Humans:Connecting

We’re back for Season 2 and we’re starting off by talking about the great work is happening around the world that’s raising awareness of loneliness, its prevalence and how it affects you physically, mentally, emotionally AND socially.

We at HUMANS:CONNECTING love being part of this global effort.

But what are you meant to do once you’re aware of loneliness and your loneliness?

We at HUMANS:CONNECTING are here for that, too. This episode helps you work out what you need to do next.

In this episode, you’ll: 

• Hear of the great awareness-raising work happening globally; and
• Be inspired to take steps towards getting the connection you’ve been missing.

Join us, because it’s time to move beyond loneliness and become a connected human.

Connect with us at HUMANS:CONNECTING

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org  

Phil McAuliffe:https://www.humansconnecting.org/meet-the-team/about-phil-mcauliffe    

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Get your Connection Plan (Connection Starter Course): https://www.humansconnecting.org/connection-starter-course

Partner with us and let’s change the world:https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch this episode on YouTube:https://youtu.be/eoqVomji9pM

Music composed and produced exclusively for the HUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/ 

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

This first season of the HUMANS:CONNECTING podcast has been epic.

We’ve uncovered so much wisdom over this season to help you become a human who feels awesomely connected to your self, to those most important to you and to your communities.

Joining Phil to unpack the wisdom throughout the season are Jeff Bartlett (the team’s Design Lead) and Pete Newsome (our Marketing Manager), who share what’s supported them to become more connected humans.

In this episode, you’ll:

• hear our highlights from the first season;
• hear the feedback we’ve received from these first episodes; and
• get remarkable tips to help you feel more connected when you next experience loneliness.

Join us and become a connected human.

Connect with Jeff:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbartlett1988/

Connect with Pete:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peternewsome/

Connect with us at Humans:Connecting

Website: https://www.humansconnecting.org  

Phil McAuliffe:https://www.humansconnecting.org/meet-the-team/about-phil-mcauliffe    

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Get your Connection Plan (Connection Starter Course): https://www.humansconnecting.org/connection-starter-course

Partner with us and let’s change the world:https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WMLNSsORT0A

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve: https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/  

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

It’s time to get real about workplace wellbeing. After all,work is a place you go and a thing you do that consumes your mind and body for about 1/3 of your adult life.

Work can be the place where you find connection and purpose. It can also be a place of stress and disconnection. 

Despite work’s importance to our wellbeing, why canworkplace mental health support services be so inadequate?

Joining Phil on this episode is Joel Anderson. Joel’s theFounder and CEO of Foremind. He’s using his skills and insight to disrupt established workplace mental health support services and provide something that works.

Joel’s a human who’s on a mission to help other humans getthe mental health support that they need, where they are and when they need it.

In this episode, you’ll: 

• hear Joel’s powerful story;

• learn what workplaces do well and what they get wrong;
• get great support if you’re feeling lost and overwhelmed; and
• be given more great advice to help you through a lonelinessexperience.

Take a break from your busy day. Come and join us.

Connect with Joel and Foremind:

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/joel-anderson-mental-health-advocate/

Website:https://foremind.com.au/

Connect with us at Humans:Connecting

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org  

Phil McAuliffe: https://www.humansconnecting.org/meet-the-team/about-phil-mcauliffe    

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Create Your Connected Workplace: https://www.humansconnecting.org/creating-connected-workplaces

Partner with us and let’s change the world:https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0OLEpIMusXA

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/  

In crisis now? https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

Cultivating the feeling of belonging is important if we’re to feel connected and move through loneliness.

The movie ‘Encanto’ offers many examples of how we humans can struggle to feel that we belong within ourselves, with those most important to us and our communities.

Joining Phil on this episode are Peg Fong and Guillermo Serrano – hosts of the ‘Alone Together: a curious exploration of loneliness’ and it’s Spanish-language equivalent ‘Juntos en Soledad’. Both Peg and Guillermo talked about Bruno on their podcasts and bring some wonderful insights to help you cultivate your sense of belonging.

In this episode, you’ll:

• get the formula to feel that you belong;
• see how ‘Encanto’ nailed the concepts of belonging and what it means to be Colombian;
• discover how art can support you through loneliness; and
• be given great advice to help you through a loneliness experience.

Get comfy and come and join us for this far-ranging chat that’ll have you dancing through your day.

Connect with Peg and Guillermo

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alonetogetherthepodcast/

Alone Together: ‘Why We Don’t Talk About Bruno: Choosing Family Estrangement’

Juntos en Soledad: ‘No se habla de Bruno: Cuando decirtes alejarte de tu familia’

Peg’s book: https://www.orcabook.com/Alone-Together

Edward Hopper’s ‘Nighthawks’: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111628/nighthawks

Connect with us at Humans:Connecting

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org  

Phil McAuliffe:https://www.humansconnecting.org/meet-the-team/about-phil-mcauliffe    

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Get your Connection Plan:https://www.humansconnecting.org/connection-starter-course  

Partner with us and let’s change the world:https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/pXGfhPIFomk 

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/  

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

‘Fear shouts and the heart whispers’: powerful words shared by our guest, Dr Jeremy Goldberg.  

We know exactly just how much our fear screams at us when we go to do connection when in the middle of a loneliness experience. It’s hard to silence the fear, isn’t it? But you must listen to your heart, because your heart knows how worthy you are of love and belonging.

This episode is all about how you can begin to listen to your heart, even when your mind – and the fear within it – is screaming.

Join Phil and Jeremy for this amazing, soul-nourishing conversation now. In it you’ll:

• get some outstanding advice on how to quieten your mind to listen to your intuition;
• hear two word dorks exploring how we can all call ourselves to something more; and
• start pursuing a wholesome life rather than only pursuing eternal happiness.

Get comfy and come and join us for a chat that’s full of wisdom, hope and joy.

Connect with Jeremy:

Website – https://www.longdistancelovebombs.comFacebook – https://www.facebook.com/LongDistanceLoveBombsBook – https://shopcatalog.com/product/itll-be-okay-and-you-will-be-too/Newsletter – https://longdistancelovebombs.mykajabi.com/emailInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/longdistancelovebombsTEDx talk – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mklMPHGLjoPodcast - https://anchor.fm/longdistancelovebombs

Connect with us at Humans:Connecting

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org  

Phil McAuliffe:https://www.humansconnecting.org/meet-the-team/about-phil-mcauliffe    

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Get your Connection Plan:https://www.humansconnecting.org/connection-starter-course 

Partner with us and let’s change the world: https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/RNTVL0I66Hc

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

What if high school wasn’t a great time for you and you wereinvited to a class reunion? Would you go?

Phil McAuliffe, HUMANS:Connecting’s founder, doesn’t have fond memories of high school and 2024 will be his 30-year high school reunion.

He initially wasn’t going to go, but with some kindness from friends and his partner, he realised that he must face his fear of being seen and judged.

He must go if he’s to put the stories that fed his loneliness to rest.

He must go and face his connection fears.   

In this episode, you’ll:

• hear Phil’s process for working through doubt and fear;
• learn strategies for sitting with painful memories; and
• see that you’re not alone when you are afraid of being judged.

All with more of Phil’s openness, honesty and humanity.

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org  

Phil McAuliffe:https://www.humansconnecting.org/meet-the-team/about-phil-mcauliffe   

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Get unstuck with our Connection Inspirations:https://www.humansconnecting.org/connection-inspirations

Partner with us and let’s change the world: https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/ZnLa2NVbcgw

Music composed and produced exclusively for the HUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

**EXCESSIVE WISDOM ALERT**

Moana Potaka is HUMANS:Connecting’s business manager and just makes things work in our team.
She also has lived through drug addiction as she transitioned into adulthood, stemming from wanting to avoid and quieten the thoughts and feelings of loneliness.

Join us to hear her inspiring story and her take on how reconnecting to her self, to those most important to her and to her community helped her move through her loneliness experience.

In this episode, you’ll:

• hear Moana’s story;
• discover how HUMANS:Connecting is a social enterprise; and
• get great advice about running your connection experiment to help you move through loneliness and become a connected human.

It's time to run your connection experiment.

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org

Moana Potaka:https://www.linkedin.com/in/moana-potaka-7060908a/ 

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Get unstuck with our Connection Inspirations:https://www.humansconnecting.org/connection-inspirations

Partner with us and let’s change the world: https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-xqE_-dcKC0

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

There are many smart and curious humans studying loneliness. Their work means that we can all understand loneliness better and then become connected humans.

We’re honoured to welcome Prof Johanna Badcock, who has followed her curiosity to find out why we experience loneliness and how we can move through it throughout her 30+ year career.

Her curiosity has led her to play a central role in the Australian – and global – quest to understand loneliness so we can unlock the connection we each need and deserve.

In this episode, you’ll:

• get insights into why studying loneliness disproves common myths;
• want to join Jo in her wish to have loneliness given more space and time during university courses;
• get great advice from a world-renowned researcher about moving through loneliness.

Join Phil for this conversation that will inform and inspireyou.

Website:https://www.humansconnecting.org

Prof Badcock:https://www.linkedin.com/in/johanna-badcock-87616648/

Become a connected human:https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Create your connected workplace:https://www.humansconnecting.org/creating-connected-workplaces

Watch on YouTube:https://youtu.be/cLROMG4-WqM

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve:https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/

Contact us to partner with us:https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

In crisis now?https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

You know that loneliness feels awful. It’s tempting toignore it and hope it goes away.

But what if there was a way that you could welcome your loneliness as a friend who’s trying to give you an important message?

You’re worthy of doing that.
In this episode, you’ll get:

• insights into two common ways we treat loneliness as a foe; and
• how you can welcome loneliness to get the connection you need and deserve.

All with another dose of Phil’s warmth, humour, wisdom andinsight.

Website: https://www.humansconnecting.org

Become a connected human: https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Create your connected workplace: https://www.humansconnecting.org/creating-connected-workplaces

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hgIg9d-vVno

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve: https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/

Contact us to partner with us: https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

In crisis now? https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support

Becoming a connected human calls you to accept these 3truths.

Let’s explore these 3 simple truths so we can get you on theway to getting the soul-nourishing connection you need and deserve.

You’re worthy of that.
In this episode, you’ll get:

• explanations of the three connection truths;
• hear some of Phil’s loneliness experience; and
• a bonus secret fourth truth…

All with another dose of Phil’s warmth, humour, wisdom andinsight.

Website: https://www.humansconnecting.org

Become a connected human: https://www.humansconnecting.org/products

Create your connected workplace: https://www.humansconnecting.org/creating-connected-workplaces

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/frgoIw0qJLY

Data used in episode:

World Health Organisation: https://www.who.int/groups/commission-on-social-connection

Australia: https://endingloneliness.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ELT_LNA_Report_Digital.pdf

Music composed and produced exclusively for theHUMANS:Connecting podcast by Alex Steve: https://www.instagram.com/ajsteve71/

Contact us to partner with us: https://www.humansconnecting.org/partners

In crisis now? https://www.humansconnecting.org/crisis-support