Social Harmony - Time to Talk

Today I'm joined by Matt Melvin, author of the book 'Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes to Prison' - a story of consequences, wrestling with difficult emotions, a critique of the justice system and redemption.

As you can imagine with such a title, there is a great deal to the story of Matt's life from his childhood growing up lonely in a small town, an adult diagnosis of Aspergers Syndrome, a passion for selling and a great deal more.

Matt details his two visits to prison, small town corruption, a brutal rape in prison and his inner work that - along with his faith in Christianity - brought about a change in his life as well as a desire to support positive changes in society and the hope to deter young people from engaging in offending, by social activism and public speaking.

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Check out Matt's work on the links below:

Bullied Behind Bars: A Gay Christian Trump Supporter Goes To Prison | prison reform
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Matthew Melvin | World Class Speakers & Entertainers

Today I'm joined by chef to the stars, author, radio personality, entrepreneur and host of the '50 Tastes of Gray' podcast, Matthew Gray.

Since childhood, Matthew has held a love of food and cooking that has taken him from New York all around the world to his present home in Hawai'i. Using food as the vehicle, Matthew combines humour, an engaging personality and a genuine curiosity to encourage those around him to share their stories in a manner that showcases the person behind the role that they play.

Sharing moments from his own life with the culinary world as the backdrop, Matthew talks us through his journey into kitchens from his time studying in London, through to cooking for groups like Pink Floyd, to the burgeoning Los Angeles restaurant scene before love took him to Hawai'i to run a culinary tour business until COVID had a say...

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Check out Matthew's work on the links below:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4f1R9ndbwu4HAoVsC6kvyU?si=fd6c7874fb1c47e0

50 Tastes Of Gray | Matthew Gray | Substack
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Matthew Gray - Hawaii Food Tours

Today I'm joined by Dr. Ray Doktor, Psy.D., bestselling author of "All it Takes is One", clinical psychologist of 30 years and relationship/life coach who has worked with some of the leading figures in personal development and whose expertise can be read in publications including Psychology Today, the Los Angeles Times and Men's Health.

While practising with a broad range of modalities, Dr. Ray looks to understand his clients on an existential level in order to understand what makes them tick while using a solution-focused method of shifting ones' mindset from old, outdated patterns of thinking that leave us stuck in rumination or repeating maladaptive, unhelpful behaviours.

In this episode we discuss Conscious Parenting, which highlights the need for our own self-awareness with regard to how we relate to our children, our partner (or ex-partner) and the world around us in order to guide our children into the wider world. We use poignant examples of our own lives to highlight the differences between parenting now against our own upbring, the Gen X climate that shaped our thinking, the differences in aging across the generations and so much more.

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Check out Dr. Ray's work on the links below:

Ray Doktor Psy.D. - Life and Relationship Coach
Ray Doktor - YouTube
All It Takes Is One: Drop Your One BIG Hidden Belief and Master Your Life : Doktor Psy.D., Ray: Amazon.com.au: Books
36: The True New Secrets of Attraction Over 40 that High Quality Men Haven’t Shared with You with Dr. Ray Doktor - Love Coach Junie Moon

Today I'm joined by Dr. Matt Motchkavitz Ph.D, founder of The Excellence Incorporated Company to talk about the importance of goals - just in time to kick off 2026.

Matt started the company with a mission to teach practical life skills and this is done via a variety of mediums including seminars, takeaway training programmes, events and tangible products such as books. These are currently provided across the United States with a view to take these teachings to a global audience.

Matt talks of his beginnings in college while training to become a therapist and how he had never taken a class on personal development but circumstances took him in a different direction after becoming a single parent to his son, meaning that he never became a therapist but moved towards training and public speaking.

We discuss the role of ego, self-esteem, array of distractions and so much more when looking at how to set goals that resonate with us, how to stay on track once your goals are identified, how regularly to review them as well as the importance of having fun and balance along the way.

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

https://open.spotify.com/show/4aAdbPrTjEEnwco5jII65U?si=546ac484ebde4135

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/social-harmony-time-to-talk/id1792776061

Check out Dr. Matt's work on the links below:

The EI Website
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Today I'm joined by Petya Yordanova, the owner of 'You-Expanded Coaching' . Petya works with women to attract the love they deserve by focusing on that which is within - healing from past hurt, removing emotional blocks and allowing your true self to flourish in order to find someone who aligns with you rather than settling for an unsuitable partner or repeating old, negative patterns.

Petya and I examine how past trauma can show up in relationships, often unnoticed and keeps us locked in cycles that perpetuate unhappiness or the feeling that something is missing. We talk honestly and openly about our own lives, using examples of our own relationship struggles before taking steps to love and appreciate ourselves in order to attract that which works.

As a student of Katherine Woodward Thomas, Petya brings a transformational style that incorporates what is unique about YOU into a coaching model that highlights the positives whilst bringing about a greater self-awareness which will benefit your love life in addition to how you show up in the world.

Available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Check out Petya's work on the links below:

Finally Find Love | Relationship Coaching for Women | You.Expanded Coaching
You.Expanded Coaching - Create the Love You Desire | Facebook