The Crucible:Conversations for the Curious
Awakenings often force us to confront our deepest fears and beliefs. The Crucible: Conversations for The Curious explores the transformative journeys of ordinary people who've navigated life-altering events. Join us as we dive into their remarkable stories of hope, resilience, and self-discovery.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 40
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
S2-E17 | Stop Living Someone Else's Belief System
Hamish and Juliana rip open the invisible cage of belief. How does unconscious programming dictate decisions, limit potential, and keep us trapped in societal scripts? Through raw war stories and unf…
S2 E16 | Juliana & Hamish - Dirty Lenses - Seeing the World Through Your Unique Perspective
This episode marks the beginning of a series designed to provoke thought and inspire listeners to take charge of their own lives. Are you prepared to challenge your current reality?
Ready to embrace …
S2-E15 | What if the substances that you abused actually led you to find yourself?
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I couldn't understand regular social nuances as a kid. Sarcasm was lost on me. I was gullible, and people took advantage. I used drugs to find a way around that - in those social circles, ev…
S2-E14 | From The Crucible - Quitting Made Me Successful And It Will Help You Too
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"So you quit. So you've been to the gym for two weeks and it's impossible. That's okay. Step back, reassess what was important. Was it that important? If it was, what can you do to get there…
S2-E13 | What if your most painful differences carry the medicine for your deepest healing?
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"Growing up with albinism isn't easy. A lot of questions are asked... When I was very young in my childhood, doctors had basically told me that I would be completely blind by the age of eig…
S2-E12 | What if your neurodiversity contains hidden instruments waiting to tell your story?
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"If I'm not feeling okay, I find out right away. And instead of sitting with the emotion, I try to make friends with it so I can say, right, I can walk with this... Recovery is a journey. It…
S2-E11 | What if the streets that broke you became the path to help others rise?
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"When I see people on the streets, I see future nonprofit leaders, I see future teachers, parents, retaking the head of their families. The days of going into a hospital after overdosing and…
S2-E10 | What if alcohol blurred your truth until prison made it unavoidable?
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"For the first time in a long long time I was given the grace of a period of time just to reflect for me it was almost like my body and my head had said right you're not going to stop throug…
S2-E9 | What if belonging is the medicine your addiction is searching for?
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"Your path to healing might start with a concerned friend, then maybe a doctor or a family member - each one gently suggesting something isn't right. It could be a coworker, a friend, or eve…
S2-E08 | What if the path to wellness begins with befriending the body you've battled?
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"For me it was that it was small simple steps but taken consistently had massive changes. Like my life is unrecognisable now compared to how it used to be... if I can do that, anybody can do…
S2-E07 | What if you could reprogramme your identity like lines of broken code?
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"I was endlessly thinking about my life problems from morning to night. And I just lost control of my thoughts. The only thing that really helped me a little bit was you could smoke a cigare…
S2 - E06 | What if your addiction to exercise is undermining your path to wellness?
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- "I remember five nights out of seven, I'd be in a bar until 3 AM, then up at 6 AM to serve breakfast to chalet guests. Looking back, I was surviving on fumes, pushing my body to extremes ju…
S2-E05 | What if standing at a spiritual cliff edge is exactly where to begin?
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"I had an identity imposed upon me, one which I swallowed hook, line and sinker at the time. I was taught, like we all are, to identify with who I am by society standards, by external valida…
S2 E04 | What if the life we're afraid to live sober is actually the one we've always wanted?
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"Nine and a half years down the line, having sorted out many of those problems, although there is still a little bit of DIY I haven't got around to, but no one's perfect. I am so glad that I…
S2-E02 | What if the pain in your children's eyes hold the mirror you need to change your life?
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"Shame and guilt were huge for me. It was like shame is such an inward emotion. Like it's not projected out to other people, it's hidden, and it's more casting in on yourself. And that's wha…
S2-E03 | What if the golden boy facade had to crumble for the real man to emerge?
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"I was the golden boy, you know? Perfect life, perfect job, perfect wife. Then the divorce hit, and suddenly, I didn't know who I was anymore. Everything I'd built my identity on just crumbl…
S2 - E01 | What if the person we are meant to become is waiting on the other side of fear?
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"And a month and a half after we got married, I lost my job. So here she's thinking that she married a guy who is this wonderful guy who has his shit together, has held a job for 24 years, m…
S1-E22 | What if your breaking point is actually your breakthrough moment?
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"We are stalwart characters, we keep on going on, and we think that we are superhuman. And then I finally got the phone call to say that I wasn't successful in my interview and I was put at…
S1-E23 | What if your inner demons are actually inner teachers waiting you to listen?
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"Midway through my 57th year, I had been asked by a business person where I live to attend a networking event. It turned out that it was an evening with him... old patterns started to emerge…
S1-E21 | What if OCD's whispers are just thoughts, not prophecies of who you'll become
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"Around the age of seven, every single night time, I used to be scared to go to bed because of the fear of me stabbing my parents. And it took a long, long time for me to really understand w…