This week, Nige got grumpy. Really grumpy. And then we made a podcast episode about it. Enjoy!

Love

Ell and Nige

p.s. get in touch anytime [email protected]

It's been a while. But since every moment is a new beginning, this is a perfect opportunity to start again and keep the conversation going. Nige and Ell play with some of the Big Ideas behind the show and share a bit about what they've been up to.

Deepak Chopra's cousin also makes an appearance!

Drop us a line anytime: [email protected]

Big love

Ell and Nige

aka Team A

It's been a while since we released an episode, and today we talk about why, exploring the ups and downs of the creative process before having a good ol' chat about social media and, more importantly, leaving it. When it comes to Crackbook, unlike Arnie, we might not be back…

Plus, we announce our new social media platform, Fritter!

Here are some top quotes from the episode:

'I was under the influence of the machine that is social media.' - Elloa

'Are they conscious choices that you're making? It sounds like bloody brainwashing to me.' - Nige

'When I start thinking about it I realise I've never really thought about it, and that's frightening.' - Elloa

'I think it's important that we start asking the questions because it's the one thing we're not very good at in this society. We're all good at our status updates, at bigger, better, faster, stronger. There's no nurturing an idea, it's all NOW, I want it now. We don't know how to ask a question anymore.' - Nige

Listen to the Reply All episode about Facebook here

Read Alexandra Franzen's amazing work here

Get in touch! [email protected]

Finally, we'll love you forever if you rate and review the show on iTunes. It really does help new listeners find the show — and given that we're not on Facebook anymore, we need all the help we can get...

When I met Elenna in Summer 2016 at Camp Good Life Project in New York, I instantly knew that this woman was out of the ordinary. I can't fully explain it. My eyes fill with tears (the good kind) when I think about this woman.

We only spent a matter of minutes in each other's company, but I had to know more about her… so I got her on the Wide Awake Show!

Elenna is the Camp Counsellor for the Universe. She is a certified co-active coach, a professional theatre maker and a serial entrepreneur with a massive heart… and this is one of my favourite interviews ever.

In this delicious conversation Elenna shares:

• What it means to be Camp Counsellor to the universe (hint: joy, connection into a group of people and also yourself, rituals, singing and the spirit of joy).
• Why everybody should have a little piece of summer camp in their everyday.
• All about Adventure Coaching (I reckon this will go global) and The Hysteria Society — a group for women who want to go on adventures, skill build and earn badges (imagine Girl Guides but for grown ups. Sign me up!)
• How we have been beaten into a full apology and what the remedy is.
• The difference between accountability and responsibility.
• How to recognise if the inner child within you is running the show — and why that might not be such a good thing!
• Existential dilemmas and the messy, imperfect journey of coming
• Recognising when we are 'at choice' (one of Elenna's phrases which I love)
• PLUS Elenna's stories, which move me to tears and make me believe that magic is real.

Her recommended book: Soulpancake by Rainn Wilson

Connect with Elenna:

themission.biz

elennamosoff.com

Instagram: e_mosser

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/themissionbiz/

We'd love a review on iTunes. It really does help more people find out about the show.

Love!

It's Wide Awake Wednesday! Today we're republishing part 2 of our special episodes on Scrooge, spirituality and A Course in Miracles.

We discuss:

~ How to see the good in someone even when they're acting like "a Scrooge"

~ Why Scrooge had to revisit his past in order to wake up - and why you do too

~ The crucial role of Fred, Scrooge's nephew, in always keeping an eye on the truth

~ The spiritual principles embodied by Tiny Tim

~ What each of the three spirits - past, present and future - has to teach us about how to live our lives

~ Nige and Ell each share from their personal experience

~ Plus there is howling, laughing, singing and all-round silliness

We hope you enjoy this episode and get as much from it as we did from making it. Please share it with anyone in your life who you think it would help.

Get in touch anytime: [email protected]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Two years ago we published two episodes about the spiritual teachings of A Course in Miracles and how they relate to Charles Dickens' incredible story of Scrooge.

We loved these episodes so much we decided to republish them, with the usual banter and a few giggles thrown in. (Oh and two years on, Nige still doesn't quite know the name of the actor who played Buddy the Elf...!)

Merry Christmas, happy winter solstice, and may you know that you are so important and so loved.

Get in touch anytime: [email protected]

Peace x

Elloa interviews Lauren Derrett, the unstoppable woman who founded the This Girl Is Enough and wrote and published 'Filter Free: Real Life Stories of Real Life Women', published by Silverwood Books and available now!

After a tricky childhood, two divorces, and an inability to put herself first, Lauren found herself battling her way through many, many years of therapy; all the therapies; like a lab rat for therapy. And throughout her on-going journey of self-exploration Lauren decided to share her findings on how to believe in yourself and know that you are enough, in a bid to create a movement that helps women to connect with their light and then to be confident enough to shine that beautiful unique light brightly out into the world

We talk about:

- The book, the movement and why the 2D social media world will never satisfy our craving for real, 4D relationships

- Body image, the documentary film Embrace, and Lauren's fierce desire to pass on a different message about beauty and worthiness to the next generation, and

- What makes women so resilient, able to survive adversity and rise up from the ashes

Check out Lauren's amazing work here:

www.thisgirlisenough.co.uk

Filter Free: Real Life Stories of Real Life Women

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If you want to do a good deed, please leave this show a review on iTunes — you can do it straight from the Podcast app on your phone!

See you next week.

Love

Elloa x

It's Wide Awake Wednesday: welcome to the first episode of the brand new Wide Awake Show, with Nige and Elloa Atkinson!

(We, um, forgot to actually introduce ourselves in this episode… Nige is the one with the acting skills, Ell is the one with the big laugh and the "sexy ear" — listen on and you'll know what we mean.)

The Academy of Miracles is no more… but stay subscribed for a good laugh and above all, conversations that matter — starting with this one.

As promised, here's the link to Nige and Elloa's book: Odd Man Out: Breaking the Vow of Male Silence

Enjoy!

It's been weird, keeping this podcast funded month after month while not publishing new episodes. Somehow, I knew that there was something I wanted to do with it — and finally, I have listened to that quiet (okay, it's been getting quite loud recently) voice that's been nagging gently urging me to let go of the Academy of Miracles.

In this short episode, I let you know what's happening with this show and what to expect next week. Stay subscribed and stay tuned, because something really good is coming...

Hello! It's been quite a while since I published an episode but thanks to a series of serendipitous moments, I've decided to hit record and share this brand new episode with you, with the idea of doing a lot more in the next few weeks and months.

If we're connected on social media you'll know that my husband and I just published our book, Odd Man Out: Breaking the Vow of Male Silence. The book is a powerful commentary on maleness, and it seems slightly counter-intuitive that I, a woman, would be so heavily involved — but I am. In today's episode I share with you why I'm putting this work at the centre of my life and a bit of my perspective on the prevalent issues affecting men and women concerning masculinity.

You can get the book here: amazon.co.uk/dp/1999727304/ (or search your country's Amazon for it).

Come and subscribe to Odd Man Out: The Podcast here: oddmanout.libsyn.com or via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you like to get your poddies.

I'd love to hear from you. Email [email protected]