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April 5, 2024

Nick Propper Rest and Recovery the Keys for Long Term Success

Rest and Recovery - the Keys for Long Term Success Nick Propper is a sought after expert, keynote speaker and facilitator on the topic of building sustainable human performance. Nick works extensively within the senior leadership groups...

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Feb. 23, 2024

Mark McConville- Humour and Laughter as Protective Factors for Mental…

Mark McConville is a seasoned comedian and a respected lecturer in Suicidology. With over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry, he has become one of Australia’s most reliable and professional comedians. Mark’s academic journey...

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Jan. 23, 2024

Maggie O'Shea - Is Self Compassion The Antidote To Burnout

Maggie O'Shea is a relationship therapist and mental health social worker in private practice with over 30 years of experience in the field. Maggie lives in Castlemaine in Australia and teaches Masters of Counselling...

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Dec. 25, 2023

Amber Lea Starfire - How Journaling Can Help To Relieve Stress

Amber Lea Starfire is a writer and writing coach who has published two memoirs and several journaling how-to books. She has also developed a series of online classes and workshops that have helped many people journal and deepen their writing...

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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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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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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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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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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, …

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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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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 …

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Dec. 24, 2022

Ralph De La Rosa - Making Space for You

Festive Season Special on working through holiday times with a heavy or tired heart. Ralph De La Rosa, LCSW, (he/they) is the author of two internationally published books. He is a psychotherapist in private practice and seasoned meditation teacher...

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Nov. 14, 2022

Sharon Salzberg - Somethings Just Hurt

Sharon Salzberg is a meditation pioneer, world-renowned teacher, and New York Times bestselling author. She is one of the first to bring mindfulness and lovingkindness meditation to mainstream American culture over 45 years ago, inspiring generations...

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Oct. 20, 2022

Dr Daniel Harvey - The Path Through Pain

Daniel is a Lecturer in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and a pain scientist at the University of South Australia. His research focuses on new approaches to chronic pain that leverage new technologies and modern understandings of body-related perceptual...

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Sept. 30, 2022

Dr Stan Steindl - On Being Kind To Yourself

Dr Stan Steindl is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice at Psychology Consultants Pty Ltd, and an Adjunct Associate Professor at School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. He is also co-director of the UQ Compassionate...

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Sept. 1, 2022

Matt Cowdroy - Ninja Skills for Managing Stress and Attention

Matt Cowdroy is a Productivity Ninja and the owner of Think Productive Australia. Having spent the first 20 years of working life in the corporate world, Matt has first hand knowledge and experience to understand the pressures faced in todays...

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July 31, 2022

Elizabeth Stanley - Compassion and Insight Through Trauma

Liz Stanley is a Georgetown University professor and the creator of Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT)®, referred to as MMFT® for short. Elizabeth A. Stanley, Ph.D., is a professor of security studies at Georgetown University. She...

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July 16, 2022

Rob Buyea - A Conversation on Adversity & Fun

ROB BUYEA taught third and fourth graders in Connecticut for six years before moving t Massachusetts, where he taught high school biology for seven years at Northfield Mount Hermon. In addition to teaching, Rob was also a high school wrestling...

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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 …

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April 5, 2022

Piotrek Nabielec - Human Centered Productivity

Piotrek Nabielec is a huge fan of human-centered productivity and the founder of the 4 Step Productivity system. For the last 6 years Piotrek has created courses that help people organize chaos, stop procrastinating and find the time for hobbies …

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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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