Episodes

I have been travelling to Delhi on a regular basis since I was a child. In the last 25 years or so I have gone almost yearly, sometimes even more often. During that time I have personally seen the city go through enormous transformation, some of it welcome but a lot of it disturbing. It was for these reasons I was fascinated when the book “Capital: A Portrait of 21st Century Delhi” was released in 2014. The 5 minute video below gives a glimpse of the book with the author Rana Dasgupta. https:/...

Joanna Swinney is a remarkable young lady. She is a writer, speaker and editor. She is married to Shawn, an associate vicar and is the mother of two young girls. She also has a life-long battle with depression. Jo is author of the book “Through The Dark Woods: A Young Woman’s Journey Out of Depression.” On this podcast I interview Jo about her life and the lessons she has learnt and is learning about the dreaded D word. Jo is refreshingly frank and honest about her life. Quoting from James Jon...

Stressed out? Exhausted? Overwhelmed? You are certainly not alone in feeling like that at times. No matter where you go or who you talk to the subject of feeling stressed will often quickly come up. Do come and join my co-host Andrew Horton and I as we explore some answers on to how to cope with stress in our lives. We are looking at: – How the word stress itself is both a confusing and ambiguous term. – Some myths or lies we tell ourselves when it comes to stress – 5 factors that can help us ...

Success! We are all looking for it in some way or other. How do we make sense of success in an increasingly challenging and complex world? Do come and join my co-host Andrew Horton and I as we explore: – cultural ideas of success – linking success to excellence and fulfilment – why success is first an inside job – distinguishing between process and outcome goals – timeless measures of success – success as “having those who know me the best, love and respect me the most, and finishing well.” – ...

The word wisdom appears not to be used that much in our modern 21st century world. Don’t let that fool you. As we find ourselves surrounded by exponentially increasing choice and change, the need for wisdom has never been greater. Wherever you go and wherever you look we need wisdom. Be that on a personal level or with our family and friends or at work, we all need wisdom. Societies and governments need wisdom. In this episode my co-host Andrew Horton and I explore answers to the following que...

Its been quite some time in preparation, but finally we are launching the podcast that goes with this blog! I very much hope it will widen and deepen the conversations and connection with you the reader. We are expanding on the theme of Making Sense of Life in A Challenging and Complex World. We have called this episode zero. Do listen to hear me being interviewed by my co-host Andrew Horton on the thinking and philosophy behind the website along with what we plan to bring you. Specific quest...