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Dr Rick Hanson - Compassion - Good Medicine For Difficult Times
Dec. 2, 2023

Dr Rick Hanson - Compassion - Good Medicine For Difficult Times

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and include Making Great Relationship, Neurodharma,...

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When The Pain Sets In - The Role of Meditation in Chronic Pain
Oct. 30, 2023

When The Pain Sets In - The Role of Meditation in Chronic Pain

“ … it's really fascinating actually like the human, at the biological level at the psychological level, we are built to tolerate pain, and we're built to grow stronger from enduring difficulty, we're actually made for it. That's like how it...

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Deon Bird - Playing Above The Line
Oct. 15, 2023

Deon Bird - Playing Above The Line

Deon Bird is a husband, a father of four, an ex professional rugby league player, a mental health advocate, a proud Aboriginal man, a trainer, a coach, and one of the wellbeing and education officers at the Redcliffe Dolphins for both the NRL team...

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Dr James Kirby - Choosing Compassion
Oct. 5, 2023

Dr James Kirby - Choosing Compassion

is a Senior Lecturer, Clinical Psychologist, and the Co-Director of the  at the University of Queensland. He has broad research interests in compassion, but specifically examines factors that facilitate and inhibit compassionate...

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Edwina Kempe - Walking a Path Through Trauma
Aug. 21, 2023

Edwina Kempe - Walking a Path Through Trauma

Edwina Kempe lives and works on Turrbal, Jajera and Jinibarra Country in Meanjin, also known as Brisbane. Edwina is an accredited mental health social worker and a qualified yoga teacher. Edwina's, also qualified in trauma center, trauma sensitive...

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Kelly Boys - The Deepest Sorrow & the Deepest Joy
July 6, 2023

Kelly Boys - The Deepest Sorrow & the Deepest Joy

Kelly Boys is a mindfulness trainer and author of The Blind Spot Effect. She has created mindfulness programs for UN humanitarians and veterans with PTSD, and directed a teacher training for Google. She has worked with the United...

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Dr Jakqui Barnfield - Courage & Compassion in Crisis
May 6, 2023

Dr Jakqui Barnfield - Courage & Compassion in Crisis

Dr Jakqui Barnfield FACMHN, MACN - Director of Clinical Services   As a registered nurse, focusing her career in the area of mental health, Jakqui has held various roles in the tertiary public health sector and is a passionate advocate for...

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Brett Lee - A Human Centered Approach to Staying Safe Online
April 15, 2023

Brett Lee - A Human Centered Approach to Staying Safe Online

Brett Lee is the Founder of Internet Safe Education,Brett is a former detective who took his 20+ years of working and training in cyber crime to helping parents, educators, and the general public to understand how to protect themselves and, most...

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Celia Roberts - Pain as a Teacher
March 16, 2023

Celia Roberts - Pain as a Teacher

Celia Roberts introduces us to deeper dimensions of Yoga, Meditation & Lifestyle Medicine. Celia runs the BioMedical Institute of Yoga & Meditation in the foothills of Brisbane, Australia, and reaches a global online audience with Yoga and Meditation...

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Piotr Nabielec - Four Step Productivity Part 1 - Focus and Distractions
Feb. 18, 2023

Piotr Nabielec - Four Step Productivity Part 1 - Focus and Distractio…

Piotr Nabielec is the author of the 4 Step Productivity concept and courses. Piotr has a background in Engineering and Music, and  loves connecting the world of logic and science with the world of emotions and intuition. Piotr has spent over 10...

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Krishna Das - Calming the Mind and Opening the Heart
April 6, 2022

Krishna Das - Calming the Mind and Opening the Heart

KD has been described by the New York Times as "the chant master of American yoga" - Krishna Das is an American vocalist known for his performances of Hindu devotional music known as kirtan. He has released seventeen albums since 1996. He performed at...

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Matthew Jackman - Mad Pride and Living Experience
March 2, 2022

Matthew Jackman - Mad Pride and Living Experience

Matthew received Australia's National Mental Health Advocate award by the Mental Health Foundation of Australia in 2020. Matthew is the Founder/CEO of The Australian Centre for Lived Experience, a peer run centre for lived experience persons seeking...

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Dr. Cathy Kezelman - The Journey of Healing
Aug. 9, 2021

Dr. Cathy Kezelman - The Journey of Healing

Dr. Cathy Kezelman AM is President of Blue Knot Foundation – National Centre of Excellence for Complex Trauma, a medical practitioner by training, and has a lived experience of childhood sexual and emotional abuse. She is committed to supporting...

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Dr Jud Brewer -  How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear
June 8, 2021

Dr Jud Brewer - How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear

is an internationally renowned addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist. His TED Talk ”A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit” has over 16 million views on YouTube. Dr. Jud is an associate professor at Brown University and executive medical director...

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Janet Reich Elsbach - Recipes for Caring, Connecting, and Building Community.
May 19, 2021

Janet Reich Elsbach - Recipes for Caring, Connecting, and Building Co…

Janet Reich Elsbach writes about how all the numerous things going on in the average life collide with making dinner on her blog, . She is also an editor and writing teacher who loves to make space for people to get their point across. Her book, , was...

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Sebene Selassie - Belonging in an age of disconnect
March 11, 2021

Sebene Selassie - Belonging in an age of disconnect

Sebene Selassie is a teacher & author who guides people to remember and trust their belonging. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Washington DC, she began studying Buddhism 30 years ago as an undergraduate at McGill University where she majored in...

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Dr. Steven Hayes - Psychological Flexibility in Times of Uncertainty
March 6, 2021

Dr. Steven Hayes - Psychological Flexibility in Times of Uncertainty

Listed by the Institute for Scientific Information as the 30th “highest impact” psychologist in the world, Dr. Steven Hayes  is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada. An...

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