In this second part of the conversation, Alex and Chuck continue to talk about big life changes resulting in major transformation and integration of various polarities. Alex’s journey so far has had many different forms including a former career in engineering, competitive rugby, and turning physical and emotional injury into healing as a bodyworker and somatic therapist. Our conversation covers many significant changes in life through changes in career, culture, bioregion, parenting through divorce, masculine and feminine orientations, relationship to the unknown, relational responsibility, relational intelligence, and staying grounded in the midst of big change following your own path. Through our conversation, we discuss how no life experience is bad and even drives that might have been misguided often lead to valuable life lessons and hard-earned wisdom.  Be sure to listen to part 1 first if you haven't already!

Alex Willen is an east coast native turned resident of Fort Collins, an engineer turned therapist, and a competitive athlete turned functional movement practitioner. Alex's interests and abilities in supporting others began at an early age and continued throughout his life. Alex operates a private practice in Fort Collins and Boulder offering somatic disciplines including a mindfulness-based body-centered counseling model called Hakomi, Anatomy Trains Structural Integration bodywork which is similar to Rolfing, and complementary offerings in consciousness, change management, goal setting, experience integration, and more. When not working with clients, Alex can be found playing with his daughter Emmberlyn and son Maxwell, exploring Colorado, South Dakota, and the surrounding area, getting into nature, partaking in community, studying the mind and body, and investing in his own wellness and healing. More can be found about Alex and his practice at www.WholesomeTherapies.com

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Hosted by Chuck Hancock, an ordinary human who has lived life in many roles like software engineer, psychotherapist, group facilitator, school teacher, orphan, adoptee, father, brother, mentor, coach, ceremonialist and more. Chuck is a weaver of wisdom from modern-day psychology to ancient wisdom of indigenous and European philosophy, creating alchemy from everyday American life. You can learn more and work with Chuck via www.reconnectingtoournature.com for nature-based coaching or www.innerlifeadventures.com for licensed psychotherapy or email directly [email protected].

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