{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What is a Good Life?","title":"What is a Good Life? #9 - Expressing and Being Yourself with Jonny Camara","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3456,"description":"On the ninth episode of the “What is a Good Life?” podcast, I am joined by Jonny Camara.\n\nIn this episode Jonny takes us through his journey of growing up in Belfast to an Irish mother and a Senegalese father, from repressing parts of himself to reclaiming them, from pain and suffering to creativity and connection, and ultimately to finding the trust and courage to being himself and understanding what he wants, and what matters, in life.\n\nJonny is a Leadership Development Strategist and Coach, who’s path of suffering, self-inquiry, and alignment, is also serving as inspiration to his burgeoning screenwriting and acting endeavours.\n\nHaving interviewed 150+ people around this question to date, if I had to name one thing that leads people to being more themselves, or to figuring out what they want in life, then suffering, or periods of struggle, would be it. This conversation with Jonny provides an inspiring example of this observation.\nRunning Order: \n01:40 How do I use all of my talents?\n05:25 Suffering leading to play & creativity\n08:20 Allowing our complexity to emerge\n10:10 Journaling\n13:05 The need for self-expression\n15:40 Growing up in a predominantly white environment\n19:45 Seeking belonging\n26:10 What stories do we attach to our difference?\n30:10 Deconstructing the lens through which we view life\n33:10 Turning pain into expression\n37:25 The pain of facing racism\n41:02 Stories to connect our humanity\n45:42 Reclaiming oneself\n48:30 Letting go & self-compassion\n50:32 “I hope you never find out who you are”\n53:38 What is a good life for Jonny?\n\nFor further content and information check out the following: \n- For the podcast's YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@whatisagoodlife/videos\n- My newsletter: https://www.whatisagood.life/\n- My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mccartney-14b0161b4/\n- Jonny's Website: https://www.jonnycamara.com/\n- Jonny's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonny--camara/\nSubscribe for weekly episodes, every Tuesday, and...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bmT8FMFAsdpL8YpCcl1-OrgjJf3IhVZ_KJftDu8Wgy8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM3NDg2LzE2NzI4/MzUxMDgtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}