Let's Pay Attention - Hacking Consciousness

About Let's Pay Attention - Hacking Consciousness

Let’s Pay Attention - Hacking Consciousness invites you to slow down in a fast-moving world, to notice what truly matters. Hosted by Cathy Dimarchos, this podcast is for seekers, conscious leaders, and anyone ready to live and lead with deeper awareness. Together we’ll explore what it means to challenge the noise, live deliberately, and listen deeply. Because awareness isn’t just a concept. It’s a daily practice.

Publisher

Cathy Dimarchos

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Aug 2025

Latest episode

21 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2026

   22. "Special Forces" — When Service Nearly Cost Him His Life and His Marriage.

   About This Episode What does it look like to rebuild your identity after the career that defined you is taken away overnight? Cathy Dimarchos sits down with Dean Stott MBE, former British Special Boat Service operator, world record endurance athlete, global security consultant, and humanitarian, for a conversation that is equal parts honest, grounded, and quietly extraordinary. Dean has served in some of the world's most hostile environments, evacuated nearly 2,000 people across global crisis zones, and cycled 14,000 miles in under 100 days to raise over $1.4 million for mental health. In this episode he speaks with rare candour about identity, resilience, the antifragile mindset, and why anticipation is almost always worse than participation. Episode Highlights [00:03:00] Why Dean said no to Gaza, and what that decision revealed about mission, family, and values [00:10:00] Childhood in Moss Side, Manchester: bullying, racism on the receiving end, and why it shaped everything [00:12:00] Dead or divorced: the moment Alana told Dean he had been home 21 days in a whole year [00:15:00] Fear lives in the past or the future. Presence is where it dissolves. [00:22:00] Anticipation is worse than participation: what Dean told recruits on the commando course [00:31:00] A career-ending parachute accident, an identity crisis, and the woman who helped him find himself again [00:36:00] Finding your identity outside the box: why Alana saw something in Dean before he saw it himself [00:42:00] The hot debrief: what worked, what didn't, what would you do differently [00:47:00] Pausing, presence, and learning to appreciate stillness as you get older [00:54:00] Evacuating 15 students from Jerusalem in 48 hours via an Instagram message [00:56:00] Closing: anything is possible. Anticipate less. Participate more. What You'll Take Away Why identity built around a title or role will eventually leave you lost, and how to find yourself outside of it How the antifragile mindset goes beyond resilience to extract strength from every experience Why fear almost always lives in the anticipation rather than the reality of the thing itself What it means to lead in crisis without emotional attachment, and why that is not the same as lacking conscience How having the right person beside you changes everything, especially in the hardest transitions Quotes "Anything is possible. It just hasn't been done yet." — Dean Stott MBE "Anticipation is worse than participation." — Dean Stott MBE "Just cause you shout the loudest doesn't mean you're having the most impact." — Dean Stott MBE "When you know who you are at the core of everything, then nothing is impossible." — Cathy Dimarchos About Dean Stott MBE Dean Stott is a former British Special Boat Service operator, world record endurance athlete, global security consultant, humanitarian, and internationally recognised speaker. He served 16 years in the British military, becoming one of the first army soldiers to transfer into the SBS. Following a career-ending parachuting accident in 2011, he became a globally respected security consultant advising governments, presidents, and corporate leaders. In 2018 he cycled the 14,000-mile Pan-American Highway in under 100 days, raising over $1.4 million for mental health awareness. He was awarded the MBE in 2024 for services to humanitarian causes, sport, and mental health. 🔗 Dean Stott: www.deanstott.com (http://www.deanstott.com) 🔗 Cathy Dimarchos: www.cathydimarchos.com (http://www.cathydimarchos.com) 🔗 Solutions2You: www.solutions2you.com.au (http://www.solutions2you.com.au) Subscribe and join a growing community committed to leading with consciousness, courage, and integrity.

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   14 Sept 2026

   21. The Hidden Face of Trafficking | Prevention, Courage and Real Change With Alana Stott MBE

   About This Episode What does it look like to dedicate your life to ending one of the world's most misunderstood and underfunded problems, not from rescue, but from prevention? Cathy Dimarchos sits down with Alana Stott, global prevention strategist, intelligence advisor, MBE, and founder of Blue Rose Alliance and Rickini Group, for one of the most urgent and expansive conversations the show has produced. Alana works at the intersection of exploitation prevention, capital accountability, and systems change. This episode is for anyone who has ever wondered what it actually takes to shift a broken system from the inside out. Episode Highlights [00:05:00] Why prevention is the most underfunded and overlooked response in every system, not just trafficking [00:07:00] 99 percent of trafficking victims know their trafficker: why the movie version is dangerously wrong [00:09:00] What trafficking actually looks like in practice, and why most law enforcement cannot identify it [00:12:00] Social media, tech platforms, and the legal loopholes that allow exploitation to continue at scale [00:14:00] Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome: why platforms will not act until they are forced to [00:18:00] The convenient logic: how people justify being part of harmful systems when survival is the alternative [00:22:00] Rickini Group: why Alana built a new philanthropic intelligence model to stop nonprofits running on shoestrings [00:27:00] Five trillion dollars sitting idle in donor advised funds and foundations, and why it is not moving [00:33:00] What does a world with no trafficking actually look like? The visualization that changed everything [00:38:00] Nothing is impossible: closing with an abundance mindset and a 75 million dollar plan What You'll Take Away Why reactive systems will never end exploitation, and what genuine prevention infrastructure looks like How the law is decades behind the world it is supposed to protect, and what we can do about it right now Why collaboration between sectors is not optional if we are serious about solving the problems that matter most What an abundance mindset actually means in practice: committing to something before you have the money for it Why the goal of ending trafficking is not naive, it is the only goal worth holding Quotes "Prevention is underresourced and overlooked in every single space. It is not just human trafficking. It is every problem in the world." — Alana Stott "We can do the rescues over and over. But we are not preventing the people coming through. We are just banging our heads against a wall." — Alana Stott "Nothing is impossible. If you have a goal or a dream, commit to it with every part of your being." — Alana Stott "Show me the incentive and I will show you the outcome." — Cathy Dimarchos About Alana Stott Alana Stott is a global prevention strategist, intelligence advisor, certified human trafficking investigator, and on-site security specialist. She is the CEO and founder of Blue Rose Alliance, a prevention-first organisation focused on identifying and interrupting grooming, abuse, and trafficking before exploitation occurs, and the founder of Rickini Group, a next-generation philanthropic intelligence ecosystem. In 2023 she was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire by King Charles III for services to vulnerable women and mental health awareness. She lives between the United States and the United Kingdom with her husband Dean Stott and their three children. 🔗 Blue Rose Alliance: www.bluerosealliance.org (http://www.bluerosealliance.org) 🔗 Cathy Dimarchos: www.cathydimarchos.com (http://www.cathydimarchos.com) 🔗 Solutions2You: www.solutions2you.com.au (http://www.solutions2you.com.au) Subscribe and join a growing community committed to leading with consciousness, courage, and integrity.

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   17 Aug 2026

   20. You Are Already Perfectly Painted | Uzuri, Self-Love and the Courage to Write Your Story

   Guest Speakers: Theresia, Irene and Vivian Episode Title: You Are Already Perfectly Painted | Uzuri, Self-Love and the Courage to Write Your Story Episode Duration: 00:43:14 Episode Release Date: August 18, 2026 About This Episode What does it look like when two young girls from Tanzania, told to play it small and stay within limits, refuse to stop knocking on doors until their book exists in the world? Cathy Dimarchos sits down with Theresia, Irene, and their local mentor Vivian for one of the most joyful and deeply moving conversations the show has produced. Together they share the journey behind Uzuri: Loving Yourself Inside and Out, a novel about a young princess, her relationship with her own beauty, and the choice that changes her life forever. Cathy mentored Theresia and Irene weekly over 18 months, reviewing every word as their story grew into a published book. This episode is for every person who has ever questioned whether they were enough. Episode Highlights [00:03:00] Theresia and Irene: first seen on a stage, emceeing in English and Swahili, two years before Vivian could work with them [00:07:00] The idea that became Uzuri: sitting with friends and classmates who questioned their own beauty [00:08:00] Writing their first draft on the bus, on scraps of paper, at night after prep time [00:09:00] Being told publishing in Tanzania is too difficult, especially when you are young and unknown [00:11:00] The moment Vivian read their pages and knew she had to find someone who could really help [00:13:00] How Cathy met Theresia on a home visit, heard her story, and could not look away [00:18:00] Why they wrote Uzuri: the global problem of women and girls not loving the skin they are in [00:20:00] Bleaching, plastic surgery, and the devastating effects of beauty standards on self-worth [00:22:00] Being told you are too tall to be a woman, and what that does to your inner being [00:27:00] What Theresia and Irene want for this book: not just a story, but a voice [00:30:00] A reading from Uzuri: you are enough, you are worthy, you are already powerful [00:37:00] Keep knocking. The first answer might be no, but it is not no to you. [00:41:00] Closing message: you are already perfectly painted with God What You'll Take Away Why self-love is not a surface issue, it is the foundation every other confidence is built on What it looks like to have a vision so strong that fear, rules, and closed doors cannot stop it Why the responsibility of adults is not to protect young people from mistakes, but to create space for them to discover what they carry How a story written by two teenage girls in Tanzania speaks to something every human being on earth experiences Why the choices we make today live well beyond what we can see or feel in the moment Quotes "We want this to be more than a book. We want it to be a voice." — Theresia "You are enough. You are worthy. You are already powerful. You just haven't stepped fully into it yet." — Irene (reading from Uzuri) "You are already perfectly painted with God." — Theresia "Go and find your own Theresias and Irenes. There is so much in them." — Vivian About the Guests Theresia and Irene are teenage authors, podcasters, and students at the School of St. Jude in Tanzania. Their debut novel Uzuri: Loving Yourself Inside and Out began as a four-page story written on scraps of paper on a bus. Over 18 months, Cathy Dimarchos mentored them weekly, reviewing every word as their story grew into a fully published book about beauty, self-love, and the courage to choose yourself. Vivian is their local mentor and educator at the School of St. Jude, where she works with exceptional students and supports them in discovering and pursuing their full potential. 🔗 School of St. Jude: www.schoolofstjude.org (http://www.schoolofstjude.org) 🔗 Cathy Dimarchos: www.cathydimarchos.com (http://www.cathydimarchos.com) 🔗 Solutions2You: www.solutions2you.com.au (http://www.solutions2you.com.au) Subscribe and join a growing community committed to leading with consciousness, courage, and integrity.

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