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THE MODERN CRONE

Season 5: The Spirit of Love with PhD Student and Commentator on Gender and Sexuality Representation in Australian Film and Society, Issey Kane

Issey Kane, is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne who is researching the intersection of public and cultural policy to explore the fifty year-long project that is curating Australia's national identity through film. 

Raised in Singapore from an early age, Issey embarked on her academic journey at the Australian International School before graduating from the International Baccalaureate program in 2016. She pursued her passion for the arts, earning a Bachelor of Arts with majors in Media and Communication and Film and Cultural Studies from the University of Melbourne. Continuing her scholarly pursuits, she obtained a Master of Arts and Cultural Management in 2022 and has just begun her PhD as of February 2024 after spending a semester teaching at the University in film and visual media classes. 

 Beyond the surface of cinema, Issey's research delves deep into the nuances of representations and aesthetics within National Cinemas. Her focus lies in deciphering the cultural resonance embedded in films and understanding their impact on audiences. Of particular interest to her, as a lesbian, is the portrayal of gender and sexuality in these national films, and the industrial landscape that shapes their narratives through policy on funding, distribution, and exhibition.

 Through her work, Issey strives to uncover the intricate connections between film, culture, and identity, shedding light on the broader socio-political landscape of Australia through a contemporary and historical lens. 

Join us as we explore Issey’s journey as a young lesbian in today’s world and the subtle prejudices that still exist; the queer identity in public spaces; the importance of self-censorship when travelling; the continuous nature of ’coming out’ in a hetero-normative standard of most societies; the impact of Pride and D&I movements for young gay lovers; the impact of institutional gender dynamics; what’s the best way to navigate the queer gender labels; the importance of honest representation of self and listening…and so much more!

The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole: 

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

[email protected] 

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

[email protected]

The Spirit of Love with Psychologist and Life Coach, Dr Glenn Graves

Glenn is an American psychologist and Life Coach with specialisation in Creativity and believes that creativity is an essential component in healing. For nearly two decades, Glenn has counselled expatriate and Singaporean individuals and families on a variety of issues, including PTSD, anger management, anxiety, alcohol abuse, marital conflicts, cross cultural marital conflicts, divorce, sexual compulsion, adolescents and their family, to name a few. 

Glenn also formerly lectured at the School of Positive Psychology in Singapore. Glenn believes in addressing all the elements in a holistic approach to health and co-founded Elemental Wellness which is the wellness component of his business Counselling Perspective. He’s also the founder of Mindful Pathway which is dedicated to the technical neuroscience of healing. Using state of the art technology they can assess and train for adhd, anxiety, ocd, and a myriad of other issues. He’s a father of a son who was raised in Singapore and has a wealth of experience in some of the topics we discuss in this fascinating episode.

Join us as we explore the correlation between the digital mindset and the race for love; the changing concept of love; the importance of reflection; How we form our understanding of love from our family of origin and personal mythologies; Why do we sabotage love?; Why can there be so much cruelty in the love game?; Is love blind?; The physiology of young love and infatuation; The role of responsibility in love; Dr Glenn’s top tips for opening your heart to love…and so much more.

 You can contact Dr Glenn here:

https://www.counselingperspective.com/therapists/dr-glenn-graves


The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole: 

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

[email protected] 

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

[email protected]

The Spirit of Love with Energy Healer and Mentor, Tracy Tsang

Tracy Tsang is an energy healer and mentor who helps women mend and improve unhappy personal relationships energetically, and transcend thoughts/actions that keeps them stuck with new perspectives that lead them to what their soul is seeking instead. She guides creative explorations into the world of energy, where problem solving with higher beings, co-creating/healing with energy and manifesting with the miraculously abundant universe can be experienced. 

 Her new book, ‘Absolute Truth is Love’ takes readers on a transcendental emotional, spiritual, mind and energy journey to reclaim their inner peace, freedom and blissful happiness. From the perspective of an energy healer, Tracy introduces a whole new realm of possibilities of how to heal, resolve and transcend emotional and personal relationship issues by working with the abundant universe and higher beings. ‘Absolute Truth is Love’ is available for pre-order at www.tracytsang.com/absolutetruthislove

Join us as we explore Tracy’s personal journey from burnout, to self-love, to healing others with the frequency of Love; How she works with different forms of love for healing; Her work with ‘Higher Beings’; How the frequency of Love transcends talk therapy and heals emotional wounds; The importance of addressing the vibration of hurt before deeper healing takes place; Creating chords to Universal Love and so much more!

Website/Blog: www.tracytsang.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/hmtracytsang

Fiona Maher, a counsellor and psychotherapist, adopts a Rogerian person-centred approach in her practice, placing utmost importance on ensuring her clients' comfort, safety, and confidentiality.

 This commitment has allowed her to cultivate profound working relationships, providing essential support and guidance through life's numerous challenges.

 Drawing from over two decades of teaching, counselling, and training expertise across diverse locations such as Ireland, Singapore, Germany, China, the United Kingdom, and beyond, Fiona holds a Master's Degree and a Diploma in Counselling.

 Her unique person-centric methodology is rooted in this extensive international experience, where she has encountered individuals facing various life trials. Fiona's rich background is not confined to a single narrative; she has lived multiple lives as an expat and a local, served as a compassionate counsellor, acted as a psycho-educator in the corporate sector, and embraced the role of a mother.

 This diverse tapestry of experiences forms the foundation for her integrative approach to professional life, characterised by a profound sense of empathy and understanding.

Join us for an insightful and very useful discussion on Love & Marriage as we dive into a deep exploitation of:

The post-COVID effect on marriage and relationships. 
Are our partners supposed to ‘heal’ us? 
How to assess the value we bring to our relationships? 
The importance of regular reviews of our marriages as we grow. 
Is love enough to sustain a relationship over time? 
Do men need to ‘step up’ to evolving marriage? 
The ‘grandiosity/shame’ balance. 
Is our long-term partner meant to be everything for us? 
Consulting the adaptive wise part of us and learning your partner’s love language…and so much more! 

Books Fiona references:

US by Terrence Real

Getting the Love you Want by Harville Hendrix Ph.D

The 5 Languages of Love by Gary Chapman

Fiona's contacts: [email protected]
Whatsapp: +65 91142020

Christine Morgan CSNU is one of Australia’s foremost Spiritual Mediums and teachers of the Spiritual Arts, based in Sydney Australia.

Her natural mediumistic ability stems from a long line of natural intuitives and a heritage of mediumship which has been honed through classical training.

Christine is also a Certificate holder of the Spiritualist National Union in Public Speaking and Demonstrating Evidential Mediumship (CSNU), as well as a Tutor and Course Organiser at the prestigious Arthur Findlay College of psychic science and spiritual mediumship in the UK.

Christine has worked for 32 years in the field of Spiritual Mediumship and the Intuitive Arts, throughout Australia as well as internationally, including the USA, Canada, Europe and England.

Through teaching and demonstrating, Christine endeavours to achieve and maintain the standard of true Spiritual Mediumship as defined by the great pioneers of Spiritualism bringing a contemporary approach to the work.

In high demand for her knowledge and talents by various and diverse organisations, as well as the business community, Christine is available for educational workshops, seminars, as a guest speaker, demonstrations of mediumship, as well as private consultations, grief support and personal coaching.

Join us for a fascinating exploration of Love and Grief. What is the relationship between Love and Grief? Does love prevail after death? What is the nature of grief? How important in self-love when experiencing grief? What happens when someone passes over and the relationship in life wasn't love-filled, or even acrimonious? Can mediumship become a bi-pass to grieving? How does mediumistic contact heal? And so much more fabulous wisdom and story share!

You can connect with Christine here:

Christine Morgan CSNU - Spiritual Medium | Facebook

Christine Morgan CSNU

www.instagram.com/indiki1962

The Spirit of Love with Sexual Wellness Consultant, Christina Antonyan

Christina Antonyan is a student of experiences, and curiosity is her driving force.

She is a sexual wellness consultant, speaker, writer, content creator, educator, and founder of ConfidentLovers.com.

She created ConfidentLovers with a mission to normalise what should already be normal – respectfully and comfortably talking about sex, without shame, guilt or anxiety.

 For over 15 years she’s explored sexuality across 60 countries to understand how media, culture, tech and religion shape our sexual beliefs.

She has taught and studied with teachers around the world, as a result, her work integrates many different modalities.

She’s helping singles, couples and parents understand and appreciate the fascinating and mysterious nature of sexuality through her website, social media and video courses.

Join us for a fabulous exploration of Love and Sex. Is love, expressed sexually, a spiritual experience?  What is the role of Love in our sexual relations and confidence? Does sex ‘make love’?  What is the role of trust in relationships? What is the connection between self-love and intimacy? Has dating become transactional in the digital era?

You can connect with Christina here:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/confident_lovers/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/ConfidentLovers/ 

Website: https://www.confidentlovers.com/

The books Christina references in the chat:

1. Transcendent Sex Book 

2. The Spirit Intimacy Book

3. Karezza Practice Article 

4. Erotic Touch Video Course

The Modern Crone team -

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole: 

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

[email protected] 

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

[email protected]

Creative Spirit with Serial Entrepreneur and Content Community Queen, Chris Edwards

Chris is a serial entrepreneur having started her first business in 2008 at 28 years of age — a lifestyle media platform: Honeycombers.  Honeycombers is now the go-to lifestyle resource for locals, expats and tourists alike across Singapore, Hong Kong and Bali.  She has also created a parenting platform called HoneyKids Asia.  Collectively there are over 1 million unique readers of Honeycombers content across South East Asia every month.

 Chris started coaching entrepreneurs, and from this experience she saw the need for a community for conscious entrepreneurs, so she created Launchpad in 2022.  Launchpad is an entrepreneurial community, designed to help small businesses thrive through community, peer mentoring and coaching. Launchpad today has over 450 members from across 6 countries. 

 Chris now runs 4 companies across 4 countries and hosts a weekly podcast called Good Business where she interviews impact-led founders. Chris spends her time split between Singapore, Hong Kong, Bali and Byron Bay, Australia, where she lives with her husband and three kids. 

Join us as we explore the role of creative expression in the generation of business ideas and growth, the need to slow things down to gain traction, how to intuitively identify potential niches and trusting your gut to take risks, Chris’s ability to envisage offerings that don’t currently exist, and the importance of trust,  how having her third child compelled her into art school…and so much more!

You can find out more about Chris at:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisedwardshoneycombers/ 

 www.thelaunchpad.group

Creative Spirit with Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Entertainer Sam Joole

Sam Joole is an Australian singer, songwriter, entertainer, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, producer and composer. Born in South Africa, from Spanish, Moroccan and Lithuanian Roots, he resides in Sydney, Australia. 

A diverse career has taken him to many places where he has developed his own sound and story. He is constantly playing live and creating new music.

 Always inspired by making records with labels or on his own, there is always room for great opportunity - small or large.

 Sam is also available as a covers and tribute show performer.

Join us as we explore how Sam’s rebellious nature as a boy forged his path into being a professional creative; the influence of his mother’s creative nature; his ability to sense musical patterns and adapt them to different instruments; his beautiful take on the ‘spaces in between’ and the importance of ‘being lost’ to allow the subconscious to create, and so much more.

 You can find out more about Sam here:

www.samjoole.com

www.instagram.com/samjoole/

www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=sam%20joole


The Modern Crone team:

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole: 

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

[email protected] 

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

[email protected]

Creative Spirit with Speaker and Author Simone Heng

Simone Heng is a human connection specialist and former international broadcaster for, among others, Virgin Radio Dubai, HBO Asia, and CNBC. 

She is one of the youngest female Certified Speaking Professionals in the world. With over fifteen years of experience as a communicator on air, on stage, and one on one in different countries, connection has always been her life’s work. 

As a speaker, Simone inspires people to connect in a world thirsty for connection. She has spoken to thousands, and often for Fortune 500 organisations. 

Her clients include Google, ByteDance, Spotify, Salesforce, SAP, Meta, the United Nations, and many more. Simone and her work have been featured on CNN and in Forbes, SCMP, TEDx, Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar, among others. 

Simone is based and was born in Singapore but has also studied in Switzerland, was raised in Australia, and worked in the United Arab Emirates. 

She has a communications and cultural studies degree from Curtin University of Technology. Her latest book “Let’s Talk About Loneliness” will be published by Hay House on June 27th.

Join us as we explore the role of creativity in Simone's journey, how trauma and hardship can become fuel for creativity and how she perceives her creativity as a guiding light that links her to the universe. Beautiful!

You can find out more about Simone here:

www.simoneheng.com
www.linkpop.com/simoneheng
www.instagram.com/simoneheng

Creative Spirit with Art Psychotherapist and Author: Samantha Hickman

Samantha qualified as an Art Psychotherapist from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore and holds a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art from University of Plymouth, UK.

Born in Beirut, Lebanon, prior to the beginning of the civil war, Sam was brought up between the Middle East (Morocco and Saudi Arabia) and the UK, before her family moved to Asia where she lived for a total of 23 years (Hong Kong and Singapore).

Sam became an art psychotherapist to integrate her own creative practice into working with others and covers a wide spectrum of reasons for therapy from depression, stress, and anxiety, to anger and grief and loss.

 She completed her clinical placement with the Singapore Cancer Society, working with adults living with cancer, and went on to employment with the organisation before relocating to the city Bath, UK, in 2019, where she now works as a socially engaged artist alongside her private practice. 

Sam has exhibited in Singapore and the UK, has delivered workshops at international conferences and universities, and is a published writer on art therapy, practices and processes.

 She is a member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and the Australian, NewZealand and Asian Creative Arts Therapy Association, (ANZACATA), and HCPC registered. She is also DBS approved.

Her multicultural exposure and love of art mean that she brings a wealth of life experience into the therapy space, where she empowers others through the process of creativity, providing therapeutic guidance and support along the way.

Join us as we explore Samantha's beauitful process of creative expression as a form of guidance and respite; her varied and prolific mediums; her work with cancer patients and art as a healing medium. 

You can find out more about Sam here:

www.instagram.com/hopearttherapy

[email protected] 

The Modern Crone team:

Theme music and season intro tracks:

Sam Joole: 

www.samjoole.com

Cover design and photography

Luana Suciu

https://www.instagram.com/luanasuciu/

[email protected] 

Voice editing:

Christopher Hales - Mask Music Studios

[email protected]