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Damon Gameau from 2040 and That Sugar Film talks on the big issues and how to create change in society.

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Welcome back to Man;Kind or welcome for the first time if your new around here!

My guest on this episode is Michael Sanford. If you see a picture of Michael you might be tempted to place him in a particular box in your mind — he rides horses, lives in a rural setting and pretty much looks like a cowboy. If you’re anything like me, your first thought wouldn’t be that Michael is a specialist domestic violence counsellor, who uses a range of alternative therapies to help children and young people work through their trauma.

Which is kind of the whole point, isn’t it? We put people in boxes really quickly and we make assumptions constantly without consciously thinking about it. One of the key ideas Michael talks about in our chat is that of a blueprint — and the need for some of us to create a new blueprint when the one we were given isn’t actually that helpful.

Michael has such value to add to this conversation because he brings both a very powerful personal story as well as many years of professional practice supporting others to rewrite their own. By the end of this conversation I had such respect and appreciation for Michael, and I’m sure you will too.

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Man;Kind podcast is presented by the Central Coast Council and developed by Lead by Story.

All music by the super talented Josh Corkill.

Is anything more stereotypically masculine than sharing your scars? Funnily enough, there’s a gnarly scar story within this episode, but it’s not about bravado or showing off. It’s tied up in a bigger conversation about health and money and listening to the little niggles in our gut when something doesn’t seem quite right.

My guest on this episode is Glen James. He is a retired multiple award winning financial adviser and one of the co-hosts of the hugely successful My Millennial Money podcast.

Beyond all that, Glen’s just a great guy and this conversation is probably a little bit different to a lot of the podcasts and speaking gigs so I’m super grateful that he was up for it.

We spoke about a whole bunch of stuff, including the money stories we grow up with, some money attitudes that men might display more frequently and really what it means to be healthy in a holistic way that includes how we think about our money.

This was a fantastic chat and like I mentioned - it features a scar story. So if nothing else, stick around and you’ll find out what that’s about.

Connect with Glen and the M3 Community: https://www.sortyourmoneyout.com/

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Man;Kind podcast is presented by the Central Coast Council and developed by Lead by Story.

All music by Josh Corkill.