{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Lean In 30: Storytelling; Understanding ourselves and each other better with Fraser Morton","description":"Welcome to Lean In, a podcast that explores ordinary people\u2019s extraordinary lives through honest storytelling. My guests share with me their journey of discovery, laughter, personal experiences and healing. If you are going through a change or challenging period in life, Lean In is the space where we can surrender to the cycle together. Storytelling goes far beyond the words of a page. It has the potential to find its way deep into the insides of our psyches and hearts. It often invites us to question everything, including our own beliefs. And audio and visual storytelling provides yet another layer to tantalize our senses and provide a gateway for us to explore a whole new world. Fraser Morton is an award-winning multimedia journalist and self-shooting producer\/director who focuses on finding human-interest stories around the world in film, photography and writing. He spends most of his time on assignments all over the world looking for people's stories around the themes of adversity and human connection. Fraser has worked on film projects for some of the world's most respected media, including National Geographic, Vice News and was previously a staff producer and broadcast journalist with Fox International and ESPN. He is also a travel journalist and former newspaper reporter and writer and has worked on commercial and agency projects for some of the world\u2019s biggest brands. Fraser\u2019s work was part of Eco-Business\u2019s larger Changing Course campaign on climate action. Documenting the ClimateForce: Antarctica 2018 expedition in March led by Sir Robert Swan, a British environmentalist and explorer who was the first man to walk to both North and South Poles. Another project, A life Electric, draws upon a hybrid of multimedia techniques to connect people, communities and society to the \u201clives of epilepsy\u201d; a multimedia project entering epilepsy through the doorways of personal experiences. Inspired by his own experience of losing his brother Blair, the project is a personal for Fraser who was inspired by the life of his older brother. In this episode we talk about Fraser\u2019s work, art, travel and writing and how telling people's stories and the story of Mother Earth has had a personal impact on him. We dive into; \u25cf Where did the desire to travel and tell stories come from \u25cf The industry changes of travel journalism with the rise of apps, social media and technology. \u25cf The life of a travel journalist \u25cf How the expedition to film Antarctica changed Fraser in various different ways throughout his life \u25cf How being in Antarctica highlighted the intrinsic connection we have to Mother Earth \u25cf The work of Sir Robert Swan and his action on climate change \u25cf Integrating between moving, working and living in different continents. \u25cf How the project of \u201cA Life Electric\u201d eventuated \u25cf The existing stigma and cultural beliefs around Epilepsy \u25cf How Epilepsy is more than a brain condition we do not fully understand; it is about people's life experiences. \u25cf Why is it so important for us to try and understand each other's life experiences to connect deeper to one another \u25cf What Fraser learnt after 100\u2019s of interviews and hours of research about Epilepsy \u25cf The similarities between living with chronic conditions and the uncertainties that arise with that and what we are all collectively experiencing with COVID-19 \u25cf How we can understand Epilepsy more \u25cf How we are all understanding what it feels like to experience uncertainty in these times of global pandemic \u25cf What makes telling our stories so healing? You can find out more about Fraser and his incredible work; Far Features Facebook You Tube Instagram Project Pages A Life Electric Two Poles And\u2026. If you are feeling as though you need a little extra support, nourishment, guidance and understanding in your own healing journey right now then please join me and jump on a FREE 15 min nourish and support call with my extraordinary team of wholistic health practitioners. This is time to focus solely on you, your personal experiences and how you can move forward with your own health, wellness and healing. To book in a call today and receive my \u2018Nourish + Support\u2019 10 meditation series bundle (all completely free) please visit us at https:\/\/bit.ly\/nihsupport An offering my heart to yours to get us through this challenging and uncertain time. Stay safe friends, Love Kate ","author_name":"Lean In","author_url":"http:\/\/leanin.libsyn.com\/website","html":"