Lifefulness: Live Life Fully
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsLifefulness: Live Life Fully is all about helping you live life fully through Lifefulness - the clue is in the name.
Join Sanderson Jones, James Croft and an incredible guest in a no bullshit conversation about reimagining religion and remixing spirituality.
Think of Lifefulness as Thought for the Day after 4 beers, or On Being gone day drinking.
What will you get?
Each guest will have something to teach you, and us, about how to live life fully by looking to modern science as well as ancient wisdom.
What's Lifefulness? Lifefulness is a practice that reinvents the spiritual community, and approach to life, in a way that everyone can take part.
The pioneering approach was developed by our host, Sanderson Jones, at Sunday Assembly - the global network of secular and inclusive congregational communities. Now he and James are writing a book on Lifefulness.
So what are you waiting for?
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Ep #22 - 'How Can We Find Meaning & Belonging Online?' - with Chris Stedman
December 10, 2020 05:23 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBWe’re so excited to bring you a brilliant guest Chris Stedman, who is the ideal interviewee for a podcast about adapting spiritual practices and ideas in a way that is secular. Primo: Chris is a humanist chaplain and community builder who is not religious but whose work is informed by religious questions. He's driven by the specific ways that spirituality answers fundamental human needs. This has led him to being the humanist chaplain at Yale, before becoming a University lecturer. Secundo...
Ep #21 - 'Ways To Cope With Mental Health Problems In Your Family' - Suzanne Alderson
December 03, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBSuzanne Alderson is a mental health expert, author and community builder who founded the charity Parenting Mental Health following the attempted suicide of her daughter Issy. Whilst her work is dedicated to helping parents with mental health her story and book will resonate with anyone who has been a child, been a parent, wants to be a parent, wants good mental health or a society with mental healthy children. This is exactly the sort of conversation we created the podcast for: moving, inf...
Ep #20 - 'Say F*** It To Stress' with John C Parkin
November 26, 2020 06:14 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBJohn C. Parkin is the author of publishing phenomenon 'F*** It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way' which has sold over 600 000 copies. The book has changed people's lives with its simple message of saying 'F*** It' to unnecessary concerns, societal pressures and auto-generated stresses. . This podcast is a clarion call to relax and give up any worries that are not warranted. What can you walk away from? What can you leave behind? What can you say 'I'd really rather not' to? . James and I got so...
Ep #19 - ''The Meaning Crisis & How We Escape It' with John Vervaeke
November 19, 2020 07:46 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBOur guest today is John Vervaeke - a cognitive scientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. James and I were both so excited to speak to him as he has undertaken an amazing examination and integration of modern cognitive science, ancient wisdom practices, philosophy, and history in his incredible YouTube series ‘Awakening From The Meaning Crisis’. John’s theory is this: our culture today is beset by multiple overlapping crises which make our lives difficult: financial, e...
Ep #18 - 'We Need To Rethink The Whole Shebang' with Jonathan Rowson
November 12, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour - 61.2 MBJonathan Rowson is a chess grandmaster and philosopher who is at the forefront of rethinking society at every level. Jonathan founded a research institute called Perspectiva that is publishing ideas, and organising an eco-system of change-makers dedicated to creating the world of tomorrow. Jonathan's work has been really influential on the development of LIfefulness, in particular his 'Spiritualise' report for the RSA, which showed how a spiritual sensibility was needed to tackle today's so...
Ep #17 - 'Finding Meaning Saved Me From Addiction' with Shappi Khorsandi
November 05, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBToday our guest is Shappi Khorsandi comedian, actor and author. I've known Shappi since we gigged on the stand up circuit together, and always loved her way of dealing with all manner of topics from politics to parenthood. Her passion for living a good life in a secular way led to her being elected President of the British Humanist Association in 2016 and today she is still the Vice-President. . . Shappi’s outlook is coloured by an unusual life story - her parents emigrated from Iran whe...
Ep #17 - 'How To Design A Banging Non-Religious Funeral' with Shappi Khorsandi
November 05, 2020 11:35 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBToday our guest is Shappi Khorsandi comedian, actor and author. I've known Shappi since we gigged on the stand up circuit together, and always loved her way of dealing with all manner of topics from politics to parenthood. Her passion for living a good life in a secular way led to her being elected President of the British Humanist Association in 2016 and today she is still the Vice-President. . . Shappi’s outlook is coloured by an unusual life story - her parents emigrated from Iran whe...
Ep #16 - 'A Pan-Religious Life: Ancestor Worship, Gospel Choirs and Sober Raves' with Sam Moyo
October 29, 2020 01:25 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBOur guest today is Samantha Moyo. Sam is vibrating harpstring of a human. In 2013 she founded MorningGloryville - an early morning sober rave. The concept went off like a bass bomb. City workers, professionals and folk of all stripes were kicking off their day with a dance to DJs like Fat Boy Slim. Joyful, non-rational, transformative experiences are fundamental to being human, are a fundamental part of Lifefulness and she is an expert in them. Her work was recognised in the ‘How We Gather...
Ep #16 - 'Pan-Religion and Energetic P*nises' with Sam Moyo
October 29, 2020 01:25 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBOur guest today is Samantha Moyo. Sam is vibrating harpstring of a human. In 2013 she founded MorningGloryville - an early morning sober rave. The concept went off like a bass bomb. City workers, professionals and folk of all stripes were kicking off their day with a dance to DJs like Fat Boy Slim. Joyful, non-rational, transformative experiences are fundamental to being human, are a fundamental part of Lifefulness and she is an expert in them. Her work was recognised in the ‘How We Gather...
Ep #15 - 'Ever Wondered What People Actually Get From Church?' with Elizabeth Oldfield
October 22, 2020 06:34 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBLiz Oldfield is a remarkable woman who began life in TV and radio, before becoming director of the Theos Thinktank - which is dedicated to studying faith in the UK. This means she’s the first Christian we’ve had on the show. Sound the trumpets, kill the fatted calf, sing hosannas in the highest, and then some even higher than that. Liz appears regularly in the media on matters of faith and culture. You might have seen her on BBC One, Sky News, the World Service, or caught her writing in T...
Ep #14 - 'Embodied Cognition And Aliveness!' - with Guy Claxton
October 15, 2020 05:48 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBToday my guest is Guy Claxton - emeritus Professor of the Learning Sciences at the University of Winchester, cognitive scientist, author of over 30 books and a world leader in the field of education. Combined with his background as a researcher Guy's a balls-to-the-wall spiritual seeker. Have you seen the Netflix documentary ‘Wild Wild Country’ about the Rajneesh community? Guy was part of the Rajneesh in India but got out before they all went crazy in Oregon. His life and work show ho...
Ep #13 - You Don't Find Your Purpose, You Build It. - Dan Snow
October 08, 2020 05:58 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBToday we're speaking to Dan Snow who is one of Britain’s most recognisable historians. Dan’s a BBC TV presenter, filmmaker, author podcaster and even runs his own History Channel, History Hit. The guy loves history and is on a mission to pump as much of it out there as possible. Dan and Sanderson first worked together in 2013 when they created a secular Remembrance Sunday service. It turned out that it was Britain’s first ever non-religious commemoration of the British war dead. Because n...
Ep #12 -' Improve Your Workplace, Think Like A Chaplain' - Vanessa Gomez-Brake
October 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBToday we speak with Vanesa Gomez Brake, the Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. Vanessa’s amazing because she is the first Humanist Chaplain to be a Dean of Religious Life in any American University. In her role, she works to support and promote university religious and spiritual life, serving the spiritual needs of all students regardless of their religious perspective. Vanessa’s fascinating because even though she became nonreligious in her teens, ...
Ep #12 - 'Transform Your Workplace, Think Like A Chaplain' - Vanessa Gomez-Brake
October 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBToday we speak with Vanesa Gomez Brake, the Associate Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California. Vanessa’s amazing because she is the first Humanist Chaplain to be a Dean of Religious Life in any American University. In her role, she works to support and promote university religious and spiritual life, serving the spiritual needs of all students regardless of their religious perspective. Vanessa’s fascinating because even though she became nonreligious in her teens, ...
Ep #11 - 'How To Create Meaning (In A Meaningless Universe)' with Tim Minchin
September 24, 2020 07:43 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBToday we are interviewing Tim Minchin - a comedian, musician, actor, songwriter and multi-talented genius. He’s played sold out comedy shows at the Sydney Opera House, his songs have gone mega-viral a bunch of times, he wrote the every award-winning musical Mathilda and we feel he should leave some of the success for everyone else. Alongside this he’s been a proud skeptic, atheist and humanist who, through his art and public comment, engages deeply with why we are here, and how we should li...
Ep #10 - How To Get Your Finances Under Control with Dasha Kennedy
September 18, 2020 06:21 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBToday we’re going to be talking money - which doesn’t seem that spiritual. Why are we doing that? Because before we launched our podcast we did a survey of the Lifefulness community asking one question: "What was preventing you living life as fully as possible?" A lot of people said money and finances. That’s why we reached out to Dasha Kennedy - the inspirational founder of the Broke Black Girl community that gives financial advice catering to black women. At its heart is a 70 000 facebook...
Ep #9 - How To Remix Spiritual Practices - Casper Ter Kuile
September 11, 2020 05:24 - 1 hour - 61.7 MBOK. This is our favourite Lifefulness podcast so far. Start here. We love the other shows but this was special. Why? Because we changed the format to make it more loosey-goosey, a bit sillier. You get all the deep chat, all the dramatic life-changing insights AND dumb jokes. We explore: How you can introduce the benefits of religion and spirituality into your life, even if you’re not religious How you can use ritual to bring soul to the workplace How you can respectfully adapt religious...
Ep #8 - Community Life (Part 3 of our 6 Part Mini-Series on Lifefulness)
September 11, 2020 05:22 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBCommunity Life is the third pillar of Lifefulness and is obviously vital to spiritual communities. We think of a congregation we think of community! We look through our own personal experiences of community, then dive into traditions, ways of finding community, the science behind it and some misconceptions we have about it. This episode would go particularly well when paired with our interview with Lennon Flowers. The second pillar of Lifefulness is Celebration because gathering together ...
Ep #7 - Celebration (Part 2 of our 6 Part Mini-Series on Lifefulness)
September 11, 2020 05:19 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBThe second pillar of Lifefulness is Celebration because gathering together to adore what is sacred, or taking time to connect to your meaning individually, is a vital part of spiritual community. James and I explore our own experiences with celebration in Sunday Assembly and The Ethical Society, before diving into the science, history, traditions and practices. This podcast will give you ideas of what you can do in your life, as well as a broader understanding of this vital part of Lifeful...
Ep #6 - Ultimate Meaning (Part 1 of the Lifefulness Mini-Series)
September 11, 2020 05:16 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBThis is the Lifefulness podcast from The Lifefulness Project but what is Lifefulness? This 6 Part Mini-Series goes over the 6 Pillars of Lifefulness and number 1 is Ultimate Meaning. Meaning decided what is important to you and Ultimate Meaning is the most important thing to you. This podcast is about the most important thing in your whole life. That's some claim. But how often do we really spend thinking about our Ultimate Meaning? How often do we cultivate it? How much of our lives do w...
Ep #5 - Hedonism Is Healthy & Ecstasy Is Essential - Zoe Cormier
September 11, 2020 05:14 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBOur guest this week is Zoe Cormier, author of Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll: The Science of Hedonism and the Hedonism of Science, who challenges us to take fun seriously. And not just fun: joy, ecstasy, transcendence, pleasure, the whole shebang. Zoe’s journalism has featured in Rolling Stone, The Times, Wired, Nature, New Scientist, The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, BBC Focus and many other publications. As a founder of the organization Guerilla Science, Zoe believes that science is not only...
Ep #4 - How To Change The World - Mark Stevenson
September 11, 2020 05:09 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBMark Stevenson is an author, futurologist, entrepreneur and podcaster. The book that catapulted him to renown was The Optimist’s Guide To The Future - which examined how humans could make the next century the best century. Before you throw your phone into the sea because you don’t want to hear a mindless optimist, then let me reassure you, that’s not what you’re going to get. Mark describes himself as a possibilist because a great future is possible - if we make the change. I know Mark be...
Ep #3 - How Community Transforms Grief Into Connection - Lennon Flowers
September 11, 2020 05:06 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBOur guest today is Lennon Flowers - an amazing thinker, doer and creator who is an inspirational figure in this world of reimagining spiritual community in a way that is non-religious. She does this through The Dinner Party - a non-profit that helps people in their 20’s and 30’s who have lost loved ones and are experiencing grief. The work is inspired by her own mother’s death when she was at college, which left her feeling isolated because no one knows what to say. It was after college t...
Ep #3 - How Community Can Transform Grief Into Connection - Lennon Flowers
September 11, 2020 05:06 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBOur guest today is Lennon Flowers - an amazing thinker, doer and creator who is an inspirational figure in this world of reimagining spiritual community in a way that is non-religious. She does this through The Dinner Party - a non-profit that helps people in their 20’s and 30’s who have lost loved ones and are experiencing grief. The work is inspired by her own mother’s death when she was at college, which left her feeling isolated because no one knows what to say. It was after college t...
Ep #2 - What happens when you lose your tribe? - Matthew Parris
September 11, 2020 05:04 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBMatthew Parris is a legendary broadcaster, author, journalist and quasi-national treasure. We wanted to speak to him because frankly, who wouldn't? It's Matthew bloody Parris. But, he's also a really important voice in some huge questions that are of vital importance. One in particular comes from his experience losing his tribe. Matthew was life-long Conservative, he began his career as an MP, and still has fond memories of Margaret Thatcher but left the Tory party over Brexit. We dived int...
Ep #2 - What Do You Learn When You Lose Your Tribe? - Matthew Parris
September 11, 2020 05:04 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBMatthew Parris is a legendary broadcaster, author, journalist and quasi-national treasure. We wanted to speak to him because frankly, who wouldn't? It's Matthew bloody Parris. But, he's also a really important voice in some huge questions that are of vital importance. One in particular comes from his experience losing his tribe. Matthew was life-long Conservative, he began his career as an MP, and still has fond memories of Margaret Thatcher but left the Tory party over Brexit. We dived int...
Ep #1 - Why Are We Looking For Something More? - Lisa Smosarski
September 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBWhy are we looking for something more? - Lisa Smosarski James and I were so pleased to speak to Lisa Smosarski because as the founding editor of Stylist Magazine, she had a unique birds eye view over the culture that we’re living in today. We wanted to find out how her readers were answering their need for meaning and belonging in 2020. Also, Lisa is just one of those sparkling, shining people that it’s just great to hang out with. It was a win-win-win-win-winnie mandela-winning with Micha...
'Lifefulness: Live Life Fully' - The Trailer
September 03, 2020 15:38 - 2 minutes - 2.02 MBThis is the trailer for Lifefulness: Live Life Fully a new podcast that is dedicated to (maybe you can figure it out from the name) helping you live life fully through Lifefulness. Congrats on figuring that out. Go you! Every week Sanderson Jones and James Croft interview incredible thinkers, doers, artists, and scientists, as well as folk from a religious background, to discuss the biggest questions in life, and the super practical. Please subscribe, like, share, follow us on social media...