A Better World Blueprint

Grief can be a complicated and unpredictable emotion. Ryan and Callie Bowles found that it was also an emotion that had very little support. Having both lost a parent they felt they could build a community and supply resources that would help others. Together they started their faith based website and podcast Good Grief HQ . Listen to what motivates Ryan each day to make the world a better place h...

Rebekah Robertson is an actor, author and activist. Her book About A Girl- A Mother’s Powerful Story About Raising Her Transgender Child details her incredible relationship with her daughter Georgie. Together they challenged the Family Courts decree that children must apply to them before accessing puberty blockers. In 2012 Rebekah founded Transcend Australia , the first organisation to support th...

Marnie Fairlie has been singing since she was a child, but the singing she enjoys the most is when she’s with other people. Today she’s a choir conductor with Hummingsong Choirs where she brings women together to sing. During the day Marnie teaches kids music and both experiences combine to create not just beautiful music but joyful souls. Marnie has a particular obsession with musician Katie Noon...

Amy Taylor-Kabbaz - Helping mothers rise Amy’s experience becoming a mother shocked her onto a career path she never thought she’d take. From a young age she dreamed of becoming a journalist, but after having her children she realised it wasn’t where she was meant to be. So Amy took a mighty leap away from the dream that was and into a new reality that has seen her help thousands of women better u...

Joe Williams - Understanding the enemy within Hitting rock bottom led former professional NRL player and boxer Joe Williams to discover his true calling. He turned his skills from professional athlete to helping others develop mental resilience - founding The Enemy Within . For more info on Joe, like what gets him out of bed in the morning to keep fighting the fight, check out this article . This...

Ka Wai Yeung - Buildings that create connection What impact can a building have on a community? Ka Wai Yeung, Director and cofounder of Kaunitz Yeung Architecture , has seen the difference a good building can make. Her firm co–designs their buildings with locals in remote and regional Australia, the Pacific Islands and post- disaster countries in the Asia Pacific. They have designed health and age...

Casey Beros - Using social media for social good Casey Beros turned to her skills in writing and health communication when her dad Jack was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Flying across the country to be by his side and to support him through this terrible illness, she and Jack decided that they could use their experience to help others. And so Next of Kin was born. Through a series of deeply persona...

As a stylist for magazines and advertising Amelia McFarlane’s job was to make people look good. But what she wanted was to help people feel good. She started her company Colour Me In Styling to help men and women embrace their self expression. Amelia believes there is a joy to dressing and has seen the transformation in her clients when they find their own style. Amelia talks about how something s...

At only 20 years of age Nic Marchesi and his best friend Lucas Patchett started a mobile laundry service to allow homeless people the simple dignity of access to clean clothes. A decade on from founding their company Orange Sky Nic and Lucas have helped thousands of people across Australia and New Zealand and expanded their service to include hot showers and a space for genuine, non-judgmental con...

Eileen Hall was practicing yoga before there was a yoga school in every suburb. She was trained by two renowned teachers- BKS Iyenga and Pattabhi Jois. This year she opened Om House in Bondi Beach’s Hall St where she teaches packed classes every day. Eileen shares how she knew that teaching yoga was her life’s work and why she keeps going even when the going’s tough. Read more about Eileen’s inspi...

Maggie Dent says her winding path has always been heading in the same direction. She’s been a high school teacher, a wedding celebrant and a counselor. Today she’s best known for her work in parenting- as host of the ABC’s Parental as Anything and through her many books and events, making the world a better place through her impact on the lives of families. Shevonne talks to Maggie about what set...

How do you have a sense of hope in a world that can feel hopeless? You stop scrolling, turn off the news, put in some ear pods and listen to A Better World Blueprint. In each episode host Shevonne Hunt speaks to people who are making a difference - from transforming families to gathering us together to sing our hearts out. Get your audio shot of feel good vibes and be inspired by the many ways - b...