FLOURISHING EDUCATION - How to RE-MEMBER we ARE Flourishing Lifelong, Lifedeep, and Lifelong BEings
259 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago -Welcome to powerful imperfectly perfect conversations that shine the light on AMAZING DISRUPTORS, PIONEERS AND INNOVATORS in EDUCATION. Together, let's discover our unique gifts and fragrance in this garden called life, be uniquely ourselves and in service of others and the world.
Let's journey to explore how we:
🌺 change our schooling system for ALL can flourish (human/more than human)
🌺 put our INNATE well-being at the center of all our activities
Not through ONE PATH nor ONE SIZE FITS ALL but through ONE'S UNIQUE PATH to a happy fulfilled life.
Are you ready? Let's get started...
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Episodes
Episode 241 - Nurturing wise and compassionate citizens with Tina Farr and Clare Whyles
June 27, 2024 08:23 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Tina Farr, Head Teacher and Clare Whyles, Deputy Head Teacher at St. Ebbes C.E. Primary School. In this episode, Tina and Clare talk about their own journey as teachers and how together with their team they are focusing on the purpose of St. Ebbes is to nurture wise, compassionate citizens with the power to make a difference, driven by our three core values: Curiosity. Courage. Connection. If you are interested in...
Episode 240 - The Missing Piece: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD with Julie Legg
June 13, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBToday I am really excited to be releasing this new imperfectly perfect conversation with Julie Legg who is the the Author of The Missing Piece: A Woman's Guide to Understanding, Diagnosing and Living with ADHD. The exciting news is that Julie's book will be available as paperback in England from beginning of Julie (through WHSmith). I got so much out of Julie's book when I was diagnosed with ADHD this year after struggling when I started my 1st year of PhD and I couldn't recommend it more...
Episode 239 - The power of stories and story telling with Noreen Asekenye
June 06, 2024 10:29 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBToday I am delighted to share a new episode for the podcast. This time with Noreen Asekenye who is a Philanthropist, Social-impact storyteller, Fundraiser, Children's Author as well as the Founder of Tell a Story Foundation Noreen starts by sharing her journey to creating the Foundation and how she creates impact. We then discussed how powerful stories and story telling are and how much impact and what a difference what seems like simple stories can have and make. We also discussed the co...
Episode 238 - Addressing the impossible question of living well with Dr Helen Street
May 30, 2024 12:58 - 56 minutes - 52.4 MBToday I am really delighted to be sharing this new episode with Dr Helen Street who is an Author, presenter & consultant, with background in social psychology, motivation and mental health. She is also the Founder of Contextual Wellbeing. Founder and Co-Chair of Positive Schools @PositiveSchools. In this imperfectly perfect conversation, Helen comes to talk about her new and latest book The Impossible Question of Living Well: How do we hold on to what matters, while also knowing how to let ...
Episode 237 - Our children become everything that we say they are with Julie Norman
May 23, 2024 18:27 - 54 minutes - 50 MBToday I am delighted to share a new episode with Julie Norman who is an Education Consultant and co-founder of Evolve Generation School with Nachelle Crowther In this imperfectly perfect conversation I talk to Julie about her own journey RE-membering she is a life-long, life-wide and life-deep learner. She also shares all about Evolve Generation and their exciting plans for the future. I really invite you to listen in and to contact them if you would be interested in investing in their wo...
Episode 236 - What if STEM and the Arts have a lot more in common than we think? with Gareth Campbell
May 16, 2024 17:05 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBToday I am delighted to share this new imperfectly perfect conversation with Gareth Campbell, who is Founder of the MoSAIC, a STEAM Educator and an Artist. Together we talk about Gaz's journey into education and into re-membering he is a lifelong, lifewide, lifedeep learner. We also talk about STEAM and what it means and how science, engineering and technology might have a lot more in common with the Arts than we consider or think about. If like me, you like to discuss the power of interd...
Episode 235 - When the most challenging in our lives becomes the most important things with Kate Coleman
May 09, 2024 13:47 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Kate Coleman, a Founder/Director at East Kent Sudbury. Change Maker, Freelance Management and Strategy Consultant. Together we explore Kate's journey into re-membering that she is a life-long, life-wide and life-deep learner and their approach at East Kent Sudbury, which is a Self-Directed Democratic Learning Community For Home Educated Children. We cover so much ground, there would be too much to write in this short ...
Episode 234 - The importance of heartfelt conversations to create a whole life with Christine Paquette
May 02, 2024 14:44 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Christine Paquette, who is a Mentor, Coach, Co-Designer guiding you Bridge the Gap and Live a whole life. She is the Founder of Bridge Dynamics. Together we talk about her own journey into RE-membering that she is a lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learner and how to develop our Ideal Presence. If you believe in the importance of heartfelt imperfectly perfect conversations, you will love this one! Take a listen. An...
Episode 233 - The importance of mattering, belonging and connectedness in Education with Professor Rebecca Hodgson
April 25, 2024 08:38 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Professor Rebecca Hodgson who is currently Professor of Higher Education, Associate Dean TLSE at the University of Manchester. I reached out to her because I read her Wonke article entitled Time to go back to basics on belonging and I resonated deeply with it. She agreed to come to talk to me about belonging, loneliness and mattering with a particular focus on Higher Education but I am sure you will find all her insig...
Episode 232 - How do we BE authentically with Hajar Tazi
April 18, 2024 16:46 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Hajar Tazi. Hajar's focus is on weaving alternative cosmovisions & economies, scientific knowledge, and indigenous wisdom to bring forth the Symbiocene and co-create vibrant, regenerative human and more-than-human communities. I had the best conversation with Hajar and we covered so much. We discussed Hajar's own journey to re-membering that she is a lifelong, lifedeep and life wide learner, how to BE authentically a...
Episode 231 - How to embrace the chaos with Dr Caroline Clark
April 11, 2024 06:44 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBToday, I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Caroline Clark who is co-founder of Streams Learning Hub with Jo Sweetland and I but also Founder of Zebera. Caroline recently wrote a fabulous blog post for Streams Education called Embracing the Chaos which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. Caroline is a source of inspiration for me and I asked her to come and have an imperfectly perfect conversation with me on the podcast. Together we explore and cover so much around ...
Episode 230 - Let's remember to include the inward thinking part to education with Inge Rozendal
March 28, 2024 18:42 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBToday, I am delighted to share my imperfectly perfect conversation with Inge Rozendal who is Co-Creator of Purpose-Driven Learning Experiences in HigherEd, Didactic and Assessment Expert, Global Perspective. Together we explore, Inge's journey into education Her passion for Didactic and Assessment and what they mean to her. The importance of doing a lot of inner exploration and thinking in education. We meandered and covered so much during in this episode. I am sure you will absolutely l...
Episode 229 - Think in terms of possibility instead of roadblocks with Stef Kuypers
March 21, 2024 08:16 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBToday I am delighted to share a second interview with the amazing Stef Kuypers from Happonomy Stef is a Monetary systems architect, PhD Researcher in behavioural and monetary economics, Systems Thinker and Facilitator. As I explore if Flourishing is possible when we don't have our most basic needs met in educational settings, I thought I would explore why systems change seems so difficult to achieve and what could be done. If you are interested in Systems Thinking, in monetory economics a...
Episode 228 - Embrace music and its power with Dr Jeff Mims
March 13, 2024 20:24 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBToday, I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Dr Jeff Mims, who is a Psychologist, Insights Consultant, Qualitative Researcher, MEACO Operations Lead and Speaker. I reached out to Jeff to explore the power of music and its power on our well-being and how music makes us feel. We go beyond the surface and unpack how we can connect music to wellness or well-being. If you're interested in this topic, I really recommend this amazing conversation.
Episode 227 - Understanding Teens' Stress and Anxiety with Emer O'Donnell
March 07, 2024 21:18 - 55 minutes - 51 MBToday I am delighted to share this episode with Emer O'Donnell who is an Author. Founder Of TeenReconnect. Creator Of The Digital Q Pathfinder And The 7Q TeenReconnect Coaching Formula. In this conversation, Emer and I explore her journey into education and she shares her amazing work and how she coaches & Trains Individuals, Educators & Organisations To Empower Young People To Live Lives They Love. I am sure you will love this imperfectly perfect conversation with Emer You can find mo...
Episode 226 - Let's be brave, let's be courageous, let's re-discover our hearts with Natalie Rothwell-Warn (Part 2)
February 29, 2024 10:42 - 1 hour - 58 MBI am delighted to share part II of this imperfectly perfect conversation with Natalie Rothwell-Warn, Education Doctoral Researcher whose research question is 'How can teaching and learning experiences change so well-being can improve?' In this episode we explore the key findings of Natalie's research and what it means for parents, teachers, leaders in schools but also for our policy makers and government. Her message to us all: let's be brave, let's be courageous, let's re-discover our hea...
Episode 225 - How can teaching and learning experiences change so well-being can improve? with Natalie Rothwell-Warn (Part 1)
February 22, 2024 20:07 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBToday, I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Natalie Rothwell-Warn who is an Education Doctoral Researcher who talks about #flourish, #education, #youngpeople, #socialjustice, and #sustainability We explore Natalie's journey as a teacher and as a researcher and her thoughts on the current education system. Together we explore several questions including: - What's going on in our schools? and her research - 'How can teaching and learning experiences change so...
Episode 224 - Trusting that nature and young people know with Cara Templeton
February 15, 2024 16:50 - 1 hour - 66 MBToday I am really excited to be sharing this beautiful and powerful imperfectly perfect conversation with Cara Templeton who is English Language Acquisition Specialist. Cara and I cover so much. It was a real dialogue and conversation with lots of back and forth! Her journey from living in Australia to moving to Thailand. We discuss the importance of - discovering a culture through language. - asking questions - going deeper and past the conditioning - trusting nature knows - trustin...
New Series dedicated to Young People - Episode 10 Listen with an open heart with Amarins and Inge Rozendal
February 07, 2024 20:57 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBToday I am delighted to share a new imperfectly perfect conversation with another amazing young person: Amarins who is 13 and currently living in India. She was accompanied by her mother Inge Rozendal In this beautiful episode we explore: - Amarins's journey through education - Her experience of living in different cultures (Thailand and India) - Why it's important to listen with an open heart and to allow young people to truly be themselves and find what works for them. I have no doub...
Episode 223 - An emergent conversation about Flourishing with Leonie-Ruth Acland
February 01, 2024 10:54 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBThis week, I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Leonie-Ruth Acland who is an Earth Carer & Nourisher🌱 Mentor & Inspirer💡 Social Weaver & Collaborator🕸️ Questioner & Ponderer🦉 Nature Lover & Natural Mover 🐾 ND HSP Intuitive & Creative 🦋 Treads & Tends Ngambri Country👣 In this episode, Ruth and I discuss her definition of flourishing, what it is and it is not and her own ongoing and beautiful journey into flourishing as a human-being. How do we flourish as indiv...
Episode 222 - What is Flexischooling and its benefits with Sarah Sudea
January 25, 2024 10:55 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBThis week, I am delighted to shine a light on the amazing work being carried out by Sarah Sudea, Founder of Finding The Flex. Together we explore: - What Flexischooling is - What the benefits are - Why so many young people are in need of flexible educational solutions to support children’s wellbeing. - How we can do school differently. And much more... I have no doubt that you will really enjoy this imperfectly perfect conversation. I know I did!
New Series dedicated to Young People - Episode 9 The importance of more thoughtful conversations with Abbie Clark
January 18, 2024 10:36 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBI am delighted to share a new powerful imperfectly perfect conversation with yet another phenomenal young person. This time I talk to Abbie Clark who is a Politics student at the University of Sheffield. We had such a wonderful conversation. We talked about her journey into education and why she found the transition to university a real culture shock as well as her passion for politics and why she believes politics influence so many societal things and concepts. I have no doubt that you...
New Series dedicated to Young People - Episode 8 - We are all work in process with Thomas Vailes
January 10, 2024 16:57 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBI am so happy to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with no other than my lovely eldest child Thomas Vailes . This episode is extra special because we are releasing it on the 2nd Anniversary of Tom's de-registration from mainstream secondary education here in the UK. You will have heard me talk about our experience and have heard my version of the story. Now, I give Tom a chance to share his! I have no doubt that you will love this episode. I know I am biased but I did!
New Series dedicated to Young People - Episode 7 - Allow yourself to be rebellious and to take risks with Adrija Jana
January 04, 2024 18:13 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBI am delighted to share this new episode on the Flourishing Education podcast with Adrija Jana who is a Social Activist, an Artist and Researcher in momentum from India. Jana and I had such a wonderful imperfectly perfect conversation. We discussed her journey in life thus far, including some of the challenges she experienced. We also talked about her life as an English student at the University of Delhi. Finally, we discussed some of her other work around menstruation and menstruation ...
Episode 221 - Individual and community flourishing with Dr Jon Beale
December 19, 2023 14:16 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBI am delighted to share this second imperfectly perfect conversation with Dr Jon Beale who is a Research Affiliate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, a Peak Performance Coach for the Flow Research Collective, a Performance and Well-Being Coach for the Center for Human Potential, and a consultant specialising in well-being in the workplace and education. He is also Co-host, Flourish FM: a podcast for the good life In this conversation, I explored more particularly: Tr...
New Series dedicated to Young People - Episode 6 - Don't just focus on your academic results, focus on yourself too with Cindy Lau
December 07, 2023 20:54 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Cindy Lau who was a former student of mine last year and is now a Law and French student at Warrick University. In this episode we talked about: Education, cultural differences, and personal growth. (0:02) Education disparities and personal growth in an international school. (7:51) Academic vs creative paths in school and society. (14:35) University applications and the pressure to attend prestigious institutions. ...
Episode 220 - Just be KIND with Annelyse Apicella
November 21, 2023 11:02 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with a former colleague and friend Annelyse Apicella who is in her final year of her Speech and Language Therapy Degree here in the UK. Annelyse and I explore: - Her career change and pursuing a new passion. (0:03) - Motivation and pathways to higher education. (5:19) - Becoming a speech and language therapist. (11:02) - Speech and language therapy access and evidence. (17:30) - Special needs diagnosis and support. (23...
Episode 219 - Weaving well-being science for thriving schools, organisations & communities with Paul Tupou-Vea
November 15, 2023 13:52 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBI am delighted to share with you this imperfectly perfect conversation with Paul Tupou-Vea Director of Clifftop Wellbeing. We discussed how we weave well-being science for thriving schools, organisations and communities. In particular we focused on: - Paul's own personal journey, education, and wellbeing (0:02) - Cultural capital and well-being for migrant families. (5:05) - Cultural differences and perceptions. (13:55) - Education system and parental involvement in New Zealand.(18:51)...
New Season dedicated to Young people - Episode 5 - Let's use technology and platforms for powerful conversations with Raheen Fatima
November 10, 2023 13:54 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MBToday I am delighted to share Episode 5 of this new series dedicated to young people. I hold the space and shine a light on Raheen Fatima who is an Entrepreneur, an Activist, a Podcaster as well as a Speaker. In this imperfectly perfect conversation, Raheen shares her journey and experience of education, in particular with the online school called The Socratic Experience. A really uplifting and empowering story. I cannot wait to speak to Raheen in a year's time to see where her journey has...
Episode 218 - How to cultivate healthy organisations and create inclusive spaces for meaningful conversations with Eric Lynn
October 30, 2023 18:11 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBToday, I am delighted to share round 2 of an imperfectly perfect conversation with Eric Lynn, Together we discuss: - What healthy organisations are and how we cultivate healthy organisations. - how to create inclusive spaces for meaningful conversations. My conversations with Eric always leave me feeling so inspired and energised. I have no doubt that you will love this episode as much as I did.
Episode 217 - Highly Effective leadership with Tom Lawrence
October 24, 2023 14:13 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Tom Lawrence, Founder of Highly Effective Leader, Author of "Manager To Leader", "A Limitless Mindset" & "Influence is Leadership" as well as Creator of "The Leader's Vault" Online Courses. Tom shares his own journey into Leadership, his own challenges and what he learned along the way and is now sharing with his audience. If you want to find out how to become a highly effective leader, then this conversation will de...
New Season dedicated to Young people - Episode 4 - Let's remove fear from our schooling system with Ben Holmes
October 16, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Ben Holmes. This is not the first time we get to speak to one another and I joked with Ben that it feels a bit like I am doing a longetudinal study of his life a student. I have known Ben for a while and it's a delight to speak with him as he enters his final year at Cambridge University. We talk about what his experience at university was like, his key take-aways and thoughts. In particular, we focus on the fear he...
Episode 216 - Values-based education with Tim George
October 12, 2023 09:37 - 56 minutes - 52.6 MBToday I am delighted to release this imperfectly perfect conversation with Tim George who is Director of Support'ed. Tim shares his journey and how over 30 years, he has dedicated himself to working with adults and young people who have complex needs. He explains how his focus is on achieving the best outcomes for all individuals involved and how his personal values and empathy guide his decision-making so that he can achieve his ultimate goal: not to serve himself, but to serve and suppor...
Episode 215 - Exploring Flourishing in workplaces and educational settings with Dr Jon Beale
October 05, 2023 20:58 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBToday I am delighted to share my latest imperfectly perfect conversation with Dr Jon Beale who is Research Affiliate, Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, Peak Performance Coach, Flow Research Collective and Co-host of a phenomenal podcast for the good life: Flourish FM There is no best way to explore Flourishing in workplaces and educational settings than with Jon who shares his own definition based on his amazing work as well as from the research at large. I am sure you will ...
New Season dedicated to Young people - Episode 3 - A journey into becoming with Leo Dean
October 03, 2023 10:41 - 1 hour - 78.8 MBThis week, I am delighted to share Episode 3 of this new series dedicated to Young peopleand to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Leo Dean. We explore Leo's journey into the schooling system as well as his beautiful journey of being trans and discovering who he is in this garden called life. It's a truly moving conversation and I particularly loved how he came to life when he started talking about his research. I am sure you will love this conversation as much as I did.
Episode 214 - Dancing with change with Eric Lynn
September 27, 2023 13:36 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBToday I am delighted to share my imperfectly perfect conversation with Eric Lynn, Facilitator, Consultant, Mediator, Executive Coach, Developer of CultureQs, Author: Dancing with Change As I am about to embark on my PhD exploring how we build Flourishing Communities in educational settings, you can imagine how excited I became when I came across Eric's work. I wanted to talk to him about generating meaningful conversations about life, culture and change as well as cultivating healthy org...
New Season dedicated to Young people - Episode 2 - Looking beyond the curriculum with Flora Clapham
September 22, 2023 16:45 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBToday, it is pure joy to shine a light on Flora Clapham, one of my former students who is also a violinist and an ouststanding French speaker. Flora and I talked about self-reflection, personal growth, and identity. We also explored the concept of 'discipline' and looking beyond the curriculum as well as curiosity and how it is stiflled in our schools. I have no doubt that you will absolutely LOVE this dialogue with Flora. I know I did!
Episode 213 -Self Directed Education with Je'anna Clements
September 19, 2023 10:30 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBI am delighted to share this truly beautiful conversation with Je'anna Clements who is a writer, Young People's Assistant at Riverstone Village, European Democratic Education Community (EUDEC) Oversight Committee Member and Training Materials Developer. If you have been wondering what Self Directed Education (SDE) is then look no further. This conversation is just what you need. It was such a delight talking with Je'anna who selflessly shared all her insights and experience with me in this...
New Season dedicated to Young people - Episode 1 - Championing children's rights and youth participation with Arthur Templeman-Lilley
September 12, 2023 15:24 - 44 minutes - 41.6 MBI am delighted to share this first episode for our new season which is solely dedicated to our children and young people. In these imperfectly perfect conversations, I will be shining the light on young people showing how uniquely unique they all are and how important it is for us adults to become curious about their unique gifts and fragrance in this garden called life. My first guest is Arthur Templeman-Lilley and together we talk about a topic that is very close to Arthur's heart - champ...
Episode 212 - It's okay to be uncomfortable. It's okay for your kids to think differently from you with Claire Gillespie
September 07, 2023 14:06 - 1 hour - 66.4 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Claire Gillespie who is Founder of Oglee Poglee, a home Educator and Facilitator. You can reach Claire on Facebook or Instagram In this episode we cover so much ground: - Claire's own journey and how she became a home educator but most importantly how she walked alongside her children - Why we are made to learn - How we build flourishing communities - How we discover who we are in this garden called life I am sure...
Episode 211 - Trusting that every strike matters in grass root change with Ken Caputo
August 29, 2023 08:51 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBToday I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Ken Caputo who offers online and in-person training and workshops through Momentum Learning. Together we explored Ken's own personal experience of the schooling system, his martial art skills and his work through Momentum Learning and we discussed how the better we understand each other, the deeper we connect, and the more our organisation(s) can evolve. I particularly loved what Ken said: 'in grass root change, we ...
Episode 210 - Changing our perception of young people and knowing how much they have to contribute by Joshua Farris
August 15, 2023 15:29 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBI am delighted to share part 2 of this imperfectly perfect conversation with Joshua Farris Together we discuss the challenges faced by homeless young people the need for a shift in mindset on how we perceive others the difference between happiness and pleasure putting youth at the centre of what we do creating opportunies for youth to learn from adults and adults from youth being the space holder, a facilitator You can find more about Joshua's work through his website I have no d...
Episode 209 - How do we listen to our youth with Joshua Farris
August 09, 2023 16:11 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBI am delighted to share part 1 of this imperfectly perfect conversation with Joshua Farris Together we discuss whether ALL young people need to go to university, meritocracy, first generation College Grads and the challenges they face, and most importantly how we listen to our youth and learn with and through them. You can find more about Joshua's work through his website
Episode 208 - How to feed the universal need for meaning and connection with Dr David Penberg
August 02, 2023 13:31 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBI am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Dr David Penberg, Leader in Residence at 2Revolutions. David shared his journey as an educator/teacher and writer and together we explored how he supports schools and community spaces in reimagining learning to remake a common world. how we become citizens and human beings how we feed the universal need for meaning, connection, and growth. I am sure you will enjoy this conversation as much as I did. David Penberg's web...
Episode 207 - Being together with Dr Udo Gößwald
July 28, 2023 12:53 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn this imperfectly perfect episode, I talk with Dr Udo Gößwald, a former museum director, now freelance writer and blogger. Together we draw on Udo's work in museums and we explore: what well-being is - at the individual, community and planetary level, how we are together, how we value our neighbourhood and neighbours To do this, we need to have individuals who know who they are, who have a strong self-esteem and content. His research and work led him to write his theses which are a...
Episode 207 - About meaning and being together with Dr Udo Gößwald
July 28, 2023 12:53 - 1 hour - 58 MBIn this imperfectly perfect episode, I talk with Dr Udo Gößwald, a former museum director, now freelance writer and blogger. Together we draw on Udo's work in museums and we explore: what well-being is - at the individual, community and planetary level, how we are together how we value our neighbourhood and neighbours To do this, we need to have individuals who know who they are, who have a strong self-esteem and content. His research and work led him to write his theses which are als...
Episode 206 - The Socratic Experience with Michael Strong
July 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBIn this episode, I have an imperfectly perfect conversation with Michael Strong, Founder of The Socratic Experience, a secondary school for parents seeking a warm, motivating, high performance virtual educational experience for their children, specializing in creative, intellectual, and entrepreneurial students whose needs are not being met by conventional schools. Together we explore: - Michael's journey in the world of education - why he does what he does - what it means to be socratic...
Episode 205 - The importance of attending to our inner world with Dr Anne Knock
July 15, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn this episode I talk with Dr Anne Knock a passionate educator and a design-focused complexity strategist. Anne is a culture architect and impact designer who is also Director of Leadership and Culture at The Learning Future which reimagines and redesigns learning ecosystems so people thrive. Together we explored: - what complexity theory is - The beauty of a complex future - The importance of attention to our inner world - What progress is to you I am sure you will truly enjoy this ...
Episode 204 - Teaspoons of change with d'Arcy Lunn
July 10, 2023 13:37 - 57 minutes - 53 MBI am absolutely delighted to start the week with this beautiful and imperfectly perfect conversation with d'Arcy Lunn Head of Sustainability and Global Citizenship at Education in Motion (EiM) d'Arcy is also a speaker, facilitator, educator & comms specialist. He co-founded Teaspoons of Change to activate and align business, education and government with the Global Goals. In this episode, d'Arcy shares his journey and explains what each of us can do in terms of: -Small but significant i...
Episode 203 -How to build regenerative communities with Amy Milliron
July 04, 2023 12:07 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBI am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Amy Milliron who is the Founder and Executive Director of Fearless Farmers and CEO of Deeply Rooted Ranch. In this episode we discuss the direct correlation between soil health and human health and Amy shares her passion for farming and her journey. She shares their tools and training so that adults, children and young people can discover how regenerative agriculture can revitalize our soil to support the future generations...