Listen into the gold coming up in Season 1 of The Smiling Human Podcast! The Guests: Part 1 - Masculinity Dolphin Kasper: Dolphin is a consummate coach, transformative communicator, and facilitator of human potential. Co-founder of Relationflix, and founder of Evolve Now, he is dedicated to innovation and providing powerful opportunities for people to improve the depth, quality, and potential of their lives and most cherished relationships. Our conversation explores the power of relating, to self, other, and the present as the vehicle for transformation & the means by which we commune with greater wisdom. Mikaal Bates: Mikaal's Mission is to ignite, accelerate, and celebrate the conscious evolution of Men and Masculinity across this planet in our lifetime while helping heal the divide between Men + Women by sharing and teaching on the lost arts of ‘Sacred Union’. We speak about what it means to become a Man in todays society, the role of Brotherhood, Ritual, and Fear in the Initiation Process. Deus Fortier: Deus is a deeply curious and passionate multidisciplinary practitioner exploring and serving the vast nuances and complexities of the human experience through emergent facilitation and Men’s Work. Our discourse covers the prerequisites for psychosexual maturation, and the nature of Eros in Men’s work as well as some the more tumultuous edges of the Masculine Shadow. Part 2 - Femininity Kim Hayden: Kim is a two #1 International Author, Top 1% Residential Real Estate Agent, Civic Award Recipient (together with her Husband) for the Queens Diamond Jubalee Award and the Alberta Centennial award. She is also the founder of Resilient New Media. We speak to the powerful necessity of owning your story as a woman, as well as the role of resilience and relevance in personal and business growth. Anja Rose: Anja Rose is a dedicated love, sex, and relationship coach specialising in trauma support and nervous system healing. Her work is deeply rooted in the principles of sacred feminine embodiment and offers a Tantric lens to healing and transformation. We speak to the blocks facing women on their journey of Reclamation & Embodiment, and what Sisters might do to more deeply connect with their own vitality. Leah Fink: Leah Fink is a Registered Social Worker dedicated to advancing mental health in the workplace. Her rich background in addictions and mental health, her expertise is in discerning the elements that foster a genuinely healthy working environment. Our conversation explores power dynamics, perception, privilege, and narrowing the “Intention-Impact” Gap. Part 3 - Culture Tei Taiyari: Tei is a heart-led student of simplicity, motivated by movement and nurtured by nature. As a Counselling Psychologist, Yoga Teacher, Death Doula, Writer, and Wayfarer, he intends to embody and ensoul a life that is dynamic, integral, and meaningful, fostering peace and prosperity for himself and those he serves. Tei and I work to discover the valuable and tender threads that weave Vulnerability, Authenticity, and Adversity together. Zerin Beattie: Zerin has been practicing meditation for the last 20+ years, studying techniques in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Cambodia, Thailand, Peru, and South Korea. He founded XPAND in 204 to empower people with life-changing resources to bridge the gap between the body, heart, and mind in the modern world. Together Zerin and I explore his insights into the application of present moment awareness, his recent work bringing mindfulness into correctional facilities, and what we might do to better our lives through developing our awareness. Alex King-Harris: Alex’s 25-year career has intertwined music & creativity, co-creating projects like Desert Dwellers, Liquid Bloom and Shamans Dream. As a former CEO of YogiTunes.com and now President and Co-Founder of EvolveWell, He enjoy the cross over into conscious entrepreneurship. Alex also guides youth mentorship and support those recovering from addiction.
