UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett
UNDISTRACTED is a place where life isn’t just lived, but crafted. On UNDISTRACTED we explore the lives and expertise of our guests to help us become better at building our lives with intention.
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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 104
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S10E01 Justine Whitchurch: "Alcohol caused me to lose myself."
Justine Whitchurch is a sobriety advocate, Health and Fitness Coach and writer who almost lost her life in 2012 when her alcohol addiction became too much. With a music career, kids and relationship …
S9E11 BONUS Noah Reid: Schitt's Creek Alumni "relies on artistic variety."
Our guest this week is Canadian Noah Reid who famously played Patrick Brewer on the hit series 'Schitts Creek' and, who after that rendition of Tina Turner’s 'Simply the Best', was revealed to be a w…
S9E10 Melissa Levi: "Purpose expands with age, it doesn't have to decrease."
Clinical psychologist Melissa Levi has specialised in older people’s mental health and dementia for over a decade and in her book, 'We Need to Talk About Ageing' she dispels some of the myths about o…
S9E09 Ben McKelvey: "I started to view life in days, not decades."
Ben McKelvey is an author, journalist and editor. He’s been the editor of Mr Jones, Sports& Style and Juice magazines and worked at the Sydney Morning Herald as a Senior Feature Writer. As a freelanc…
S9E08 Pip Finkemeyer: "Wanting to please is one of the biggest..."
Today’s guest is debut author Pip Finkenmeyer. She describes her first book, Sad Girl Novel as a “self-aware skewering” of early adulthood that taps into the trending “Sad Girl” genre to explore iden…
S9E07 FROM THE ARCHIVE: Martin Smith
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Martin Smith is a legend of the Christian music industry. For nearly 40 years he’s written songs that have been sung around the world, first as the lead-singer of Delirious? and now…
S9E06 Zoe Coyle: "Regret is a necessary part of growth."
Our guest this week is author, educator and actress Zoe Coyle. Zoe has stepped into the shoes of many different characters, but it’s one in her new book 'The Dangers of Female Provocation' that frame…
S9E05 Marc Fennell: Former Hillsong-er? 'The Kingdom' host explores what happens when...
When you rely on a church community for support and direction in life, what happens when your church gets sick? When the community is unsettled?
On this episode Walkley award-winning journalist Marc F…
S9E04 Melissa Doyle & Naima Brown: Ageing Against the Machine
Our guests today are Melissa Doyle and Naima Brown, the authors of 'How to Age Against the Machine', an empowering guide for women ageing on their own terms.
Melissa Doyle is one of the best-known an…
S9E03 Caleb Chapman: "Loss can lead to triumph when we..."
This week Colony House front man Caleb Chapman makes his second visit to the show. The band have been writing music for over a decade together, starting with their debut album ‘When I Was Younger’ an…
S9E02 Lorraine Murphy: "Resilience fatigue can only be overcome by..."
Lorraine Murphy is an award-winning entrepreneur, best-selling author, speaker and mum of two. She started her first business – The Remarkables Group - in 2012 before selling it in 2017 to focus on w…
S9E01 Collin Hansen: "Learning about God isn't intellectual, it's worship."
Timothy Keller is a world-renowned pastor, theologian, and Christian apologist. Millions have listened to his sermons and read his books, but not many people know how he become the man he is today. J…
S8E09 John Bevere: "A healthy fear of God is liberating."
International minister and author John Bevere joins Laura to help reorient our understanding of holy fear and see why the Bible invites us to "fear" God. In his new book, 'Awe of God' John explains t…
S8E08 Hannah Hobbs: "Spiritual wellbeing is a discipline."
We consume so much music, art, shows you can forget the work that goes into making it. Everything we watch and listen to is a labour of love for those who make it, and today we’re looking at how that…
SE807 Dr. Kristy Goodwin: "Missing 'White space' means missing moments of connection."
Technology, devices, they’re an inevitable - and beneficial - part of life. We know though it’s a challenge to balance the upsides of all our smart devices with the impacts they can have on our wellb…
S8E06 Debra Fileta: "Numbing negative emotions numbs positive ones too."
This week author and licensed professional counsellor Debra Fileta returns to the show. Debra specialises in relationship, sex, dating and marriage issues and helps us understand why we have some of …
S8E05 Matt Redman: "Worship isn't limited by music it's..."
Grammy award winning songwriter Matt Redman has been a leading voice in worship music for over 20 years, with standout tracks including The Heart of Worship and 10,000 Reasons sung in churches around…
S8E04 Shelley Johnson: "It's time to leave your job when..."
Our guest today is HR consultant and host of the My Millennial Career podcast, Shelley Johson. On the back of her own career crisis, Shelley and her co-author Glen James (My Millennial Money) wrote '…
S8E03 Paul Taylor: "Motivation follows action not..."
Do you ever feel like you're too comfortable? Are modern conveniences holding you back?
Exercise physiologist, nutritionist and neuroscientist Paul Taylor is a former Royal Navy Aircrew Officer with …
S8E02 Hugh Sheridan: "I know how it feels to want to quit."
Hugh Sheridan is one of the most familiar faces in Australian television. For 6 years he played Ben Rafter on the hit series 'Packed to the Rafters' – which earned him four Logie Awards - he appeared…