My Warm Table is an independent podcast amplifying the passion and purpose of smart, generous and civic minded Western Australians who are making our communities better. We gather around a warm table of good conversation, acceptance, positivity and curiosity (in Italian we call this a Tavola Calda - a warm table). We'll talk politics, religion, science, sustainability, wellness, inclusion, social impact ... in fact no topic is off limits - but good table manners will rule!
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A fictional comedy whodunit in 12 episodes, each approximately 15 minutes long, performed by 36 international and talented voice actors. LOGLINE: After marrying her closeted gay best friend for a green card, PEPA (Señorita Flores) - an aspiring mystery writer with a strange predisposition to alcohol-induced amnesia - must use her amateur detective skills to discover who knocked her up on the night she blacked out... before her mother-in-law gets her deported back to Spain. The Strange Case o ...
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Breathing Life Back into Our Lands with Anthony James
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Ever wondered why mainstream agriculture seems so destructive? Picture a grandfather and his grandson pondering the question of why growing crops often involves killing. This profound moment sets the stage for a transformative conversation with Anthony James, the host of the Regeneration podcast, and a fifth-generation Western Australian. Together,…
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Weaving Identities: Multiculturalism in Western Australia with Karla Benitez
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Can multiculturalism truly shape the identity of a region? Join us as Sonia Nolan welcomes Karla Benitez, a dedicated advocate for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, to explore the vibrant tapestry and challenges of multicultural life in Western Australia. Karla shares her compelling journey from Mexico to Australia and her impactfu…
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Eating Disorders and Mental Health Strategies with Nicola Cooper
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What if understanding the intricate relationship between mental and physical health could be the key to holistic well-being? Join us at My Warm Table as we chat with Nicola Cooper, a highly experienced mental health nurse and therapist with a rich background in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) from the UK. Nicola shares her compelling journey and…
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Fleeing Ukraine and Rebuilding Life with Olga Hurina
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Witness the strength of the human spirit through Olga Hurina's eyes, a Ukrainian humanitarian entrant whose life took a dramatic turn when war forced her from her homeland to the unfamiliar shores of Perth, Australia. Leaving behind her husband and a career in public service, Olga's story is one of resilience and hope. Amidst the backdrop of the on…
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Storytelling Resilience with Andrea Gibbs
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Imagine being captivated by a voice that weaves humor and vulnerability into a tapestry of tales, drawing you into the very heart of storytelling. That's precisely what Andrea Gibbs, a storyteller extraordinaire, does as our guest. As she unravels the intricacies of performance, from the raw exposure of acting to the subtle rhythms of narrative com…
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Illuminating Lives with Lightbulb Skills: Embracing Independence and Hope with Desley Delic and Megan Hancock
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to turn a spark of inspiration into a beacon of hope for others? Desley Delic and Megan Hancock sit at my warm table, sharing the heartfelt origin of Lightbulb Skills, a testament to their determination to help individuals with additional needs learn life and independence skills. Their stories, steeped in person…
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Today we are talking about our seniors, our young people, intergenerational relationships, the old-school village approach to looking after each other in communities, and how we can find hope in loneliness. Yes we’re asking lots of big questions! These big human challenges, are deeply embedded with the whole range of emotions from love and joy to p…
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Lisa Holland is a truly remarkable woman. She embodies the words hope and inspiration equally as much as she personifies strength and resilience. During our warm table conversation Lisa shares her fight with two different types of breast cancer and also thyroid cancer and how she has been both a victim and a hero of her own story and has survived t…
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Welcome to Season 3 of My Warm Table. I’m so delighted that you’ve joined us again for more smart conversations with heart around a warm table of acceptance, curiosity and empathy. This Season, which is our third, we are focussing on HOPE. The world is a crazy place right now, and I believe we all need to channel the power of hope into our days. Wh…
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CHAPTER 1 - Who the Hell is Señorita Flores?
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Meet our Spanish heroine, Pepa Flores, and her eccentric world. She moved to New York to become a mystery writer against her mother's wishes. Still, she makes ends meet by working as a wig stylist at an Orthodox Jewish hair salon, where she sometimes moonlights as an amateur private detective for her salon's clients. She uncovers little dark secret…
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CHAPTER 2 - The Mystery you would Never Wish
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Pepa and her best friend in NYC—BEN—make an emergency stop at the gynecologist's office, where she discovers the biggest mystery of her life on the most inconvenient day when we all meet Ben's family: his mother YAFFA, his father BARRY, his brother DAVID, and the family rabbi, RABBI ALLEN. Voice Actors: Paula Roman as Pepa Flores Adam Lebowitz-Lock…
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Ben tries to cheer Pepa up after the surprising news: her due date has changed (meaning her ex can no longer be the father, but who is it, now?) while there is an unexpected arrival in NYC: Pepa’s ex – JEAN PAUL – who now he thinks he is the father of Pepa’s baby. Pepa starts the investigation and finds the two first clues that lead her to meet her…
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Following the elevator tape (clue #1), Pepa gets some exciting information about how she arrived at her apartment the night of. Ben and Pepa visit a graphologist in Chinatown to examine the written note, someone left behind the night of (clue #2) and discover a scoop that…well you will listen.. At Ben’s apartment, Pepa and Ben are preparing a Spani…
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Unannounced and straight from Seville, CARMEN, Pepa’s mother, shows up at Ben’s apartment at the exact moment when Ben’s family is downstairs, eager to come up to indulge a delicious Spanish dinner. There is a big problem: Pepa has told Ben’s parents that her Mom is dead. Pepa hides her mother from Ben’s family while they enjoy the tapas until the …
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CHAPTER 6 - Bananas, Moms, and 4 Suspects
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Ben is out of shape after learning that his mother, Yaffa, and his entire family has decided to stay in the city until the baby is born. Pepa tells the truth to her mother, Carmen, who goes bananas. After the storm, Carmen joins the investigation with Pepa and Ben, and inspecting the photos taken the night of, they manage to put together an interes…
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Pepa starts interviewing everyone on the LIST OF SUSPECTS, but there is one nobody has a clue of who he is: the man with the Sankofa symbol. Meanwhile, Yaffa and Barry run a separate investigation to discover what the hell Pepa is hiding. Following Pepa around, who is also pursuing her clues, can only bring more chaos and disparate (folly fun). Voi…
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Pepa goes to dinner with Martin at his dad’s favorite Italian restaurant, and Yaffa and Barry follow them, concluding that… well, you will listen. Voice Actors: Manolo Roman as Little Italy restaurant Host Kitty Swink – Yaffa – Ben’s mother Lon Fiala – Barry – Ben’s father Daisun Cohn-Williams as Martin - Pepa's neighbor's son Paula Roman as Pepa F…
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CHAPTER 9 - Ron Jones and the list of Suspects got out of control
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Pepa finds the man with the Sankofa symbol, RON, and discovers something shocking when she meets him in person. Pepa also manages to interview the bartender who worked at her birthday party, TYLER, one of the suspects. And even though, she finds out he is no longer a suspect, he reveals a crazy fact about the night of. Following the scoop from Tyle…
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Pepa gets out of jail with the help of Martin, Carmen, Benjamin, and Ron. On the way home, Ben and Pepa have a big fight revealing the unexpected suspect. Voice Actors: Lindsay Casto as Jail Woman Paula Roman as Pepa Flores Eddie McGitty as the Jail officer Camille Natta as Caroline Henri Laborde as Jean Paul Gerard B Fillmore as Ron Adam Lebowitz-…
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Madness ensues when Pepa, Ben, Ron, and Carmen get together with the graphologist to examine all the suspects’ handwriting to see if any matches the anonymous note (clue #2). Pepa’s apartment is like the Marx Brothers' cabin; everyone shows up with different intentions… even an immigration officer… In the middle of this folly, Pepa breaks water. Vo…
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Everyone gets on Leopoldo’s hearse and drives to the hospital. While waiting for the doctor’s report on Pepa and the baby, the immigration officer reveals that Pepa’s application for permanent residence is pending because there is evidence of possible marriage fraud. All is resolved with the birth of Pepa’s healthy baby, and she finally discovers w…
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Thanks for listening to Season 2 of My Warm Table Podcast. In this episode, Sonia wraps up the season with highlights of the previous episodes. Thanks to all of our wonderful, generous guests and to you our listeners for supporting a warm table of curious conversations, acceptance and spreading positivity in our communities. Warm thanks to: Sponsor…
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Turning the lights on - a history of EPT, migration and modernising Australia with Matthew Quomi
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In this episode we stop a moment to think about how we are so connected to electricity. We’re going to honour the courageous and skillful men who climbed heights without fear to assemble and construct those tall steel structures which look like mini Eiffel Towers across our Australian landscape. We’re going to step back in time to 1951 when the Aus…
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Saving lions and rewilding our world with Donalea Patman
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We are in what scientists call the 6th mass extinction with wildlife disappearing at a rate of 1000 times the natural extinction rate. Today’s warm table conversation is a big one. We share tears and fears with Donalea Patman who, 12 years ago, locked eyes with a lion - one of the world’s most majestic and revered creatures – and from that moment s…
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InsTRUCKta! Virtual Reality road safety lessons with Rob Sharpe
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The number of trucks on WA roads is set to double within the decade and triple by 2050. In fact we'd all come to a stop if it wasn’t for the work of our amazing truck drivers carting everything from milk to machinery across our vast state. So it’s really important as drivers that we know how to share our roads safely with trucks. Rob Sharpe of Tran…
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Have you ever been hacked? Learn how to stay safe online with cybersecurity specialist Vannessa Van Beek
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Have you ever been hacked? Are you worried about your data privacy? Do you know someone who has been unscrupulously scammed and lost money, lost data and basically lost their trust in the cyber world? Cyber security is a growing concern for everyday people like you and me, as well as every organisation and government body - costing millions in our …
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PASSION: The study and mastery of allergic conditions. PURPOSE: Investigating, managing and relieving allergy symptoms through his practice Perth Allergy so people can live healthier, happier lives. Is hay fever your nemesis in the Springtime or maybe the sentence “may contain traces of nuts” gets your heart racing. Allergies have become a common c…
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PASSION: Changing workplace behaviours for the better. PURPOSE: Translating the law on workplace behaviours through interactive theatre and training workshops through her business EEO Specialists. The laws have changed around workplace behaviour. In fact more change has occurred in the last 2 years than 20 years prior … So this is an important epis…
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One of the greatest ways we can channel our passions for purpose is through volunteering. It’s good for civic society, it’s good for our local clubs, and research tells us that volunteering even increases our sense of wellbeing. Today I’m joined around the Warm Table by Craig Spencer – who has volunteered most of his adult life and knows better tha…
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Stories from Snake Gully and Aboriginal Health with Jenny Baraga
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Jenny Baraga is a pioneer of Aboriginal mental health practice and training in Western Australia’s north west region. Jenny describes herself as a quiet achiever. She is a trusted voice, an experienced health practitioner and a proud Garra Yarra woman with a compelling story about the importance of taking the time to have a yarn and show cultural r…
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Endometriosis with Kath Sloan and Emma Dixon
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Endometriosis is a chronic and painful condition which affects about 176 million women worldwide. One in 9 women suffer (almost daily) with this condition which impacts a woman's physical, emotion and social wellbeing. There is currently no cure, the cause is unclear and diagnosis takes an average of 7 years. Kath Sloan and Emma Dixon are passionat…
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Christin Smith is an award winning earth scientist with qualifications in geology, natural resources, sustainability and environmental management, and education. She's the founder of EARTHMAD - an acronym which stands for Everyone Acting Responsibly Today Helps Make A Difference. Christin found herself leading the charge in her Mandurah coastal sub…
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Motion by the Ocean with Alanagh Godderidge
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PASSION: Identifying unmet needs and then taking action to enable a stronger, more vibrant community where everyone feels connected. PURPOSE: Creating community as CEO of her charity Motion by the Ocean. Alanagh Godderidge lives and breathes her values. Alanagh is the CEO and Founder of Motion by the Ocean and a pioneer of the Cycling Without Age m…
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Females Over 45 Fitness with Kelli Reilly
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Kelli Reilly has poured all her passion and purpose into creating Females Over 45 Fitness which aims to make women over 45 stronger and fitter into their older years. Kelli is proof that even in our 50s we can go back to study, launch a successful business and follow our dreams. I’m delighted to welcome Kelli around the warm table to learn more abo…
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Grief (Part 2) with Lionheart Shelly Skinner and Lauren Breen
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PART 2 of our warm table conversation on GRIEF with local bereavement organisation Lionheart Camp for Kids CEO Shelly Skinner and Board Member Professor Lauren Breen. PASSION: Building a community where grief is seen as a healthy and positive response to death and life challenges. PURPOSE: Empowering bereaved children and families to navigate their…
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Grief (Part 1) with Lionheart Shelly Skinner and Lauren Breen
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PASSION: Building a community where grief is seen as a healthy and positive response to death and life challenges. PURPOSE: Empowering bereaved children and families to navigate their grief journey through education, peer-support, strength-building and resilience through Lionheart Camp for Kids (a not-for-profit organisation). We’re talking about g…
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Be a leader and change your world with Alicia Curtis
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PASSION: Building a society that is inclusive, kind and where we can all lead social change PURPOSE: Inspiring people to unlock their leadership potential through her social business Alyceum. Alicia Curtis has led award-winning board diversity programs, experiential millennial leadership programs and social change campaigns.She’s co-written a book …
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Happy brain chemicals with Charlotte Ingham Ellery
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PASSION: Harnessing our brain chemicals (think oxytocin, serotonin, dopamine and cortisol) to be our very best selves and thrive! PURPOSE: Teaching everyone how to tap into these happy chemicals - including people in prison - for our wellbeing, emotional intelligence and to live our best lives. Charlotte Ingham Ellery runs her own business called W…
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I am very excited to welcome you to My Warm Table Season 2. Over the last few months, we’ve done a lot of thinking, listened to your survey feedback and tried to sharpen the focus of the podcast a little more. My Warm Table Podcast is an independent podcast which is unashamedly focussed on Western Australians. It’s my way of adding some positivity …
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BONUS LIVE Sr Anne Tormey - Catherine McAuley Award 25 Year Reunion
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I’m sneaking in this live and raw episode of My Warm Table recorded on 28 March 2023 with Season 1 guest Sister of Mercy Anne Tormey. I had the privilege of hosting a conversation with Sr Anne during the 25 year reunion of the Catherine McAuley Developing Women in Leadership and Service Award. We celebrated this milestone in the olive grove at Merc…
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Thank you for your support of Season 1 of My Warm Table Podcast. Sonia Nolan wraps up the Season with an overview of some of the smart conversations with heart we have enjoyed around the warm table. She shares how your feedback affirmed her goal to build empathy and perspective by adding more positivity and warmth to the WA media landscape. This ep…
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Becoming Famous Sharron with comedian Bonnie Davies
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WA’s own Glambassador Famous Sharron Famous Sharron is the alter ego of creative director, award winning producer and comedian, Bonnie Davies. Bonnie’s mission in life is to make things ‘unboring’! She gives us a backstage pass into her career in the highs and lows of WA’s comedy and festival scene during COVID, how Famous Sharron was born, and why…
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Royal housemaid, lighthouse keeper and other life adventures with Annabel Tellis Tunley
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Annabel Tellis Tunley lives life large! She shares inside knowledge of the British Royals and her adventures of travel and trying her hand at many different jobs gathering memories, stories, friends and fascinating insights along the way! Duration: 50 minutes Want to join the conversation on this week’s episode? Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Listen, …
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Are you future ready? Trends to watch with Futurist Gihan Perera
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Perth based, and internationally renowned business futurist Gihan Perera takes us on a trip to the future. Global business magazine Forbes, rates Gihan as the number 5 social media influencer in the world in his area of expertise – and he is Australia’s number one business futures influencer. Gihan urges us to listen to and amplify the voices and e…
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Migraine attacks are not just bad headaches. They can be debilitating and as My Warm Table guest Brenda Moore explains, migraine is a complex genetic neurological disorder. Brenda shares her lived experience of migraine and how after much angst she accepted the disability as a constant in her life, finding effective treatments and life work balance…
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Towards the Dreaming - Aboriginal Funerals with Sharon Todd
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Kariyarra Noongar woman Sharon Todd has become the first Aboriginal female in WA to direct a funeral company. Sharon shares her road to reaching this business and cultural milestone and how her work deeply resonates with her identity and determination to give Aboriginal people a loving and culturally appropriate farewell. Duration: 49 minutes Links…
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Beauty In My Back Yard with Street Level founder Milly Main
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Street Level Founder and Perth Chapter Lead Milly Main is on a quest to restore the wisdom of the past through a revolutionary movement to bring beauty, connection and sustainable solutions to our streets in Australia. Street Level Australia is an association of local groups working to make Australian places more beautiful and conducive to human fl…
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Perth's secret dining experience unveiled with personal chef Valerio Fantinelli
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Valerio Fantinelli is a personal chef who's created a slice of Italy by hand in his backyard. He offers Perth's most authentic Italian secret dining location. Together with his wife Anna, Valerio brings the tastes of his Nonna's kitchen, warm welcoming traditions and historic recipes to life at Flour and Fire. Valerio shares his journey from a youn…
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Survive, thrive and adapt with survival expert Mike House
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Mike House is one of Australia’s leading survival instructors and leadership coaches. He has survived several life-threatening situations in the ocean, raging white water and tropical jungle. Mike shares the leadership lessons learnt when in extreme situations; why we should step out of our comfort zones; learn rhythmic breathing to find calm; and …
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All Shall Be Well: a message for today from yesterday's Christian Mystics with Sr Anne Tormey
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Sr Anne Tormey is a Catholic Nun. She has been a Sister of Mercy for 60 years, devoting her life to the complexities of social justice issues such as modern day slavery and human trafficking while becoming a great reader, thinker, empathiser and encourager of the human spirit. Sr Anne shares her faith, calm and wisdom and leads us in a moment of me…
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