Mark and Zac 'The Outsiders' Podcast Show.

Send a text Are you highly sensitive and possibly over analytical  in your approach to life ?   This week, Mark and Zac welcome special guest and regular listener of the podcast ; Vanessa Dias,  Psychologist and 'WellBeing Blogger' from Lisbon, Portugal.  Vanessa has spent many years living as well as studying outside of her 'comfort zone' both in terms of location and the life...

Send a text Are you comfortable in your own skin ?   This week, Mark and Zac met up to record a 'live' podcast in central London to discuss the idea of social interaction and the internal pressures that come from activities such as parties or meeting friends.   As highly sensitive people, 'Outsiders' usually find social engagement a challenge, as so much depends upon their emot...

Send a text S eries 3 o f Mark and Zac's The Outsiders podcast series ; Storytelling using the Hero's Journey. Mark and Zac focus on the art of storytelling using Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’ framework as basis to share ideas and discuss experiences. This week's discussion focuses on the dividing line between 'knowing' what we need 'to do' versus the realit...

Send a text S eries 3 o f Mark and Zac's The Outsiders podcast series ; Storytelling using the Hero's Journey. Mark and Zac focus on the art of storytelling using Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’ framework as basis to share ideas, discuss experiences and ultimately help the listener understand as well as recreate their own life stories.  A sort of template for life. Mark and Zac discus...

Send a text This week sees the start of series 3 o f Mark and Zac's The Outsiders podcast series ; Storytelling using the Hero's Journey. Mark and Zac focus on the art of storytelling using Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’ framework as basis to share ideas, discuss experiences and ultimately help the listener understand as well as recreate their own life stories.  A sort of template fo...

Send a text This week sees the start of series 3 o f Mark and Zac's The Outsiders podcast series ; Storytelling using the Hero's Journey. Mark and Zac focus on the art of storytelling using Joseph Campbell’s ‘Hero’s Journey’ framework as basis to share ideas, discuss experiences and ultimately help the listener understand as well as recreate their own life stories.  A sort of template fo...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac are joined by fellow Podcaster and Outsider, Gary Jenkins. Gary shares his incredible life experiences and insights from the perspective of living almost his entire life  'in the shadows'.  From a traumatic childhood where his confidence was drained to life in the military, where he lived under the restrictions of confidentiality and as a civilian, in...

Send a text Mark and Zac met up in London for their monthly 'live' recording and the venue was the historical bookstore 'Housmans' in Kings Cross. An established bookshop and meeting place for London (and UK's ) various radical movements over the years, therefore, an ideal place for Outsiders to record a podcast ! If you are interested in finding out more about 'Housm...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss the importance of self expression. It is vital that we find our authentic 'voice' and direction in life in order to be both productive and as a result, have a  balanced relationship with the world. Mark and Zac share their own life experiences and realise that many of their issues with self belief and confidence are a byproduct of their childho...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss the idea of constantly being  'on the move'  in search of the perfect location that represents the environment most suited to our sensitivities. As ever, this represented from 2 different perspectives, Zac has always lived in the same area in the UK for most of his life, whilst Mark has travelled and lived overseas for many years . In essence b...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac are joined by Anna Maria Bagany, fellow Outsider and Human Design specialist. This is the first of many planned interviews with other fellow Outsiders in order to discover how life can be lived fully whilst accepting the various social challenges that exist being an 'Outsider.' Anna describes her life, moving away from her family home in Hungary and he...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss the idea of 'vibration' as a source of energy and frequency that is within us and depending on our state of mind , how we engage with the world.  This energy is a little like a solar power  that if sufficiently 'topped up' allows us to absorb and experience positive feelings which in turn attracts positive response and opportunities....

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss the idea of being in the present,  the 'here and now 'as opposed to living in our heads. The 'past', no matter how good, bad or indifferent, is just that, whilst living in 'projection of the future' means that we cannot experience the reality of 'now' and it is almost a form of madness to be putting everything on h...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss  the idea of an 'out of body' experience.  An 'out of body' experience usually occurs during a stressful or uncomfortable moment when we feel overwhelmed and want to be anywhere other than facing a specific situation.  In other words  'overlooking' a situation seemingly outside of our bodies...this is a neuroscientific exper...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss the importance of imagination and creativity in storytelling, specifically in relation to connecting with children and expanding their outlook and mindset. Giving yourself 'permission' to 'act' and 'do' rather than purely 'consume' is important as well as cathartic and rewarding . Children's minds are constant...

Send a text This week Mark and Zac meet up on the famous Kings Road in Chelsea, London to record their 'live' podcast. The reason this location was selected was its place as a famous backdrop to the revolutionary punk movement in the UK during the 1970's.  Punk was a radical movement against the establishment and government's failure to listen to or accommodate the growing disi...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss relationships using  personalities from our favourite fictional characters found in novels and films. This is in some ways a continuation from the previous podcast (series 2 episode 5) as it is apparent that many similar behaviours, attitudes and values of an Outsider are portrayed in these characters and therefore through the eyes of their creators. Rel...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss and explore why 'The Outsider' character type is so widely used in storytelling. No matter what your interest , the world seems to love or cheer on 'the underdog' or the character that has to overcome various hurdles in order to endure and win the day. You only have to think about most of the 'superheroes and villains' to re...

Send a text Life is an adventure and it is important that we can reflect on the past in terms of understanding the clues in terms of  what has served us well and ...not so well in order to learn and develop on a personal level. It is also useful, as well as exciting, to understand that we are creating new chapters every day based around the actions we take, these will provide us with momentum and...

Send a text Relationships come in all shapes and sizes and require many things in order for them to develop and evolve, such as balance, mutual interest and ongoing engagement.  Mark and Zac continue to explore life from the 'Outside In' and discuss their own experiences and life lessons as well as  offer some  suggestions and insights into how being aware of our behaviour is vital in or...

Send a text Mark and Zac meet up again for a 'live' podcast discussion, this time in the woodlands of one of London's most central and beautiful parks to explore the challenges and rewards of following our natural instinct and going against conventional standards. Taking those brave steps that lead to a world of inner and possibly external reward. We all to often prefer the safety o...

Send a text Mark and Zac set off on another investigation around self awareness and the impact of not following our true nature. Very often we all just adapt to life and push aside any internal conflict or emotion by going into our 'comfort zone' and very rarely dealing with those issues 'head on'. The impact on those of us 'sensitive' and aware enough can be quite dr...

Send a text The Outsiders investigate the impact of communicating from a place of uncertainty. One of the  issues facing outsiders is belonging or 'fitting in' to society, mainly as the foundations or understanding is based around an overhyped sense of self or conversely low self belief or esteem.  This is due to a lack of clarity or empowerment during our formative years. The outcome of...

Send a text This week, Mark and Zac discuss the concept of 'Success' ; what it means, how it looks and feels. As Outsiders, we may well be successful or have been successful in the conventional  sense of the meaning, however, it doesn't necessarily mean that we have enjoyed or even felt the joy of success, more a sense of survival in order to maintain appearances or to conform with...

Send a text Mark and Zac discuss the importance of creativity and how it impacts on our lives. Many of us are creative and expressive beings and yet, despite being in tune with our nature, tend to push this aside in our 'daily lives' in order to pursue careers, practical daily issues and other life commitments. Some of us, in touch with our creativity, often find reasons to 'put off...