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This week I had the absolute privilege of speaking to Thomas Bjorkman, entrepreneur, businessman, author and also the founder of the Oak Island retreat in Sweden.Tomas explains how Oak Island is modelled on the original retreats that were state funded across the Nordic Countries at the turn of the last century - also captured in his book ‘The Nordic Secret’. It was these retreats that helped instil the human capabilities within the population to face adversity and uncertainty at that time, and which saw those Nordic countries turn around and flourish socially and economically.Tomas then introduces the 5 clusters of human capabilities that are key to facing the unknown, complex and volatile world we’re faced with – Openness, Perceptive Taking, Sense Making, Inner Compass and Compassion.In this conversation, we go on to explore the depths of the shifts that we're experiencing right now to our collective imaginary in an interconnected world and how this can only be facilitated, it cannot be managedThe focus of t

This week I had a very illuminating discussion with Darpan, musician, healer and general explorer of human consciousness.In this conversation Darpan spoke very eloquently about just how the current chaotic conditions are actually the perfect settings for a transformation in human consciousness.While it would be very easy for the conversation to depart into light, nebulous and mystical realms, Darpan stressed the need to ground in this 3D reality, feeling into the darkness to bring in higher frequencies rather than trying to avoid this necessary step through dissociating into a form of ‘spiritual bypassing’. To really feel into what you stand for and your sovereignty.Darpan is a great storyteller and he uses some fantastic metaphors to get his point across, which makes this a very engaging conversation.

This week I continue the exploration into the depths of psyche with Brittain Garrett, one of the few Jungian analysts in Western Australia.In this conversation we explore her perspective of the world through the lens of Jungian depth psychology.Within this conversation, Britt shares a pertinent throw from the I Ching and Jung’s equation for realising God. We also discussed the tension of opposites and the link to cancel culture, as well as legitimate suffering.What shines through in this is that all systems move towards wholeness – particularly psyche - and that the way forward is not through spiritual bypassing, playing on social media or just burying your head in the sand hoping that it'll all go away. The way forward is actually being in your self, your body and dropping into the darkness.While this is scary, it's only in the depths of the darkness that potentially we will find the light.Ultimately, this is a process in which psyche is on a journey, and we are part of it.

This week, I follow the line of inquiry into just how we accept and enable narcissism in our society with Richard Grannon.Richard puts forward that co-dependency, or people pleasing, is a master-slave dynamic that has been deeply in trained and entranced within culture and society at large. That this is an unseen issue that is more pervasive than narcissism. Richard asserts that if we're to crack the puzzle of the pervasive presence of narcissism in society, then we need to bring our perspective closer to home and have an honest look at how we’re actively accepting and enabling it.Through the conversation, we go into the dynamics and mechanics of co-dependency in depth across a variety of areas of life providing a number of clear examples including how you’re governed, consumerist capitalism, slave morality and many more.Through all of this, you will begin to gain a deeper understanding of your own co-dependency, or people pleasing, tendencies and why you’ve become so conflict adverse and unable to say no lea

This week, I on a personal journey and deep dive into Boarding School Syndrome with one of the world's leading experts, Nick Duffell.Whether you, or a loved one, attended boarding school or not, there is a lot to take on board and consider in this conversation.Why?Because to understand boarding school survivorship is to understand:one of the core fundamental elements of the British psyche that also spreads across what was the Empire and is now a Commonwealtha very clean example of early developmental trauma and the defence mechanism of splitting to create a survival self-survival personality away from what Nick refers to as our inner indigenous or natural self.In this conversation we cover:Reconciling the concept of linking ‘trauma’ with the privilege of a private educationThe mechanics and dynamics of boarding schools school syndrome and how that's plays out in creating a Strategic Survivor PersonalityHow that plays out as the ex-boarder then goes out into the world.The inevitable collapse of the Strategic S

Professor Sam Vaknin, the world's Real foremost leading expert, takes you on a very deep dive into narcissism and narcissistic personality disorder.I went into this thinking that I was going to learn about a mental health issue, but what I soon began to realise was that this is much bigger than that - to use Sam's own words ‘narcissism is more than just a mental health issue or a personality disorder; it's an organising principle of our culture and our society’. It's a primal drive in all of us that pervades parenting, education, media, social media, politics, governments, all of it.Sam talks in great detail about the dynamics and mechanics of narcissism. He then goes on to discussing the specific design of social media and the links between its usage and narcissism, which is very chilling indeed.He then goes on to talk about how narcissism is shaping all of us and why is now becoming the one true religion – a decentralised, networked religion.Sam finishes with two suggestions of how to navigate the waters ah

This week I welcome back previous guest Suzanne Waldron – straight-talking behavioural facilitator, TedX Perth Curator and artist. This is a far-ranging conversation offering a number of perspectives of the world we now live in. Among the many things we go into are: Looking into the illusions of life that we’ve all being buying intoThe need to slow the world the fuck down from the previous rush, need to know, constant doing and sellingThe invitation to become more ‘human’ and sit with that – shadow and allDeep diving into Karpman’s drama triangle and how that plays out in life – particularly the role of victim and well-meaning helper in the capitalist contextFeeling into the collective experience that is going on as oppose to individual experiencesHow we’re at the apex of worshipping ourselves as individuals Suzanne also talks about her recent book Sleeping Giants, which provokes further discussion about resilience and an accessing your own sleeping inner giant. This is a playful yet searching conversation an

Learn how take responsibility for your own health with Australia’s leading wellbeing researcher Dr. Peter Dingle. Peter wastes no time getting straight to the point putting forward the research that clearly indicates that the majority of the chronic illnesses that we suffer from today can track their source back to poor nutrition and gut health – including COVID-19. Peter presents how the state of one’s nutrition and gut health are linked to hypertension, obesity and diabetes that is reducing our life expectancy. This will be difficult listening to some as it clearly indicates the direct impact of our lifestyle choices upon our health and time on earth. We also talk about the key difference between true scientific research and the pathology focused business of medicine, and how you as an everyday person can tap into the latest research that isn’t always so forthcoming. Peter is super enthusiastic, and this was a great opportunity to tap into such a wealth of evidence-based wellbeing information and data. For

I enjoyed a conscious conversation with Alison Jarred, Founder of Conscious Unity Foundation and Co-Creator of Damanhur in Australia.Alison shares her view on the world currently through the lens of her 30 years of dedicated study of esoteric knowledge and practice for the purpose for assisting the evolutionary shift towards “unity consciousness”.Alison puts forward that we are currently being forced to go within ourselves as we are entering a collective ‘Dark Night of the Soul’ that will open us up further to connecting and processing the energy that surrounds us.While the conversation is far ranging, covering so many fascinating perceptions and explanations, it also serves as safe space for others to recognise and legitimise many of the unseen or ‘not so normal’ experiences that happen to so many of us but of which we simply don’t speak about for fear of ridicule.This isn’t just about sitting on the edges offering quasi sage advice. As you will find further in the conversation, Alison, and the people she pr

I enjoyed a conscious conversation with Dr. Judy Wilyman.In 2015, after leaving a 15+ years being a science teacher and following her curiosity and concern sparked by observing an abnormal rise in allergies and learning disorders in the children she was teaching, Dr. Judy completed her PHD entitled ‘A critical analysis of the Australian government’s rationale for its vaccination policy’.What followed was nothing short of a drama out of Netflix – intense media scrutiny, actives steps to discredit her, lobbyist pressure to remove her PHD from the University of Wollongong’s Library and website and much more.In this conversation Dr. Judy explains vaccine theory, ‘undone’ science, the lack of rigorous and legal accountability surrounding vaccines as well as the numerous conflicts of interest that pervade the Australian Scientific and Government Regulatory and decision-making bodies.What shines through for me are the major questions about just how much we, and particular key state decision makers, lay our trust on

I enjoyed a conscious conversation with good friend and previous guest Paul Holliday, creator of the Human Excellence Project.In a former life Paul was a mortgage broker and he shares his long held concern about the financial system, burdening debt and the systemic failure in the past to deal with the real issue at hand. He suggests it is now time that we have a serious review of our relationship with capitalism in its form.While the conversation goes further into the impact of the Covid shake up to the world, state of mental health, fake online gurus, drama triangles and much more; time and again the common element that we continue to return to is the impact of capitalism effecting and directing people’s choices and behaviours.This was a great conversation between two men, both 45, trying to make sense of the world – much like many of us. While it’s serious in parts there’s also a lot of humour as well.

Take a very real journey through the life of one man, Davey Rowe, and deep inner stories that drove him from very humble beginnings in the north east of England, to building one of WA’s premier Air Conditioning Company’s Vortech, to seeing the company fold but then reemerging from the ashes to build the EQ Wellness Centre in Wangara.This is a truly fascinating story on so many levels that packed full of life’s golden nuggets – going out into the world as a young man, building a multi-million-dollar business, the highs and lows of life’s journey and opening up to yourself and unleashing the beauty and power within.Again, the extra depth of this conversation is Davey’s recognition of the deep stories at a belief level that he took on board as a child that drove him to all his successes but then passed its ‘use by date’ and became the major factor in his undoing.  Davey is a very open, honest and lovable man who has done ‘the work’ within, which makes this such and an approachable and powerful conversation.For t

This week I enjoyed a conscious conversation with previous guest Garry Ryan, breathwork and shamanic healer.Garry shares how, through his work, he views the world through an ‘energy lens’ – whether love or fear, is this mine energy or has someone imprinted it upon me - which really helps to provide a framework for understanding life on a deeper level and make more conscious choices.The conversation is deep and varied and we focus on a number of areas including the victim/persecutor/helper drama triangle that is put upon us and enslaves us, questioning whether the voice in your head is really yours, the potential role of the moon in all of this and the role of the human DNA design to bring peace to the universe.Garry has a fantastic view and perspective on ‘doing life’ from many angles and I super enjoyed this conversation as you’ll gather listening to me. For the listener, you’ll again go on a fantastic journey of viewing what may well be happening from another point of view and in the process have your own h

I enjoyed a conscious conversation with previous guest Tash Kelly, conscious explorer and dreamer.In this beautifully exploratory conversation with Tash, we held space to share observations and reflections about the recent shifts in the way we do life and the energy that surrounds that.There is a strong emphasis throughout of letting go of our need for control and introducing more allowing as a key part of the modus operandi of life - particularly in these uncertain times.By adopting this leading edge approach to life, we explore how it opens up space to experience what is to be, opens up greater possibility and possibility in front of us and also opens the gateway for a true connection to energies and intelligence that are so much bigger and expansive than we can perceive.As always Tash brought her magical and inquisitive self, which really sets the tone and foundation that made this conversation possible.For the listener, you will go on a fantastic journey of what may well be happening currently on a very d

A gift, an invitation, the sharing of one man’s truth, an energetic calling card or signature frequency broadcast – call it what you want.In this episode I piece together observations and revelations from ‘doing my own life’, 100’s of podcasts and legacy interviews and many other authentic and real experiences.How I’ve become addicted to ‘Knowing’ stuff and staying thereThe Impact of the addiction to ‘Knowing’Why there’s a need for me to comfortably sit in the UnknownThe Challenge to face myself in the Mirror and say ‘I don’t Know’Extending beyond my limited sense of identityTrue Leadership across all aspects of my lifeThe beauty of connecting to something bigger than myselfI felt it important to release this as a podcast episode as I watch so many cling on to that they know during the disrupted time influenced by Corona Virus.

 Go further into considering just who you really are with business coach Chris Jackson.Chris explains how he takes clients deep into themselves, connecting with their soul, in order to truly align their life direction, business and relationships to their true purpose and identity.This conversation goes super deep super quick, as Chris and I explore consciousness, our connection to something bigger than ourselves and what the current changing environment is teaching us about our identity.Chris makes what could be a confronting conversation really approachable and will leave the listener considering just what else there is to learn about yourself.

Tap into over 35+ years of powerful healing herb and plant knowledge with renowned Perth based Herbal Alchemist Dipaunka Macrides.From start to finish in this episode, Dipaunka shares his knowledge, philosophies, teachings and wisdom when it comes to working with and appreciating herbs. He goes further than just talking about the chemistry of the plant, he explains the energetics of how they combine to effect the impact on the human body that they do. We cover so many topics and applications.Dipaunka is a super passionate and knowledgeable man and you can tell that this episode is only scratching the surface of his vast knowledge; I felt it was a real privilege that he chose to share this with me on the podcast.For the listener, you will be given an abundance of simple options that can be added to your kitchen that will not only enhance the flavour of meals but significantly contribute to your health without having to reach for the pharmaceuticals.The encyclopaedic volume of knowledge packed into this episode

While the ability to speak confidently in public is one of the most important keys to success, it also brings up one of our most primal fundamental fears.So, take an exploration into public speaking with founder of Chatterbox Public Speaking and TEDx Speaker Coach, Shil Shanghavi.Shil shares his own journey of overcoming a significant childhood stutter to where he is now and how his greatest challenge (his kryptonite) has become is super strength.Shil breaks down the art of public speaking, sharing key tips as well as a deeper dive into the fears that public speaking elicits.While on one level you would expect Shil to present well given his background, however it is his humanity and vulnerability that shine through in this conversation, which make it a truly engaging and enlightening podcast.

Sleep is one of our most critical functions as Humans, yet there is so much we either don’t know or take for granted about it - so increase your knowledge and learn how to optimise your sleep with Perth based sleep expert Michelle Olaithe.Michelle explains in depth why we sleep and further detail about the different stages of sleep and their individual importance. She then goes on to provide clear steps of how to improve ‘sleep hygiene’ which will optimise your recovery and restoration in life.Most importantly Michelle underlines the importance of sleep and details the nature of the relationship between sleep, well-being, immunity and high emotional and mental functioning. She points out that even prior to Corona Virus we were significantly impacting our health as Australia was suffering an overall sleep deprivation epidemic.We also get into some of the fascinating current leading-edge research within sleep including a study which highlights how consciousness is something quite separate from brain function.Mi

Go into the world of children with someone who spends a lot of time there with teacher and successful children’s author, Shelly Turnbull (nom de plume TC Shelley).In this very enjoyable and light-hearted conversation, Shelley talks about connecting with the world of children, their questions, engagement with fairy tales and how this helps us as adults connect with the treasure trove of our own childhood.As a 10-year veteran of online teaching, Shelley also provides some key insights and suggestions of supporting children from the structure of the school to studying at home during this Corona Virus period.For the listener who is looking to further and deepen their connection with their children, this conversation provides lots to consider and do with them.