In this short episode I tell an autobiographical story about depression and a cat called Doris.  As humans we like to share stories, and when it comes to mental health and wellbeing being able to share our stories is so valuable. When we can discover the gift in seemingly negative experiences (trust me, there is always a gift buried in there somewhere) and share our story it becomes a powerful healing tool, not only for us as the storyteller but also for those listening. It stops being our own story and reenters the sea of human experience. It helps people to feel less alone in their experience and to realise that we all experience life in a different way.  I hope you enjoy the story... If you enjoy the podcasts then please do support me on Patreon to enable me to continue to create. The music during the intro and outro was made especially for me by the very talented Graeme Walker To find out more about my journey with storytelling and mental health visit the Ministry of Change website You can now also leave me voice mails directly through the Anchor App - if you'd like to share a short story about yourself, some feedback or anything else relating to the show then please do. I'd love to feature some on the show if all goes well. 

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Story: Depression and a Cat Called Doris

In this episode I chatted with Liz Slade - the Chief Officer of the Unitarian Churches in the UK - about different interpretations of spirituality, being supported to find our own way in the world and the power of mixing with people with different beliefs to your own. If you enjoy the podcasts then please do support me on Patreon to enable me to continue to create. The music during the intro and outro was made especially for me by the very talented Graeme Walker To find out more about my journey with storytelling and mental health visit the Ministry of Change website You can now also leave me voice mails directly through the Anchor App - if you'd like to share a short story about yourself, some feedback or anything else relating to the show then please do. I'd love to feature some on the show if all goes well.

Liz Slade: Spirituality, Community and Collective Wellbeing

This episode features a conversation I had with Ani Lhamo, who has been a Tibetan Buddhist nun for over 30 years and who is also the secretary of Lama Yeshe the abbot of the Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery in Scotland (featured in the previous episode - I'd recommend listening to that one first if you haven't already). We talk about Ani Lhamo's path from Glaswegian Computer Programmer to Tibetan Buddhist Nun, the importance of training the mind and the importance of the down as well as the up parts of life.  If you enjoy the podcasts then please do support me on Patreon to enable me to continue to create. I first heard the spider story from the fabulous storyteller Janet Goring The music during the intro and outro was made especially for me by the very talented Graeme Walker To find out more about my journey with storytelling and mental health visit the Ministry of Change website You can now also leave me voice mails directly through the Anchor App - if you'd like to share a short story about yourself, some feedback or anything else relating to the show then please do. I'd love to feature some on the show if all goes well. 

Ani Lhamo: Buddhism, Compassion and Loving Kindness

For this episode I traveled up to Scotland to meet Lama Yeshe, the head abbot of the Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery to talk to him about the role of Buddhism and spirituality in connection with mental health, environmental and social change.  If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to support me to make more please do take a look at my Patreon Page Read the transcript here To find out more about my journey visit the Ministry of Change website Thanks to the talented Graeme Walker for making the music for the show. Please do leave voice messages for me via the Anchor app, with your personal stories - I'd love to feature some in future episodes if all goes well with love,  Marcus 

Lama Yeshe: Tibetan Buddhism and Compassionate Change

In my on going exploration into how we can navigate the difficult bits of life and what it means to be human, I have been searching out people who have dedicated their lives to answering these questions through walking a spiritual path. This episode is a conversation I had recently at the Hare Krishna Bhaktivedanta Temple with Krishna Devotee Radha Mohan Das.  If you like what I'm doing then please do support me via Patreon To stay up to date with my journey visit the Ministry of Change website Thank you to Graeme Walker for creating the background music for me, visit his bandcamp page for more excellent audio adventures Read the Episode Transcript

Radha Mohan Das: Hare Krishna and Social Change

A conversation recored in 2017 with Ecocide Lawyer, Polly Higgins, who sadly passed away at the weekend

38 Remembering Polly Higgins: Ecocide and Protecting the Earth

In this episode Sally-Anne shares her story of transitioning from her role as a commander in the Royal Navy to her work as a Mindful Leadership coach in the French Alps.

37 Sally-Anne Airey: How To Be A Mindful Leader

Anneli Roberts from the Pigletish Podcast discusses mental health, social media, PTSD, Anxiety and the fact that whatever you are feeling like, you are not alone

#36 Anneli Roberts (Pigletish): You Are Not Alone

In this episode I chatted with James Arnoldi about a period in his life a few years ago when he experienced a spiritual awakening / psychotic episode where he believed that he was Jesus.

#35 James Arnoldi: The Messiah Complex & Growing into the Unknown

Lucy Purdy (editor of Positive News Magazine) and I chat about positive news and how to change the world

#34 Lucy Purdy: Positive News and How To Change The World

An update of where Ministry of Change is now and where it is going as we enter 2019

2019 Update: What's Next For Ministry of Change?

Adam Bates interviews me about the evolution of Ministry of Change over the past year

#33 A Year On The Road: Ministry of Change 2018 Review

Kai Brouwer from Funbase talks about depression and what happens when we forget to play as adults

#32 Kai Brouwer: What Happens When Adults Forget to Play

Chrissy Kelly is a wonderful person and she does lots of amazing work around the psychology of thinking with children in the care system and teenagers, to empower them to access their wisdom and use their own agency.

#31 Chrissy Kelly: No One Is Broken

(Interlude) Is this the real life or is this just fantasy?

Storytelling and conversations about mental health, navigating the difficult bits of life and what it really means to be human

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