• The Cost of Winning with Luke McPharlin
    Nov 1 2024

    Is there a downside to winning? What is the cost of competition? And what is the alternative? Luke McPharlin, a former Australian Football League player, is back by popular demand to share his insights and to answer these critical questions, particularly as we live in a society that is consumed with competition and success. He gives advice to the next generation on success - advice that is useful not only to the aspiring football player but to all of us who want to succeed, whether as a parent, CEO or sports star.

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    20 mins
  • Constructive Resilience in Migrant Women
    Oct 7 2024

    As part of the Mental Health Forum series, this episode captures from both a professional and personal lens what constructive resilience looks like when migrant women are faced with challenges.

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    49 mins
  • Charlie's Story of Forgiveness
    Sep 1 2024

    In 1971, Charlie Pierce left his home in the UK and took a post as a school teacher in Port Villa, in Vanuatu. For over 40 years Charlie dedicated himself to teaching in the small island nation. In 2012, however, Charlie was the victim of a brutal attack in his own home. This is Charlie’s story, courtesy of Baha’i Blog productions and Sam Irwin Media.

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    16 mins
  • Forgiveness: How can we move from past hurts?
    Aug 1 2024

    Dr Laura Hedayati, a clinical psychologist, discusses the impact of forgiveness on our well-being and shares steps we can use to train ourselves to move from hurt, anger and resentment towards forgiveness, peace and healing.

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    24 mins
  • Family Wellbeing: Importance of Connection
    Jul 18 2024

    In Part 3 of the "Family Wellbeing" series, Danae Watkins from Relationships Australia talks about the importance of connection. Danae explains that as we make time for our physical fitness, we must also prioritise our social fitness by making time for connecting to others. She also shares some of the services provided by Relationships Australia and how these can enhance our connections.

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    16 mins
  • Family Wellbeing: Spiritual Parenting Program
    Jun 14 2024

    In Part 2 of "Family Wellbeing" series, we welcome back Veronica Anderson, facilitator of the Spiritual Parenting Program who shares with us an overview of how we can bring out the best in our children.

    "Regard man as a mine rich in gems of inestimable value. Education can, alone, cause it to reveal its treasures, and enable mankind to benefit therefrom." Baha'i Writings

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    20 mins
  • Family Wellbeing: Relationship Masters versus Disasters
    Jun 1 2024

    In Part 1 of "Family Wellbeing" series, family therapist Nilly Cope shares findings from research on how we can be masters in our relationships, rather than disasters. She also identifies for us what John Gottman, a world leading relationship expert, referred to as the sulfuric acid of relationships and how we can avoid it.

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    19 mins
  • Hero's Story: Medication and Therapy - Yes, and Religion?
    Apr 30 2024

    Hero candidly shares her struggles with mental health and how the bio-psycho-social-spiritual model of therapy has helped her navigate through these challenges. What can we take away from her story to help us in our own healing and to support others, particularly youth, to overcome mental health challenges?

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    24 mins