Sean Loots Something Shifted with Sean Loots

Get Ready For All Of The Feels

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Join me for the new season of Something Shifted, the podcast that asks some of South Africa’s most interesting people to share how significant life shifts, perceived as devastating, can lead to profound personal transformation and empowerment.

Something Shifted with Sean Loots leans into the joy and discomfort of unexpected change, and tries to answer the question of what it takes to bounce back.

Something changes your life today. How will it shift your life tomorrow?
What does it take to conquer the new path?

Listen to heartfelt conversations every other week and become part of a community that believes in the power of possibility!

Get ready for all of the feels. Season three starts November 2024.
22 Oct 2024 English South Africa Self-Improvement · Personal Journals

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