Social Harmony - Time to Talk

As a parent, so many things run through your mind when trying to find the sweet spot of raising your child to be strong but gentle, kind but firm, outgoing yet humble and so the list goes on. Added to this as the parent of a boy is "Will my son become a good man?" - but what is expected when speaking of a good man? And how do we meet this ever-changing paradigm?

Joining me today is Kathy Imabayashi - a coach, educator, author and mother, who has over 40 years of experience working with families and their children, learning from each encounter and sharing her knowledge when it comes to understanding how our young men grow, function and find their way in the world.

In an age where equality is seen as the gold standard, nuance and individual needs can be overlooked or misunderstood which can lead to disconnect in either the classroom, society or the family unit. Boys are often misunderstood in this way, their need to be boisterous seen as unruly, their excess energy seen as a cause for misbehaviour and the very things that make boys who they are seen as problems to be solved rather than as qualities to be championed.

Looking from a perspective of treating boys and girls on their own merits, Kathy and I look at society's views on boys in various fields, how to protect them as they grow, how to encourage independence sensibly and much more.

Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

http://www.youtube.com/@SocialHarmonyTimetoTalk

https://open.spotify.com/show/4aAdbPrTjEEnwco5jII65U?si=444c3079bcf74b9c

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

Check out Kathy and her work on the links below:

Sonhood Coaching → Guiding intentional parenting of boys
Kathy Imabayashi | Find Podcasters & Guests - MatchMaker.fm
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Have you ever observed someone who just gets things done? Someone dynamic who seems to just know the right things to say and then has the energy to get the wheels in motion? Today's conversation left me feeling as though my guest not only fits that mould, she went on to reform it in her own image.

I'm joined by Sunniva Holt, who has spent the last decade motivating and coaching high-achieving women to push themselves further, step out from the shadows and "remember who the fuck you are!". Working intuitively and in a highly relational way with women who have become stuck for whatever reason, Sunniva looks to put each aspect of her clients' lives under the microscope in order to seek out that which serves and that which hinders before looking to manifest that which will take you to a higher level.

Talking openly and honestly about her own life, from an idyllic childhood setting, through struggles with religion, to living abroad at 17, buying her first home at 19 and through to her present life in Auckland, Sunniva embodies her philosophies and lives it the way she talks it, practising what she preaches and works on both her struggles and her successes in equal measure.

Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

http://www.youtube.com/@SocialHarmonyTimetoTalk

https://open.spotify.com/show/4aAdbPrTjEEnwco5jII65U?si=a23a03a061bb4afd

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

Check out Sunniva and her work on the links below:

SUNNIVA HOLT
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How I made my first million: 'This is not a romantic story' | Stuff

Every so often, a person shows up in your life that sees things differently. We may misunderstand, dismiss or even act with hostility toward these people - but then something clicks. The lesson makes sense, or you become engaged with what you've just heard and want to learn more. Your journey begins towards a higher level of being...

Today I'm joined by just such a person - and at the end of our conversation I left with more questions than answers alongside a burning desire to hear more. Greg Campisi is an author, speaker, channeler and awakener who has a number of unique and insightful ways of seeing the human condition and how we move through life - seeing us encumbered with a density that we carry that keeps us from our true potential. He can also help to shift that density in order to move forward.
Greg and I discuss his work, the paths he has taken in order to reach his current state, the gravity of trauma, the energy of fear and so much more - as you'll hear, there is so much that we are just moving through life unaware of and wisdom that we are passing by which ensures we continue with the same resistance.

Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

http://www.youtube.com/@SocialHarmonyTimetoTalk

https://open.spotify.com/show/4aAdbPrTjEEnwco5jII65U?si=d21ebe96a5fe418d

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

Check out Greg and his work on the links below:

Greg Campisi Speaker and Guide - Greg Campisi
Amazon.com: Greg Campisi: books, biography, latest update
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Most of us would have been asked as children "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and would have replied with the job of choice that currently held esteem for us - at age 4, Gina Gonzalez said that she was going to be a mental health worker and so it came to pass now that she is a Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, speaker and podcaster.

Following her parents' acrimonious divorce in her early years, Gina was introduced to 'adults who would help her' to come to terms with the change in circumstances and processing any emotions that would surface but there was the constant feeling that they were getting it wrong and that in order to genuinely connect with a child or teenager then things would need to be done differently.

Gina talks me through her career working with teenagers, the sheer volume of cases assigned with limited resources, her progression through to supervising others and needing therapy to leave a job after 14 years. Also in among this is a heartbreaking story of loss that changed Gina's outlook and took her in a new direction.

Having miscarried and then gone through the peri-natal loss of her son at 40 weeks, Gina and her husband had to grieve their tragedy and then face Life After The Hardest Goodbye. Talking candidly about their journey, working with a community that is suffering, dealing with a topic that nobody wants to discuss and asking difficult questions of herself and others, Gina turned her pain into purpose and began working on finding solutions to high mortality rates in her community and starting her podcast in order to be a resource for others who were facing similar struggles and the same wall of silence.

Available on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4aAdbPrTjEEnwco5jII65U?si=5a97c1b06bb84590

http://www.youtube.com/@SocialHarmonyTimetoTalk

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

Check out Gina and her work on the links below:

Gina Gonzalez (LMHC) - Sping Hill, FL - Postpartum Therapist
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https://open.spotify.com/show/033RFk43BErXbuI0zCJK1e?si=4626c2fb223f45b7

It feels like so many of us are just moving through life, pushing forward towards the next task and seemingly unaware of what we're feeling and why we're feeling a certain way. I know that for the majority of my life, this was my day to day and I didn't even stop to consider my emotions, much less give thought to my central nervous system.

Today I'm joined by Daryl Vale - she's a licensed mental health counsellor and substance-use therapist, in addition to creating The Regulated Life, a workbook dedicated to helping us recognise our physical responses to stress, reconnect the body and regulate the nervous system.

Daryl created the book following years of study and working to heal her own trauma behaviours following a difficult childhood which left her with patterns of protective responses that continued into young adulthood until a love of her studies gave her new insights and means of flipping the script on how she responded to stressors.

Moving into the therapy space and beyond helped Daryl to look at her origin story with new eyes and see things in a much wider context. While she could acknowledge and discuss issues from her formative years, she could see that she was becoming a new person that did not need to carry old behaviours into her present life.

Talking with candour and humour, Daryl shares her story and how it has informed both her work and the woman that she is today. Acknowledging that there are still struggles that need to be faced, this is not a basic story of moving from darkness into light but one of learning, growth and self-determination which shows that while we cannot choose page one of our story, we can certainly make sure that the later chapters contain the life we want.

Available on Spotify, YouTube and Apple Podcasts:

https://open.spotify.com/show/4aAdbPrTjEEnwco5jII65U?si=d61d48e2e0764994

http://www.youtube.com/@SocialHarmonyTimetoTalk

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

Check out Daryl's work on the links below:

The Regulated Life Workbook: A Practical Guide to Nervous System Regulation, Stress Recovery, and Emotional Resilience: Amazon.co.uk: McInnis, Daryl L: 9798186402510: Books
Daryl L McInnis, Mental Health Counselor, Olympia, WA, 98501 | Psychology Today
Waves Counseling LLC: Daryl McInnis, MA, LMHC, SUDP