In this episode, Caroline is joined by Rachel Smith Ruffle aka The Wonky Artist. They start with Rachel sharing the details of her journey during which she shares how a diving accident left her unable to walk and with limited dexterity and no feeling in her fingers. How the gift of a set of paints transformed her life when she was bed bound and severely depressed.
They discuss how society perceives the disabled and where that perception comes from. Rachel explains how painting with bright colours transformed the way she perceived the world, impacting her mindset in a highly positive way. They discuss the importance of helping others, sharing your story and helping to shift the perception of others.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Racheal´s first painting was just awful.
• Painting while lying down with two hands meant that Racheal´s early work was all a bit wonky, with everything going slightly uphill.
• Sharing your story helps you as well as those who read it. It is a big part of Racheal´s success.
• How people perceive the disabled is based on how they think they would respond if they became disabled themselves.
• Often, it takes adversity for people to uncover what they are capable of.
• The way people perceive our situation can have a massive impact on how we see things and feel.
• When you take positive steps yourself, things start to fall into place.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I was kind of like losing hope and thinking I might have to be in bed forever and I just didn't know how that was gonna work. ´
‘When you help other people, you also help yourself.’
‘Embrace the shit, then move on.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website and shop - https://thewonkyartist.com/author/thewonkyartist/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/wheelierach
LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/rachel-smith-ruffle-432070157
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rachel.smithruffle/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

wIn this episode, Caroline is joined by Paul sermon. He is an artist, academic, professor of visual communication and leader of doctoral studies of the School of Art and Media at the University of Brighton. They discuss the role perception plays in his art and the role of art in the way we perceive and understand the world.
He explains how his interactive video installations are designed to draw the audience in. Doing so in ways that means that they become a part in the pieces of artwork. Using networked art installations Paul connects audiences in different locations and blurs the lines between the audience and the performer. They discuss some of his installations, including how they are set up and how people who interface with them respond.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Paul´s work redefines the way we encounter art.
• His interactive video installations require audience participation to work. So, to a large extent, the audience is the artwork.
• When you are interacting with someone via a screen your focus is on them, the connection is very real.
• When people interact with his art, their perception of the real world begins to change because of that experience.
• Giving people the chance to interact with art is incredibly powerful.
• There are many ways to use tech that we are yet to explore.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I create a certain amount of potential for something to come out of that, but I don't know, as an artist, what will come out, it could go in any direction. ´
‘Stop thinking about artworks as objects, think about them as triggers to experiences.’
‘Video conference is not just about me looking at you, and you looking at me … it's actually about a portal to another space, a space where we can coexist, a third space.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website with links to Paul´s work and other resources - http://www.paulsermon.org/
Telematic Dreaming 1992 - http://www.laboralcentrodearte.org:7080/laboral/es/recursos/obras/telematic-dreaming-1992/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

In this episode, Caroline sits down to speak with Dr. Kate Lister. She is a senior lecturer in English Literature at Leeds University, a podcaster, an academic writer, and the author of two enthralling books about the history of sex. Caroline talks to her about how she and her work are perceived.
During this highly entertaining and thought-provoking episode, Kate explains how a woman called Clarice Clatterbollocks led her to start writing about and researching sex. She shares how taking this unusual path and spending some time working in the sugar sex industry has affected her life. They also discuss the impact pornography has on the way people perceive sex.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Even in today´s relatively liberated times people still feel embarrassed talking about sex.
• In medieval times, sex was much more a part of everyone´s every day life.
• The Victorians became quite prudish. Yet, at the same time, invented video, and photo pornography.
• Being a woman talking about sex in a public arena has created some issues for Kate, which she talks about.
• Sex is everywhere in modern society.
• People are still mainly learning about sex using pornography, which is a really bad thing.
• There is still a lot of stigma surrounding sex workers. 
• Ex-sex workers are still losing their regular jobs despite having left the sex industry years earlier.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I've been endlessly fascinated by it for as long as I can remember. Before I really knew what sex was, I was aware that there was something there. ´
‘People are still primarily learning about sex from porn, which is really bad.’
‘Anyone who has watched porn has used the services of a sex worker.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
A Curious History of Sex by Dr. Kate Lister - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Curious-History-Sex-Kate-Lister/dp/1783529717/ref=sr_1_1?crid=205P00GVLKODE
Harlots, Whores and Hackabouts by Dr. Kate Lister - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harlots-Whores-Hackabouts-History-Sale/dp/0500252440
Betwixt The Sheets Podcast - https://shows.acast.com/betwixt-the-sheets
Twitter - https://twitter.com/k8_lister/
TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@k8_lister/video/7162151668459588870
Instagram Whores of Yore - https://www.instagram.com/more_whores_of_yore/
Twitter Whores of Yore- https://twitter.com/whoresofyore/status/1428451471692111878?lang=en
Whores of Yore Website - https://www.thewhoresofyore.com/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

In this episode, Caroline sits down to talk to Kanan Tekchandani a Holistic Neurodiverse Coach and Relationship Whisperer for late identified aspies/autistics, gifted and twice-exceptional adults, their partners, and parents. Kanan explains what it was like growing up as someone who is not neurotypical. How she coped with autism, feeling like she didn’t quite belong or understand the social rules. While also being highly intelligent and a perfectionist.
Using examples from her own life Kanan explains what being twice or multi exceptional means. The challenges this creates at school, in the workplace, the home and with building and maintaining strong relationships. She also shares the strategies she has used which have helped her and her clients to lead balanced, harmonious, happy, and fulfilled lives.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• For Kanan points of transition, for example changing schools, were the most difficult.
• Kanan was constantly analysing what others expected of her and how to give it to them. So, she was trying to perceive the world through the eyes of others.
• Being always on, analysing everything in-depth to try to fit in is exhausting, so Kanan needed alone time.
• Yoga really helped Kanan to calm down.
• Be ready to learn and try different things. 
• Let go of perfectionism.
• If you discover something is not for you, be afraid to make a switch.
• Neuro diverse people can be hypersensitive, but they can also not notice things. This can make relationships hard to manage successfully.
• Social media groups are good places to learn about the experience of others, which can help you to identify what is going on with yourself.
• Learn to love yourself.

BEST MOMENTS
‘I would be kind of constantly conscious about what everyone else is thinking about me…so that's why I always wanted to kind of not be too visible. ´
‘I was never really lonely, but I felt alone, because there wasn't really anyone that deeply understood me.’
‘Yoga gave me that sense of calm and control back again, just gave me a few, like an hour's peace.’
‘Most of the time, we are highly emotional, because emotional regulation is a problem that we often have.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Kanan Tekchandani: Kanan is a Holistic Neurodiverse Coach and Relationship Whisperer for late identified aspies/autistics, gifted and twice-exceptional adults, their partners, and parents.
Being 2e herself she intuitively understands her clients. She specialises in working with highly sensitive and highly intelligent adults who are professionally successful but struggling to experience connection and happiness in their most important relationships. Especially the one with themselves!
Kanan uses a trauma-informed mind-body-spirit approach tailored to the individual. She is a certified Strategic Intervention Coach, yoga and mindfulness meditation teacher, professional organiser and declutterer and a Rahanni healer.
Her mission is to empower neurodivergent adults and families to live a life of happiness, fulfilment, and success.

EPISODE RESOURCES
Website: https://www.aspiecoach.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kanan-tekchandani-674a4562/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/kanantek
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kanantekchandani/ or https://linktr.ee/KananTek
Freebie when joining email list: Yes, I want to learn more about neurodiversity, wellbeing and relationships

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

In this episode, Caroline speaks to Daniel C. Richardson who is a professor of experimental psychology at University College London. He is also an author and researcher who has conducted numerous innovative and ground-breaking experiments that have revealed new information about how the brain is built.
They talk about developmental psychology, how we think we see the world and how we actually see things, perceive them, and interpret them. Including, why the eye is not like a camera, what change blindness is, how the blue/gold dress illusion works and what the Mona Lisa teaches us about perception.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Most people think perception is creating a little picture inside the head of what you see, hear, etc outside the head. Why that is not the case is explained in the podcast.
• Only a fraction of the information our eyeball picks up makes it to our brains.
• The fact that the brain interprets what we see is why visual illusions work. For example, the gold/blue dress.
• Magicians rely on the way the eye/brain connection works to trick us.
• Our brain does not store and compare images.
• How you perceive the gold/blue dress is related to whether you are a morning or evening person.
• Babies pick up a lot more than we think in the womb, as demonstrated by their response to soap opera theme songs.
• A baby's brain is so underdeveloped that before 4 months they do not understand how to calm down, they rely on their carers to intercede for them,
• The brain is incredible at adapting.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Whatever the amount of information that hits your eyeball is, it's reduced by a factor of almost 100 going into your brain.’
‘Vision is an act of interpretation. It's not a photographic exercise.’
‘Magicians are basically applied psychologists.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
UCL - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/pals/research/experimental-psychology/person/daniel-richardson/
ACN Labs - https://www.acnlabs.co.uk/
Colour perception optical illusions / https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/12-optical-illusions-that-show-how-colour-can-trick-the-eye-a6790901.html
David Eagleman books including Live Wired - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eagleman-Collection-Incognito-Hardcover-Livewired/dp/9124084514/

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

In this episode, Caroline Partridge introduces herself and shares what you can expect from The Perception Podcast. She invites you to join her as she dissects and inspects what influences us to choose one course of action over another and how our behaviour is shaped by our perception. 
This podcast series is about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories. It is for anyone who would like to question the beliefs and narratives held by the many. Those who want to travel to the inner reaches of their mind's eye and question what is true and what is illusion.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Our behaviour is shaped by our perception.
• Everyone has a unique and individual perception of the world.
• The way we perceive things is continuously changing.
• What we believe impacts how we perceive things-
• Most of our strongest beliefs are formed in childhood.
• For the first 6 years of our life, we are incredibly open to programming because our brains are naturally in a hypnotic trancelike state.
• Perception influences, inspires, or hinders us, so it is crucial that we understand what it is and how it impacts us.
• Scientifically perception can be subdivided into 5 categories. Caroline explains what they are in this episode.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Are we who we think we are? Or are we just an amalgam of who we've been told we are personas that are unconsciously imprinted upon us?’
‘I'm glad to say as a reformed diehard perfectionist, I'm no longer bound by the limitations of other people's perception of who I am and where I fit in.’
‘Repeated thoughts become beliefs. And those powerful beliefs are formed early in our childhoods,’

EPISODE RESOURCES
Dr Bruce Lipton - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90556.The_Biology_of_Belief

ABOUT THE HOST
Bio
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator, and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is an expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding, and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD
FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

PODCAST DESCRIPTION
This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation, and stories.
How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us has our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation.
In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives, and examine how perception has influenced, inspired, or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests. 

ABOUT THE HOST
Caroline Partridge is a unique and creative individual. She is an actress, puppeteer, educator and artist with funny bones. She loves a story and is expert at conveying wit and wisdom with warmth, understanding and empathy.

CONTACT METHOD

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/caropartridge
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-partridge-03131520
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/partridge_caroline

 

PODCAST DESCRIPTION

This is a podcast series about discovery, understanding, revelation and stories. 

How we perceive the world is rooted in everything that has influenced us throughout our lives, emotionally and psychologically. We become the sum of our parts and each of us have our own unique view of the world. 'Vision' truly is an act of interpretation. 

In this podcast series through fascinating conversations, I set about trying to understand how we form our perceptions, view different perspectives and examine how perception has influenced, inspired or hindered the lives of each of my unique guests.