Collective Potential Podcast

We’re going on a break! With our hosts Emeli, Ryan and Jeremy pursuing new creative projects, adventures and life-changes in the next six months, this will be our last podcast (at least for the time being).   We met at the studio to record a ten-minute quick update but instead spontaneously recorded a full-length episode after being inspired by the ending of the show.   The reality is that everything you start will inevitably have an ending and many endings end up messy. We discuss how to let go and handle endings in a dignified way that creates space for new love and experiences.   Thank you to anyone that has supported, listened or shared our conversations over the last year. We hope that you had many “aha” moments and that you were inspired to connect to your friends and family through creating spaces of vulnerability and authenticity.    Love the Collective Potential Podcast Team: Emeli, Jeremy, Ryan, Dylan and Jodi.   See what we’re up to on Inst

“Every single incredible thing that’s happened in my life has happened when I break pattern. I’m never more powerful than when I do something I’m uncomfortable with or that makes me feel nervous or that I’m afraid of”- Beau Taplin   During our break from the podcast, Em has been meeting Australians on her Real Road Trip. Having conversations with many, she discovered that the places that people are stuck are often within the boundary of their comfort zones. In this episode, we explore the freedom and growth you can find when you break out of the stories that keep you small and the joy you can find when you live more in your heartspace and not your headspace.    Joining us is Beau Taplin, a self-published Author who quickly grew a following after posting his poetry on Instagram. Now almost reaching 500,000 people, Beau’s ability to translate feelings into words takes you on an emotional journey that helps you relate to the inner world of yourself and oth

The World Health Organisation estimates that 350 million people have depression and around one-third of all patients with depression fail to respond to conventional therapies such as SSRI’s.   With many other scientifically backed therapies such as mindfulness-based practices, diet and education gaining popularity, how are we going as a country in keeping our brains happy, strong and healthy?    Joining us we have the youngest mental health commissioner and founder of the Rouge and Rouge Foundation Nicole Gibson.   Nicole formed the Rogue and Rogue Foundation to address the stigma around mental health treatment following her recovery from Anorexia Nervosa. With her personal, speaking/facilitation and governmental experience with the Australian Health Commission, Nicole has a wide insight into how we are holistically treating mental health issues as a nation.   Follow Nicole on Instagram @nicgibson_ or her website www.nicolegibson.com.au   www.collectivepotential.com.au

To kick off the podcast for 2017 we thought the best way would be to have a conversation about creativity with the Naked Creative himself Dan Brophy.    Dan is a film maker, editor and passionate creative from Sydney who has focused his curiosity for understanding creativity into the Naked Creative Show podcast where he interviews creative folk on their processes.    From creative goal setting to how your sexual energy effects your creativity, we cover a wide range of topics to get you excited about 2017.     Check out Dan’s fantastic interviews by searching the Naked Creative Show in iTunes or at http://www.thenakedcreativeshow.com and more of Dan’s work can be found at www.danbrophy.net Find Dan's daily vlog on his Instagram @danbrophy   If you enjoyed this episode and want to check out our workshops coming up, go to www.collectivepotential.com.au  

As 2016 comes to an end, one of the best ways to charge into the new year is to reflect on the year before. What brought you joy? What obstacles did you overcome that you can celebrate? What areas can you improve on? Join us as we playfully explore our lessons of the year and set our focus for 2017.  We want to grow with you in 2017. If you have feedback, leave us an iTunes review or leave a comment at http://www.collectivepotential.com.au/2016/12/2017-were-coming-for-ya/ You can download Em's eBook for free at www.collectivepotential.com.au     

David Bowie wrote a song about them, Chris Lilley made a telly show about them and we all would love to be one. In this episode, we explore the question: who are your heroes? What do you love about them and how have they shaped you to become the hero of your own life? Joseph Campbell, a mythologist and the writer of The Hero's Journey once said: “A hero is a person that has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”. The Hero's Journey is a story structure that can be seen through different cultures and time periods. From the stories of the Buddha, to King Arthur's tales, to Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, the common theme and symbols in these stories influence our lives. We take qualities of these heroes as compass directions to inspire the people we become.

Lets face it, relationships can be hard. Be it friendship or romance, as you dive deeper into knowing one another, serious tensions are bound to come up along the way. It can get even more complex if there are more than two parties involved. So how do you work through the hiccups instead of hitting a wall? How can you build the type of relationship you want? In this podcast we explore how to bring awareness to these tensions and use them to navigate to a more nourishing and holistic place of understanding each other. Al Jeffery (International facilitator of personal and social change, TEDx speaker and Top 30 Under 30 Entrepreneur) and his partner Xander Sandbrook share their experience of how utilising philosophies derived from polyamory and engaging in deeper connection, have allowed them to find ways to relate more consciously, using their love as a catalyst for healing and growth. Find out more about Al and Xander's project Momentous at www.momentoustribe.com www.collectivepotential.com.au

Call it being hot, sexy or really really really good looking; beauty is a driving force in our society. We judge each other and ourselves by standards that are often literally physically unattainable instead of valuing the person underneath. As a professional model, scientist and uni student, Sam Wines joins us to discuss the uncomfortability that comes with representing society's epitome of beauty, people's judgements and how we can move past them to see the human being underneath. Find Sam on Instagram @samwines_ and his blog www.manofstyle.com.au You can read more about Collective Potential community and our workshops at www.collectivepotential.com.au 

The only certainty we have in life is that we are all going to die. And yet for most of us, it terrifies us. From unexpressed grief to the sorrow of loss, from souls to life after death, this week we explore whether death has a purpose and what it can teach us. In a real conversation we share our experiences with death and how it shapes our contribution to the world, our humanity and how it affects the way we live - for the better. Want to know more about Collective Potential? Go to www.collectivepotential.com.au

How often do we ask ourselves questions rather than an opinion or discussing a topic? This podcast is a live experience of how we sometimes have attachment to our beliefs and thoughts which can make us feel like life is against us, rather than for us. Emeli freeform facilitates like a Collective Potential workshop, as Jeremy gets honest about the challenges he's been experiencing.

From The Kardashians to A Current Affair, the internet, Murdoch newspapers to Radio drive shows. The media bombards us everywhere we go but what kind of impact is it having on us? How does celebrity and fame impact how we behave? Why do so many of us want to be famous?   We are living in an information revolution and have access to the media anytime and anywhere. But is this a good thing? We have the power to connect to inspirational ideas and people we admire on one hand, but can just as easily get lost in the sea of cat memes, celebrity worship and gossip on the other.  In this podcast we talk to the impressive and passionate Maz Compton about her successful career working in mainstream media and the impact 'being' the media has had on her personally. Taking a peek behind the curtain, Maz gets frank about what it's like to follow her dreams, host MTV and climb the commercial ladder to land 'THE gig' on primetime breakfast radio - only to end up unhappy and c

Is how we love changing?  Tina Turner asked what's love got to do with it, and this week's episode explores how love is a part of every facet of our lives. Heartbreak, ecstasy, jealousy, loneliness, growth and self love. When did you first really know love? How do you find it? What happens when we lose it? We talk about love, fear and everything in between.  Links/videos spoken about in this episode can be found at www.collectivepotential.com.au/podcast

This is one of our most important podcast's yet. Suicide is a heavy subject but it affects us all. 1 in 3 men in Australia will end their lives in this way and it's the second leading cause of death globally for young adults. Yet we don't talk about it. Why?  In this podcast we talk with Georgia Hocking, founder of the 'It's okay to not be okay' movement, about suicide, how it feels to live without your loved one and what we can do to support the people around us.  Lifeline is available 24/7 if you need support on 13 11 14. Kids Help Line: 1800 55 1800    

Everyone has it but we don't talk about it. Ever. This week's LIVE STREAM focused on getting you involved in the conversation around what goes on inside your head.  We're talking about whether your self talk is cruel or kind, and what triggers it. Sometimes the words we speak to ourselves wouldn't be acceptable if they were to say them to someone else - so why do we do it? How can we change it?  We explore practical ways to be kinder to yourself when you are dealing with the negative self talk and resources that are out to help you make the change you want. 

The word God has had a pretty bad wrap in our modern scientific age. The Christian mythology of the "White bearded man in the sky"  has become outdated and no longer gives meaning to our lives. Since then, we often feel like we don't belong in the world, as if the ape that became intelligent was an accident.  However, many other cultures have had different views on what god means – and gaining a greater understanding of how we are supported by our natural environment can give us a sense of gratitude, awe, respect and wellbeing. Physicists often tell us that we are in relationship to everything, yet we rarely experience it.  In this episode, we open ourselves up to the mystery and play with what God means to us with the help of Evelyn, a dear friend Jez met on his travels in St Lucia.

You. Me. Us. Them. While the mass media fuels a state of fear and politics reverts to looking after the 1%, we ask the question: Why should I care? What can I do? Discussing everything from entrepreneurship, societal values and ideology, to religion and politics and evil vs. good; Elliot Costello passionately speaks about how we are one human kind and the impact we are all capable of making - and should.  Before the internet, only a small number of people were able to travel and experience others cultures and traditions. For most of our human existence, we've been separated from different cultures by time and space. Historically, our experience of each other has been based on war and fear.  That's all changing.  The ability of the internet to give us instant information, images and videos of other people's way of life is bringing down these cultural barriers. We are beginning to see at increasing HD definition the ways we are the same. And how human it is to want t

This podcast is about what happens when you persevere through passivity, ignorance or avoidance of difficult conversations to really listen to the experience of others. In light of Reconciliation Week, we had an open and honest conversation about both privilege and oppression, past and present, in Australia and the impact it has on Indigenous Australians, and the loss that is for all of us.Through respectful conversation, this podcast mirrors the microcosm of opinion in Australia. We cover questions that you've been too scared to ask, we explain things like 'privilege', 'racism' and what a 'treaty' is, simply, so you can understand.  As we allow ourselves to be uncomfortable and listen openly we go on a journey of human emotion - anger, hurt, defensiveness, sadness, hope, empathy, connection - peppered with humour of course, and the realness you've grown to love in Collective Potential.  This is one of the most important podcasts we have done because it records a n

Nayuka Gorrie is a Kurnai, Gunditjmara, Wiradjuri and Yorta Yorta woman. As a passionate activist, she's worked with multiple organisations on issues such as Indigenous self determination, Women's rights and Climate Change. This podcast is about understanding people of diverse backgrounds and the issues that face the underpriveldged of Australia. At times, this podcast mirrors conversations/views that many Australian's have about sensitive topics that people often avoid. By allowing yourself to be uncomfortable and listening openly, we can learn from each other and grow as a society.   

Seeing the differences between other people as "not us" is an easy trap to fall into. Invisible borders, nationalities, cultures, religions and beliefs can create a sense of seperation and "otherness". But what do all humans share in common? How can we use what we have in common to create peace despite our differences? We brought Justin Gerard, a former U.S Marine, world explorer and serial language learner to share what he has learnt living with different people and cultures about what unifies us as humans.  Want to experience Em in person at our workshops? Have a look at www.collectivepotential.com.au