UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett

Lorraine Murphy is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker and mum of two. She started her first business – The Remarkables Group - in 2012 before selling it in 2017 to focus on what she calls her “soul on fire work” of writing, speaking and mentoring. Lorraine has a knack for helping people draw out their best qualities and understand the unique ways we can apply them to life. Originally from Ireland, then migrating to Australia and now living in Spain, Lorraine joined us to talk about how to adapt to life’s changing seasons, redefine your identity and restore resilience.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.

Timothy Keller is a world-renowned pastor, theologian, and Christian apologist. Millions have listened to his sermons and read his books, but not many people know how he become the man he is today. Journalist Collin Hansen talked to family and friends and had the most extensive access to Keller’s personal notes and sermons to reveal these influences in 'Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation'. Collin joined Laura to talk about Timothy's life through the lens of lifelong learning, curiosity and becoming better thinkers. 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.

International minister and author John Bevere joins Laura to help reorient our understanding of holy fear and see why the Bible invites us to "fear" God. In his new book, 'Awe of God' John explains the value of the virtue of fear and how it's come to be something we dismiss.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.

We consume so much music, art, shows you can forget the work that goes into making it. Everything we watch and listen to is a labour of love for those who make it, and today we’re looking at how that applies to the art of worship music with Hillsong Worship's Hannah Hobbs.  Hannah is a songwriter and musician who has composed songs for Hillsong Worship for many years, including “Touch of Heaven”, “Thank You Jesus”, “God Song” and “Never Walk Alone”. Hannah had just released her debut solo project Sundown and spoke about the themes of rest and community that frame it.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.

Technology, devices, they’re an inevitable - and beneficial - part of life. We know though it’s a challenge to balance the upsides of all our smart devices with the impacts they can have on our wellbeing when screen time becomes all consuming. Dr. Kristy Goodwin is a digital wellbeing and neuro productivity speaker and has a new book out, 'Dear Digital, We Need to Talk: A guilt-free guide to taming your tech habits and thriving in a distracted world'.Kristy joined the show to talk about how we can embrace the good of technology in our work and personal lives, while also putting boundaries in the place that allow us to be anchored in our human experience too. 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.

This week author and licensed professional counsellor Debra Fileta returns to the show. Debra specialises in relationship, sex, dating and marriage issues and helps us understand why we have some of our worst habits. Her new book 'RESET' is out, and Laura asked her how to know which feelings to trust, the best ways to deal with emotional triggers from our past and what the signs are that we need a personal reset.  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.

Grammy award winning songwriter Matt Redman has been a leading voice in worship music for over 20 years, with standout tracks including The Heart of Worship and 10,000 Reasons sung in churches around the world. His 19th album Lamb of God has just been released and here he speaks about where parenting and worship collide, the role of worship in tough times and what inspired him to first write music. 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 guest today is HR consultant and host of the My Millennial Career podcast, Shelley Johson. On the back of her own career crisis, Shelley and her co-author Glen James (My Millennial Money) wrote 'Sort Your Career' out, a book that helps readers navigate career transitions, build a values-based career and tackle the times when work doesn't seem to suit you anymore, 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.

Do you ever feel like you're too comfortable? Are modern conveniences holding you back? Exercise physiologist, nutritionist and neuroscientist Paul Taylor is a former Royal Navy Aircrew Officer with the British Navy. He's the Director of The Mind-Body-Brain Performance Institute and was a regular contributor to 'The Biggest Loser' TV series and author of 'Death by Comfort'.On this episode Paul talks about the limiting effects of comfort on our health, motivation and progress and how to utilise stress for good.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.

Hugh Sheridan is one of the most familiar faces in Australian television. For 6 years he played Ben Rafter on the hit series 'Packed to the Rafters' – which earned him four Logie Awards - he appeared in shows like 'INXS: Never Tear Us Apart', 'House Husbands', was the star of his stage show 'Hughman' and is now playing Broadway playwright Jonathan Larson in 'Tick, Tick, Boom!'.Hugh joined Laura to talk about the responsibility he feels in his work, the real reason he did 'The Masked Singer' and the life lessons he’s learned from Jonathan. 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.