I had a deep and intense conversation with Jonathan who spoke up about the effects that depression can cause suicide in all age groups and also spoke up about his own experience facing depression and having suicidal thoughts and attempts. I would advise my listeners to not listen to this if you suffer from suicidal thoughts unless you are with a trusted person that you can have a conversation after this episode Jonathan was born and raised in Puerto Rico. Joined the US Army at 19. He has a Master's in Business Administration (MBA), a bachelor's in Information Technology. Also, he has a 2-year Certificate in Pastoral Leadership. Jonathan's passion is to see something or someone being transformed and reach their true potential. Whether he is working on building some wood furniture around the house or investing time building a new relationship. He is always looking forward to seeing how that piece turned into a masterpiece. Jonathan is the Owner of Lifted Kingdom Press small publisher and Author of the book that will be coming out in March 2021 "The Wounded King" along with Online Community that will be launched in March 2021.

I had a good conversation with Sachin who spoke about the two most important societal issues, racism, and climate change. He spoke about the impact that the BLM movement had on so many people around the world and then moving on to how global warming and forest deforestation is impacting the world and how people should be more sustainable. Sachin is a student, writer, YouTuber, and the host of Podcast Project Why. He love to raise his voice by creating awareness about racism, climate change, and so on. His life motto is "Let's bring change to this modern world"

I had an inspiring chat with David who spoke about the different issues that many people face from self-motivation and the story behind his own self-motivation. He also speaks about the impact that the PMA (positive mental attitude) has on him and implementing it in everyday's life, and especially in the education system David is a motivation advocate based in the USA, originally from England, and is here to answer and inspire people to feel good, sharing positive with those who need it!

I had an uplifting conversation with Anza who talked about overcome adversity, difficulties, and troubles. COVID 19 pandemic has affected everyone and she sees it in a positive light and advocates this to other people. Anza Goodbar is a serial entrepreneur, John Maxwell certified coach, life design strategist, trainer, motivational speaker, and 5x best-selling author.   After experiencing financial setbacks in 2008, with just $27 in her bank account, Anza opened up her first online business. Within her first year, she created a thriving six-figure business.  She has designed a business model with multiple streams of income to recession-proof her revenue possibilities.   Today, she helps women whose lives have been interrupted by COVID-19 restructure, retool, and revitalize their life strategies to overcome the challenges that come from working at home and juggling e-learning with their kids. She teaches them how to build six-figure businesses based on their skills, experience, and passions that provide flexibility and financial freedom.

I had an inspiring conversation with Warren, who lost a child through miscarriage and trying to cope with his mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. He is now advocating these issues to other men and particularly dads to show that it is okay to speak out their mental health. Warren Morris is a advocate of Males following the loss of a child , Angel dad to Oliver he is Driven by his sons memory and his own experiences following the loss of his son and lack of support he found.

I had an interesting episode with Laura who talked about racism that is faced today and how colonialism can be responsible for some of the racism that is happening today and how it impacts individuals on a daily basis. Laura is enthusiastic, passionate, and loves to learn about the world and herself, which can be dangerous. "Unlearning is one of the most difficult things, with more benefits than anything else in life. For me,  it's necessary, to be responsible and grow as an individual and as a community". For her, not knowing is starting to learn.

Welcome back to season 2, and we are starting things off with an amazing conversation with Akanksha, where we spoke about how the Indian culture is often stigmatized today because of their sexuality and the queer community is something underrated. Akanksha Barthwal is currently a visiting faculty at Doon University, Dehradun. She is a poet and writes for The Taj Mahal Review, her recently published poetry is I Remember. She is an active member of Poetry Soup which is an online forum for poets writing from across the globe. Miss Barthwal is a passionate individual who is deeply indulged in the world of Literature. She is a post-graduate in English Literature and a graduate in German Honours.  She also has many research papers published under her name. She loves to explore the deep and tranquil world of literature. Miss Barthwal is looking forward to a PhD degree which she currently aspires to do. The areas of her research and interest are Indian Writing in English, Literary Theory and Criticism, British Poetry and Drama, Feminist Literary Theory, and Gender Studies.

In society, there are so many people. People with different visions, paths, and lights. But what do you mean by society? One that encourages you to be your true self or one that is unfair? People from different interests, skin colours, rights, mental health, cultures and other issues, and some are unheard of. Through the first season, we have heard from people from different backgrounds speak up about the topics that society brought to them to bring more awareness. Now we bring in season 2, where more topics will be spoken about. Make you subscribe to us from podcast streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcast as well as follow our social media. If you want to be a guest on the show, go to our website https:///www.theawarepanel.com I cannot wait for you to go on this journey once again!

I had an insightful episode with Maragatha who talks about how does mental health has affected different cultures and talked about her own culture too. She also talks about how mental health resources can be stigmatized within different cultures as well, being from Dubai an eastern city. Maragatha is a business psychology postgraduate and an aspiring coach. She is passionate about maintaining mental health well-being and intends to help breakdown the stigma revolving around seeking help for mental health illnesses. She is particularly keen on raising awareness for mental health through the perspective of culture; with an exponential increase in globalization blurring the lines between the eastern and western cultures.

I had an impactful conversation with Mechi who spoke up about how God has guided her to impact other business and running a non-profit consulting company and talks about why God is the CEO, whilst she is the COO. Mechi Renee is the Founder and COO of Unikorn Trybe.  Mechi holds a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management with a concentration in Organizational Development. She has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources, Recruiting, Coaching and Project Management. Mechi Renee is Certified Mediator, Christian Life & Business Coach, Online Entrepreneur, Speaker, Author, Blogger and Writer. Mechi Renee helps high achieving Christian women ditch the hustle and build an impactful business online to make consistent profit. The women Mechi Renee serves to want to go from employee to employer to live life on her own terms, making money from anywhere, doing anything, consistently making a profit monthly. All while serving God and doing business God’s Way.