Connection Matters Podcast

The magic in the mundane and techno joy with Sara Tasker

Episode Summary

It is with so much gratitude and excitement that I bring to you the first episode of Connection Matters Podcast. The wonderful Sara Tasker generously offered to be my guinea pig by being my first interviewee. But what a conversation we had! Sara is a friend, bestselling author, photographer and coach as well as a major instagram influencer and successful podcast host. For this episode we dive straight in to exploring the value of seeing the everyday magic in the mundane of everyday life. We discuss creativity and community as well as techno joy and digital connection. as well as lessons from nature and our time in lockdown about the cycles of life and the nature of reality. (Apologies for my audio quality on this episode. )

Episode Notes

Things we talk about in this episode

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Gratitude as a supportive practice
The gifts of lockdown
How addiction masks the crisis of disconnection
The healing magic of nature
The freedom in embracing our creativity and courage to explore
Embracing online community as a way of finding connection when our busy modern lives don’t support it in real time
The danger of polarisation and the importance of stepping outside of our communities of interest to hear different views and perspectives
Ways to give and receive difficult feedback
The hope that lockdown will help us value and create a more connected, slower paced and present state of being in the world

Links mentioned in this episode

Sara shares her adventures on her blog and Instagram under Me & Orla, and through her podcast Hashtag Authentic.

Sara's website is - www.meandorla.co.uk

Sara and Jen Carrington's podcast - https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com/

You can find her on instagram here - Instagram.com/me_and_orla

And the podcast is here -https://meandorla.co.uk/category/podcast/

Sara and Jen Carrington's podcast - https://www.lettersfromahopefulcreative.com/

Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcast

Connect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/

My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/

The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionray

Support us at Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcast

Sara’s Biography

Sara Tasker is a writer, photographer and coach living in the Yorkshire hills.

A lifelong lover of photography, she switched to using her iPhone & Instagram to document her daily life whilst pregnant with her first child and stuck at home with a chronic health condition. Within six months, she’d attracted over 40k followers, and now runs a multi-six-figure business helping other creatives and small business owners use social media to build connection, confidence and community online.
She shares her adventures on her blog and Instagram under Me & Orla, and through her podcast Hashtag Authentic.

meandorla.co.uk
Instagram.com/me_and_orla
https://meandorla.co.uk/category/podcast/