Changing the world can feel impossible—until you realise it starts with one decision: choosing to be brave.

In this episode of My Friend Ron, we explore how to find the courage to step out of your comfort zone and why its important in fostering community. From starting conversations with strangers to standing up for what matters, every meaningful change begins with someone willing to take the first step.

If we want to start tackling the loneliness epidemic, we can't wait for someone else to do it. We have to be the ones who go first.

Because changing the world doesn't begin with millions of people. It begins with one brave person, then another and then somewhere along the way we will find human connection.

Presented with the ever animated and utterly captivating Leslie Matthew.

What if being a little selfish is exactly what the world needs?

Volunteering is often framed as an act of pure selflessness. But what if we stopped pretending that helping others doesn't help us too?

In this episode, we explore the surprising benefits of giving your time, from building connection and community to improving your mental health and creating a stronger sense of belonging. We challenge the idea that doing good has to come at your own expense and argue that volunteering might be one of the most rewarding things you can do for yourself.

Presented with the gorgeous, gracious and utterly kind hearted Seline Mehmet.

There are moments in your life that are rare and seemingly small, yet change your outlook entirely. This is what happened when I met Ron. Suddenly, I realised problems that needed to be talked about, things that we all seem to acknowledge but as a vast majority don't know how to address. It was like the blindfold had been taken off and I was looking at things to which I had previously cast a blind eye or simply accepted as a way of society. This is the moment in which the 'My Friend Ron' mission was born; to re-establish a sense of community and fight the loneliness epidemic.

On this podcast I have some utterly brilliant guests lined up to talk on all aspects of our mission, spanning topics far and wide in initial apparent relevance through the lens of current society.

Now more than ever it is important to be kind, brave and selfless - let's work on this together.

Welcome to the My Friend Ron podcast.