Your Neighbourhood Show By Ubuntu Foundation
Theme:
Your Neighborhood Show is a podcast by the Ubuntu Foundation about building and celebrating community. Hosted by Carolyn, the series delves into the universal human experience of connection and disconnection, highlighting personal stories of belonging, resilience, and community-building.
Purpose:
Through heartfelt conversations and inspiring stories, the podcast aims to normalize moments of disconnection in life, explore ways to overcome them, and celebrate the power of human connections in enriching lives. Carolyn’s own journey of rediscovering community after moving across countries serves as the foundation for the series.
Key Focus Areas:
- Stories of Connection and Disconnection:
Real-life stories from diverse guests about their struggles and triumphs in finding belonging. - Community-Building Strategies:
Insights and practical tips for fostering meaningful relationships and building supportive networks. - Highlighting Inclusive Initiatives:
Featuring organizations and initiatives that create spaces of belonging for marginalized groups, promote peace, or bring people together. - Personal Growth Through Community:
Exploring how connecting with others fosters personal transformation, resilience, and happiness.
Target Audience:
Anyone who has felt disconnected, seeks a sense of belonging, or is passionate about building stronger, more inclusive communities. Whether you’re a neighborhood advocate, a community leader, or just someone searching for ways to connect, this podcast provides stories and strategies that inspire and resonate.
Why It’s Unique:
Rooted in Carolyn’s own experiences of culture, migration, and resilience, Your Neighborhood Show brings warmth and authenticity to conversations about community. By sharing deeply personal and diverse stories, the series humanizes the universal need for connection and offers listeners actionable ways to build their own network of support and belonging.
Episodes
23 episodes
Episode 23 - "Say the Thing" — Kristie Melling on Pain, Resilience and the Courage to Be Honest
What does it mean to be the person who holds everything together, even when you're the one who needs holding?This week, Carolyn sits down with Kristie Melling, a Brisbane-based marketing consultant who spent most of her life as the quiet...
Episode 22 - Julia McDonald Buchanan - A Story of Adventure, Resilience, and What Happens When It All Crashes Down
Born on a farm near the Ugandan border with no electricity and horses as her best friends, Julia McDonald Buchanan has lived more lives than most people could dream of. Sent to boarding school at five, shipped to England at thirteen with nothin...
Episode 21: Cass Wilson - From Banking to Community: A Story About Belonging, Loss, and Starting Over
What happens when a parent cuts you off with a single email, days after your wedding?In this episode, Carolyn sits down with Cass Wilson, CEO of the Rural Health Research Foundation, for a conversation that moves through small-town child...
Episode 20: Tom Robinson on Rowing the Pacific and Finding Inner Peace
In this episode of Your Neighborhood Show, Carolyn sits down with Brisbane adventurer and boat builder Tom Robinson, who became the youngest person to row the Pacific Ocean after setting off from Peru in a boat he designed and built himself. To...
Episode 19: Reclaiming Her Voice: Julie’s Path After the Storm
In this deeply moving episode of Your Neighborhood Show, Carolyn sits down with Julie, a participant-turned-volunteer at Sailability, to explore the remarkable journey of a woman who has quietly survived isolation, emotional abuse, neurodiverge...
Episode 18: Julian Jakobs: A Life of Connection, Disconnection, and Reconnection
In this deeply moving conversation, Julian Jakobs opens up about a life marked by sweeping transitions, heartfelt connections, and painful disconnections — and how each of these shaped the man he is today. From a childhood spent across Indonesi...
Episode 17: Caterin Castro on Cultivating Joy as a Compass
In this heart-warming and deeply reflective episode, host Carolyn Vincent welcomes Colombian-born creative Caterin Castro, whose journey from Medellín to Brisbane is as rich in spirit as it is in resilience. A former English teacher turned Zumb...
Episode 16: Speaking for Herself: Menaka Thomas on Inheritance and Individuality.
In this heartfelt and inspiring episode, host Carolyn sits down with award-winning Indian-Australian singer Menaka Thomas for a deeply personal conversation about identity, belonging, motherhood, and the healing power of music. From growing up ...
Episode15: Finding Roots Through Storytelling: Josh Hinton's A Place in the Sultan's Kitchen
Finding Roots Through Storytelling: Josh Hinton’s Journey of Culture, Creativity & Connection In this deeply moving and inspiring episode of Your Neighborhood Show, host Carolyn sits down with rising playwr...
Episode 14: Sonja de Sterke’s Journey Through Trauma, Travel, and Transformation
Content Warning:This episode contains discussions of childhood trauma, parental abuse, war-related experiences, and chronic illness. While shared with compassion and healing intent, some listeners may find parts of this conversation emotion...
Episode 13 - Failing Forward: Jordan’s Journey From Numbness to Self-Love
Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of emotional trauma, depression, and suicidal ideation. Listener discretion is advised.🎯 Episode SynopsisIn this deeply heartfelt and emotionally resonant episode of Your Neighborho...
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 12 - Lou Wilson’s Journey of Resilience, Reinvention & Connection
In this deeply moving and expansive episode of Your Neighbourhood Show, host Carolyn sits down with the inspiring Lou Wilson for a rich conversation that weaves together themes of belonging, personal transformation, resilience, and purpose. Fro...
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 11 - A Story of Resilience & Redemption
In this deeply moving episode of Your Neighborhood Show, host Carolyn sits down with the courageous and compelling Wendy King. From her early years in Fiji, navigating a childhood shaped by alcoholism and trauma, to facing personal trials as a ...
Episode 10 - From Community Roots to Rebuilding Connection with Lauren McHutchison
⚠️ Content Warning: Suicide This episode contains discussion of suicide and grief, which may be distressing for some listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling, please know that you are not alone and there is help available....
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 9 - Stories of Connection: Highlights from Episodes 1–8
Description:In this heartfelt compilation episode, Your Neighbourhood Show reflects on the spirit of community, resilience, and connection through powerful stories shared across our first eight episodes. Host Carolyn revisits moving moments...
Your Neighborhood Show Episode 8 - Connection, Community & Creative Healing with Christine Bagley-Jones
🎧 Episode Synopsis:In this heartfelt episode of Your Neighborhood Show, host Carolyn welcomes longtime friend and community builder Christine Bagley-Jones—an experienced psychologist, author of Creative Connec...
Your Neighborhood Show Episode 7 : Rooted in Connection: Luke Dunning on Family, Business & Being Real
Episode SynopsisIn this heartwarming and deeply authentic conversation, host Carolyn introduces Luke Dunning—creative entrepreneur, father of four, and the very person who helped bring this podcast to life. This episode delves int...
Your Neighborhood Show - Episode 6 - Finding Connection in Disconnection with Jack Terroni
Episode SynopsisIn this heartfelt and deeply introspective episode, Carolyn welcomes musician, composer, and writer Jack Terroni to explore themes of connection, disconnection, and the mystical journey of self-discovery. Ja...
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 5 - Finding Connection Through Music & Life’s Journey with Yani
In this heartfelt episode, host Carolyn welcomes the incredible Yani Mills—choir director, vocal coach, and passionate community builder. Yani shares her inspiring journey from childhood disconnection to fostering deep connections through music...
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 4: The Journey to Connection: Marty Richards on Community, Resilience, and Finding Purpose
Episode SynopsisIn this heartfelt episode of Your Neighborhood Show, Carolyn sits down with Marty Richards, the owner of Blackstar, a vibrant cafe in West End, Brisbane. Marty shares his deeply personal journey from feeli...
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 3: Terry Fitzpatrick's Journey Through Community and Purpose
Episode Title: Finding Connection: Terry Fitzpatrick's Journey Through Community and PurposeDuration: 42 minutesIn this heartfelt episode of Your Neighborhood Show, host Carolyn delves into the extraor...
Your Neighborhood Show – Episode 2: Deb's Journey of Resilience, Community, and Joy
Welcome to Your Neighborhood Show! In this heartfelt episode, host Carolyn dives into a meaningful conversation with Deb, a Brisbane local whose life journey exemplifies resilience, courage, and the power of connection. Together, they explore s...
Episode 1 - Your Neighborhood Show - Building Connection and Finding Belonging with Mary and John
Episode Duration: 36 minutesSynopsis:In the inaugural episode of Your Neighborhood Show, host Carolyn welcomes her dear friends Mary and John to discuss the vital role of connection in our lives. Through person...
