Always Better than Yesterday with Ryan Hartley | A Podcast for Heart Centred Leaders

Ryan Hartley
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This podcast exists to equip and inspire your heart-centred leadership. You will hear from world class guests each Wednesday plus daily insights from our host, Ryan Hartley. Be sure to email us your questions to podcast@abty.co.uk Our interviews are also available to watch, just simply head over to our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/alwaysbetterthanyesterday If you'd like help with anything you hear on this podcast, please do email podcast@abty.co.uk or take a look at how we may serve you best at www.abty.co.uk.

  1. Aug 12

    Ep 347 Interview Sessions with Niall Donnan | Restoring Human Connection - What Would You Do With One Final Hour?

    At 24 years old, Niall Donnan has built his work around something remarkably simple: human connection. From asking strangers for hugs to using social media to support people who need help, his mission begins with the belief that a small act of genuine connection can matter far more than we realise. But that mission was born from loss.During COVID restrictions, Niall visited his granny to deliver cigarettes she had asked him to collect. He sanitised the packet, left it outside and spoke to her from a distance rather than going inside. As he returned to his car, she told him she loved him. Niall drove away. She died suddenly the following evening.It meant that an interaction defined by distance, sanitisation and a hurried goodbye became the final time he ever saw somebody with whom he had shared so much of his childhood. That experience gave Niall a question he continues to ask himself and others:What would you do if you had one hour left to live? Most people do not describe achievement, status or possessions. They imagine sitting beside somebody they love.So if that is where we would choose to spend our final hour, why don't we spend more of our ordinary hours doing the same? We explore Niall's journey from feeling directionless at 18, through periods of sadness and anxiety, to finding purpose through service. We discuss the difference between having followers and having influence, why Niall chooses to use social media to create something positive, the stories of people he has met through his work and why strangers can sometimes reveal their humanity to one another in extraordinary ways. Those with ears, let them hear. Always love, Ryan Connect with Niall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niall.donnan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niall.donnan.3/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nialldonnan Go Fund Me Page: https://www.gofundme.com/u/c7ec636f-94a3-43c9-b87a-566ebdae807b Connect with Always Better Than Yesterday Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contact Explore ABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coaching Please email questions and reflections to: podcast@abty.co.uk Chapters: 00:00 – Meet Niall Donnan 01:56 – Finding Purpose Through the Path 02:48 – Life Without a Dream at 18 04:46 – The Experience That Changed Everything 05:30 – Niall's Final Visit to His Granny 08:11 – What If You Had One Hour Left? 09:00 – Ryan Reflects on Losing His Nan 10:00 – Grief, Sadness and Finding Direction 12:49 – Using Social Media for Good 13:03 – What Do You Influence? 14:03 – The People Behind the Videos 16:46 – Why Niall Hugs Strangers 18:01 – Escaping the Need to Conform 20:00 – Loving People Without Controlling Them 24:07 – The Privilege of Being Seen and Heard 25:01 – When People Have Nobody 27:02 – Has Convenience Made Us Disconnected? 30:05 – We Connect at the Edges 32:03 – Challenging the Stories We Inherit 35:04 – Turning Attention Into Help 36:01 – Helping Susie and Bob 38:02 – You Don't Need Enormous Resources 39:07 – Rebuilding Community Through Love 41:04 – Getting Support to Grow the Mission 43:44 – What Would Niall's Granny Say Now? 44:11 – What Did Her Hug Feel Like? 45:05 – Signs, Synchronicity and Stoke City 47:12 – The Heartprint of a Hug 47:57 – Return to the Final-Hour Question 49:00 – Simplicity Wins 51:11 – Football and Finding Joy in the Moment 52:08 – Connect With Niall 52:54 – Your Action: Send the Message #NiallDonnan #HumanConnection #GoFundMe

    Ep 347 Interview Sessions with Niall Donnan | Restoring Human Connection - What Would You Do With One Final Hour?

  2. Aug 5

    Ep 346 Interview Sessions with Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D | Beyond Darwin - The New Theory of Evolution

    In this episode of the Always Better Than Yesterday Podcast, host Ryan Hartley welcomes back cell biologist and bestselling author Dr Bruce Lipton for a conversation centred on his new book, Beyond Darwin: How Epigenetics, Quantum Science, and Cooperation Shape Humanity’s Future. Bruce opens with a stark warning: our present civilisation is not sustainable. Humanity is consuming beyond the resources of one planet, damaging the web of life and continuing to operate through systems built upon competition, separation and survival. At the centre of the conversation is Bruce’s challenge to the cultural interpretation of Darwinian evolution. He argues that “survival of the fittest” has programmed civilisation to see life as a struggle and other people as competitors. His alternative theory of conscious evolution draws together epigenetics, quantum science and fractal geometry, presenting cooperation rather than competition as life’s true evolutionary strategy. Those with ears, let them hear. Always love, Ryan This episode is not medical advice. About Beyond Darwin Beyond Darwin: How Epigenetics, Quantum Science, and Cooperation Shape Humanity’s Future is written by Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, with Patricia King. Bruce presents a unified theory of conscious evolution built upon three fields that were unavailable to Darwin: epigenetics, quantum physics and fractal geometry. The book challenges the idea that competition is evolution’s essential survival mechanism and instead presents cooperation, environmental responsiveness and expanding consciousness as the pathway forwards. It positions contemporary global chaos as the cocoon stage of an evolutionary process: a necessary breakdown through which a more advanced and cooperative civilisation may emerge. Bruce describes the work not only as an alternative theory of evolution, but as a blueprint for igniting that change. The book is due for release on 18 August 2026. Connect with Dr Bruce Lipton Official website: https://www.brucelipton.com/ Beyond Darwin: https://www.brucelipton.com/books/beyond-darwin/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brucelipton/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/biologyofbelief Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BruceHLiptonPhD/ See Bruce in the UK Manchester, 25 November 2026:https://tcche.org/event/bruce-lipton-beyond-darwin-manchester-2026/ London, 28 November 2026:https://tcche.org/event/bruce-lipton-beyond-darwin-london-2026/ Connect with Always Better Than Yesterday Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contact Explore ABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coaching Please email questions and reflections to: podcast@abty.co.uk Episode Chapters 00:00 – Welcome back, Dr Bruce Lipton 00:43 – Why civilisation is unsustainable 02:18 – Dedicating Beyond Darwin to Mother Nature 04:38 – Self-love and our relationship with the world 05:23 – Genetic determinism and programmed victimhood 11:40 – How “survival of the fittest” shaped civilisation 14:37 – Darwin was wrong 15:54 – Cooperation, the garden and evolutionary harmony 18:16 – The personal cost of challenging scientific orthodoxy 19:26 – Personal beliefs create lives; shared beliefs create civilisation 23:03 – Changing the subconscious programme 27:22 – Evolution and the creation of heaven on Earth 28:19 – How power evolved 32:31 – Programming, Mother Nature and the feminine 42:37 – Restoring masculine and feminine harmony 46:08 – Humanity’s great metamorphosis 48:52 – From the mess to the butterfly 55:19 – Must humanity consciously create the future? 57:40 – Quantum science, energy and spirituality 01:02:46 – Creation and evolution belong together 01:05:16 – Why Beyond Darwin matters now 01:05:54 – You were born into heaven

    Ep 346 Interview Sessions with Bruce H. Lipton Ph.D | Beyond Darwin - The New Theory of Evolution

  3. Aug 3

    Ep 345 Interview Sessions with Lisa Tahir | The Chiron Effect - Healing the Core Wounds Shaping Your Life

    Lisa Tahir, LCSW is the author of The Chiron Effect and founder of Psychoastrology®. The conversation centres on Chiron: the wounded healer of Greek mythology, a celestial body within our solar system and, in Lisa’s work, a symbolic guide to understanding our deepest emotional vulnerabilities. Lisa shares how she was led through meditation to research Chiron after questioning why she and many of her successful clients continued to experience anxiety, depression and recurring emotional patterns despite having undertaken significant personal-development work. She explains how the placement of Chiron within a birth chart may reveal an area of core wounding that influences our beliefs,relationships, emotional reactions and repeated experiences. Lisa calls the recurring pull around these areas of vulnerability the Chiron Effect. The conversation explores the mythological story of Chiron, the relationship between wounding and purpose, the difference between abandonment and self-abandonment, and why external success cannot heal an internal belief that we are not valuable. Lisa’s approach uses astrology as a diagnostic tool while combining psychology, spirituality, empathy, self-forgiveness and personal responsibility as the pathway towards healing. At its heart, this episode asks whether the place where we feel most wounded might also reveal the compassion, medicine andpurpose we are here to bring into the world. Those with ears, let them hear. Always love,Ryan Connect with Lisa Tahir Official website: https://www.nolatherapy.com/ The Chiron Effect: https://www.nolatherapy.com/chiron/ Official publisher page: https://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-chiron-effect All Things Therapy on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-therapy/id1142723432 All Things Therapy on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7DheMsI1MImp8crZSkbvU7 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nolatherapy/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisatahir/ Connect with Always Better Than Yesterday Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contact ABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coaching Please email questions and reflections to: podcast@abty.co.uk

    Ep 345 Interview Sessions with Lisa Tahir | The Chiron Effect - Healing the Core Wounds Shaping Your Life

  4. Jul 29

    Ep 344 Interview Sessions with Henry Mobley | The Lost Art of Ceremony - The Truth About Sacred Spaces

    In this episode of the Always Better Than Yesterday Podcast, Ryan Hartley is joined by ceremonial facilitator, experiential leader and Trip or Fall producer Henry Mobley for a conversation that reframes one of humanity's oldest practices: ceremony.Far beyond rituals or plant medicine, Henry describes ceremony as an intentional space where people can reconnect with themselves, one another and something greater. He challenges the idea that ceremony belongs only in ancient traditions, suggesting instead that two people sitting together with presence, honesty and love can be in ceremony.Together they explore Henry's journey from anxiety, unworthiness and a successful corporate career into a life centred on conscious leadership, radical honesty and service. Through stories from experiential marketing, sacred traditions and his own personal transformation, Henry explains why our greatest breakthroughs often begin where comfort ends.Ryan and Henry also explore the relationship between connection and healing, discussing why so much of modern suffering stems from isolation rather than a lack of information. From community and relationships to identity, addiction and personal responsibility, this conversation invites us to rediscover practices that have helped human beings heal for thousands of years.At its heart, this episode is a reminder that transformation doesn't begin with having all the answers. It begins with creating spaces where truth is welcomed, people are seen and genuine connection becomes possible.ABOUT TRIP OR FALLTrip or Fall is a feature documentary exploring the role of ceremony, intentional community and legal therapeutic psilocybin through the lives of participants, facilitators and healthcare professionals.The documentary is directed by Lindsay Pitre, whom Henry warmly acknowledges for her vision and leadership in bringing the project to life, alongside executive producer Will and the wider team. Henry joined the project as both a facilitator and producer, helping guide participants through ceremonial experiences over the course of more than a year.Rather than focusing solely on medicine, the film asks a deeper question: What becomes possible when people are given an intentional space to reconnect with themselves and one another?Through real stories of preparation, ceremony and integration, the documentary explores healing as a communal process rather than an isolated event.The work highlights ceremony as a timeless human practice built on presence, relationship, humility and integration. Its aim is to encourage deeper conversations around healing, conscious leadership and authentic human connection.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanCONNECT WITH HENRY MOBLEYWebsite:https://www.hm3.io/Instagram:http://instagram.com/hm3coachingLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hm3beThe Sovereign Brief:https://sovereignbrief.netlify.app/CONNECT WITH ALWAYS BETTER THAN YESTERDAYWebsite:https://abty.co.uk/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Men's Group (Akira):https://abty.co.uk/akiraJoin our mailing list:https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching:https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflections to:mailto:podcast@abty.co.uk#HenryMobley #TheLostArtOfCeremony #SacredSpaces #PersonalGrowth #ConsciousLeadership #HumanConnection #AlwaysBetterThanYesterday #Podcast

    Ep 344 Interview Sessions with Henry Mobley | The Lost Art of Ceremony - The Truth About Sacred Spaces

  5. Jul 15

    Ep 343 Interview Sessions with Amrit Sandhu | The Shift Has Begun: Astrology, Purpose and What Comes Next

    Amrit Sandhu is the host and founder of the Inspired Evolution podcast, which has generated more than 30 million views. A former engineer turned purpose coach and astrologer, Amrit is known for exploring consciousness, spirituality, personal transformation and human potential. He is currently deepening his work in astrology and sharing how our astrological charts can help us understand our purpose and place in time. Today we discuss the profound acceleration and change Amrit believes humanity is entering. Astrology may help us understand the season ahead, but its real value is not simply in predicting the future — it is in helping us understand who we are, why we are here and how we choose to meet it. Throughout this episode, consider: to what end and what purpose? Those with ears, let them hear. Always love, Ryan Connect with Amrit Sandhu Inspired Evolution Podcast: https://amritsandhu.com/podcast Inspired Evolution on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@InspiredEvolution Inspired Evolution on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspired_evolution/ Amrit Sandhu: https://amritsandhu.com/ Connect with Always Better Than Yesterday Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contact Sign up for coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coaching Please email questions and reflections to: podcast@abty.co.uk Episode Chapters [00:00] Welcome Back, Amrit Sandhu [01:18] The Path of the Warrior Saint [02:39] To What End and What Purpose? [03:54] Why Are You Here? [05:18] Honouring Who Our Children Came Here to Be [06:05] What Is Coming Around the Corner for Humanity? [07:11] The Shift from Earth and Water to Air and Fire [10:25] What Is the Purpose of This New Era? [11:29] Amrit’s Initiation into Astrology [12:07] Saturn, Purpose and the Pressure of Misalignment [16:31] Astrology and the Ancient Wisdom Keepers [18:26] Why Humanity Stopped Looking Up [20:13] How Do We Stay Grounded in Uncertain Times? [21:31] When the Search for Truth Fragments Us [22:20] Returning to Earth, Water, Air and Fire [25:11] Where Heaven and Earth Meet [27:53] Understanding the Masculine and Feminine [29:17] Destruction, Creation and a Changing World [32:40] What Are 30 Million People Searching For? [34:30] If Spirituality Had Another Name: Unity [36:04] Why Humanity Is Thirsting for Community [38:47] Finding Your Unique Place in the Whole [40:04] Can Everyday Life Be a Spiritual Practice? [42:33] The Spiritual Path of the Householder [49:52] Astrology, Free Will and What We Do with the Information [50:22] A Birthday Reading and Finding the Real Self [01:06:30] Amrit's Expanding Heartprint

    Ep 343 Interview Sessions with Amrit Sandhu | The Shift Has Begun: Astrology, Purpose and What Comes Next

  6. Jul 10

    Ep 342 Interview Sessions with Kenneth R. Lakritz Ph.D. | Remembering Self: Discover the Four Seasons of the Soul

    Kenneth R. Lakritz, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist with more than four decades of experience in depth psychotherapy, Jungian psychology, adult development and consciousness studies. His work integrates psychology, mysticism, attachment theory and eldering to help people better understand the deeper patterns shaping the human journey. Through decades of clinical practice, research and personal exploration, Kenneth has developed a unique framework that bridges science, spirituality and the lifelong process of becoming whole.Remembering Self: Seasons of the Soul Rediscovered Through Mystical Experience and Depth Psychology presents a roadmap for understanding the four seasons of human development. Rather than focusing on self-improvement alone, the book explores how each stage of life carries its own psychological, emotional and spiritual tasks, guiding us towards greater awareness, wisdom and authentic expression of the Self. It is an invitation to navigate life's seasons with greater consciousness, purpose and compassion.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Kenneth R. Lakritz🌐 Website https://www.drkennethlakritzphd.com📖 Remembering Self https://www.drkennethlakritzphd.com/remembering-self 💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-lakritz-ph-d-48b22931/📧 Email kenlakritz@gmail.comConnect with Always Better Than Yesterday🌐 Website https://abty.co.uk/🎙 Podcast https://abty.co.uk/podcast📸 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/💼 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/📬 Join the Mailing List https://abty.co.uk/contact🤝 Coaching https://abty.co.uk/coaching📧 Contact podcast@abty.co.ukChapters:00:00 Introduction00:00:24 A Lifetime's Work: Why the Book Chose Its Own Time00:03:02 Forty Years Mapping the Human Psyche00:05:01 Walking the Path of the Sage00:07:42 Knowledge, Virtue & the Practice of Wisdom00:10:38 What Is Remembering Self?00:17:23 Why the World Is Ready for This Conversation00:23:21 Why We Forget... and How We Begin Remembering00:27:10 The Matrix, Wise Elders & the Four Seasons of the Soul00:34:38 Why Suffering Is the Gateway to Growth00:40:42 Rites of Passage, Leadership & Becoming an Elder01:00:59 Dr. Kenneth's Heartprint01:04:01 Final Reflections#AlwaysBetterThanYesterday #KennethLakritz #RememberingSelf #JungianPsychology #DepthPsychology #CarlJung #Consciousness #PersonalDevelopment #Eldering #SpiritualGrowth

    Ep 342 Interview Sessions with Kenneth R. Lakritz Ph.D. | Remembering Self: Discover the Four Seasons of the Soul

  7. Jul 7 ·  Bonus

    [Bonus] Warren Furman interviewed by my children

    In this bonus episode, here is a special interview with Warren Furman, former Gladiator and founder of ACE ministries in conversation with my children. Connect with Warren Furman & ACE Active Website https://aceactive.org About ACE Active https://aceactive.org/about Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aceactiveministry/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aceactive.org/ Email ace@aceactive.org

    [Bonus] Warren Furman interviewed by my children

  8. Jul 7

    Ep 341 Interview Sessions with Warren Furman | From ACE The Gladiator to ACE Ministries - Fit For Eternity

    Warren Furman is a former Gladiators star, known to millions as Ace, and more recently for his appearance on The Summit. Today, Warren serves through ACE Active Ministries, sharing his journey of faith and helping people discover identity, purpose and hope through Jesus Christ. He can be contacted through ACE Active Ministries at https://aceactive.org Those with ears, let them hear. Always love Ryan Connect with Warren Furman & ACE Active Website https://aceactive.org About ACE Active https://aceactive.org/about Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aceactiveministry/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aceactive.org/ Email ace@aceactive.org Connect with Always Better Than Yesterday Website https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Coaching https://abty.co.uk/coaching Mailing List https://abty.co.uk/contact Episode Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Warren's childhood and early influences 04:20 Discovering bodybuilding and Arnold Schwarzenegger 08:55 Becoming Ace on Gladiators 11:55 The hidden cost of fame 15:00 Why success couldn't satisfy 20:00 Walking away from celebrity 24:00 The search for truth 30:30 Discovering Jesus 36:30 Living by faith 42:15 Spiritual maturity and discipleship 47:30 The ongoing battle of identity 53:45 Integrity in everyday life 58:45 Ryan's reflections 01:06:30 Fit for Eternity

    Ep 341 Interview Sessions with Warren Furman | From ACE The Gladiator to ACE Ministries - Fit For Eternity
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This podcast exists to equip and inspire your heart-centred leadership. You will hear from world class guests each Wednesday plus daily insights from our host, Ryan Hartley. Be sure to email us your questions to podcast@abty.co.uk Our interviews are also available to watch, just simply head over to our YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/alwaysbetterthanyesterday If you'd like help with anything you hear on this podcast, please do email podcast@abty.co.uk or take a look at how we may serve you best at www.abty.co.uk.

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