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In this episode Shaun interviews Paul Miller, highlighting his rugby career with the All Blacks, Chiefs, Highlanders, Otago, and Southland. They Paul's journey, including highs and lows, battling cancer, and his transition into life after rugby. Paul is also a team member at Stellar Recruitment.Rugby Career & InfluencesEarly Days in Gore: Raised in a tough environment, played for King's High School, Otago, and Southland.Intimidation on the Field: Paul was an intimidating player but recalls being wary of players like Jerry Collins and Philo Teatea.Jonah Lomu was also a force to reckon with but played in a different position.Biggest Influences: His parents played a huge role—his father was tough and stoic, and his mother was nurturing.Coaches and teammates helped shape his career.Adversity & GrowthHandling Setbacks in Rugby: Dropped from Super Rugby despite being an All Black—struggled with the sudden fall.Faced career challenges but learned resilience.Cancer Battle & Perspective Shift: Paul describes cancer as the toughest battle of his life.Forced him to reflect on his lifestyle, mindset, and personal struggles.Realised he had been carrying anger and unfulfillment from his playing days.Alcohol & Mental Well-BeingDrinking Culture in Rugby: Early in his career, drinking was used as a social tool and escape.Highlanders culture involved heavy drinking, which masked deeper issues.Changing Perspective on Alcohol: Recognised the impact of binge drinking on mental and physical health.Now Paul focuses on responsible drinking and helping his son navigate similar challenges.Parenting & LegacyRaising His Son, Max: Taking a balanced approach—supports but doesn't push too hard.Wants Max to develop humility and resilience.Advice to His Younger Self: Work harder, don't rely solely on talent.Build sustainable habits—training, fitness, and discipline should be lifelong commitments.Avoid complacency and always strive for growth.Final Thoughts & ReflectionsPaul acknowledges that others may have it tougher, so it's important to stay grounded.A favourite quote: "You only get two lives. The second begins when you realise you only have one."Grateful for family, friends, and the lessons life has taught him.
I always have and always will be a huge fan of on-the-job training. Which is why I think it's brilliant that we've got an education expert saying today that the apprenticeship system needs an overhaul. And not only that, he wants to see schools doing more, and is suggesting they could offer a trades preparation qualification to create a pipeline of new apprentices - but also to remove the stigma that an apprenticeship is second fiddle to a university degree. Michael Johnston from the NZ Initiative think-tank says in Germany, 50% of school-leavers end up in working in the trades. But here in New Zealand, a university education is given much higher status than apprenticeship training. He says we need a more coherent apprenticeship system connecting schools, the trades and the training organisations. Michael Johnston is saying that part of the problem is that trades historically have been seen or have been promoted as the thing kids do if they're not bright enough to go to university or not interested in going to university. Which is crazy for a number of reasons – for starters, I marvel all the time at what tradespeople know and what they can do. He says maybe we also need some sort of bonding system that would keep require tradespeople once they've finished their apprenticeship to stick around and not bugger off somewhere else. He says that would probably encourage more employers to take someone on in the first place. He might have a point there, but I suspect that businesses look at apprentices and just see extra work. I don't think they're necessarily concerned whether the apprentice is going to stick around once they've got their qualification. But the idea of his that I really like, is this bit where he says schools need to up their game when it comes to promoting trades and getting kids ready to move into a trade. Because I think, over the years, schools —but, in particular, school careers advisors— have pointed kids in the wrong direction, making them think that a university degree is the be-all and end-all. Another reason why I'm so excited at the ideas Michael Johnston is pushing today, is that on-the-job training is how I started my working life. So maybe I'm biased. I wanted to be a journalist, so I did a cadetship at the local newspaper. And, since then, I have been dismayed at how so many people have been sucked in by this idea that a university degree is way better than an apprenticeship or any other form of on-the-job training. Of course, there are some professions where people have to go to university – law, medicine, engineering are examples. But I have never understood why a degree makes someone a better journalist, for example. The other great thing about apprenticeships is that someone can start one, realise they're not actually cut out for that particular trade, and move on to something else without racking up huge debt and then, after three or four years, realising they're not cut out for the career they studied for. A guy I went to school with took on a plumbing apprenticeship when he left. Realised pretty quickly it wasn't him, then moved an electrical apprenticeship and flourished. The other thing about all of this is that it seems we've been saying forever that we need more apprenticeships, and we need to take the trades more seriously, but nothing seems to have changed. Maybe it's because —if we're really honest— we've been so brainwashed over the years and still believe that that you only do a trade if you're not bright enough to go to university. Hopefully, there aren't any careers advisors who still hold on to that view. Because I agree completely that the apprenticeship system needs an overhaul and the stigma that an apprenticeship is second-best to a university degree needs to go. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We have never lived in a free market; we have lived in a control system.$ BTC 82,753Block Height 887,068Today's guest on the show is @JeffBooth, Founder of Ego Death VC Fund and author of The Price Of Tomorrow.Why did @JeffBooth decide to start an Venture Capital Fund and what sudden realisation did he have that had a profound affect on his thinking and behaviour?Will #bitcoin become a medium of exchange and what are the ramifications if not!?How do we concentrate on decentralising the #Bitcoin network and why is the Strategic Reserve not going to fix this?A huge thank you to @JeffBooth for everything he has done to educate as many people as he possibly can about #Bitcoin, Free Markets, stoicism and deflation!Learn more about Jeff here:NOSTR - npub1s05p3ha7en49dv8429tkk07nnfa9pcwczkf5x5qrdraqshxdje9sq6eyhehttps://www.jeffbooth.ca/
Welcome to the Australian Bitcoin Podcast, presented by HardBlock; Australia's longest running Bitcoin-only exchange:Episode 83 - 'Buy the Dip' with Dan and Mike.- -In this episode, Daniel and Mike discuss:-Explaining the ByBit Hack - Incentives for Cybercrime- Australia's Bitcoin Voting Block- Taxation; Realised and Unrealised- Much More- -If you enjoy this episode, please send it on to family and friends to help educate them about Bitcoin. The Australian Bitcoin Podcast is brought to you by HardBlock. Sign up to get 6-months free auto-send withdrawals - Click the Link for More Info.
IVE Group: Acquisition synergies realised, gross profit up, costs down & net profit through the roof Listen to ASX-listed IVE Group Managing Director Matt Aitken talk to Matt Birney on the Bulls N’ Bears Report about IVE Group’s impressive December half yearly numbers and profit forecast for the year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Everton's worst fears have been realised following the latest update that Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Orel Mangala will face a considerable spell on the sidelines. The news comes as a severe blow for David Moyes on the back of two fantastic wins against Spurs and Brighton. With Everton's squad already threadbare, will the club make any moves in the transfer market ahead of what is expected to be a busy deadline day. Join Ian Croll, Gav Buckland and Chris Beesley for the latest Royal Blue Podcast ahead of the Leicester City clash Gavin Buckland's Book 'The End' | Order your copy here: https://tinyurl.com/GavinBucklandTheEnd Everton FC podcasts from the Liverpool ECHO's Royal Blue YouTube channel. Get exclusive Everton FC content - including podcasts, live shows and videos - everyday. Subscribe to the Royal Blue Everton FC YouTube Channel and watch daily live shows HERE: https://bit.ly/3aNfYav Listen and subscribe to the Royal Blue Podcast for all your latest Everton FC content via Apple and Spotify: APPLE: https://bit.ly/3HbiY1E SPOTIFY: https://bit.ly/47xwdnY Visit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LivEchoEFC Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@royal.blue.everto Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolEchoEFC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pavla Niklová has been the director of the Jewish Museum in Prague, one of the oldest institutions of its kind in the world, for around a year and a half. When we spoke at her office on the edge of the city's Jewish Quarter, the conversation took in everything from Niklová's own background to whether the museum has been much impacted by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Send us a textThis episode explores the essential connection between effective email marketing and successful advertising.I share valuable insights from personal experience, discussing how the right strategies can turn leads into customers, alongside the importance of self-liquidating funnels.• Discussion on failed ad campaigns and expensive lead generation • Highlighting the necessity of compelling offers and email follow-ups • Introduction to lead magnets and their role in email marketing strategies • Exploration of crafting a self-liquidating funnel • Importance of nurturing leads with follow-up email sequences • Realisation of transforming ad spend through effective conversion systems • Future plans for implementing refined advertising strategies Please suggest any topic you would like me to cover by visiting unboxtheinbox.com Join my newsletter at garyredmond.com/newsletter
Send us a textAre work worries stealing your presence at home and draining your energy?You walk through the door after a chaotic day at work, but instead of feeling relief, your mind is spinning with emails, deadlines, and the never-ending to-do list. Work has followed you home, and it's stealing your presence from the people and moments that matter most.In this episode of the 360 LeadHERship Podcast, I share my personal struggles with work-life balance and the mindset shifts that helped me reclaim my time, energy, and well-being.If you're a driven woman in leadership trying to juggle executive presence, career growth, and family life, this episode is a must-listen.Tune in to discover:Why your health and energy aren't infinite resourcesMy personal wake-up call & the tools I used to avoid burnoutHow work stress can distance you from loved onesHow to prioritize, delegate, and build the resilience to lead with confidenceRecommended Next StepsSubscribe to the 360 Leadership Newsletter to get empowering weekly insights delivered straight to your inbox - Join hereEnjoyed the episode?Don't keep it to yourself! Hit follow, leave a review, and tell your friends about the 360 LeadHership PodcastRate, Review, & Follow on Apple Podcasts"I love Lucy's podcast, it's so useful." This helps me support more women -- just like you -- move towards achieving their leadership career goals faster. Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!
Five Minutes of Magick: Stress Less, Love More - Daily Magick for Self-Care & Wellbeing
Today we explore the profound symbolism of dormant seeds beneath the winter soil, and how this natural cycle mirrors our own potential for growth and transformation.Want to create a powerful intention-setting ritual to nurture your dreams? Let's do this!
By the age of 22 Allira Potter was married to a man who she would spend the next decade with. But her life took an unexpected turn, when she met HER and it left her longing for more. Allira Potter is a proud Yorta Yorta woman, a self described witch and host of the Mamamia podcast Fill My Cup. This episode Sophie and Allira get candid about sex, open up about what dating looks like after marriage, and why lesbians move so fast! Liked this episode? Mamamia is curating 100 hours of summer listening. Check it out here THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH: Want to share your story? Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CREDITS:Host: Sophie Cachia Our guest: Allira Potter, host of Fill My Cup Executive Producer: Talissa Bazaz Audio Producer: Leah Porges Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Support the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mark and I talk about the origins of PDS from his time in the military and how we came together to embed the principles of PDS across the sporting landscape. We also discuss my own commitments and some conversations we have had about honouring my own journey of change.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-talent-equation-podcast--2186775/support.
In this episode, Erica Carder, co-founder of Talent Build Ventures, joins me to discuss why unemployment might just be the career opportunity you never saw coming. From mental health support to personalized career guidance, Erica challenges the outdated practices of traditional outplacement services. Her belief? With the right mindset and tools, you can use unemployment as a powerful reset to make bold, purposeful career moves. Join us for Erica's fresh perspective on framing unemployment as a golden opportunity and her insights to help you navigate the unemployment phase with clarity, align your career with your personal values, and build a strategic career plan to move forward with purpose. We dive into: Erica's career journey and how it shaped her bold views on employment and leadership Why traditional outplacement services are stuck in the past—and how they can improve Viewing unemployment as a rare chance to pause, reflect, and recalibrate your career How aligning your career choices with personal values can save you from future job hurdles Practical tips for building a career strategy, including three steps to see if you're on the right track Why thoughtful exit processes matter for both employees and organizations And more **Useful links** Connect with today's guest and sponsor, Erica Carder: https://talentbuild.co/ origamioutplacement.com If you are ready to uplevel your career, get unstuck or you are simply ready to unlock those leadership time-management techniques then join us in my monthly career & leadership coaching program exclusively for women in tech: https://www.tonicollis.com/academy Catch the show notes, and more details about today's episode here: https://tonicollis.com/episode230 Check us out on Youtube. Join the Leading Women in Tech community in Slack where we discuss all-the-things for women's tech leadership, covering everything from early-career leadership to C-level executives. This episode was sponsored by our guest, Erica Carder. Thank you Erica for helping to bring Leading Women in Tech to this community!
There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a ‘hard guy' get vulnerable and open hearted. Blaqbonez (Emeka Akumefule) is one of Nigeria's brightest rappers and he has often been called controversial. But this interview we see a side we have never seen before, as this ‘hard guy' gets vulnerable and open hearted.We start from his dad who simply disappeared from the house while he was young and hasn't apologised or explained since then.He tells me about how his mother survived the stigma of being a single parent, and worked a maid to help him get a good life. He says he has forgiven his father, but then he sees that influence from his in his life - breaking up a relationship despite being in love because he doesn't think he can be monogamous and he didn't want to ruin the perfect life of his girlfriend. That influence also scares him from making any woman pregnant - making his take extreme measures to avoid that. Underneath all it is in an introverted, thoughtful, sensitive young man who wants to avoid the mistake of his parents, build a life of happiness was and make those around him happy if he can. In between the talk of Don Jazzy, Victor, MI, Terry Tha Raman, his missing Headies plaque, stream farms and controversy, this is the beauty of Blaqbonez that shine through. It's one of my best conversations yet. Exclusive Patron-only Content Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
''I've gotten through the show and I haven't fallen over''Late Late Show host, Patrick Kielty joined Dave to chat about the biggest night in Irish television.
Send us a textRegister your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Maya - the endless illusion, part 2 | In Quest of Truth - Q&A with Babaji, No.200Recorded on 9 November 2024 with worldwide participants0:00 Intro0:26 Babaji comments on extract from Yoga Vasistha: "The unreal Jiva perceives the unreal world on account of the unreal influence of the unreality."3:38 Babaji comments on extract from Yoga Vasistha: "The energy of this consciousness is able to create the entire universe and then entertaining the notion 'this is not', reduces everything to a state of void."5:13 After the dissolution of the universe, how can that consciousness recreate that cosmic universe?10:55 What happens to the individual soul when it merges with the Self? Can it not come back to this creation?13:00 Why is that in the beginning when we were one with the Self, that we could separate from that?17:12 The concept of Virat, the cosmic person.21:06 When the experience happens that the mind becomes purified and the seeker feels as if they are at the crown of the head.23:28 Can Babaji recollect at what point it happened that He felt His location at the crown of the head during tapas?24:30 After that state is reached, is it not possible to go back?25:05 What is the force that is dragging us to the illusion?29:03 "Manifest consciousness is the universe and manifested universe is consciousness."31:27 What is the meaning of "it is neither real nor unreal".34:25 'The seer the seen and the sight' - what is the role of this in the preservation of the illusion?41:49 "Whatever is seen here or thought of 'you exist' - all that is pure consciousness alone, there has never been a reason why anything else should have come into being." 43:55 Consciousness of inert objects or when in deep sleep.48:59 The state of a Yogi50:16 Fading of awareness and consciousness towards the end of a person's life.52:32 What can one do to help someone who is nearing the end of life.53:14 How to handle fear in the world and be more present.55:00 How does biological reproduction of our parents create our physical existence and its consciousness?56:11 When does a human being start to exist as a person?56:58 How to deal with regret.58:56 How did Babaji feel when His Guru Swamiji dropped the physical body?1:00:05 What is the experience of deep sleep for a Realised person?___Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/Register your free place for the live online meditation and Q&A with Babaji: https://www.shivarudrabalayogi.org/en/online-satsang Website: http://www.srby.orgFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/shivarudrabalayogiTwitter: https://twitter.com/SRBYmissionInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/shivarudrabalayogi/
In 1984, Jayne Torvill and Chris Dean became Olympic gold medallists and were shot to international fame with their now iconic 'Boléro' routine. Forty years on, and after almost fifty years as a skating duo, the pair are saying a long goodbye to the rink with their Our Last Dance tour. Jess sat down with Jayne and Chris to hear about their journey from hire skates in Nottingham to the Olympic rink, the importance of eye contact, what not to say at the dole office, and the secret to their 50-year partnership. Know someone who'd enjoy this episode? Why not share it with them by tapping the 3 dots above ⬆︎ and passing it on LINKS: Buy tickets to Torvill & Dean: Our Last Dance Fill out our survey for the chance to win a $100 voucher here If you loved this chat with Jayne and Chris, we think you'll love Jess's conversation with Tony Hadley here If you love what we do, why not follow the show, and rate and review on Apple or Spotify CREDITS:Host: Jessica RoweGuests: Jayne Torvill & Chris DeanExecutive Producer: Nic McClureProducer: Amy KimballAudio Producer: Chris Marsh Digital Content Producer: Zoe Panaretos The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week is Perinatal Mental Health Week, and we're joined by one of our lovely listeners who tells us her story of experiencing mental health challenges in the perinatal period. This mum thought she was suffering the 'baby blues' - but soon realised it was much more. She tells us about the strain this placed on her marriage, and how she found her way back to hope. If you have a story you'd like to tell anonymously, we'd love to hear from you. Send us a message on instagram @babybrain.podcast or via email babybrainpodcast@gmail.com We will keep all of your details completely anonymous and confidential. Free support is available via the PANDA Helpline on 1300 726 306 (9am-7:30pm Monday-Friday and 9am - 4pm Saturday) or panda.org.au. PANDA also offers an online mental health checklist for new and expecting parents to check for possible signs of perinatal anxiety, depression, and well-being concerns. PANDA has recently launched an online chatbot to help new parents navigate PANDA's resources and exercises to support them through the perinatal journey. If you want to keep up to date with all things Baby Brain, make sure to follow us on socials Instagram: @babybrain.podcast Tiktok: @babybrainpodcast Facebook: Baby Brain Podcast Merch available at www.babybrainpodcast.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Where have you fallen asleep and realised that you no longer can pull an “All-Nighter”? We want Joburg to tell us where they have fallen asleep? And the city shared some the wildest story? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In this episode Helene talks to Jane Clift about her role as the Chair of IAF England and Wales. They talk about: How Jane got involved with the IAF and the facilitation community “the game changer for me was coming to my first IAF conference,I had never met so many people interested in facilitation” How Jane became the Chair of IAF England and Wales Highlights and challenges since becoming the Chair The importance of the IAF and community events “I think there's been a recognition in our chapter, in our community, we can all learn from each other.” And future plans for both the IAF England and Wales chapter and Jane A full transcript is below. Links Today's guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jane-clift/ Email: chair@iaf-englandwales.org To find out more about Facilitation Stories and the IAF and the England and Wales Chapter: Facilitation Stories website: https://facilitationstories.libsyn.com/ And to email us: podcast@iaf-englandwales.org IAF England and Wales: https://www.iaf-world.org/site/chapters/england-wales The Facilitation Stories Team: Helene Jewell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenejewell/ Nikki Wilson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolawilson2/ Transcript H.J Hello and welcome to facilitation stories brought to you by the England and Wales Chapter of the International Association of Facilitators, also known as IAF. My name is Helen Jewell, and today I'm going to be talking to Jane Clift, consultant, coach and facilitator and Chair of IAF England and Wales. Welcome Jane. J.C Thank you very much, Helen. I'm very happy to be here. H.J So I've got lots of questions for you, mostly about your role as chair, but before we do that, it'd be really nice to hear a little bit more about you as a facilitator and the type of work that you do. J.C Very good opening question there. So I have facilitated in quite a wide range of contexts, and I think I was doing it before I knew it was called facilitation. So I'm currently have my own business, but I've also worked a great deal for organisations, originally in sort of technology and consulting roles. So I think I was setting up and running workshops well before I knew that there was a term called facilitator, or that facilitation was a thing. So I would say that my practice started very, very organically, very organically. It's H.J It's funny, if I listen back to all the different podcasts we've done, we've done, I would say that that kind of thing is a real thread through all of them that people have kind of come into facilitation accidentally, organically, or discovered that it is called facilitation after they began doing it in the first place. J.C Exactly, yeah, something that I've also, I've always really loved stationery and stationery shops, like I really, really enjoy going into rymans and places like that. So obviously, when you're working as a facilitator, you have got the best reason in the world to be stocking up on colourful stationery craft materials. So there's something about that aspect of it that I don't know, just I've always really, really liked that idea of bringing, like, colourful stationery or objects into the workplace and having a reason to use them. And that reason is facilitation. H.J I love it. That's a great reason. I am also a self confessed stationery nerd, so I totally, I'm totally on board with that. Is there a particular type of facilitation that you enjoy doing, or that you feel is your kind of forte? J.C So I've done a lot of facilitation around agreeing, like a strategy or a road map, or like, identifying things that are getting in the way. So one of the areas that I've actually facilitated on quite a lot is risk management, which is really an important topic if you're doing large scale programs or projects, which I've done quite a lot of in my career. So I actually really like that as a topic, whether you do that in person or online. I have done quite a lot of those workshops where you end up with a room covered in pieces of paper, covered in sticky, you know, in post its and so forth. But during lockdown, like many people, I became very adept at online facilitation, and that's probably the space that I've worked in the most over the last few years, and I, I really, really like that, and I'm amazed that it works, because you're connecting up people that can be all over the world, and you're just in this virtual space, and yet you can, you can make magic happen if you can facilitate it well, and I find that an incredible and unexpected gift that came out of lockdown. Having said that, there is nothing like the energy of being in a room with people. I also absolutely love that I had the great pleasure of being facilitated myself recently, large scale workshop, 30 of us in a room, all talking about something, and it was just so much fun. So I'm not sure I've really got a niche. I'm quite a versatile person, but I tend to be better with topics that are a little bit more creative or future oriented, or that are kind of attached to something that's happening right now. Hence the interesting risk. H.J Ah, interesting, okay, and it's, yeah, also good hearing about that adaptability, which I think also flows through a lot of facilitators, practice or facilitation, and yeah, that whole movement online. I think it is amazing sometimes, as you say, to think how people can be connected online, but somehow, well, it's not somehow the magic happens. It's because we're brilliant facilitators. J.C It is because we're brilliant facilitators and we can create a safe and a fun space. It's, it is incredible, and it's also something that you almost don't realise that you have a gift for until you get that feedback. Oh, that was great workshop. Oh, we made, you know, we made progress, or I felt I could speak up. During the lockdown, I volunteered as a facilitator for action for happiness, and I ran a monthly session, and each month we get to, oh, I've got to do that session again. Oh, like an hour and a half, and I go into it, and I had a co facilitator, and we'd be part way through the session, and the magic would start to happen. And you could feel, because lockdown was a very tough time for many people, and you could feel the magic of facilitation happen. You could feel people relax, open up, and at the end of the session, we'd always do this check in, and everybody without exception, every single one of those sessions we ran, people said, Oh, I feel better. All my energy levels have lifted, or I feel relaxed. And I just thought, wow. H.J Yeah. And you get that real kind of lovely feeling in your body where you think, oh, yeah, this, this is, this is good. This is why I do this. Okay. And so you talk about, you know, your work, and then sort of almost discovering, I guess, that you are a facilitator, or that that's the thing that you can call what you do. When did you get more involved in the kind of the facilitation community and the IAF in particular. J.C So like many people who facilitate, I had been doing quite a lot of facilitation, without much formal training or orientation and without any awareness there was a facilitation community. So what kind of got me into the IAF was I, I'd been doing some team, like away day workshop, and I had, this is classic me, by the way, I kind of reinvented the wheel, not realising that there were lots of methods out there and and like ways of doing things. And after I did this workshop and probably kind of gave it far too much effort, I thought I actually need to get learn some technique here. I've got the interest, I've got the motivation, I've got the aptitude. I haven't got enough technique. So I went and did some training with ICA UK. I did, I think that their group facilitation skills course. And I think the trainer was Martin Gilbraith, who, at the time, I think, was very much a leading light in the IAF. And I joined the IAF, and then I kind of washed in and out of it a little bit. And when I started to get more involved was at one of the London meetups. That's, I think, when I started to become more actively involved. Realised it was a community. Realised that you could come gather, meet other people who facilitate and talk about facilitation. Wow, amazing, it's a thing. H.J A big network of geeks where we get to talk about all of these tools and techniques and stuff and stationery, probably. And so you discovered, I guess then this community, what kind of drew you in more, what kept you going to, you know, maybe the London meetups or ? J.C I really like, I like being part of communities. So even though I have my own business, I do like to collaborate with other people. I do like to be connected to other people. It's quite important for me. So there's quite a lot of community attached to coaching, which is another area I'm involved with. And I think once I identified there was community attached to facilitation, I was just interested in finding out more. And the meetups were definitely really good for that. And then the game changer for me was coming to my first IAF conference. I don't think I'd ever met, I had never met so many people interested in facilitation, all in one space. And also the diversity of practice was really, really, it was really inspirational for me. I had been toying with some more creative practices, not necessarily having the confidence to implement them. And at that conference, I saw people that were just going, you know, all in on their more creative facilitation practices. And I was like, wow. So I think it was that very first conference which really said, thought, these are my people, these are my tribes. We're all different from each other, and yet we've got this thing in common. And so it was the creative thing, a kind of curiosity about people, and I think another common thread was this desire to, desire to make an impact in the world, but in quite a practical way. H.J It does, I recognize that feeling of finding your people and just feeling really comfortable in a space, whether that's a meetup or something bigger, like the conference, and just thinking, oh yeah, people get what I'm talking about. And, yeah, that, yeah, making a difference I think is, is part of that, isn't it? How can we spread the word a bit? How can we share our, share our inner geekery, our love with other people? Okay, so pulling you further in, then you've been chair for the last couple of years, since January 2022, I think. And so how did that happen? J.C Well, I have to say I wanted to get more involved in the IAF, and I think I stood for the board, and I guess I didn't intend to be chair, but I'm one of those people who I think it's called situational leadership. I don't choose to be a leader unless I feel in a context I am the best person to be that leader. So so I don't have, I don't have a burning desire every day to lead, but when I'm in a situation where I think in this context, I'm the best person to lead in order for us to get a good result, that's when I get involved. So that's I think, in with that group, when I became, when I joined the board and joined the leadership team, I was, I felt I was the best person, or the one who had had the capacity and the willingness. There was plenty of other people who had the expertise to do it, but I had the capacity and the expertise and the motivation to be the chair. So that's why I became the Chair. And it's been incredible, incredibly interesting thing to have done. H.J So that's interesting, that kind of sweet spot of having all those things come together at once, as you say, the capacity and the sort of, you know, the space and the skills to actually do that. And so thinking the responsibilities is quite a it's a big deal being the chair, especially of, you know, a group of people that are all volunteers all coming together, you know, all sort of, all having their own day jobs as well. What have been your main kind of responsibilities, I suppose, as a chair, knowing a little bit about having done the role already? J.C So the responsibilities are quite varied. The way I've worked as the chair is, there's a lot of structuring of the leadership group so that we can work effectively. So I guess there's an administrative element to it, and there's also an aspect to it where you're trying to move things forward in what you feel is the general direction that the group is interested in, whilst being mindful of the fact that everybody is indeed volunteering their time, and that, you know, it's a volunteer organisation, with fairly sort of Slim, slim but stable financial capacity. So it's it's been, for me, about like moving us forward, taking us further away from that sort of post COVID environment, where I think many organisations, you know, they had to get back on their feet, and I think you had steered the leadership team beautifully through the incredible challenges of lockdown. And I think I've been able to pick up from where you left off, continue the great work. And I think move us into an even, you know, into a stronger position. And definitely, I feel we've fully recovered from lockdown now, and I think evolved somewhat as well in some really, like, great, sort of great directions. And I think we've also, and I've done this quite frequently when I've been in leadership roles, is I've tried to sort of streamline. And so sometimes with all organisations, particularly ones where a lot of people are very ideasy, you can spread yourselves too thinly, you can chase hairs, you can have an inconsistent practice because you're trying to do too much because you've got so many ideas. So I think one of the responsibilities of the chair is to sort of say, yes, these are all brilliant ideas, but where, where do we feel we can really make the most difference? Where should we? Where should we focus our energies to have the greatest impact? So that's definitely one of the, one of the responsibilities of the Chair is to sort of provide that, that leadership to, but to, you know, to acknowledge all the great ideas, but just to say, right what are we actually capable of doing as a leadership team, as an organisation, given it's entirely volunteer led. H.J And especially maybe with a group of facilitators, you know, we do tend to like ideas, don't we? We've got all sorts of, you know, things that we think should happen and could happen, and so I guess containing them then and making sure that, yeah, some are driven forward, some aren't lost, and people are still on board with with all of what's going on is definitely quite a challenge. And thinking, also back to my time as chair, it felt like that was a period of, as you say, in COVID, treading water, just making sure that things sort of carried on really but definitely your era has been much more of a moving forwards, progressing, improving things, I think. Thinking then about highlights, I suppose, things that have really stood out for you, things that have gone really well. What are those? J.C The highlights for me, from my time as chair the sort of the red carpet event every year is our conference. It's so much fun. It is two days of learning, connecting, getting totally out of your comfort zone, talking about facilitation, meeting your community, making friends, being grateful, thanking everybody for all that they're doing. So the two conferences in the time that I've been chair, they've both been really, really wonderful events for me, and I am so grateful for being part of them, even though, as Chair, I'm actually quite second hand to the conference because it's organised by a different group. But when I'm there at the conference, I have felt this is such a celebration of facilitation, it really is. And I've also been really pleased I've brought new people to the conference and introduced people to the leadership team and so forth. So that's the red carpet events. I've absolutely, also really loved our leadership away days. And in fact, can you just describe them different? Yes, we're calling them retreats now. I also love, yes, our leadership retreat. So they've been absolutely wonderful events as well. And I remember thinking, Oh, I'm going to be facilitating facilitators, uh oh. So I remember that was thinking that was quite the challenge. And yet, you know, I think we've, I think I've been involved now in three of the retreats, and I think they've all, they've all gone well, and I've learned a lot about facilitation from, from running those, from designing those sessions, and from also witnessing people in our leadership team facilitating sessions within the session. So they've been really wonderful as well. And I guess I do love the in person activities, like I do love being in a room or a space with other people, so any opportunity to do that has been great, and I think inspired by meetups that I went to in London, I'm now based in Sheffield, and I've also kicked off like a facilitate Sheffield group. I'm not sure I would have done that had I not had the experience of being a chair. I've just realised sometimes it's just like, shall we do this? Shall we try and get something moving? And that's been really interesting as well, that sometimes you've just got to have a go. H.J Oh, that's interesting. That the Sheffield meetup sort of grew out of your position as Chair, if you like. It's interesting thinking about that facilitating, facilitators bits? I totally Yeah, that really makes sense to me. That whole, you know, you, it's really good to see other people and experience other people's facilitation, but at the same time, I think possibly we are the worst participants, but it is nice to kind of get together and have that, have that all sharing of how we do things as well. I think it's quite inspirational. J.C It's really, really inspirational for me. I find the diversity of people's practice, of their life experiences, the fact that people come from different parts of the UK, and we've all converged, actually, I think it's been in Manchester or Birmingham. So we've kind of all come together. I find that very, very interesting. And everyone's paths into facilitation have been quite different. So so for me, I kind of find those sessions are very opening up, and afterwards I go away and I've learned something that's often quite significant for me and I've then carried forward with me. So I'm not going to those sessions and think I'm going to boss everyone around. It's been, they're very collaborative. H.J Definitely. No, that's been my experience as well, that feeling of collaboration. So what's changed, you know, quite a lot, probably in your time as chair, from this period of, you know, COVID, where things weren't moving forwards very much perhaps. What are the main changes you think you've seen in the last couple of years with the IAF England and Wales leadership team and board, but maybe beyond that as well? J.C So there's been quite a lot of changes. I think facilitation itself as a sort of professional and area of expertise is more understood, known, celebrated and in demand than it's ever been. That's quite interesting. I think in the time I've been chair, I'm, I have a tendency to want to structure things, so I probably have brought in some structure more, perhaps some more structure than there was previously. And I've, as I said, maybe done some of that streamlining activity. And I think everybody that I know in IAF England and Wales is really keen to, you know, expand our community, welcome more people in ,work on the diversity. I think that we are slowly becoming more diverse. We acknowledge that there's a lot more to do in that space, but there's a sort of appetite and a sort of momentum around that now, we're not just talking about it, we're doing something about it. So, for example, most of the leadership team have now taken part in anti racism training, which is, you know, really, really important. So I think perhaps we were a little bit more focused than we were. The other thing that I think changed is, and I think you 100% laid the foundations for this. I think we are more tightly or better aligned with the EME region for IAF. So I've participated in our, the regional like leadership team meetings, and they've been very interesting. And I think there's been a recognition in our chapter, in our community, we can all learn from each other. And when we've had people come to the conference from other other chapters that survive other geographies that's been really, really interesting and inspirational. So we can, we can learn so much from each other. And we've also, I think also we as a chapter have been able to do a little bit of support for other chapters as well. So that's been really great, too. So I guess I'm just trying to summarise what's changed. So I think a little bit more structure and focus, and also, yes, totally recovered from COVID and the lockdown era, and I'm feeling we probably contracted a little bit during that time period, as many organisations did, I feel we're now expanding. H.J It's really interesting that Europe and Middle East Regional link as well, because I personally really value that diversity and looking outside, you know, our chapter, and seeing what other chapters are do, are doing, and, yeah, forging those links is a really, really nice thing to be doing I think. J.C It's a wonderful opportunity. One of the things when we hear, it's easy to look at the news and think, Oh, so many bad, bad, dark things happening in the world. What I find is when you connect with people from other geographies, other cultures, when you form those links, when you extend your community, it just makes all those bad news stories, they seem a little less important, because on a very practical, like, I don't know, day to day basis, or you kind of you're ignoring all that. You're reaching out and saying, no, there is, there are, It is worth doing this stuff. It is worth connecting. It is worth still believing that we can change things through our facilitation practice. You know, I just, I like the aspect of it. I find, actually find this, I find this idea of being part of a global community, I find it very optimistic and positive. H.J It's almost quite, quite a skill, I think, to be able to find that optimism. Because, as you say, you know, there's a lot of doom and gloom around but I really like that way of thinking about things. Find the kind of the good stuff in, you know, all that's going on around us. Okay, and then flipping that on its head, however, with any role, with any you know group such as we are, there will have been challenges. What have been the main challenges? In a few minutes? J.C So one of the challenges has been my own time. So I have my own business. Sometimes I'm working full time, and then I'm supporting this activity in my free time. So that's been a personal challenge for me. The other personal challenge for me is with my desire for structure and focus, I've had to really temper that, because I have had to learn, and it's been really, really good for me, that we've got to let the ideas flow. We, people need that space to let the ideas flow, to connect. We can't, I've got a tendency to go straight into right what are we all going to do? Action, action, action. And that doesn't work with this community, because that, they that's not how this community operates. So it's been, for me that's been a tremendous learning curve, and I am now much, much more respectful and aware of that need to sort of have a lot more flow before you sort of, so that's been, that's been, as I said, it's been that's been quite challenging for me. And. And then, equally, it's also challenging that with the best one in the world, we are all volunteers, and everybody's time, you know, time constrained, or they have things going on in their personal lives which may inhibit their ability to do things, even if they're highly motivated to do that. And we are trying to be smart about this now, work at how we can outsource some of the more rote activities to to, like virtual assistance, so that we can, almost, like, use our time in a more clever and a smart way. And what I'm thinking, what are the other challenges have been? Well, it's always, you know, I think this is something we all suffer from, is, and I'm the, I'm also guilty of it is, is trying to do too much. H.J And it's, I think, that bit about us all being, you know, we're all all volunteers. We're all doing this in our own time. We're all doing it because we are invested in our community, and we want it to be better, and we want more things from it, and we want it to still be the fantastic thing it is. But actually, you know, there's only so many hours in a day, and and then finding that time to do that, and the energy, and then collaborating and coordinating, coordinating that with with a whole heap of other people all around the country is, you know, it's definitely not an easy task. J.C It's not easy at all. And I think at one point I was trying to, sort of almost like fly solo too much, and doing too much on my own. And then this year I've been really busy. And I, it was actually, this is a kind of a sort of, you know, people make New Year's decisions. So one of my decisions for 2024 was whatever I'm trying to do in life, I want to do that in collaboration with others. So I've been a much more collaborative leader in 2024 for our chapter, and I think that's been really beneficial for the chapter. So rather than thinking, I can, I'll do all this stuff on my lonesome, I've actually asked people to come in with me, and I think that's been much more successful for the chapter and for me, and again, it's another sort of smart way of working and sort of not being that kind of lonely leader marching up the mountain on their own. It's much better if you are, if you're doing stuff in small groups or with a partner. So that's just been a personal learning for me and a decision and a change of a change, like a change of sort of operation. H.J So it sounds like there's been quite a lot of learning, you know, over the last couple of years for you as chair and probably for all of us as the leadership team as well. Thinking then about, you know, all that hard work that goes into making this stuff happen, and the IAF leadership team and the, you know, England, Wales, and the wider community, what do you think that that we kind of bring to people, you know, what? What's, what do people get from it? J.C I think the most important thing that we offer is community. I think, I think many people who work in the facilitation space, I don't know if it's solo entrepreneurs, you know, or small businesses, and I think creating a community that's actually really easy to connect to, you can be in our community, don't have to be a member. You know, many people aren't members. It doesn't matter. The important thing is that there's a community that you can be part of, and we offer different ways of connecting. We have our online meetups, we have in person meetups, we have our conference and then I think what I've I've seen happen which is a very beautiful thing to witness. I have seen people who I know have only met through the conference or through the community start to do collaborations together, which shows you that these relationships are really, really building and developing and supporting people professionally. So I think that community thing is, we never did anything else, that's that's, for me, is the most important thing. But the second thing, I think, is really important, is sharing practice and acknowledging when we see good work and supporting practice. And it can be really something quite practical like, has anyone done this type of thing? Can you recommend an exercise to do this? How do you price something so, so it can be, like the very practical things, but it can also be, I mean, at the conference, quite a lot of people will showcase something that perhaps they're still working on, in terms of offering it out to clients. It's a place where you can do some experimentation. I think that's just, I feel we are very much a community of practice, and I just think that's another huge benefit to all of not just the paid up members, but everybody in our community that we can support each other to develop practice, and we can learn from each other's practices. H.J And it feels like that community, or our community, is growing all the time, and the more it grows, the more you discover new things. And you think, Oh, I didn't realise that was a thing that's interesting. I want to know more about that. And like, it doesn't seem that there are any edges to facilitation most. It's like just a constantly changing picture, which for me is someone who's got a fairly short attention span, I think is great. Always like, Oh, I've found something new to do, to learn about. So what do you think, then, is next for IAF, England, Wales and the broader community, whether members or, you know, not members. J.C We've done quite a lot of work on, like, quite futuristic visioning, and I think we slightly rode back from that, because it almost became something that was inhibiting our more immediate development and growth. So I quite like the fact that we've been a little bit more realistic about our capacity. And we've kind of, we're focusing on a few things we want to do really well. So one of them is this wonderful podcast that I'm on today. H.J Of course. J.C We want to support all of our meetups, online and in person. We want the conference to be a great success, I think, we, we obviously want to continuing offering this. It's very hard to sometimes crystallise it, but this informal kind of community support. I think, where I think there's potential is I think we could actually promote ourselves or promote the practice of facilitation more on social media, and perhaps be more structured about that. I would really like to use the, we have the IAF Global website, which is currently being updated. I would like to see that also used as a vehicle to promote, share, practice and support the community. I feel there's quite a lot of things we can do around diversity and also connecting up with our global community. So these are some of the things I find interesting and exciting, and I feel we could do more in these spaces, we could perhaps do more to support other chapters in our region as well. So there's some of the topics, I think, Oh, that's interesting. I feel my energy rising when I think about that. So there's quite a lot of opportunities. And it's just there's, again, there's so many opportunities and ideas, and there's only so much time and so much money at the bank. So so I think lots of opportunities, but we have to take a realistic perspective on it as well. H.J Opportunities tempered with a bit of fear, bit of can we actually do this stuff? And your time as chair is coming to an end at the end of this year, I think. So what's next for you? What are you going to do with all those spare hours? J.C So I have really, even though it's been very challenging and time consuming and sometimes frustrating, I've absolutely loved the opportunity to be a situational or servant leader for this chapter. It's been a wonderful opportunity for me. It's reconnected me with a lot of leadership practice that I hadn't really done for a little while. So so I'm really keen to stay involved with our chapter and stay on the leadership team and support a new chair, whoever that will be in 2025. I also want to continue developing my own facilitation practice. And I think the thing that's come out of it for me, there's two things, one more opportunity to do leadership in life, and I'm pretty confident I want to replace, replace, I'm definitely going to be pursuing, probably a trusteeship with another organisation as I think that's a really nice segue from from what I've done here, but a slightly different way of doing that. So I like to be busy, and I, I like to serve. I don't want to say be too idealistic and optimistic, but there is something wonderful about feeling that you are doing some good public service, or some good service for others without it being a huge strain on yourself. It's really good to know that you are committing some personal time to some activities, which we hope are going to do good in the world. H.J Thank you so much for talking to me today. I've just got one last question, and that is, how can we get in touch with you? So if people want to talk more to you, what, how should we get in touch with you? J.C The easiest way to get hold of me is via LinkedIn. I've got a LinkedIn profile and I'm on LinkedIn very frequently. That's guaranteed. And you can also reach me by the email address for the chair. H.J We'll put any contact emails and your LinkedIn link in the show notes afterwards. J.C Brilliant. H.J Thank you so much, Jane, and I will see you soon. J.C Thank you very much. What a wonderful opportunity to be interviewed by you. Thank you so much Helen. H.J So listeners, we've reached the end of another episode of facilitation stories, the community podcast of IAF, England and Wales. N.W If you'd like to find out more about the IAF and how to get involved, all of the links are on our website. Facilitationstories.com H.J And to make sure you never miss an episode, why not subscribe to the show on whatever podcast app you use? N.W We're always on the lookout for new episode ideas. So is there a fabulous facilitator you think we should talk to? 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Liz Lumley sits down with Ghela Boskovich, head of Europe/regional director at the Financial Data and Technology Association, to talk about digital identity, open banking and finance, and what we can expect from PSD3. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Turning the Fesshole Twitter account into other things is apparently what I do now. So far there's been two books and several live shows - so why not a podcast? The Fesshole novelty keyring is coming soon. At the simplest level, let's just pick some funny confessions and read them out and react to them. So that's what we've done here, a top ten in reverse order: 10. "My wife is a police officer. Her name is Nina. She can never find out how obviously hilarious I find this." 9. "After my husband cheated and left me his emails still popped up on my laptop. One day up popped a holiday he'd booked for him and her. I clicked on the link and it took me straight to the booking, whereupon I canceled the trip. He would have had no idea it was me." 8. "Once I took a shower at a friend's house hoping his hot mum would walk in on me. Instead his dad did and not only did he not know I was in the shower but took a shit, stunk the bathroom out and then his hot mum found me walking out of the stinking bathroom." 7. "I bought my house from a musician. Last Xmas, a package arrived for him. I don't have his contact info, so I sent him a Facebook message. Nada. I finally opened it & found a box of chocolates from Ringo Starr. They were exquisite, so this year, I didn't hesitate. Thanks, Ringo." 6. "My husband's best friend is female. If we're having a fight, he tries to get her to back him but she always takes my side. I really like her." 5. "Been running at the gym to lose weight. Last week, an athletic young woman was running next to me, 2 mph faster. Stupidly, I upped mine to 2 mph more than her thinking in my chimp brain it might have impressed her. It didn't. My Airpod fell out, and I tripped and broke my wrist." 4. "This term, i've told my 5 yr old boy a joke to tell his friends at school every morning. It's become a big deal, with kids crowding around hear it. Realised after drop off today I'm craving the validation of 5 yr olds, and now I need to keep finding jokes for him to tell." 3. "I manage a bar & I had enough of customers being rude while waiting for drinks. So I decided to create a 'cunt' button on the till where it adds £2.50 to their bill. Proceeds made from that button went to our Xmas do. Last year's button got us £12k." 2. "Smoking is a dirty, disgusting, and expensive habit. I "helped" my girlfriend to quit smoking a few years ago by training her parrot to say "phewee! Smells like cancer," followed by a fake cough, every time she lit up a cancer stick. Thank you Jellybean the parrot, you legend." 1. "Got invited to lunch with the "big boss" last year. I told him how 80% of the work was done by 20% of the people and we'd be better off without most of the team. He agreed, and 6 months later I was one of the many, many layoffs as part of an efficiency drive. Fair play." Having recorded this, my gut feeling is a top ten isn't the way to do it, but the chat was enjoyable, so tune in next time to see what we've come up with - we're on a journey to nail this format, and you're all invited. Producer: Will Fitzpatrick tempotalker.com
Michael Whiting and Nathan Schmook bring you all the latest footy news on AFL Daily. Can the Crows claim their first win at the MCG this weekend for the first time since 2017 and keep their finals hopes in 2024 well and truly alive? The AFL has updated all clubs, and fans on the holding the ball interpretation which we'll see in full effect tonight at the Adelaide Oval. Plus, a night of excitement for mid-season draftees who've earned a lifeline and reprieve to be given an opportunity to play in the big league! Subscribe to AFL Daily and never miss an episode. Rate and review wherever you listen to podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every year, Mother's Day is celebrated on the second Sunday of May in Australia. Nepali women in Melbourne spoke to SBS Nepali about the journey of motherhood. - अस्ट्रेलियामा 'मदर्स डे' हरेक मे महिनाको दोस्रो आइतवार मनाइन्छ, र यसपालि भने १२ मेमा परेको थियो। नेपाली पात्रो अनुसार भने आमाको मुख हेर्ने दिन यस वर्ष बुधवार आठ मेमा थियो। यसै सन्दर्भमा अस्ट्रेलियामा आफ्ना सन्तानलाई भेट्न आएका तथा मेलबर्नमा बस्दै आएका नेपाली महिलाहरूले आफ्नो मातृत्वको यात्राको बारेमा एसबीएस नेपालीसँग गरेको कुराकानी सुन्नुहोस्।
Join my guest Jen Mitchell, a Practical Mediumship Coach, Executive Coach, Business Strategy Consultant, and Speaker ... all in one! Learn from Jen's experience of how she went from Exec Coach and Consultant to 'coming out' with her previous and private side hustle of Mediumship. Jen will be holding an on-line event 'Leaning into the Mystery' on AEST 5 June at 6pm. This will be an evening of live readings, profound lessons and healing experiences designed to uplift your soul! You can book your tickets here. If you've been tapped by Jen in this podcast you can also book into a personal Reading or Coaching with her here. :: If you'd like to explore coaching with me.....
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I've always been a spiritual being & I've always been open to the magic… but since doing my Reiki course a few weeks ago, life hasn't really been the same for me. This is my story of how I realised I truly had gifts and that I really have been dulling myself down for too long. Listen to my journey & hear the mind blowing story of what actually happened when I practiced reiki for the first time on another person. BRING ON THE MAGIC ✨See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Join Peter and Frank as they talk about being good at Arkham Horror or, more specifically, not being bad (aka sucking) at the game - when to take tests, what the consequences of failure are, how to be a better player. The usual jazz! Amazing logo courtesy of this guy Join Drawn to the Flame on Patreon: www.patreon.com/drawntotheflame Buy Drawn to the Flame shirts, jumpers and mugs: www.designbyhumans.com/shop/drawntotheflame Email us on drawntotheflamepodcast@gmail.com | Twitter is here and Facebook is here. Thank you for listening and subscribing.
Subscribe to MamamiaShanelle Dawson was just four years old when her mother disappeared and was convinced by her father for decades that her mum didn't love her or her younger sister anymore. The truth is Chris murdered Lyn and moved his 16 year old girlfriend into their family home just two days later. Shanelle spent her entire life looking for answers and being manipulated. The Teacher's Pet podcast series unearthed compelling evidence which led to the case being reinvestigated in 2018 and Chris' arrest, conviction and sentence to life in jail. In this conversation Shanelle speaks to Mia about what it was like growing up in that house, her relationship with her family now, the chilling things multiple psychics told her and her powerful victim impact statement.Shanelle's written a book about her search for answers, it's called My Mother's Eyes.THE END BITS: Listen to Hedley Thomas on True Crime Conversations here.The Teacher's Accuser podcast by The Australian is available here.Shanelle is passionate about raising money for Women's Community Shelters and advocating for victims of domestic violence. Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Kimberley Braddish Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Freedom International LivestreamOn June 8, 2023 Thursday Guest: Dr. Norman Fenton Topic: “Five Stages of Academic Censorship by the Biopharmaceutical Complex” Auto-Bio: “I am Professor Emeritus of Risk at Queen Mary University of London (retired as Full Professor Dec 2022) and a Director of Agena, a company that specializes in artificial intelligence and Bayesian probabilistic reasoning. I'm a mathematician by training with current focus on quantifying risk and uncertainty using causal, probabilistic models that combine data and knowledge (Bayesian networks). I have published 7 books and over 400 peer reviewed articles. My works covers multiple domains including especially law and forensics (I've been an expert witness in major criminal and civil cases), and health. Since 2020 I have been active in analysing data related to Covid risk.” What we Discussed: - Why he Started Studying Covid ( 4mins) - When he Realised there was Censorship - The use of Ai for Censorship (16:30min) - The Uk Data was not as show - How captured are the Journals ( 22mins) - The BBC Documentary Propraganda (25mins) - The Flu went on Vacation (31 mins) - Heiko Schoening showing it was a Plandemic (33 mins) - The W.H.O. Getting more power (35:45 min) - More People are Waking Up with Vax injuries( 40 mins) - Don't depend on the State ( 47mins) and more Interview Panel TIP/DONATE LINK for Grace Asagra @ Quantum Nurse Podcasthttps://patron.podbean.com/QuantumNursehttps://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FHUXTQVAVJDPU Grace Asagra, RN MA (From Start to 21:30 mins) Podcast: Quantum Nursewww.quantumnurse.life Quantum Nurse Podbean https://graceasagra.podbean.com Roy Coughlan (from 21:30 mins to 44 Mins)Podcast: AWAKENINGhttps://www.awakeningpodcast.org/ TIP/DONATE LINK for Roy Coughlan @ Awakening Podcasthttps://www.awakeningpodcast.org/support/ Hartmut Schmacker ( 44 mins to 1Hr8mins) How to Contact Dr. Norman Fenton: https://www.normanfenton.com/ ====================== More about Roy: All Podcasts + Coaching and Social Media https://bio.link/podcaster https://awakeningpodcast.org/ Donations https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/support/ Video https://www.bitchute.com/channel/y2XWI0VCPVqX/ https://rumble.com/user/Awakening
Colton Hall Pharmacist by degree, deep transformational coach by life experience. After a lifetime of suffering, heavy drinking and smoking daily for 18 years, severe debilitating anxiety dependent on medications for a decade; He finally woke up. =========================================================================== Activation Products + my other Services & Donations https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/store/ =========================================================================== About my Guest Colton Hall: Pharmacist by degree, deep transformational coach by life experience. After a lifetime of suffering, heavy drinking and smoking daily for 18 years, severe debilitating anxiety dependent on medications for a decade; I finally woke up. I went on that inward self-healing journey and started doing the real work. I've been completely free from all of those bad habits, anxiety, and medications for over 5 years. My purpose is to help others at the highest level with their own journey of healing, self-actualization, and self-mastery via a customized approach/plan based on where they're at, a skill I've been perfecting since the beginning of my journey. What we Discussed: - Overcoming Depression and leaving his Pharmacist - Why he started drinking at 14yr - How he got qualified despite drinking constantly - No natural remedies taught as a Pharmacist - American Student Debt - The kickbacks are mainly with the Dr's - indoctrinated into Healthcare - The Power of Breathwork - ND's & Dr's Shadowbanned and removed - Have the ability to change your belief system ( 28 mins) - Pharma Fines ( 31 mins) - Walking away from $140k - A new healthcare system that could work (36min) and more How to Contact Colton Hall: https://www.truthprescribed.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071042431467 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0T6pZeEKCvlS3vxR19l7Fg https://www.instagram.com/truth_prescribed/ ================================ More about the Awakening Podcast Store https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/store/ Donations https://www.awakeningpodcast.org/support/ All Podcasts + Coaching and Social Media https://bio.link/podcaster https://awakeningpodcast.org/
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