The Discomfort Practice

The Discomfort Practice explores the value of discomfort in shaping who we are, how we are in the world and how it can be a catalyst for positive social evolution.

Betsy speaks to leaders, activists, athletes, creatives and others who, like her, are ‘professional discomforters’ about comfort zones, having a conscious ‘discomfort practice,’ and the superpowers that lie on the other side of stepping into the unknown. Come get uncomfortable with Betsy...

Episode #20: Robin Sundaram On Living Personal Values at Work and the Power of Big Business to Do Good

Feb 28, 2021

Robin Sundaram is the son of Sri Lankan immigrants to the UK, a trained economist & a key person leading sustainable sourcing for the world's biggest food company.

Betsy & Robin chat about finding allies for positive impact within a big corporate, working with dairy farmers & how to bring your true self to work to be a...

Episode #19: Aine Rose Campbell On Modeling and Activism

Feb 21, 2021

Aine Rose Campbell is a model, producer, activist & founder of The Model Mafia, a collective of nearly 400 models supporting each other & making a difference on issues like #MeToo & climate change.

Betsy & Aine talk about the power dynamics in modelling, the negative impact of fashion, the beauty of community & Aine's...

Episode #18: Ed Gillespie On the Future of Humanity and Covid Lockdown Creativity

Feb 14, 2021

Ed Gillespie is a keynote speaker, writer, serial entrepreneur & futurist. He’s co-founder of the Global Goals Accelerator, a board member of Greenpeace UK & author of ‘Only Planet – a flight-free adventure around the world' & a poetry collection, ‘Songs of Love in Lockdown.’

Betsy & Ed chat about when...

Episode #16: Introduction to Season 2 of The Discomfort Practice

Feb 7, 2021

Welcome to Season 2 of The Discomfort Practice! Betsy talks about some of her upcoming guests and invites listeners to get in touch to suggest guests - leaders, activists, educators, artists and other extraordinary people whose experience of discomfort has shaped who they are and what they do to make the world a...

Episode #17: Julia Dujmovits On Winning Gold Medals, Flow State and Breathing as a Superpower

Feb 7, 2021

Julia Dujmovits is the first Austrian to win an Olympic gold medal in snowboarding and the founder of RE/Mind company, a tech company using technology to get a billion people breathing together for a minute a day. Julia lives life on the edge of her comfort zone as an elite athlete training for her next gold medal, and...