Social Harmony - Time to Talk

northernfunky

Inspired by my own growth following a separation and subsequent look at my life. Coming from a male-centric point of view and hoping to encourage inner and outer harmony. Wellbeing, moving on, self-improvement and hopefully something that resonates with both men and women the world over.

  1. FEB 9

    Episode 69 - Betrayal

    Today I'm joined by Lori Simons and Stephanie Rickman - two women who didn't know one another and had never met until an extraordinary situation brought them together. Lori had re-entered the dating pool following an earlier divorce and time raising her son. After setting up a profile on a dating app, she met a man who "checked all the boxes" and after being together for four years felt that they would see out their lives together until a fateful day when Lori found him with another woman and things changed dramatically. Stephanie had been dating and was in a relationship for five years. By her own admission she had "never loved a man as much as I loved him" and her kids adored him - things had progressed to a stage where Stephanie believed that she had found her person. However... After Lori caught her boyfriend out, she went on the group 'Are We Dating The Same Guy' and posted a photo - it was at this point that Stephanie and others made the same connection and reached out, each with their own stories that spoke of their own relationships with this man and things then started to fall into place. In an age of dating app culture and social media overreach, this story highlights the heartbreak, opportunity for manipulation and terrifying consequences of how someone with the motivation to deceive in this manner can easily make contact with someone and infiltrate their lives. While I firmly believe that the majority of people are well-intentioned, Lori and Stephanie's story serves as both a reminder that devious people exist but also that the power of friendship can help us rebuild. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. If you think you may be in a similar situation, click below: Download Our App - Are We Dating The Same Guy? Romance Scams — FBI

    1h 10m
  2. FEB 2

    Episode 68 - Angels and Demons

    Today I'm joined by Nichole Hensley Henson, the co-founder of the Fullness of Joy Ministry to talk about her life which began in darkness and began a long road to her current state of peace. Michelle's life began surrounded by domestic violence and from the age of 7 she was sexually and mentally abused by her biological father, in addition to being exposed to satanic and occult practices. This continued due in no small part to the mental stranglehold placed upon her by her father and she kept this inside up until almost in her teenage years when she began acting out in extreme ways and began counselling. While the initial counselling sessions brought the abuse into the open, this did nothing to improve her domestic life and contributed to her Nichole's mental health struggles which included OCD, clinical depression, PTSD and dissociative identity disorder. When years of subsequent therapists and medication did not change things, Nichole was at the point of just giving up when she learned about spiritual warfare which was the catalyst for her to finally heal. While having grown up around the church, Nichole finally concluded that she needed to give herself fully to God and describes the moment when the demons - that she formerly believed were just character traits - were cast out from her body and the peace that has washed over her since then, while also suffering none of the symptoms of her previous diagnosed conditions. Nichole now devotes herself to doing as God requires and through the Fullness of Joy Ministry spends her time consulting, teaching and writing in order to help others who have suffered torment of their own so that they can heal and nurture their own relationship with God. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Check out Nichole's work on the links below: Fullness Of Joy Ministry – Nichole Henson: Ministry Blog Delivered From 60 Demons | Nicole Hensley-Henson Testimony of Jesus Christ (3) Facebook Nichole Henson - YouTube

    1h 2m
  3. JAN 26

    Episode 67 - Building a Foundation

    Today I'm joined by Michelle Valiukinas Tisdahl, founder and executive director of The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation to talk about her work and - perhaps more poignantly - the circumstances that led up to it. Michelle talks from the heart about her struggles to conceive and carry a pregnancy, the steps taken to become pregnant, the pain of losing her first child Sweet Pea to miscarriage and the awful day in which she was admitted to hospital when she was forced to give birth to her daughter Colette 16 weeks prematurely. Though Colette was born and taken to NICU, sadly she passed 9 days later. In the midst of her own grief and trying to make sense of the situation, Michelle couldn't help but see the pain of others who were struggling with their own grief and loss but also the financial strain placed upon them by the U.S. healthcare system. While acknowledging that she was in a financially privileged situation, Michelle sought to help families who had been affected by their own loss but were forced back to work in a state of physical and emotional distress due to the cost of their time in hospital. On September 7th of that year (Colette's original due date) Michelle launched her foundation with the aim of providing financial assistance to families dealing with high-risk or complicated pregnancies, NICU stays or loss, in addition to advocating for institutional reforms in order to provide better care in traumatic times and working alongside families to provide emotional support. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Check out Michelle's work on the links below: Home - The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation The Colette Louise Tisdahl Foundation - YouTube Facebook Check Out Michelle Valiukenas’s Story – CanvasRebel Magazine

    1h 2m
  4. JAN 5

    Episode 64 - Conscious Parenting

    Today I'm joined by Dr. Ray Doktor, Psy.D., bestselling author of "All it Takes is One", clinical psychologist of 30 years and relationship/life coach who has worked with some of the leading figures in personal development and whose expertise can be read in publications including Psychology Today, the Los Angeles Times and Men's Health. While practising with a broad range of modalities, Dr. Ray looks to understand his clients on an existential level in order to understand what makes them tick while using a solution-focused method of shifting ones' mindset from old, outdated patterns of thinking that leave us stuck in rumination or repeating maladaptive, unhelpful behaviours. In this episode we discuss Conscious Parenting, which highlights the need for our own self-awareness with regard to how we relate to our children, our partner (or ex-partner) and the world around us in order to guide our children into the wider world. We use poignant examples of our own lives to highlight the differences between parenting now against our own upbring, the Gen X climate that shaped our thinking, the differences in aging across the generations and so much more. Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Check out Dr. Ray's work on the links below: Ray Doktor Psy.D. - Life and Relationship Coach Ray Doktor - YouTube All It Takes Is One: Drop Your One BIG Hidden Belief and Master Your Life : Doktor Psy.D., Ray: Amazon.com.au: Books 36: The True New Secrets of Attraction Over 40 that High Quality Men Haven’t Shared with You with Dr. Ray Doktor - Love Coach Junie Moon

    1h 7m

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Inspired by my own growth following a separation and subsequent look at my life. Coming from a male-centric point of view and hoping to encourage inner and outer harmony. Wellbeing, moving on, self-improvement and hopefully something that resonates with both men and women the world over.