In this episode, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Ebony Uamaki. Ebony is a proud mother, intuitive reader, model, coach, speaker, and disability advocate. Ebony is also blind, and it's a testament to her resilience and wisdom that she has overcome the challenges and stigma associated with disability and stands as an inspiration to all.

Raising children will always be perhaps the world's most important job, and it brings joy in to the lives of many. But it also brings with it great responsibilities, including self-regulation, discipline, patience, sacrifice, and empathy. While we may consider becoming a parent to be a natural progression for adults, too many ignore or are unaware of how easy it is to influence their children in undesirable ways that could have consequences for the rest of their adult lives. Ebony and I discuss some of the most important (and sometimes most ignored) issues in the domain, including the need for personal responsibility, informed choice, and conscientiousness in helping children to develop in a psychologically and physically healthy manner.

Find Ebony's work at the following links:

https://www.instagram.com/ebonyuamaki/?next=%2Frecoveringfrombelief%2F

https://open.spotify.com/show/10caV45agb8G1SfxRhEZh4?si=0Kg0MNsZQIy8c_WCGCUlmA&nd=1&dlsi=42aed9a4c584462c

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eb-n-flow-podcast/id1679746024

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Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

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I'm adamant that enterprise has great potential to be of benefit to society, but all parties involved need to act in good faith and with consideration for each other. Here, I share some thoughts on this.

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

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Welcome to this special collaborative episode of the Your Listener and Eb n Flow podcasts, made especially for the third edition of Podcasthon in 2025. I'm John Cuturilo; I own Your Listener Counselling and host the Your Listener podcast, in Melbourne, Australia. My co-host is Ebony Uamaki; Ebony is a mother, intuitive reader, model, coach, speaker, disability advocate, and host of the Eb n Flow podcast, in Brisbane, Australia.

Podcasthon is a global not-for-profit event in which more than a thousand podcast hosts across the world will host an episode dedicated to a charity of their choice, to raise awareness. Ebony and I have the great pleasure of dedicating this episode to Guide Dogs Australia, a charity who, in collaboration with their state- and territory-based associations, provide assistance services to blind or vision-impaired individuals, including the namesake assistance dogs. As a blind individual and ambassador for Guide Dogs Queensland, Ebony provides us with excellent insight in to the work that the charity does for the community. We encourage you to visit Guide Dogs Australia's website to learn more:

https://guidedogs.com.au/

We also encourage you to visit Podcasthon's website and peruse the other podcasts that are participating:

https://podcasthon.org/

Ebony's links:

https://www.instagram.com/ebonyuamaki/?next=%2Frecoveringfrombelief%2F

https://open.spotify.com/show/10caV45agb8G1SfxRhEZh4?si=0Kg0MNsZQIy8c_WCGCUlmA&nd=1&dlsi=42aed9a4c584462c

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/eb-n-flow-podcast/id1679746024

My website: https://yourlistener.wixsite.com/coaching

Note: no part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance.

I provide my content free of charge. If you enjoy it and want to show your appreciation, please consider making a small donation — I appreciate it! Donate at the following link:

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Housekeeping isn't the most exciting topic for most and we often don't give it much thought, but we definitely notice when it's neglected. In reality, anything we do in life can be done with aforethought and conscientiousness, and housekeeping is no different. Here, I share my philosophies and techniques for making housekeeping as effective and efficient as possible, so I spend the most time doing what matters to me.

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

Web: yourlistener.wixsite.com/coaching

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With the proliferation of progressive slogans in favour of vulnerable groups, we like to think that the days of neglecting and abusing mentally ill and disabled individuals are well behind us. While we've improved significantly in our handling of these issues, there is a real concern that the neglect hasn't disappeared, but rather shows itself in more subtle manifestations.

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

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Do you actually have an "inner child", or is it just one of those pop psychology tropes? In this episode, I explain the true meaning and utility of this idea.

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In this episode, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Amey Greenaway, host of the podcast Your Honest Ally. Amey discusses life and personal wellbeing to fulfil her calling of helping people to be their best selves. Here, we discuss the concept of what it means to be deserving. We explore how encouraging people to perceive themselves as worthy is an antidote to suppressed self-esteem, and the boundary at which deserving ends and self-entitlement begins. Find Amey's work at the following links:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7cxJI5DvMX5yixZo2Eoaz6?si=pQLxOlLZQjiDHgtpsur86w

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/your-honest-ally-with-amey-greenaway/id1702284883

Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/0d70a118-fbfb-4dba-b09e-b0123a24fc27/your-honest-ally---with-amey-greenaway

Instagram: @the.yourhonestallypodcast

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

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Isn't it curious that times were always better in the past, or are better in the present, regardless of the date on which we make the claim? Here's a gentle reminder to be aware of your biases.

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

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Disagreements are a part of life; do you know how to address them respectfully? I explain how here.

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

Web: yourlistener.wixsite.com/coaching

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I was honoured to recently partake in a conference of local community members to contribute ideas on how we could make our environment a better home for all. Here I provide my reflections on the psychology of the group dynamics.

Prefer to listen elsewhere? Find my podcast on your favourite platform here: https://linktr.ee/your.listener.coaching

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Contact me to discuss how I can help you as a counsellor.

Phone: 0402 333 950

Email: [email protected]

Web: yourlistener.wixsite.com/coaching

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Note: no part of this content should be accepted as giving advice of any kind. For advice, please seek professional guidance.