What it means to move Beyond the Label. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. In the last couple of years, the conversation around mental health conditions has changed dramatically. Using terms like "crazy" and "神经病" to describe those struggling with mental illness is no longer socially acceptable. The taboo surrounding the topic of depression and anxiety has... Continue Reading →
Ep. 15: Here’s a funny story | Some Scuffs
Good fiction, and a sense of humour, can carry hard-hitting truths. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. What would the Harry Potter series look like if Harry was a Malay Muslim boy? What would happen if you tried to get closure with your dead father by conjuring his ghost, and ended up attracting a pontianak? Writer Suffian... Continue Reading →
Ep. 14: Embracing vulnerability at work | Some Scuffs
Telling your boss you're not okay isn't just okay, it might even be good for your company. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Hello and happy 2019! It's been a while, but just in time to catch the last bit of enthusiasm we have left for New Year's resolutions. A common theme that surfaces year after... Continue Reading →
Magic Hands Pt. 4: Let’s get on with it | Some Scuffs
Through success and failure, the world spins madly on. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Magic Hands is a four part mini-series that tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The... Continue Reading →
Magic Hands Pt. 3: How to sell a book in 30 days | Some Scuffs
Say what you want, but money talks the loudest. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Magic Hands is a four part mini-series that tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The... Continue Reading →
Magic Hands Pt. 2: The girl with magic in her fingertips | Some Scuffs
How stories shape our lives. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Magic Hands is a four part mini-series that tells the story of yoga entrepreneur Sinnead Ali. Sinnead wrote a guidebook on special hand poses called mudras that are used to enhance your meditation, and started a crowdfunding campaign to get it published. The series follows her through... Continue Reading →
Magic Hands Pt. 1: What the heck is a yoga mudra? | Some Scuffs
We discover is the antithesis to every quick fix out there for a generation with a 6-second attention span. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. Neatly packaged zen is all around us. We can now learn to meditate with the help of Youtube tutorials, visit online wellness stores to stock up on crystals and essential oils, download... Continue Reading →
Season 2 Trailer: Who am I? | Some Scuffs
This season, we set out to find our authentic voice. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. The Twenty Statements Test is a psychological instrument that was designed to assess self-concept. The instructions are simple: There are twenty numbered blanks on the page below. Please write twenty answers to the simple question 'Who am I?' in the blanks.... Continue Reading →
Ep. 13: Great (parental) expectations | Some Scuffs
You bring dishonour to your family. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. There are those who become doctors and engineers and architects, and volunteer for UNICEF while serving in their church choirs and still managing to spend Sundays with the family. Whose parents are positively glowing whenever they speak about their golden child. And then there's people like... Continue Reading →
Ep. 12: Combat juggling and competitive thumb-wrestling | Some Scuffs
Possibly the strangest sporting events yet. Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or Google Podcasts. NOBODY CARES IS A RECURRING SEGMENT ON THE PODCAST IN WHICH WE TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT NOBODY ELSE CARES ABOUT. I have little interest in sports, so Ethan doesn't bother to discuss it with me. But the other day he discovered one that he... Continue Reading →