What is Spirituality, and why is it relevant today. We all have a model of the world. This is about how we think the world works, and what our own capabilities are. It is also about what we think our place in the world is, and what is the purpose of life. Everyone has a model of the world even if you haven’t fully articulated it. Your model of the world evolves over time based on your life experiences. It develops from what you get taught at home, or school, or what you experience around you. You can also draw, to a greater or lesser extent, on what science, religion, and philosophy have to say. Spirituality is a model of the world where you say that who you are is not just the physical body, and that life has purpose and meaning, at least to you. I believe that overcoming the world’s current challenges is possible, if more people adopt a Spiritual perspective. On this podcast I explore these ideas a little further.

Most people would agree that being in a committed long-term romantic relationship with another human being is one of the greatest gifts that life can offer. And that being in an unhappy one is a whole lot worse than being single. Positive romantic relationships can bring joy, and even better health outcomes in our lives. And being in a relationship which is not happy is challenging. But how do you learn how to make relationships work. From your parents, or friends maybe, certainly not in school. This podcast is about relationships and draws on advice from renowned couple’s therapists. So, regardless of the form of relationship you are currently in and even if you are single, there will be something you can learn about relationships in this podcast.

Human evolution is a fascinating subplot in the history of life on Earth. What makes us different is our ability to walk upright and our large brain. Upright walking evolved first about four million years ago. Our branch of the Hominin tree of life, Homo sapiens, are currently judged to have arrived on the world stage about three-hundred-thousand years ago. As well as evolving a large brain, how we use that brain has been, and continues to evolve too.

On this podcast I am going to explore a psychological model that maps out the evolution of human thinking. This model was developed by Clare Garves, and it details how humans think, what motivates us, how we like to organise ourselves because of that, and how that thinking changes over time. When I look at the world through this Gravesian lens the world becomes much easier to understand. Don Beck, who worked with Clare Graves used this system to advise the South African government as it transitioned away from apartheid in the early 1990s. It is useful for leaders, managers, and coaches, because it can give you a sense of the different motivational hot buttons that people have, and how someone’s thinking might evolve next. It also helps us to understand what might be next for humanity, if we continue to evolve that is.