In this episode I'm in conversation with Dr. Srikumar Rao, one of the highest rated and most popular professors at many of the world's top business schools. His spiritually-based yet practically grounded message helps people to come radiantly alive in their life and work. We discuss the changing nature of business today, the perils of living in a self-centered world, how to set/achieve goals without stress and fear, and the benevolent nature of the universe.

To learn more about Dr. Rao, head to www.theraoinstitute.com

We're back for season two of "Might Help, Can't Hurt! Conversations with Leaders, Doers, and Friends." In this episode I'm in conversation with Nicola Bird - serial entrepreneur, founder of A Little Peace of Mind and author the Hay House book of the same name, one of the best books I've ever read about overcoming anxiety. We discuss anxiety, creativity, and what it takes to keep yourself together when the world around you seems to be falling apart!

Website: https://alittlepeaceofmind.co.uk/

Michelle Walder is my long-time friend and business manager. She is also the CEO and co-founder of TXG Ltd, an executive coach placement firm in the UK, as well as being a non-executive director of at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club and the Hay Festival of Literature and the Arts. In this episode, recorded in the midst of the US presidential elections, we explored what work might look like post-pandemic, the increased humanity that comes from working from home, and how increased opportunities for women can change the world of work! To learn more about Michelle, you can find her info below:

https://txgltd.com/who-we-are/michelle-walder/

This quiet yet insight packed conversation with filmmaker Nic Askew was filled with an exploration of what it is to live life from the place of being "a glorious ignoramus" - that is, from the place of stillness, soul, and not knowing. We talked about "winging it", pure listening, being lived, and the difference between felt experience and intellectual understanding.  

Website: https://soulbiographies.com

Instagram/Facebook: @nicaskew

Nic's TEDX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVWZ1-6BQQgWorking Title

Nic's poems:

https://soulbiographies.com/library/the-glorious-ignoramus/

https://soulbiographies.com/library/fragile/

The short film, God and the Chocolate Ice Cream directed by Nic and featuring me: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=718298809041256

In this fascinating and thought-provoking conversation, I'm talking with Reed and Krista Smith, the founders and owners of Centered Recovery, an insight-based recovery program in Atlanta, Georgia. We explored their principles-based approach to helping people get new perspectives on physical and emotional pain, and how seeing beyond both "thought" and "thinker" allows for more space and ease in the midst of our busy lives! To learn more about Reed and Krista and Centered Recovery, you can find their information below:

Website: www.centeredrecoveryprograms.com Facebook/Instagram: @centeredrecovery

In this amazing episode, I'm in conversation with Brooke Wheeldon-Reese and Ashley Hunt from The Spark Initiative and James Hird, the principal of Horizons Academy Alternative School where he continues his life's work of recovering at risk students. We talked about how educating students and teachers about how the mind works not only allows them to study and learn more effectively, but creates a solid foundation for having "difficult but necessary" conversations about societal issues.  Plus, you may never look at a tea bag or Skittle in the same way again... :-) To learn more about the Spark Initiative, you can check out the links below:

Websites: 

https://acommunitythrives.mightycause.com/story/Spark3

https://thesparkinitiative.com/

Facebook: @sparkmentoringprograms

Instagram: @sparkinitiative

Twitter: @sparkcurriculum

In this episode I'm in conversation with Dr. William F. Pettit Jr., Adjunct Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at both Creighton University School of Medicine and Michigan State University School of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a recognized educator in the Three Principles Understanding, and has presented at many national and international conferences and consulted to numerous clients and organizations both nationally and internationally.

Bill and I talk about where stress actually comes from, how mental health diagnoses can become an unnecessary burden, and how a principles-based understanding of the mind and body can help anyone to uncover their mental health and peace of mind regardless of circumstances. To learn more about Bill, you can find his information below:

Website: https://thedrspettit.com/mentalhealth/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrsPettit

References:

My Guide Inside https://www.myguideinside.com/

Syd Banks on The Great Illusion http://sydbanks.com/longbeach/

In this episode, the American Zen Master Genpo Roshi and I explore what it is to ascend the "mountain of enlightenment" and come down the other side, how to engage with the game of life even as you wake up to the dream, and how to take all the pressure off yourself for the rest of your life! To learn more about Genpo, you can find his information below:

Website: https://bigmind.org/genpo-roshi/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bigmindbighe...

In this episode, Tae-Bo creator and seven time Karate world champion Billy Blanks and I explored the power of commitment and faith, what it really means to be a "good loser", his unusual plan for getting our world leaders to begin working together, and perhaps most importantly of all, who would have won if he fought Chuck Norris in their prime... :-) To learn more about Billy, you can find his information below:

Instagram: billyblanksofficial1

Facebook: @thebillyblanks

Youtube: Billy Blanks Tae Bo

Fitness Webstie: https://www.taebonation.com/

In this conversation with bestselling author and former celebrity PR manager Susie Pearl, we talked about cancer, how a near-death experience changed her life, her new book "The Art of Creativity", and how when you get brains, money, and inspired action working together you might just change the world! The Art of creativity is out now on Amazon UK, Audible, and in Waterstones UK as well as all good bookshops. If you'd like to learn more about Susie you can find her information below:

Website: www.susiepearl.com

Susie's New book: www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Creativity-Habits-Highly-Creative

Instagram: @susiepearlx

Facebook: @susiepearlwriter

Twitter: @susie_pearl

YouTube: Susie Pearl