UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett

We enter and exit many rooms over the course of our life - jobs, relationships, communities, life stages - the transitional moments between them though can lack clarity. Our guest today is spiritual director and bestselling author Emily P. Freeman. Emily hosts 'The Next Right Thing' podcast and is passionate about helping people understand when it’s time to move on from a situation that no longer fits, to find new spaces where we can flourish and grow.  Her latest book 'How to Walk into a Room' is all about the art of knowing when to stay or go and in this conversation, we unpack the nuances of ending a season well, discerning the season we’re in and listening to our intuition. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our culture has a fascination with greatness. We celebrate people who reach certain heights of success and in the church world we talk about the “great things” God can do with your life and how he’ll position and promote us. Our guest today is the former pastor of Embassy City Church in Texas now full-time podcaster and host of The Basement, Tim Ross. Tim thinks ideas about greatness are due a do over and shares his philosophy in 'Welcome to the Basement: An Upside-Down Guide to Greatness'. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are your emotions something you see as a gift, a nuisance, or a flawed part of being human? Jennie Allen is a renowned speaker, author and founder of the IF:Gathering. Jennie's a leading thinker in the areas of personal growth and spiritual development and in her latest book 'Untangle Your Emotions' she practically guides us through our complex inner worlds and considers Gods purpose for emotions. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sheridan Voysey is a writer, speaker, and broadcaster on faith and spirituality. After being told he and wife Merryn couldn’t conceive, the couple spent nearly a decade trying to have children by other means, but eventually chose to end their quest. In the years since Sheridan has encouraged thousands around the world with his story, recently compiling A 90-Day Devotional, “Praying Through Infertility”.Sheridan is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 2 and other international networks, and has featured on BBC Breakfast, BBC News, Day of Discovery and 100 Huntley Street. He lives and travels from Oxford, United Kingdom.Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Talbot is the founder of Glowface, an organisation that helps improve our relationship to technology and reflect on our allegiance to digital progress. His book 'Glowface', is a guide to reclaiming your purpose, and restoring humanity in the digital era. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our guests today are Melissa Doyle and Naima Brown, the authors of 'How to Age Against the Machine', an empowering guide for women ageing on their own terms. Melissa Doyle is one of the best-known and trusted voices in Australian media with more than 30 years of journalistic experience, including fourteen as the host of Channel 7’s 'Sunrise'. Naima Brown is an experienced TV producer, journalist and writer who has worked for SBS and NBC News New York in addition to Channel 7.The pair met while they were working together on Channel 7’s flagship programme 'Sunday Night' and wrote this book in answer to some of their own questions and concerns, and the ones facing women more broadly.Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spiritual Wellbeing is so important. good to reset during start of the year and to weave it in as a discpline. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gabi Macaulay is the President of Nurses Christian Fellowship Australia - an organization focused not only on medical care, but the holistic wellbeing of all patients. Gabi has travelled to disaster zones around the world with her work and is an example of someone who has taken a passion to care for people and turned it into a meaningful career with far reaching impact. In this conversation Gabi talks about how to make crossroad decisions, the qualities of a life-long learner and what the effect of spirituality is on physical healing. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Justine Whitchurch is a sobriety advocate, Health and Fitness Coach and writer who almost lost her life in 2012 when her alcohol addiction became too much. With a music career, kids and relationship in the wings, entering rehab was do or die for Justine and now she’s set on helping others break cycles of addiction.  Read more of Justine's story in her book, 'Sobriety Delivered Everything Alcohol Promised'.  Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wendy Harmer is one of Australia's most versatile and much-loved entertainers. From being born with a severe facial deformity, Wendy’s gone to perform as a stand-up comedian, a national television host and was the highest paid woman in Australian radio when she led 2Day FM's Breakfast Show for 11 years. She’s hosted on the ABC in the years since, and written multiple books, including the children’s series 'Pearlie in the Park' series.As a trailblazer for women in media and comedy, Wendy’s story is extraordinary, and she’s captured it in her memoir 'Lies My Mirror Told Me'. Listen to more from our Hope Podcasts collection at hopepodcasts.com.au. And send the team a message via Hope 103.2’s app, Facebook or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.