A World That Listens: Experiences in Deep Listening

In this episode of The Listening World's podcast, A World That Listens: Experiences in Deep Listening, host Sara Joy O’Neill sits down with Anna Ruda-Kostiuchenko from Kyiv, Ukraine, to explore the transformative power of deep listening. Anna shares her personal journey from feeling lost in a complex, algorithmic coaching approach to discovering simplicity and profound insight through the Thre...

In this episode, host Sara Joy O’Neill speaks with Iryna Zaviryukhina, a Ukrainian literature professor now living in Switzerland. After her child was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and the full-scale war broke out in Ukraine shortly after, Iryna’s life was upended. Forced to leave everything behind, she faced overwhelming stress, medical challenges, cultural displacement, and profound anxiety wh...

In this episode of The Listening World , host Sara Joy O’Neill sits down with Jacqueline Hollows—known as Mama J—a dedicated student of listening and founder of The Impact Activator. Jacqueline shares her remarkable journey: from feeling like an imposter in a successful IT and project management career, through the collapse of her old life, to retraining as a life coach, pioneering the Three Princ...

In this heartfelt conversation on The Listening World podcast, host Sara Joy O’Neill sits down with Jenny Gaitelband, mentor, psychotherapist, supervisor, and Three Principles practitioner from Caesarea, Israel, to explore the transformative power of true listening. Jenny shares how she moved from “analyzing” clients through her own thoughts to a deeper, more present listening: tuning into voice,...

In this episode, host Sara Joy O’Neill sits down with LukášPiperek, a former ice hockey player from Slovakia turned mental performance coach, to explore the transformative shift in his coaching approach. Lukáš shares how he moved away from traditionaltechniques—relying on willpower, mindset hacks, and generating high-energy motivation—toward a simpler, more profound understanding of who we really...

In this episode, host Sara Joy O’Neill speaks with Kateřina Fišerová, founder of The Listening World, about the profound power of genuine listening. Kateřina shares how she found that truly listening in every situation proved to be a safe and highly effective step toward de-escalating conflict, fostering love, generating fresh ideas, and restoring peace—regardless of the issue or history. They dis...

In this episode of The Listening World podcast, host Sara Joy O'Neill sits down with transformative coach and author Michael Neill (Genius Catalyst), tech visionary Martin Jotov, and a very special third guest: Digital Michael, Michael Neill’s AI-powered ‘digital twin’.   What started as a wild idea—to train an AI on Michael’s teachings so it could listen deeply, point to inner wisdom, and cre...

In this episode of The Listening World podcast, A World that Listens: Experiences in Deep Listening , host Sara Joy O'Neill speaks with Fenella Blakaj, head of a Swiss school for neurodivergent and non-traditional learners, and founder of the CORE teacher-training program (Clear-Minded, Open-Hearted Resilience Education). Fenella shares how 25+ years of applying the Three Principles (Mind, Con...

In this episode of The Listening World Podcast —"A World That Listens: Experiences in Deep Listening" — host Sara Joy O'Neill engages in conversation with Steve Adair, a Three Principles mentor, psychotherapist, and facilitator from the east coast of England. Steve shares his personal journey from a lifelong seeker and helper to a profound transformation 15 years ago during a visit t...

In this heartfelt conversation on The Listening World podcast, host Sara Joy O’Neill welcomes guests Dorthe and Lars Myndal Fogtmann to explore the transformative power of deep listening through the lens of the Three Principles (Mind, Consciousness, and Thought). Sharing their personal journeys—from business consulting to parenting and everyday life—they discuss how true listening reveals inner wi...

In this engaging second episode of The Listening World podcast, host Sara Joy O'Neill is joined by Michael Imas, host of the Beyond Skepticism podcast, and co-host Brian Smyers for a deep, flowing conversation on the nature of true listening. Michael shares personal insights into listening as presence—being fully with another person without agenda, curiosity-driven, and often unnoticed in the...

Sara Joy O'Neill is joined by Kateřina Fišerová, founder of The Listening World, and Brian Smyers of The Listening World to talk about all things deep listening. Join The Listening World Summit, May 23-25, 2026, in person or online. The online program is being offered FREE! To register: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thelisteningworld.com/2026-en/onlineregistration/⁠ To connect with us: The Listening World - ⁠ht...