Engineering Peace with Thom Bond

In this captivating episode of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, Thom delves into the profound concept of "Everything We Do, We Do to Meet a Need." Join us as Thom shares the invaluable gift of vision and heightened awareness of our needs. Get ready for an insightful exploration that seamlessly combines wisdom, compassion, and practical understanding. Tune in for more!

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In this "What Peace Sounds Like" Episode, Thom brings  listeners up to date on a project that has formed through his work here on this podcast. It is the next chapter in this real-life practice of Peace Engineering, a chapter which began with his series here with Reverend Dr. Michael Christie titled "A Conversation Between Two Americans".

That episode led to a revival of Thom's work with his former student, retired NY Police Detective, Anthony Torres, who is featured in Thom's Engineering Peace episode, Feelings, Needs, and Police Work.

Today's episode features Anthony Torres and Mike Roberts, a new partner in the journey. Mike is a software engineer that has tipped the scales in the direction of progress, by bringing the expertise that completes the team that's creating a whole new future for police and the public they serve. Thom, Anthony and Mike talk about their project's genesis, it's current status, and it's future.

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Thom talks about how being connected to oneself first increases our ability to create more connection with others, and self-care for ourselves.

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Thom talks about two self-empathy practices that help us take care of ourselves in a world full of horrors and miracles.

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Thom talks about the importance of empathy from others in overcoming "stuckness" in our self-empathy process.

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In this episode Thom discusses the things that were troubling for NVC creator, Marshall Rosenberg and how that effected the creation of The Compassion Course.

Thom also discusses the "technology" of the course and what he has done to improve the way that we learn Marshall's work.

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Thom talks about how self-empathy can help us make life-serving choices when we are triggered or upset.

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This is a workshop clip where Thom gives us a powerful and practical way to explore the breadth and depth of our shared human needs.

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This is a workshop clip from Thom about the discipline of not speaking while angry, and a moment Thom had with his teacher and friend, Marshall Rosenberg.

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Thom talks about the profound value of asking about Life Energy (feelings and needs) in the current moment.

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