Impact!

This week we turn our attention to a situation that just a few years ago, would have dominated world headlines and moved the world to action, yet today is hardly mentioned by the world’s news media–the devastating humanitarian crisis in Somalia, where over 6 million people are facing acute food insecurity. We take a look at the human impacts—widespread displacement, child malnutrition, school closures, water shortages, and increase...

This episode investigates the disturbing phenomenon called "Rape Academy": clandestine online communities where men share tips, videos, and tactics for drugging and sexually abusing women, often their partners. We discuss insights gained through investigative reporting, the role of technology platforms and regulation failures, and seek to understand where our prayers and intentions may be best focused in our silent activism against...

As World Labyrinth Day approaches, this episode explores the history and universal appeal of labyrinths, explains how they are used for meditation and healing, and introduces Contemplative Labyrinth Activism—the practice of using shared heart-centred intention to support social and global change. We offer a short heart–brain coherence practice, along with a suggested intention we might all hold when "walking as one at one."

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On Earth Day 2026, this episode explores the vast reach of plastic pollution — from beaches and deep-sea trenches to our drinking water and even human bodies — and how plastics and climate change form a linked crisis. Moves toward achieving a workable global treaty committing to measures to avoid polluting the ocean and reducing plastic use stalled close to two years ago. Meantime, a growing awareness of the link between plastic di...

With such a fast-changing situation in the Gulf, and the rhetoric coming from the White House changing at breathtaking speed, how can we hold specific prayers and intentions for what is unfolding there and its implications–beyond our immediate responses to the issues of the moment? This is our focus for this edition of Impact! We quickly turn to suggesting specific intentions that are more ongoing rather than generalised as broad r...

A major flashpoint in central Asia that’s escaped the world headlines given what’s been happening in the Gulf is our focus for this week’s episode of Impact!, as we consider the long running dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan that has flared significantly during recent weeks. We look at the widescale humanitarian crisis this has provoked and a dangerous time of cross-border militancy and border militarization. As important ta...

As we start a new quarter, Global Healing Response turns its attention to the vital need each of us have to stay anchored, especially during turbulent time. In this week’s episode, we ask what anchoring means, and suggest ways for making this a regular practice. We also offer a guided meditation for anchoring yourself when your time is scarce, starting at 14 minutes 18 seconds.

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Ellen brings out her Wonder Woman powers to bring about a change in Clive’s take on a vital question for intention work–should we seek to change the collective unconscious? In this week’s episode, we talk about what this universal field actually is and how it relates to common theories to the well-known teaching of psychologist Carl Jung, before turning attention to the key question–can and should we consciously seek to impact it? ...

In this episode Ellen interviews Clive to celebrate the release of his new book, Immersive Prayer: The Power to Change Ourselves and Change our World, and explore how intention, interfaith teachings, and scientific research converge to deepen prayer and collective healing.

They discuss embodied practice over ritual, heart‑mind connection, practical tools for staying grounded, and the role of contemplative activism in our own spirit...

As delegates meet at the UN  for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the state of equality for many women in the world remains dire. The World Economic Forum’s 2025 Global Gender Gap Index shows the world at about 69% of the way to achieving gender parity, and at the current trend, needing a staggering 123 years for full equality to be achieved. Few countries are moving forward at a pace, with analysis car...

After nearly 3 years of civil war, with millions starving and what many commentators say is the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis escalating hourly–in this week’s Impact! we take stock of the current situation and hopes for peace in Sudan and see where our prayers and intentions may be most needed.

Prayers and intentions start at 16 minutes 11 seconds.

Suggested Intention Focus for this week

This week, as we reflect upon the nea...

In an inspiring episode, Clive talks to Anton Jarrod, host of the deeply thoughtful podcast The Higher Self Dialogues. Anton helps us understand what the Higher Self is, how it may relate to concepts such as the soul, Source and authentic self, and what role it may play in intercession and intention holding. We reflect on the podcast’s fascinating exploration of the perspective the Higher Self may take into some of the big issues o...

As news breaks of the much-threatened US/Israel-Iran military action now put into action, we turn attention to where our prayers and intentions may be most needed. At the time of recording, the U.S. and Israel have launched what is being described as a major attack on Iran, targeting a large number of sites across the country. Iran has responded with an attack on the US fleet headquarters in Bahrain, and firing missiles into northe...

This week we unpack the complex and often fraught relationship between South Korea and Japan — tracing historical grievances from Japan's colonial rule and wartime abuses, key disputes like comfort women, forced labor rulings, and over the Dokdo/Takeshima islands, and recent diplomatic steps toward cooperation. At a time when North Korea is building up its nuclear arsenal and China has responded with fury to Japan’s indication of s...

In an inspiring and very enlightening episode, Clive talks to former monk, writer and Transcendental Meditation (TM) teacher Mark Heath, about how we can direct and maintain attention to what serves us, rather than what doesn't. Drawing on teachings from Mark's new book, 'Aligned: From Distraction to Direction,' we explore how we may stop our focus from being hijacked to direct attention where we want to have impact. With insights ...

In an uplifting episode, we highlight and give thanks for a host of encouraging developments from the early weeks of this year, inviting listeners to share with us in holding an intention of gratitude and continued progress.

Suggested Intention Focus for this week

This week, as we contemplate the many positive stories to give thanks for so far this year, we suggest holding as our main intention:

We give thanks and open ourselves to...

At a time when ordinary citizens are being shot on the streets and warrantless raids conducted in Minneapolis, we ask whether the US is witnessing a “Bonhoeffer moment”–a time when putting faith to the test in the face of oppression may involve great personal sacrifice. We reflect on the life and teachings of the Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer, whose courage and example in resisting Naziism led to his paying the ultimate price...

To mark the United Nations’ 80th anniversary, we trace its origins, major achievements, and reflect upon its vital role in multilateral cooperation. We also note its shortcomings and consider the many challenges it faces at what seems like a critical crossroad in world history. Can the UN stay fit for purpose and hold together as global powers increasingly shift focus to regional influence and finding unilateral solutions to issues...

At a time when ordinary citizens are struggling to know what they can do in response to disturbing events on our doorsteps, such as the explosion of force on the streets of Minneapolis during recent weeks, Ellen talks to Legacy Labyrinth Project Director Chris Katzenmeyer about the power of contemplative activism. Drawing on extensive research and experience, they explain how using the labyrinth for such activism may play a powerfu...