FLOURISHING EDUCATION - SAFER AND BRAVER SPACE(S) TO BE AND BECOME WELL TOGETHER

Today 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 deci...

Today 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...

This 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 h...

Today 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 ge...

Today, 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 absolu...

I 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 s...

I 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 T...

Today 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...

Today 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 mor...

I 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 holde...

I 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

I 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, a...

In 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 s...

In 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...

In 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 at...

I 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 epis...

I 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 d...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Rosa Maria Drumond Moreira who is the Founder of VEM ( Virtual Exchange Mode ). Rosa shares with me how VEM means a call. It is a call for all those who believe Education is connected to purpose, human values and knowledge in context. It is a virtual student exchange program designed to anyone willing to learn what makes sense to h...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Jan Frolic and Jennifer Johnson who are co-founders of Captains and Poets . Together we discussed the groundbreaking Kindergarten – Grade 12 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) program that students will take with them their entire lives. The premise of the program is that there is a unique Captain and Poet in each of us that, in partn...

Delighted to reach our 200th episode with a friend and co-creator Steve Schecter co-founder and CEO of Much Smarter , a digital platform which teaches young people to make full use of their minds so that they can: - Learn anything they want - Create the lives that they want Together we explore how Much Smarter came to life and Steve's journey as well as how together with his team, they empower...

I am delighted to end the week with this beautiful and imperfectly perfect conversation with Curtis Ogden who is Senior Associate for the Interaction Institute for Social Change and most of his work entails consulting with multi-stakeholder networks to strengthen and transform food public health, education, and economic development systems at local, state, regional, and national levels. He has wor...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Kobus Du Toit who is Partnerships Manager at School of Humanity As I explore how we build flourishing communities in education and beyond, I thought I could learn a lot from Kobus and his phenomenal journey both as an educator and a lifelong learner. We explored how we create parthnerships and connections with others - adults and y...

I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect with Simon van der Els whom I connected with on LinkedIn. Simon is a (micro)biologist who has spent the last ~12 years studying molecular biology and specializing in the microbial genetics. Over the last 3 years my interest shifted towards the macro scale : systems (both the anthroposphere and the biosphere which encompasses it). He is now a Researc...

Today I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with Brian Curcio , who is  co-founder of Rapunzl and a passionate supporter of any and all things related to financial education. Brian shared with me how at a young age, I was incredibly fortunate to receive broad exposure to entrepreneurship and the stock market through my family and why during his senior year at Amherst Colleg...

This week I share my imperfectly perfect conversation with Mariam Brian who is a chief imagineer and Founder of holoartcollective.com  and who offers global advisory services. She is a Global Speaker State of the Art Topics, a High Impact Global Consultant. I discovered Mariam's work on Linkedin when I came across her blog on The Future of Education which resonated deeply with me. We explored...