Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talked to the Creative Director and Founder of the Edible Bus Stop Mak Gilchrist. Mak is also a good friend and longtime plant activist. In our conversation, she shares with me her 'Why' around the conception of the EBS and how her work has grown from its roots in community projects in public spaces to exploring the biosonification of plants to create mind-blowing music and visuals. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Taking a neglected public space and using plants to transform it into a pleasant, more visible space is a powerful way to stop it from being quietly passed into private hands.
• Playful projects like mini edible gardens make it fun for people to engage with and benefit from plants.
• Trees and plants have the opposite effect of the broken window, they instantly make a place more positive and attractive.
• Being around plants improves our health.
• Plants produce micro-vibrations as they grow, capturing those as data and using a program means those movements can be translated into music.
• If the sound of the music changes when you touch a plant, you really understand that we have an impact on them.
• As a collective we can really shift things and make meaningful changes.
• Immersive experiences have an emotional impact.
• Every area should have somewhere green that is pulsing with life.

BEST MOMENTS

‘What I do is horticulture as protest, and as activism.’
‘The work we do is a catalyst for other things to happen.’
‘The rhythms are supplied by plants.’
‘At a very raw stage, you can just hear the plant interact with you.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Bio:
Mak Gilchrist FRSA, founder of The Edible Bus Stop (EBS), leverages a decade of leadership experience in EBS projects. As Executive Producer, she's the primary client liaison, shaping initial responses to project briefs. In her Creative Director role, she crafts project narratives, drawing on diverse creative disciplines. Mak assembles teams and collaborates with designers across creative and fabrication fields to realize schemes. Formerly in fashion, her ethical stance from modeling propelled her career. Traveling as a model sparked her fascination with inviting public spaces. Producing and scouting in London deepened her appreciation for exterior ambiance.
Mak champions inclusivity in public design, embedding it in EBS projects. She advocates for biodiverse green spaces, promoting mental and physical well-being. She's a published author, speaker, and thought leader. EBS under her leadership earned awards, notably RHS Chelsea Flower Show medals in '21 & '22. She continually pioneers inclusive, biodiverse environments, recently showcasing 'adaptogenic experiences' at Glastonbury Festival in '22 & '23.

Links to Socials:
Website: https://theediblebusstop.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-edible-bus-stop-limited/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edible_bus_stop/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ediblebusstop/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEdibleBusStop/
X: https://twitter.com/EdibleBusStop

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

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talked to communication coach Christine Mullany about her unique training blending brain function, culture, and communication. We discuss the enormous effect of mindset on the way we express ourselves vocally, society's bias around regional accents, and the difference between mimicking and mirroring the voices we hear. Christine also talks vulnerably about her own journey through unprocessed trauma and the inevitable impact it had on her health.
Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Understand your brain, then the brains of others.
• Linguistics plays a role in communication, so communicating in a 2nd language is difficult.
• When you better understand yourself, what you have to offer, and learn to effectively communicate your mindset shifts.
• Overriding the communication norms, you were raised with is hard. 
• Accent bias is real. Sometimes you need to tweak your accent and adjust your diction.
• Mirroring helps you connect but don´t mimic.
• What you say to your boss and how you frame things will be different than how you speak to a colleague.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Every person we communicate with needs something different.’
‘Different countries have different conventions when it comes to communication. ´
‘Sometimes different diction is required.’

 

ABOUT CHRISTINE:
Christine Mullaney is a TEDx speaker, Podcast Host, Public Speaking and Presentation Coach, and Neurocultural™ Communication Trainer. Creator of the Phenomenal Presenters Masterclasses on-demand training platform, Christine has over 25 years of facilitation, training, management, and business development experience in a variety of sectors.
She is passionate about empowering bilingual employees in English-speaking organisations to allow themselves to be heard, get noticed, and control their career progression. A nature-loving wanderer, having lived on 3 continents, her approach blends the spirited, fun-loving Gemini with the communicative intellectual, making you laugh and think while nurturing natural confidence and communication clarity.

LINKS:
Public Speaking, Communication, Presentation, English Pronunciation:
PODCAST
MASTERCLASSES - Discount Code 1st 100: SPECIAL25
INSTAGRAM
TEDx

WEBSITE
LINKEDIN
EMAIL

For Spiritually Focused Podcasts:
Life & Camino Coaching: 
INSTAGRAM 

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.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I have the absolute pleasure of talking to artist, sculptor, and performer Chris Dobrowolski. Apart from being a brilliant artist, Chris is an exceptional storyteller and in our entertaining conversation, he recounts his journey into art as well as his attempted escape from Art School. He explains the influence of the deceptive nature of modern-day post-truth politics on his latest work, and we discuss the importance of experimentation in art, the emergence of the YBAs, and ask how do you measure what makes a successful artist?
Please join me as we look at art through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• You learn by trying new things and sometimes failing.
• When portraying the real world, you need to include elements that reflect the truth.
• Art reflects your perception of the world.
• Chris’ art is often shared as performance lectures, or explanations that are conducted through unexpected mediums.
• Young British Artists (YBA) is a great example of incredible marketing.
• Art is no longer just about sculptures or something that is hung on walls.
• When you look at art and your interaction with that art you become part of the art, making it live.

BEST MOMENTS
‘It's not about being the best drawer, it's not about being the best at XYZ. It's about exploring things. ´
‘There's something inherently paradoxical about the artistic process.’
‘My work is about what’s true and what’s a lie.’
‘There´s a difference between reacting and responding.’

 

ABOUT THE GUEST
Chris’ Biog

Socials:
Website https://www.chrisdobo.com/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChrisDobrowolskiArt/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chrisdobrowolski/
Twitter https://twitter.com/Chris_Dobo

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. 

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich, Dr Robert Willson. In this illuminating conversation, we explore the origins of and misconceptions around Evolutionary Psychology. We look at the interaction between genetics and experience, especially with regard to human sexual behaviour and gender identity.

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Evolutionary psychology examines cognition and behaviour from a modern evolutionary perspective.
• Some argue that human behaviour has to be understood within the context of human evolution.
• Evolution impacts how we behave, but things like the fight or flight system are now largely redundant.
• Genetics and experience both have an impact, e.g., intelligence is shaped by both.
• What drives us is complex. evolution that plays a role, but other things do too e.g. social and cultural factors.
• For humans, sexual behaviour is not only about fertility.
• Gender is not based solely on genetics it is also impacted by social factors and some think that developmental events in the womb, also play a role.
• Gender can be influenced by socio-cultural factors.
• Society still treats boys and girls differently, despite trying not to.
• There is far more overlap between genders and racial groups than differences.
• Looking at average differences e.g. men are stronger and navigate better than women is misleading. It does not mean all men are like that, or that all women are always weaker than all men or worse navigators.
• We all share a lot of genetic material with others. It is the small amount of material we do not have in common with others that evolution works with.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We use sexual behaviour as a way of bonding with people.’

‘Maybe our brains aren't actually that fit for purpose anymore.’

‘Evolutionary psychology basically argues that the human mind and human behaviour have also been shaped by evolution.’

‘Evolution can help us understand some things. But societal and cultural factors also are important.’

‘There's always an interaction between our genetic makeup, and our life experiences.’

‘Despite our best efforts, we treat infants that we perceive as male differently than we do, infants that we perceive as female.’

‘Evolution might have primed us to do these things, but there´s always a choice.’

EPISODE RESOURCES

The Adapted Mind - Jerome H. Barkow and others - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapted-Mind-Evolutionary-Psychology-Generation-ebook/dp/B000RGUOGC/

The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins -- https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Selfish-Gene/dp/B004UAZL5U/

The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins - https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-God-Delusion/dp/B00E8KBWAK/

ABOUT THE GUEST

Dr. Rob Willson is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Greenwich. He joined the University in February 1998, having completed a 4-year Wellcome Trust Fellowship at the University of St. Andrews. Before that, he had been an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow within the Department of Zoology at Oxford University, under the supervision of Prof.Sir John Krebs.  Originally from Canada, Robert completed his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Prof. Don Wilkie, graduating in 1992, before he relocated to the UK.

Robert's original training was in Animal Cognition, doing behavioural research into learning and memory in non-human species, predominantly with a focus on spatial memory in pigeons and food-storing birds.  Although Rob retains an interest in these areas, his research now focuses on a variety of issues across Evolutionary Psychology, Sport Psychology, and Social Psychology.

He teaches various aspects of Biological Psychology and has a particular interest in Evolutionary Psychology and how an evolutionary perspective might be able to help understand some aspects of human behaviour.

SOCIALS

https://www.gre.ac.uk/people/rep/faculty-of-education-and-health/robert-willson

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

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host Caroline Partridge. Today I talk to the inspirational Hayley Johnson who is an experienced employment lawyer and Senior Associate at Morton Fraser in Edinburgh. In this episode, Hayley recounts the tragedy that drove her decision to embark on a career in law and exposes the early shocking discrimination that she herself faced having an accent and background that didn't fit the perceived notion of a law student. We discuss how employer assumptions can lead to discrimination and what elements are integral to a rewarding and happy employment relationship.
Please join me as we look at our work life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• People look at where you are from, the way you speak, and your appearance and often make assumptions about your ability to learn, etc.
• Ask your employer what you need to do a good job and be able to take care of your family responsibilities too.
• Employees need to be balanced too and willingly provide the type of cover the business needs.
• Employees only raise an official grievance when they feel they have no other choice.
• It is better for businesses to have more diversity and flexibility.
• Treat your employment relationship like a personal one, be honest, and don’t be afraid to speak up.
• Embrace the unknown. Don’t be afraid to apply for a job even if you do meet the entire list of requirements.

BEST MOMENTS
‘We shouldn't be afraid to ask for what we want.’
‘It works both ways.’
‘Nobody sets out to do a bad job… it’s not motivating for them.’
‘These blanket policies that lots of lots of employers have really don't serve.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Bio
Hayley Johnson is a Senior Associate in Morton Fraser's highly regarded Employment Team. She is an experienced employment lawyer who has an established reputation throughout the UK for advising employees facing discrimination or workplace disputes and negotiating senior executive departures. Described by a previous client as a "strong, savvy, intelligent Pitbull" Hayley is known for her straight-talking approach and for fighting hard to obtain the best possible results for her clients.
Socials
Firm website and LinkedIn below - I am active on LinkedIn.
Hayley Johnson | Morton Fraser Lawyers | Edinburgh and Glasgow (morton-fraser.com)
Hayley Johnson | LinkedIn

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. 

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Perception Podcast with me, your host, Caroline Partridge. In today's episode, I have the absolute pleasure of talking to the Barefoot Mediator herself Jane Gunn. Jane who is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, and has spoken at the United Nations, and The White House, demystifies and distils down for us the real essence of what mediation actually means. We look at the narratives that drive us into conflict and discuss the alarming disappearance of balanced debate and conversation.
Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mediators create a better interaction between two people, who've got some kind of conflict between them, enabling them to solve their problem.
• If you can listen to someone else's story, and acknowledge it, you're not saying it is right. You’re saying, I hear your story. I understand where it comes from.
• The principles of conflict resolution are the same in all scenarios.
• Most people do not set out to hurt you.
• Be open to having conversations with those who do not agree with you, but    don't fall out with them.
• The way we live today isolates us from others, so we are losing our conversational skills.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Mediation is actually a conversation. ´
‘Was your intention to hurt me, harm me? It's usually not the case at all.’
‘There's nothing more interesting than having a challenging conversation with someone. ´

ABOUT THE GUEST
Jane Gunn is an expert in the field of conflict resolution, a trained mediator and facilitator, known to her clients as 'The Barefoot Mediator'. Listed as a Global Leader in the Who's Who Mediation and featured in 500 Hall of Fame. She is President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a former director and board member of the Civil Mediation Council of England and Wales.
Author of 2 popular books “How To Beat Bedlam In The Boardroom And Boredom In The Bedroom” and “The Authority Guide To Conflict Resolution”, she has spoken at the United Nations, The White House, and the European Commission.
Jane helps people from all walks of life to become ReSolutionaries. She teaches them the basic skills of mediation that enable people to deal with difference and diversity in non-adversarial and solution-focused ways.
Her mission is to create a community of ReSolutionaries equipped to lead and inspire others in times of change, challenge, and crisis. She has a powerful message supported by practical tools and techniques that applies to organisations of all sizes across all sectors.)

Socials & Contact:
The Barefoot Mediator Podcast - https://soundcloud.com/barefootmediator
Jane Gunn Conflict Resolution Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jane-Gunn/e/B004XIKA5U?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1685960678&sr=8-2
Website - https://janegunn.co.uk/
Email – [email protected]

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 week's episode, Caroline has the pleasure of talking with visionary yoga crusader Charlotta Martinus. They discuss the changes in attitudes to yoga over the last 20 years, and how yoga is not only a vehicle of clarity, groundedness and strength but can also be tailored to combat specific challenging personal issues and as a preventative health model.

Please join them as they turn down the volume of the logical mind and look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Yoga is about much more than maintaining a strong and flexible body. It has a profound impact on how the brain works and emotional health,
• Yoga stills the thought waves and tunes you into your body.
• For teens, yoga is especially helpful. Particularly for those coping with the fallout from CoVid and social anxiety.
• What you are looking for is inside yourself. Yoga helps unlock that.
• When you practice enough you create new neural pathways and you become genuinely at peace.
• Research proves yoga is very effective for reducing anxiety.

BEST MOMENTS

‘When we try and understand something, we see it from our own perspective. ´
‘Our body is simply the vehicle that we use to gain balance in our minds.’
‘It's actually this big blissful space where I feel at peace with myself. That can only happen with a teacher, though.’

ABOUT THE GUEST
Biog:
Charlotta started working with teens in the 80s when she began working as an educator in the UK and Sweden. After a hiatus, working for the BBC, she returned in 2003 to teach young people yoga and quickly founded the Teen Yoga Foundation. The wellbeing of young people from diverse backgrounds is front and centre to all activities of the Foundation and a team of 4 staff and 45 volunteers work tirelessly to achieve the goal of more yoga for young people across the world. The Teen Yoga Foundation became a charity in 2016 and has trained 1600 teen yoga teachers. It has collaborated with Sport England, the BBC, several UK universities and also with the European Union. It is currently the Lululemon Here to Be partner. 

Charlotta’s book 'Teen Yoga for Yoga Therapists' was published in 2018 and has sold 3000 copies worldwide. Charlotta is a regular contributor to the Om Magazine and Yoga Journal Australia and USA and also speaks regularly on the BBC about the importance of yoga for young people. She is a yoga therapist for mental health as well as a teacher trainer in yoga and has a clinical license for working within the NHS. She is the mother of two young men. In 2020 Charlotta was the first woman to be awarded the prestigious Master of Yoga award by the International Yoga Alliance. 

Socials & Contact

Websites: www.teenyoga.comteenyogafoundation.com

teenyogafoundation.com

Facebook: Teenyogamindfulness

Instagram. Teen yoga foundation

Twitter teenyoga global

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 talks to Associate Professor of Occupational Psychology at the University of Greenwich, Dr Calvin Burns. In this fascinating conversation Calvin and I debate the distinction between trust and faith, he outlines the five major markers that determine risky behaviour, and we examine what our automatically activated or 'implicit' attitudes tell us about our pre-conscious beliefs.

Please join her to look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Implicit or automatically activated attitudes are ingrained in us.
• Quick-fire computerised tasks are a good way to reveal our implicit attitudes. There's no time to adjust how you react.
• Some beliefs are so internalised that we no longer question them.
• Sometimes trust conditioning overrides primal survival instinct. Calvin shares examples.
• Learning to trust involves questioning and risk assessment, with faith this is less likely to be the case.
• Risk and trust perception has a significant impact on decision making.
• People can be risk takers in one domain, but very risk averse in another area.
• There is a mind-body link.

BEST MOMENTS
‘Implicit attitudes are pre-conscious or automatically activated. ´
‘Our perception of other people perceiving us affects our behaviour.’
‘Trust exists because of uncertainty.’
‘People know without knowing.’

 

EPISODE RESOURCES
Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LJE76xAAAAAJ&hl=en
Harvard University Implicit Association Test https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without-ebook/dp/B002VISNAS

ABOUT THE GUEST
Biog:
Dr. Calvin Burns is Associate Professor of Occupational Psychology at the University of Greenwich.  He specialises in the 'Psychology of Risk and Trust', especially pre-conscious or implicit attitudes.  His research is mainly of an applied nature.  His early research was on assessing safety culture in high-hazard organisations (e.g., the oil & gas industry, hospitals, and construction industry).  He has also conducted consultancy work in the UK, Canada, and the Middle East on risk communication for critical infrastructure (e.g., water security, cyber-security, COVID-19).  More recently, he has worked with the security services about online vetting interviews for security clearances.

Calvin received his B.Sc. (Hons.) in Psychology with a minor in economics from McMaster University (Canada), and his M.Sc. in Psychological Research Methods from the University of Exeter (England). Calvin gained his PhD in Psychology from the University of Aberdeen where he was funded by Shell Expro (UK). 

Calvin has previously held faculty positions at the University of Aberdeen’s School of Psychology, and Strathclyde University's Business School. He is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

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 today's episode of the Perception Podcast, I revisit my conversation with the irrepressible Daryl Hembrough. Daryl continues to tell his story, this time focusing on how after reconstructive surgery he literally found his voice against the odds. 

Please join me as we look at life through a different lens.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• At about 7 Daryl lost his voice when after a tracheostomy led to his airway collapsing.
• Despite having no vocal cords Daryl and his body adapted in a way that amazed doctors to give him his voice back, something he did without thinking purposely about doing so.
• Our perception of the medical profession is that they know everything, in reality, there are limits to their knowledge.

BEST MOMENTS

‘So, you´re speaking without vocal cords? ´

‘I don´t recall thinking purposely about my voice and using it.’

‘The timbre of your voice and the tone of your voice is really intrinsically and uniquely you.’

ABOUT THE GUEST

Biog:

'I was born with a rare condition called Pfeiffer Syndrome and I've had many other conditions over the years. I model, I act, and I do other things.'

https://youtu.be/D8tH9lS_NpM

https://youtu.be/ot5nSdR6HjI

https://youtu.be/792KHXR2RFc

https://youtu.be/hZJO57s2NeM

Socials & Contact:

instagram.com/daryljhembrough

linktree.com/daryl.hembrough.model

[email protected]

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 today's episode, Caroline talks to actor and magician Peter Clifford about how his boyhood obsession with magic, which first served as a social bridge in his shy early teenage years - flourished into a fulfilling career that has seen him collaborate with the likes of David Blaine and Derren Brown. Peter unravels the true art of misdirection and beautifully explains the intricate journey of a magic trick.

Join us as we investigate the blurring between truth and illusion and discover why practice does not make perfect, as we look at life through a different lens.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• Misdirection is subtle, the magician takes your mind on a journey that distracts you from what is happening.
• To be a good magician you need to be a good performer, a good actor.
• with magic, you take impossible things and make them seem real. David Blaine is taking things that are real but making them look impossible.
• Remember practice makes permanent. If you practice something badly, that's what you're practising.
• Pushing against your limitations helps you to grow.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Optical illusions are fascinating, because they reveal, not how your brain is wrong, but how your brain works.’

‘Misdirection leads you on the path of the narrative of the effect, and away from the method.’

‘It's easier to fool someone than to convince them that they've been fooled.’

 

ABOUT THE GUEST

 

After becoming obsessed with conjuring as a boy, winning several local and national magic and talent contests, Peter used magic to pay his way through drama school in Manchester; since graduating he has worked as an actor on stage and television as well as continuing to perform as a magician. He has worked as a magical advisor, creating effects for many theatre shows; creating a stomach-churning eye-plucking scene in “King Lear” (Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol; with whom Peter has acted in 12 of their productions) and producing a whole cast from nowhere in “The Mysteries of Father Brown” (Worcester Swan), creating spooky supernatural happenings for Dracula: the blood count (Feelgood theatre). Magical Television appearances include Isaac Fawlkes in BBC’s “Magic” -a History of Magic, Stanley Milgram in “Derren Brown: The Heist” and Professor John Gladwell in Derren's “Fear and Faith: Placebo.” Peter was an original part of the creative team for the award-winning Derren Brown television series. He also co-created and co-directed the sell-out tour and West-end runs “Derren Brown – Live.” At Bristol’s Tobacco Factory Theatre Peter has performed seven solo magic shows. Recently Peter has worked as a consultant for David Blaine on “David Blaine: Beyond Magic” on television and he was a co-creator and co-director of David’s first live tour (David Blaine: Live) toured North America and was seen in the UK in 2019.

Socials & Contact:

FB: Peter Clifford

Twitter: Cargomatic

Instagram: peter.clifford

 

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.