In this People On The Grid, we met with Jenna Mann, who chatted with us about Art Therapy, a therapeutic process that uses art as a tool for a means of expression. She discussed the stigmatization surrounding mental illness, and how making alternative therapies, such as art therapy, more accessible to a broad range of people helps in breaking stigmas world wide.
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People On The Grid with Enquiry by Pentagon Wave
In this, People On The Grid, we chatted with Steven Pineda and Héléa Khaizourane from Pentagon Wave, a social enterprise that aims to level cultures and to unit generations for greater experiences in life. They developed Enquiry, which can be described as the union of different fields to help conflict resolution and mental balance. It is a powerful tool in the form of a card game that can create experiences of peace, respect, and acceptance and it aims to build the future generation of warriors of peace.
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People On The Grid with Cinematic Tales
In this, People On The Grid, we chatted with Anna Mastrolitto and Michelle Hardiman from Cinematic Tales, an event concept produced by LiveSoundtracks and Short&Sweet. Anna and Michelle discuss how the event came to be. As well as their common dreams and aspirations: to educate, inspire and empower through the medium of film, video-art and audio-visual concepts.
People On The Grid with International Switchers
In this special edition of our People On The Grid podcast, we attended the SwitchMed conference and had the pleasure of chatting with International Switchers about their sustainable projects. We chatted with Nour Kays, John Atick and Yair Teller.
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People On The Grid with Alexia Chellun
In this People On The Grid, we get to know Alexia Chellun, a singer-songwriter who is launching her new album called ‘Open’. With her soothing and relaxing voice, she performs for us acoustic versions of her latest songs: “All That Remains”, “Open” and “Take Your Destiny”.
People On The Grid with Benedicte Bodard
This week we met with Benedicte Bodard from Mesa Bonita. She chatted with us about the importance of upcycling, and about giving old items a second life. Her work for Mesa Bonita consists of reusing old floor tiles and turning them into practical and beautiful pieces of art, such as tables and coasters.
People On The Grid with SlowMov
Tucked away on a back street in the barrio of Gràcia, is the hip artisan café SlowMov. At SlowMov they serve freshly roasted and specially crafted coffee, that promotes the philosophy of ‘collaboration within societies’.
People On The Grid with Barbara Montaner Vega
In this week’s People on The Grid, we interviewed Barbara Montaner Vega; we talked about the concept of Digital Diet. Her former job in New York City as an IT lawyer gives her a sturdy base for her consultancy business that she created a few years ago, that gives digital solutions.
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People On The Grid with Sofie Amalie Damkjær Østensgård & WeFood
In this week’s People On The Grid, we discuss food waste with Sofie Amalie Damkjær Østensgård from WeFood. WeFood is located in Denmark, and it is the first food surplus supermarket there. It was opened through an NGO Charity, that saw the high amounts of food waste in the country as a problem that could be fixed.
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People On The Grid with Teresa Ferreiro – Author and Motivational Speaker
In today’s People On The Grid, we met with Teresa Ferreiro. After living in many parts of the world where she worked in communication and marketing. This award-winning author, coach and motivational speaker, discovered she had breast cancer. Today, we talk about her experience with Cancer and how it led her to write the book “I have breast cancer – What now?”.
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