Matt Follain describes his journey from successful martial arts professional running his own cage-fighting club as a single dad, to a battle with addiction following life changing injuries in a vehicle 'incident', then finally reclaiming his identity and health management via spirit awakening techniques.
DREAMTIME COWBOY đ§ Chapter 1 â Part 3: Now a teenager, Francis escapes school and begins life as a drover and cowboy â living the fantasy of the comic book heroes he once adored. But the cost of survival is silence. He hides his Aboriginal identity, even as he starts a family and works across remote cattle stations. This section captures both the allure and the loneliness of the saddle, the beginning of a life lived between two worlds â and introduces the deep inner conflict that will shape the man to come.đ§ Endnote If youâve enjoyed this first glimpseinto Dreamtime Cowboy, you can help me continue editing and proofreading the full story â both for print and this podcast, and eventually for the audiobook to come.This project was born from hundreds of recorded interviews, painstakingly transcribed and written into prose by award-winning Editor-in-Chief Adrian Beckingham as a true labour of love.Every contribution helps bring the extraordinary life of Francis Firebrace, Aboriginal elder and storyteller, to completion and share it with the world. Francis is now aged 89 years and with the onset of dementia, cannot remember many of the events which he spoke of during the initial interviews. Support the timely completion of this journey by making a financial donation here: đ â www.ko-fi.com/adrianbeckinghamâ Thank you for walking this path â keeping the fire of story alive.
DREAMTIME COWBOY đ§ Chapter 1 â Part 2Francisâ earliest memories emerge: a childhood shaped by the land, freedom, and silence â until the day he glimpses white society from across a riverbank. Shocked by its chaos, Francis is soon sent to school, where racism becomes a daily reality. A local constable steps in, teaching him to box. This chapter blends the innocence of the bush with the harsh awakening of discrimination, setting the tone for a life of endurance and quiet power.đ§ Endnote If youâve enjoyed this first glimpseinto Dreamtime Cowboy, you can help me continue editing andproofreading the full story â both for print and this podcast, and eventuallyfor the audiobook to come.This project was bornfrom hundreds of recorded interviews, painstakingly transcribed and writteninto prose by award-winning Editor-in-Chief AdrianBeckingham as a true labour oflove.Every contributionhelps bring the extraordinary life of FrancisFirebrace, Aboriginal elder andstoryteller, to completion and share it with the world. Francis is now aged 89years and with the onset of dementia, cannot remember many of the events which he spoke of during the initial interviews. Support the timely completion of this journey by making a financial donation here: đ â www.ko-fi.com/adrianbeckinghamâ Thank you for walking this path â keeping the fire of story alive.Â
DREAMTIME COWBOY đ§ Chapter 1 â Part 1: In this opening section, weâre introduced to Francis Firebrace and the extraordinary circumstances of his birth. Born during a time when Aboriginal people were classified under the Flora and Fauna Act, Francis' parents fled into the Australian bush to avoid persecution. We glimpse a world where being born of mixed heritage was a crime â a world where survival depended on ancestral bush knowledge and secrecy. This episode lays the emotional and historical groundwork for what will become a breathtaking life story.đ§ EndnoteIf youâve enjoyed this first glimpse into Dreamtime Cowboy, you can help me continue editing and proofreading the full story â both for print and this podcast, and eventually for the audiobook to come.This project was born from hundreds of recorded interviews, painstakingly transcribed and written into prose by award-winning Editor-in-Chief Adrian Beckingham as a true labour of love.Every contribution helps bring the extraordinary life of Francis Firebrace, Aboriginal elder and storyteller, to completion and share it with the world. Francis is now aged 89 years and with the onset of dementia, cannot remember many of the events which he spoke of during the initial interviews. Support the timely completion of this journey by making a financial donation here:đ www.ko-fi.com/adrianbeckinghamThank you for walking this path â keeping the fire of story alive.
Welcome to Dreamtime CowboyThe Life and Legacy of Francis FirebraceWith Adrian Beckingham, BiographerCreated from hundreds of interviews and painstakingly transcribed into prose by award-winning Editor-in-Chief Adrian Beckingham, this labour of love honours the extraordinary life of Aboriginal elder Francis Firebrace.What if your earliest memory was bush survival⌠not in theory, but in practice? What if you had to hide your identity because your very birth could spark social rejection â or worse? What if the wisdom of a 60,000-year-old culture lived within you, yet the world refused to acknowledge your humanity?Dreamtime Cowboy is a rare, intimate audio biography unlike anything you've heard before â a powerful blend of bushcraft, ancient Dreamtime knowledge, lived poetry, and raw Australiana. Itâs the real-life story of Francis Firebrace, one of the most influential living Aboriginal Australians, told through over a decade of exclusive interviews with biographer and master storyteller Adrian Beckingham.Francisâ life began in hiding. With a white mother and an Aboriginal father, his very existence defied the laws and racial taboos of 1930s Australia â a time when Aboriginal people were still classified under the Flora and Fauna Act. His family fled society on horseback, surviving in the wilderness for years using his fatherâs deep bush knowledge. As a child, Francis thought the world ended at the riverbank â until he saw a chaotic crowd of Depression-era settlers across the water and thought, âI never imagined that many people existed.âFrom outback isolation to inner-city racism, from cowboy droving to international acclaim, Dreamtime Cowboy charts Francisâ breathtaking odyssey. You'll hear how a small-town police constable taught a bullied boy to box, how Francis became a real-life cowboy from the saddle, and how he went on to become Australia's first Aboriginal filmmaker to win the Moomba International Film Festival â all while hiding his heritage to survive.But the journey doesnât stop there.Following personal tragedy, Francis withdrew from society and began a spiritual reawakening. Embracing the sacred teachings of the Dreamtime, he re-emerged as a cultural ambassador, artist, storyteller, and educator. His voice would go on to echo in schools, universities, embassies, townships, and palaces. His paintings adorned Australia House. His image appeared on stamps in both the UK and Australia. He stood as a mascot for the Olympic Games, spoke at the 250,000-strong Sydney Harbour Reconciliation Walk, and worked with the sick, the impoverished, and the elite alike.This podcast invites you into that extraordinary legacy.đ§ Why Listen?Experience a first-hand portal into a lost world of wilderness survival and ancient cultural wisdom.Discover the healing power of oral tradition and the resilience of the human spirit.Witness the personal cost of hiding â and the transcendence of reclaiming â cultural identity.Uncover Aboriginal philosophy, art, storytelling, and bush lore directly from one of its most passionate champions.Dreamtime Cowboy is not just a podcast. Itâs an education. A journey. A restoration. A defiance of history through story. Itâs a bridge between ancient soul and modern heart â between a man once shunned and the world that came to celebrate him.For lovers of oral tradition, spiritual insight, and real-life heroes forged in fire and silence, this show is your next profound listen.đ§ EndnoteIf youâve enjoyed this first glimpse into Dreamtime Cowboy, you can help me continue editing and proofreading the full story â both for print and this podcast, and eventually for the audiobook to come. Every bit of support helps me bring Francis Firebraceâs remarkable life to completion and share it with the world.Support the project here:đ ko-fi.com/adrianbeckinghamThank you for walking this journey with us â keeping the fire of story alive.
đď¸ Give Peace A Chance â HOPE80 Hiroshima Anniversary SpecialPublished: August 6, 2025 | 80th Anniversary of HiroshimaIn this powerful and moving launch episode of Give Peace A Chance, recorded ahead of the historic HOPE80 Peace Tour, host Adrian Beckingham gathers five extraordinary individuals for an unforgettable roundtable conversation on remembrance, reconciliation, and the urgent call for peace in our time.Joining Adrian are five international peace delegates, each with a deeply personal connection to global conflict and healing:Ven. Ryokyu Endo â Founder of the Flame of Hope, a flame first lit from the embers of post-bomb Hiroshima and now carried worldwide as a symbol of peace.Lawrence Lefcort â Executive Director of Flame of Hope International, championing global remembrance through action and solidarity.Lucy Sandys â Great-granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill, and a spokesperson for HOPE80, reflecting on legacy, truth, and the next generationâs role in peacekeeping.Jennifer Teege â Granddaughter of SS Commandant Amon GĂśth and author of My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me. As a Black German woman discovering her lineage, Jennifer speaks with rare insight into inherited trauma and personal transformation.Alice Dalsass â European Ambassador for Flame of Hope International, bringing youthful determination and coordination to the global movement for peace.Together, this gathering of voices explores what it means to hold both memory and responsibility in a world still grappling with division and war. From Hiroshima to Gaza, Ukraine to London, they explore the deep personal stories and global stakes that define this moment in history.This special episode honours those lost in Hiroshima and Nagasakiâand offers a living flame of hope for generations to come.
This special edition of The Man From Story Mountain podcast carries a dual purpose: firstly, to pay my respects to those who fell in World War 1 as today (November 11, Armistice Day) marks the anniversary of the day that war ended; secondly, to continue playing my part for the ending of the conflicts which are currently raging in Gaza, Ukraine, and other arenas of war worldwide. This podcast episode looks at THE Armistice Day of November 11, 1918 through the eyes of my historical-fiction novel 'War Pigeons: WP&Me'. The wonderful voice of narrator Rafe Beckley reads Chapter 10: 'Peace Pigeons' . This novel, written for young adults, was my attempt to celebrate continuing peace, and was originally published as a paperback on the centennial of the ending of the First World War. It follows a London family and how the war impacted their lives, Chapter 10 sees peace come at last and the declaration of the Armistice. For more information, or to receive a full copy of the audiobook, follow this link: War Pigeons 1: WP & Me by Adrian Beckingham - Audiobook - Audible.co.uk IN THIS MOMENT Today (November 11, 2023) it is predicted that London will see the largest peace march in British history, as ordinary people take to the streets to join other protestors gathering worldwide, to demand an end to the genocide and crimes against humanity currently taking place in Palestine at the hands of the Israeli military. This is not a war WITH Gaza but rather a war ON Gaza, because Palestine has no army, navy nor airforce to fight back. One Gazan child dies every 10 minutes under Israeli bombardments. My book for young adults is a call for peace - may my solitary attempt be clamored out by the rising tide of similar voices in every domain of human life and culture. Our very own 'Cruella' Suella - UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman - has called the pro-Palestinian marches 'Hate Marches', totally missing the point that these people are marching for peace and against acts of violence; in her similar vein of totally missing the point where this privileged politician is attempting to legislate our police to remove tiny city tents from homeless people - Cruella Suella calls homelessness "A lifestyle choice". I trust this episode's audiofile will avoid current politics, whilst upholding the mantle of a shared humanity where compassion - and peaceful activism against the ugliness of war in all its guises - holds sway. In peace and gratitude, thank you for listening. Adrian Beckingham The Man From Story Mountain.
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE Across the generations, across the millennia, repeating tides of calamity have poured in upon humanity. Yet always the people have persevered. How did they rekindle life's joy back then, time and again, and how may we do so now - this is that story. ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! Adrian has authored 15 books, including best seller Stories That Crafted The Earth: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444
ABOUT THIS EPISODE: A story for those adults who recognise that they are not so wise as to be unable to learn from the audience of young children - before whom it is recorded in a London school in a live storytelling session. This story comes from the Native American tradition and teaches us to respect our animal neighbours and why harmony is so important. ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! Adrian has authored 15 books, including best seller Stories That Crafted The Earth. LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: paypal.me/StoryMountainMan
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE 'The Egg' is one of Adrian's many original stories. Told on this occasion for St Patrick's Day accompanied by his bodhran Irish drum to 4 & 5 year old children who are members of his thrice weekly Storytelling Club, excited to have some young chicks in an incubator in their classroom.
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE This story I first heard about 30 years ago when visiting Orcas Island, the Island of the Killer Whale, as told by the indigenous Kwakwakawakw People Of The Raven. (Told in 3 Parts, this is Part 1: How Raven Made The World & Witnessed the People Born Of Tree) Accompanied by music from the fabulous album by my gifted musician friend SIKA ROSE SOUND JOURNEY 'Following The Old Trail'. This creation tale can be read in full in his book Stories That Crafted The Earth: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE Recorded summertime 2022 in front of face-to-face audiences at Children's Storytime (Rainbow Summer Camp). This family-orientated celebration of the arts takes place each year in the Forest of Deane, United Kingdom. Â They were the first to book Adrian for shows in fields, a tour which started nearly 30 years ago and has never ceased. Adrian has done 1,000s of gigs in fields at festivals and camps, not to mention many English Heritage castles, National Trust manors, museums such as The British Museum, hospitals, schools, and every Glastonbury Festival as their Master Storyteller from 1995 to 2019. He has been a Resident Storyteller for the mental health charity MInd, and on Sir Francis Drake's galleon The Golden Hinde (museum). Three shows are presented in this very worthwhile medley, with audiences aged 3 years to 12 years and adults. Listen in to hear top tips on engaging your audience as a storyteller. - ensuring full participation by mixed audiences of children and adults. ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! Adrian has authored numerous books, including best seller Stories That Crafted The Earth: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE Recorded in front of a live audience at The Blue Bell Cafe in London for the birthday of Gladys San Juan, accompanied by music from Sika Rose. This traditional tale from the Native American people The Kwakwakuwakw of the San Juan Islands tells us how a rainbow bright Raven made the world, brought humanity many gifts, and continues to work with us today. For this story in full, order the illustrated book direct from the author here: https://storymountainbooks.company.site/Stories-That-Crafted-The-Earth-p259301351
Adrian tells a creation tale from his book: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444 Originating from the Yanomami people who live a traditional life in the Amazon rainforest, this creation myth explains about how our Earth was formed and where animals come from, a traditional tale called 'When The Sky Fell' from the indigenous Yanomami tribespeople of the Amazon rainforest.
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE Traditional African story told by Adrian Beckingham in front of a live audience of children in the Rainbow Family Camp Big Lodge tipi. ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. Some episodes are of live storytelling sessions in front of face-to-face audiences. Here podcast listeners will witness much of the craft about enchanting and engaging audiences. Adrian is a Master who has been a full-time professional Storyteller since the year 1995. An astonishing feat which in itself lays testament to this teller's longevity and magic as a great teacher of tales old and new! BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, healers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! ABOUT YOUR HOST Hello friend! Thank you for visiting my podcast. I tell a wide range of stories - particularly the truly ancient creation stories of indigenous peoples, often learning these direct from shaman storytellers in many tribal lands. These stories have been fireside tales, shared by elders for up to 50,000 years of oral tradition. Within them are keys to unlock your true potential and dissolve fear and disease. They are the gatekeepers to the manifestation of your dreams. I am the father to four children, now all adults. I was midwife at their births. Before becoming a dad I worked for Greenpeace in both Australia and the USA. Most famously I helped to spearhead the campaign which one year turned back the entire Japanese whaling fleet. I was one of four trustees who founded a charity which has now built a residential school for Himalayan children, protecting them from threats such as dire poverty and trafficking. I know the Power of Story. I have used it to beat stage 3 cancer. I have used it to save myself while stuck in quicksand. And I have used it to transform the lives of countless people, who have been in my live audiences during my never-ending Master Storyteller tour. Under the name The Man From Story Mountain, since the year 1995 I have been a touring as a Master Storyteller. I have been Storyteller-In-Residence for the mental health charity Mind, and also on the famous Golden Hinde Museum (a life-size working replica of Sir Francis Drake's famous pirate galleon, commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II). My other clients are numerous, from Her Majesty's Prisons to The National Trust, English Heritage, and performing at every Glastonbury Festival between 1996 to 2019. I am the owner of the famous fully painted Medicine Tipi which featured as the profile image on Glastonbury Festivalâs official Facebook page for over a decade. I am the author of circa 15 books, including paperbacks, e-books and audiobooks. They are all focused on powerful stories to transform lives for the better.
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: paypal.me/StoryMountainMan ABOUT THIS EPISODE Recorded in an evening caberet at Rainbow Summer Camp, UK - on 25th August 2022, a day I awoke way before dawn at 3.30am to stream the funeral service of my dearest oldest friend Adrienne Witter, but the technology failed. So this story was part of my honouring and Auf Wiedersehen for my beloved Adie who died in a housefire. The blurry sound quality is uncharacteristic, often regarded as a sign of spirit. Adie childhood bestie and lifetime friend RIP. ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. Some episodes are of live storytelling sessions in front of face-to-face audiences. Here podcast listeners will witness much of the craft about enchanting and engaging audiences. Adrian is a Master who has been a full time professional Storyteller since the year 1995. An astonishing feat which in itself lays testament to this teller's longevity and magic as a great teacher of tales old and new! BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, healers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! ABOUT YOUR HOST Hello friend! Thank you for visiting my podcast. I tell a wide range of stories - particularly the truly ancient creation stories of indigenous peoples, often learning these direct from shaman storytellers in many tribal lands. These stories have been fireside tales, shared by elders for up to 50,000 years of oral tradition. Within them are keys to unlock your true potential and dissolve fear and disease. They are the gatekeepers to the manifestation of your dreams. I am the father to four children, now all adults. I was midwife at their births. Before becoming a dad I worked for Greenpeace in both Australia and the USA. Most famously I helped to spearhead the campaign which one year turned back the entire Japanese whaling fleet. I was one of four trustees who founded a charity which has now built a residential school for Himalayan children, protecting them from threats such as dire poverty and trafficking. I know the Power of Story. I have used it to beat stage 3 cancer. I have used it to save myself while stuck in quicksand. And I have used it to transform the lives of countless people, who have been in my live audiences during my never-ending Master Storyteller tour. Under the name The Man From Story Mountain, since the year 1995 I have been a touring as a Master Storyteller. I have been Storyteller-In-Residence for the mental health charity Mind, and also on the famous Golden Hinde Museum (a life-size working replica of Sir Francis Drake's famous pirate galleon, commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II). My other clients are numerous, from Her Majesty's Prisons to The National Trust, English Heritage, and performing at every Glastonbury Festival between 1996 to 2019. I am the owner of the famous fully painted Medicine Tipi which featured as the profile image on Glastonbury Festivalâs official Facebook page for over a decade. I am the author of circa 15 books, including paperbacks, e-books and audiobooks. They are all focused on powerful stories to transform lives for the better.
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE Recorded around a fire below a sky of stars, one beautiful Autumnal night where folk gathered for a night of revelry to bless the marriage of Janey and Rad - Some sound interference for a podcast but story can still be followed with relative ease). ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. Some episodes are of live storytelling sessions in front of face-to-face audiences. Here podcast listeners will witness much of the craft about enchanting and engaging audiences. Adrian is a Master who has been a full-time professional Storyteller since the year 1995. An astonishing feat which in itself lays testament to this teller's longevity and magic as a great teacher of tales old and new! BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, healers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! ABOUT YOUR HOST Hello friend! Thank you for visiting my podcast. I tell a wide range of stories - particularly the truly ancient creation stories of indigenous peoples, often learning these direct from shaman storytellers in many tribal lands. These stories have been fireside tales, shared by elders for up to 50,000 years of oral tradition. Within them are keys to unlock your true potential and dissolve fear and disease. They are the gatekeepers to the manifestation of your dreams. I am the father to four children, now all adults. I was midwife at their births. Before becoming a dad I worked for Greenpeace in both Australia and the USA. Most famously I helped to spearhead the campaign which one year turned back the entire Japanese whaling fleet. I was one of four trustees who founded a charity which has now built a residential school for Himalayan children, protecting them from threats such as dire poverty and trafficking. I know the Power of Story. I have used it to beat stage 3 cancer. I have used it to save myself while stuck in quicksand. And I have used it to transform the lives of countless people, who have been in my live audiences during my never-ending Master Storyteller tour. Under the name The Man From Story Mountain, since the year 1995 I have been a touring as a Master Storyteller. I have been Storyteller-In-Residence for the mental health charity Mind, and also on the famous Golden Hinde Museum (a life-size working replica of Sir Francis Drake's famous pirate galleon, commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II). My other clients are numerous, from Her Majesty's Prisons to The National Trust, English Heritage, and performing at every Glastonbury Festival between 1996 to 2019. I am the owner of the famous fully painted Medicine Tipi which featured as the profile image on Glastonbury Festivalâs official Facebook page for over a decade. I am the author of circa 15 books, including paperbacks, e-books and audiobooks. They are all focused on powerful stories to transform lives for the better.
LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/my/profile ABOUT THIS EPISODE This year 2022/23 Chinese New Year celebrations run from Jan 22 to Feb 1, spinning the celestial wheel from tiger into rabbit. Here is a story to help you manifest abundance and peace within the changing energy of these two very different cosmic forces. Hearing this story will help you to remember that whatever challenges 2023 may bring your way, stay focused and you will be a winner.  ABOUT THIS PODCAST CHANNEL Adrian Beckingham - The Man from Story Mountain - has travelled the world as a Master Storyteller, learning and sharing the ancient wisdom of ancient indigenous peoples. Their fireside tales will transform you. BONUS SESSIONS include interviews with guest storytellers, coaches, teachers, artists, parents, and corporate superstars. Enjoy, learn, manifest anew! Adrian has authored 15 books, including best seller Stories That Crafted The Earth: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/305444
Zen Ase lives in Houston, USA. She is a retired teacher, now working as an author and spoken word artist. Her books include the guided journal 'Zenergise Yourself' and the memoir 'Plenty of Guppies & Other Dating Misadventures' where Zen recounts life's triumphs and tumbles in the years immediately following her divorce - including dating psychology, relationships, and self-discovery, in an enlightening narrative that explores gender roles and identity outside of societal expectations.Listen in for top tips on helping your child improve literacy, how to improve your success in giving spoken presentations, and a reflection on struggling with grief. We are also treated to a live recital of Zen's hilarious poem 'Plenty Of Fish' written following one of her 147 dates in seven years. To find out more about Zen go to: Https://linktr.ee/zenase. ABOUT THIS SERIES #31Women is a unique initiative, intuited by our podcast host author Adrian Beckingham, to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) across the whole month of March 2023. "Why have one day in the year to celebrate women? This podcast series is my push to begin by making it a month instead!" 31 women from a wide range of cultural origins and lifestyles, living in locations across the globe, are interviewed about their lives, passions, hurdles and triumph. These interviews will be broadcast, a different woman each day, across the 31 days of March.  The overall focus is to present to listeners a kaleidoscope of experiences about what it is to be a woman in 2023 - discovering through adversity, sometimes tragedy, always trials and triumph, a toolkit of true-life stories which offer a guiding light to act as a catalyst along a pathway toward self-identity, empowerment, and hope. LOVE more episodes like this? Please DONATE: paypal.me/StoryMountainMan
The Oldest Story In The World In A Nutshell: The Rainbow Serpent