need to hear and cling to in the midst of this pandemic.   Lazarus first. He is called out of the cool quiet safety of the cave in which he sleeps in death into the fierce light of life, into the painful joy of his sisters, into noise and hubbub and renewed responsibilities and relationships and life. Let’s be clear Lazarus was not taking physical isolating to extremes, he was dead. God’s fierce gift of life in Christ reaches across that narrow barrier and calls this man to return. To return and then one day to die again.   I do not think we can expect ourselves or our beloved ones to be called back to this life from being dead three days. That sharp divine focus on one life seems now to be a broad divine panorama of all lives. God’s voice doesn’t now call one person back from death – but calls all of us back from the many small deaths that keep us from living free, loving, joy-filled, purposeful lives. The death that is despair – I doubt I’m the only one who has woken in the night to cry into my pillow, the death that is indifference – surely those old folk don’t mind dying so that my prosperous life is secure, the death that is hate – let’s make this virus an excuse for yet another brand of racism. Hear Christ’s voice calling you to come out from those small deaths, follow that voice into the light of hope, of cherishing the other, of deep love for all fragile humanity.   And then there is the new life that comes to that valley of the dry bones. That wasteland of a society that had turned away from God’s call to justice and to love and had lost its claim to humanity in the process. A society that no longer has the softness of flesh, the vulnerability of blood, the potential of muscle; one that has been reduced to hardness, to scarcity, to the unyielding breakable insufficiency of bone.   Ezekiel may have been speaking of what he saw in his own time and people. A people defeated by their own inner demons as well as by outside forces of oppressive, aggressive empires. We need to speak of what we see in our own time and our own people.   We are a profoundly broken society, broken long before Covid-19 came along to highlight our deficiencies. We choose leaders for ourselves who consistently put the economic prosperity of large companies above the basic needs of the poor. We rate our own safety as more important than the well-being of others and use fear as a reason to hold children in cages. We fail to weep whenever we see a fellow human being sleeping in dirt on a street corner. This is us – me as well as ‘them’ as well as you. Our society. Our responsibility. Our loss of humanity to become bare cold bones.   But we are not a forsaken society. New breath, new gentleness, new vulnerability, new life can come to this bleak valley, to these stripped bones.  Can these bones live? Yes they can, now as then! It is beyond time to open ourselves to God’s breath in us. To the breath that brought us life in the first place. To the breath that speaks words of love and forgiveness. To the breath that breathes in every human being, every living creature, and that unites us more closely more fiercely than our shared vulnerability to Covid 19.   How to do that? How to let the prophetic breath of God into our society’s dry bones? How to let the life-giving voice of Christ into our personal little deaths? It is only through the second that we can do the first. To let Christ call us from our small deaths of selfish choices, our small deaths of fearful living, our small deaths of hopelessness. To decide to live as if each person mattered as much as we do. To decide to live as though we truly believe in a God who can bring forgiveness out of judgment, abundance out of scarcity, hope out of despair, life out of death.   And to live like this without denying the storm of emotions that sweep through us on a daily basis. The fear, the despair, the anger, the longing for life to be otherwise. Bring these to God. Speak these to others. Know your humanity, and in knowing your own, know the humanity of every person who shares this world with you.   I’ll leave you with the words of Australian poet Michael Leunig   When the heart Is cut or cracked or broken Do not clutch it Let the wound lie open   Let the wind From the good old sea blow in To bathe the wound with salt And let it sting   Let a stray dog lick it Let a bird lean in the hole and sing A simple song like a tiny bell And let it ring

Mike Salvaris is a global leader in the development of measures that go beyond the gross inadequacies of Gross Domestic Product, to give us a better picture of our society's wellbeing or genuine progress. That is, how we're tracking against what we actually value most – like quality of life, trustworthy institutions, and the health of our families, communities and the rest of the living world. Mike has advised governments, co-founded the OECD Global Progress Research Network, and is Director of the Australian National Development Index (ANDI). You might recall him from episode 48 last year, where he joined the live conversation in Perth with Dr Katherine Trebeck, the UK-based author central to the global Wellbeing Economy Alliance. Mike was in town at the time for high level talks about the prospect of a pilot running of ANDI in Western Australia. A few months later, he was invited back to make the comprehensive case to Ministers and cross-departmental staff, with ANDI Ambassador and former Australian of the Year, Professor Fiona Stanley. What was presented that day was in many ways the collation of a life's work – culminating in this prospect. You'll hear the main part of the presentation here – a concise yet comprehensive overview of what the OECD has affirmed to be a growing global movement beyond GDP, and how ANDI offers Australia an opportunity to join in. There's also a special extra to this episode pertaining directly to the proposal being made for Western Australia, complete with next steps. A wonderful e-book of this presentation was also published last week, so while you don't need to, if you would like to follow the visuals as you listen, you'll find the link to a free download of the book below. With thanks to the Minister David Templeman, Director General Duncan Ord and especially to Jodie Holbrook, Liz Toohey, Yvette Peterson and Carol Hodgen at the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries. Thanks also to Gareth Andersen & Janith Lokuge for valued assistance with the recording. Title slide pic: cartoon by Australian National Living Treasure, Michael Leunig, with which Mike opens his presentation. Get more: Listen to the special extra to episode 55 - https://www.regennarration.com/episodes/055-extra-west-australian-development-index Australian National Development Index - http://www.andi.org.au/ The freely downloadable e-book of the presentation - https://issuu.com/melbourneuni/docs/andi_book_presentation Theme music: The System, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra Thanks to our generous supporters for making this episode possible. To learn more about The RegenNarration, and how you can support it, head to our website at www.regennarration.com. Get in touch by text or audio - www.regennarration.com/story Thanks for listening!

What drives Michael Leunig when the brush meets the canvas?

Robin Grille is a Sydney-based psychologist in private practice and a parenting educator. His articles on parenting and child development have been widely published and translated in Australia and around the world. Robin is the author of three books: ‘Parenting for a Peaceful World’ , ‘Heart to Heart Parenting’ and his newest title: ‘Inner Child Journeys’. Robin’s work is animated by his belief that humanity’s future is largely dependent on the way we collectively relate to our children.  Robin’s experiential, skills-based and informational parenting courses have helped many people to embrace parenting as a transformative, personal growth journey. Drawing from 28 years’ clinical experience and from leading-edge neuropsychological research, Robin’s seminars and courses focus on healthy emotional development for children as well as parents; while building supportive, co-operative parenting communities.      Robin Grille was always interested in human behaviour and although disillusioned by a lot of academia, he returned with a passion following his own personal growth As guitarist with stage fright, he explored counselling, which opened up an interest to understand himself and relationships In the 1980s in Sydney there was an explosion in the human potential movement, that sparked his interest in psychotherapy “When people in a room are intentionally vulnerable with one another, it creates belonging, closeness and realness” Robin initially immersed himself in body-centred psychotherapy including bioenergetics vegetative therapy and biodynamic massage, related to our body structure and how we breathe and move. He found this interesting because it is connected to how we relate to one another Robin experienced high school in Australia as a shame-based culture Permission to show your heart, let go of control. It was immensely liberating and healing One of the drivers for him exploring psychology was following a personal family tragedy The importance of community  Western Psychology is the psychology of the individual - we’ve lost the thread of connection “It’s a cliche to say ‘it takes a village’, but it’s not a cliche, it’s a must”  It’s a system that brings up a child, not just a mum and dad. At least 4 people are needed, to strengthen and support Interrelationships with one another and with nature The general evolution away from violence towards children over the last century To create a violent society, you have to treat children badly Conflict doesn’t have to be violent, it can be very creative “War is a psychological issue”, Alice Miller We change the culture by rejecting the authoritarian and over-medicalised styles of parenting and old-fashioned styles of education Democratic nations don’t go to war with one another- there’s a peace dividend within democracy empathy and heart-centred brain development according to our relationships  we are because of tribe emotion is the pathway of connection emotions are contagious  constant state of communication, even when we’re unconscious of it “families and tribes are the empathy farmers of the next generation” teaching the power of listening and curiosity and giving the time to be still “our real language is not words but body language” there’s a brain in the human heart and gut when somebody says “don’t let the heart rule the head, that’s a biological impossibility” we are part of nature Michael Leunig, Australian cartoonist, philosopher and social commentator said: “love cannot happen at speed”  we’re entirely impoverished with time and connection being listened to: “we need empathic witnesses to who we are. It’s not the fixing that fixes us, it’s everything to do with nature” It’s important to have a full cup and be held by the village, as the nourished parent has a different presence for their child: they feel more nourished when you are nourished The body can’t lie All of us can be sensitive to emptiness, and need connection with ourselves, the nonhuman world and one another to nourish ourselves It often takes just a moment of quiet or touch to reconnect dance and song are essential.  One of the ways of dominating a populous is taking away their dance The map of psycho-emotional development of childhood- science endorses what psychotherapists have seen The right to exist in utero, in birth and the perinatal period The right to need (attachment stage) : being held, carried, breastfed and co-sleeping, which gives the fundamental sense of reaching out and trust The right to have support (toddler years) The right to freedom (later toddler years): stepping away from the orbit of the adult and exploring our own way, expressing emotions. Most of us carry a deep sense of shame of who we are from this stage of development More aware at the genital level, pleasure, curiosity, passion, binary in terms of right and wrong, (5-7 years) Primary school years relate to competancy- vulnerable to feeling ashamed about learning. Children learn best when they’re not being forced to learn, and instead encouraged to follow their passions Identity, sexuality, the right to diverse and unique The right to create and express Wounding causes a development arrest, and healing reignites the development that was halted  Parents, when understanding child development, get paralysed by a sense of guilt and fear of damaging their child. It’s important to consider that nothing is permanent in terms of wounding. Repair is possible “Human beings are breathtakingly resilient” Every family has conflict “We don’t thrive from perfect safety. We thrive from risk and experience, and sometimes from pain” Our wounds give us our wisdom Leonard Cohen “There is a crack, a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in” To find out more about Robin Grille’s work, his books, articles and seminars visit:   robingrille.com  

Well-known cartoonist Michael Leunig’s most recent work shows a young mum glued to her screen as her newborn is cast away on the ground behind her. He’s copped a lot of criticism, but does Leunig have a point when it comes to our relationship with our phones?  Plus, boys from a private school were filmed yelling a misogynistic chant on a Melbourne tram this week. What does this tell us about young men? And would the same thing have happened if these boys went to a co-ed school?  And a reality TV star has taken a network to court over her ‘psychological wound’, and won. So, who is liable for the so-called “villain edit”? And is this precedent going to change reality television for good?  RECCOS Jessie: Finer Rings https://www.finerrings.com/ Rach: The Thing About Pam podcast https://www.nbcnews.com/thethingaboutpam Mia: Trinny Woodall on Instagram @trinnywoodall MMOL TOUR DATES A Night With Mia Freedman tickets available now at https://www.mamamia.com.au/events/  Subscribe to Mamamia Out Loud here:https://omny.fm/shows/mamamia-out-loud/playlists/podcast  END BITS Hosts: Mia Freedman Holly Wainwright and Jessie Stephens Producer: Elise Cooper and Lem Zakharia COME TALK TO US Join the Out Louders Facebook group GET IN TOUCH Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at outloud@mamamia.com.au   Mamamia Out Loud is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.

Michael Leunig is an Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet.His commentary on political, cultural and emotional life spans more than 50 years and has often explored the idea of an innocent and sacred personal world. The fragile ecosystem of human nature and its relationship to the wider natural world is a related and recurrent theme. His newspaper work appears regularly and the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and his cartoons have been compiled into various books including the Curly Flats series and The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama.He describes his approach as regressive, humorous, messy, mystical and primal. Producing work which is open to many interpretations and has been widely adapted in education, music, theater, psychotherapy and spiritual life. A lot of what he says in this conversation resonates very deeply with me, and is a fascinating insight into a marvellous artistic mind:“What is most personal is most universal.”“I’m trying to uphold that idea of wisdom.”“It’s OK to be yourself. Not only is it OK, I think it’s essential.”If you'd like to learn more about Leunig please visit leunig.com.auI’d love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page. For more episodes of HEAL, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/2NpSiN0, Acast at https://play.acast.com/s/pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "HEAL" in your favourite podcast app. I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes. This podcast is proudly presented by The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, or IIN for short.I've completed this amazing health training course through IIN, and I would thoroughly recommend it for anyone wanting to start a career in the health coaching and wellness space.This course is conducted over a year long period and it's constructed in a way that if you're a full time worker or a busy parent or wherever you are in your life will still be able to complete all the required curriculum and modules. Please see the link included in this post on my Facebook or Instagram page or on iTunes, to access the free sample class and first module of the program, to get a great taste of the format and structure as well as utilise my special discount that I can offer you if you decide to sign up.Make sure you tell the admission team that you're part of the Pete Evans tuition savings to claim your very substantial discount visit https://www.integrativenutrition.com Theme music by Mandharu. Audio production by Andy Maher. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Michael Leunig is an Australian cartoonist, writer, painter, philosopher and poet.His commentary on political, cultural and emotional life spans more than 50 years and has often explored the idea of an innocent and sacred personal world. The fragile ecosystem of human nature and its relationship to the wider natural world is a related and recurrent theme. His newspaper work appears regularly and the Melbourne Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and his cartoons have been compiled into various books including the Curly Flats series and The Adventures of Vasco Pyjama.He describes his approach as regressive, humorous, messy, mystical and primal. Producing work which is open to many interpretations and has been widely adapted in education, music, theater, psychotherapy and spiritual life. A lot of what he says in this conversation resonates very deeply with me, and is a fascinating insight into a marvellous artistic mind:“What is most personal is most universal.”“I'm trying to uphold that idea of wisdom.”“It's OK to be yourself. Not only is it OK, I think it's essential.”If you'd like to learn more about Leunig please visit leunig.com.auI'd love to know your thoughts and experiences - join the conversation on my Facebook page.      For more episodes of HEAL, find us on iTunes at https://apple.co/2NpsIba, Spotify at https://spoti.fi/2NpSiN0, Acast at https://play./s/pete-evans, click the link on https://peteevans.com, or just look up "HEAL" in your favourite podcast app.    I'd love to spread the knowledge in these podcasts far and wide. If you liked this episode, I'd love it if you could share it with your friends, and perhaps even leave a review on iTunes.    This podcast is proudly presented by The Institute For Integrative Nutrition, or IIN for short.I've completed this amazing health training course through IIN, and I would thoroughly recommend it for anyone wanting to start a career in the health coaching and wellness space.This course is conducted over a year long period and it's constructed in a way that if you're a full time worker or a busy parent or wherever you are in your life will still be able to complete all the required curriculum and modules. Please see the link included in this post on my Facebook or Instagram page or on iTunes, to access the free sample class and first module of the program, to get a great taste of the format and structure as well as utilise my special discount that I can offer you if you decide to sign up.Make sure you tell the admission team that you're part of the Pete Evans tuition savings to claim your very substantial discount visit https://www.integrativenutrition.com  Theme music by Mandharu. Audio production by Andy Maher.  See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dave Walker is known and loved by Church Times readers for his weekly cartoons on church life. At Greenbelt last month, Dave spoke to the Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig — whose work appears regularly in the Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald — about the art, craft, and pain of cartooning. “A cartoonist is pushing boundaries or trying to assert freedom of speech,” Leunig says. “‘A cartoon in good taste is a contradiction in terms', an editor once said to me. It's the cartoonist who's allowed to be the holy fool or the court jester. You're allowed to get away with things, and it's a privileged position.” Listen to the fascinating conversation on this week's edition of the Church Times Podcast. Dave Walker's seventh collection of Church Times cartoons, Revenge of the Flowers Arrangers, will be published at the end of the month by Canterbury Press. cartoonchurch.com

Using examples of cartoons displayed in the Inked exhibition, Dr Guy Hansen will provide a short history of Australian cartooning over the last 200 years. Guy will discuss examples of satirical prints from 1780s, cartoons during colonial Australia from The Bulletin and the emergence of cartoonists as social commentator in the twentieth century. Guy will reference works from a range of cartooning superstars including Livingston Hopkins, Phil May, David Low, Stan Cross, Bruce Petty , Ron Tandberg, Michael Leunig, Geoff Pryor, Alan Moir, Cathy Wilcox and Judy Horacek.

Using examples of cartoons displayed in the upcoming Inked exhibition, Exhibition Curator Dr Guy Hansen provides a short history of Australian cartooning over the last 200 years, sifting through examples of satirical prints from the 1780's, cartoons from the colonial period and the fleeting commentaries of the digital age. Dr Guy Hansen will reference works from a range of cartooning superstars including Stan Cross, Livingston Hopkins, Judy Horacek, Michael Leunig, David Low, Phil May, Alan Moir, Bruce Petty, Geoff Pryor, Ron Tandberg and Cathy Wilcox.

No Sooner by Michael Leunig from the Personal Funeral blog:http://personalfuneral.blogspot.com/2012/09/no-sooner-by-michael-leunig-mediation.html“No sooner do you arrive than it's time to leave.How beautiful it is, how glorious, yet it's nearly time to go. So you take it in, you take it in.And you take a few small souvenirs, some leaves: lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus.A few small pebbles, a few small secrets, a look you received, nine little notes of music,and then it's time to go.You move towards the open door and the silent night beyond.The few bright stars, a deep breath, and it really is time to go.No sooner does it all begin to make sense, does it start to come true,does it all open up, do you begin to see, does it enter into your heart…no sooner do you arrive than it's time to leave. Yes, it's the truth.And then you will have passed through it, and with mysterious consequence it will have passed through you.”About Michael Leunig http://www.leunig.com.au/ Other poems by Michael Leunig http://www.leunig.com.au/works/poems Cartoons by Leunig http://www.leunig.com.au/works/cartoons The Inner Life of Teaching and Leadership program http://www.couragerenewal.org/parker/writings/leading-from-within/ Center for Courage and Renewal http://www.couragerenewal.org/courage-to-teach/Congrats to Patrice on her new gig and all the best as you get started at the HGSE Teaching & Learning Lab! https://tll.gse.harvard.edu/ #InVinoFab Book Recommendation:The Life- Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo http://www.mariekondobooks.com/ Future ideas for the next vignette you'd like to see is ______. Job/life transition, types of wines, how to taste wine, how to move effectively? Let us know. We're happy to answer a question or entertain a predicament in life, wine, higher ed or what you might be facing as a women. Send us your thoughts, questions, suggestions, and comments to: invinofabulum@gmail.com Connect with the #InVinoFab Podcast: Hosts: Patrice (@profpatrice) & Laura (@laurapasquini); pronouns: she/her Twitter: https://twitter.com/invinofab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invinofab/ 

In an age where we can find ourselves feeling exhausted on a daily basis—beloved cartoonist Michael Leunig brings perspective. A duck helping us navigate our way through choppy waters. In this episode Leunig chats with Myke Bartlett about how we can lean into the unknown, accept melancholy as an integral part of our lives, and find joy and beauty in the uncertain.  Show notes: This conversation was recorded in front of a live audience for our friends at the School of Life. You can find the images that Leunig refers to throughout this episode by visiting www.dumbofeather.com/michael-leunig Production by our digital editor Lizzie Marton. The music you hear is by Dennis Liu.

Modern life can feel like an injury. Where do we turn for hope when all seems dark? It's times like these we need the consolation of art and ducks. Join us for an evening with Michael Leunig - cartoonist and philosopher - for a glimpse into his twentieth collection of cartoons Ducks for Dark Times. Explore the mind of one of Australia's most treasured artists and find the wisdom and resilience needed for anyone who is losing faith; who's becoming exhausted or fed up with the news, and for those of us who feel we could do well to laugh or weep a little more.

Distinguished artist and poet Michael Leunig chats to Jo Hall on Great Australian Lives.

The late Professor Frank Fisher was a pioneering systems thinker and Australia's Inaugural Environmental Educator of the Year. A couple of months ago, Anthony received a copy of an interview with Frank that was originally broadcast on SBS Radio here in Australia back in 1999. Perhaps some of you heard it at the time. For those who didn't (which included Anthony, who was to meet Frank the following year), this was a great surprise – one we are keen to share in turn. Captured in this short interview is a sense of what made Frank such a highly respected figure. There's a sense of grounded humanity and possibility in how he talks, and how he lived. The title of his anthology, ‘Response Ability', conveys this message succinctly - that the changes we need are within our reach. Regenerating systems and stories isn't the domain of remote experts. It is the subject of everyday life, and ultimately who we want to become. This is especially so given the ‘wicked' nature of our major crises. “They're called wicked problems”, Frank explains, “because anything that you do to try to mechanically ‘attack' them produces a whole range of new problems”. Given these inevitable side-effects, “We have to look at other ways of doing things. And the primary way of dealing with these problems is to take the cause away [through social change].” Frank was no technophobe, mind you. An electrical engineer who'd spent a decade in industry working in major energy projects, he went on to initiate what was Australia's largest wind farm when completed, just a few years after this interview. But it's the social context of this technology that counts most. And the way Frank describes how we can think differently, and more holistically, about the world and how we live in it, is thoroughly illuminating. Svetimir Ristic, a graduate of the Masters program Frank led for a generation at Monash University, was the original producer of this interview for his Serbian radio program nearly 20 years ago. The quality of the recording and some of the particulars of what Frank talks about may have dated a little, but the general content and approach is as relevant as ever. Music: Let Them Know, by the Public Opinion Afro Orchestra Production by Ben Moore & Anthony James. Original recording by Svetimir Ristic for SBS Serbian Radio in 1999. Many thanks to our generous supporters for helping to make this happen. And thanks for listening. Get more: On Frank and the Understandascope, a concept developed by Frank with National Living Treasure, Michael Leunig - https://www.regennarration.com/understandascope

Mary Leunig is an artist and self-described recluse living in regional Victoria. She comes from a creative family; her brother is cartoonist, Michael Leunig. In the 1980s she had books published. For many that was the last they heard from her. However, Mary never stopped drawing. Now her work is more political and personal than ever. So much so that her expression has come at a cost.

Michael Leunig in conversation with David Leser by Byron Writers Festival

Gyan shot to stardom in 1986 taking out the grand final of the TV talent quest, Star Search. She released her biggest hit "Wait" a few years later and has continued to write and release music ever since.   0-2 minute mark Introuction – Luke and Susie introduces singer/song-writer Gyan. 2 minute mark – Susie and Gyan talks about Gyan journey from being a local star search songer to famous. 3:50 minute mark – Susie asked Gyan how it felt back then when she started. Gyan reminiscing the past. 5 minute mark – Susie and Gyan talked about Gyan's first song “wait” and how people connected with it which brought her great fame. 5:50 minute mark - Susie and Gyan talked about the difference of now and before, that Gyan doesn't get the same exposure anymore, the frustration that comes along with it. Gyan talked about repeating what she did with her last success that she wanted to explore more or try new things, she also then said about losing audience along the way and gain new ones and that through it all she's always been more independent. 7:38 minute mark – Susie and Gyan talked about Gyan's creativity and how people were touched by Gyan's songs and career, talked about her partnership with the cartoonist, Leunig. Gyan travelled to the United States to start work on a third album, tentatively titled Suburban Opera, with producer Desmond Child. The start of Gyan's tough/difficult journey and healing, her motherhood and did more songs. 12 minute mark – Gyan's talked about her spiritual journey and career revival. 14:30 minute mark -  Susie talked about how powerful Gyan's voice is and how it creates a transporting kind of experience. 17:16 minute mark -  Gyan's new project “This Girl's In Love”, inspired by Michael Leunig and a friend from warner brothers to work on a new song. Crowd funding campaign to reach people whom she touched lives before. 19 minute mark – Susie and Gyan talked about Gyan getting back on stage and producing songs. 20:30 minute mark – Susie closing the podcast with thank you.   Add all sponsors links:   Add links to the guests websites/products: http://www.gyan.com.au/

Much-loved Australian artist Michael Leunig discusses his new collection, 'The Wayward Leunig: Cartoons that Wandered Off'.

  Part 2 of a lovely conversation I had with Australian icon Michael Leunig. A cartoonist for more than 40 years, Michael is also a writer, painter, philosopher and poet. Humble, wise and funny, I felt like I was catching up with an old friend. He has some golden insights into nearly all aspects of […]

  I had a lovely conversation with Australian icon Michael Leunig. A cartoonist for more than 40 years, Michael is also a writer, painter, philosopher and poet. Humble, wise and funny, I felt like I was catching up with an old friend. He has some golden insights into nearly all aspects of life. Okay, I’ll stop […]

Michael Leunig’s Jet Ski cartoon contained the following text:   Ode To A Jet-Ski Person Jet-ski person, selfish fink, May your silly jet-ski sink, May you hit a pile of rocks, Oh Hoonish, summer, coastal pox. Noisy, smoking, dickhead fool On your loathsome leisure tool, Give us all a jolly lark And sink beside a hungry shark. Scream as in its fangs you go, Your last attention-seeking show, While on the beach we all join in With ‘Three cheers for the dorsal fin!’   Car share is awesome and seems to be having an impact.   Thanks to Thomas for leaving us a message. You can do so too.   And… you’re invited to out launch party! Friday 12th December 7am - 8:30am. Workers Club. Fitzroy. Contact us to RSVP.   This week’s sponsor is Electric Body - natural skin care for the whole family.