This book could have devolved into a bucket-list-frenzy for how to maximize the 4000 weeks we each have to live. Instead it looks at how to live well in the time we do have. Erika Cooley and I talk about how this book has influenced (or not) our lives and decisions.

Erica and I discuss the eminently readable Finding the Mother Tree. This book by Suzanne Simard describes her journey as a forest researcher and her surprising (to everyone more than herself) findings. Along the way, we talk about Suzanne's struggles with the status quo and what it takes to be a revolutionary in a deeply traditional field.

Learn more about Erica and her work at catchlinecommunications.com.

This book can radically reduce stress and conflict in your interpersonal relationships.

The Five Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life by Bill Eddy is a book that will help you make sense of those difficult people and challenging relationships in your life. Therapist Tracey Biebel and I get into the details in this deep conversation.

We particularly hope you enjoy the part when we wax poetic about how strongly we both recommend everyone read this book.

Learn more about Tracey and her work at https://www.traceybiebel.com/

There are more than winners and losers in every conflict - there is a third side. Enjoy this quick survey of a book with ideas I use very, very frequently when creating new and improved conflict response processes with leaders and their organizations.

(This episode also references The Dawn of Everything and Sapiens.)

Is there a note-taking strategy that will change your thinking and make it easy to write multiple books a year? How to Take Smart Notes makes this claim (and more!). This conversation with Kathleen Gabriel gets to the bottom of these claims by examining the philosophical and practical applications of the book and the method it describes.

Holding Change is a book about how to thoughtfully facilitate and mediate so one can create profound change. In this episode, my sensational friend Jayne Nucete and I explore the nuances of this book and how it impacts how we facilitate (and mediate) groups in many different settings. This book is part guide, part manifesto, and part deep wisdom around how we show up with groups and co-create meaningful experiences.

Blink is not a new book but its insights have seeped into everyday life. The barrier between how we respond "without thinking" and our conscious "rational" thought is the topic of this fascinating book.

Wendy Kleinfeldt and I discuss the benefits and disadvantages of these non-conscious reactions and how they affect our lives and organizations.

To many of us steeped in grind culture, just the idea of rest is heretical. In this excellent manifesto, Tricia Hersey shares the deeply revolutionary practice of rest as something we all deserve because we are humans. It is not something we must steal or hide or something granted to us so we can be more productive.

Join Lisa Alexander and me as we discuss what it means to engage in rest as an act of resistance.

I read this book and immediately got so excited that I recorded a podcast episode. It is so good. Learning about the different kinds of feedback might just revolutionize how you give feedback. Learning to receive feedback better is a skill that we can all improve - this book tells you why that is so important and how to do it without losing your mind.

Check out these links and extra resources Lauren mentioned during the show:

https://emilyladau.com/

Emily Ladau’s podcast

https://www.theaccessiblestall.com/

ASSUME THAT I CAN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92ivgabfdPQ

"Our negative assumptions about people with Down syndrome can lead us to treat them in such a way that these assumptions become reality. In sociology, this is called a 'self-fulfilling prophecy.' Why not reverse our perspectives? If we have positive assumptions about people with Down syndrome, they will have opportunities at school, at work, in relationships, and in other activities. And maybe these positive assumptions will become reality."

“I’m Guilty”: People Check Their Own Biases Against Down Syndrome After Watching New Ad

https://www.boredpanda.com/powerful-new-ad-challenges-stereotypes-about-down-syndrome/

From What If to What Next podcast

Episode 63 - What if disability justice, deep inclusion and liberation were centred in healthcare, education and the arts?

https://fromwhatiftowhatnext.libsyn.com/63-what-if-disability-justice-deep-inclusion-and-liberation-were-centred-in-healthcare-education-and-the-arts

Episode 64 - What if the Black Fantastic reshaped the world?

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/64-what-if-the-black-fantastic-reshaped-the-world/id1538281063?i=1000586919985

Episode 97 - What if there was an alternative to capitalism, after all?

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/97-what-if-there-was-an-alternative-to-capitalism-after-all/id1538281063?i=1000648727593

Imperfect Resources, including a guide to 2SLGBTQ2AI++ inclusion, an inclusive language guide, ableist words and terms to avoid, and more

https://www.theimperfect.network/resources