Podcasts by Conversations with Earl Grey

S.2 E.6 || Nikki Florence Thompson || Anxiety and losing a brother from 2022-02-13T20:53:17

"Anxiety makes you very vigilent and worried about threat, and uncertainty is the thing that is the worst for that. If you're not certain of an outcome then you're going to feel more anxiety..."   ...

S.2 E.5 || Emily Maurits || Brain Tumor and Siblinghood from 2021-12-21T21:00:05

"Everyone's just relieved that it's not cancer, but it's still bad; she still has life long complications..."    We're back for the second half of season 2!   In this episode I chat with Emily Maur...

S.2 E.4 || Jonothan Kim Sing || Mathematics and the Art of Teaching from 2021-09-09T18:10:20

"The first time you're going to have disruptions [in the classroom]... the first thing you want to do is go on the attack... what I realised was that there are things going on in the students' live...

S.2 E.3 || Rob Nicholls || Friendship, Disability and Community from 2021-08-22T14:54:53

"I feel like I'm being accepted for who I am, and I don't have to pretend to be anything other than who I am..."   This upcoming episode, my friend Rob Nicholls joins me to chat about his life-lo...

S.2 E.2 || Ian McGilvray || Painting, refugees and humanising others from 2021-08-11T20:44:20

Ian is an artist based in the Blue Mountains of Greater Sydney. Recently he spent time with Syrian refugees in Lebanon; there, he not only taught them...

S2 E1 - Wendy Porter || Motherhood, Loss and Grief from 2021-08-04T22:50:22

Grab a cuppa and join me as I chat with Wendy this week. 

Wendy lost her mother at the age of 7. The last words she remembered was:

"That's Elvis Presley." 

Before her mothe...

Conversations with Matt Cain - Thinking wise and philosophy from 2020-07-16T19:49:21

This week I sit down with Matt Cain who's a philosophy honours student at Notre Dame and we talk about thinking wise, acting ethically, philosophy and contemplate a little on the application of ...

Conversations with Joel Deacon - Parenting from 2020-07-07T21:19:42

What does it mean to be a broken human being and parent children? How is Bluey a great father figure? How does a pastor discipline his kids? What does it mean for God to be a Father to us? We as...

Conversations with Ruth Baker #1 - Being a Single Mother from 2020-06-18T10:46:19

This week we sit down with Ruth Baker, writer and enviromentalist consultant, and we chat about her experience as a single mother. Join us with a cup of Earl Grey as we delve into "hot mess" mom...

Conversations with Matt Ventura - Celibate Gay Christian and Identity from 2020-06-04T10:04:05

Join us this week as we have a conversation with Matt Ventura, a bassoonist, MTS apprentice and someone who identifies as a celibate, gary Christian. We talk about this experience, what it means...

Conversations with Rhys Holton - Friendship and Courage from 2020-05-27T19:45:18

This week we've spend a leisurely time chatting with Rhys Holton on Friendship and courage and both our experiene of vulnerability and the need to reach out. Join us for a conversation with Earl...

Andrew (Popo) Loh - Risk Taking from 2020-05-20T17:15:24

I chat with Popo Desu Ne, strange, kooky, breakdancer and ministry apprentice. We talk about taking risks, honour and shame, pride and whether it was worth giving up things to serve Jesus full t...

Conversations with Simon Shead - Committed to Singleness from 2020-05-13T17:40:14

Meet my friend Simon, he's in his early 20s and he's committed to being celibate and single. No, he's not training to be a priest... what a counter cultural idea. Why is he doing it? Why give up...

Conversations with Luke Peterson from 2020-05-07T18:28:01

Join me for a conversations with one of my great friends, musician, guitarist and teacher as we chat about failure and how facing them changed Luke's life. 

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Conversations with Wellen Fu from 2020-05-03T17:55:13

On this episode we talk to Wellen, who is an outdoor educator currently working in aged care; we discuss about out door games, working with people with dementia and not fitting in to society. 

Conversations with Fiona Taylor from 2020-05-01T08:37:25

We chat with Fiona on being a migrant, beauty therapist and how to make people welcome at church. 

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