What is a Good Life?

On the 111th episode of the What is a Good Life? podcast, I am delighted to introduce our guest, Dr. Senem Donatan Mohan. Senem is a storyteller, story practitioner, and author based in Dublin, who is originally from Turkey. She holds a PhD degree in natural sciences and blends creative arts with science. Through her concepts Stories Cure and Aliveness Within she focuses on cultural and individual vitality. Over the past two decades, Senem has touched the lives of thousands of children and adults through her performances and books. 

In this wonderful conversation, we explore the undercurrents and rhythms of life, balancing masculine and feminine energies, the visible and invisible, the guiding capacities of our inner child, moments of being lost in time, and the transformative powers of storytelling.

The whole conversation embodies this rhythm and noticing.

For further content and information check out the following:
- Senem's website: senemdonatanmohan.com
- Senem's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senem-donatan-mohan/

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00:00 Introduction
01:11 Exploring the Undercurrents of Life
04:02 The Story Behind Valentine's Day
07:24 Sensing Rituals and Traditions
10:10 The Magic of Daily Life
13:09 Creativity and Personal Journey
16:09 Finding Vitality in Everyday Moments
27:10 Embracing Timelessness and Creativity
29:23 The Dance of Science and Art
32:49 Navigating the Duality of Speed and Depth
37:31 Connecting with the Inner Child
39:48 The Transformative Power of Storytelling
46:01 Communicating with Ancestral Spirits
53:29 What is a Good Life for Senem?

What is What is a Good Life??

Over the last three years, I've interviewed nearly 300 people around the question of "What is a good life?" I am not trying to find or prescribe universal answers to this question; instead, I aim to prompt your own inquiry into what constitutes a good life for you. I am also trying to share more genuine expressions of the human experience, beyond the masks that we wear.