Movers Shakers and Social Changers

This is one of the most important and at the same time, fun and inspiring conversations I’ve ever had! I had a huge smile on my face for days after.

Today I speak with Rob Hopkins, the author of ‘What is to What if.’ We talk about the importance of unleashing the power of imagination and longing to create a beautiful future that our hearts know is possible.

We discuss the importance of stories to inspire hope and discuss the individuals and communities around the world who are doing heartfelt amazing action now-and creating brighter futures for us all.

You can find Rob at: Robhopkins.net
Hosted by : Luke Bache

Theresa Njoroge is the founder of the social enterprise Clean Start. Clean Start works with Kenyan women and children impacted by the criminal justice system to restore dignity and hope for a successful reintegration to everyday life.

Theresa's inspiration for Clean Start was born when she was wrongly imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. We talk about her journey, the trauma she experienced, the people she met along the way, the importance of standing in one's courage and truth and the power of spreading action from the heart.

Frank Ostaseski is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher and visionary co-founder of the Zen Hospice Project. His groundbreaking work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and he has been honoured by H.H. the Dalai Lama.
In this episode we discuss his life of service and action and his inspirational book, 'The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully.'

I have always been a poetry lover and yet Kim Rosen's book, 'Saved by a Poem,' has dramatically deepened my relationship to poetry. This touching conversation with Kim echoed within me for days after.

Kim describes poetry as, 'the power of the word meeting the language of the soul.' In an uncertain world, 'Saved by a poem' is an emphatic call to cultivate the ever renewable resources of the heart. Through poetry Kim believes, the unspeakable can be spoken, the unendurable endured, and the miraculous shared. I encourage you to find a comfortable and quiet place to listen to this conversation where we share poetry from Rumi, Mary Oliver, Leonard Cohen, Stanley Kunitz, Marie Howe, Emily Dickenson and Jason Shinder. Enjoy the heart opening ride!

Today I talk to Abir Ballan regarding the ethical principles of public health and the reasons why vaccines should never be mandatory. This is the inch we must not yield if we want to live in a free society. I believe this is one of the most important conversations I have ever had.
Abir has a Masters in Public Health and a background in psychology, and education. She is a member of the Executive Committee at PANDA who are a group of multi-disciplinary professionals, who perceived the global reaction to Covid, and lockdown in particular, as overwrought and damaging to the point of causing a great tear in the fabric of society. As a politically and economically independent organisation. PANDA stands for open science and rational debate, for replacing flawed science with good science and for retrieving liberty and prosperity from the clutches of a dystopian “new normal”.