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The Collective Wisdom Podcast the podcast that explores how to be a wiser version of yourself. This is a podcast that helps you to tap into your own inner wisdom and find the answers within you for how to live your best life.
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Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Tuesday Dec 06, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends, and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom, which this week, I thought I'd try doing something a little different. As we're closing out the end of 2022. And coming towards the end of season eight, I thought I would do a session on wrapping up.
And as I'm not a huge fan of New Year's resolutions, which are always a sense of a source of defeat for me, I kind of maybe set out to try and do dry January and get as far as the 28th. But I never get that sense of inspiration. Because I'm always reminded that a year is actually a very long time. And no matter what goals we set, I find that actually, all sorts of magic and amazing things often come about mainly in the gaps between what we plan to make happen, or at least that's how it often feels in my own life.
So a better way for me to operate is often to reflect on here that's just come by and look at the things that have gone well, that unexpected things that have happened, and the things that have really been a source of fun and joy, and that I value and that I want to take forward into the year ahead.
So if you care to join me, I'll be asking some insightful questions. And this might even be a good time to dust off a journal and write out some of your own answers. Because that's really what for me, collective wisdom is all about, it's about finding out a bit more about who you are deep down so that you can bring out all of your own unique gifts and talents out into the world where they belong.
The Keys to Kindness: How to be kinder to yourself, to others and to the world by Claudia Hammond
Live Better Feel More With Dr Rangan Chatterjee and Dr David Hamiliton
Questions to reflect on over the year gone by:
WHAT BROUGHT YOU JOY?
WHERE DID KINDNESS COME INTO IT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO TAKE FORWARD?
HOW CAN YOU MULTIPLY THE EFFECT
Song: ‘Count on me’ by Bruno Mars
Wisdom: If you can be anything in this world, be kind.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and a warm welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom. I don't know about you, but when I listen to the news at the moment, it can feel as if we're in a perpetual state of crisis. And the problems in the world are slightly out of proportion with the solutions. But I'm also aware, probably thanks to the pandemic that out of any crisis can emerge new and incredible opportunities, particularly if traditional approaches and paradigms are questioned and challenged.
It's true, it can be really hard, finding the gift in some of the dark times or the challenging moments we have to live through. But they can often make us stronger or even go on to become a source of gratitude.
And that is certainly true of my guest today. Jo Brownlow has had to live through some really challenging health issues, not just herself, but also watching her son really suffer, which is never easy. As you'll hear though, Jo has not only been able to overcome the crisis, but it has emerged as someone who has embraced a whole new approach to life and gone on to train as a functional medicine practitioner herself. So, if you or someone in your family is going through a particularly tough time at the moment, I do hope that hearing Jo's story will bring you some comfort in knowing that there will be light at the end of that long dark tunnel.
Feel Better Live More Podcast with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee
School of Applied Functional Medicine
Annie Grace - The Naked Mind How to have a healthier relationship with alcohol
Music: Pachabel’s Canon in D
Wisdom: Turn your challenges into an opportunity
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom. Today's episode is one that's very close to my heart and one that I'm extremely grateful to be sharing, as it brings with it a sense of hope and optimism that we may not all be feeling at the moment, given that there's so much bad news around us in the shape of war and scarcity.
What do you do in the face of a problem that seems so huge that it's impossible to solve?
That's a question my guest Scott Neeson came face to face with when he visited Cambodia almost 20 years ago and found children living and working on a huge landfill site, in conditions that most of us can't really conceive of. The answer seems to be that although he couldn't solve the entire problem, he could at least help one family get access to the medical help they so desperately needed. And then with a little financial support, get the children into school.
When he saw how simple it had been to make a difference to one family, he began to question how many more people he could help. That was the very humble beginnings of Cambodian Children's Fund back in 2004. Since then, through Scott's commitment to one family at a time, CCF has gone on to become a nonprofit that now empowers a whole community of people to support and help one another. And as you'll hear, it now has an impact on hundreds, probably 1000s of lives every single day, as Scott says himself. It's amazing what you can achieve when you commit to helping just one person at a time.
Cambodian Children’s Fund Website
Song: ‘No Woman No Cry’ by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Wisdom: What’s the secret to happiness? Find what you love and let it kill you.
Thanks to Donna Ashworth for use of the poem ‘Family’
If you have a feeling that there’s something missing in your life, that you’d like to make a difference, then take a chance and give a child the gift of an education.
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom. We are family, that's something today's guest has helped me see right from the get-go. Like me, Robin Kramer is one of four girls. And so perhaps the way we have both grown up has shaped our outlook on the importance of connection and valuing relationships above all else in life. But what Robin has also taught me is that one of the ways we build those relationships is by going the extra mile and asking ourselves in any context, how we can show up and be of service.
There's a real shift in energy when you move from internal focus on yourself to thinking outwardly to the people you're connecting with and leaning into empathy. It's a mindset you'll find at the heart of any successful business or project, the small gestures that make all the difference. A little bit of gratitude goes a long, long way. And it's one of the reasons she's such a joy to be around.
Robin Kramer at Redboot Consulting
Flourish and Thrive Academy: Helping Jewellery Creatives to Thrive
Song: ‘We are family’ by Sister Sledge
Wisdom: ‘ You don’t know what you don’t know. We can learn something from everyone’
Soul Music Podcast: We Are Family
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom. My guest today is all about smart wellness, and she suggests you can cancel your gym membership, with great ideas for what you can do instead to live a long and healthy life by making some small adjustments to your everyday routine.
Neuroscientist Dr. Julia Jones is passionate about transforming public health. Following a year of experimenting on herself and tracking the results during the pandemic, Julia launched a new approach to health called Smart Wellness, in which she aims to challenge some of the myths that 50 years of diet and exercise plans have promoted.
Julia has spent over 30 years studying the neuroscience psychology and physiology behind optimum wellness, and then teaching people how to apply that science using simple tricks and techniques now known as bio hacks to optimise our ancient inbuilt biological systems.
Her enthusiasm for the work she's doing says it all really and I didn't want to break the flow. So we just go straight to the heart of what she does and why it's so important. I hope you enjoy the conversation.
Dr Julia Jones aka Dr Rock Online
Tickets for Dr. Julia Jones Live at The Campden Club 6pm Thursday 27th October 2022
Song One Way or Another by Blondie
Wisdom: Stay Curious
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom, which this week is with my friend and fellow iPEC coach Marjolein Gerritsen. As you'll hear, we talk a lot about identity taking off masks and transformational change, which is a field that Marjolein has been working on in many different contexts, both in her corporate career and now as an executive coach, helping the next generation of leaders to define success on their terms.
And here's my gift to you this week. A conversation about reconnecting with your sense of fun, adventure and play.
Marjolein Gerritson on LinkedIn
Wisdom: Each one of us has so many more sides to us than appear at first glance. Go and explore them.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom, which this week is with my friend Rumi Tsuchihashi, who is all about capturing the tiniest moments in life. Rumi has written a book called; 'I Want to Remember This. Recognising the tiny moments that make up a life.'
This weekend, here in the UK, was a perfect example of one of those moments. It's been one of those blue-sky October weekends with cold crisp mornings and more sunshine than we dare to hope for. The sort of days that really give meaning to the word autumnal.
I got up really early and went to Richmond Park in London, and saw deer rutting and parakeets flying in their hundreds overhead. It really was a very special moment that I hope to remember for a very long time.
So, with that, I'll pass you over to Rumi to tell us a bit more about the book and how it came about, and why it's so important to her to capture those moments that really matter.
‘I want to remember this…..’ by Rumi Tsuchihashi
Cultivating Creativity by Professor Ian Robertson
Song ‘Another Day’ by The Wings
‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’ by Marvin Gaye
Wisdom Courage is taking a step in the direction of what you know to be right when it would be easier not to.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to another episode of Collective Wisdom, which this week is with my friend the television and film producer, Kirsty Stark. As you're about to hear, Kirsty has a whole string of award-winning productions to her name, including Stateless, which deals with the plight of millions of refugees around the world who find themselves incarcerated in detention centres. And First Day, the tender and heartfelt drama, which charts the journey of Hannah, a transgender girl as she begins at a brand-new high school. In her new identity as her authentic self, Kirsty's work bridges the gap between fictional stories and real life, often featuring first time actors in roles that reflect their actual experience, which allows them to find their voice and advocate for their community.
Ultimately, these are all dramas that get to the heart of what it means to be human. They're all about treating people with the kindness and dignity that you would want to be treated with yourself. And as is so often the way dramas like these can become a pathway to positive change. First Day is now being used in schools in Australia as a way to start conversations and address prejudices before they become deeply ingrained at the heart. It's all about inclusion and belonging. And if you can't be your authentic self in the first place, then it's almost impossible to feel as if you belong. It was a real privilege to get to talk to Kirsty about why she does what she does.
Kirsty Start -
First Day
The BBC own the current rights to show this is the UK but it’s not currently being aired so the only way to see it in the UK is via direct purchase.
Season 1 purchase link - https://actf.com.au/catalogue/id/608/first-day-series-1-digital-download
Season 2 purchase link - https://actf.com.au/catalogue/id/640/first-day-series-2-digital-download
https://tiktok.com/@firstdayseries
Stateless
https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81206211
https://www.tiktok.com/@firstdayseries/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwFS69nA-1w
Wisdom: Ask yourself : “Where can I add value
Song : First Day of my Life by Bright Eyes
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Hey there my wise friends, it's so good to be back with you for a brand new season of Collective Wisdom after the long summer break. It's certainly been a tumultuous few weeks here in the UK with not only a new prime minister. But then the sad news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the impact of which has been felt across the nation and reverberated around the world.
It's also been a time to reflect on the legacy that 70 years of dedicated and devoted service to a job leaves behind as Kirsty Young reporting for The BBC said so movingly, after the funeral, “She made history. She was history, and she will never be forgotten.”
Which brings me on to today's guest, my lovely friend, the author, and now novelist, Bernadette Jiwa, who is here today to talk to us about her new novel, The Making of Her, which as you'll hear is a story that's steeped with her own history, and really feels like it comes straight from the heart.
Bernadette was kind enough to agree to interview me back in 2020 for Episode One season one of the podcast, and it's almost unthinkable just how much the world has changed since then, it was a real pleasure to catch up with her and to learn more about the new novel, which although the characters are fictitious, is dedicated to the illegitimate children born in Ireland who so often grew up without ever knowing their real family so that they too are not forgotten. I'm sure you're going to enjoy this conversation just as much as I did. And I promise you the novel does not disappoint you.
The Making of Her by Bernadette Jiwa
The Story of Telling - Bernadette Jiwa
Song: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers
Wisdom ‘Write the Truth’
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Hey there, my wise friends and welcome to the last episode of Season 7 of Collective Wisdom.
I can't believe we've got this far.
To close this season I'm leaving you with this joyous episode, which is with my dear friends, Elisa Van Arnam and Allison Blake, who together run 'SoulKu', an amazingly successful jewellery business.
They share the story of going from meeting each other and knowing they were going to do something together, to building this amazingly successful business. Along with some of the pitfalls, some of the things that they've learned along the way, but most of all, how they've poured love into their business, and it's that that's reflected in their success.
If you're either running a business yourself or dream of starting a new venture, I think you'll agree their advice is absolutely golden.
Visit SoulKu’s website to see their amazing collection
SoulKu’s app – Play Store (Android)
Wisdom: Say 'Yes' to your dream. Don't give up