UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett

Dr. Connie Clark has been practicing psychology for over 30 years, and together with founder and chairman of America’s New Life Ministries Stephen Arterburn has released a new book, ‘Understanding and Loving Your Bonus Child’, a guide to help non biological parents connect with the children of their partner and, together, build a new unified family of their own. On this episode Dr. Connie talks about jealousy in blended families, opposing faith views and how to communicate effectively.

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Today we’re tackling worry, and a its faith-based remedy: prayer. Our guest is Chad Veach. Chad is the founder and lead pastor of ZOE Church in Los Angeles, California. For the past 20 years he has dedicated his life to ministry and preaching the Gospel, speaking internationally and authoring four books including his latest, 'Worried about Everything Because I Pray about Nothing: How to Live with Peace and Purpose Instead of Stress and Burnout'.

In this episode Chad talks about why prayer dissolves worry, how to pray and the impact of prayer on our human condition.  

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Today our guest is Australian musician turned marketing entrepreneur Pete Gilles. Before starting his own business, Pete was in the Sydney-based New Empire. A regular on the local and international festival scene, New Empire performed to thousands around the world. In 2012 their single 'One Heart/A Million Voices' was selected as the official theme for the Summer Olympics, and a year after they disbanded their music found new life on the soundtrack of a hit Korean TV drama.

Pete joined Laura in the studio to talk about the impacts of grief and fatherhood on his life so far, how your passions can be displayed through career transitions and why working with a personal mission in mind is so vital.

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This week we have a returning guest, Phil Cooke. Phil is an American writer, television producer and media consultant who’s had a long career studying the craft of creativity and learning how to deliver stand-out ideas under pressure.

He wrote his latest book, 'Ideas on a Deadline' for those of us, no matter our industry, who have to offer breakthrough ideas on demand. In this conversation Phil talks about how to stir inspiration in a finite window, remain open-minded as you age and why limitations are helpful in life.

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Dustin Nickerson is a comedian and author who performs over 300 hundred shows a year. His videos have been viewed over 50million times on YouTube alone, he’s appeared on Comedy Central, Fox and Netflix alongside Kevin Hart and recently made his late night TV debut with James Corden on 'The Late Late Show'.  
 
in his new book 'How to Be Married to Melissa', Dustin is an anti-advice guru, and in this conversation, debunks some of the generic marriage advice new couples get and opens up his own marriage for us learn from. 

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Actor Zachary Levi has gained fans on broadway, television and film, appearing in the hit NBC series 'Chuck', 'The Marevelous Mrs. Maisel' and as the lead character in DC’s 'Shazam!' amongst many other projects. In his debut book 'Radical Love: Learning to Accept Yourself and Others', Zac shares his history with crippling depression and anxiety, the childhood trauma it stemmed from and how hitting rock bottom has fueled his newfound mission to help people heal their inner worlds.

The subject matter of today’s podcast may be challenging for some, if you need mental health support Australian listeners can call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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Australian journalist Tom Tilley (Triple J's 'Hack', The Project) joins Laura on UNDISTRACTED to talk about his new memoir 'Speaking in Tongues'. Tom tells the story of growing up in a strict religious community that prized the spiritual experience of speaking in tongues, the doubts he began to have about the church’s teachings, and how his deconstruction of his upbringing helped him build a life of greater sincerity and meaning.

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Ann Voskamp is an author and blogger known for 'One Thousand Gifts', 'The Broken Way' and her latest book, 'Waymaker: Finding the Way to the Life You've Always Dreamed Of'. Here Ann talks about hitting breaking point, how to navigate your way out of life's deepest valleys and what to do when reality doesn't meet expectations.

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Shauna Neiquist is New York Times bestselling author who's been a prolific writer for years, opening up her life to readers craving honest reflections about being a woman, wife, mum and follower of Jesus.

Shauna’s latest book, 'I Guess I Haven’t Learned That Yet', comes off the back of a great season of change for her and her family, and here she talks about the practicalities of uprooting your life, the myth of control, how to find unity of vision as a couple and how to reinvent your identity when the old one doesn’t fit anymore.

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Recording artist and songwriter Tauren Wells is a 10x Grammy Award nominee and Dove Award winner with over a billion global streams to date. He was a member of the band Royal Taylor, before stepping out as a solo artist in 2017 with the pop hit 'Love is Action', and now he’s back with his third solo album 'Joy in the Morning'.

Tauren speaks about finding your why – the thing that drives your passions and purpose - and its impact on his marriage, he shares the lesson he learned about success, and Tauren gives us one of the best break downs about how to adapt to life’s changing seasons.     

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