Think 2026 is all about doom and gloom? Think again! In this week’s Impact! we highlight a host of good news stories that have got the new year off to a positive start in many areas. Join us to celebrate somepublicised stories of hope and joy. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7zmw3-...

As ordinary citizens are being shot on the streets in the new episode of Impact! we ask whether the US is facing a “Bonhoeffer moment”–when putting faith to the test may involve great personal sacrifice in the way of the Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer? Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-59pgd-...

As the UN marks its 80-year birthday, we celebrate its achievements and consider its failings and challenges. An organisation whose work has never been more important, but–is the UN still fit for purpose? Join us for this week’s Impact! at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ch8jm-...

Activism at a time of crisis. In an emergency episode of Impact! we explore how contemplative activism can play a vital role in response to the turmoil on the streets and in our world. Listen at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bvsue-...

In a week in which Martin Luther King Day is celebrated, in Impact! this week, we reflect on whether the principles of nonviolence to protest that he advocated are still relevant for what is happening in our world today. Listen at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ix6r8-....

As thousands of very brave Iranians risk their lives to make their voices heard, in Impact! this week, we ask as always–where specifically might we focus our intentions and prayers? Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-zpxmn... or wherever you get your podcasts.

A new year means a new theme for Global Healing Response, and this quarter the focus is presence, and its critical importance in these trying times. We explore why in our latest episode. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-jevru-... or wherever you get your podcasts.

Sunrise to Sunrise: An online #vigil to Welcome New Light at New Year from the first mainland sunrise on earth (1645 UTC 12/31) to the last (2040 1/1). Join for any time! Info and links to join at: www.clivejohnsonministry.com/GayatriGaiaS...

In our annual round-up and final episode of Impact! this year, it’s time to look back and give thanks for many answered intentions and prayers. Listen at or wherever you get your #podcasts. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vx5cr-...

In Impact! this week, we digest the profound & varied implications of the recently published US National Security Strategy, undoubtedly one of the most important policy documents of recent years, looking where our prayers and intentions may be most needed. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-4seu2...

In a brief episode this week, we stand in solidarity with all Jewish people who are now suffering abuse, attack or fear of attack simply for being Jewish. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-6twce-... #PrayForBondi #PrayForTheJewishPeople #InterfaithPrayer #AgainstHate

In Impact! this week, we shine a light on the horrific drought in Angola, reported by media monitor CARE to be the world’s least reported climate emergency. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pijua-... or wherever you get your podcasts.

In a second part of our sobering reflection on child sex grooming and exploitation, in the latest episode of Impact! we ask what society, as well as ourselves as individuals, can do to put a stop to the evil. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2bbuc-....

In a chilling episode of Impact!, this week, we profile the horrific number of children who are groomed by the rich and influential, often aided by complicities of silence within powerful institutions As always, we focus on where our prayers are needed. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-bchci-....

Let’s be kind. Wise words offered by radio presenter @iaindale.bsky.social yesterday as a guest struggled to answer a fair question put to her (possibly she simply froze or was required by her organisation to be their representative). Iain acknowledged this, where it would have been easy to attack.

In one of a number of special episodes focused on the state and direction of the US as it approaches its 250th anniversary, in this week’s Impact! we consider one of the most powerful forces in contemporary American politics today, Christian Nationalism. Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tvhxa-...

Heart warming, inspiring and awesome - that’s what honeybees are for me and our special guest for this week’s Impact!, Karmit Even-Zur. Listen and find out what they have to teach us about working and tuning in collectively at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pbidp-...

In our #podcast Impact! this week, we attempt to take in the truly life-changing implications for the many Alaskans affected by last month’s Typhoon Halong. Sobering, humbling, & a reminder of why a need for prayer continues years after major events. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/typhoon-ha...

Staggering statistics and predictions of a grim near future for much of the world sober us up as we reflect upon where to be specific in our prayers and intentions for those affected by drought in this week’s Impact! #podcast Listen at: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-m3h4m-...

Why aren’t we hearing about this? In this week’s Impact! #podcast we ask where we might focus our prayers and intentions for Syria, a country facing one of the world’s worse humanitarian crises. Listen at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-k7wyr-...

Mass shootings have continued this year in the USA at a rate not seen in other countries. In this week’s Impact! we reflect upon this horrifying trend, and suggest where we might focus our prayers and intentions. Listen in at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-dedmj... #podcast

As Global Healing Response turns its attention to the matter of integrity, in the latest addition of Impact! Ellen and I explore what this really means and get to grips with why it is so key to living an authentic life. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7iigz-... or wherever you get your #podcasts.

When will the horror end, and what can we pray for as the war between Israel and Hamas nears its 2nd anniversary? We take stock at a time of increasing seeming hopelessness. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-vpqer-...

In this week’s Impact! we focus on the threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, focussing on local fears and against the backdrop of an uneasy rhetoric among some in the wake of the shooting of Charlie Kirk. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4dafm-.... #prayerpodcast

The double tragedies of 8/31 this year that have left many hundreds dead in 2 of the world's most troubled countries have largely escaped our media's front pages. in this week's episode of impact, Ellen and I seek to put that right. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-tnycc-...

Multiverses and parallel universes are our theme this week, and with a focus on physics, not fiction! Intriguing theories and how this all relates to entanglement, spirituality, & intention sending are firmly in our sights. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-s3sy2-... or wherever you get #podcasts .

Spain divided. In the latest episode of Impact! Ellen and I try to get to the root of what’s causing so much division in Spain. As always, we look at where our intentions and prayers are needed. Listen at www.heartfulimpact.com/e/spain-on-e...

What’s the round to Russia’s claims on territories in Ukraine? As possible talks between the two warring nations looms, in this week’s Impact! we seek to understand the complex history, and see where our prayers and intentions are needed. Listen in at www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9egkn-...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! Well, not a birth-day as such, but Impact! clocks up its 100th episode today. Join us as we look back, pick up on what’s most inspired us, and look forward to another 100 episodes or so before we hopefully might get to do this again! Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-77cth....

80 years after atomic bombs were dropped over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ellen and I reflect upon the long-lasting effects and implications of the horrific events today. As always, we invite you to join us in holding intention and prayer. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-nxnjg....

Is the Kamchatka earthquake limited in its ripple effects to aftershocks and tsunamis? In the latest edition of Impact! we say why more may be going on, if the miraculous escape from what could have been a colossal human tragedy is reason to give thanks. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-fcqaw...

To mark Mary Magdalene Feast Day today, we’re thrilled to welcome Kathleen McGowan, whose decades long quest for Mary would make Indiana Jones proud! More seriously, Kathleen explains why Mary is one of the most important women to have ever lived. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ux3bk...

Tragedies may quickly fade from the news headlines, but not in our prayers and intentions. This week in Impact! we look at why these are needed for those suffering after the Texas floods now as much as ever. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8gdue...

Today marks 30 years since the appalling massacre at Srebrenica, the consequences of which are still being felt by many today. In the latest edition of Impact! we take time to remember and ask you to join us for a time of shared intention and prayer. Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-9dhpd...

A new quarter has begun, and so too, a new focus for Global Healing Response: Honesty. Obviously not something for most of us to worry about? Think again! Listen as Ellen and I do some honest talking at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ha8y3...

Ellen and I speak our mind on the way religion gets twisted by some of the usual suspects on the global stage to justify war abuse. How can spiritual folk like us respond to these men behaving badly? We offer our thoughts in the new episode of Impact! Listen at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-s4zbu...

Uneasy neighbours with a territorial dispute and rival global powers as their allies. This week, Impact! #podcast focuses our intentions and prayers on the increasing tension in Thailand / Cambodia relations. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-8vixk...

Pray and hold intention with us as we hold compassion for all affected by the Air India crash near Ahmedabad today. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-dmthd.... #Prayers and #Intenntions start at around 9 minutes.

Following our look at the impact of narcissism in leadership last week, in our latest #podcast episode, we look at what you can do if you are yourself a victim of a narcissist. Listen in at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-c2gwi...

Narcissism may be common among leaders in politics and the workplace, harming individuals, companies, and even whole countries. But where to focus our prayers and intentions for this global endemic? That’s our theme for Impact! #podcast This week. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-3645z...

Many say that most countries are already facing an authenticity crisis, with many being highly polarised. In this week’s Impact! Ellen and I seek to get to the bottom of what this means. We uncover a huge global problem that few are talking about. Listen in at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-67aav...

🚨 A statement: Over the past year James O’Brien & others have made claims about my departure from LBC. I’m restricted in what I can share with you but hope the statement below will draw a line under the matter. My focus is on moving forward. I am grateful for your continued support, Sangita

At a time of political unrest and mass protests in Serbia, in this week’s Impact! we take a look at what’s happening in this long troubled country. Listen in at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-ks72g... or wherever you get your #podcasts

My Trans Life: I look back at my life of challenge, confusion, joy and at times sheer hell as a trans person in this week’s Impact! I talk about suppression, secrecy & the distress, but also appreciating that life outside the binary has its upsides too. Listen in at www.podbean.com/eas/pb-57jri...

In an EMERGENCY episode of Impact!, we bring urgent attention to the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where close to half a million people are thought to already be suffering the most severe stage of famine, Listen in and join our prayer and intention at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-i2rtm... .

Finally, the world is waking up to the serious crisis between Pakistan and India. In this week’s Impact! #podcast Ellen and I hone in on where our intentions and prayers are urgently needed. Please join us in holding these. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-be6vy...

This week, in the first part of a special focus on Impact! we turn our attention to one of the fiercest social tensions in our societies–who has the right to call themselves a man or a woman. It’s an issue which we believe affects us all. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-7p8jz... #TransLivesMatter

The day when the world gathers to send a wave of peace rippling from east to west. Organisers of World Labyrinth Day, coming on May 3, explain its impact and intention as a global day of action. Listen in at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-r5r3u... #podcast

Chippewa People in Montana fear being forced from their ancestral home due to ethnic profiling in policing of immigrants. See: shorturl.at/7LZMe Suggested #prayer: We ask that all US law enforcement officers will recognise the widespread harm that may result from racially profile-led policing.

ADOLESENCE. Ellen and I delve into the issues raised by the powerful Netflix series in the latest episode of Impact! The series highlights one the most critical social crises of our age, pricking the consciences of societies from Bharain and Brazil. Listen at: www.podbean.com/eas/pb-t9qmm...