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Rodney King (Video); Being Human, Mindfulness, and the Cost of Modern Success Dr. Rodney King joins David Jones and Dr. Naomi Murphy to trace the arc of a life shaped by poverty, violence, reading, martial arts, and a search for meaning. The conversation moves from embodied mindfulness and leadership to philosophical counselling, chronic illness, and why he is sceptical of the idea that individual effort alone explains success. In this episode, Rodney shares how surviving Johannesburg’s government housing, homelessness, and an abusive home led him toward martial arts, military service, and eventually doctoral research. We also discuss his book, Being a Human, The Courage to Simply Be, and the case for slowing down, breathing, and choosing a more humane way of living. https://www.coachingphilosophia.org/coach-king https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachrodneyking/ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to Dr. Rodney King and his journey from Johannesburg to mindfulness research   01:10 - Growing up tough in government housing and learning to survive   02:53 - Why appearing weak was dangerous in his environment   05:28 - The thread connecting martial arts, leadership, and philosophical counselling   06:15 - Homelessness at 17 and finding meaning through reading   07:42 - Military service as a turning point for leadership and self belief   10:03 - Fatherhood, support, and the role of being in his sons’ corner   13:01 - Taking his children back to the area where he grew up   14:35 - His aunt, early mindfulness ideas, and the importance of a champion   17:14 - How Thailand and Muay Thai shaped his understanding of mindfulness   18:37 - Designing PhD research around mindfulness and leadership performance   21:47 - Why martial arts offered a better model for mindfulness under pressure   24:06 - Breath, stress, and a practical drill used with airline cabin crew   28:26 - Short breathing, overload, and the calming effect of the exhale   29:33 - What philosophical counselling is and how it differs from therapy   31:53 - A second PhD on the meaning crisis and philosophical counselling   32:16 - Why Rodney is skeptical of modern success narratives and optimization culture   39:30 - AI advice, accessibility, and why human relationships still matter in therapy   43:05 - Why Rodney stepped back from organizational work   46:04 - The premise of Being a Human, The Courage to Simply Be   49:30 - The “walk to nowhere” as a practical antidote to optimization   52:30 - Connection, loneliness, and the loss of community Notable quotes “You have always been good enough.” “The breath tethers you to the present moment.” “Whatever modernity tells you to do, do the opposite.”

VICTORIA. — With 77 per cent of cardiac arrests happening at home, this Shocktober, Ambulance Victoria is calling on you to give every heart a chance and learn the three simple steps that could save your loved one – Call, Push, Shock. The post Give every heart a chance this Shocktober appeared first on VicNews.

MOORABBIN, VIC. — An on-duty Victoria Police Inspector from the southern region was attempting to refuel at a service station on South Road when he observed a Subaru Liberty allegedly displaying stolen number plates at about 2am yesterday. The post Out of fuel and caught at the pump appeared first on VicNews.

COCKATOO, VIC. — Police are investigating after reports that a motorcycle lost control and fatally crashed into a pole on Woori Yallock Road near the intersection with Avon Road, Cockatoo, at about 6.20pm on Tuesday. The post Motorcyclist dies in crash appeared first on VicNews.

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The federal regulator will not accredit universities unless they adopt an antisemitism definition. Josh Barnett says the Sydney Theatre Company is also using its code of conduct to terminate creators who offend donors or sponsors. Full episode on the Michael West Media channel. michaelwest.com.au #auspol #MichaelWestMedia #Education #SydneyTheatreCompany

US inflation increased less than expected in August and price pressures were more moderate in the prior month than previously reported, data suggests.

SYDNEY, NSW. — The University of Sydney is Australia’s oldest university. Located in Sydney’s inner city, the university has expanded to establish a number of campuses around Sydney, as well as the One Tree Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. The post October 1, 1850: Australia’s first university, the University of Sydney, is founded appeared first on VicNews.

Join We the PUNTERS on Patreon ▶ https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics Politicians have been fighting about government debt and surplus for forty years, and both sides are counting on you not asking the one question that matters: what did we actually spend it on? We break down why a trillion dollars isn't what they say it is, what a surplus really means for you, and why the two most wasteful years in Australian history were the two years we had the most money. T-shirts 👕 ▶https://www.punterspolitics.com/

‘Supergirl’ Is out now on Blu-Ray It can be fun to watch a superhero movie. When they are done well, they can take viewers of all ages on an exciting journey. I heard mixed things about Supergirl but was still hoping I might get a chance to watch it. I was able to get a review… The post ‘Supergirl’ Is Available Now on Blu-Ray appeared first on The Good Men Project.

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Join We the PUNTERS on Patreon ▶ https://www.patreon.com/punterspolitics The government's new "duty of care" bill for big tech has just been announced, and the culture war has already kicked off, with plenty of online heat aimed at the punters. But is this really about censorship, or is that just the distraction big tech needs? Bypass the algorithm - https://www.punterspolitics.com/pages/email-sign-up T-shirts 👕 ▶https://www.punterspolitics.com/

The question that rewrote my story ⚠️ Content advisory: this episode discusses suicide & self-harm prevention and grief & loss, which some listeners may find distressing. If you need support, you're not alone. Help is available: • Lifeline (24/7 crisis support): 13 11 14 · lifeline.org.au • GriefLine: 1300 845 745 · griefline.org.au Kim grew up in a small Northern New South Wales beach town, curious and creative in a sports-obsessed community. After leaving for Brisbane, then a decade in London exploring different cultures and working in communications, she returned to Australia following a breakup. Her aunt's death by suicide while she was away shifted everything. It reframed her career from corporate communications to suicide prevention work at Suicide Prevention Australia, then into coaching individuals and organisations to share lived experience stories safely. A therapy session years later asked her a question that cut to the heart of her whole life's work: was she helping others be heard because she herself had never been heard? Now she trains people in storytelling, celebrant work, and public speaking, believing that vulnerability and preparation are what move audiences. Kim Borrowdale is a storytelling coach, celebrant, and communications strategist who spent a decade in London before returning to Australia to work in suicide prevention. After losing her aunt to suicide, she shifted her career focus to helping others tell their stories safely and powerfully, founding training programs that combine trauma-informed communication with narrative craft. In this Kintsugi Heroes conversation with John Milham, Kim shares the story behind the moments below. 🎙️ IN THIS CONVERSATION: • Suicide grief is categorically different from other loss because it leaves unanswered questions and triggers relentless self-blame about what could have been done. 🕒 CHAPTERS: 00:00 The question that changed everything 02:40 Small town childhood, running barefoot 06:18 The creative kid in a sports family 08:59 Why she left for Brisbane and London 14:11 Finding meaning in corporate communications 17:13 The breakup, Egypt, and coming home 19:01 Her aunt's suicide and the turn inward 23:08 Working in suicide prevention and safe storytelling 30:05 From freelancer to story coach 35:10 The counselor's mirror 42:48 Why storytelling matters and how it moves people 46:13 The next chapter and what she wants to share 🎧 If this story moved you, follow Kintsugi Heroes in your podcast app so you never miss an episode. 📌 RESOURCES MENTIONED: Lifeline Australia: https://www.lifeline.org.au Borodale Communications: https://www.borodalecommunications.com ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ABOUT KINTSUGI HEROES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Welcome. We're glad you found your way here. Kintsugi Heroes was created from a simple belief: every person has a story worth sharing, and sometimes the story we need to hear arrives exactly when we need it most. Our name comes from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are honoured as part of the object's history. We believe people are much the same. The experiences that challenge us, break us, shape us, and help us grow are often the very things that connect us to one another. This channel is home to honest conversations about resilience, hope, grief, recovery, courage, love, and what it means to keep moving forward when life doesn't go to plan. Here you'll find six podcast series, each sharing stories through a different lens: • Kintsugi Heroes, hosted by John Milham • Animals & Us, hosted by Natalie Stockdale • Grit Diaries: From Grit to Grace, hosted by Simone Allan and Maryan Bova • From There to Here, hosted by Emma Bellamy-Dodd • Golden Threads: Stories of Disability & Resilience • Pride in Stories, hosted by John Dwyer Every story shared here is offered with the hope that it helps someone feel a little less alone. A little more understood. A little more connected. Whether you're navigating a difficult season, supporting someone you love, or simply looking for meaningful conversations, you're welcome here. New episodes are released fortnightly across our series. If you'd like to help us keep these stories freely available to everyone, you can support our work here: https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au/donate Thank you for being part of this community. We help people tell the stories they need to share so others can discover the story they need to hear. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ CONNECT WITH US ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌐 https://www.kintsugiheroes.com.au ▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@kintsugiheroes 📘 https://www.facebook.com/kintsugiheroes 📸 https://www.instagram.com/kintsugi.heroes 💼 https://www.linkedin.com/company/kintsugi-heroes #KintsugiHeroes #LivedExperience #ResiliencePodcast #thegoInthecracks #storytelling #griefandloss #suici...

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Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera gives his thoughts on the AFL Grand Final and the impact Shai Bolton, Charlie Cameron and Isaiah Dudley had on the game. 📺 Inside The Huddle | Wednesdays 6.00pm on SBS On Demand and 10.00pm on NITV | Catch up on NITV YouTube 💻

Our mob make up less than 2% of a billion-dollar native food industry. This weekend I wanted you to meet the deadly ones changing that. I spent two days on the floor of the Australian Native Food Festival at Carriageworks on Gadigal Country, yarning with the Blak businesses growing, making and leading this industry. Every single one of them said the same thing. The pride in sharing the flavours of this Country. The joy of watching people, especially the little ones, taste something for the first time and want to learn more. As my deadly sista Mindy Woods put it, these are the foods of this place. They are a part of our cultural identity, and it is time we start embracing them. Have a listen to the full yarn, meet every business featured, and get behind them long after the festival packs down. Support Blak. Buy from mob! https://lnk.to/BMW

Dr. Rodney King joins David Jones and Dr. Naomi Murphy to trace the arc of a life shaped by poverty, violence, reading, martial arts, and a search for meaning. The conversation moves from embodied mindfulness and leadership to philosophical counselling, chronic illness, and why he is sceptical of the idea that individual effort alone explains success. In this episode, Rodney shares how surviving Johannesburg’s government housing, homelessness, and an abusive home led him toward martial arts, military service, and eventually doctoral research. We also discuss his book, Being a Human, The Courage to Simply Be, and the case for slowing down, breathing, and choosing a more humane way of living. https://www.coachingphilosophia.org/coach-king https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachrodneyking/ Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction to Dr. Rodney King and his journey from Johannesburg to mindfulness research   01:10 - Growing up tough in government housing and learning to survive   02:53 - Why appearing weak was dangerous in his environment   05:28 - The thread connecting martial arts, leadership, and philosophical counselling   06:15 - Homelessness at 17 and finding meaning through reading   07:42 - Military service as a turning point for leadership and self belief   10:03 - Fatherhood, support, and the role of being in his sons’ corner   13:01 - Taking his children back to the area where he grew up   14:35 - His aunt, early mindfulness ideas, and the importance of a champion   17:14 - How Thailand and Muay Thai shaped his understanding of mindfulness   18:37 - Designing PhD research around mindfulness and leadership performance   21:47 - Why martial arts offered a better model for mindfulness under pressure   24:06 - Breath, stress, and a practical drill used with airline cabin crew   28:26 - Short breathing, overload, and the calming effect of the exhale   29:33 - What philosophical counselling is and how it differs from therapy   31:53 - A second PhD on the meaning crisis and philosophical counselling   32:16 - Why Rodney is skeptical of modern success narratives and optimization culture   39:30 - AI advice, accessibility, and why human relationships still matter in therapy   43:05 - Why Rodney stepped back from organizational work   46:04 - The premise of Being a Human, The Courage to Simply Be   49:30 - The “walk to nowhere” as a practical antidote to optimization   52:30 - Connection, loneliness, and the loss of community Notable quotes “You have always been good enough.” “The breath tethers you to the present moment.” “Whatever modernity tells you to do, do the opposite.”

On this weeks episode of The Recovery Tapes Neils talks self growth , travel , photography and finding your own way through life. No bullshit just a good conversation about seeing the world through a different lens. --- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Barnett says a new tool is being used to target and fire Australian artists. Institutions are using codes of conduct to cancel performances and recycle books over political speech, without anyone ever pointing to a broken rule. Full episode on the Michael West Media channel. michaelwest.com.au #auspol #MichaelWestMedia

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In this video, Dr Sanil Rege explains why chronic lateness and time blindness happen, and how the brain’s timing, reward and effort systems can keep people stuck in a cycle of delay. If you are always late, it is often assumed that you do not care, are lazy, or simply need to “try harder.” But chronic lateness is usually more complex than that. In this video, Dr Sanil Rege explores chronic lateness through the lens of neuroscience, ADHD, interoception, reward prediction, effort calculation and executive control. He explains why the brain can underestimate time, overestimate effort, discount future rewards and rely on panic or urgency to finally initiate action. The video introduces a practical brain-based loop: liking → wanting → seeking → action. This loop helps explain why someone can genuinely care about being on time but still fail to move early enough. This discussion is relevant for people with ADHD, but it is not limited to ADHD. The principles also apply to anyone who struggles with time perception, transitions, procrastination, urgency, task initiation, avoidance, burnout or executive dysfunction. Dr Rege also outlines practical strategies to reduce chronic lateness by making time visible, creating interoceptive anchors, reducing transition costs, using artificial deadlines and front-loading reward. Chapters 00:00 – Why chronic lateness is misunderstood 02:40 – What is time blindness? 03:32 – Interoception: why you may not “feel” time passing 04:16 – The effort loop: liking, wanting, seeking and action 07:26 – A real-life example: getting to a date on time 11:04 – How panic becomes the motivator 12:25 – How to fix lateness by changing the loop 14:36 – Reduce transition cost and micro-decisions 15:32 – Front-load reward to make starting feel better 17:32 – When to think clinically: ADHD, sleep, anxiety, mood and burnout Key Ideas Covered – Why chronic lateness is often a timing and effort-computation problem – How time blindness differs from simply not knowing the time – Why people may not feel urgency until it is too late – The role of interoception in sensing readiness, tension and urgency – How the brain calculates effort, reward and future value – Why delayed rewards are often discounted – How ADHD can affect time perception and task initiation – Why panic can become the only reliable trigger for action – Practical strategies to make leaving easier and more automatic – Why medication may help signal-to-noise in ADHD but does not replace learned routines Dr Sanil Rege is a consultant psychiatrist and educator. He has trained thousands of clinicians in neuroscience, psychiatric formulation and clinical practice, with a focus on translating complex brain-based concepts into practical clinical understanding. For clinicians interested in practical neurobiology, psychiatric formulation and management, visit The Academy by Psych Scene: https://academy.psychscene.com #TimeBlindness #ADHD #ChronicLateness #ExecutiveFunction #DrRege #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #Neuroscience #Procrastination #Interoception #ADHDTips #BrainScience #TaskInitiation #Psychiatrist #PsychScene Related Videos: Your Brain Doesn’t Care If You’re Happy – Your Brain Wants THIS Instead https://youtu.be/zUkm8jR6BM8 🎓RESOURCES BY PSYCH SCENE: 🌐The Academy by Psych Scene: PSYCHIATRY EDUCATION REDEFINED https://academy.psychscene.com/ Revolutionary psychiatry learning. 🌐Psych Scene Hub: PSYCHIATRY TEXTBOOK OF THE FUTURE https://psychscenehub.com/ The Hub is devoted to making you a better mental health professional. Our team of academic and clinical experts bring you powerful summaries, videos and interviews in psychiatry and neurosciences. 🌐Psych Interview Online: REAL WORLD SKILLS FOR REAL WORLD SUCCESS https://www.psychinterview.com/ The Psych Interview online courses offer high-quality training to help you improve your psychiatric interview skills through self-study. 🌐Psych Scene Online: THE ONLINE COURSES TO HELP YOU SUCCEED https://ranzcpexams.psychscene.com/ Learn at your own pace with the RANZCP Written Exam prep online courses. 🌐Psych Scene: THE PSYCHIATRY TRAINING EXPERTS https://psychscene.com/ Psych Scene offers specialised training and professional development for Psychiatry Trainees, Psychiatrists, General Practitioners and Mental Health Practitioners. -- 📱SOCIALS Subscribe for weekly videos on Psychiatry and Neuroscience: Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/PsychSceneHub Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/psychiatry.excellence/ – 👋 LET’S CONNECT! Follow Sanil Rege on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanilrege

In this powerful and deeply practical episode of Dear Divorce Diary, Darren Mort and Joplin Higgins unpack one of the most misunderstood parts of the family law system — mediation. After receiving a flood of listener messages and social media comments, Darren and Jop dive into the reality of Family Dispute Resolution (FDR), court-ordered mediation, shuttle negotiations, coercive control during mediation, and whether the system is genuinely helping separating families — or simply creating another layer of trauma. From unsafe mediation experiences to “tick-box” certificates, legally assisted negotiations, family violence dynamics, and the emotional pressure placed on victim survivors, this episode delivers a brutally honest look at what really happens behind closed doors in family law negotiations. Are Family Law Mediations Actually Safe? The episode begins with a confronting listener message from a woman who says she felt deeply unsafe during a shuttle mediation — despite being physically separated from her former partner. Darren and Joplin explore: Why “safe” in legal terms can feel very different emotionally for victim survivors The hidden trauma of mediation environments How coercive control can continue during negotiations — even without direct contact Why some victim survivors feel pressured into agreements The “Tick Box” Problem in Family Law One of the biggest discussion points is the criticism of mediation certificates under Section 60I of the Family Law Act. The hosts discuss: Whether some mediations have become procedural hurdles rather than genuine negotiations Concerns that some parties attend mediation in bad faith Why some mediators fail to identify abusive or manipulative behaviour The frustration of receiving the same certificate as a party who engaged respectfully Joplin raises concerns about: Inexperienced mediators Delays in government-funded mediation services Lack of legal understanding from some facilitators The risks this creates in family violence matters When Mediation Becomes Another Form of Control This episode takes a powerful turn as Darren and Jop discuss how: Refusing to attend mediation Deliberately withholding financial documents Failing to negotiate genuinely Creating delays …can become extensions of coercive and controlling behaviour. The conversation examines: Power imbalances in negotiations How emotional abuse can continue through legal processes The psychological impact of prolonged proceedings Why some cases are simply “not settleable” Legally Assisted Mediation vs Government Services Darren and Jop openly compare: Private mediation services Government-funded FDR programs Court-based mediation Child-inclusive conferences Registrar-led negotiations They discuss why: The skill and experience of the mediator matters enormously Family law knowledge is critical in parenting disputes Cheap mediation can sometimes become expensive later Good mediation requires preparation, realism, and strategy Key Topics Covered Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) Section 60I certificates Coercive control in mediation Shuttle mediation Victim survivor safety Family violence and negotiation Court-ordered mediation Parenting disputes Child-inclusive mediation Litigation fatigue Power imbalances in family law Reality testing in negotiations Mediation strategies Trauma-informed legal practice “Some cases are not settleable.” Darren and Jop discuss why forcing compromise in high-conflict or family violence matters can sometimes create more harm than good. “You get what you pay for.” Joplin delivers a candid assessment of under-resourced mediation services and why legal expertise matters during negotiations. Connect With Dear Divorce Diary Have a question or topic you’d like Darren and Joplin to discuss? Reach out via: Instagram TikTok LinkedIn YouTube Search for: Dear Divorce Diary Your lived experiences and questions continue shaping the conversations featured on the podcast.

Drake keeps on posting pictures himself looking ripped on Instagram. But is his chiselled six-pack real, or the product of surgery? The post Are Drake’s abs real? appeared first on Men's Health Magazine Australia.

Mental health is about more than treatment. It’s about the whole person. In this episode of Walk the Talk, Jahan Kalantar sits down with Keith Donnelly, founder of Keith’s Closet, to talk about mental health, dignity and the simple acts of kindness that can change someone’s life. Keith shares how his experience working in acute mental health wards led him to transform an unused seclusion room into a space where patients could access fresh clothes, toiletries and essentials and how that small idea grew into a broader mission to support people across the mental health system. A powerful conversation about compassion, resilience and giving people back a sense of dignity when they need it most. — More from Keith Website: www.keithscloset.org — Follow Jahan Instagram: @jahankalantar TikTok: @jahankalantarofficial LinkedIn: @jahankalantar Website: www.jahankalantar.com This episode is brought to you by ⁠LEAP⁠, the leading provider of legal software for law firms and legal practitioners. Master the Talk. Empower the Walk. #WalkTheTalk #JahanKalantar #MentalHealth #Keith'sCloset

VICTORIA. — The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has updated its guidance for the sale and promotion of fire extinguishers marketed as suitable for lithium-ion battery fires, following advocacy from the Country Fire Authority (CFA). The post New guidance on lithium-ion battery fire extinguishers appeared first on VicNews.