Divine Connection & Community Healing: The Friendship Bench Story with Dr Dixon Chibanda

Angels and Awakening

Julie Jancius: Spiritual Guide, Intuitive Reiki Healer, Psychic Medium, Teacher

Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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0:00.0	Hello, beautiful souls. Welcome to Angels and Awakening. I'm Julie Jansis, and I want to start by reminding
0:05.8	you that your angels are with you right now. Whether you've been asking for their guidance,
0:11.9	healing, or hope, they've brought you here for a reason. This is a sacred space where you tune
0:18.8	into their messages, reconnect with your own intuition,
0:23.6	and awaken the next chapter of your soul's purpose.
0:28.2	And if you're feeling called to go deeper right now, whether that's through our upcoming
0:32.2	in-person Angel Reiki School in June, the 21-day Money Miracles Challenge in May, or a personal reading with me,
0:41.0	just know your angels are already preparing the way. I'll show you more about these beautiful
0:46.9	opportunities later and in the show notes. But for now, open your heart, ask your angels to be with you,
0:55.1	and let's begin.
0:56.9	Hello, beautiful souls.
0:59.5	Welcome back to the Angels and Awakening podcast.
1:02.0	I'm your host and author Julie Jansis.
1:07.4	And friends, if you have ever wondered, how can I be an Earth angel on this planet?
1:14.8	Today's episode is going to show you how one idea, one moment can really change so much and show you a way forward to help and touch the lives of other people. Today we have on
1:23.8	author Dixon Chabanda. He's in Zimbabwe right now. He was just in London last week
1:30.5	about his new book, The Friendship Bench. And wait until you hear this story, friends. It is amazing.
1:38.5	They're bringing it over here. It is in the U.S. as well. The Friendship Bench. And you're not going to wait,
1:44.7	you're not going to want to miss this story.
1:47.1	Dixon, thank you so much for being here
1:50.0	and spending some time with us today.
1:52.7	It's a pleasure.
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