God will never make you poor, if you give to the poor

Dr Matee Rajput is the Surgical Director at KSL Clinic, and one of the leading hair transplant surgeons in the UK.

Dr Matee is also, with his four brothers a founder of the SAMR Trust. a charity that was inspired by the way his father lived his life.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation Dr Matee explains to Michael Millward how his father instilled in his children the importance of helping people who are less fortunate than yourself.

Dr Matee tells the family story about how his father’s experience led him to adopting a life devoted to helping others, and the commitment he and his brothers made when they became doctors to following his example.

Building a hospital in the village that he grew up in was a dream for his father. Following his death his sons decided to make the dream a reality.

Dr Matee describes the experience of building the hospital in Pakistan and why and how it is developing.

The episode will inspire you to make your dreams a reality.

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Swapping Online Virtual Networks for Authentic Real World Connections

Bradley Glantz is the founder of The Mighty Tribe, a community designed to help men understand masculinity and create the best version of themselves.

At age 13 Bradley was diagnosed with depression. Over the following three years he sank into video games addiction.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation Bradley explains to Michael Millward how he recovered from that addiction and turned the lessons from his recovery into a community for men.

Bradley describes how addiction dominated his teenage years, and how he realised he was addicted, but at the same time powerless. He explains the education process he embarked on which led to him being able to build a new lifestyle free from addiction.

He explains the lessons he learnt and how he used that knowledge to help all men build lives based on purposeful and positive masculinity.

During their conversation Bradley and Michael discuss the societal norms that force men into lifestyles that involve constant comparison and competition but lack purpose.

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Joe Deppe works in the automobile industry in Michigan USA. But spends his rest and recreation time with trains. Not a model railway, but exploring the rail system and recording the historical railroad infrastructure in the area that he lives in.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation Joe and host Michael Millward discuss what Americans call rail fanning, which is called train spotting in the UK.

Their discussion covers everything from the role played by Thomas the Tank Engine in fuelling Joe’s passion for trains, to the dynamics of the train fanning community.

Joe explains his passion for compiling a record of the old infrastructure of the railroad before it is all digitalised.

Michael covers some of the railway folklore of the village in Yorkshire where he lives.

In their discussion Joe and Michael discuss why cars fail to attract the same level of interest as trains.

You will leave this episode understanding more about an often misunderstood hobby of train spotting.

Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr and using our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel – at trade prices anywhere in the world at trade prices on trains, flights, hotels, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club.

Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A Personal Wellness Hub gives access your easy-to-understand results and guidance to help you make effective lifestyle changes anytime via your secure, personal Wellness Hub account.

Visit York Test and use this discount code REST25.

Tech Problems? – Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote our referral code WPFNUQHU.

If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

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Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder.

Matchmaker.fmintroduce many guests to Rest and Recreation. Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

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Jennifer Mullowneyis a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience in the mental health field, and the founder of Crossroads Counselling Services.

Jennifer has seen clients struggle with finding a work/life balance and seen them want to do nothing in their rest and recreation time, which can potentially make their problems worse.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation Jennifer explains to host Michael Millward how she helps clients identify ways in which they can use their rest and recreation time more effectively.

During their conversation Jennifer and Michael discuss the reasons why people find using their rest and recreation time effectively and identify several ways in which they can be more proactive about how they use their rest and recreation time.

You will leave this episode feeling inspired to be more deliberate about how you use your own rest and recreation time.

Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr and using our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel – at trade prices anywhere in the world at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club.

Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A Personal Wellness Hub gives access your easy-to-understand results and guidance to help you make effective lifestyle changes anytime via your secure, personal Wellness Hub account.

Visit York Test and use this discount code REST25.

Tech Problems? – Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote our referral code WPFNUQHU.

If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

Remember, the aim of all the podcasts produced by Abeceder is not to tell you what to think, but we do hope to make you think!

Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder.

Matchmaker.fm introduce many guests to Rest and Recreation. Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

We recommend that potential guests take one of the podcasting guest training programmes available from Work Place Learning Centre.

Thank you to you for listening.

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The opportunity to be creative plays an important role in a child’s cognitive development. But in UK 3.7 million children live on or below the poverty line. That is about 30% of people aged under the age of 18. For those children art resources are often an unaffordable luxury.

During the COVID lockdowns when schools were closed children continued their education at home. Completing the projects they had been set was impossible in homes without access to art resources.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation Olivia Buckland explains to host Michael Millward how connecting these two facts became the inspiration that led to her establishing Art Cycle.

Olivia recounts the experience of setting up Art Cycle and how quickly it grew. She explains the process of preparing an art kit from recycled resources and how they are distributed.

Now that Art Cycle is a reality Olivia explains the need for funding and her plans for the future.

Olivia is always interested in hearing from organisations that are rebranding or changing a logo and have branded items, like paper pads in all sizes, notebooks, pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, etc that are no longer needed.

Instead of discarding those items Olivia asks that organisations send them to Art Cycle.

Rest and Recreation is made on Zencastr, because creating podcasts on Zencastr is so easy, you can as well by visiting Zencastr and using our offer code ABECEDER.

Travel – at trade prices anywhere in the world at trade prices on flights, hotels, trains, and holidays as members of The Ultimate Travel Club.

Health – York Test provides an Annual Health Test. An experienced phlebotomist will complete a full blood draw at your home or workplace. Hospital standard tests covering 39 different health markers are carried out in a UKAS-accredited and CQC-compliant laboratory.

A Personal Wellness Hub gives access your easy-to-understand results and guidance to help you make effective lifestyle changes anytime via your secure, personal Wellness Hub account.

Visit York Test and use this discount code REST25.

Tech Problems? – Visit Three for information about business and personal telecom solutions from Three, and the special offers available when you quote our referral code WPFNUQHU.

If you have liked this episode of Rest and Recreation, please give it a like and download it. To make sure you do not miss future editions please subscribe.

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Being a Guest

If you would like to be a guest on Rest and Recreation, please contact Abeceder.

Matchmaker.fm introduce many guests to Rest and Recreation. Matchmaker.fm is where great hosts and even greater guests are matched, and fantastic podcasts are hatched. Use code MILW10 for a discount on membership.

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Thank you to you for listening.

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Nate Mayes is an actor, artist, writer and producer who grew-up in Arkansas before moving to Hollywood to pursue his artistic ambitions.

The Wall Street Times have described Nate as “gradually establishing himself as an up-and-coming talent in Hollywood”.

In this episode of Rest and Recreation, the work life balance podcast from Abeceder Nate tells host Michael Millward about his varied work, his career strategy and how he spends his free time.

Michael compares the acting work that Nate has done with the work of actors like Brad Pitt and Richard Gere.

Their discussion covers everything from parental influence on career choices, to a comparison of different aspects of life in Arkansas, and Hollywood.

During their conversation Nate and Michael also touch on the joys of boondocking

You can find more information about Nate Mayes and Michael Millward at Abeceder.co.uk.

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A Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and guidance for effective lifestyle changes anytime.

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Ricky Rebel was 11 years old when he joined No Authority a boy band that was signed by Michael Jackson until he sold the contract to Madonna.

Now Ricky is a solo artist.

To celebrate the launch of the tenth anniversary edition of his Blue Album Ricky meets Michael Millward for a chat on the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation.

Ricky gives Michael an insight into his career, which now extends beyond music to include acting, art and fashion.

The highs include

· Touring with Aaron Carter and Britney Spears.

· Make-up company Mustaev supporting his video for Boys and Sometimes Girls

· Collaborating with an expanding range of high-profile artists

And the lows, which include the fallout from making a political statement on a jackethe wore to the Grammy Awards. He now keeps politics out of his social media.

Ricky explains the inspiration for his work and the artists that have influenced him. He also discusses the importance of making time for yourself, even when you are busy and like a long nights sleep.

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In July 2025 C.J. Shaman was described by the Wall Street Times as The Rock Outlaw Ready to Ignite the Music Scene.

Journalist Nic Abelian described C.J. as being from the windswept deserts of Arizona to the neon lights of Las Vegas, C.J. Shaman has carved a path as a dynamic rock artist who fuses the raw energy of country rhythms with the electrifying pulse of rock ‘n’ roll.

In this episode of the Abeceder work life balance podcast Rest and Recreation C.J. Shaman discusses with host Michael Millward.

· His musical influences from discovering Elvis and Johnny Cash in his parents record collection to the punk rock and heavy metal of his elder brother’s collection.

• The inspiration for his latest album El Diablo del Ocho
• How he spends his free time
• The role of music as a unifier of all people

During their conversation Michael and C.J. discuss C.J’s cover of the Ricky Martin hit, Living la Vida Loca

Many music industry experts see C.J. Shaman as being on the verge of the big time. As a result, you might reasonably expect a guarded conversation. On the contrary C.J. Shaman provides an authentic insight in to the man behind the artist.

It is only when he talks about what will come next that C.J. keeps his cards close to his chest. There will be exciting things to come.

Audience Offers

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A Personal Wellness Hub provides easy-to-understand results and guidance for effective lifestyle changes anytime.

Visit York Test and use this discount code REST25.

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