The Economics of Well-Being

Eric Busropan joins me for part 2 of a two part discussion on the subject of financial emotion; our complex relationship with money and how to transcend the trauma many of us have endured. Eric has over 30 years of experience in researching the intricate interplay between money, emotion, and its impact on our overall well-being. As a seasoned professional in this niche field, Eric bring a unique b...

Eric Busropan joins me from Rotterdam, the Netherlands to discuss his important work in the field of 'financial emotion.' This part 1 of a two part discussion on a fascinating topic. I met Eric at the New Financial Forum in the Hague in 2010 where I presented my vision of economy based on love and well-being in front of 500 bankers and insurance industry people. Eric has over 30 years of e...

Mary Morrison joins me again for Part 2 of our fascinating conversation about the value of emotions, reframed as wisdom, emotional reactivity in service to our vision and mission, and ancient cultural wisdom including the Chinese and native Turtle Islanders (North America). Mary is a culture creator, a leadership coach, organizational wellness consultant, sustainability designer/entrepreneur, clin...

Mary Morrison joins me as my guest on the podcast. Mary is a former MBA student of mine when I taught economics at the Bainbridge Graduate Institute based in the Seattle area. Mary is a culture creator, a leadersship coach, organizational wellness consultant, sustainability designer/entrepreneur, clinical acupuncturist and certificed Zhineng Qigong teacher. Mary holds an MBA in Sustainable Busines...

Thanks to a listener who asked me to try and explain inflation, I provide what I hope is a new perspective on what many of us find confounding. What is inflation? Why are the prices are virtually everything increasing stretching most of us to the limit of our income? Are wages keeping pace with inflation or falling behind? What impacts did the Covid 19 pandemic have on inflation and have governmen...

Jennifer England joins me today from her home in Whitehorse, Yukon. Jennifer, who is originally from Edmonton, is a leadership coach with a mastery in helping others discover their genuine 'being.' Jennifer started her intellectual journey studying feminist geography and working with some of the most wounded of Canadians in Vancouver's east-side. At 26, she took an executive position i...

Clara Lachman, an aspiring well-being-oriented politician and Prime Minister, joins me for part 2 of a lively conversation of how to engage citizens in co-creating a flourishing economy of well-being from the household to the nation level.  We cover a wide range of subjects from proportional representation to the response by Preston Manning a few years ago when I asked him in a public forum '...

Clara Lachman is a 23-year old Toronto-based political entrepreneur who is compelled by the ideas of an economy of well-being and aspires to become Canada's future Prime Minister with a well-being platform. Today we discussed her aspirations for helping to build an economy of well-being where all Canadians can flourish. Clara a Gen Z entrepreneur, changemaker, storyteller & public policy advoc...

Tor Fjelldal (part 1) joins me today from Entrance Ranch near Jasper National Park in Alberta. Tor is a Norwegian by birth who has had a rich and varied life that began with life-changing health conditions as a young boy growing up in a little town south of Oslo, Norway. His life path led him to Alberta where he has spent time at his Norwegian uncle Rocky's Entrance Ranch located on the Athabasca...

Tor Fjelldal joins me today from Entrance Ranch near Jasper National Park in Alberta. Tor is a Norwegian by birth who has had a rich and varied life that began with life-changing health conditions as a young boy growing up in a little town south of Oslo, Norway. His life path led him to Alberta where he has spent time at his Norwegian uncle Rocky's Entrance Ranch located on the Athabasca River jus...

It was 30 years ago on October 13, 1992 that I returned from Jerusalem completing a 3 month vision quest and vocational journey to explore the question: What does God want me to do next in my life as an economist? That journey started in Stockholm delivering a paper on ecological economics, a journey through Germany and Austria (my father's and grandfather's homelands), Rome and Assisi, then an ep...

Justin Paul Abraham joins me today from his home in Cardiff, Wales UK to discuss his vision of an economy based on love, joy and well-being. We discuss the challenges of our current deficit-based economic mindset and the destiny of an abundance, joy-filled and love-based economy. Justin Paul is the founder and co-director of Company of Burning Hearts (COBH) Ltd in the UK. Justin Paul is a futurist...

I had the pleasure of being the guest of author (Buddha on Board) and podcaster Ben Johnson in the UK to discuss my the economy of well-being and my favourite topic: money. In his conversation with Ben, we discuss: The difficulty we all have in understanding where money actually comes from How money is created ex nihilo (”out of nothing”), and why this is a problem The history of our relationship...

Dr. Brian Fleck is a professor of mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta.  His research is in energy and fluid dynamics (https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=QvtEOjgAAAAJ&hl=en).   He has been active in board governance (AER, AASUA, ANDP), is an entrepreneur and very active outdoors enthusiast. Brian is a renaissance man which suggests he loves exploring a vast...

Kai Lee Worsley, founder and ceo of Earthkdw.com and Edmonton-based social media marketing firm, joins me today (February 7, 2022) from Edmonton to talk about her first fictional novel Warrior of Earth which she recently self-published on Amazon. The book explores the themes of women’s issues and environmentalism through the lens of a fantastical world. It will appeal to fans of Richelle Mead’s Bl...

Podcast #96 (February 24, 2022) Chrystia Chudczak is a Ukrainian-Canadian policy analyst and founder of Decidium, a Global Human Centric Design Studio based in Ottawa, Canada. Chrystia recently spent several days on the streets of Ottawa with her camera capturing images of the Freedom Trucker Convoy that captured the attention of Canadians and citizens around the world. She is now immersed in the...

Welcome to episode #95 of The Economy of Well-being Podcast; conversations that matter to our well-being. Today I'm joined by a good friend Ted Ritzer, a former civil servant with the Government of Alberta (where I also spent 13 years as an economist) to talk about his many creative ideas for making the best of new technologies that can contribute to a better life and a lower carbon footprint. Sev...

Business coach, consultant, and podcaster Ben Johnson joins me today (January 13, 2022) from England to talk about his take on why we work and our relationship with money.  Ben leads a community of fellow agitators, innovators and entrepreneurs creating projects and businesses. He co-owns online platform and community, Sangha. Live, he writes on and talks about money at Waking Up To Money and...

Don Paré’s  passion is to launch entrepreneurs towards funding and success. He has a consistent track record that both investors and entrepreneurs have come to rely upon. Don was a regular guest lecturer in my University of Alberta School of Business class (2002-2012) in corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship where he would discuss morals, ethics and integrity in the busi...

Ben Johnson, entrepreneur and business-man as well as host of the Peripheral Thinking, joins me in conversation on the important subject of debt, bank-created money and opportunities for rebooting our world financial system in the year of Jubilee (year 5782 in the Jewish Calendar). Under ancient Jewish economic laws and practices (borrowed from the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian cultures), all de...

On the Economy of Well-being Podcast, Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson share their story about their lived experience of the trauma they witnessed at one of Canada's many residential schools that has impacted so many indigenous brothers and sisters.  In June of this year a book by Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein was released just as news was breaking about the unmarked graves of children outside...

I'm pleased to have Dr. Jennoa Graham as my 90th podcast show guest. Jennoa is the sister of my last guest, Jayson Graham. Jennoa holds two PhDs, one in leadership and a second in sustainability.  Jennoa calls herself Dr. GNP (Dr. Graham-in-Purpose). She is an international public speaker, author, professor, and adjunct executive team leader. Her 20-year career of combined multinational corporate...

M. Jayson Graham is a remarkable human being. Jayson is a master storyteller and is helping actors and artists from all disciplines find more creative ways of telling their stories. We all have a story to share. We all have a purpose for being. Telling our story helps us to flourish and experience true well-being.  M Jayson Graham is an international lecturer, narrative designer, and the owne...

Jan Wegelin joins me today from South Africa to explore his statistical insights into the well-being survey results from the Ireland Well-being Survey I conducted in April 2021 for Independent Media out of Dublin. Jan also discusses some remarkable findings into the attributes of the soul print of well-being survey results, a survey I've been conducting over the past 2 years that asks people to se...

Claudia Tordini and Richard Franklin have a remarkable business advising families on managing their collective financial wealth that is strategically oriented to the well-being of the family. Claudia Tordini provides coaching and consulting through Appanage LLC. She consults with families on wealth and inheritance planning, helping to design a family framework to support well-being and flourishing...