Pauline is an author, counsellor and psychotherapist, founder of Stillness Meditation Therapy and delightful person to speak with. You will hear Pauline reflect and guide us through chaos. Pauline draws on her personal experiences as a partner and mother and how these then informed her career as a psychotherapist. This is a conversation covers very real-life struggles like unexpected deaths and changes in relationships with a grace and at times, humour, that will leave you feeling reassured. 

Barry Golding, an Honorary Professor in adult and community education, shares reflections on ageing, focusing on the roles of physical activity and friendships. This enlightening conversation continues as we couldn’t fit all his wisdom into one episode!

In the continuation, Barry delves into the Men’s Shed movement, tracing its history and philosophy. As Patron of the movement, his insights will have you eager to discover a Men’s Shed near you or for someone in your life.

Professor Barry Golding was an Honorary Professor in adult and community education of Federation University Australia in Ballarat since June 2021. Barry has held many positions in his career including Adjunct Professor, Associate Dean Research, School of Education & Arts at University of Ballarat, Australia; and founder of the RAVE (Researching Adult & Vocational Education) Group, President of the Adult Learning Australia Board, a voluntary Patron of the Australian Men’s Shed Association since 2009.

 Once you start listening it’ll be no surprise to hear that we could’ve chatted with Barry for hours, hence breaking our conversation into two parts. In this part 1 of our conversation Barry very generously shares his reflections on the ageing process particularly the role of physical activity and friendships.