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True Resilience is mental, emotional and spiritual, with Jean Renouf

In this episode, I interview Shadé Zahrai. Shadé is a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and mindset expert. She has the most impressive portfolio: Telstra Women’s Business Award, New York Times, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Adriana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Westpac, and TED and TEDx presenter. In this conversation we explore a model for happiness through the lens of positive psychology, namely the PERMA Model. We then go on exploring the 5 types of inner critics that keep us from fully thriving and living a life free from judgement.

The New Normal: Disasters, Resilience and Regeneration, with Jean Renouf

In this episode, I interview Shadé Zahrai. Shadé is a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and mindset expert. She has the most impressive portfolio: Telstra Women’s Business Award, New York Times, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Adriana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Westpac, and TED and TEDx presenter. In this conversation we explore a model for happiness through the lens of positive psychology, namely the PERMA Model. We then go on exploring the 5 types of inner critics that keep us from fully thriving and living a life free from judgement.

The Science of Happiness: 5 areas of fulfillment and 5 inner critics, with Shadé Zahrai

In this episode, I interview Shadé Zahrai. Shadé is a coach, entrepreneur, keynote speaker and mindset expert. She has the most impressive portfolio: Telstra Women’s Business Award, New York Times, Yahoo Finance, Forbes, Adriana Huffington’s Thrive Global, Westpac, and TED and TEDx presenter. In this conversation we explore a model for happiness through the lens of positive psychology, namely the PERMA Model. We then go on exploring the 5 types of inner critics that keep us from fully thriving and living a life free from judgement.

How to avoid and resolve any conflict with non-violent communication, with Dorset Campbell-Ross

In this episode, I interview Dorset Campbell-Ross. Dorset is a counsellor, certified in non-violent communication. He is also an NLP Master Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, codependency lecturer, seminar leader, and mediator. He has conducted business and personal relationship trainings all around the world, and has mediated between groups of people in conflict in Ireland, Indonesia and Australia.
In this conversation we explore the deep meaning of non-violence and the four steps of NVC, namely observation, feelings, needs and requests. We also explain how one expresses himself honestly, the importance of our choice of words, and the purpose of healthy communication.

How to open difficult conversations with your husband, boss or friend, with Dorset Campbell-Ross

In this episode, I interview Dorset Campbell-Ross. Dorset is a counsellor, certified in non-violent communication. He is also an NLP Master Practitioner and Hypnotherapist, codependency lecturer, seminar leader, and mediator. He has conducted business and personal relationship trainings all around the world, and has mediated between groups of people in conflict in Ireland, Indonesia and Australia.

In episode 19 we explored the four steps of NVC, namely observation, feelings, needs and requests. Episode 20 is more of a role-play in which Dorset shows us with examples the way he would approach difficult conversations in different contexts: in a workplace, in a relationship and with a friend. He also gives valuable tips on written communication (emails and text messages), and sends a beautiful message to the world at the end of this interview, embedded with a deep desire for peace.

From Fashion to Regeneration and Re-Indigenization

In this episode, I interview Kamea Chayne, the host of the GreenDreamer podcast. Kamea is an eco-activist, author and podcaster who’s released no less than 260 episodes since May 2018. Greendreamer is the closest thing I have found to FutureSeeds. The topics she explores range from climate balance, circular economy, and social justice, all the way to conscious lifestyle, holistic wellness and self-growth. Through her interviews, Kamea has accumulated tons of knowledge. In this conversation, her and I discuss the roots of our systemic issues and the waves of change taking place in the world at the moment.

Healing the Community, with Tessa MacKenzie

Tessa MacKenzie is the person whom communities call when they are broken. Tessa has facilitated social development, and worked as a researcher, networker and inspirational collaborator for agencies, communities and individuals for over twenty years, and across NGO, social and corporate sectors in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Mexico and England.

Your Future is Local: Put your Money where your Life is

Michael Shuman is an American economist, attorney, and a leading visionary on community economics. He’s worked on several laws overhauling securities regulation of crowdfunding. His book “How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition” received a bronze prize for best business book of 2006.
In this episode, we explore what “local economy” actually means, why it is important, how the system is skewed to profit big corporations and how we can make better choices for ourselves and for the world.

Love Out Loud

We try to be someone, we try to do great things, we strive, we battle, we win and lose. But often we forget why. Why do we do what we do? What is at the core of everything we live for? Nicole Gibson, through her enthusiasm, her faith and her determination, reminds us that Love is the source of Life, the healer, and the message. Nicole Gibson was the youngest ever Commissioner for the National Mental Health Commission in Australia and has taken on many challenges, notably a national tour involving 1,000 workshops in 300 communities. Her work has earned her The Pride of Australia Inspiration Medal, a finalist nomination for Young Australian of the Year and recognition as one of Australia’s Top 100 Most Influential Women. Nicole is a multi-award winning social entrepreneur, however prefers to be seen as a messenger of love.

The untold truth about our social and ecological collapse

Many talk about climate change, but rare are those who dare to speak about its systemic root cause. In this interview, Helena Norberg-Hodge, respected environmentalist and winner of the Goi Peace Award and Right Livelihood Award, describes the economical culture that has been destroying our planet and communities for decades, and today threatens our very own survival. She also offers an alternative supported by decades of collecting evidence and ground studies, a path which she now calls localization.

Changing Our Story

SEE EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Cyprien (FutureSeeds) 0:04Hello dear listener Welcome to the Future Seeds podcast. I'm your host cyprian and in this show, I explore groundbreaking solutions to our world's unique problems by connecting seemingly...

The Art of Consensus

SEE EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Cyprien (FutureSeeds) 0:08 In this episode, I interview Scott Newton. Scott is a facilitator and stakeholder engagement strategist, his job and his superpower is to get very diverse people in the same room and get them to...

Upgrading democracy

Lyn Carson is a professor in applied politics, specialized in deliberative democracy, and the lead researcher at NewDemocracy. NewDemocracy’s mission is stated as follows: “NewDemocracy is an independent, non-partisan research and development organization; we aim to discover, develop, demonstrate, and promote complementary alternatives which will restore trust in public decision making”

In this interview, we talk about a number of different topics related to democracy, and I found it truly impassioning because Carson delivers insight into the structural changes and the processes that are necessary to harness public intelligence and decide altogether of our future. She details the difference between direct and deliberative democracy, and the importance of critical thinking versus opinion polls.

Tamera Healing Biotope

EPISODE #1 - Martin Winiecki, Head of the Political Network at Tamera Healing Biotope, South PortugalProject: Tamera Healing Biotope Speaker: Martin Winiecki Location: Portugal, Algarve Website: www.tamera.org Tags: #community, #ecovillage, #humanity, #healing....