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The Way We Connect

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Exploring the way we relate, date, and communicate. What does it mean to be a human being in the 21st Century? Grab a cup of tea (or wine) and join us as we explore relationships, friendships, family, workplaces, societies, sex, and our relationships with nature, technology, and ourselves. We'll look through several lenses - psychology, sociology, maybe even physics or biology - and invite experts on social connection (in other words, pretty much anybody who has interacted with other people in their lives).
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Episodes

Connecting to Nature: Ecotherapy with Fi Garrard

Why is our connection to nature so important? How can coaching and therapy in nature be more powerful than sitting inside a room? And if we know nature is so beneficial for us, how can we begin to deal with the grief of losing it? Fi Garrard is an outdoor counsellor, youth worker, gardener and dreamer based in Cornwall, UK. Her work is primarily outside and all about helping people connect to and be healed through the natural world. "Whether this is expressing grief about the climate crisis in a...

Feb 15, 202159 minSeason 4Ep. 4

Dealing with Grief - with Jenn M Choi

What is grief, how does it manifest in our lives, and how can we best process it? How does one deal with the loss of both their parents in their early adult years? What are the costs of ignoring grief and trying to power through? Jenn M Choi is a real human who is passionate about creating impact at scale. As a Writer, Speaker, and Content Creator she tells inspirational personal stories and shares practical life + work lessons to empower people. As an Empowerment Coach, she empowers real humans...

Nov 26, 202054 minSeason 4Ep. 3

How Psychedelics Can Help us Connect to Self, Others and Nature - Rosie Peacock

What are psychedelics (or 'plant medicine')? How can psychedelics help us to reconnect to who we really are, access deeper levels of creativity, connect to other people and tune in to our connection with the earth? And why are more and more folks over in Silicon Valley microdosing? Rosie Peacock is a Business and Mindset Coach who has also been hugely inspired in her mission by psychedelics. As well as offering psychedelic integration coaching, Rosie is part of an amazing team (including myself)...

Oct 28, 202052 minSeason 4Ep. 2

Mediation and Conflict (in Quarantine)

What is conflict management and mediation? What is the role of emotions in managing conflict? And how can we deal with conflict in quarantine - when we are forced to spend more time than usual with the people we live with? My guest, Mirella Kreder, is an organisational consultant and mediator, specialised in communication, business psychology and development. She offers business consulting and mediation to all kinds of organisations and individuals seeking such expertise, in the Czech Republic a...

Jul 01, 202058 minSeason 3Ep. 5

How Emotional Intelligence helps us Connect (even in Quarantine) - with Joshua Freedman

What is Emotional Intelligence? How can it help us to connect to ourselves and each other - especially during unprecedented times like these, where we are more physically disconnected than ever before? And how can we face the painful and difficult realities facing us and the planet right now? My guest, Joshua Freedman, is one of the world’s leading specialists on developing and applying emotional intelligence to improve performance. He is the CEO of Six Seconds, the the world’s preeminent emotio...

May 11, 202044 minSeason 3Ep. 4

What is Magnificent Sex? with Peggy Kleinplatz

Are you not interested in sex... or is the sex that's on offer for you just not that enticing an offer? How can your relationship with yourself improve your sex life? And what makes sex truly worth having? My guest today, Peggy J. Kleinplatz is Professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Director of Sex and Couples Therapy Training at the University of Ottawa, Canada, and is a Certified Sex Therapist and Educator. She is Director of the Optimal Sexual Experiences Research Team of the University of ...

Apr 28, 202057 minSeason 3Ep. 3

How Stress Kills your Sex Drive : Desire, Arousal, and Cold Feet - with Emily Nagoski

Emily Nagoski is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller, Come As You Are: the surprising new science that will transform your sex life and The Come As You Are Workbook , and co-author, with her sister Amelia, of Burnout: the secret to unlocking the stress cycle . She began her work as a sex educator at the University of Delaware, where volunteered as a peer sex educator while studying psychology with minors in cognitive science and philosophy. She went on to earn a M.S. in Cou...

Mar 04, 20201 hr 1 minSeason 3Ep. 2

My Journey to Non-Monogamy

How can somebody go from being cheated on, to being non-monogamous? What is Relationship Anarchy? And what do you do when you realise that society's ideas and expectations surrounding relationships don't make sense to you? Kira Williams (they/them) is a genderqueer trans woman, a critical human geographer and a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo in Canada. Their research focuses on international migration, political geography and analytical methodology. In this episode, we explor...

Mar 02, 202039 minSeason 3Ep. 1

Projection and Mind Reading

Do we think we know more about people's personality and feelings than we really do - and how does that impact our interactions with them?

Mar 31, 201849 min

Why do people break up?

An insight into why people break up, how to move on from a breakup and whether exes can be friends

Mar 24, 20181 hr 4 min
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