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UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett
UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett
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UNDISTRACTED is a place where life isn’t just lived, but crafted. On UNDISTRACTED we explore the lives and expertise of our guests... more

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Episodes

S13E06 Ben Fielding: "What feels like shattering is working for good and..."

Songwriter and worship leader Ben Fielding speaks about reimagining the oldest hymn for 'The First Hymn' project and, after years... more

10 Apr 2025 · 26 minutes
S13E05 Aubrey Sampson: "Anger with God is a biblical way through..."

Have you ever experienced a dark night of the soul? A sense that God has left you, that you’re alone... more

09 Apr 2025 · 24 minutes
S13E04 Darlene Zschech: "There's joy and grief in reflecting on..."

Songwriter and pastor Darlene Zschech reflects on 30 years of writing songs for the church and way pastoring has influenced... more

02 Apr 2025 · 28 minutes
S13E03 Carol McLeod: "'Doing good' is the goal of today but what it..."

Are you familiar with the Bible verse that tells us to number our days? Essentially to have a consciousness of... more

26 Mar 2025 · 33 minutes
S13E02 Greta Eskridge: "Pornography is a form of self-medication that..."

Today's guest is Californian author and mum of four Great Eskridge. After dealing with her husband’s porn addiction, Greta wanted... more

12 Mar 2025 · 31 minutes
S13E01 Erwin McManus: "We can't communicate differently until we think differently."

Erwin McManus is an author, speaker, pastor, coach and world-renowned communicator. He’s been on the pod a number of times... more

07 Mar 2025 · 32 minutes
S12E10 Dr. Jo Brown: "Change starts with a choice to expand..."

Dr. Jo Brown is an elite performance physiotherapist and coach with over 20 years of experience enhancing athletic performance across... more

26 Feb 2025 · 29 minutes
S12E09 Julie Sheehan: "New Age spirituality doesn't offer love the way..."

Julie Sheehan spent 30 years in the New Age movement. While living the high life as a journalist for some of... more

19 Feb 2025 · 26 minutes
S12E08 Collett Smart: "Perfection in parenting isn't the aim, we want..."

Ever feel distracted as a parent? Do you find a sense of purpose and calling in being a num or... more

12 Feb 2025 · 28 minutes
S12E07 Nathan Apffel: "Monestised Christianity is missing the mark of..."

Have you ever felt uneasy, or even distracted by, the way churches are run? Do the financial mechanics of the... more

05 Feb 2025 · 33 minutes
S12E06 Steph Penny: "Chronic illness is hard, but it doesn't define your value."

Today's guest is Steph Penny. Psychologist and author of 'Surviving Singledom', 'Surviving Childlessness' and now, 'Surviving Chronic Illness', Steph has... more

22 Jan 2025 · 34 minutes
S12E05 Tania Harris: "Dreams are an important way God speaks, but..."

Ever had a really vivid dream and wondered if it was God speaking to you? Tania Harris is a pastor,... more

15 Jan 2025 · 31 minutes
S12E04 Jenn Johnson: "Losing Beni has left us with a limp."

Today’s guest is Bethel Music CEO, worship leader, mum, author and wife, Jenn Johnson.Together with the Bethel Music collective, Jenn... more

08 Jan 2025 · 29 minutes
S12E03 Dru Hammer: "Armie's failures were moral not criminal..."

Dru Hammer’s life sounds like a fairytale: raised in a humble American Christian home, a chance encounter on an airplane... more

04 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
S12E02 Debra Fileta: "Being single and healthy happens when..."

Today we welcome back Debra Fileta, a licensed counsellor specialising in dating, marriage and relationship issues, along with a spectrum... more

27 Nov 2024 · 38 minutes
S12E01 Strahan Coleman: Fulfilling our souls deepest desire is about...

If you’ve ever felt that irritable tug, a relentless ache burrowing into the unfulfilled areas of your life telling you... more

07 Nov 2024 · 43 minutes
S11E16 Ruth Chou Simons: Being present in the wait is part...

Laura Bennett chats with Ruth Chou Simons about her latest book, "Now and Not Yet," focusing on navigating the challenging... more

22 Aug 2024 · 29 minutes
S11E15 Max Lucado: "End times to prepare us, not to scare us"

Max Lucado features on Undistracted and delves into the mysteries of the end times as described in the Bible. Lucado... more

14 Aug 2024 · 38 minutes
S11E14 Simon Smart: "Young people won't know how to be really good people unless they're shown"

Simon Smart, Director of the Centre for Public Christianity, joins Laura Bennett to discuss his book, The End of Men,... more

01 Aug 2024 · 30 minutes
S11E13 Beryl Crosher-Segers: "In South Africa, I grew up under legislative racism..."

Laura shares a compelling conversation with Beryl Crosher-Segers about growing up during apartheid in South Africa and her journey to... more

24 Jul 2024 · 19 minutes
S11E12 Carol McLeod: "The church can't be the moral center if we don't..."

If you could fix one thing about the world, what would it be? Food insecurity? Loneliness? Political division? What about... more

15 Jul 2024 · 30 minutes
S11E11 Tarryn Stokes: "Learning to be seen was a big adjustment and..."

Winner of 'The Voice' Australia in 2023, Tarryn Stokes talks to Laura about the release of her new single 'Hold... more

04 Jul 2024 · 31 minutes
S11E10 Lauren Daigle: "Pressure forces us to choose between circumstances and..."

Since her debut album 'How Can it Be' in 2015, Grammy winner Lauren Daigle has brought joy and soul and... more

26 Jun 2024 · 28 minutes
S11E09 Josh Baldwin: "Authenticity about our challenges without authenticity about our source of hope is void of..."

Josh Baldwin has been part of the Bethel Music collective since 2014. In recent years his wife Sheila experienced debilitating... more

19 Jun 2024 · 24 minutes
S11E08 Cheryl Leutjen: "Love, not guilt, is the motivation we need for eco-mindfulness."

Geologist and environmental law attorney Cheryl Leutjen understands what it's like to have a passion for looking after the planet... more

29 May 2024 · 27 minutes
S11 E07 Scott Morrison: "Moral relativism is the concerning consequence of secular society."

Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins Laura to talk about the intersection of faith and politics, the country's move... more

08 May 2024 · 29 minutes
S11E06 Steve Kang: "Facing death makes you fearless in life."

Former Buddhist now Chrisian pastor Steve Kang talks about the drug-induced near-death experience that led him to follow Christ, and... more

05 May 2024 · 26 minutes
UNDISTRACTED on Holiday: Catch Up on the Archives

UNDISTRACTED will be back late April while Laura's on holiday. Catch you then!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 Mar 2024 ·
S11E05 Emily P. Freeman: "Knowing when to stay or leave a situation is about..."

We enter and exit many rooms over the course of our life - jobs, relationships, communities, life stages - the... more

13 Mar 2024 · 32 minutes
S11E04 Tim Ross: "Greatness isn't about position, but perspective."

Our culture has a fascination with greatness. We celebrate people who reach certain heights of success and in the church... more

28 Feb 2024 · 30 minutes
S11E03 Jennie Allen: "Emotions are an invaluable aid for spiritual growth."

Are your emotions something you see as a gift, a nuisance, or a flawed part of being human? Jennie Allen... more

21 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
S11E02 Sheridan Voysey: Infertility doesn't have to define you

Sheridan Voysey is a writer, speaker, and broadcaster on faith and spirituality. After being told he and wife Merryn couldn’t... more

14 Feb 2024 · 37 minutes
S11E01 David Talbot: Are you a 'Glowface'? Taking back our attention from tech

David Talbot is the founder of Glowface, an organisation that helps improve our relationship to technology and reflect on our... more

07 Feb 2024 · 30 minutes
FROM THE ARCHIVES: S9E04 Melissa Doyle & Naima Brown Ageing Against the Machine

Our guests today are Melissa Doyle and Naima Brown, the authors of 'How to Age Against the Machine', an empowering... more

10 Jan 2024 · 32 minutes
FROM THE ARCHIVES: S8E08 Hannah Hobbs Spiritual wellbeing is a discipline.

Spiritual Wellbeing is so important. good to reset during start of the year and to weave it in as a... more

03 Jan 2024 · 25 minutes
FROM THE ARCHIVES: S7E03 Gabi Macaulay All of us can offer the gift of presence when...

Gabi Macaulay is the President of Nurses Christian Fellowship Australia - an organization focused not only on medical care, but... more

27 Dec 2023 · 35 minutes
FROM THE ARCHIVES: S10E01 Justine Whitchurch Alcohol caused me to lose myself.

Justine Whitchurch is a sobriety advocate, Health and Fitness Coach and writer who almost lost her life in 2012 when... more

20 Dec 2023 · 32 minutes
S10E11 BONUS: Wendy Harmer "I found my tribe in comedy."

Wendy Harmer is one of Australia's most versatile and much-loved entertainers. From being born with a severe facial deformity, Wendy’s... more

08 Nov 2023 · 36 minutes
S10E10 Julia Baird: "Grace shows us another way to live."

Julia Baird is a Sydney-based author and journalist. She co-hosts 'The Drum' on ABC TV and writes columns for the... more

02 Nov 2023 · 30 minutes
S10E09 Erwin McManus: "Our thinking sets the ceiling for our lives."

This week, we're joined by futurist, pastor and author Erwin McManus. In the business world he’s known as a mentor,... more

25 Oct 2023 · 43 minutes
S10E08 Robert Fergusson: "Everyday disciplines prepare us for..."

Robert Fergusson has been a teaching pastor for over 30 years. He’s an internationally recognized Hillsong Church preacher, and author... more

23 Oct 2023 · 34 minutes
S10E07 Rabbi Jason Sobel: 'The Chosen' spiritual advisor re-examines Jesus' miracles

Rabbi Sobel is the spiritual advisor to the worldwide hit TV series 'The Chosen' which dramatises the life of Jesus... more

11 Oct 2023 · 32 minutes
S10E06 Sara Kuburic: "Ignoring truth doesn't make it go away."

Creator of @millennial.therapist Sara Kuburic is an existential psychotherapist. She was born in Yugoslavia and raised in Canada and is... more

04 Oct 2023 · 29 minutes
S10E05 Charlotte Ree: "I never thought I'd be divorced at 29 but..."

Today’s guest Charlotte Ree is an author and home cook. When the world turned upside in 2020, Charlotte was 29,... more

27 Sep 2023 · 26 minutes
S10E04 Simone Amelia Jordan: "Music freed me from feeling like an outsider."

Simone Amelia Jordan is Australia’s most successful hip-hop journalist. She has contributed to 'The Source', 'VIBE', 'Rolling Stone', ABC and... more

20 Sep 2023 · 32 minutes
S10E03 Tyler Burkum: NEEDTOBREATHE's new era begins with 'CAVES'

NEEDTOBREATHE's newest member Tyler Burkum talks about the evolution of the band's identity through their new album 'CAVES', creating a... more

15 Sep 2023 · 42 minutes
S10E02 Riley Clemmons: "I have a lot of feelings about starting young."

At 23, Nashville-based artist Riley Clemmons has already spent a decade in the industry after being discovered at a school... more

07 Sep 2023 · 26 minutes
S10E01 Justine Whitchurch: "Alcohol caused me to lose myself."

Justine Whitchurch is a sobriety advocate, Health and Fitness Coach and writer who almost lost her life in 2012 when... more

30 Aug 2023 · 32 minutes
S9E11 BONUS Noah Reid: Schitt's Creek Alumni "relies on artistic variety."

Our guest this week is Canadian Noah Reid who famously played Patrick Brewer on the hit series 'Schitts Creek' and,... more

02 Aug 2023 · 20 minutes
S9E10 Melissa Levi: "Purpose expands with age, it doesn't have to decrease."

Clinical psychologist Melissa Levi has specialised in older people’s mental health and dementia for over a decade and in her... more

26 Jul 2023 · 37 minutes
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Our guest this week is Canadian Noah Reid who famously played Patrick Brewer on the hit series 'Schitts Creek' and, who after... more