The Unfolding with Olivier

Khandiz Joni is a Chartered Environmentalist, systems designer, multidisciplinary artist and founder of REGENASYST, a pioneering set of imagination games helping organisations move beyond sustainability towards genuinely regenerative ways of being. She holds a certificate from Cambridge University's Institute for Sustainability Leadership and has spent over two decades working at the intersection of creativity, ecology and systems change.Her path here was extraordinary. From growing up on South African film sets to working on Blood Diamond at twenty-three. From pioneering eco-ethical beauty in the UK to building an agency representing eco-ethical creative talents and production. From traditional sustainability consulting to creating card-based imagination games that unlock the kind of thinking no compliance framework ever could.Think of her as a personal trainer for organisations. She can't build the muscle but she adjusts the position. And she goes in as the outsider, which turns out to be her greatest asset.In this conversation with Olivier she explores why attention is a form of nutrition and everything in society is stealing it, why constraints are the secret to creativity, and why reconnecting with your neighbour might be the most urgent thing any of us can do right now.Rigorous, human and genuinely surprising.⬩ KHANDID.STUDIO: https://khandid.studio⬩ REGENASYST: www.regenasyst.com⬩ IAM IMPACT PROJECT: www.iamimpactproject.org⬩ Instagram: @khandizolivierpassebecq.com | @olivierpassebecq

What happens when you build the perfect life and feel completely empty inside? Simon J Lamb had the flat, the relationship, the well-paid job. He had done everything right. And he was experiencing the worst depression of his life.This conversation traces his journey back to aliveness. Through a seven day silent retreat where he discovered that depression is just anger without enthusiasm. Through a chance encounter with an 80 year old wanderer at the end of the Camino de Santiago who stopped one in 500 pilgrims. And through an ancient Chinese movement practice that changed how he makes every decision.Expect to learn: ▪️ Why the body knows what the mind refuses to admit ▪️ What depression is actually trying to tell you ▪️ How the seasons can become a map for your inner life ▪️ What 5,000 years of Qigong practice understands about human energy ▪️ Why belonging is the thing most of us are quietly starving for ▪️ How cold water and ritual can rebuild a community of menSimon J Lamb is a Qigong teacher, breathwork and nature connection facilitator, and leader of Icebreakers, a UK charity supporting men's mental health through cold water rituals.Find Simon: Instagram: @simon_j_lamb Website: simonjlamb.comThe Unfolding with Olivier explores connection, meaning and staying human in the digital age. New episodes every week.Follow @olivierpassebecq on Instagram and visit olivierpassebecq.com

Boryana Uzunova is a serial entrepreneur, sustainable fashion pioneer, Forbes 30 Under 30, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Nold — a circular fashion marketplace challenging how the world buys and sells clothes. She has partnered with Farfetch on an environmental impact tool still active on their platform, competed in the Harvard startup finals, and closed her biggest funding round hours after giving birth.From a child who stuttered and couldn't say a sentence out loud, to an international model in Tokyo at 15, to running nightclubs events in Hong Kong, to graduating top of her class at one of Asia's most competitive universities, to building multiple tech startups at the intersection of fashion and sustainability, to becoming a mother while closing her biggest funding round, to now using AI to rebuild the way fashion works from the ground up — Boryana's path is unlike anything you have heard before.The fashion industry is the second biggest polluter on the planet. And almost everything being done about it is making things worse. Boryana has spent over a decade trying to fix it. She has been inside the machine. She knows where it breaks. And she is not being polite about it.In this episode you will learn:▶ The lesson of someone who built three companies, graduated top of her class, and still felt like an impostor▶ Why the more you achieve, the less confident you may feel and why that might actually be a sign of growth▶ The power of staying curious when the world tells you to stay in your lane▶ What happens when you stop trying to be the perfect mother and start being the real one▶ Why there is no system currently in place that incentivizes companies to be truly green and what one woman is doing about it▶ The counterintuitive truth about polyester that will change how you think about sustainable fashion▶ Why Shein and Temu might actually be better for the planet than the big brands you think are more ethical▶ Why secondhand marketplaces like Vinted may actually be making fast fashion worse▶ How she built a circular fashion marketplace from a wardrobe clear-out into a funded businessThis conversation is for anyone who wants to understand sustainability and business better, and find inspiration in the outstanding journey of someone who dares to challenge the status quo.What makes it different is that Boryana and I have known each other for nearly two decades. We met when she was 15 and I was working in Hong Kong. I watched her become who she is. Which means this is not just an interview. It is two old friends finally sitting down to talk about everything that matters.Find Boryana at @boryana.uzunova and thenold.com. Follow The Unfolding with Olivier at @olivierpassebecq and olivierpassebecq.com.If this conversation meant something to you, subscribing to The Unfolding with Olivier is the best way to make sure you never miss what is coming next and to support him in continuing this journey of Unfolding. Thank you !

What is really happening inside men right now — and why neither politics nor pop psychology seems to have the answer.Andy Hix is a leadership coach who works with senior leaders at companies including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, JP Morgan and Lloyds. He runs corporate workshops on men's mental health, coaches high-performing leaders through burnout and emotional exhaustion, and gives talks on male suicide prevention alongside the brother of his closest friend who died by suicide at 39.In this episode, Andy and Olivier ask the question that nobody seems to be answering well right now: what is actually happening inside men, and what would genuinely help?In this episode you will learn:► Why men struggle to say what they really feel even when the people around them want to listen► What the left and the right both get wrong about masculinity and men's mental health► The four stereotypes of traditional masculinity and how they shape men's behaviour► What lies beneath male anger and how to communicate without destroying your relationship► Why men in high pressure leadership roles carry everything privately and what it costs them► What the risk factors for male suicide are and what actually helps► What real male friendship looks like in an age of AI companions and digital distraction► How to support someone you love who will not open upBoth Andy and Olivier speak from their own experience including suicidal thoughts, male loneliness, and the long journey toward a masculinity that actually fits who they are.This conversation is for men who recognise something of themselves in it. And for everyone who loves a man and wants to understand him better.Find Andy Hix at andyhix.com and @andyhix on Instagram.The Unfolding with Olivier | @olivierpassebecq | olivierpassebecq.com

Echo Giesel Widmer has lost more than most people ever will. And she has never been more alive.A death doula, grief guide, somatic practitioner and DJ, Echo grew up surrounded by loss and chose to make death her greatest teacher rather than her greatest fear.In this conversation we explore what it means to truly grieve, why so many of us are sleepwalking through our own lives, and how facing mortality can completely transform the way you love, relate and show up in the world. Echo also shares her journey from prestigious law career to nomadic healer, and the one sentence that changed how she sees everything.Honest, poetic and deeply human. This one will stay with you.Find Echo at @ourecho on Instagram and on her website ourecho.life . Follow Olivier at @olivierpassebecq and explore his work at olivierpassebecq.com. The Unfolding with Olivier is a podcast about connection, meaning and staying human in the digital age.

Ellisiv Marley named her Instagram account "Life is Now Be Happy" the day she decided to keep living after losing her firstborn son. 150k followers later, she is a daily ice swimmer, sauna master and NLP coach helping high achievers find meaning and purpose again.In this conversation I with explore with her grief and how to carry it, the core belief that was quietly running her life for over 40 years, cold water and dopamine, sauna mastery and intention, ADHD and routine, and finding your way back to yourself.Follow Olivier and Ellisiv on Instagram: @lifeisNowBeHappy@OlivierPassebecq

Haneen Khan went from corporate lawyer to sex and intimacy coach, not through a conventional path, but through her own journey of discovering that performance and people pleasing were keeping her from real connection.In this conversation we explore what actually makes intimacy work, why so many of us are measuring sex by completely the wrong metrics, and how the simple act of saying no might be the most loving thing you can do for your relationship.We talk about:Why men are relating their sexual desire with self hatred after MeTooThe yellow and red system that can transform communication in the bedroomWhat actually seduces someone (it's not what you think)Why arousal fundamentally changes in long term relationshipsHow people pleasing shows up in sex and what to do about itThe real problem with porn and dating appsWhy shame lives in secrecy — and how to dissolve itThis is one of those conversations that will make you look at your relationships differently.Haneen Khan is a London-based intimacy and sex coach. Find her at @sexyandsilly on Instagram and at haneenkhan.comIf you want to know more about Olivier Passebecq's activities, events, retreats and one to one consulting: olivierpassebecq.com — @olivierpassebecq on Instagram

In this episode of The Unfolding, I sit down with Alec James, attachment and relationship coach and author of How to Date a Gay Man, for a deep and honest conversation about love, trauma, and healing in gay relationships.We explore why so many gay men struggle with intimacy, secure attachment, and emotional safety, and how growing up without relational mirroring often leads to shame, anxious–avoidant dynamics, and repeated heartbreak.Together, we talk about:• Why gay men often “learn to hide before they learn to connect”• How insecure attachment develops through shame and emotional neglect• Anxious, avoidant, and fearful attachment styles explained simply• The role of trauma, bullying, and minority stress• Why dating apps rarely lead to secure attachment• Shadow work, inner child healing, and nervous system regulation• Nonviolent Communication, rupture and repair, and real apology• How to build secure attachment through corrective experiences and communityThis conversation is for anyone who has struggled in relationships, felt “too much” or “not enough,” or wants to understand how to love without losing themselves.If this episode resonates, consider subscribing, liking, or sharing. It helps this work reach the people who need it.For more of Alex James Instagram : @thealecjames_Alec James Store : https://stan.store/alecjames?utm_sour...For more of Olivier PassebecqInstagram @olivierpassebecq Website www.olivierpassebecq.comFacebook   / olivierpassebecq  

Personal growth isn’t always clean or comfortable. In this conversation, we explore where it gets real.Olivier Passebecq and Nicholas Policarpio explore the profound themes of personal growth, healing, and the establishment of the Human Expansion School. They delve into the impact of corporate culture on well-being, the essence of Tantra, and the complexities surrounding consent and intimacy in modern society. The discussion emphasizes the importance of balancing masculine and feminine energies, the role of relationships in personal development, and the influence of family dynamics. Nico shares insights on community support and navigating power dynamics in self-development, ultimately highlighting the need for awareness, choice, and connection in the journey of self-discovery.Explore more of Nicholas' work at https://nicholaspolicarpio.com/Instagram: @nicholaspolicarpioExplore more of Olivier's work at www.olivierpassebecq.comInstagram: @olivierpassebecq

Many men are longing for connection, but don’t feel safe enough to reach for it.In this episode of The Unfolding, Olivier Passebecq sits down with Hans Van Veen, with whom he co-founded and has been hosting the global NVC Men’s Group for over five years.Together, they explore what it means for men to relate in today’s world.Touch, safety, vulnerability, fear, loneliness, conflict, and the quiet hunger for connection that many men carry.This is a grounded and honest dialogue about how men learn to protect themselves, and what becomes possible when fear is met with presence.A conversation for anyone interested in men’s work, relational healing, Nonviolent Communication, or simply staying human in a complex world.About Hans Van VeenCoach and facilitator working at the intersection of Nonviolent Communication, non-dual inquiry, and relational awareness.Website: https://www.nondualcommunication.netInstagram: @nondualcommunicationAbout Olivier PassebecqFacilitator, relational intelligence therapist, and host of The Unfolding.His work focuses on presence, connection, conflict, and creating spaces where people can meet beyond right and wrong. Olivier is also a Wim Hof Method instructorInstagram: @olivierpassebecqWebsite: https://www.olivierpassebecq.com