Natural Genius: Deep Conversations. Meaningful Lives.

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Michelle Crawford about building a creative life across photography, styling, writing, food, hospitality and community, and becoming more fully yourself through decades of practice.

Michelle is a Tasmanian-based stylist, photographer, writer and host whose work has appeared in Country Style, Graziher, Galah, Inside Out, Lunch Lady and Delicious. She has co-written Not Just Jam and Better Brain Food, and her memoir A Table in the Orchard was published by Random House. She has curated food and cultural experiences for MONA, The Taste of Tasmania and the Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival.

Today, Michelle brings these many creative modalities together at The Bowmont, a restored 22-room former bank in Franklin, Tasmania. It is now her home, a design-led place to stay, and a setting for workshops, photo shoots, dinners and intimate gatherings.

The conversation moves through creative instinct, Tasmanian silence and produce, making a brave tree change with “no jobs, no money and no idea”, restoring rather than replacing, and the patience required to grow into your own work. Michelle’s quiet influence comes through in the beautiful spaces, images, meals and connections she creates around others.

What you’ll hear:

• How The Bowmont became a home for Michelle’s many creative practices
• Why beauty, silence and natural surroundings support her creativity
• Moving from Sydney to Tasmania and trusting what felt right
• Food, produce and the distinctive creative culture of Tasmania
• Allowing skill and identity to deepen over time
• Japanese craft, repair and respecting the hands behind beautiful objects
• Community building through hospitality, workshops and shared experiences

Guest links:

• Michelle Crawford: https://www.michellecrawford.com.au
• Michelle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_michellecrawford
• The Bowmont: https://www.thebowmont.com.au/
• The Bowmont on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebowmont

Conversation mentions:

• Do Lectures: https://thedolectures.com/
• fforest: https://www.coldatnight.co.uk/
• Jen Goss’s natural genius: https://youtu.be/wT2YAhpx4MI

Chapters:

00:13 Introducing Michelle Crawford
02:50 Restoring The Bowmont and bringing many skills under one roof
07:06 Beauty, sensitivity and the creative power of silence
10:14 Moving from Sydney to Tasmania
17:30 Taking the leap and allowing time to become yourself
21:02 Family, travel, craft and the long trail of hands
26:00 Designing The Bowmont through history, repair and instinct
33:51 Freelance life, visibility and creating from rest

Explore further:

Discover Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Subscribe to hear future episodes.
Listen via other platforms: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568387

Credits:

Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Franklin, Tasmania, 16 June, 2026.
Produced at the Kiama office, 16 June - 16 July, 2026.
Photo: Lean Timms.

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Daniel Epstein about Portraits in Faith, developing faith through listening, sacred stories, photography, Uncle Bob and Aunty Barbara Randall, Mutitjulu, behaviour change, gratitude, love and becoming more whole.

Daniel Epstein is an author, photographer, founder of Portraits in Faith Foundation, and founder and principal of Daniel Epstein & Associates. He spent 21 years at Procter & Gamble, including as a marketing director, before building a consulting practice focused on behaviour change, marketing and innovation. He travelled the world for business and for faith. Along the way, he began adding personal days to photograph and interview people about faith, spirituality and their direct experience of a higher power. 

What began as Daniel’s own spiritual exercise became Portraits in Faith: 500 people in 30 countries, with black and white portraits, video interviews, a website, YouTube channel, coffee table book, museum exhibition and Sacred Listening workshops.

Thank you to Barbara Schacht Randall for introducing us.

Content note:

This conversation includes references to the Stolen Generations, colonisation, mission schools and sexual violence. Some listeners may find parts of this conversation distressing.

What you’ll hear:

• How Daniel began Portraits in Faith from his own search for faith
• Why his first portrait was with a church janitor, not clergy
• Meeting Uncle Bob and Aunty Barbara Randall through the Parliament of the World’s Religions
• Staying in Mutitjulu and the shift from humanity’s journey to all creation’s journey
• Faith, doubt, gratitude and love across religions and beyond formal religion
• Sacred Listening workshops and the healing possibility of receiving another person’s story
• How this work changed Daniel’s marketing, behaviour change and client work

Guest links:

• Daniel Epstein: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkepstein/
• Portraits in Faith: https://portraitsinfaith.org/
• Portraits in Faith Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/portraitsinfaith/
• Background Story: https://portraitsinfaith.org/about/
• Exhibition: https://portraitsinfaith.org/exhibit/
• Sacred Listening workshops: https://portraitsinfaith.org/news/sacred-listening-workshop-with-the-breaking-chains-group/

Conversation mentions:

• Uncle Bob and Aunty Barbara Randall’s Portraits in Faith: https://portraitsinfaith.org/bob-randall/
• Barbara Schacht Randall’s Natural Genius: https://youtu.be/ww08BIyQEGg
• Mutitjulu and Uluru: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mutitjulu+NT+0872
• Ken Burns, The National Parks: America’s Best Idea: https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/the-national-parks
• Rose B. Simpson: https://www.rosebsimpson.com/
• SpiritualSingles.com: https://www.spiritualsingles.com/

Chapters:

00:02 Introduction to Daniel and Portraits in Faith
02:06 Meeting Uncle Bob and Aunty Barbara Randall at Mutitjulu
04:59 Marketing, behaviour change and global travel
06:34 Feeling like “the other” and beginning Portraits in Faith
08:00 The faith questions that never changed
10:11 Website, book, exhibition and Ken Burns’ advice
12:36 Gratitude, love and developing faith
15:20 Stories from Portraits in Faith
20:55 Atheism, buffalo spirit and unexpected theology
23:03 Becoming more whole through listening
25:09 Sacred Listening and receiving someone’s story
29:40 Workshops, healing and sharing sacred stories
32:05 Indigenous elders and one-to-one connection

Explore further:

Discover Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Other platforms: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568387
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Credits:

Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Cincinnati, Ohio, 5 June, 2026.
Produced at the Kiama and Prahran offices, 5 - 30 June, 2026.

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Kelly Wendorf about horses, belonging, corporate shamanism, and what leadership can become when we start recognising organisations as living systems.

Kelly is the founder and CEO of EQUUS, an ICF Master Certified Coach, author, international speaker, spiritual mentor, systems-change leader and socially responsible entrepreneur. She works with senior leaders, Fortune 500 executives, boards, teams, and underserved communities, bringing together equine-facilitated leadership, neuroscience, somatic awareness, Indigenous wisdom, and deep human perception.

Known as a “corporate shaman” and “CEO whisperer”, Kelly helps leaders access a more courageous, humane and truthful way of leading. Her work lives in the rare territory where executive development, nature’s intelligence, embodied learning, and ancient wisdom meet.

Thank you to (Aunty) Barbara Schacht Randall for introducing us.

Content note:
Kelly shares a story of late miscarriage early in the episode, which may be upsetting for some listeners. Please take care while listening.

This episode explores:
• Kelly’s friendship with Uncle Bob Randall and how grief opened the path to meeting him
• belonging, loss, spirituality and the creation of Stories of Belonging
• horses as teachers, elders and portals to another kind of intelligence
• the shift from power-over to power-with in life, leadership and organisations
• corporate shamanism, code-switching and bringing truth into powerful rooms
• why organisations are living systems, not machines
• Buffalo Spirit Ranch, The EQUUS Experience®, and the work that cracks open hardened corporate facades
• the beauty, tragedy and privilege of being human

Guest links:
• Kelly Wendorf: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-wendorf/ and https://substack.com/@kellywendorf
• EQUUS: https://www.equusinspired.com/
• Buffalo Spirit Ranch: https://www.equusinspired.com/our-venue

Conversation mentions:
• Uncle Bob Randall and Kanyini: https://kanyini.org/
• Barbara Schacht Randall's Natural Genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww08BIyQEGg
• Zarna Carter: https://www.equinepositionalrelease.com/our-story
• Louise Kropach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louise-kropach-34ab353b/
• The Living Company by Arie de Geus: https://www.ariedegeus.com/
• YPO: https://www.ypo.org/

Chapters:
00:13 Kelly Wendorf, Uncle Bob Randall and the thread of belonging
02:53 Loss, a powerful dream and the beginning of Stories of Belonging
08:13 “I’ve been waiting for you to call me”
14:07 Wild horses, lostness and returning to where it started
18:01 Love as a verb, horses as elders, and power-with
26:05 Corporate shamanism and organisations as living systems
29:02 Buffalo Spirit Ranch, executive transformation and cracking the facade
48:41 Beauty, tragedy and the full mosaic of being human

Explore further:
Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Subscribe to hear future episodes.

Credits:
Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Buffalo Spirit Ranch, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 18 June, 2026
Produced at the Kiama office, 18 - 23 June, 2026

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Lucas Maddy about practical wisdom, Bitcoin, AI, music, self-reliance, focus, friendship, and designing a life that stays connected to the real world.

Lucas brings a rare mix of farm practicality, technical literacy, musical feeling and care for how people live with technology. He created Man Camp at Network School, teaching practical skills, responsibility, agency and confidence through hands-on work. He also helped bring music alive through School of Rock, and now works with The Bitcoin Conference.

This conversation moves from “measure twice, cut once” and the wisdom of physical work, to AI agents, work identity, screens, blue light, Bitcoin, trust, sales, music, camping, bird calls, Do Not Disturb, humility and the joy of noticing what is right in front of us.

At the centre is a beautifully useful question:

What do you want your life to be?

Guest bio: 

Lucas Maddy is a musician, practical teacher, Bitcoin thinker and program coordinator at The Bitcoin Conference. He has worked across agriculture, finance, startups, blockchain, sales, leadership development and whole-life technology. At Network School, he created and facilitated leadership and practical skills programs designed to increase agency, integrity, teamwork and meaningful living.

This episode explores:

• "Man Camp" at Network School, practical skills and why capability builds agency
• “Measure twice, cut once” as a life principle
• Bitcoin, proof of work and the value of doing the thing
• AI agents, work identity and what remains human
• Music, shared energy and creating more than consuming
• Screens, focus, blue light and choosing more time outside
• Trust, sales, integrity and relationship-building
• Humility, older wisdom, circadian rhythm and noticing signs

Guest links

• Lucas Maddy’s wisdom and music: https://linktr.ee/Callous.Music
• Lucas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmaddy/
• Lucas’ Bitcoin Study Podcast: https://x.com/bitcoinstudypod
• Bitcoin Study Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6PcEV2hBalDLBeaLjEbwDf
• Bitcoin Study Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BitcoinStudySessions

Conversation mentions

• Edge City: https://www.edgecity.live/
• Edge Esmeralda: https://www.edgeesmeralda.com/
• Jake Randall’s Natural Genius episode: https://youtu.be/3TmQv7kb4LU
• Dr Jack Kruse: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4fjDRjOR7kaMSYEeO1ebU7?go=1&sp_cid=5741edb10bc9069909f3cd7d27a3b4e7
• Jack Kruse: https://jackkruse.com/
• Network School: https://ns.com/samanthaleebell/invite
• NOSTR: https://nostr.how/en/get-started
• The Natural Genius of Aunty Barbara Schacht Randall, who inspires more humility in each experience: https://youtu.be/ww08BIyQEGg

Chapters

00:12 Lucas Maddy: practical wisdom, music and Man Camp
01:59 Man Camp, tools and “measure twice, cut once”
06:16 Self-reliance, responsibility and what we trade away
10:41 AI agents, work identity and human experience
17:32 Creating, consuming, music and shared energy
23:09 Camping, screens and staying close to nature
32:55 What do you want your life to be?
40:29 Offline life, humility, focus and noticing the signs

Explore further

Discover your Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Subscribe to hear future episodes.

Credits

Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Edge Esmeralda, 13 June, 2026
Produced at the Kiama office, 13 - 17 June, 2026

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Jake Randall about philosophy, poetry, entrepreneurship, investing, community, travel, Network School, AI, and the question that keeps shaping his life: what makes a good life?

Jake is a wanderer, entrepreneur, investor, poet, engineer, and incurable optimist. This conversation moves from nomading through Asia and landing in Las Vegas, to writing poetry in the mountains, learning empathy through customer service, building community, practising improv, and staying open in a fast-changing AI world.

At the centre is an entrancing question:
"What is my most ambitious version of a good life?"

Content note:

This conversation includes brief reference to psychedelic and plant medicine experience. This episode is for general information only and is not medical, mental health or legal advice, or a recommendation to use any substance or treatment. Please seek qualified professional advice and follow the laws where you live.

This episode explores:

• what makes a good life, and why that question has stayed with Jake
 • philosophy, poetry, trading, investing and self-mastery
 • entrepreneurship, integrity and starting again when a plan changes
 • learning deep empathy through customer service and real listening
 • improv, presence, and the freedom to fail
 • Network School and adult, 'summer camp' energy
 • third spaces, loneliness, and creating places where people come alone and leave with friends
 • AI optimism, human connection, and becoming a constant student

Guest-authored bio:

Jake is a wanderer, entrepreneur, investor, poet, and incurable optimist (we’re also told he’s single).

He’s built companies, traveled extensively, and remains convinced that most of life’s best opportunities begin with curiosity. 

He spends his time reading old books, exploring the latest in AI, cooking medium-raw steaks, curating gangsta-rap playlists, and attempting to predict the future.

Oh, and if you somehow missed it the first time: Jake is single (his publicist insisted we mention it twice).

Be on the lookout for his upcoming book of poetry: Reasons I’m Single, Vol. I*

*working title

Guest links:

• “people are welcome to reach out to me via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thesubliminalartist/ or my email: [email protected]” Jake
• Jake on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-r-randall

Conversation mentions:

• Network School: https://ns.com/samanthaleebell/invite and the “absence of defensiveness”: https://www.parallelcitizen.xyz/p/ns-2026
• Em Roblin’s Natural Genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_83vFbGU2g
• Christopher Treble’s Natural Genius: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jSAFj7lwy8
• St. Vincent set: https://youtu.be/BfYJt1O8ZjY?si=htfpmUg9Vlb7iNPk
• Hans Rosling’s Factfulness: https://www.gapminder.org/factfulness-book/
• Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged: https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Atlas-Shrugged-Audiobook/B00FG9EVLE

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome and introduction to Jake Randall
01:15 Vietnam, Vegas and seeing with new eyes
08:46 Trading, investing and entrepreneurship
11:24 Philosophy, poetry and what makes a good life
18:29 Empathy, listening and customer service as training
31:46 Family, art, memory and profound life experiences
36:38 Improv, presence and the freedom to fail
42:24 Network School, absence of defensiveness and adult summer camp
45:16 Come alone and leave with friends
49:31 AI, optimism and becoming a constant student

Explore further:

Develop your Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Subscribe to hear future episodes.

Credits:

Hosted by Samantha Bell in Kiama and Las Vegas, 2 June 2026
Produced at the Kiama office, 2 - 10 June 2026

Natural Genius Podcast: https://naturalgenius.com.au

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Rodolfo Carone and Francesca Tuzzi about water, unity, Uncle Bob Randall, the Kanyini philosophy, responsibility, poetry, and the small seeds of connection that can help humanity grow.

Thank you to Barbara Schacht Randall for introducing us. Rodolfo and Francesca first met Aunty Barb and Uncle Bob Randall through The Circle of Life, the international conference they created in Italy to bring people from many wisdom traditions into shared conversation, ceremony and care.

This conversation moves between Italy and Australia, with live translation from Italian, and carries a beautiful thread: when we listen, create and take responsibility together, new connections are made. 

This episode explores:
• Meeting Uncle Bob and Aunty Barb through The Circle of Life in Italy
• How ceremonies and shared experiences can plant seeds for future generations
• Water for Unity, Reiki and writing books together
• Water, emotion, memory and the sense of oneness
• Poetry, art and beauty as ways to create new perception
• Kanyini, taking responsibility and humanity maturing into care

Guest bio:
Rodolfo Carone and Francesca Tuzzi are Italian authors, speakers, teachers and holistic practitioners whose work brings together Reiki, shiatsu, bodywork, energy practices, Hawaiian and Toltec shamanism, Ho’oponopono, poetry and intercultural peace projects. They are creators and organisers of The Circle of Life, Life After Life, Water for Unity, Rainbow Drops of Life, The Day of Alliance for Water and Life and One Day for Life.

Guest links:
• Rodolfo Carone & Francesca Tuzzi: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100033841883433
• Francesca Tuzzi: https://www.instagram.com/tuzzifrancesca/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-tuzzi-ab55503b9/
• Rodolfo Carone: https://www.instagram.com/caronerodolfo/

Conversation mentions:
• Barbara Schacht Randall on Natural Genius: Kanyini, Belonging, and the Wisdom of Uncle Bob Randall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww08BIyQEGg
• Uncle Bob Randall and the Kanyini philosophy: https://kanyini.org/
• Water for Unity: https://amrita-edizioni.com/libri/altri-argomenti/scienza/water-for-unity-ebook/
• Emoto Peace Project: https://www.emotopeaceproject.net/

Books mentioned:
• Water for Unity: Working with Water Memory to Heal the World
Edited by Rodolfo Carone and Francesca Tuzzi
https://amrita-edizioni.com/libri/gli-esseri-umani/evoluzione/water-for-unity-agire-sulla-memoria-dellacqua-per-cambiare-il-mondo/
eBook: https://amrita-edizioni.com/libri/altri-argomenti/scienza/water-for-unity-ebook/
• Maui’s Journey: The True Story of Ho’oponopono
By Giovanna Garbuio, Rodolfo Carone and Francesca Tuzzi
https://www.amazon.com/Mauis-Journey-story-Hooponopono-Italian-ebook/dp/B077Z3JDWP
• Il viaggio di Maui: La vera storia dell’Ho’oponopono
By Giovanna Garbuio, Rodolfo Carone and Francesca Tuzzi
https://www.libraccio.it/libro/9788868203900/giovanna-garbuio-rodolfo-carone-francesca-tuzzi/il-viaggio-di-maui.-la-vera-storia-dell%E2%80%99ho%E2%80%99oponopono.html

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome and Aunty Barb’s introduction
01:30 Aunty Barb, Uncle Bob and The Circle of Life
12:05 Bringing people together across traditions
18:22 Connection, ceremony and seeds for future generations
24:24 Water for Unity, Reiki and writing together
32:58 Water, emotion and the sense of oneness
36:42 Partnership, co-creation and finding home in each other
41:32 Poetry, art and seeing from a new angle
52:19 Kanyini, responsibility and humanity growing up
58:53 Personal responsibility and collective change

Explore further:
Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Subscribe to hear future episodes.

Credits:
Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Cormons, Italy, 1 June, 2026
Produced at the Kiama office, 1 - 5 June, 2026

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au

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In questo episodio, Sam Bell conversa con Rodolfo Carone e Francesca Tuzzi di acqua, unità, zio Bob Randall, filosofia Kanyini, responsabilità, poesia e dei piccoli semi di connessione che possono aiutare l'umanità a crescere.

Ringraziamo Barbara Schacht Randall per averci presentato. Rodolfo e Francesca hanno conosciuto zia Barb e zio Bob Randall tramite "Il Cerchio della Vita", la conferenza internazionale che hanno creato in Italia per riunire persone provenienti da diverse tradizioni di saggezza in un dialogo, una cerimonia e una cura condivisi.

Questa conversazione si snoda tra Italia e Australia, con traduzione simultanea dall'italiano, e porta con sé un bellissimo filo conduttore: quando ascoltiamo, creiamo e ci assumiamo la responsabilità insieme, nascono nuove connessioni.

Questo episodio esplora:
• L'incontro con zio Bob e zia Barb attraverso Il Cerchio della Vita in Italia
• Come cerimonie ed esperienze condivise possono seminare per le generazioni future
• Acqua per l'Unità, Reiki e la scrittura di libri insieme
• Acqua, emozioni, memoria e senso di unità
• Poesia, arte e bellezza come strumenti per creare nuove prospettive
• Kanyini, l'assunzione di responsabilità e la maturazione dell'umanità nella cura

Biografia degli ospiti:
Rodolfo Carone e Francesca Tuzzi sono autori, oratori, insegnanti e operatori olistici italiani il cui lavoro unisce Reiki, shiatsu, lavoro sul corpo, pratiche energetiche, sciamanesimo hawaiano e tolteco, Ho'oponopono, poesia e progetti di pace interculturale. Sono i creatori e organizzatori de Il Cerchio della Vita, Vita Dopo la Vita, Acqua per l'Unità, Gocce Arcobaleno di Vita, La Giornata dell'Alleanza per l'Acqua e la Vita e Una Giornata per la Vita.

Link degli ospiti:
• Rodolfo Carone e Francesca Tuzzi: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100033841883433
• Francesca Tuzzi: https://www.instagram.com/tuzzifrancesca/ e https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-tuzzi-ab55503b9/
• Rodolfo Carone: https://www.instagram.com/caronerodolfo/

Menzioni nella conversazione:
• Barbara Schacht Randall su Natural Genius: Kanyini, il senso di appartenenza e la saggezza di zio Bob Randall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww08BIyQEGg
• Zio Bob Randall e la filosofia Kanyini: https://kanyini.org/
• Water for Unity: Italiano: https://amrita-edizioni.com/libri/altri-argomenti/scienza/water-for-unity-ebook/
• Emoto Peace Project: https://www.emotopeaceproject.net/

Libri citati:
• Acqua per l'Unità: lavorare con la memoria dell'acqua per guarire il mondo
A cura di Rodolfo Carone e Francesca Tuzzi
https://amrita-edizioni.com/libri/gli-esseri-umani/evoluzione/water-for-unity-agire-sulla-memoria-dellacqua-per-cambiare-il-mondo/
eBook: https://amrita-edizioni.com/libri/altri-argomenti/scienza/water-for-unity-ebook/
• Il viaggio di Maui: la vera storia di Ho'oponopono
Di Giovanna Garbuio, Rodolfo Carone e Francesca Tuzzi
https://www.amazon.com/Mauis-Journey-story-Hooponopono-Italian-ebook/dp/B077Z3JDWP
• Il viaggio di Maui: La vera storia dell'Ho'oponopono
Di Giovanna Garbuio, Rodolfo Carone e Francesca Tuzzi
https://www.libraccio.it/libro/9788868203900/giovanna-garbuio-rodolfo-carone-francesca-tuzzi/il-viaggio-di-maui.-la-vera-storia-dell%E2%80%99ho%E2%80%99oponopono.html

Capitoli:
00:00 Benvenuto e presentazione di zia Barb
01:30 Zia Barb, zio Bob e il Cerchio della Vita
12:05 Unire le persone al di là delle tradizioni
18:22 Connessione, cerimonia e semi per le generazioni future
24:24 Acqua per l'Unità, Reiki e scrittura collaborativa
32:58 Acqua, emozioni e senso di unità
36:42 Partnership, co-creazione e trovare casa l'uno nell'altro
41:32 Poesia, arte e vedere da una nuova prospettiva
52:19 Kanyini, responsabilità e crescita umana
58:53 Responsabilità personale e cambiamento collettivo

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Scopri di più su Sam: Italiano: https://samanthabell.com.au
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Crediti:
Presentato da Samantha (Sam) Bell a Kiama e Cormons, Italia, 1 giugno 2026
Prodotto presso la sede di Kiama, 1-5 giugno 2026

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with John Paul Fischbach, also known as EagleHeart, about art, shamanism, business, sacred sites, and the practical wisdom that helps people find their way.

John Paul is a theatre and film director, author, arts business advisor, CEO and Chief Alchemist of Auspicious Arts Incubator, and a formally trained Native North American / Canadian shaman. In this conversation, he brings those worlds together with humour, clarity and care.

They speak about artists as entrepreneurs, building sustainable creative businesses, why art can be a vessel for love, child-led change, site whispering, responsibility, generosity, sacred places, and the value of combining intuition with knowledge, experience and practical action.

Guest bio:

John Paul Fischbach (EagleHeart) is a Canadian/American film and theatre director, arts business advisor, author and shaman. He is CEO and Chief Alchemist of Auspicious Arts Incubator, author of No More Starving Artists, and creator / presenter of The Shaman and the Stones, a documentary series exploring sacred sites with scientists and wisdom keepers.

What you’ll hear:

• Art as a way of putting love into the world
 • Why artists are entrepreneurs, and why business skills can support creative life
 • Mentorship, encouragement and helping someone see the future of their work
 • Practical shamanism, responsibility and right relationship
 • Site whispering, sacred sites and listening to the wisdom of place
 • Saying yes, course-correcting mid-flow, and choosing where attention goes

Guest links:

• John Paul Fischbach: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-paul-fischbach/
• Auspicious Arts Incubator: https://auspiciousartsincubator.org/
• EagleHeart: https://www.eagleheart.com.au/
• EagleHeart YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@eagleheartshaman

Conversation mentions:

• What is a shaman?: https://www.eagleheart.com.au/about
• Kevin Kelly’s 1,000 True Fans: https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
• fuck, YES! by Wing F. Fing: https://www.shepherdbooks.com/
• Kids Thrive: https://www.kidsthrive.org.au/

Chapters:

00:13 Introduction to John Paul Fischbach (EagleHeart)
01:12 Bringing spirit into art and business
05:07 Artists as entrepreneurs and No More Starving Artists
06:51 Child-led change, emotional intelligence and community impact
12:25 Mentorship, encouragement and “you are the prize”
17:49 What a shaman means in these times
21:23 Responsibility, right relationship and seven-generations thinking
36:21 Site whispering, rock carvings and listening across time
48:50 The Shaman and the Stones, sacred sites and ancient wisdom
54:32 Cooking, intuition, knowledge and AI agents

Explore further:

Discover Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
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Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Collingwood, 21 May, 2026
Produced at the Kiama office, 21 May - 2 June, 2026

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Jelena Blajer has spent 25 years working with bodies (babies, children, pregnant women, whole families) and what she has learned is this: when the parent's nervous system is dysregulated, the child's is too. Presence is not a nice-to-have. It is the medicine.

In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Jelena about cranial osteopathy, conscious parenting, the mind-body connection, and what it looks like to take a leap of faith before the net has appeared.

Jelena is a cranial osteopath, founder of Happy Hearts, and co-founder and director of Sports and Spinal Group in Melbourne. She works with babies, children, and families, and has spent the last decade deepening her understanding of how emotional patterning, nervous system health, and early childhood experience shape everything that follows. She is now building a platform and app to scale what she has learned beyond the one-on-one room.

This conversation is warm, honest, and full of lived wisdom. Jelena speaks about the moment she stopped protecting her heart, the four weeks of creative crack that unlocked a new chapter, and why, for a migrant child who barely spoke English, having a voice and using it has been a lifelong journey.

This episode explores:

• The nervous system of the family and why the parent's regulation shapes the child's
• Cranial osteopathy, the mind-body connection, and where health actually lives
• Collaborative health care: working in real time with a dentist and two other osteopaths
• Happy Hearts and building a platform to help parents connect with children more deeply
• Building an app as a non-techy person and what AI has made possible in three weeks
• Peter Crone, deep inner work, and what it means for survival patterns to finally dissolve
• An open heart as its own protection
• Parenting teenagers, a five-year-old force of nature, and the sisterhood that holds it all

Important note: this conversation includes references to energy medicine, quantum health concepts, and emotional healing modalities. It is provided for general informational purposes only and is not medical or psychological advice. Please consult qualified health professionals for any health concerns.

Thank you to Adriana Basile for introducing Jelena to Natural Genius.

Guest links:

• Jelena Blajer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jelena-blajer-603402108 and https://www.instagram.com/drjelkidsosteo/
• Happy Hearts Tribe: https://happyheartstribe.org/
• Sports and Spinal Group: https://www.sportsandspinalgroup.com.au/practitioners/jelena-parry/

Conversation mentions:

• Adriana Basile's Natural Genius: https://youtu.be/QS7BVBRvMN0
• Peter Crone, The Mind Architect: https://petercrone.com/
• Dr Joe Dispenza: https://drjoedispenza.com/
• Matt Hart's Natural Genius (Humanware): https://youtu.be/WHfUses9lBA
• Happiness Co: https://happinessco.com.au/

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Jelena Blajer 
01:01 A leap of faith before the net appears 
02:12 Peter Crone and patterns dissolving 
05:01 How osteopathy found Jelena 
08:23 The parent is the nervous system of the family 
13:04 Collaborative care and the cranio-dental partnership 
15:28 Creative crack: the app and what AI has made possible 
20:16 How Jelena stays present: morning practice and movement 
23:44 An open heart is its own protection 
35:16 Family, the beach, and what matters most

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Discover your Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au 
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Credits: 

Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Sandringham, 14 May, 2026. Produced at the Kiama office, 14 - 28 May, 2026.

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In this episode, Sam Bell speaks with Matt Hart about Humanware, creativity, fandom, AI, sleep, belonging and becoming more fully yourself.

Matt has spent 25+ years building systems that develop human capability across brand strategy, enterprise culture, education, health technology and venture building. In this conversation, he shares why becoming more fully ourselves matters as AI becomes more integrated into work, creativity and daily life.

The conversation moves from surfing and forest work in Aotearoa New Zealand, to 25 years in London, to FandomOS, WSPR Technologies and IndustryApproved. It is about trust, creative capacity, participation and the parts of us that become more valuable as technology gets more capable.

Content note: this conversation includes brief references to plant therapies and is not advice.

This episode explores:
• Humanware sitting at the top of the tech stack
• Creativity, story and belonging as pathways into a fuller self
• Trusting life’s pull and recognising what has energy
• Surfing, land, whakapapa, whenua and returning to Aotearoa - New Zealand
• Frequencies, sleep and WSPR’s Positional Intelligence
• Fandom, participation and why fans are more than customers
• IndustryApproved and creative confidence for Gen Z

Guest bio:
Matt Hart is a global innovator, strategist and founder working across Humanware, creativity, fandom, education and venture building. Through Better Ideas Faster, FandomOS, WSPR Technologies, Sideways and IndustryApproved, he builds systems that develop human capability across brands, teams, young people and emerging technologies. His work has spanned BBC, Cisco, Spotify, Sony, Warner Music, Unilever and UNICEF.

Guest links:
• Matt Hart’s services, The Humanware Playbook and free resources: https://matt-hart.com/
• Matt Hart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthart1/
• Free Better Ideas Faster Guide: https://www.betterideasfaster.com/bif-free-ebook
• WSPR Technologies, “Positional Intelligence for Better Sleep”: https://www.wspr.co.uk/
• "The A-Z of Fandom" by Matt Hart: https://matt-hart.com/business
• IndustryApproved for Gen Z: https://matt-hart.com/industryapproved
[Mention Natural Genius or Sam if you want to join Matt’s prototype 12 week crew  for free.]

Conversation references:
• Fred again: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXF6DMVLIVRr2OQAqyfEGeg
• Barbara Marx Hubbard: https://nss.org/national-space-society-governor-barbara-marx-hubbard-biography/

Chapters:
00:00 Becoming yourself in the age of machine intelligence
02:37 AI, Humanware and lived experience
05:34 Five ventures, one underlying idea
08:52 “I don’t choose, I trust”
20:01 Plant therapies, whakapapa, whenua and land connection
30:01 WSPR, sleep and Positional Intelligence
40:23 BBC Radio 1 and Matt’s fandom work
44:47 Fans, true self and belonging in the age of AI
48:05 IndustryApproved and a Natural Genius collaboration

Explore further:
Develop your Natural Genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au

Credits:
Hosted by Samantha (Sam) Bell in Kiama and Matt Hart in Auckland, 13 May, 2026
Produced at the Kiama office, 13 - 25 May, 2026

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Creative ideas can arrive as whispers through life experience.

Sarah Lewis is a London-based filmmaker, artist and designer whose work moves across documentary, moving image, installation, craft, handbags, curation, teaching and embodied creative practice.

In this Natural Genius conversation, Sarah speaks with Samantha Bell about intuition, place, making with her hands, sexuality, shaving her head, ageing, listening with the body, discernment, her documentary "CUTS / NO IFS OR BUTS" and having a deeply experimental and creative life.

They also speak about Bouffant, Sarah's evolving new art project, with an encouraging invitation for women everywhere to submit anonymous bouffant photos as part of a shared, playful and intimate archive at: https://bouffant.me/

This episode explores:
• Creative ideas as felt signals and small whispers
• What handcraft, filmmaking and design each bring to Sarah's practice
• Bouffant, female sexuality and anonymous shared experience
• Shaving her head, identity, femininity and being seen differently
• Ageing, aliveness, shadow work, discernment and creative freedom
• Listening, attunement and discernment in conversation and creative work
• CUTS / NO IFS OR BUTS and the cultural life of a long documentary project

Guest bio:
Sarah Lewis is an international independent filmmaker, artist and designer based in London. Her work spans documentary film, artists' moving image, installation, curation, teaching, community projects and design. She completed an MA in Artists' Film & Moving Image with Distinction at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her feature documentary "CUTS / NO IFS OR BUTS" premiered at BFI London Film Festival and was later selected for Locarno Film Festival Pro's First Look on UK Cinema, where it won the Jannuzzi Smith Award and Le Film Français Award. Her wider practice includes Bouffant, Felt Culture, National Gallery of Victoria artist films, The Staring Girl, Crowded House, The Boy Who Wouldn't Die and collaborative work across Australia and the UK.

Guest links:
• Sarah Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahlewisfilm/
• Sarah Lewis Studio: https://sarahlewis.studio/ and https://www.instagram.com/sarahlewis.studio/
• Sarah's "CUTS / NO IFS OR BUTS" documentary: https://sarahlewis.studio/no-ifs-or-buts-previously-cuts-the-movie/ and https://www.instagram.com/noifsorbuts_movie/
• Bouffant: https://bouffant.me/

Chapters:
01:03 London, place and creative belonging
09:13 Creative whispers, handcraft and life experience
14:57 Bouffant and female sexuality
20:11 Shaving her head and being seen differently
41:25 Shadow work, ageing and aliveness
52:13 Listening, discernment and CUTS / NO IFS OR BUTS

Explore further:
Women are invited to submit anonymous bouffant photos through Sarah's Bouffant project: https://bouffant.me/
Explore your natural genius: https://naturalgenius.com.au
Learn more about Sam: https://samanthabell.com.au
Subscribe to hear future episodes.

About Natural Genius:
Natural Genius is a podcast and listening platform hosted by Samantha Bell. It explores the many ways people find, trust and express their natural genius through work, life, creativity, leadership, relationships and the signals that call them forward.

Credits:
Hosted by Samantha Bell in Violet Town and London, 27 March 2026.
Produced at the Violet Town and Kiama offices, 27 March - 21 May 2026.

Natural Genius Podcast https://naturalgenius.com.au