This is the fourth episode of my Do Radio Series Where To Next? A new episode is released every Monday. The week after each episode is aired I put it up here on my Substack to create a series archive for those who discover it in the future and want to go back to the start, and for those who want to re-listen to the wisdom of my guests that does seems to bloom on a second and third listening. That has been the case for me, anyway. This episode was first broadcast on DO Radio on September 22nd 2025.
I recorded this episode (and the next two in the series) at the Realisation Festival in Dorset. This is an incredible event that takes place over three days at St Giles House, the home of the Earl of Shaftesbury. I was thrilled first to meet Roc, who lives off-grid on the island of Gometra off the coast of Mull, and then Sarah Wilson, the former editor of Cosmoplitan and presenter of Masterchef in Australia who writes the extraordinarily successful Substack This is Precious.
I explained to both the journey I am on in search of meaning, rather than success, and they shared insights about their own extraordinary paths through life.
The episode ends with me describing the impact the first event had on my thinking, and how an insight from it has changed the way I inhabit my own consciousness forever. It’s that kind of event.
Much love, and please spread the word about the series to anyone you think might be interested. This week I passed the milestone of 500 downloads, which is humbling and exciting!
Dan
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