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Get Off The Bench Podcast

Get Off The Bench Podcast

By: Kerryn Vaughan
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Get Off The Bench podcast showcases people who have backed themselves and are having a go, in the hope that others will be inspired to ‘get off the bench’ and do the thing they’ve always wanted to do.

Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ryan Christensen - Engineering the optimal belief system
    Oct 16 2025

    Ryan Christensen is The Belief Engineer.

    A self-proclaimed oddball, having led a very unconventional life, with a path that seems to have been perfectly crafted to bring him to this phase and place in his life.

    Ryan’s journey began when he chose to join the United States Marine Corps rather than go the traditional college route. That set him on a 23 year long career in Intelligence - as a Russian Linguist in the Marines, supporting F-16 and F-22 fighter squadrons in the Air National Guard, and finally supporting counter terrorism and counter proliferation operations as a CIA contractor.

    In 2019, Ryan began his personal development and healing journey in earnest. He'd already been in therapy off and on for almost a decade, and knew it was time to get serious. He tried just about everything under the sun, alongside becoming a professional hypnotist.

    The frustration he faced, realizing that nothing worked the way it was supposed to, left him with no other option but to figure it out himself.

    Leveraging those 23 years of experience, plus his autistic gifts and insights, he took a deep dive into how things REALLY worked. He found out a lot about how the mind is built, how beliefs shape our reality, why they're so resistant to change, and how to break himself out of the prisons he'd created to keep himself safe.

    Now, he helps others finish their own journey. He says “It's the least I can do”.

    Socials:

    Website: https://thebeliefengineer.com

    LinkedIn: Ryan Christensen

    Youtube: The Belief Engineer

    Winner Peace (Book)

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Matt Parker - disrupting human trafficking
    Sep 12 2025

    Matt Parker is Co-founder of The Exodus Road. While Matt and his wife Laura provided care to young girls at an orphanage in Thailand, they came face-to-face with the issue of sex trafficking. As a result, Matt began undercover work in support of law enforcement. Matt served as CEO at The Exodus Road for nearly 10 years, and he has been doing humanitarian work for over 15 years. He is currently also a Global Brand Ambassador at Cellebrite, the world’s leading cyberforensics technology.

    Socials:

    Website: https://theexodusroad.com/

    LinkedIn: The Exodus Road

    LinkedIn: Matt P.

    FB: The Exodus Road

    Insta: The Exodus Road @theexodusroad

    Cyber-Safety Training Program: influenced.org

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Kerryn Vaughan - Taking time to re-focus
    Sep 5 2025

    It’s been 4 months since I posted the last episode in May, and after a lot of reflection, we’re back! In this episode I share some reflections on recognising when you’re tired and when things are even a tiny bit out of alignment. Sometimes we don’t have the answers and we have to be OK with just sitting in the the unknown, waiting with trust that what’s meant to be will be, and may already be. I went to Hawaii last week to do some work (on me) with the wonderful Sam Horn, and surprisingly that opened up a few cans of worms I wasn’t expecting. Sometimes we just need to sit in faith.

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    25 mins
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