Imperfect Us

Nathan Jones is an emotion researcher and communicator who helps people boost their emotional intelligence. Over the past decade, Nathan has trained multiple Fortune 500 companies in soft skills, undertaken a PhD in Experimental Psychology at the University of Adelaide, and has taught Entrepreneurship classes at the Adelaide Business School. After winning the Australian eChallenge Social Entrepreneurship Award in 2019, Nathan founded his company Mood Systems to help leaders and teams boost their communication skills through the lens of emotion science. He has presented this original research at the World Congress on Positive Psychology, Mumbrella360, the QUT Leadership Coaching Conference, and TEDxUniSA. Nathan has also been heard by millions of people each day in his work as a commercial voice artist, and has helped shape the brand identities of Nickelodeon, MTV and Channel 10 in Australia. These days, he enjoys coaching and training others in how they can communicate their emotions and shape the world around them.

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LinkedIn: Nathan Jones | LinkedIn

Nathan's Ted Talk: Nathan Jones: How a song can change your life | TED Talk

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

Kylie McLerie has held positions in educational leadership at school and regional levels for the past 26 years. She is an inspiring, experienced and highly motivated facilitator with a genuine passion for engaging groups and teams in critical and creative thinking. With a background in education, educational leadership, and leadership coaching and consulting, she understands people and the importance of human agency in all organisations.

Kylie is all about connection and sees all relationships as genuine two-way learning opportunities. She harnesses the collective wisdom of people, teams and organisations and uses this data to plan innovative ways forward.

Kylie’s clients span a diverse range of industries and include organisations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, as well as coaching clients and workshop participants from kindergarten students to Executive Directors, CEO’s and Boards.

Connect with Kylie:

Website: www.collectivecultureconsultancy.com.au

On LinkedIn: Kylie McLerie | LinkedIn

Kylie's Recommendations:

Adam Grants Book Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Mike Cannon-Brooks Ted Talk How you can use impostor syndrome to your benefit

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

Dr Rochelle Brunton is a UK-trained Educational Psychologist who has spent over 12 years working with teachers, children, young people and their families within educational settings in both England and Australia.

She has provided educational psychology services to schools, colleges, universities, local authorities and communities through consultation, psychological assessments and intervention related to the learning, developmental, behavioural, emotional and mental health issues of children and young people.

In 2006, Rochelle spent time in Belfast, Northern Ireland working as part of a project to promote cross-community understanding between catholic and protestant communities affected by trauma. Here, Rochelle gained insight into how prejudice and discrimination can occur in response to human differences.

Rochelle completed her doctorate at the University of Nottingham, where her dissertation focused on autism.

Rochelle has since developed a special interest in neurodiversity and inclusion – particularly in helping neurodivergent people discover their strengths and flourish. Rochelle currently works in a clinic with neurodivergent children, teens and their families.

Rochelle also works as a leadership coach specialising in working with neurodivergent adults – many of whom lead very successful careers and family lives.

Rochelle is the author of the children’s book “All Except Winston” a book about difference, inclusion and finding one’s strengths which was published in 2018 in the UK.

Connect with Rochelle:

Email: [email protected]

On LinkedIn: Dr Rochelle Brunton | LinkedIn

On Instagram: @incrementum_psychology 

Read Rochelle's Book: All Except Winston

Rochelle's Recommendations:

Elisabeth Wiklanders Ted Talk Neurodiversity – the key that unlocked my world

Paddy and Christine McGuinness - Our Family and Autism, Does Christine have autism also?

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

In this episode, we are excited to be speaking to Ilona Rose-Sliwa, who is a proud Gunditjmara woman who is living in Wadawurrung country in Victoria. She completed her bachelor of education at the University of Melbourne in 2000 and has taught in primary, secondary and special education settings, both here and in the UK with a focus on student engagement and wellbeing. 

Her work is inspiring as she works with her team to shift the focus on a strength-based approach to closing the gap and cultivating better outcomes for first nations people. Ilona is passionate about supporting students, teachers, and school communities to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people's culture, connection, identity and wisdom to improve learning and wellbeing for everyone.

Connect with Ilona:

Ilona (Rose) Sliwa | LinkedIn

[email protected]

Ilona’s Recommended Resources:

The Rabbits by Shaun Tan

The Dreaming Path: Indigenous Thinking to Change Your Life

In My Blood It Runs

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

In this episode, we are interviewed by our wonderful producer Brenton Ainsworth and reflect on what we are learning so far along with highlights and hopes for future episodes.

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

In today's episode, we are speaking with Professor Basima Tewfik who is a Professor of Career Development and Work and Organisation Studies at MIT Sloan School of Management in Massachusetts in the United States.

Basima is known for her research examining the psychology of the social self at work. Where she seeks to define a new conversation around two underexplored phenomena in the organisational literature that implicate the social self: Workplace imposter thoughts (popularly known as Imposter Syndrome) defined as the belief that others overestimate one’s competence at work, and request-declining at work, defined as the active decision not to help others at work.

Basima also examines effective employee and workgroup functioning in the modern workplace, an increasingly important topic given the rising complexity of work.

Basima’s work has been awarded a number of accomplishments including 40 under 40 Best Business School Professor and Thinkers 50. Basima has been suggested as someone to watch for the 30 Thinkers in 2022.

Connect with Basima: Basima Tewfik | MIT Sloan

Basima's Recommended Resources

Workplace ‘impostor thoughts’ may have a genuine upside | MIT Sloan

Impostor Syndrome Has Its Advantages (hbr.org)

Ashley V. Whillans - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School (hbs.edu)

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

Sarah Weisbarth is the Director of the Discover You Program, created to elevate the potential of youth, so they can lead their best lives through building courage, confidence and connection.

Through years of personal and professional experience Sarah has found that the more we grow the more successful we will be. Sarah has worked and served as a Coach, trainer, facilitator, program planner, content developer, people leader and collaborator within non-profit, education, and small business sectors.

Sarah's extraordinary gifts, strengths, and values of authenticity, vision and mission focus, her growth mindset, perspective taking, collaboration, and purpose, enable her to cultivate a culture of empowering others to live their potential.

Contact Sarah: [email protected]

Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn: Sarah Weisbarth | LinkedIn

Visit Discover You - Discover You™

Find out more about the ABC Model 

Sarah's Recommendations:

Brene Browns Book: The Gifts of Imperfection

The Search Institutes Podcast: Rooted in Relationships

The Confident Podcast: The Confident Podcast

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Connect with Leesa: Leesa Downes . MAPP | LinkedIn

This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

Edwina Ricci is an experienced leading teacher and advocate for Positive Education and Community Engagement. Edwina has taught in Secondary Schools in the Outer East of Melbourne for 25 years and is passionate about creating environments that enable schools to flourish individually and collectively. She is currently the Project Manager of the Maroondah Positive Education Network, a network of 27 schools collaborating with their local council and the community to implement Positive Education in the City of Maroondah and to create 'Communities of Wellbeing'.

In 2019, Edwina successfully completed the University of Melbourne’s Professional Certificate of Positive Education and is enjoying implementing her projects by delivering transformational professional learning in schools. Edwina uses the science of Positive Psychology to inform her thinking, language and behaviour. She believes that everyone can be transformed to take agency over their own wellbeing and in so doing develop a deep sense of belonging in community AND a strong sense of meaning and purpose to support their own and others wellbeing. Our community will truly flourish when all its members develop a benefit mindset, collaborate for equity, respect diversity and communicate with compassion.

Connect with Edwina on LinkedIn: Edwina Ricci | LinkedIn

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Edwina’s Book Recommendations:

Prof. Martin Seligmans Book: Flourish : Seligman, Martin: Amazon.com.au: Books

Kathryn Lovewell’s Books: The Little Book of Self-Compassion

Kerry Howells Book: Untangling you

Edgar Schein’s Book: Humble Leadership

Tom Brunswell’s Book: Creating Trauma-Informed, Strengths-based Classrooms

Dan Haesler’s Book: The Act of Leadership

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Connect with Leesa: Leesa Downes . MAPP | LinkedIn

This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

Today we are speaking with Professor Joseph Ciarrochi who is an active Researcher, Speaker and Author. His is passionate about psychological flexibility, or what he calls ‘FLEXIBLE STRENGTH’ which we will uncover in today's episode. Joseph explores the cluster of skills that can be used to promote personal growth and build vitality and valued action to support whole human flourishing.

Joseph has published over 150 scientific journal articles and many influential books including The Weight Escape, Your Life- Your Way, The Thriving Adolescent, Get out of your minds and into your life for teens, Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life, and Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology: The seven foundations of well-being.

His most recent book is due out in July 2022 and is called What makes you stronger: How to thrive in the face of uncertainty using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Visit Josephs Websites: Joseph Ciarrochi | Joseph Ciarrochi and DNA-V Model of Psychological Flexibility | DNA-V International (dnav.international)

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This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn

It is a privilege to welcome today’s guest, Dr Suzy Green, Australia’s Leading Positive Psychologist and Founder of The Positivity Institute.

Professor Suzy Green is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist (MAPS) and Founder & CEO of The Positivity Institute, a Sydney-based positively deviant organisation dedicated to the research and application of the science of optimal human functioning in organisations and schools. She is a leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology having conducted a world first study on evidence-based coaching as an Applied Positive Psychology. Suzy has published over twenty academic chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles including the Journal of Positive Psychology. She is the co-editor of “Positive Psychology Coaching in Practice” (Green & Palmer, 2018), “Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace” (Smith, Boniwell & Green, 2021) and “The Positivity Prescription” (Green, 2019). Suzy lectured on Applied Positive Psychology as a Senior Adjunct Lecturer in the Coaching Psychology Unit, University of Sydney for ten years and is an Honorary Vice President of the International Society for Coaching Psychology. Suzy is an Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of East London and holds Honorary Academic positions at the Centre for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne, the Black Dog Institute and she is an Affiliate of the Institute for Well-Being, Cambridge University. Suzy is also a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Coach Hub, a leading global coaching technology platform. Suzy is an official ambassador for the Starlight Children’s Foundation and she maintains a strong media profile appearing on television, radio and in print.

Visit Suzy's Website: About PI – The Positivity Institute

Connect on LinkedIn: Dr Suzy Green | LinkedIn

Read Suzy's Books: The Positivity Prescription: A six week wellbeing program based on the science of Positive Psychology, Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace and Positive Psychology Coaching in Practice.

Suzy's recommendations:

Dr Sarah Edelman's Book: Change Your Thinking.

Scott Barry Kaufman's Book: 

The Psychology Podcast: The Psychology Podcast with Scott Barry Kaufman

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Connect with Leesa: Leesa Downes . MAPP | LinkedIn

This podcast was produced by Brenton Ainsworth: Brenton Ainsworth | LinkedIn