The Jono Fisher Podcast
This podcast is an invitation to embody beautiful leadership. Sharing intimate conversations that explore the more soulful aspects of being alive including our sorrows, our creativity and our connection with the sacred world. Jono draws on 20+ years of training more than a million people alongside visionaries such as Brené Brown, Eckhart Tolle, Dr Dan Siegel, Tara Brach and the founders of Google’s most successful leadership program. This podcast has appeared 5 times in the top 10 podcasts with a regular 100,000 listeners. Apple named it the Best of 2015 with guests including Michael Cheika (Australian Wallabies coach), Marianne Williamson (#1 NYT Bestselling Author), and Rob Bell (TIME magazine's 100 most influential people).
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Michelle C. Johnson: Finding Refuge in Grief
07/11/2023
Michelle C. Johnson: Finding Refuge in Grief
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 integrity . The powerful link between grief and aliveness . How grief can stagnate in our bodies and cause illness in our bodies and culture . The role of healthy grieving in addressing our collective wounds . How spiritual practices can help us hold our brokenheartedness and wholeness at the same time. Michelle brings a beautiful perspective on the role of grieving - grounded in community, embodiment and ritual. All dedicated to our personal and collective wellbeing. With all my heart, thank you for being here. Love, Jono
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Josh Schrei: Enter the Meadows of Joy
06/15/2023
Josh Schrei: Enter the Meadows of Joy
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 voice in our world. During this episode Josh shares: • Personal stories of wildfires, grief and his young sons • The pervasiveness of grief underneath the surface of all our lives • Why grief is a vital part of the life cycle - and intimately connected with joy • How mythology has always served as a timeless reservoir of wisdom, capturing the essence of our collective experiences. With all my heart, thank you for being here. Love, Jono
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Shauna Janz: Larger Currents of Resiliency
05/31/2023
Shauna Janz: Larger Currents of Resiliency
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, and not flood or overwhelm our lives • How the skills of grieving has brought her closer to her “birthright of joy” and her signature as a “lover of life” • What to do when we feel like we are going to get lost if we allow our grief to come forward • The impact of our severance from the “deeper wells of knowing” - including how we relate to our bodies, ancestors, ritual etc.
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George Kohlrieser: Leading Through Grief
05/18/2023
George Kohlrieser: Leading Through Grief
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
05/03/2023
Rosemary Wanganeen: Healing the Soul of Australia
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 integrate the losses we have in our nation's history. In this episode, Rosemary explores: • Why indigenous Australians maintained regular grieving ceremonies• The importance of not having the body accumulate “grief energy” • The impact of Plato calling grief "illogical" and a "weakness" • The invitation grief offers for forgiveness and re-kindling spirituality • Whether Australia will ever have a dedicated “Day of Grieving” I believe that nothing will heal the soul of Australia more than allowing the pain of our history to enter into our hearts. By finding ways to integrate this grief, we will free up the energy and creativity for a more compassionate future. I urge you to listen to Rosemary and the messages she has received from her ancestors. It means so much to have you here today. Love, Jono
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Francis Weller: The Wild Edge of Sorrow
04/27/2023
Francis Weller: The Wild Edge of Sorrow
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. Love, Jono
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Kate Marie-Mutsaers: My Journey with Grief
04/18/2023
Kate Marie-Mutsaers: My Journey with Grief
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. He asked Kate-Marie because of her groundedness, her heart and integrity. She’s a beautiful person to talk with, and she’s been an incredible support for Jono in his life. Jono hopes this conversation gives you a glimpse into where he’s at - and why he’s so drawn to offering grief work during these challenging times. Jono also hopes you also enjoy getting to know Kate-Marie and her stunning presence. Whatever the shape of your grief, it’s never too late to meet it with gentleness and care. This isn’t about wallowing, but remembering how to restore aliveness to our world. Thank you for being part of this caring community. Love, Jono
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Season 1 Trailer: The Medicine of Grief
04/09/2023
Season 1 Trailer: The Medicine of Grief
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.
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Jono Fisher: New Possibilities For Men
05/05/2017
Jono Fisher: New Possibilities For Men
Many of us have been raised to think that men have to act in a certain way. You know the story - be tough, invulnerable, in control, unemotional etc. This has led to an epidemic of loneliness, depression, dysfunction and suicide. This podcast explores some of my experiences and hopefully catalyses a new way of thinking about modern masculinity.
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas: The Science of Human Goodness
04/20/2017
Emiliana Simon-Thomas: The Science of Human Goodness
Emiliana Simon-Thomas Phd is the Science Director at the Greater Good Science Centre at the University of California Berkeley.
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Jono Fisher: A Little Bird on Your Shoulder
04/06/2017
Jono Fisher: A Little Bird on Your Shoulder
In this episode, I share some recent experiences of sadness and death. From these experiences, three valuable insights have emerged for me. My hope is that these insights may lead you to a deeper appreciation for life.
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Danielle LaPorte: The Pitfalls & Promises on the Spiritual Path
03/10/2017
Danielle LaPorte: The Pitfalls & Promises on the Spiritual Path
Danielle LaPorte is an invited member of Oprah’s Super Soul 100, a group who, in Oprah Winfrey’s words, “is uniquely connecting the world together with a spiritual energy that matters.” She is author of White Hot Truth: Clarity for Keeping It Real on Your Spiritual Path—from One Seeker to Another, The Fire Starter Sessions and The Desire Map: A Guide To Creating Goals With Soul—the book that has been translated into eight languages, evolved into a yearly day planner system, a top 10 iTunes app,
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Marc Lesser: The Journey to Search Inside Yourself
02/08/2017
Marc Lesser: The Journey to Search Inside Yourself
Marc Lesser co-founded the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI) with Google engineer and author of the New York Times bestseller, Chade-Meng Tan. He is the CEO of SIYLI taking Google’s #1 training program to thousands of senior executives, entrepreneurs and professionals around the world. Previously, Marc founded a multi-million dollar publishing company, managed a Zen monastery for 10 years and has written three books including ZBA: Zen of Business Administration. He now sits on the SIYLI
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Jono Fisher: Small is Everything
12/01/2016
Jono Fisher: Small is Everything
Welcome to this “Mini-Podcast” - short reflections (around 5-10 mins long) with ideas, tools and resources to help you live a more mindful, brave and kind life.
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Elena Brower: Truth Telling, Shame & Freedom
11/17/2016
Elena Brower: Truth Telling, Shame & Freedom
Elena Brower is one of the leading yoga teachers in the world having risen to acclaim on the New York yoga scene. She is also a mum and artist who is devoted to helping people live more meaningful and loving lives. Elena is a graduate from Cornell University and has studied with several master yoga teachers for over a decade. She is the author of “Art of Attention: A Yoga Practice Workbook for Movement as Meditation” that guides us into an exploration of presence, elegance and deeper life purpose.
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Jono Fisher: Micro Practice: Loving Kindness
11/03/2016
Jono Fisher: Micro Practice: Loving Kindness
In this episode I share the practice of “loving kindness”. This practice is thousands of years old and more recently scientists are discovering its observable impact on emotional, physical and social wellbeing. By pairing breath with emotion and wishes we begin to generate more warmth for ourselves that naturally radiates out to others. I’d suggest experimenting with this practice for 5 minutes a day - and may it be of benefit to you and those around you.
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Marianne Williamson: Love, Fear and Miracles
10/19/2016
Marianne Williamson: Love, Fear and Miracles
Marianne Williamson has written four #1 New York Times Bestsellers and her teachings have influenced millions around the world. Newsweek magazine named Marianne as one of the “50 most influential baby boomers” and she has been a popular speaker at Google and regularly appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Larry King Live and Good Morning America.
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Jono Fisher: We Are Here to Help One Another
10/06/2016
Jono Fisher: We Are Here to Help One Another
**Big Announcement** Danielle LaPorte is coming to Australia! Join the Priority List at WakeUpProject.com
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Lyn White: The Power of Compassion
08/31/2016
Lyn White: The Power of Compassion
Lyn White is is one of Australia’s most courageous leaders who believes in the power of our everyday choices to create a kinder world. She is the Campaign Director for Animals Australia - Australia's leading animal protection organisation. Their investigations and campaigns are recognised the world over for protecting the most vulnerable and abused animals in our society. In this inspiring talk given at the 2015 Mindful Leadership Forum in Sydney, Lyn shares her very personal journey and her belief that h
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Golbie Kamarei: The Power of One
08/17/2016
Golbie Kamarei: The Power of One
Golbie Kamarei founded the pioneering BlackRock meditation program. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager with $4.7 trillion in assets under management and over 12,000 employees. During this conversation, Golbie shares her personal journey beginning with attending meditation retreats through to bringing these learnings into her work environment. She began with a weekly mindfulness class in the New York City office and over the next two years more than 1,500 employees in over 30 cities and 17 coun
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Jono Fisher: The Courage to Be Kind [To Yourself]
08/07/2016
Jono Fisher: The Courage to Be Kind [To Yourself]
What is it that you love most about your closest friend?
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Rich Fernandez: Transforming Cultures Through Mindfulness
07/21/2016
Rich Fernandez: Transforming Cultures Through Mindfulness
Rich Fernandez is one of the pioneers bringing mindfulness into some of the world’s biggest companies such as Facebook, SalesForce, LinkedIn, Ford and Starbucks. In this conversation, Rich shares his very personal journey as a young boy, through to scaling mindfulness at Google, hanging out with Eckhart Tolle and the moment he took a leap from his dream job to move from a “career to a calling”. The clarity of his communication and integrity will help you see the huge potential work cultures have by em
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Jono Fisher: The Power of Being Seen
07/01/2016
Jono Fisher: The Power of Being Seen
What’s one of the most profound experiences a human being can have? Jono Fisher recently met Dr. Dan Siegel at one of the Wake Up events and he shared what he is believes is one of the most profound experiences a human being can have. And it has nothing to do with big bank balances or fancy goods :-)
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Seane Corn: Wholehearted Living
06/15/2016
Seane Corn: Wholehearted Living
Seane Corn is one of the most inspirational people around. In this conversation she explores deep and sometimes difficult topics with tremendous honesty, warmth and humour. She shared about her upbringing, how she found yoga and how this relates to spirituality, activism and personal transformation. As one of the most sought-after yoga teachers in the world, Seane views yoga as a path to whole-hearted, engaged and fearless living. Her eloquent and down-to-earth nature will help you find the courage and insp
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Rob Bell: The Big Questions
05/18/2016
Rob Bell: The Big Questions
Rob Bell shakes up how we see religion and spirituality. Rather than focusing on dogma or beliefs, Rob prefers the world of mystery, art, wonder and living in the moment. He offers a refreshing view of how to cultivate a spiritual life that focuses on love, grief, loss, taking care of ourselves and embracing all the messy parts of being human. Rob said, “Often times when I meet atheists and we talk about the god they don’t believe in, we quickly discover that I don’t believe in that god, either.”
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Michael Cheika: Being True To Yourself
05/10/2016
Michael Cheika: Being True To Yourself
Michael Cheika believes a great team is made up of different types of characters - lovers, fighters, jokers, hard men, quiet types and bookworms. Rather than trying to maintain a certain image based on the media, Michael shares how important it is to be true to yourself and what you believe. This includes knowing when to be gentle, tough and never taking yourself too seriously.
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Daniel Petre: The Good Life
07/24/2015
Daniel Petre: The Good Life
Daniel Petre sees a ‘good life’ as being determined by generosity, caring for one another and acknowledging our shared frailty as humans. Rather than being exclusively focused on wealth or achievement, he reminds us of the need to value our emotional worlds, our families and cultivating what matters most to us. He has wonderful insights and stories on working shorter hours, the value of spending time with children and how helpful it can be to seek out professional help when needed. Daniel is a genuine,
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Michael Traill: Our Common Humanity & Social Investment
07/17/2015
Michael Traill: Our Common Humanity & Social Investment
Michael Traill is passionate about applying business skills to care for the lives of people in need. During this conversation, Michael shares his thoughts on the importance of service, social conscience and his spiritual life. We hear about his experience doing rites of passages with his sons, taking family sabbaticals and how he naturally gravitates to people who are open, emotionally available and vulnerable. Ultimately, Michael reminds us of our pressing need to craft a new narrative. One that appeals to
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Tanveer Ahmed: Modern Masculinity and Second Chances
07/13/2015
Tanveer Ahmed: Modern Masculinity and Second Chances
Tanveer Ahmed believes the nature of masculinity is in great transition - and many men aren’t coping well. He shares that men are scoring higher on the markers of ‘emotional distress’ including suicide, substance abuse, online addiction, violence - and even eating disorders. To help facilitate this “gender transition”, he believes men need more opportunities for open conversations and easier access to the skills of emotional intelligence. In a vulnerable moment, Ahmed shared the personal embarrass
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Graham Long: Captured by the Awesome
06/27/2015
Graham Long: Captured by the Awesome
Graham Long wears two watches. One is his regular watch. The second belonged to his son, James. It stopped at one minute to midnight during the first year of James’ death – a reminder to live in the present moment. Graham doesn’t care what car he drives, how big his house is or whether you think he’s doing a good job. He also believes that people are not problems to be solved, but people to be met. He reminds us to let go of the ‘expert mode’ and meet people in the ordinary moments of life. This
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