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Two Inconvenient Women
Why are countries banning social media?
There has been a lot emerging in the media recently about countries making decisions to ban social media for under 16s. Australia has been leading the way in this movement, with many other countries now passing legislation through government and widening the public discourse. So why social media? Why 16? Why now?In this week's podcast we begin to untangle many of the complexities that living in an online world is having on our mental, physical, emotional spiritual and social health, in particular how it is influencing the development of children and young people...
2026-01-30
58 min
Two Inconvenient Women
What does it mean to 'winter'?
Whilst many parts of the world experience a climate of winter, how many of us allow ourselves to 'winter' during this season? Or anytime? What does it mean to 'winter' - to follow nature's rhythms and allow things to slow down, to fall away, to be still, quiet. What does it mean to sit in the dark (literally and metaphorically) - how might this be allowing us to grow on a much deeper level? And what is happening in our cultures that prevents this? What does it mean to be living in a culture of 'perpetual summer' where slowness...
2026-01-23
51 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Are we in a polycrisis and what can we do about it?
When the world feels overwhelmingly complex, it is often hard to know where to put our energy; which 'crisis' to give our attention to as it were. You may have come across the term 'polycrisis' as it's fast becoming part of the public lexicon. It's not a particularly cheery term, but it is helpful in making sense of the many interconnected and overwhelming crises that we are facing in our lives. The polycrisis is characterised by feedback loops where one crisis exacerbates another, making simple, isolated solutions ineffective. Which is the greatest inconvenience we face when trying to address...
2026-01-16
55 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Is it really a new year? Is it really a new me?!
For many in the world - those following the Gregorian calendar - January 1st marks the beginning of a new year. Midst the celebrations, revelry and resolutions is often an unspoken expectation of 'newness'. Pressures exist to have "resolutions" that make us somehow a better, fitter, happier, healthier version of ourself. But to what extent do we need this? To what extent do we want this? And to what extent is now the time for 'a fresh new world' anyway?In this week's episode of Two Inconvenient Women, we explore some of the different cultural celebrations...
2026-01-09
54 min
Two Inconvenient Women
A New Year's Gift: Poem for a New Year By Matt Goodfellow
Poem for a New YearBy Matt GoodfellowSomething’s moving in,I hear the weather in the wind,sense the tension of a sheep-fieldand the pilgrimage of fins. Something’s not the same,I taste the sap and feel the grain,hear the rolling of the rowanringing, singing in a change.Something’s set to start,there’s meadow-music in the darkand the clouds that shroud the mountainslowly, softly st...
2026-01-02
02 min
Two Inconvenient Women
A Christmas Gift: Stories of Triple WellBeing
We're taking a break over the holidays and are not recording a new episode of Two Inconvenient Women today. Instead, we're sharing a gift - a whole range of stories of inspiring people from across the world working to create a healthier future for people and planet. From educators in Uganda focused on self-care in leadership to teachers challenging the mainstream to communities focused on nature connection at the heart of learning, our Triple WellBeing Fellows are ordinary people with extraordinary stories.Dive into the whole community and begin your listening journey: https://thoughtboxeducation.com/stories
2025-12-26
52 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Why is gratitude so powerful?
We begin each podcast episode with a moment of gratitude. But why so? Much more than a 'nice thing to do', the practice of gratitude is ancient - part of wisdom traditions across the world and deeply embedded into spiritual and religious practice. It is a way of strengthening our own sense of resilience and presence, finding meaning in the world and feeling more grounded, connected and present in the world. But what does it actually mean to be grateful and how can this practice shape the very structure of our brains?In this week's episode...
2025-12-19
56 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Why don't we talk to our neighbours?
Why don't we talk to our neighbours? This question is asked not to be provocative but more to reflect on what has shifted in our cultures to mean that we can inhabit the same space as people we don't quite know. For some cultures around the world, community and neighbourhoods remain a vital - and vitalising part of daily life, yet for many living in the culture of modernity, our move into hyper-individualism has been at the detriment of our community. We may not have ever met the person or people who live above, below or beside us...
2025-12-12
57 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Do we really want to be successful?
Are you successful yet? When do you know you've "made it"? And - more importantly - is it a place that we actually want to be 'arriving'? Many of us are living in cultures that have a dominant story of success - often associated with wealth, prosperity, career-ladders and progress. Our mainstream education systems teach us how to jump through the hoops on the journey towards success, and our media is filled with advertising and stories of what success looks like (normally glossy, shiny and always slightly out of reach). But who gets to decide when we've become successful...
2025-12-05
54 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Are your values lived or laminated?
Many people find themselves working within organisations or structures that don't necessarily practice the values that are being preached (or laminated, advertised or promoted). It can feel deeply uncomfortable when our actions are out of line with the values we hold within us, and yet it is often not our choice to have to at in ways that contradict our values. Bit what are values? Where do they come from, and how do we connect with the values that shape our lives so that we can align actions and intentions with integrity and authenticity.In this...
2025-11-28
1h 07
Two Inconvenient Women
Why doesn't sustainability seem to be working?
The sustainability movement has been going since the 1950s, and ‘sustainability’ is now part of mainstream narrative, awareness and growing action. Yet when sustainability continues to be seen and introduced into organisations as an add-on rather than a process or foundation, how much change is it actually supporting? In this week’s episode we explore the inconvenience of sustainability, thinking about where positive change has been enabled, the impact of greenwashing; what some of the limitations may be and what opportunities are emerging for wider-level transformation when sustainable is understood as a ‘verb rather than a produc...
2025-11-21
1h 06
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Lucy Oliff: Triple WellBeing in Kilifi, Kenya
When Lucy co-founded Kivukoni School in Kilifi, Kenya, she wanted to build a place where childhood could be celebrated, where learning felt alive, connected and full of wonder. What began as a small community initiative has since grown into a thriving school that has transformed local education, offering children the freedom to explore the world with curiosity and confidence.Rooted in the belief that children learn best when they feel happy and engaged, Lucy has created an environment where shoes are optional, trees are classrooms and learning unfolds as part of the living world. Diversity and...
2025-11-19
49 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Ben Mali Macfadyen: Triple WellBeing in and out of the classroom
Ben has always tried to make sense of the world through his relationships with the people around him. As a young activist, he threw himself into climate and social justice campaigns, driven by urgency but also carrying the weight of the world. The intensity nearly burned him out. Teaching became the place where he could channel that energy differently through children, stories and the small daily practices of belonging.In the classroom, Ben discovered that the most powerful learning doesn’t come from what’s written in a lesson plan, but from what emerges when imagination is g...
2025-11-19
49 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Rebecca Gillman: Triple WellBeing in Dakar, Senegal
Rebecca has spent over twenty years working in international education, connecting learners across cultures to the world around them. Now based at the International School of Dakar in Senegal, she leads community engagement and service learning, helping students turn awareness into action and curiosity into compassion.For Rebecca, education has always been a social endeavour, one rooted in belonging and relationship. Describing herself as a “living bridge,” she brings people together across difference to learn, collaborate and grow. Whether designing projects with local schools or mentoring students through creative service, she works to dismantle the barriers betw...
2025-11-19
1h 00
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Mevlude Sahillioglu: Triple WellBeing in Turkey
“We can only breathe out what we have breathed in, caring for ourselves helps us care for our children.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-11-19
45 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Whitney Nakanjako: Triple WellBeing in Rural Uganda
Whitney’s story is one of determination and deep compassion. Growing up and then working in Uganda, she saw first-hand how poverty, inequality and limited access to education could hold back entire communities. That experience shaped her purpose: to create opportunities for others, especially girls, to thrive through education and self-belief.A trained social worker, Whitney has worked across mental health, community development and education, helping children in some of Uganda’s most underserved areas return to school and rediscover their confidence. Through the Triple WellBeing Fellowship, Whitney turned her focus toward one of t...
2025-11-19
50 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Shveta Kapur: Triple WellBeing in New Delhi
For Shveta, education has always been more than books and exams. Growing up she saw the value her family placed on learning but she also remembers wishing for teachers who noticed the whole child, not just the grades. That longing has quietly shaped the kind of teacher she has become.She knows the reality of school life: the busyness, the pressure, the constant sense of never having enough time. She sees how this leaves many teachers drained and how children can so easily feel unseen. Her question is simple but radical: What if schools became places...
2025-11-19
51 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Kelly Jull: Triple WellBeing in Sussex
For Kelly, the past few years have been a journey of rediscovery. A lifelong educator, she has worked across early years, adult learning and primary education, guiding others through learning at every stage of life. Yet after years in the classroom, burnout forced her to pause. Stepping away from teaching opened a new chapter, one shaped by reflection, healing and the courage to slow down.As Education and Facilities Coordinator, Kelly combined her love of learning with a deep commitment to wellbeing. Her experiences caring for her daughter through serious illness brought new meaning to the...
2025-11-19
47 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Derrick Mawerere: Triple WellBeing in Kaliro, Uganda
For Derrick, education is personal. Having experienced the challenges of accessing schooling himself, he now works to ensure that no child is left behind. As an educator and research fellow with Building Tomorrow, he leads foundation learning programmes in rural Uganda, helping children develop reading, writing and numeracy skills and perhaps more importantly, a love of learning.Working in schools where resources are scarce and classes overcrowded, Derrick’s creativity shines. He uses stories, play and conversation to connect with students who may be distracted, shy, or struggling. For him, storytelling is not just a teaching to...
2025-11-19
22 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Deborah Curtis: Triple WellBeing across the UK
Curiosity has always guided Deborah’s path. As an artist, educator, and creative leader, she has spent much of her life weaving stories that connect people to place, purpose and possibility. Her work asks a simple but profound question: what does it mean to be human in these times and how can we live as part of the web of life, not apart from it?Through her work with “The Great Imagining”, Deborah has created an ever-evolving ecosystem of learning adventures that bring imagination and action together. Rooted in the belief that creativity can shape culture, her pr...
2025-11-19
40 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Anike Chuard: Triple WellBeing in Oxford
Anike knows the rhythm of school life: the intensity, the speed and the way it can take over everything. During term time, she says, it feels like the accelerator is pressed right down, a hundred miles an hour until suddenly it stops. Holidays give her the rare chance to breathe again: to walk the dogs, meet neighbours and simply be present with her family. Her friends call her their “holiday friend,” because it’s the only time she has space. And it’s in these pauses that she remembers what matters most: kindness, listening and presence.Her path...
2025-11-19
46 min
Two Inconvenient Women
What does 'home' mean to you?
What do you think of when you think of home? For some it's a building, for some it's a country, culture or identity. For many it's a feeling. Whilst there can be no universal agreement on what home means to us, there is interesting resonance between home and feelings of safety, belonging and sanctuary. Understanding that feeling safe sits as one of our most basic needs as humans helps to elevate deep compassion and empathy for any experiencing homelessness or seeking refuge and asylum; a growing pattern right across our world as ever-more people are forced to leave their...
2025-11-14
1h 04
Two Inconvenient Women
Should we be scared of AI?
AI technologies are becoming increasingly intertwined with our everyday lives. From healthcare, transportation and manufacturing to education, we are already in an entangled web of connection with AI being increasingly used by individuals and organisations, often without conscious awareness. Whilst we can see AI as being a really supportive tool to address so many of the challenges of modernity, to what extent is it actually robbing us of our humanity?This conversation is tricky, emotive and deeply complex. Whilst there are so many positive shifts and evolutions that AI can support us with and lots to...
2025-11-07
1h 17
Two Inconvenient Women
What are you learning?
This week is half term for UK schools and we've taken time away from the 'day to day' work at ThoughtBox for a reading week - a week to really dive deep into some of the ideas that we're both currently exploring. In this episode we share some of the insights, explorations, wonderings and reflections from what we're currently learning about.In this episode we reference a large number of texts and ideas we've been exploring over the past months:His Dark Materials & The Book of Dust, Philip Pulman (novel trilogies)The...
2025-10-31
1h 06
Two Inconvenient Women
Is it so bad to be naïve?
This week on the podcast Rachel is off with the flu and so Holly is joined by guest inconvenient woman Sandy Glanfield, Immersive Experience Curator at Reboot the Future, to discuss the theme of naïvety.In this episode we explore questions around metrics of success, and how naivety plays an important role in bringing creativity, openness, relationship and curiosity to challenges we face. From its etymological roots of belonging to nature and innateness, to its modern association with foolishness - join us as we weave through questions around fear of failure, elderhood, reframing biases and c...
2025-10-24
54 min
Two Inconvenient Women
What does it mean to 'trust our gut'?
Having a 'gut feeling' about something is perhaps a familiar sensation to many, but what does this actually mean? When we 'trust our gut' what is it that we're listening to? And how are intuition and gut feeling connected?In this episode we dive deep into the 'wider senses' of the human body and think about what sort of additional intelligence we can be drawing on in our daily lives. Gut instinct is a primal element in all of us, but can become quite 'rusty' or dormant when not used - just like any other sense...
2025-10-17
1h 02
Two Inconvenient Women
How do we heal our broken world?
A painful truth in our current cultures is how much we are all struggling with our mental and emotional wellbeing. This is especially true in young people who are facing an increasing amount of overwhelm in their lives in this VUCA* world (*volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous). And yet the ways of suffering and the ways of wellbeing are actually two sides of the same coin...Holly and Rachel are just back from Europe's largest trauma, mental health and wellbeing conference hosted at Oxford University, under the title 'Healing our relational world'. Bringing together over 3000 educators...
2025-10-10
1h 06
Two Inconvenient Women
How do we heal our broken world? (introduction)
This week, Holly and Rachel are 'on-tour' for the podcast, which was recorded live from underneath a fig tree in a beautiful quad at Exeter College in Oxford. The (slightly shorter this week) recording took place one lunchtime mid-way through Europe's largest trauma, mental health and wellbeing conference hosted at Oxford University, under the title 'Healing our relational world'. Bringing together over 3000 educators, therapists, mental health practitioners and healers with world-renowned trauma and emotional health experts, the conference was an extraordinarily rich and deep insight and exploration of how to heal our connection with ourselves, each other and the...
2025-10-03
22 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Why are we more fixated on capturing life than living it?
In many societies across the world, we find a dominant habit of record keeping as part of the daily focus. Paperwork, recording, data-capture, spreadsheets, documentation and report-writing have become a staple of many organisations across the world; whilst our education systems and business models are firmly structured around ‘capturing data’ - oftentimes valuing this data above all else. We can see this same pattern playing out in our social lives, with a fixation on capturing and sharing our life experiences via smartphones and through social media often infiltrating our enjoyment and engagement of simply being in t...
2025-09-26
1h 08
Two Inconvenient Women
How do we navigate cognitive dissonance in this crazy-beautiful world?
“There's laundry to do and a genocide to stop…”This first line of a short poem by Vinay Krishan hits hard, not least because it captures so powerfully the complex and confusing state we are finding ourselves in. How to we navigate the day to day process of living in the midst of so many overwhelming crisis all around us? How can we make sense of actions and unfoldings that literally cannot make sense? How do we stay sane in a world that feels like it’s falling apart?In this week’s episode we...
2025-09-19
57 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Do we really want to go back to work?
This time of year often beckons us to go "back to work". For some it's the beginning of a new academic year. For others it's a return to work after an extended holiday or summer break. For others it's the time to begin a new cycle. But do we really want to be 'going back' and do we really want to be 'working' for a living?In this week's podcast we inquire about the nature of work, and think about why so many of our lives have become centred around work - in particular 'going to...
2025-09-12
1h 03
Two Inconvenient Women
Why are flags so controversial?
What is national pride all about and where does it stem from? Following a recent surge in the flying of the Union flag and St George's flag in parts of England this episode dives deeply into the meaning of national pride, the complexities and emotions it stirs up and the painful histories involved in the creation of nation states. From exploring a brief potted history of countries and colonialism to diving into some of the inherent human behaviours that stem from a need to belong, this episode is a chance to explore some of the behaviours, controversies and complexities...
2025-09-05
1h 01
Two Inconvenient Women
ON NEW BEGINNINGS: Rachel shares a poem by John O'Donohue
A new season is upon many of us at this time of year. Summer shifting into Autumn, the beginning of a new school year, a new work cycle. Maybe just returning to work after a rest. In all of the excitement of 'beginning again' there often comes also a slight pause within us all, asking us "Am I wanting to keep doing this? Is this allowing me to be all I want to be?"This week, Rachel shares a poem from John O'Donohue called 'For a New Beginning' inviting us to listen to that quiet voice deep...
2025-08-29
05 min
Two Inconvenient Women
WELLBEING SERIES: Reflecting back on the inconvenience of environmental wellbeing
Our August break continues here at ThoughtBox, so this week we're sharing a short collection of previous episodes where we dive into the nuance of environmental wellbeing and what it means to learn to care for our planet. Some of the highlights from our past three seasons are this mini-series are below:Season 1, Episode 4: Falling in love with the worldSeason 2, Episode 7 (Exploring the inconvenience of nature connection): Are we connecting with nature, or just using it?Season 3, Episode 4 (Exploring the inconvenience of trees): What can a tree teach us about relationships?Season 3, Episode 12 (Exploring the i...
2025-08-22
05 min
Two Inconvenient Women
WELLBEING SERIES: Reflecting back on the inconvenience of social wellbeing
Our August break continues here at ThoughtBox, so this week we're sharing a short collection of previous episodes where we dive into the nuance of social wellbeing and what it means to learn to care fully for our communities, both local and global. Holly also shares a poem by Rosemary Wahtola Trommer called 'Belonging'.Some of the highlights from our past three seasons are this mini-series are below:Season 1, Episode 14 (Gathering): Why do we gather—and what are we losing when we don’t?Season 2, Episode 3 (Empathy): Is the modern world making us l...
2025-08-15
06 min
Two Inconvenient Women
WELLBEING SERIES: Reflecting back on the inconvenience of personal wellbeing
This August, we're taking a break here at ThoughtBox, so we're sharing a collection of previous episodes where we dive into the nuance of personal wellbeing and what it means to learn to care fully for ourselves. In this mini episode, Holly shares a poem on the theme of personal wellbeing, and introduces some of the highlights from our past three seasons, which make up this week's mini series:Season 1, Episode 2 (Rest): What if rest is the most radical thing we can do?Season 2, Episode 10 (Spirituality) Are we living in a spiritual vacuum?Season 2, Episode 12...
2025-08-08
07 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of earth-care
What happens when we allow ourselves to fall back in love with the world? For many people it may feel obvious why we need to protect the earth and prevent run-away climate change and species extinction. Yet it may not be so clear as to how changing our relationship with the natural world is just as pressing – if not more so – than any environmental activism. When we take time to notice how incredible the natural world is, to understand and witness how the thriving of nature enables the thriving of ourselves, our appreciation of the importance of e...
2025-08-01
59 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of people-care
Humans are a social species by design, with an inbuilt need to be with others, whilst qualities of care and kindness are innate in us all. Many of us are, however, living in a hyper-individualised world which encourages us to 'other' and separate from our communities, creating a culture of segregation and loneliness. In response, tides are turning across the world, as more and more people choose to look beyond the mainstream media stories and start instead to connect with our common humanity. We cannot be human alone - and it is our differences which make us so fascinating...
2025-07-25
1h 01
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of self-care
Self-care gets a bad wrap. It's often at the very bottom of our agenda, seen sometimes as self-indulgent - selfish even. And yet being aware of ourselves, being present in our emotions and actions, being kind and caring to our own needs is far from selfish. When we tend to our selves - the analogy of the 'oxygen mask first' we are able to better support others, as we are more resourced and resilient to do so. The growing appreciation for us to look after our personal wellbeing is growing - and is now becoming a conscious part of...
2025-07-18
57 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of head, heart & hands
For reasons known and written about by many, there's been a shift over time which has enabled 'learning' within educational contexts to be mainly focused on the head and often ignoring the heart or the hands. With a knowledge-saturated curriculum and a mainstream structure built around sitting down at desks and absorbing information, we're recognising the absence of a holistic focus for many of the learning contexts around the world. Which is ironic and unhealthy, for all of us as humans learn best when we are engaging all of our senses, all of our being as it were.
2025-07-11
59 min
Two Inconvenient Women
A throwback to the inconvenience of rest
In a world that glorifies busyness, rest can feel inconvenient—even rebellious. But what happens when we stop doing and simply allow ourselves to be? This episode explores rest as resistance against the belief that worth is tied to productivity. What happens when we slow down? Who benefits when we pause? And how might reclaiming rest help us build a healthier, more human way of living? This week's conversation is all about slowing down and redefining what it means to be a 'human being' rather than a 'human doing'.In this episode, we reference the following:...
2025-07-04
58 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of joy
The Inconvenience of Joy“I will never apologise for embracing joy and beauty - even when the world is falling apart – for joy and beauty are the fuel for my activism”. These words by Karen Walrond are one of the inspirations for this week’s conversation on 'Joy', exploring how cultivating joy is both a way to resource ourselves and build the resilience needed to meet the challenges of our world. Joy is often seen as being the same thing as happiness, and yet these two emotions are profoundly different; one coming from external...
2025-06-27
59 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of our humanity
The world is feeling a very broken place right now, with all that is erupting out of the Middle East, and with continued suffering across the world. When we do engage in conversations about what is happening, we often find ourselves sidetracked into the dance of moral outrage and the opportunity for a conversation is lost. And yet simple human connection sits at the heart of all that we're yearning for - each of us carrying the innate need to be seen, to be heard and to belong. So what happens when we offer to meet those needs in...
2025-06-20
1h 09
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of change
We talk a lot about change but living through it is something else entirely. Change is the only constant, and yet change can feel deeply uncomfortable - fearful at times - and not necessarily something that many of us openly embrace. In a world constantly talking about the need for change, systems-change and changemakers, there is a deep energy of possibility in this invitation - and a deep necessity when we realise that the current context is making us unwell - and yet which is the direction of change to follow?In this week's episode we...
2025-06-13
1h 02
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of listening
We've all probably experienced the feeling at some point in our lives where we're talking to someone and know that they are just pretending to listen. The feeling of disconnect that this creates within us may be subtle but it's felt. Listening is a gift - when we give our full attention, we are in presence and attentive to anything that may emerge. And yet, in many of our modern cultures, the art of listening is a dying act whilst silence is endangered species. Learning to listen to ourselves, to each other and to the wider world is a...
2025-06-06
1h 01
Two Inconvenient Women
SPECIAL EPISODE: A throwback to why be "inconvenient"?
Holly is away this week, so we thought we'd re-share our very first episode of the Two Inconvenient Women podcast where we held a conversation about what it means to be "inconvenient", why talking about some of these inconveniences that get in the way of life flourishing is so important and how to 'be inconvenient' in a society that isn't set up for us to be healthy, resourced and connected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-05-30
55 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of trees
If you ask a child to draw a tree, most likely it will be a green circle plopped on top of a brown vertical oblong (with a lot more artistic flavour involved, obviously). Similarly, when most people think of trees, we tend to think of them from the trunk up. But the reality is that there’s as much tree ‘below ground’ as there is above. As well as supporting us to breathe, trees play a huge significance in our lives and in maintaining and supporting the health and wellbeing of ecosystems. Did you know that trees...
2025-05-23
1h 00
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of leadership
What does it mean to lead when you don’t know where you’re going? Now, more than ever, the future feels very uncertain – foggy even, and the role of leadership needs to transform to meet the fog. Too often, traditional leadership roles are modelled around a hierarchy based on outcome and – to a large degree – certainty. So what happens when we return to the roots of the meaning of the word ‘leadership’ and look to nature for guidance on how to be resilient and resourced for the future? In this week's episode, we reflect on the invisible w...
2025-05-16
1h 02
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of time
In many parts of the world, people find themselves trapped in cycles of business. Our lives are full to the brim and we're finding ourselves endlessly busy - suffering from an epidemic of time poverty. We have more time-saving devices than ever, but what happens to all of that time we save? There is no giant clock in the universe, and yet so many of us shape our lives around time - a concept that is an agreement, not a law. How much is time a state of mind? And what happens when we start to think about different...
2025-05-09
57 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of EDI (Equality, Diversity & Inclusion)
Equality, diversity and inclusion are often seen as political issues, but at their heart this is the essence of life and the vitality of how people can live well alongside one another. Right now, in many places, these values are being rapidly dismantled and reframed as threats rather than essentials. Which contradicts everything we know about healthy ecosystems which rely on diversity and inclusion as a foundation for healthy thriving.In this week's podcast we explore why EDI matters, what happens when fear drives policy and how we can protect the beauty and essential need for...
2025-05-02
1h 04
Stories of Triple WellBeing
LeeAnne Lavender: Triple WellBeing worldwide
In today’s episode, Holly is joined by LeeAnne Lavender (and a therapy bunny!). LeeAnne is an independent coach, facilitator and consultant for schools around service-learning, story-telling, and sustainability. After two decades in international schools as a teacher and service learning lead, LeeAnne now supports educators worldwide to embed global citizenship and sustainability into their practice. But what makes her work so powerful is her focus on something often overlooked: educator wellbeing.Through her work in the Triple WellBeing® Fellowship, LeeAnne is exploring what happens when we take self-care seriously in schools, not as a...
2025-04-17
48 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Gail Singer: Triple WellBeing in the Ministry of Education
In this episode, Holly speaks with Gail Singer - National Counsellor for Integrating Technology into Learning English in Israel’s Ministry of Education. This conversation was recorded in September 2024, during a time of heightened violence in Gaza and Israel. In it, Gail, an Israeli educator, teacher trainer and grandmother, shares her personal experiences and her reflections on working with care, courage and humanity in the midst of ongoing conflict. Her story is a reminder that even in the most difficult circumstances, there are people choosing to lead with love and that the work of care must continue, especially where it...
2025-04-17
40 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Charles Oyet Omoya: Triple WellBeing in Uganda
In this episode, Holly speaks with Charles Oyet Omoya - a man of many roles, who's best described in his work as a teacher trainer, and as a person as a father. Join me for a deep dive into the complexities, innovations and challenges of the Ugandan education system and hear from Charles about his dreams for the future of education. We discuss the relationship between corporal punishment and teacher wellbeing, and the need for self-compassion training for all educators. A note before we begin: this episode does mention violence towards children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
2025-04-17
33 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Keren Dahan: Triple WellBeing in Sustainability Leadership
In this episode, Holly speaks with Keren Dahan - Director of the TEVEL Leadership Programme for Senior Educators and Policy Makers at the Heschel Centre for Sustainability in Israel.Keren Dehan brings a rare and powerful blend of mindfulness, systems thinking and deep compassion to her work as an educator and change-maker. With a background in organisational development, psychotherapy and social innovation, Keren now leads the TEVEL Fellowship which supports senior education leaders to reimagine the purpose of learning in response to climate collapse. This conversation was recorded in September 2024, during a time of heightened violence...
2025-04-17
40 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Geoff Norman: Triple WellBeing in the Lake District
In this episode, Holly speaks with Geoff Norman - School Programmes Coordinator for Cumbria Development Education Centre. Geoff, a former Head Teacher, lives and works in the Lake District where he spends his time nature journalling, kayaking and working with young people on projects around global citizenship and nature connection. During the conversation, we mention:Cumbria Development Education Centre (CDEC)Rise UpGlobal Learning NetworkWild Wonder Foundation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2025-04-17
52 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of re-sourcing
Self-care is something of a taboo in a lot of people’s minds because we’ve been made to feel guilt or shame about the idea of taking time to look after ourselves - especially when there’s so many other people, beings and problems needing our attention. Yet resourcing ourselves, strengthening our resilience and focusing on wellbeing are not just ‘nice things to do’ - they are essential actions to support anything else we may wish to do now and in the future.When we fill up our own cup, we have capacity to fill up others...
2025-04-04
49 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of ageing
Ask any child their age and they'll happily tell you, but for adults it is a different story. In certain cultures, elders are a revered and respected part of the community, whilst in many others ageing has become something to fight against. Despite it being the most natural part of our evolution, growing older and being proud of our ageing has become something of a taboo - even something to be ashamed of. Some people also feel certain stigmas surrounding menopause, wrinkles and age - which contribute to a negative story surrounding growing old.In this...
2025-03-28
1h 00
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of spirituality
The mention of the word spiritual tends to trigger emotional responses - for some it is welcome, for some fear or rejection, for some trepidation, for some dismissal. Seeing ourselves as connected to the web of life is natural and how we've evolved as humans, yet we are living in times of significant spiritual starvation. Whilst major religions, nature connection and other spiritual practices offer many people a deep sense of belonging in life, many folks are growing up without any spiritual connection to life, living without any sense of tethering to a story bigger than the human story, a...
2025-03-21
58 min
Accidental Gods
Be More Hawk! Being the courage to follow what's right with Rachel Musson of ThoughtBox Education
The old systems are no longer fit for purpose. What does an education system look like that's fit for the twenty-first century - where we put self care, people care, earth care at the heart of what we do? This week's guest, Rachel Musson, has made it her life's work to fashion ways of learning for all ages that put this Triple Wellbeing principle into action. In everything she does, from leading ThoughtBox Eduction, to creating the Transforming Leadership Course, to writing her glorious, inspiring children's books, to her podcast, Two Inconvenient Women, with her fellow Thoughtboxer...
2025-03-19
1h 13
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of activism
The word activism tends to bring up very specific connotations for people, yet has incredible depth, nuance and possibility – especially in our modern culture, where evermore people are recognising the need to speak up against some of the things we see happening around us. In this conversation we dive into the role of activism in our lives and work, and reflect on some of the different ways to be ‘energetically active’ to enable a healthier way of living together. We talk about the different forms of activism that we can engage in - from being a citizen, rebel, change-agent and re...
2025-03-13
1h 01
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of wellbeing
Wellbeing is a 'trendy term' nowadays; something that organisations know they must support in their colleagues; something top of the agenda in our schools and something we all know matters in our own lives, yet something rarely given space, time or validity in our modern culture of productivity. In this week's podcast, we dive headfirst into the truly inconvenient inconvenience of wellbeing, looking at what it means for a 'being' to 'be well' in our modern world. We think about how wellbeing is both a culture and a way of life, exploring some of the blocks...
2025-03-07
51 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of nature connection (Part 2)
What is the difference between nature contact and nature connection? What does it mean to have a relationship with nature? And why - for some - is the notion that 'we are nature' so difficult to welcome?In the second part of this exploration on the inconvenience of nature connection, we dive deep into the nuances between moments when we're 'using' nature for our own needs compared to when we're simply relating to the natural world. We share stories of our own humble encounters with the wilder world and think about ways in which we can...
2025-02-28
52 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of nature connection (Part 1)
In many modern cultures, we find ourselves spending ever more time indoors, sitting down and separated from nature - both the nature within us and the nature all around us. At the same time, we're drawn to want to spend time outdoors and in natural environments, and we have a deep sense of ease when connected to nature. So why is it so hard?In this week's episode, we explore the inconvenience of nature connection in a modern world and the many ways that our ways of living keep us in separation - sometimes isolation...
2025-02-21
56 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of hypocrisy
It's one thing to be brazenly hypocritical but it's another thing entirely when you're having to unwillingly be a hypocrite. And yet so often in our current context we find ourselves faced with impossible choices that mean we have to take actions that completely misalign with our positive intentions. Why? Because our cultural stories as they stand limit so many of the choices we make whilst life is never that simple, it is full of nuance.This week we explore the inconvenience of hypocrisy in a modern world and the deeply uncomfortable - sometimes existential...
2025-02-14
45 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of systems thinking
In the final of this 'triplet' of podcasts, Holly and Rachel are this week talking about the inconvenience of systems thinking.From the very get-go at ThoughtBox, we've had systems thinking as one of the three pillars of our work to encourage a deeply relational experience of the world (Thinking, Feeling, Connecting) by connecting with others, connecting with the wider world, and feeling deeply connected with ourselves.Thinking in systems has started being given a lot of attention - you can take multiple courses in systems-thinking, whilst systems-change is all the range. But...
2025-02-07
57 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of empathy
In the second of this 'triplet' of podcasts, Holly and Rachel are this week talking about the inconvenience of empathy.Empathy is a muscle, something that we can strengthen the more we practice. Yet the spaces and places where empathy is developed, practised and actively encouraged in our dominant societies are dwindling, whilst at the same time it is a skill being championed as foundational for our changing world.From the very get-go at ThoughtBox, we've had empathy as one of the three pillars of our work to encourage a deeply felt experience...
2025-01-24
58 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of critical thinking
In this week’s episode of Two Inconvenient Women, Holly and Rachel talk about the inconvenience of critical thinking – for many reasons, one being its growing absence in our schools, despite the fact that leading reports into future-fit education all concur that it is a foundational skill needed for our changing world.From the very get-go at ThoughtBox, we've had critical thinking as one of the three pillars of our work (Thinking, Feeling, Connecting) and designed all of our programmes to support the practice. One of the very first ThoughtBox slogans was 'Learning how (not what) to t...
2025-01-17
59 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of hope
In many cultures around the world, we are entering a new calendar year and with that often comes a sense of renewal, hope and possibility. But where does hope sit in a world that seems so overwhelmingly fraught with problems? What place do 'resolutions' or 'good intentions' have in our lives when facing so many obstacles? How can we reclaim hope from being seen as something ephemeral and return it to what it truly is - an active verb with its sleeves rolled up, ready to take action?In this conversation, Rachel and Holly talk about...
2025-01-10
1h 01
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of ThoughtBox
As 2024 comes to a close, we thought we'd take a moment to reflect on what's unfolded this year and - more significantly - what's been unfolding through our organisation over the past 9 years to make us do what we do in the way that we do it.In this episode, Holly and Rachel explore ideas such as: What does success look like? What does it mean to run an organisation 'regeneratively'? How does our business strategy reflect our values? How is showing up as our authentic selves part of the impact of our organisation? What does...
2024-12-20
1h 00
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of gathering
Belonging is the innate human desire to be part of something larger than us, and within each of us sits a deeply primal need to gather together. But what does gathering look like in our modern world?In this week's episode, Holly and Rachel explore the many facets of gathering and where and how we are all seeking to find places to belong. We explore questions such as: How and why do we gather? What does gathering offer us on a conscious and unconscious level? What do we need to feel safe when we gather? What...
2024-12-13
1h 06
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of not buying stuff
In the UK we're coming up to Christmas, and with that the cultural pressure to consume, buy gifts and accumulate lots of 'stuff'. In this episode we explore some of the narratives around our consumer culture, thinking about where this has come from and how we can actively disrupt our cultural stories to shift from 'consumer' to 'citizen'. We explore the meaning behind gift-giving, the impact of giving, receiving and witnessing acts of care and kindness, the scarcity versus abundance mindset and the many, many ways we can show people we care above and beyond just buying stuff.
2024-12-06
1h 00
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of COP
This week saw the conclusion of COP29 - the 29th annual UN Conference of Parties summit on climate change. The fact that we're now on our 29th conference and global emissions are still rising is perhaps an indication that this is not working. This year in particular saw a lot of people from inside the conference speaking out about its flaws.In this episode Holly and Rachel explore some of the inconvenient truths about the business as usual story of 'leaders saving the world', discussing the flaws of this current system of climate negotiations and reflect...
2024-11-29
1h 04
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of 'good' food
What on earth are we eating? This is a topic we've wanted to explore deeply over time, recognising that there are many episodes that will unravel under the title of 'food'. In this episode we spend time thinking about our changing relationship with food and how our abilities to make healthy food choices are hampered by so many broken systems around us. From the lack of learning about growing or cooking in schools to the rise of GMO crops and the link between UPFs (ultra-processed foods) and health issues, we explore some of the complexities of our global food...
2024-11-22
1h 02
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of life's rhythms
One of the most inconvenient truths for many people in the world is that 'we are nature', and that we (like all natural beings) are heavily influenced by the rhythms of the natural world; whether that is the sun and moon, the light and the seasons, the climate or the foods we eat. So what happens when we actively ignore - or even fight against - these natural rhythms and the needs of our mammalian selves? What is the impact on our bodies, our minds, our health and our wellbeing?In this episode we explore some...
2024-11-15
54 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of Donald Trump
We recorded this podcast on the morning of the US Presidential election results, with Donald Trump re-elected into office for another 4 years. Recognising the enormity of this moment in time, and the wide-rippling influences that US politics and policies have on so much of the world, this conversation felt important to have live and in-the-moment as the results were unfolding.Disclaimer: This is not a political analysis podcast as we are not deconstructing the resonance of the politics or the voting decisions being made. Instead, we wrangle with the complexities of this moment in human history...
2024-11-06
54 min
Two Inconvenient Women
SPECIAL EPISODE: Stories of Triple WellBeing with Tina Farr and Clare Whyles
This week in the UK it’s the school half term holiday and the ThoughtBox team are slowing down too, taking time for some reading, research and essential time in nature. We aren't recording a podcast this week, so we wanted to take this opportunity to share a gift with you instead. For those of you who haven’t had a chance to check out our other podcast series yet, here is the first episode of Stories of Triple WellBeing® where I’m joined by two other wonderfully inconvenient women - Tina Farr and Clare Whyles of St Eb...
2024-11-01
55 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of the stories we tell
In this week's episode we explore the role of stories in shaping the lives we are living. Each of us is born into a story. It forms our perspective on the world, shaped by the culture we're part of, the education we receive and the values and mindsets that we are taught. These stories help us to make sense of the world around us and our place within it and shape the world in which we live. In this episode, we explore the ever-growing appreciation that the dominant story of human progress is actually limiting our capacity to thrive...
2024-10-25
56 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Kim Bingham: Triple WellBeing at the Peterborough School
In today’s episode, Holly speaks with Kim Bingham, Senior Teacher at the Preparatory School at Peterborough School, UK. Find out about how Kim has been bringing personal, social and environmental wellbeing into his Year 6 class, and how his experience of the Triple WellBeing® Fellowship has been shaping his personal and professional practice.In the episode, we refer to:Peterborough School Preparatory SchoolTriple WellBeing® Fellowship, ThoughtBoxTriple WellBeing® Cards, ThoughtBox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-22
39 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Kirstin Hoey: Triple WellBeing at Castle Court School
In today’s episode, Holly speaks with Kirstin Hoey, Head of Character and Values Education, Head of Geography and PSB Lead at Castle Court School in Dorset, UK. Find out about their 'CAVE' Programme, the connection between sailing and Triple WellBeing, and the challenges of making allotment digging seem as exciting as video games!In the episode, we refer to:Castle Court SchoolPSB (Pre-Senior Baccalaureate)Triple WellBeing Curriculum, ThoughtBoxThe Anxious Generation, Jonathan Haidt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-22
40 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Ally Onions: Triple WellBeing at St George's School Windsor Castle
In today’s episode, Holly speaks with Ally Onions, Head of Safeguarding and Mental Health and Boarding Parent at St George's School Windsor Castle, UK. Find out about their focus on 'real world' learning, on preparing their pupils for the future, and about the deep and rich conversations that emerge from their PSHE lessons.In the episode, we refer to:St George's School Windsor CastlePSHE AssociationTriple WellBeing® Curriculum, ThoughtBox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-22
34 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Paul Edmond: Triple WellBeing at HEART Academies Trust
In today’s episode, Holly speaks with Paul Edmond - Chief Finance and Sustainability Officer at HEART Academies Trust. Find out about the role of finance and operations in sustainability action, the complexities and opportunities of our education system and Paul's hopes for the future of education.In the episode, we refer to:HEART Academies TrustUKSSN UKSSN Operations GroupGlobal Action PlanTransforming Education Leadership Summit, ThoughtBoxTriple WellBeing® Fellowship, ThoughtBox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-22
39 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Jill Howard: Triple WellBeing at the Society of Heads
In today’s episode, Holly speaks with Jill Howard - Director of Education Services at the Society of Heads, UK. Find out about how personal, social and environmental wellbeing are integrated into the work that she does to support headteachers around the UK, and how self-care, people-care and earth-care are showing up in Jill's work and home life.In the episode, we refer to:The Society of HeadsTransforming Education Summit, ThoughtBoxTriple WellBeing® Fellowship, ThoughtBoxTriple WellBeing® card deck, ThoughtBox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-10-22
34 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of the education system (pt. 1)
In this week's inconvenient conversation we start to unravel some of the challenges, complexities and issues of the education system and why it needs to transform. Diving into the painful truth behind the impact of the education system on our world, and exploring the responses that we're seeing from teachers, pupils and wider societies, join Rachel and Holly as we hold this space with deep care and support for us all in this complex time and these spaces of change, and with celebration for all those out there working to create healthier ways of living and learning together.
2024-10-18
1h 03
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of unlearning
This week’s conversation explores the idea of ‘unlearning’ and what it means to widen our perspectives, change our minds, shift our behaviours and ‘update’ our knowledge about the world. Unlearning can be something of a provocative term for some people, and yet holds the invitation for us to shift some of the habits, behaviours and mindsets that are contributing to so many of the crises we face in order to enable a healthier future for people and planet.In this conversation we explore some of the different resonances of unlearning in our cultural contexts, think about what...
2024-10-11
1h 02
Two Inconvenient Women
SPECIAL EPISODE: Falling in love with the world
When we allow ourselves to fall in love with the world, everything changes. But sometimes we need someone to help us to fall in love in the first place...This special episode is a dedication to the life, work, wisdom and utter brilliance of Dr Stephan Harding, a globally renowned ecologist, teacher, elder and truly beautiful soul who recently passed away. His work has had a profound influence on both of us and a significant influence on the work we do at ThoughtBox. We therefore wanted to give this episode to Stephan in order to share...
2024-10-03
57 min
Stories of Triple WellBeing
Tina Farr and Clare Whyles: Triple WellBeing at St Ebbe's School
In today’s episode, Holly speaks with Tina Farr and Clare Whyles - Headteacher and Deputy Head at St Ebbe’s C.E. Primary School in Oxford, UK. Find out about their curriculum of hope, their culture of care, how they're building the plane whilst they’re flying it and running a school in line with healthy child development.In the episode, we refer to:St Ebbe's Primary SchoolKen Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativity?ThoughtBox - Transforming Education Leadership SummitDebra Kidd - Pedagogue in ResidenceMatthew Syed - Rebel IdeasOtto Scharmer - The Essentials of Theory...
2024-10-02
54 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of the mess we're in
This week's conversation opens the box on the multiple crises we're facing in this moment in time. It's big, scary and overwhelming to face up to just some of the things happening around us - and yet not looking and not talking about them is also part of the problem.In this conversation we speak about some of the elephants in the room - from the climate and nature crisis to the genocide in Palestine to the growing global refugee crisis - and the different responses happening around the world. In particular we...
2024-09-27
1h 07
Two Inconvenient Women
Exploring the inconvenience of rest
This week's conversation is all about the power of rest to positively disrupt the status quo. Together, Rachel and Holly explore some of the following thoughts:What is rest? Who benefits when we rest? What happens when we stop ‘doing’? How can we be human beings, not just human doings?How is rest an act of resistance against the legacy of colonialism and a capitalist culture? Is rest a privilege?Join us as we wrangle with these and many other ideas over a cup of tea and conversation. During the p...
2024-09-20
58 min
Two Inconvenient Women
Why be "inconvenient"?
Rachel and Holly launch the Two Inconvenient Women podcast with a conversation about what it means to be "inconvenient" in a society that isn't set up for us to be healthy, resourced and connected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-09-12
54 min
The Outdoors Group Podcast
ThoughtBox Education; taking care of ourselves, each other and our planet
In this episode, it was such a delight to talk to founder and Director at ThoughtBox Education, Rachel Musson. She invited me to her little patch of heaven in Totnes and we sat down to talk about what ThoughtBox Education does, their Triple Wellbeing project and the holistic approach she takes when it comes to education. We also delved into her very interesting journey to where she finds herself today, her unconventional (and very successful!) business style and her passion for what she does. It was an inspiring and nurturing conversation, one we didn’t want to end! We hope yo...
2024-06-28
52 min
Browns Film Breakdown
53-Man Roster Prediction (Rough Draft)
Jake and Andrew Spayde go through their rough draft edition of the 53-man roster with a key final preseason game looming and about a week to go until the 29th when roster cuts begin to unfold. Most predictions will have 90% of the same players but there are key positions that have discussions around how many players to carry and a few players left battling for those last roster spots.Check out Andrew's last Thoughtbox Article with his 53-man predictions explained in detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2023-08-23
58 min
FLOURISHING EDUCATION - Space and time to BE and BECOME together so we RE-MEMBER who we truly are
Episode 192 - Nurturing a culture of care for ourselves, for each other and for the planet with Rachel Musson
I am delighted to share this imperfectly perfect conversation with the wonderful Rachel Musson, Director of Thoughtbox, Systems Thinker and Climate Activist. I invited Rachel for a second conversation on the podcast because I truly love her work. It is so aligned with my research and explorations. Our first conversation was called 'Listen to your inner salmon' She recently published a new ebook called The Future of Education which can be downloaded for free and where she takes us on a journey right down to the root causes of our crises in schools...
2023-05-06
1h 01
10,000 Swamp Leaders
036 Rachel Musson: A Tempered Radical Reimagines Education
Rachel Musson comes to the Swamp to discuss how her organization, ThoughtBox Education, is reimagining education for kids around the world. Their work is helping students develop the relevant skills to create and sustain a thriving world. She shares the Triple Wellbeing Culture model that focuses on care for self, others and the world. We discuss the value of being a Tempered Radical and how to act like one. The work of reimagining education is complex and messy. Rachel and her team practice Active Patience to keep it all moving. We could all benefit from some active patience.
2023-01-25
53 min
Coconut Thinking
Rachel Musson: Learning is a journey of meandering
In this episode, I speak with Rachel Musson is an international speaker, educator, facilitator, and thought-leader on regenerative education and wellbeing in schools. Rachel was recently listed as Natwest WISE100 most influential women in social enterprise. She is the Founding Director of ThoughtBox Education CIC and the pioneer behind their award-winning curriculum and training, currently accessed by 5,000+ educators in 76 countries. Rachel is currently working with global industry leaders and education ministers on education reform policy, hosting student workshops, empowering educators through professional development and delivering keynote speeches on transforming education at international conferences. We discuss:🥥 The work in...
2022-11-11
54 min
Fresh Forward
How to stop the triple disconnect in adult education with Maya Bahoshy
How can we create a better, more sustainable and fullfilling world? The lack of connection with others, nature and mostly ourselves is one of the causes for the mental health issues we are seeing in the world right now. We stopped listening to our inner voice.What role does our education system play in this?How can we set an environment that empowers people to become their fullest self?Is growth always better?Our guest, Maya Bahosnhy talks about her shift from traditional education to finding her way to...
2022-08-24
45 min
Accidental Gods
Living to Learn: transforming education with Rachel Musson of ThoughtBox
How can we make learning a genuinely transformational experience? One that's fun, and inspiring and that teaches us HOW to think, not WHAT to think? Rachel Musson had given her life to asking this question and ThoughtBox is her answer. Suppose we all learned three things at school: empathy, critical thinking and systems thinking... imagine how different the world would be. Suppose we learned how to think clearly, how to communicate, how to understand our own feelings and express them without feeling the need to trash other people just because we were hurt, or angry. Ra...
2020-12-16
1h 02
Clarkesworld Magazine
The ThoughtBox by Tlotlo Tsamaase (audio)
This episode features "The ThoughtBox" written by Tlotlo Tsamaase. Published in the April 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tsamaase_04_20 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?
2020-05-19
45 min
Clarkesworld Magazine
The ThoughtBox by Tlotlo Tsamaase (audio)
This episode features "The ThoughtBox" written by Tlotlo Tsamaase. Published in the April 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/tsamaase_04_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld
2020-05-19
45 min
The Geek Show
S16 Ep2: S16E02 - Swollen Dennis Approved
Max and The Geek Show are friends! The Robs return dip their toes into the paddling pool of science, technology and geek news to bring you the tastiest nougat (because juiciest nuggets just sounds wrong), and first up this week is the new trailer for TV series spinoff of Taika Waititi's vampire mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows. There's also big things happening in science as a team of researchers has found a way to vocalise brainwaves - a breakthrough that could give immense hope to people who are unable to talk. In other...
2019-02-07
45 min
InspiredStartups.com : Entrepreneurs Talks with Founders Sharing Their Real Startup Stories
Interview with Cristina Luminea (ThoughtBox)
Cristina's Startup Story (Interview Highlights): From her own startup to helping other startups, Cristina shares her experience of helping 25 new startups together with European Pioneers (1.45) Cristina tells us about the early days of Thoughtbox, from being part of an incubator programme, to throwing away the plan and starting again! (4.31) Tips for getting the most from an incubator programme (8.06) The Pros and Cons of a launchpad programme! Cristina's experience of leaving the incubator programme and taking her first steps in the big bad world! (10.31) The high points of Cristina's startup...
2014-12-09
28 min