Always Better than Yesterday with Ryan Hartley | A Podcast for Heart Centred Leaders

What does it take to build the relationship promised by Secrets of Happily Ever After, and which familiar ideas might be getting in the way? Ryan Hartley speaks with Monica Tanner, certified relationship coach, host of Secrets of Happily Ever After and author of Bad Marriage Advice: Debunking Myths That Will Make You Miserable and What To Do Instead, about the assumptions and habits that can draw well-meaning couples apart.Monica’s book, Bad Marriage Advice: Debunking Myths That Will Make You Miserable and What To Do Instead, examines 15 common myths and offers skills in their place. In the episode, she draws on Relational Life Therapy concepts, including differentiation: remaining yourself while staying connected to someone whose views differ from yours.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Monica TannerOfficial website: https://www.monicatanner.com/Book and author page: https://www.badmarriageadvice.com/get-the-bookPodcast website: https://secretsofhappilyeverafter.buzzsprout.com/Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secrets-of-happily-ever-after-marriage-and-intimacy/id1345544810Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monitalksmarriage/Connect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Men’s Group – Akira: https://abty.co.uk/akiraJoin the mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingQuestions and reflections: [email protected] chapters00:00 Monica Tanner on marriage and real life07:16 The childhood story behind her work09:09 Happily ever after takes intention10:46 How couples drift into roommate syndrome13:09 Bad marriage advice and happiness15:50 Resentment as a dashboard warning light18:46 Healing, childhood needs and familiar wounds24:26 Self-affirmation and validation27:43 Seeing the impact of our behaviour31:05 Pornography, shame and understanding the root34:45 Authenticity without losing connection38:07 The family patterns we pass on42:26 Compassionate curiosity in practice45:01 A question to build emotional intimacy46:42 Monica’s work and final messageDescription: Monica Tanner, author of Bad Marriage Advice, joins Ryan Hartley to discuss marriage myths, resentment, roommate syndrome and communication in couples. Learn how everyday habits can weaken connection, why resentment can act as a warning sign, and how compassionate curiosity can help partners understand each other and begin rebuilding emotional intimacy.Disclaimer: This episode shares general relationship-coaching perspectives and is not therapy or a substitute for professional care. If you are facing abuse, coercion, or immediate danger, seek qualified local support.#MonicaTanner #BadMarriageAdvice #MarriageAdvice

Can artificial intelligence actually make us more human? In this episode of the Always Better Than Yesterday Podcast, I welcome Jason P. Carroll, founder and CEO of Aptive Index, for a conversation about behavioural intelligence, self-awareness and the future of heart-centred leadership. What if one of the most meaningful applications of AI is not replacing people, but helping us understand them?We explore Aptive Index and Aria, the AI-powered behavioural assistant designed to turn assessment insights into practical guidance. Jason talks through applications in communication, delegation, recruitment, conflict resolution, coaching and team dynamics. Along the way, Aria offers a glimpse into my own leadership profile, reopening a lesson I learned early in my career: the question was never whether I could lead like somebody else, but how I could lead as myself.Ultimately, this is an invitation to approach AI with a human purpose. If technology can help us notice the person more clearly, make time more meaningful and create places where people feel they belong, perhaps a more heart-centred generation of leadership can emerge. Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Jason and Aptive IndexWebsite https://jasonpcarroll.com/Aptive Index https://www.aptiveindex.com/Aria platform https://www.aptiveindex.com/platformLinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonpcarroll/Work Cultured on Instagram https://instagram.com/workculturedWork Cultured on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo0P7jLdNsK8Ar23wi8GrNgWork Cultured on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/work-cultured/id1653494803Work Cultured on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0HeJOLtBHT0mqeQA7K7N8VConnect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite https://abty.co.uk/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Mailing list https://abty.co.uk/contactCoaching https://abty.co.uk/coachingQuestions and reflections [email protected]:00:00 – Meet Jason P. Carroll00:45 – Why understanding people changed his career02:21 – Time, love and heart-centred leadership03:49 – Why personality assessments gather dust06:01 – Understanding what drives behaviour08:07 – Introducing Aptive Index and Aria09:25 – Using AI to lead with heart11:01 – Learning to lead as yourself12:03 – Real-world uses for behavioural AI15:54 – Hiring and better people decisions17:53 – Personalising motivation and recognition20:31 – Human connection in a virtual world22:31 – Augment human judgement, do not replace it25:41 – Culture, leadership buy-in and ethics30:31 – The future of behavioural AI32:55 – Why AI should not replace coaching34:33 – Empathy, relationships and self-awareness39:11 – How to connect with Jason40:28 – The Heartprint we leave on others42:48 – Identity, purpose and final reflectionsDescription:Jason P. Carroll, founder of Aptive Index, joins Ryan Hartley on the Always Better Than Yesterday Podcast to explore Aria AI, behavioural intelligence and heart-centred leadership. Discover how self-awareness, empathy, people-first coaching and more personalised communication could help leaders use AI to understand others without surrendering human judgement.Note: Behavioural assessments and AI-generated recommendations can support reflection but should not be treated as infallible evaluations of people or replacements for independent judgement, consent or qualified professional support. Product performance and validation claims discussed are those of the guest/platform and are not independently established by this episode.#artificialintelligence #businessleadership #superintelligence

Mike Elliott joins me for a conversation about the silent struggle many men carry inside relationships: the gap between looking successful from the outside and actually feeling present, safe and connected on the inside. Mike is a Relational Leadership Mentor and Men’s Initiation Guide whose work is rooted in his own lived journey through adoption, abandonment, addiction, relationship breakdown, men’s work and relational healing.We explore what happens when a man learns to survive through performance. The career can work. The money can come. The house can be built. The body can become strong. And still, underneath it all, there can be a fear of being left, a belief that something is wrong, or a nervous system that does not yet know how to remain open when intimacy gets uncomfortable. Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,Ryan==========================Connect with Mike ElliottOfficial website: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/The Initiated Man: https://www.itsmikeelliott.com/TIMInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikeelliott.relating/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ItsmikeelliottThe Sacred We on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7EqHPtL9DovzPtazag8QO1The Sacred We on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sacred-we/id1676808681Couples work with Mike & Courtney: https://www.thesacredwe.com/2-2-container-details=========================Connect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Men’s Group – Akira: https://abty.co.uk/akiraJoin our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingEmail: [email protected]=========================Episode chapters00:00 – The silent struggle of men in relationships04:25 – Built it and almost lost it06:51 – Mike’s story: abandonment, survival and collapse16:00 – What healing presence actually feels like18:18 – Three levels of relational consciousness22:38 – Radical responsibility and sacred relationship26:14 – Father wounds, re-fathering and brotherhood32:50 – A new definition of male leadership34:10 – Prayer, partnership and choosing differently39:17 – The relationship as a report card for presence46:09 – From individual heroism to ‘we’ work47:46 – The lion: strong back, soft front51:03 – The Initiated Man and working with Mike52:42 – Ryan’s abandonment pattern and practising staying54:38 – Heartprint, legacy and the final invitation========================Description: Mike Elliott, Relational Leadership Mentor and Men’s Initiation Guide, joins Ryan Hartley to explore why high-performing men can still feel disconnected in love. Discover The Initiated Man, Relational Authority™, men’s work, emotional presence, brotherhood, attachment patterns and the practice of becoming a stronger, safer and more connected man.Disclaimer: This episode discusses trauma, attachment, nervous-system regulation, relationships and emotional wellbeing through personal experience and coaching perspectives. It is for education and reflection and is not a substitute for medical, psychological or therapeutic care.#MikeElliott #menswork #mensmentalhealth

About Elle MaceElle Mace is a qualified coach, Eating Disorders Practitioner, corporate wellbeing consultant, speaker and author specialising in the relationship between food, body and self. Her work combines professional practice, positive psychology and lived experience following around 17 years of struggling with her own relationship with food and body.https://www.ellemace.com/About Food FreedomFood Freedom: How to find peace from food anxiety, and reclaim your body confidence explores disordered eating, diet culture, body image, self-worth and the deeper psychology behind our relationship with food. Drawing on Elle’s professional work and personal experience, the book combines insight with practical exercises designed to support greater self-compassion, trust and freedom.https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/477106/food-freedom-by-mace-elle/9781785046414Episode Summary:In this conversation, Elle explores how diet culture, comparison, restriction and the desire to fit in can gradually make our world smaller.We discuss why struggles with food are rarely just about food, touching on safety, control, shame, people-pleasing, boundaries and self-worth. Elle also shares her perspective on GLP-1 weight-loss medications, the messages children absorb around food and body image, and what genuine food freedom can begin to feel like.Ultimately, this is a conversation about creating more space to live, think, choose and become more fully yourself.Disclaimer:This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, disordered eating, body image, dieting and weight-loss medication. It is for educational and informational purposes only and is not medical or therapeutic advice.If anything raised in this episode affects you, please contact Elle directly via https://www.ellemace.com/ or seek appropriate support from a qualified healthcare or mental-health professional.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanCONNECT WITH ELLE MACEWebsite: https://www.ellemace.com/Food Freedom: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/477106/food-freedom-by-mace-elle/9781785046414Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamellemace/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamellemaceLinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/elle-mace-76558a32More to Life Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/more-to-life/id1664885118CONNECT WITH ALWAYS BETTER THAN YESTERDAYWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactExplore ABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingQuestions and reflections: [email protected]:00:00 – Welcome, Elle Mace01:25 – 17 Years of Food & Body Struggles03:33 – Growing Up Inside Diet Culture06:28 – When Food Anxiety Shrinks Your World09:25 – The Positive Intention Behind Behaviour11:28 – Breakup, Bulimia & the Turning Point12:58 – Recovery Changed Her Whole Life14:43 – When Control Stops Working18:13 – Elle's Work With Food, Body & Self19:10 – Guilt, Shame & Body Messages21:16 – Fathers, Daughters & Feeling Worthy24:15 – Get Curious About Your Programming26:04 – The Scale of Disordered Eating27:09 – GLP-1s & Modern Weight-Loss Culture30:05 – What the System Is Missing31:41 – What Are We Teaching Children?34:14 – What Food Freedom Actually Feels Like36:32 – Inside the Food Freedom Book40:46 – Turning Pain Into Purpose41:38 – Helping People Feel Seen44:07 – Elle's Heartprint46:25 – How Men Can Better Support Women49:00 – Connect With Elle50:31 – There Is More to LifeDescription:Elle Mace joins Ryan Hartley to explore Food Freedom, food anxiety, body image, disordered eating and diet culture. Drawing on 17 years of lived experience and her work in food psychology, Elle explains why healing is about more than food, how self-worth and flexibility change recovery, and what it can feel like to finally have more space to live.

Celinne Da Costa is a USA TODAY bestselling author, speaker and master coach whose book, The Burning Ground: One Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Soul and Ignite Her Inner Fire, traces the journey that began when the life she had worked so hard to build in New York stopped feeling like her own. At twenty-five, she left a prestigious corporate career and set out to circumnavigate the world through human connection, staying with strangers who became mirrors, teachers and guides.Listener note: This episode includes discussion of trauma, nervous-system regulation, subconscious patterns and intuition within Celinne’s personal and coaching framework. It is for education and reflection and is not medical or mental-health advice.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,Ryan------------------------Connect with CelinneOfficial website: https://celinnedacosta.com/The Burning Ground: https://theburningground.com/Publisher / book page: https://sacredstories.com/product/theburningground/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celinnedacosta/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CelinneDaCostaChannelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celinnedacosta/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/celinnedacostaPodcast — It’s Not What You Think: https://celinnedacosta.com/podcast-home/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/its-not-what-you-think-with-celinne-da-costa/id1677253267Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/27tqzPIeCBetq8x7rzZ6IqSubstack: https://celinnedacosta.substack.com/------------------------Connect with ABTYWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Men’s Group — Akira: https://abty.co.uk/akiraJoin our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingQuestions and reflections: [email protected]:00 – Introduction: heartbreak as tuition01:36 – The life that looked right but felt wrong06:22 – The tight, itchy sweater of success10:16 – The golden cage16:42 – What travel revealed about belonging21:04 – Why the inner world comes first24:14 – The ‘I want to help people’ trap29:26 – Defining the Burning Ground30:47 – The gate of certainty32:51 – The barbarians at the gate36:48 – Remembering, not doing40:15 – The four-part map of change44:48 – Why the happy ending is gradual46:05 – Change the pattern, change the ending48:31 – The Alchemist’s Melancholy51:07 – Putting down the addiction to drama54:24 – Hearing intuition vs trusting it58:33 – What intuition actually feels like59:13 – Who Celinne works with1:00:32 – Heartprint: restoring storytelling1:03:00 – Final thought: trust your intuition#AlwaysBetterThanYesterday #RyanHartley #CelinneDaCosta #TheBurningGround #ChangeWithoutCrisis #BreakThePattern #SelfTrust #Intuition #SoulAlignment #ConsciousLeadership #InnerWork #personalgrowth ------------------------Description:In this episode of Always Better Than Yesterday, Ryan Hartley speaks with Celinne Da Costa, author of The Burning Ground, about why changing jobs, relationships or locations cannot free us if the underlying pattern stays the same. Explore self-trust, intuition, identity change, conscious leadership and how to make meaningful life changes without waiting for crisis.

Dr Rosina McAlpine is the founder and CEO of Win Win Parenting, working with organisations and people leaders to create family-friendly workplaces that allow parents to succeed both at work and at home. In this conversation, we challenge one of the assumptions sitting beneath modern working life: that the strain of balancing career, parenting and family is primarily something the individual needs to learn to manage.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanCONNECT WITH DR ROSINA McALPINEDr Rosina McAlpine – Official Website https://www.drrosina.com/Win Win Parenting – Official Website https://www.winwinparenting.com/Win Win Parenting Programmes https://www.winwinparenting.com/our-programsWorkplace Parent Support Guide https://www.winwinparenting.com/closing-the-gap-in-parent-support-guideWorking Parent Risk Assessmenthttps://app.winwinparenting.com/assessments/working-parent-risk-assessmentDr Rosina McAlpine – LinkedInhttps://au.linkedin.com/in/drrosinaCONNECT WITH ALWAYS BETTER THAN YESTERDAYWebsitehttps://abty.co.uk/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Join our mailing listhttps://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coachinghttps://abty.co.uk/coachingQuestions and [email protected]:00 – Welcome to Dr Rosina McAlpine01:41 – Becoming a Working Parent03:44 – The World Changed. Work Didn't.05:22 – Send People Home Better09:11 – Stop Making It an Individual Problem11:16 – Is the Next Generation Really Lazy?14:16 – What Do We Actually Want From Life?17:15 – What Your Children Learn From You20:09 – Purpose, Mission and the NASA Story22:31 – Why Win Win Parenting Exists26:21 – The Old Story of Work and Sacrifice28:28 – Heart-Centred Culture Still Needs Structure32:20 – Rethinking Performance Management35:17 – Making Culture Bigger Than One Leader38:32 – Creating an Organisational Symphony41:36 – Building a Family-Friendly Workplace43:23 – Why Generic Wellbeing Isn't Enough45:07 – Change the Water: Culture Is the Fishbowl48:14 – What If Your Workplace Isn't Family-Friendly?50:38 – Use the Data to Change the Conversation52:33 – Equality vs Equity at Work54:54 – The Hidden Impact on Children58:17 – Why This Is a Systems Problem59:05 – It Really Does Take a Village1:00:43 – Free Support and Resources1:02:41 – Dr Rosina's HeartprintDESCRIPTIONDr Rosina McAlpine, founder of Win Win Parenting, joins Ryan Hartley to explore working parent burnout, work-life balance, psychosocial safety and family-friendly workplace culture. Discover why supporting working parents requires more than individual resilience and how better leadership, culture and workplace systems can help people thrive at work and at home.#DrRosinaMcAlpine #WinWinParenting #workingparents #WorkingParentBurnout #FamilyFriendlyWorkplace#futureofwork #worklifebalance

At 24 years old, Niall Donnan has built his work around something remarkably simple: human connection. From asking strangers for hugs to using social media to support people who need help, his mission begins with the belief that a small act of genuine connection can matter far more than we realise.But that mission was born from loss.During COVID restrictions, Niall visited his granny to deliver cigarettes she had asked him to collect. He sanitised the packet, left it outside and spoke to her from a distance rather than going inside. As he returned to his car, she told him she loved him. Niall drove away.She died suddenly the following evening.It meant that an interaction defined by distance, sanitisation and a hurried goodbye became the final time he ever saw somebody with whom he had shared so much of his childhood.That experience gave Niall a question he continues to ask himself and others:What would you do if you had one hour left to live?Most people do not describe achievement, status or possessions. They imagine sitting beside somebody they love.So if that is where we would choose to spend our final hour, why don't we spend more of our ordinary hours doing the same?We explore Niall's journey from feeling directionless at 18, through periods of sadness and anxiety, to finding purpose through service. We discuss the difference between having followers and having influence, why Niall chooses to use social media to create something positive, the stories of people he has met through his work and why strangers can sometimes reveal their humanity to one another in extraordinary ways.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Niall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/niall.donnan/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/niall.donnan.3/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nialldonnanGo Fund Me Page: https://www.gofundme.com/u/c7ec636f-94a3-43c9-b87a-566ebdae807bConnect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactExplore ABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflections to: [email protected]:00:00 – Meet Niall Donnan01:56 – Finding Purpose Through the Path02:48 – Life Without a Dream at 1804:46 – The Experience That Changed Everything05:30 – Niall's Final Visit to His Granny08:11 – What If You Had One Hour Left?09:00 – Ryan Reflects on Losing His Nan10:00 – Grief, Sadness and Finding Direction12:49 – Using Social Media for Good13:03 – What Do You Influence?14:03 – The People Behind the Videos16:46 – Why Niall Hugs Strangers18:01 – Escaping the Need to Conform20:00 – Loving People Without Controlling Them24:07 – The Privilege of Being Seen and Heard25:01 – When People Have Nobody27:02 – Has Convenience Made Us Disconnected?30:05 – We Connect at the Edges32:03 – Challenging the Stories We Inherit35:04 – Turning Attention Into Help36:01 – Helping Susie and Bob38:02 – You Don't Need Enormous Resources39:07 – Rebuilding Community Through Love41:04 – Getting Support to Grow the Mission43:44 – What Would Niall's Granny Say Now?44:11 – What Did Her Hug Feel Like?45:05 – Signs, Synchronicity and Stoke City47:12 – The Heartprint of a Hug47:57 – Return to the Final-Hour Question49:00 – Simplicity Wins51:11 – Football and Finding Joy in the Moment52:08 – Connect With Niall52:54 – Your Action: Send the Message#NiallDonnan #HumanConnection #GoFundMe

In this episode of the Always Better Than Yesterday Podcast, host Ryan Hartley welcomes back cell biologist and bestselling author Dr Bruce Lipton for a conversation centred on his new book, Beyond Darwin: How Epigenetics, Quantum Science, and Cooperation Shape Humanity’s Future.Bruce opens with a stark warning: our present civilisation is not sustainable. Humanity is consuming beyond the resources of one planet, damaging the web of life and continuing to operate through systems built upon competition, separation and survival.At the centre of the conversation is Bruce’s challenge to the cultural interpretation of Darwinian evolution. He argues that “survival of the fittest” has programmed civilisation to see life as a struggle and other people as competitors. His alternative theory of conscious evolution draws together epigenetics, quantum science and fractal geometry, presenting cooperation rather than competition as life’s true evolutionary strategy. Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanThis episode is not medical advice.About Beyond DarwinBeyond Darwin: How Epigenetics, Quantum Science, and Cooperation Shape Humanity’s Future is written by Bruce H. Lipton, PhD, with Patricia King.Bruce presents a unified theory of conscious evolution built upon three fields that were unavailable to Darwin: epigenetics, quantum physics and fractal geometry. The book challenges the idea that competition is evolution’s essential survival mechanism and instead presents cooperation, environmental responsiveness and expanding consciousness as the pathway forwards.It positions contemporary global chaos as the cocoon stage of an evolutionary process: a necessary breakdown through which a more advanced and cooperative civilisation may emerge. Bruce describes the work not only as an alternative theory of evolution, but as a blueprint for igniting that change. The book is due for release on 18 August 2026. Connect with Dr Bruce LiptonOfficial website: https://www.brucelipton.com/Beyond Darwin: https://www.brucelipton.com/books/beyond-darwin/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brucelipton/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/biologyofbeliefFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BruceHLiptonPhD/See Bruce in the UKManchester, 25 November 2026:https://tcche.org/event/bruce-lipton-beyond-darwin-manchester-2026/London, 28 November 2026:https://tcche.org/event/bruce-lipton-beyond-darwin-london-2026/Connect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactExplore ABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflections to: [email protected] Chapters00:00 – Welcome back, Dr Bruce Lipton00:43 – Why civilisation is unsustainable02:18 – Dedicating Beyond Darwin to Mother Nature04:38 – Self-love and our relationship with the world05:23 – Genetic determinism and programmed victimhood11:40 – How “survival of the fittest” shaped civilisation14:37 – Darwin was wrong15:54 – Cooperation, the garden and evolutionary harmony18:16 – The personal cost of challenging scientific orthodoxy19:26 – Personal beliefs create lives; shared beliefs create civilisation23:03 – Changing the subconscious programme27:22 – Evolution and the creation of heaven on Earth28:19 – How power evolved32:31 – Programming, Mother Nature and the feminine42:37 – Restoring masculine and feminine harmony46:08 – Humanity’s great metamorphosis48:52 – From the mess to the butterfly55:19 – Must humanity consciously create the future?57:40 – Quantum science, energy and spirituality01:02:46 – Creation and evolution belong together01:05:16 – Why Beyond Darwin matters now01:05:54 – You were born into heaven

Lisa Tahir, LCSW is the author of The Chiron Effect and founder of Psychoastrology®.The conversation centres on Chiron: the wounded healer of Greek mythology, a celestial body within our solar system and, in Lisa’s work, a symbolic guide to understanding our deepest emotional vulnerabilities.Lisa shares how she was led through meditation to research Chiron after questioning why she and many of her successful clients continued to experience anxiety, depression and recurring emotional patterns despite having undertaken significant personal-development work.She explains how the placement of Chiron within a birth chart may reveal an area of core wounding that influences our beliefs,relationships, emotional reactions and repeated experiences. Lisa calls the recurring pull around these areas of vulnerability the Chiron Effect. The conversation explores the mythological story of Chiron, the relationship between wounding and purpose, the difference between abandonment and self-abandonment, and why external success cannot heal an internal belief that we are not valuable.Lisa’s approach uses astrology as a diagnostic tool while combining psychology, spirituality, empathy, self-forgiveness and personal responsibility as the pathway towards healing. At its heart, this episode asks whether the place where we feel most wounded might also reveal the compassion, medicine andpurpose we are here to bring into the world.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanConnect with Lisa TahirOfficial website: https://www.nolatherapy.com/The Chiron Effect: https://www.nolatherapy.com/chiron/Official publisher page:https://www.innertraditions.com/books/the-chiron-effectAll Things Therapy on Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-things-therapy/id1142723432All Things Therapy on Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7DheMsI1MImp8crZSkbvU7Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nolatherapy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisatahir/Connect with Always Better Than YesterdayWebsite: https://abty.co.uk/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Join our mailing list: https://abty.co.uk/contactABTY coaching: https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflections to:[email protected]

In this episode of the Always Better Than Yesterday Podcast, Ryan Hartley is joined by ceremonial facilitator, experiential leader and Trip or Fall producer Henry Mobley for a conversation that reframes one of humanity's oldest practices: ceremony.Far beyond rituals or plant medicine, Henry describes ceremony as an intentional space where people can reconnect with themselves, one another and something greater. He challenges the idea that ceremony belongs only in ancient traditions, suggesting instead that two people sitting together with presence, honesty and love can be in ceremony.Together they explore Henry's journey from anxiety, unworthiness and a successful corporate career into a life centred on conscious leadership, radical honesty and service. Through stories from experiential marketing, sacred traditions and his own personal transformation, Henry explains why our greatest breakthroughs often begin where comfort ends.Ryan and Henry also explore the relationship between connection and healing, discussing why so much of modern suffering stems from isolation rather than a lack of information. From community and relationships to identity, addiction and personal responsibility, this conversation invites us to rediscover practices that have helped human beings heal for thousands of years.At its heart, this episode is a reminder that transformation doesn't begin with having all the answers. It begins with creating spaces where truth is welcomed, people are seen and genuine connection becomes possible.ABOUT TRIP OR FALLTrip or Fall is a feature documentary exploring the role of ceremony, intentional community and legal therapeutic psilocybin through the lives of participants, facilitators and healthcare professionals.The documentary is directed by Lindsay Pitre, whom Henry warmly acknowledges for her vision and leadership in bringing the project to life, alongside executive producer Will and the wider team. Henry joined the project as both a facilitator and producer, helping guide participants through ceremonial experiences over the course of more than a year.Rather than focusing solely on medicine, the film asks a deeper question: What becomes possible when people are given an intentional space to reconnect with themselves and one another?Through real stories of preparation, ceremony and integration, the documentary explores healing as a communal process rather than an isolated event.The work highlights ceremony as a timeless human practice built on presence, relationship, humility and integration. Its aim is to encourage deeper conversations around healing, conscious leadership and authentic human connection.Those with ears, let them hear.Always love,RyanCONNECT WITH HENRY MOBLEYWebsite:https://www.hm3.io/Instagram:http://instagram.com/hm3coachingLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/hm3beThe Sovereign Brief:https://sovereignbrief.netlify.app/CONNECT WITH ALWAYS BETTER THAN YESTERDAYWebsite:https://abty.co.uk/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/Men's Group (Akira):https://abty.co.uk/akiraJoin our mailing list:https://abty.co.uk/contactSign up for coaching:https://abty.co.uk/coachingPlease email questions and reflections to:mailto:[email protected]#HenryMobley #TheLostArtOfCeremony #SacredSpaces #PersonalGrowth #ConsciousLeadership #HumanConnection #AlwaysBetterThanYesterday #Podcast