Yohaku: the healing and restorative power of the white space
Whitespaces are our silence, stillness, rest times, the empty spaces in our diaries we leave unfilled. In this episode, author Tom Frengos (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfrengos/) and I talk about the Japanese word Yohaku: the healing and restorative power of the white space. Drawing from the wisdom of Japanese calligraphy, Tom believes white spaces are not empty, unproductive spaces. They are spaces rich in rediscovery, recovery, spaces to release our fears and reconnect to what matters. Tom eloquently wrote about these whitespaces in his recent book Fifteen Pauses: the Life-changing Silence and Stillness of Japanese Ma (https://www.amazon.es/-/en/Fifteen-Pauses-life-changing-stillness-Japanese/dp/4991367905/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PDT7KBD4EYY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O0iRzMwm4xjSMSZGSJdjZQ._thXnkYgEuA3ZkPXsWm88IZoBO6yJEpPk2KH5NR26hw&dib_tag=se&keywords=fifteen+pauses+tom+frengos&qid=1792397794&sprefix=fifteen+pauses+tom+frengos%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-1). In his upcoming book on Wabi Sabi , Tom again touches on Yohaku, specifically how having more whitespaces in our conversations, asking fewer questions, giving ourselves more time to reflect are essential to our relationships and our well-being.
26 Jun 2026
The AI Dividend
Erica Farmer (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericafarmer/) is a keynote speaker on AI and future skills. She believes the real AI advantage isn’t productivity — it’s happier, more resilient people who know how to partner with it. Erica aims to help HR, L&D and business leaders go from feeling exposed, overwhelmed and behind on AI to feeling confident, courageous and ready to lead meaningful AI adoption.
Her recently published book, "AI for People Professionals", emphasises the importance of starting with purpose by focusing on the human outcomes you want AI to serve. Her key message is that AI is here to serve us, not the other way around and so individuals and organisations need to focus on finding their AI dividend.
17 Feb 2026
Polyglot
Andrei Rosioru hails from the city of Brașov in Romania. He is an Astrologer, a student of Western Esotericism and a Polyglot who speaks no less than 8 different languages including Romanian, French, Russian, English, Italian, Hungarian, German and Chinese. Andrei has been a friend and a brother for many years and I have always found our conversations to be both uplifting and inspiring. On this episode we explore Andrei's approach to Astrology, his strategy for language learning and his view on the current geopolitical situation on the ground in eastern Europe. Enjoy!
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