A Satisfied Mind

Eleanor Carey considers herself an ordinary person. She just so happens to have done some rather extraordinary things. Like rowing a boat across the Pacific Ocean, riding a bike across Europe and founding a company that takes people on overnight adventures to show just how easy it all can be. We talk about how an email and following her gut ended up with her being one of a crew of three women - th...

A few years ago I met Lou McCann while interviewing her for a job. The job didn't end up happening but a wonderful friendship did. Formalities aside, it was in talking with Lou that I heard about a brilliant idea she had. It was inspired, it was important and it had the potential to change lives. So we sat down and discussed it further and I encouraged her to make it happen despite the fear....

It's been a while in between episodes. In the spirit of progress over perfection, doing that thing that you love even before you think it's ready or even worth sharing... here's episode 22! Do you ever feel like you have eleventy thousand things you want to do, to say, to create, to share... and end up feeling kinda overwhelmed and doing nothing? Me too. So that's what this epi...

I appreciate you. When was the last time you heard someone say that, and how did it make you feel? We need to acknowledge and share appreciation now, more than ever. Appreciating something or someone and sharing that, has the power to change lives, save lives or at least help someone feel better. And that's a good thing, we need that. It's simple, it's free, it's a win / win ou...

I had the pleasure of working as a tour guide for Brian Duncan in his business, Uncle Brian's - Fun, Falls and Forest tour in Cairns. It was one of the best years of my life and I learned first-hand the power of moments and shared experiences. Not only did I have a helluva lot of fun leading those groups, but I developed a deep connection with the World Heritage listed tropical rainforests of...

Yesterday I had a coaching conversation with a client who was stuck making a decision. Overthinking it, catastrophising and idealising various outcomes, paralysed by what to do next. Tricky little fucker ego is hey! This was compounded by the need to make the 'right' decision according to everyone else's arbitrary and subjective judgements.  Cue overwhelm, paralysis, frustration and...

I've been a fan of Cy Wakeman's work for the past few years. Her New York Times bestselling book, 'No Ego' and her 'reality based leadership' methodology has changed the way I work and understand the role of personal and professional development, coaching and leadership in the workplace. She has a unique ability to cut through the bullshit to connect and share heart t...

We wrap up this short six-part series by looking at integrity and integration. It's one thing to develop awareness and understanding, it's another to live it.  In this episode I look at what integrity means and how we might develop greater alignment between what we think, what we believe, what we say and do. This is where we bring to life and deploy our awareness and understanding. Integ...

In this episode we look at what we're doing with all this awareness and understanding we're developing and ask, what are you creating?  Who are you co-creating with?  What is it you're manifesting and how much control, input, influence or impact are you having on what's going on around you? Good questions, don't you think?

In order to become more of who we want to be, of who we truly are – we need to let go of who we've become. This episode of the Conscious Culture series looks at how we might do that. 

Carly is a self-confessed expert in death and dying, she's come close on several occasions. In this raw and vulnerable conversation Carly shares the brutal reality of what it means to live with Cystic Fibrosis, to have had a lung transplant followed by cancer, and to be surrounded by death your entire life. It's a heavy topic. But Carly is anything but –  she shares her experience with s...

Everything is changing, we need to adapt. So how do we do this?  Show up.  Do the work. Do the best we can with what we've got.  This episode is raw, freestyle, as is.  It's shared with the intention of facilitating greater understanding. Of self, and others.  Understanding beyond: Assumptions about what things mean Expectations of how others should behave and what they should do Attachm...

How do I introduce my next guest? For those of you who know me, you’ll know how important my Dad is in my life. From the youngest of ages, from my earliest memories he’s not only been my father, he’s been my mentor, my teacher and my best mate.  He, along with my Mum, has taught me more than anyone else, and what I’m so grateful for is how he’s done it. He’s taught me what it means to be a good ma...

In this episode, the second of this conscious culture series I’m doing each Tuesday, we’re talking about awareness. As far as I’m concerned, unless we are aware of what’s happening within, unless we’re aware of what we’re thinking, what we’re feeling, what we’re experiencing, we can't change it. And things need to change – lives and the future of our planet depends upon it. In order to change...

Creativity. What is it and how do we do it? Do we do it, or is it who we are?  In this episode we talk all things creativity. What I love most about this conversation is we look at how to redefine creativity and challenge our assumptions and identities about what 'being creative' or what 'being a creative person' is. We discuss: What it means to be an 'architect of atmosph...

The way we work is changing, it has changed and these are big changes. We need conscious leaders who will guide us through these times, towards are more compassionate, creative, diverse and inclusive future. How are you changing and what role will you play in this evolution? In this episode we look at a new world of work and how we might design a more conscious workplace culture. This conscious cu...

You're going to need a stiff drink and a comfy chesterfield for this one, ideally you'd be seated next to a cosy fire with some flickering candle light dancing around the room. I love what Jason Fox writes, I love how he thinks and this conversation is an insight into what makes him such a great conversationalist.  We start by talking about making meaningful progress, future relevance, s...

It's time for a change. Normal is broken and there's no 'going back'. At least I'm not, and I reckon there's plenty of you out there who feel the same.  So let's create a new normal.  In this episode I introduce a new Tuesday podcast series that I'll share each week for the next few months. Each episode will feature a lesson in self awareness and how what we...

Trigger warning: this episode contains conversations about depression and suicide. If you've not heard about Kath Koschel and the work she's doing, you will. She's making the world a better place, one act of kindness at a time. In this episode we dig into her personal story and it's one of the most incredible stories of adversity, resilience and courage I've heard. Kath ha...

This is a conversation about living well and leaving a legacy that impacts lives for generations to come.  We're not great at talking about grief, it's difficult. And so when Tracey said she'd be honoured to discuss her experience and share the story of her daughter, Kiara, I was humbled.  And so we chatted. The lessons learned though heartbreak and loss are perhaps the most powerfu...

Sometimes things are just a bit shit, and that's OK.  Sometimes you need to make a pot of tea.  Sometimes it's a shot of tequila, and that's OK too.  Sometimes you might need to crank Rage Against the Machine, loud.  It's all OK.  Even when it's not.  This episode is a reminder of that. 

Stories are everywhere, and they have the power to change lives. What's yours? What would you like to share? Please share, you never know who needs to hear it.  There are three elements to a story - the story itself, the storyteller and the audience. In this episode I look at how to make the most of each.  And wine, there is wine.  Cheers.

In this episode I share a story that changed the way I see life and set me on the path to uncover, understand and share stories about what truly matters. 

You've gotta start somewhere, right? Getting started, hitting 'launch', putting that thing you care about out there into the world, it's daunting. So here it is, a podcast for the curious – for those of you who want to know more about why it is we do what we do, so that we all might live a little more consciously and treat ourselves, each other and this planet with love.