I love Meg-John Barker, and you will too. We met for the first time on the pod but her wisdom, kindness and laugh won me over. An esteemed academic psychologist, theraprist and author they were fascinating company for this wonderful conversation. The key things we spoke about were the problems with self-help books, the need to reimagine self-care, the centrality of trauma to all of us and the inhumane systems we all have to live in.
'Hell Yeah, Self-Care' - MJB's brilliant new book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hell-Yeah-Self-Care-Trauma-Informed-Workbook/dp/1787752453 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Today our guest is an old friend Rich Watkins who is a poet, community builder, spiritual adventurer, business strategist and much more. Rich is someone I ring up for guidance because he straddles the organisational, spiritual and community world in a way that is rare. We dig into his journey from teenage evangelical to post-church community builder and spiritual explorer.
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Our food production systems are the single biggest cause of environmental change, while diseases linked to our eating habits are at epidemic levels and increasing.  Our guest Dr. Cassandra Coburn uses the latest scientific research to address this vital question: can we provide a growing population with a healthy diet from sustainable food systems?
Fortunately for us all, the answer is yes.
Cassandra is awesome company and shows how it is possible to eat well and save the planet.
Her work is all based on a seminal piece of research from 2019, the Planetary HealthDiet (PHD), Dr Coburn reveals the hidden consequences of our food choices, and how we can easily make changes which are better for ourselves and the planet. She details which food groups we should be eating, which we should avoid – and why.
Changing our way of eating is something that each of us has the power to do, and she inspired me to make some changes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest is the brilliant Dr. Carlos Saba has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs and purpose-driven business hippies through the Happy Start Up School. Carlos is an old friend of mine who is one dose wisdom to two doses of great company.
We dig into how he created an international community that serves the needs of people seeking careers that contribute positively to the world, while doing work that they love.
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Forgive the slightly flippant title but Emmy Brunner, psychotherapist, trauma specialist and author, makes talking about trauma fun. So, don't get put off by the word trauma, and dive in for a fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You need more conflict in your life. That's the position of Ian Leslie author of the book 'Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together'.
Did you know marriages with more conflict last longer? Businesses with more conflict are more successful? Children who argue with their parents more are happier?
The one caveat is that it has to be the right type of conflict. Ian is the perfect guide as he studies human behaviour then writes about about psychology, culture, technology and business for the New Statesman, the Economist, the Guardian and the Financial Times.
His website is here: https://ian-leslie.com/Twitter here: https://twitter.com/mrianleslieYou can buy his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Conflicted-Arguments-Tearing-Apart-Together/dp/0571346944

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