Suzette Shahmoon is a psychologist and cognitive hypnotherapist. In this series, along with an array of guests, Suzette will be examining the emotional baggage that builds-up and clutters our lives due to the complex nature of life experiences and the relationships with those around us. When is a friend, truly no longer a friend? How do our friendships change when our life circumstances do? And why do those around us not always act in a way which we would want, or expect them to? And why don ...
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How friendship is affected by homelessness: Hand Baggage Only Special with Lord Bird
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In this special episode of Hand Baggage Only, host Suzette Shahmoon speaks exclusively to Lord Bird, Founder of the Big Issue, about how friendship is affected by homelessness. We get to hear about Lord Bird's own experience of homelessness, how he spent time as a child in an orphanage, then a detention center, and eventually prison and how it affe…
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S1 Ep6 - Friendships and the student experience
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In this sixth episode of Hand Baggage Only, host Suzette Shahmoon speaks to her youngest daughter Gabriella. Suzette asks her daughter about the experience she had as an introvert trying to make lasting friendships in her first year of university. Why don't people talk about this topic more? Is it normal to feel left out of the 'university experien…
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In the fifth episode of Hand Baggage Only, host Suzette Shahmoon speaks to James Page, an internationally renowned interior designer and close personal friend. They explore the complicated situation of what happens to our relationships when we share a secret about ourselves, specifically focusing on James' journey of coming out as gay and what it's…
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In the third episode of Hand Baggage Only, host Suzette Shahmoon speaks to Aviva Elias; entrepreneur and founder of the Grey Icon movement. They talk about Aviva's fearlessness when dealing with difficult situations, and their opinions on what to do if you think a friendship might not be working anymore. Perhaps we could all do with taking a step b…
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In the second episode of Hand Baggage Only, psychologist and cognitive hypnotherapist, Suzette Shahmoon, talks to Oliver Baum, a Psycho-Spiritual Therapist and Systemic Facilitator. They discussed the complicated situation of what happens to our friendships when we suddenly find ourselves single again. What if your partner was the one in control of…
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S1 Ep1 - Friendships across cultural divides
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In the first episode of Hand Baggage Only, psychologist and cognitive hypnotherapist, Suzette Shahmoon, talks online to Dr. Deborah Egerton, an internationally respected best-selling author who works in inclusion, diversity and equity, and is an anti-racism consultant, and spiritual teacher. Suzette spoke to Deborah to explore friendships across cu…
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Trailer: Hand Baggage Only with Suzette Shahmoon
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Our experiences shape us. So many of our interactions make us form beliefs about our self and the world we live in. That moment when you put up your hand in class to answer a question only to get it wrong and face the humiliation of a class full of snickering, can leave you questioning your intelligence for decades to come. Each time you are put on…
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