Once we have a story about what is going on, we are not very opening to other ways of thinking.  It’s human to make up stories. It is human to avoid the discomfort of disconfirming data. And it greatly limits our ability to grow and change.

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It’s Not Personal Podcast

Avoidance Podcast

Too often, we push to make things happen.  Sometimes, it will serve us to watch what is unfolding. The wisdom is in diserning what is called for.

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Compose with the Unfolding Podcast

Intentionality Podcast

Have you ever walked into a room and felt the tension?  Have you ever walked  into a home and felt welcoming energy?  In a 2014 interview with author and aikdo master Wendy Palmer, we explored how we can be responsible for the energy we carry into the room.

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Full interview with Wendy Palmer in 2014

We are stronger when we work together.  Reflections on finding community all around me.

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Habits of the Heart by Parker Palmer

Full Parker Palmer Interview

Power and Love show on building community

How to Call a Circle by Christina Baldwin

It is so easy to take other’s reaction to us as being a reflection of us.  In reality, it is more a reflection of them.  Learning to not take things personally is quite freeing!

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The Mindtrap of Simple Stories

Lessons in Projection

What does it take to forgive?  And what is the gift we give ourselves when we do.  A conversation with Wendy Palmer, author of Leadership Embodiment.

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Full interview with Wendy Palmer in 2014

Wendy Palmer is the founder of Leadership Embodiment, a process that uses principles from the non-violent Japanese martial art of Aikido and mindfulness to offer simple tools and practices to increase leadership capacity and respond to stress and pressure with greater confidence and integrity.  Excerpts and lessons from an interview with Wendy in 2014.

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Full 2014 Interview

More on Wendy Palmer’s work

What we avoid can lead to great suffering.  We have learned to avoid pain as a matter of survival.  However, we cannot selectively numb.  Lessons from Brene Brown and Ron Siegel.

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Learn More about Dr Brene Brown’s research

Learn More about Dr Ron Siegel’s work

I was wrong, I didn’t know any better.  My coaching on how to change the channel on our feelings was wrong.

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Centering v Reacting

Acceptance

Dr Susan David TED Talk

Some lessons I need to learn over and over again. One persistent struggle is learning to listen to my intuition.  Most of the time the consequences of ignoring are small, sometimes they are not.

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Old Patterns

Identifying the Inner Critic