How can we counter the pressure to do, build, conquer?

Can poetry be a pathway to presence?

Join Stephen James and Dane Anthony as they reflect on what they have learned about life, time, presence, and being. 

"A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way." 
- Flannery O'Connor

 There is power in telling good stories and there is power in understanding how your story impacts who you are and what you do.

Stephen James and Ben Howard discuss the power of story in our lives and how to tell and live your story well.

Challenge. Safety. Telling the truth. Asking tough questions. 

Therapy is more than finding someone to listen to you, it's finding someone to walk with you in painful change. 

Alex Derry and Phil Herndon discuss what constitutes good therapy and what to look for in a therapist.

Stephen James and New York Times Best Selling Author, Annie Downs, discuss her new book “That Sounds Fun,” which is about play, delight, joy, and what it means to be a full hearted person in this world.

Learn more about the book here.

Stephen James joins Chris Bruno of The Restoration Project and No Regrets Dads to discuss the challenge of raising boys.

Our children are not made in our image. They are not here to fix our stories. 

Discovering who they are and how they are being formed will help us navigate these challenging years.

Learn more about Chris and his work at restorationproject.net

Kate Prevost and Stephen James explore how trauma impacts us all. 

What is it? What does it cost? how does it affect our lives?

“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”

Frederick Buechner

Stephanie Bessent joins Stephen James to discuss how we can find heart when the journey is difficult.

This conversation is an extremely timely reminder to all of us to stay engaged and keep showing up.

Is your marriage a bicycle, a tandem, or a unicycle?

Stephen James and Kate Prevost discuss marriage through the model of the bicycle, the tandem bicycle, and the unicycle.

Your marriage is a story, it is a  mystery, it is a ride.

Join us for the ride.

How to stop feeling like you have to perform to fit in.

Chip Dodd and Stephen James discuss the Ladder, a foundational idea Chip created that invites you to move from performing in order to belong and matter, to being as a way of belonging and mattering.

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

As we turn the page on 2020, what are your hopes and expectations for 2021?

What do you have to grieve? What are you grateful for?

Phil Herndon & Stephen James help us bring in the new year with this timely discussion.