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A Satisfied Mind
Lessons learned from a life of enquiry. Hosted by Mikey Ellis, each episode features insights into human behaviour and why we do what we do. These are conversations for the curious, for people who want to create a more compassionate, more inclusive and more conscious future.
Episodes
97 episodes
Ep 96 – Dr Shyam Barr on What is a Self-Regulated Learner and How To Become One.
I’ve been following Shy’s work for years now. I think the work he’s doing to bring greater self awareness to teaching, learning and education is essential, it’s so important. Shy has plenty of experience in the education sector having b...
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Ep 95 – Dr Arne Rubinstein on Boys becoming Men and the need for Rites of Passage.
In this episode I speak with Dr Arne Rubinstein - author of 'The Making of Men' and CEO of the Rites of Passage Institute. We begin with the current state of masculinity in Australia and Arne's honest and cautionary assessment of it.We ...
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Ep. 94 – Tarang Chawla on teaching, listening, leadership, healthy masculinities and addressing gender based family and domestic violence.
When I met Tarang earlier this year and listened to him speak as a panellist at an event, I knew there was so much more I wanted to hear from him. We got the chance to find some time amongst Tarang's busy schedule to chat and I'm glad we ...
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Ep 93 - What can we do when it feels like it's all falling apart?
Hi,I need to have conversations like this, albeit with you via a podcast. It helps. I hope it helps you, too. I mentioned some quotes from John O'Donohue in this episode, you can listen to the full conversation here with Krista ...
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Ep 92 - Season 3 Launch. Seasons, patterns, back to work and the metacrisis.
Hi,What a time hey. I don't know about you but I feel like it's time to do things differently, very differently. This next 'season' of A Satisfied Mind podcast will both exploring how we might do this and documenting my experience.<...
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Ep 91 - Creating Content that Matters with Pete Longworth
Pete is an accomplished photographer who has travelled the world shooting and working with people like the Obamas and Simon Sinek. He's now travelling less, creating more and has gathered a thriving community of soulful entrepreneurs bringing a...
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Ep 90 - Conversations that change lives, anti-climacitc endings and what happens after the hero's journey. A solo episode from the road and a special announcement.
Show notes seem a bit pointless after what might the the longest podcast title! Here's the downlow on this episode. I finished walking the Camino de Santiago and experienced the come down, the anticlimax was real. I then had a few frien...
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Ep 89 – Letting go at Cruz de Ferro. A solo episode from The Camino de Santiago.
Today I walked up to the highest point on the Camino de Santiago. There's a cross there atop a mound of stones that pilgrims have left behind. These are both literal and figurative symbols of that which they've been carrying and no long...
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Ep 88 - Finding refuge on the Camino de Santiago, a conversation with Ukranian refugee Polina.
I met Polina as I wandered into the grounds of an Albergue one very cold morning looking for a coffee whilst walking the Camino de Santiago. There was a sign they had put out on the Camino just the day before saying, 'warm up' with an arr...
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Ep 87 - Solo episode. A windy dispatch from the winding Camino de Santiago talking about soul, greater meaning, purpose and integrity.
This was an impromptu episode. I was walking in between Hontillas de Camino and Castrojeriz on the Camino de Santiato and pulled over to share some thoughts. Perhaps it was the fact I had been walking all day with only my thoughts to keep me co...
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Ep. 86 – Rainier Wylde on Grief, Endings, Hope, Love, Negronis and Rice Cookers.
This conversation with Rainier Wylde is great example of why I created this podcast. To learn from people and their lived experience. To provide an opportunity for others to share their stories. To connect more deeply with people a...
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Ep 85 - Mariam Issa, The Wisdom of Elders, the Power of Storytelling and Turning Grief into Grace.
You can feel the power of Mariam's presence through this conversation, and it's a beautiful thing. Mariam arrived in Melbourne from her Somali homeland as a refugee in 1998 with her husband, four children and a fifth on the way. He...
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Ep 84 – Lael Stone on parenting, re-parenting and raising emotionally intelligent children.
I head Lael Stone speak recently at an event about a school she founded, Woodline Primary, which focusses on a holistic and heart-lead approach to education. This is just one of the many ways in which Lael is changing the way we give raise and ...
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Ep 83 - Exploring your shadow with Kerrie Basha – author, tarot reader, shadow guide and practicing witch.
Shadow work. You may be familiar with it, you may have done some, perhaps you're well acquainted with your shadow. Maybe you have no idea what this all means but have heard people talking about it. It's work what has fascinated,...
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Ep 82 - Daniel Flynn, Thankyou Co-Founder and Managing Director on what it's really like to lead and learn in pubic, and what Chapter Two might look like...
Since it was founded in 2008, the social enterprise Thankyou has raised over $17.5 million dollars for its impact partners on a mission to eradicate extreme poverty. Thankyou has always done things differently, taken risks and creatively disrup...
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Ep 81 - Being True. How to be Yourself at Work, a Guide for Leaders. With author Cassandra Goodman.
Self awareness in leadership. It's a hot topic that deserves far more attention than it gets. There's plenty of books on both, but too few on how to combine and apply both in practice. Cassandra Goodman's new book, 'Being True - How to ...
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Ep 80 - Happy Sad Man with director, Genevieve Bailey
In this episode I talk with director, Genevieve Bailey about the power of storytelling. We talk specifically about the stories we tell about men, mental health, masculinity and diversity. This conversation was inspired by her film, Happy Sad Ma...
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Ep 79 – A Quick Check-In
Hi,Just dipping my toes back in, I feel a bit nervous putting out a new episode after a break. This one is just shaking off the cobwebs.Links mentioned:Happy Sad Man Film
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Ep 78 - An Apology
Recently, I have posted a number of articles and podcasts that reference the work of others. In doing so, I have not appropriately acknowledged the source of the content nor the people who created the work I referenced. I have passed this work ...
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Ep 77 - Remembering and honouring David. A conversation about life, loss and lessons learned with my sister, Sharyn.
This conversation is a sensitive and vulnerable one. On the day I write this intro and publish this episode, my family gathers to remember the one year anniversary of my nephew David's passing. I've had a number of conversations with my sister ...
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Ep 76 – (IFS Series 3/3) Self Leadership, Self Energy and Self Awareness.
This where the magic happens, this is how self love happens – Self Leadership.For more on this and the IFS model, including guided meditations, check out these resources:
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Ep 75 – IFS Series (2/3) Parts. How to befriend and integrate difficult parts, like the inner critic.
This episode is for anyone who feels like they're losing the plot, at war with themselves, fighting a raging inner critic or shame monster or your very own personal Voldemort.I believe the only way to love - to love yourself and others,...
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Ep 74 – A Funeral and a Few Life Lessons
I had the privilege of attending a funeral recently. I consider it a privilege, for it was an opportunity to witness a most vulnerable and intimate and heartfelt sharing of love and the acknowledgment of legacy of a much loved man's life. Of co...
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Ep 73 - IFS Series (1/3) - An Introduction to IFS and How It Can Change Your Life
If you've ever felt conflicted or torn between different parts of you that seem at odds with each other. If you've ever acted 'out of character' and were shocked by what came over you, wondering what happened. If you've ever acted irrationally ...
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