The Science of Belonging with Dr Emily Musgrove
The Jono Fisher Podcast
An intimate conversation with psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove on belonging, resilience and the power of human connection. What does it mean to truly belong - to ourselves, to one another and to the work we do? In this episode, Dr Emily Musgrove, a psychologist and author, helps us explore the science and soul of connection. She shares insights from her research and practice on how belonging shapes our nervous system, fuels creativity, strengthens resilience and transforms the way we lead. Emily reminds us that connection isn’t a soft skill - it’s the foundation of wellbeing, courage and...
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Opened By Life with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer
The Jono Fisher Podcast
An intimate conversation with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on grief, love and the art of saying yes to life as it is. What does it mean to stay open to life when the heart has broken? In this conversation with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, we step into the sacred terrain of grief, love, paradox and poetry. This is not a conversation of tidy answers. It is tender, raw and luminous. Rosemerry reminds us that joy and sorrow are companions, that poetry and friendship can help us carry what feels unbearable. If you are grieving, or if you are living with a broken heart, this episode is a kind...
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Michelle C. Johnson: Finding Refuge in Grief
The Jono Fisher Podcast
Michelle C. Johnson is a clinical social worker, activist, yoga teacher and author of 'Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief' and 'We Heal Together: Rituals and Practices for Building Community and Connection'. Michelle has a Masters degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - and has offered training for the likes of Duke University, Google, This American Life, Auburn Seminary, Lululemon, and many others. In this conversation, Michelle shares: . Stories and lessons from her honeybees . The role of the heart in healing and finding...
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Josh Schrei: Enter the Meadows of Joy
The Jono Fisher Podcast
Today’s conversation is with Josh Schrei. Josh is a renowned student of mythology - and host of The Emerald Podcast (a podcast mind you that i’d highly recommend you check out). In this episode Josh shares personal and mythical stories to remind us of the hidden treasures to be found in times of sorrow - Articulating grief as part of the cycle of shedding, releasing, and returning to what he calls the “meadows of joy”. As you will soon experience in this conversation, Josh brings a profound understanding of mythology - and his ability to articulate its significance, makes him a rare...
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Shauna Janz: Larger Currents of Resiliency
The Jono Fisher Podcast
Today’s conversation is with Shauna Janz. Shauna offers a beautiful invitation into what she calls the “larger currents of resiliency” - which includes the wisdom of our bodies, our hearts, our ancestors, the natural world, ritual healing, imagination and altered states of consciousness. As you will experience, Shauna brings a very tender, embodied and respectful approach to working with grief. In this episode, Shauna explores: • The importance of building strong personal “river banks” to allow the rivers of unmetabolized grief to flow into the larger oceans of life,...
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George Kohlrieser: Leading Through Grief
The Jono Fisher Podcast
I’m honored to be in conversation with the distinguished business professor George Kohlrieser - who is one of the world leaders incorporating grief into Executive Education. In this enlightening conversation, we explore: • How unresolved grief can make leaders cold hearted, emotionally detached and unable to bond with people • Why so many leaders fail to recognise they carry grief • The obstacles and opportunities for leaders to work through grief • The “creative force” that is unleashed when grief is metabolized
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Rosemary Wanganeen: Healing the Soul of Australia
The Jono Fisher Podcast
For me, this is one of the most important conversations I’ve ever published. In today’s episode, Rosemary Wanganeen shares her personal story of being part of the Stolen Generation, reconnecting with her ancestry, going through a deep grieving process - and ultimately forgiving the atrocities committed on her people. Rosemary Wanganeen is a proud South Australian Aboriginal woman, Kaurna Elder, and founder of the Healing Centre for Griefology. Rosemary believes that grieving and wellbeing are intimately related - and that the health of Australia’s future rests in our ability to...
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Francis Weller: The Wild Edge of Sorrow
The Jono Fisher Podcast
Like many of you, sorrow has entered my life in a myriad of ways - and it wasn't until I read Francis Weller's book, The Wild Edge of Sorrow, that I began a soulful relationship with grief. Francis Weller is a psychotherapist, author and wise elder who extends an invitation for us to remember what it means to be a Human Being. During this rich conversation, Francis offers beautiful perspectives on sorrow, shame, vitality, beauty making, depression and the “Five gates of grief”. May we all undertake an “apprenticeship with sorrow” and come closer to living and loving more fully. ...
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Kate Marie-Mutsaers: My Journey with Grief
The Jono Fisher Podcast
This episode is an insight into Jono’s grief work, and how he arrived here. His dance partner in this conversation is his friend (and previous therapist) Kate-Marie Mutsaers. Kate-Marie has over 25 years experience as a community facilitator, somatic therapist, body worker and movement facilitator - walking alongside people in private practice, prisons, disaster settings and dance floors across locations as varied as Central Australia, the Middle East, India, Papua New Guinea and now France where she currently resides. But Jono didn’t ask Kate-Marie to join him because of her bio....
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Season 1 Trailer: The Medicine of Grief
The Jono Fisher Podcast
This trailer offers Jono's prayer for this podcast - while introducing grief as a gateway into depth and aliveness. This season will explore intimate conversations about grief with somatic practitioners and leaders in business, indigenous wisdom and mythology.
info_outlineAn intimate conversation with psychologist Dr Emily Musgrove on belonging, resilience and the power of human connection.
What does it mean to truly belong - to ourselves, to one another and to the work we do?
In this episode, Dr Emily Musgrove, a psychologist and author, helps us explore the science and soul of connection. She shares insights from her research and practice on how belonging shapes our nervous system, fuels creativity, strengthens resilience and transforms the way we lead.
Emily reminds us that connection isn’t a soft skill - it’s the foundation of wellbeing, courage and meaningful leadership.
If you’ve ever felt unseen, disconnected, or curious about what helps people and teams thrive, this episode offers both insight and gentle encouragement.
Emily’s new book is entitled Unstuck - and you can find out more about her work at www.dremilymusgrove.com.