Georgie chats to founder of Adopt Change, actor, director and passionate children’s rights advocate Deborra-lee Furness about why communicating important issues is often best done through art, embracing imperfection and not letting fear stand in the way of life’s pursuits. 

DEBORRA-LEE’S RECOMMENDATIONS

Books
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
When The Body Says No by Dr. Gabor Maté

Podcasts
Brene Brown’s Unlocking
Russell Brand’s Under the Skin
Selected episodes on Goop

Eat at
Locanda Verde in Tribeca, New York
Lucien in East Village, New York
Ricotta hotcakes at Bill’s in Sydney 

Watch 
Reminiscence 
Ozark

Next on Deborra-lee’s travel list are Sweden, Tibet, Bhutan and Iceland.

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Georgie chats to founder of Adopt Change, actor, director and passionate children&rsquo;s rights advocate Deborra-lee Furness about why communicating important issues is often best done through art, embracing imperfection and not letting fear stand in the way of life&rsquo;s pursuits.&nbsp;
DEBORRA-LEE&rsquo;S RECOMMENDATIONS
Books <a href="https://stevenpressfield.com/books/the-war-of-art/">The War of Art </a>by Steven Pressfield <a href="https://drgabormate.com/book/when-the-body-says-no/">When The Body Says No</a> by Dr. Gabor Mat&eacute; Podcasts Brene Brown&rsquo;s <a href="https://brenebrown.com/unlockingus/">Unlocking </a>Russell Brand&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.russellbrand.com/podcast/">Under the Skin </a>Selected episodes on <a href="https://goop.com/the-goop-podcast/">Goop </a>Eat at <a href="https://www.locandaverdenyc.com/">Locanda Verde</a> in Tribeca, New York <a href="http://www.luciennyc.com/">Lucien </a>in East Village, New York Ricotta hotcakes at <a href="https://www.bills.com.au/location/sydney">Bill&rsquo;s </a>in Sydney&nbsp;
Watch <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3272066/">Reminiscence </a><a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/80117552">Ozark </a>Next on Deborra-lee&rsquo;s travel list are Sweden, Tibet, Bhutan and Iceland. New episodes of Drive will be in your feed every Wednesday. Subscribe now in your favourite podcast app so you never miss one.
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Drive is a podcast about driven women delivering in their chosen fields, hosted by journalist and presenter Leila McKinnon. 

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Drive is a podcast about driven women delivering in their chosen fields, hosted by journalist and presenter Leila McKinnon. 

Join Leila as she finds out how these inspirational women are living their lives their way – what drives them; the lessons they've learned; and the ones they wish they'd known earlier. 

New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays. 

Follow Future Women on Instagram and Facebook and Leila on Instagram.

This podcast is brought to you by Future Women and Uber Eats and produced by Bad Producer Productions.

Drive&nbsp;is a podcast about driven women delivering in their chosen fields, hosted by journalist and presenter Leila McKinnon.&nbsp;
Join Leila as she finds out how these inspirational women are living their lives their way &ndash; what drives them; the lessons they've learned; and the ones they wish they'd known earlier.&nbsp;
New episodes will be in your feed on Wednesdays.&nbsp;
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Deborra-lee talks about communicating important issues through art, embracing imperfection and overcoming fear.

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