About Professor Prosen, M.D., M.Sc
Harry Prosen is a professor of psychiatry who has worked in the field for over 50 years, including chairing two departments of psychiatry and serving as president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association. Professor Prosen was recently appointed one of 500 Specially Selected Fellows of the American College of Psychiatrists, and a Distinguished Life Member of the American Psychiatric Association. He is also psychiatric consultant to the Bonobo Species Preservation Society.
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About Brian Carlton
Brian Carlton is one of Australia’s most respected radio broadcasters, developing, producing and hosting primetime news and talkback radio shows for more than three decades. During this time Brian has worked at the country’s top radio stations, including Sydney’s 2GB and the #1 rating 2UE, where he became the country’s youngest ever daily metropolitan talk-show host. Until the end of 2008 he presented Triple M’s The Spoonman, the first news talk program on Australian metropolitan FM radio. Brian is currently presenting Tasmania Talks, for which he and the show were awarded Best Talk Presenter, Best Network Program and Best Show Producer at the industry’s 2016 ACRA awards.
About Tim Macartney-Snape, AM OAM
Tim Macartney-Snape (BSc.) was the first Australian to ascend Everest in 1984, a feat that was also achieved via a new route and without the aid of oxygen. He returned to Everest in 1990 when he climbed the mountain from sea level on the Bay of Bengal. In 1987, Tim was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, and in 1993 made a Member in the Order of Australia for his services to mountaineering and international relations. Tim is a co-founder of the outdoor equipment business, Sea to Summit and is also a consultant to World Expeditions, one of the world’s leading adventure travel companies. Tim is a Founding Director and Patron of the WTM.
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Dr Anna Fitzgerald, PhD, M.Sc
Anna Fitzgerald, who holds a doctoral degree in biological sciences from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, leads strategic partnerships at a research organisation that manages the Australian Government’s investment in biomolecular science infrastructure. In this role she has overseen many of Australia’s largest genome science collaborations, including initiatives in melanoma, soil and marine microbial biodiversity, wheat production and protection, and Great Barrier Reef coral resilience. Anna’s research has been published in journals such as Nature, GigaScience, Molecular Plant Pathology and Proteomics. Anna co-founded the WTM Auckland Centre in 2017. – WTMAuckland.com
About Franklin Mukakanga
Franklin Mukakanga is from Zambia in Africa where he has established a WTM Centre. His tribe, the Ila, is one of the most prominent in the southern region of Zambia and Franklin is part of the royal family in the line of succession to chiefdom in his tribe. He was copy creative director of the Zambian branch of the biggest advertising firm in the world, Ogilvy and Mather for 13 years until recently when he formed his own multi-faceted consultancy business in Lusaka, incorporating his skills in communications and advertising as well as his training in a broad range of therapy practises. Franklin has also had his own radio program in Zambia, is a classical pianist and psychological therapist. Franklin established the WTM Zambia Centre in 2017. — WTMZambia.com
About Stefan Rössler
Stefan Rossler, from Austria in Europe, has a Bachelor of Arts and Design degree. As well as teaching in several universities in Austria, Stefan is the co-founder of two successful IT businesses. Stefan came across Jeremy Griffith’s book FREEDOM online in 2016 and was so “completely blown away by its explaining power” that he established the Austrian WTM Centre — WTMAustria.at
About Roz Bachl
Roz Bachl, who was born in Hertfordshire, England, has two sons and one grandson. Roz worked in the aviation industry, and has also worked as a director of a film festival. She has been married now to her second husband for four years, and, as Roz explains in this video, on searching for answers about human behaviour she found Jeremy Griffith’s book FREEDOM, and from there, on seeing its importance, decided in 2017 that she wanted to establish a Hertfordshire WTM Centre — WTMHertfordshire.com
About Annemieke Akker, M.Sc, & Hendrik Riksen
Annemieke is a biologist with a degree from the renowned Free University Amsterdam and a Masters degree (‘Doctoraal’) in Biological Sciences from the even more prestigious Wageningen University & Research. She has also worked as editor and translator of scientific papers and books, and later on metaphysical work with her husband, Hendrik, who has worked as an application development manager in engineering plastics. With a mutual interest in understanding human behaviour and a love of knowledge, they tested the scientific rigour of Jeremy’s treatise while translating FREEDOM into Dutch, satisfying themselves at a profound level that this ‘amazing life-saving work’ is the only information that will bring lasting change to Earth. Annemieke and Hendrik established the WTM Amsterdam Centre in 2019. — WTMAmsterdamNL.com
About Dr Karen Riley, BScPhm, PharmD
Dr. Karen Riley is a clinical assistant professor in the US and a practicing clinical pharmacist in Canada with over 36 years’ experience in hospital, community and consulting pharmacy practice. In 2017 a review by esteemed psychiatrist and fellow Canadian Professor Harry Prosen led Karen to read FREEDOM, and as Karen says in this video, ‘After we read this book it feels like a veil has been lifted...it’s immeasurably exhilarating, redeeming, empowering and transforming.’ Karen established the Canada Central WTM Centre in 2019. — WTMToronto.com
About Angela Ryan
Lawyer Angela Ryan lives in Ballarat in Victoria, Australia, with her husband and two children. Born in the US, Angela earned a Bachelor of Science from Penn State University before moving to Australia in 2001. In 2018 Angela earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of New England (Australia), and is currently completing a Master of Legal Practice degree from the Australian National University. Angela works for Victoria’s Department of Justice where her duties include developing court of law reforms for greater access to justice and legal policy. Upon discovering Jeremy’s book FREEDOM, Angela described how ‘My life has not been the same since...it will be truly a wonderful day when the whole world understands this information!’ Angela launched the WTM Ballarat Centre in 2019. — WTMBallarat.com
About Craig Conway
Craig Conway is an accomplished English actor, writer, producer and director who has worked in film, TV and theatre for over two decades, alongside some of the world’s finest creative talent. On stage Craig has worked with leading theatre companies including The Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre, taking on leading roles such as Macbeth, Winston Smith and George Orwell. On screen, he has starred in films such as Mara, Final Score, The Current War and The Courier, and he has appeared in numerous television series including Vera, Wire In the Blood, George Gently, Our Friends In The North. Craig is a member of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. Craig established the WTM North East England Centre in 2019. – WTMNorthEastEngland.com.
About Bill and Cindy McCaugherty
Bill and Cindy have been studying Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition since 2016. Bill has a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Chemical Engineering, and is an Occupational Hygienist where he works on root cause analysis and accident investigation. Cindy has a Diploma in Architectural and Structural Design, and is a Civil Engineering CAD Technician, who designs and helps build sustainable homes. Bill and Cindy are part of the WTM Canada West Coast Centre. – WTMCanadaWestCoast.com.
About Linda MacCarthy
Linda MacCarthy is born and bred in Dublin. She has had a life-long love of English literature and art, and has completed courses in community development and counselling skills, theology and women’s studies. She has also studied philosophy and sociology at the University College Dublin, where she focussed on phenomenology, deconstructionism, hermeneutics, semiology and postmodernism. Earlier life experiences included working as a draughtsperson in a design studio, and joining the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting and Theatre.
Linda has also run a successful company exhibiting and exporting her Irish crafts all over the world, including exhibiting in Bloomingdales of New York. This followed receiving an Irish Development Business grant to represent Irish crafts abroad—out of 250 companies Linda’s was one of only nine chosen. For many years Linda also ran a craft and art gallery exhibiting Irish crafts, books and landscape paintings.
Linda, now a widow, was very happily married for 36 years, enjoying a close and full family life, with a love of literature, art and music shared over many generations. Linda founded the WTM Dublin Centre in 2020. – WTMDublin.com.
About James Moffett
James Moffett is a world-renowned pioneer of organic farming in Africa. He is the founder of The Organic Milling Company, and a former Managing Director of the Organic Agricultural Association of South Africa and Chairperson of Spier Group, South Africa’s premier winery and hospitality organisation. James has travelled widely in Africa teaching the benefits of organic farming, and speaks English, Afrikaans and Sesotho. James established the WTM South Africa Centre in 2017. – WTMSouthAfrica.com.
About Leo Jones
Throughout his career Leo Jones has worked in the UK travel industry, becoming a Regional Manager with easyJet, and later a Customer Experience Manager with Jet2. During his tenure at easyJet, Leo achieved household fame starring in the much-loved British docu-series, Airline (1998-2007).
Leo’s ease in front of the camera prompted him to enter the world of professional media broadcasting, working as a director and broadcaster at ‘Travel.Radio’ (a global radio station for the travel industry), and providing industry expertise to UK television networks. Leo also appears regularly on the hit YouTube channel Arthur TV.
Leo is qualified in project management and has studied at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education (CCPE). He is, above all, a devoted dad to his two young sons.
Leo came across the work of Jeremy Griffith in early 2019 and has experienced first-hand the transforming effect understanding the human condition has. Leo founded the WTM London Centre in 2020. – WTMLondonUK.com.
About Reginald Khotshobe
Reginald Khotshobe is a Xhosa-speaking South African, of the Gqwashu clan, a descendent of the Khoi-sans (Bushmen); his mother is from the Madiba clan.
Reginald holds a Diploma in Data Processing and Systems Analysis from the University of Zululand, and a Certificate in Computer Programming from International Computers Limited (ICL). Throughout a long career in IT Reginald has held the positions of Deputy Director: Systems Development and Programming, Data Centre Manager, Facilities Manager / Project Manager, Systems Analyst, Senior Programmer and Computer Programmer.
It was during his time in the IT industry that Reginald embarked on a path towards becoming Igqirha / a Sangoma [a traditional healer], and after 24 years in IT, Reginald finally devoted himself full-time to being Igqirha.
Reginald established the Eastern Cape Centre in 2020. – WTMEasternCape.com
About Christos Akritidis, B. Exercise & Sports Sci
Christos Akritidis lives in Melbourne with his family; he is the eldest of four children. He completed his Bachelor of Exercise & Sports Science at Deakin University Burwood in 2019 and is also an Accredited Sports Nutritionist.
Chris currently works as a Personal Trainer & Strength Coach, working with people to improve fitness, performance and health. He has been actively involved with WTM Melbourne since its inception.
After reading FREEDOM Chris noted that ‘These insights are both life saving and transforming. I am just consumed with relief and excitement for what’s on offer now for the human race’. Chris is part of the WTM Melbourne Centre. — WTMMelbourne.com
About Dorine Mwesigwa, BA, MESt
Author, entrepreneur, and life-transformational coach, Dorine Mwesigwa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theology, Religious Studies & Philosophy from the University of Roehampton in London, and a Master’s in Extended Ecumenical Studies from the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.
Born in Uganda, Dorine speaks Luganda, English and German and is the author of Iron Eagle Mum: Our Journey of Discovery on turning life’s adversities into triumphs. In 2017 she established the Eagle Mum Foundation to help mothers raise children positively and overcome challenges successfully. A mother of four, Dorine enjoys helping other people, including through organised voluntary work, and loves cooking, reading and gardening.
Upon discovering Jeremy’s book FREEDOM, Dorine described how ‘This liberating truth changed the trajectory of my life completely.’ Dorine launched the WTM West Midlands Centre in 2020. — WTMWestMidlands.com.
About Carlos Cruz Blanco, BCE, MMatSc, MMatE
Carlos Cruz Blanco is a chemical engineer and Research & Development scientist. He obtained his degree in Chemical Engineering from National University in Colombia and two Master’s degrees, in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, from Queen Mary University in London.
Born in Bogotá in 1971, Carlos speaks Spanish, English and is learning German. He has a curious mind that has always been drawn to new ideas that enrich one’s life, including religion and philosophy. Carlos also loves reading (non-fiction in particular), films, music and football.
Upon discovering Jeremy’s book FREEDOM, Carlos realised that ‘It’s critically important that people from my country, and all countries in the Spanish-speaking world, are exposed to this.’ Carlos launched the WTM Colombia Centre in 2020. — WTMColombia.com
About Warren Smith, BSc
Warren Smith, is a director of his own construction management consultancy, specialising in refurbishing listed buildings, primarily for the hospitality industry. He holds two BSc. degrees: one in Construction Management from Reading University, and another in Project Management from the University of London.
Warren was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the United Kingdom when he was 19, living in London, Guildford and now in Oxford with his girlfriend. Warren played provincial level cricket and junior level rugby in his native South Africa.
He says of Jeremy’s book FREEDOM, ‘It gives you the answers to every question you’ve ever asked yourself. It’s not dogma. It’s amazing, I love it.’ Warren launched the WTM Oxford Centre in 2020. — WTMOxford.com
About Raf Van Den Plas, B.Eng
Raf Van Den Plas, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Karel de Grote University and was a Project Engineer in electric power production and distribution before leaving the industry to develop small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the IT consultancy and service industry. He now works with a company that specialises in event management software. Raf, who was born and raised in Antwerp is married with four children and two granddaughters. He is a life-long student of psychology and behavioural sciences, having also worked in life and business coaching.
Speaking of the effects of Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition, Raf said, ‘I’m convinced that by spreading this information the world will change fundamentally!’ Raf launched the WTM Antwerp Centre in 2020. — WTMAntwerp.com
About Lucas Machlein, B.Sc.TM
Lucas Machlein, has a Bachelor’s degree in Management of Sciences and Technologies from the Montpellier University Institute of Technology. After studying and working in Mexico and Canada, Lucas returned home to Nice in 2020.
Lucas, who speaks French, English, German and Spanish, is incredibly enthusiastic about bringing Jeremy’s liberating understandings to the French-speaking public, and will be assisting the WTM in translating these insights into French. Speaking of the transforming effect of Jeremy’s explanation of the human condition, Lucas said, ‘With this understanding, we will all be able to live in a new era, in a beautiful new world!’ Lucas launched the WTM Nice Centre in 2020. — WTMNice.com
About Gerald Staffaneller
Gerald Staffaneller was born in 1985 and grew up in Obdach, a small village in Austria. After studying industrial engineering and management with a focus on computer science at the Higher Technical Education College in Wolfsberg he moved to Graz.
Gerald has several years of experience in programming as well as in management positions for international operating companies in the IT sector. Following his passion for music he spent many years singing in bands and also founded an artist and event management company with one of his closest friends. Gerald’s great interest in sports also led him to pursue courses on the functioning of the human body and nutrition and eventually receiving his health fitness & personal trainer certification. He is currently working as a manager for software quality assurance.
Having studied Jeremy Griffith’s explanation of the human condition, Gerald has said, ‘I am absolutely sure that having this knowledge will finally end all the suffering on this planet.’ Gerald is an integral member of the WTM Austria Centre. — WTMAustria.com
3: Human condition explained
5&15: The transformation it brings
21: Origin of our moral conscience
23: Meaning of life & ‘God’ explained
24: How we became conscious
26-27: Men & women reconciled
28: The end of racism
30: Resig-nation at adolesence
34-36: The end of politics
38-40: Religion explained
