Ari in the Air
150 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsAri is an accomplished adventure athlete, filmmaker and philosopher. This podcast is about humanity's future and human potential. Interviews with philosophers and innovators about the next iteration of human civilization, as well as interviews with world class extreme sports athletes about the higher perspectives they bring back from their sports.
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KINGDOM w/ Lubomir Arsov
April 29, 2024 17:49 - 1 hour - 104 MBOkay, so in this episode, Lubo and I delved deep into the heart of his newest film, Kingdom. We explored the symbolism and meaning behind the imagery of the black dust that clouds people's heads and hearts. We discussed the importance of taking responsibility for our own emotions, thoughts, and actions, and how this process of self-awareness and self-responsibility can lead to empowerment and liberation. We touched on the concept of courage and the courage it takes to face our inner critics a...
Stephen Jenkinson - Dancing with Death
May 03, 2023 18:22 - 1 hour - 109 MBStephen Jenkinson is a Canadian writer, teacher and grief literacy advocate. He's the author of Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul. He is one of my favorite authors and Die Wise has been so helpful for me. In this episode we discuss my recent experience with death; when my friend Erik died in an avalanche while we were skiing together. I use this time with Stephen in an attempt to be seen and heard, to learn, to share, to heal, to grieve. It was amazing and I hope you enjoy listening...
Alex Ebert - A.I. David Guetta and Unactualized Passion
March 05, 2023 18:06 - 1 hour - 126 MBAlex Ebert is the front man of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes. He's also a writer and philosopher. We're becoming friends. After this recording, we talked for another two hours. We get into a bunch of stuff in here, and it was a wonderful wander. He's a fun person to wander with. Enjoy. Alex on ze gram https://www.instagram.com/alex_ebert/ PHILOSOPHICAL COACHING WITH ARI HTTPS://www.ariintheair.com/coaching/ Sign up for my newsletter https://ariintheair.com Follow me on instagram! ...
Marc Gafni - Redignifying Human Need
January 17, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBGafni is a visionary thinker, social activist and passionate philosopher. He is known for his “source code teachings”. He is the author of ten books. He holds his doctorate in philosophy from Oxford, as well as Orthodox Rabbinic Ordination. In this episode we get into his work with Ken Wilber and Zak Stein on Cosmo Erotic Humanism - a meta story of the universe that places humans in a meaningful existence. It's a deep and huge topic, and this is just the first of many conversations with Mar...
Alexander Bard - Controversial Relationship Advice
January 10, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour - 88.2 MBAlexander Bard, Swedish rockstar philosopher is back for the 4th time, and this time I dig deep to synthesize his relationship advice with my own. It is insightful and helpful and I hope you agree. Follow Bard on Twitter https://twitter.com/Bardissimo PHILOSOPHICAL COACHING WITH ARI HTTPS://www.ariintheair.com/coaching/ Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this channel! $5/Month! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair 15% OFF QUALIA NOOTROPICS https://neur...
Bonnita Roy - Identity, Animals and Embodiment
January 03, 2023 19:33 - 2 hours - 174 MBBonnitta is an award-winning author, philosopher and insight guide. She is a life coach for individuals entering post-formal levels of consciousness. She founder of Alderlore Insight Center whose mission is to catalyze insight in individuals and groups in order to accelerate transformation in education, business, and governance. In this episode we talk about horses (she's also a life long horse owner) and what we learn from their embodiment, we talk about Cosmo Erotic Humanism (see Wilber, ...
Alexander Bard on Polyamory and Relationships
November 29, 2022 23:29 - 1 hour - 103 MBAlexander Bard, Scandinavian rockstar philosopher, is back to swing for the fences once again. Another bold episode about sex, relationships, polyamory, love and family. Its awesome, but look out! Follow Bard on Twitter! Especially if you speak Swedish, lol https://twitter.com/Bardissimo Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this channel! $5/Month! Get FREE PARAGLIDE COACHING! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair PHILOSOPHICAL COACHING WITH ARI HTTPS://www....
Between Stimulus and Response - Rob Scott & Daniel Kazandjian
November 25, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 117 MBRob Scott is a life coach, Daniel Kazandjian a productivity coach. Both these men have unique ideas and systems for how we can change ourselves for the better - so I wanted to bring them into discourse together on my show. We get into some great areas of conversation, starting with how we go about changing our behaviours, what makes up our behaviours (thoughts, feelings AND actions), the inner community and how to get consent from all the parts of yourself, the space between stimulus and resp...
Lessons from Death Sports - Jill Nephew
November 22, 2022 19:22 - 1 hour - 108 MBJill is a former competition paraglide pilot and now is helping people unlock the power of inquiry at Inqwire.io . In this conversation we cover a lot of ground relating to death and the power that facing it through sports can have on our lives, our relationships and our perspective. This is a great talk! Check out Jill's work at www.inqwire.io Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this channel! $5/Month! Get FREE PARAGLIDE COACHING! https://www.patreon.com...
Alexander Bard on Sex, Orgy and Male Relationships
November 18, 2022 19:57 - 1 hour - 119 MBAlexander Bard is a Swedish philosopher and rockstar. It's an awesome combination. He co-authored the book Netocracy: The New Power Elite and Life After Capitalism. He is also a Sufi Monk, a Tantric sex coach and an outspoken critic of cancel culture and the woke movement. He's bold, brazen and beautiful. He's become a friend and mentor to me. I take his advice to heart, with salt. I look forward to hearing your reflections on his thoughts in this episode. We cover topics like radical explo...
Love and Relationships w/ Dr. Gregg Henriques
November 16, 2022 20:58 - 1 hour - 84.6 MBGregg is a psychologist at James Madison University in Virginia. He's a friend, and has spoken on this show 6 times now - mostly because he's incredibly smart, very wise and a respected expert in these fields. He is the author of A New Unified Theory of Psychology. His work has largely been unifying the field of psychology and knowledge all together. He's a big thinker and I'm grateful to know and be in touch with him as much as I am. Check him out at http://www.gregghenriques.com Follow m...
Principles of Evolutionary Relationships w/ James Schmachtenberger at The Stoa
November 12, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBThis is a presentation that I did with James Schmachtenberger at The Stoa. We wanted to present this under-discussed topic because we truly believe that it's a powerful crux for human relationships and the state of the world. A big claim, I know, but I really mean it. James Schmachtenberger is a serial entrepreneur and change-maker who focuses on social enterprises to harness the power of business for positive global change. He's the CEO of Neurohacker Collective, the makers of Qualia - a n...
Zak Stein - Cosmo Erotic Humanism
November 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBZak is a writer, philosopher and futurist. He's the author of Education in a Time Between Worlds, a fantastic book on the reality that all of our existential risks are educational crises. In this episode we talk about how humanity is lacking a unifying story of value to guide us. Premodernity had religion and god, and modernity killed that story and replaced it with science and tech. Now we're struggling to not kill ourselves with all this power. Zak, with Marc Gafni and Ken Wilber, have fou...
John Vervaeke - Movement, Grief & Flow
October 26, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 95 MBDr. John Vervaeke is a professor of Cognitive Science at the University of Toronto and has been the prophet of 'the meaning crisis'. Vervaeke lays out the meaning crisis as a pervasive feeling of alienation from the world and from each other. Suicide rates and loneliness, depression and anxiety run rampant. Video games and social media fan the flames of these problems. Vervaeke has studied these problems in depth, and proposes ecologies of practices as their remedies. In this talk, I get Jo...
Latest Relationship Lessons
October 25, 2022 17:14 - 41 minutes - 56.3 MBIn this episode, I share with you some lessons that I've gleaned lately from my relationships. From discipline to authenticity, these are some great topics to ruminate on if you'd like to grow in your capacity to relate. Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this channel! $5/Month! Get FREE PARAGLIDE COACHING! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair PHILOSOPHICAL COACHING WITH ARI HTTPS://www.ariintheair.com/coaching/ Get Qualia Mind with 15% off https://neuro...
Alexander Bard - Free Speech and Cancel Culture
September 05, 2022 15:42 - 1 hour - 110 MBAlexander Bard is a Swedish philosopher. He was a successful rockstar (you'll hear some of that in here) and has since lectured and written widely about techno-futurism. By my account, he's brilliant and witty and funny and fun. He's free as fuck and he's bold in his speech and it encourages me to be the same. I loved this conversation and there is more coming from the two of us. Follow Alexander on Twitter, its entertaining https://twitter.com/bardissimo Follow me on instagram! https://ww...
Enlightened Productivity - Daniel Kazandjian
August 05, 2022 18:21 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBDaniel is a philosopher and productivity coach from Toronto. He swears that there is a form of productivity that isn't completely captured by capitalism and status. He says there is a form of productivity that works to align ourselves with our integrity and that this is actually "the best thing on offer." I love that and this episode explores those ideas with him. Find Daniel and his coaching practices here https://www.dkazand.com Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariinthe...
America's Toughest Race - Expedition Oregon
June 14, 2022 16:54 - 2 hours - 173 MBI entered a race that nearly killed me. It broke my body and my spirit. It broke my team. But it also blew my mind. It taught me things. I am so strong and can endure things I never imagined before. This is the story of that experience, and all the lessons that came from it. Thanks to Tim Stewart from Mountain Whispers Podcast for co-hosting with me. Check out his show here. https://www.mountainwhisperspodcast.com Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this...
Max King - The Fastest Guy Around
June 06, 2022 23:07 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBMax King - The Fastest Guy Around by Ari in the Air
Being Wrong
June 02, 2022 21:44 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBWhat is it like for us to be wrong? And how does that experience how desperately we cling onto being right? And what are the implications of that and how deep do they go? I'd say that they're huge and the go incredibly deep. So today, let's explore what it is to be wrong, and shed some light on this essential human experience. Kathryn Shulz Ted Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QleRgTBMX88 Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this channel! $5/Month! ...
The Pitfalls of Chasing Flow State - Mountain Whispers Podcast
April 20, 2022 18:46 - 1 hour - 109 MBThis is an interview that I did with Tim Stewart, for his "Mountain Whispers Podcast - Conversations on the deeper lessons we learn from the outdoors". I spoke on a lot of things, but I zoomed in on the pitfalls of chasing flow state, the pitfalls of glamourizing mountain sports and especially being super acheived in them. I talk about Brinksmanship - how to find and live on your edge, I talk about my 'Edge Finder' model, flow state, transcendence, and so much more. Follow me on instagram!...
Alex Ebert & Daniel Thorson - Shadows of Western Spirituality
March 31, 2022 19:30 - 1 hour - 103 MBAlex is the lead of Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Daniel is the Head of Curriculum at the Monastic Academy in Vermont. I got these two together to jam on the dark side of modern spirituality, and more specifically, the shadows behind mindfulness, meditation and eastern spirituality practices in the west. It is an incredible dialogue between these two, one that I did my best to stay out of the way of. We talk about Westernized Buddhism, spirituality in a capitalistic paradigm, transcendi...
Fuck Finding Your Passion
March 23, 2022 23:17 - 58 minutes - 79.6 MBThis is a recording from an interview I did with Eliot Marshall, host of The Gospel of Fire Podcast. It was super fun to be on his show and we talked about many things, but mainly how I think 'find your passion and follow it' is bad advice. This leads us to the purpose of our own lives, how to hold that, and a lot more. I appreciate being featured on their show. Follow me on instagram! https://www.instagram.com/ariintheair Support this channel! $5/Month! Get FREE COACHING! https://www.patr...
Empathy w/ David Sauvage
February 05, 2022 16:40 - 1 hour - 100 MBDavid is an empath, an expert on empathy, and a teacher of empathy and emotional intelligence. He is best known for his performance art, doing intuitive readings in front of audiences, in the era of live performances. In this episode, we dive into david's intuitive empathy performance art, its critiques, what it means and how it feels. From there it opens a broader conversation about empathy, what an authentic way of relating looks like and so much more. David's website - https://www.empath...
Reclaiming Your Attention w/ Welf Von Hören
January 18, 2022 20:16 - 1 hour - 102 MBWelf is the founder and CEO of Potential, an app that helps you be intentional with your phone. To quote their team "Technology can be designed to change your behavior. That's called persuasive tech, and there's a trillion-dollar industry successfully using it against you. We believe technology can and should help us do the things we truly want to do. The kinds of things that we know are good for us. Those that give us joy and meaning. Those that make us brilliant, happy, and healthy huma...
Pathways to Embodiment w/ Schuyler Brown
January 06, 2022 18:42 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBSchuyler is an embodiment coach and a deep feeler. She's back on the podcast to talk about ways back to embodiment, from where we, and our world, is currently at. This is a great talk, enjoy. SUPPORT THIS SHOW ON PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair Philosophical Coaching w/ Ari https://www.ariintheair.com/coaching/ Schuyler's Website https://www.artofemergence.com
Inspiration & Storytelling w/ Jacob Kishere
January 03, 2022 20:43 - 1 hour - 103 MBJacob is the host of the SenseSpace Podcast, and we met at The Stoa. In this episode, which was recorded for his show, I get to rant about a bunch of awesome stuff ranging from the ellusive muse of inspiration, to what storytelling means to me, to a bunch of other stuff. He is a great conversation partner and I really enjoyed this talk. SUPPORT THIS SHOW! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair Philosophical Coaching w/ Ari! https://ariintheair.com/coaching/ Jacob's Show! https://www.jacobkis...
Jayson Gaddis - Getting To Zero
December 19, 2021 20:21 - 1 hour - 110 MBJayson Gaddis is a global leader in relationship education. He is the founder of The Relationship School and the author of the new book Getting To Zero - How to Work Through Conflict in Your High-Stakes Relationships. He is also an outdoor enthusiast and podcaster. He lives in Boulder Colorado with his wife and two children. In this episode, we talk about his book, it's lessons and how they have landed in me as I've read it. He illuminates some sticky areas I had in my thinking, some old patt...
Philosophical Coaching w/ Danielle LaSusa
December 07, 2021 16:34 - 1 hour - 103 MBDanielle holds a Phd in philosophy and is a Philosophical Coach. In this episode, we dive into what exactly that is, what it looks like in practice and why it is so helpful to people. Our conversation was spurred by the inception of my own philosophical coaching practice, which I'm offering intro calls without financial obligation for the next 60 days. You can email me for a scheduling link at [email protected] You can also visit Danielle's site, see what her practice is about, and book...
Becoming a Super Organism w/ Malcolm Ocean
November 30, 2021 23:14 - 1 hour - 117 MBMalcolm Ocean is a fellow Game B thinker - a title that we address right off the bat in this episode. We get into some really nice things - how much energy is in the differences in our perspectives, how that energy, if left unorganized can destroy shit, how our differences in perspectives can and do give us another dimension of depth in our relationships and how this is what it is to become a superorganism. Malcolm is a really great conversation partner and we uncovered beautiful things in th...
All About Embodiment w/ Schuyler Brown
November 22, 2021 19:52 - 1 hour - 131 MBSchuyler is an embodiment and empathy coach. She's a Yogini. She is very wise and is so much fun to talk to. We had an amazing time diving into what embodiment really is, how to deepen our embodiment, how embodiment relates to climate change (woah, right?), what embodied parenting looks like, how children's embodiment is different that adults, and why embodiment today is punk rock as fuck! Its such an epic talk, you're gonna love it. SUPPORT THIS SHOW! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair S...
Understanding Shame w/ AJ Bond
November 15, 2021 23:09 - 1 hour - 105 MBAJ is a lighthearted shame educator and the author of Discomfortable, a book about getting more comfortable with shame and other uncomfortable emotions. This episode contains a big revelation for me, about how to move and manage my own emotions. Super great episode, Thanks AJ!!! AJ's site - https://www.discomfortable.net SUPPORT THIS PODCAST! For as little as $5/month! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair AJ's Bio.... 5 years ago, I had a crazy breakthrough about shame that dramatically imp...
Alex Ebert & Keeping Your Instinct
November 08, 2021 18:22 - 1 hour - 123 MBAlex is the lead singer of Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros. He's also an outspoken thinker on philosophy, spirituality, and he's a keen cultural observer. He's funny, he's ecclectic and he's wise. We had a fucking blast talking - all while he was in the bath - and we got to some really cool places together. This is a great episode, I think you'll love it. Support this show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair Subscribe to my newsletter for FREE! https://www.ariintheair.com ...
Understanding Intimacy w/ Arran Rogerson
November 03, 2021 22:53 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBArran in a friend, and the host of The Golden Shadow Podcast. He returns to the show today to discuss everything about intimacy. What it really is, where it lives in our bodies and what it means for our lives and for our relationships. Its a great talk. Support this podcast! 100% Listener funded! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair Bonnita Roy's presentation - referenced in this episode and highly recommended!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QivUf1QXtP8&t=410s Arran's Show and Twitter ...
Jim Rutt - Network Wars, GameB & a case AGAINST BITCOIN
October 25, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBJim is back for the 3rd time. He's the host of The Jim Rutt Show, an amazing podcast, and the former chairman of the Santa Fe Institute, a complexity research institute. On this episode, we talk about his new game, Network Wars, available on iOs and Android, what it is and why he made it. We talk about GameB and how we transition from GameA to a regenerative way of living in relationship to the earth, reality and our own psychology. We get into Bitcoin, and Jim proposes a case against bitco...
Fundamental Shift w/ Rob Scott
October 22, 2021 14:00 - 2 hours - 166 MBRob is a coach who deals profoundly with mindfulness and identity. His personal story is powerful and inspiring and today he shares with me what he has discovered for radically changing perspective, through awareness, and has called the Fundamental Shift. He walks me through it and I have a very interesting experience. This is a great talk and Rob and I will be recording again soon. Rob's website is https://www.robscott.com PLEASE Support this show! As little as $5/month! https://www.pa...
LSD and Dialogos - Jacob Kishere
October 20, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBJacob is the host of SenseSpace, a podcast on dialogue and sensemaking. In this episode, we go on a beautiful, metaphoric walk together into a number of really tasty topics. I was integrating a recent acid trip, so LSD gets brought up a number of times, and the nuggets of wisdom I had seem really delicious now, as I listen back to the recording. We talked for a while before recording, which I'm constantly regretting as I so often find beautiful things being shared before I hit that button. I'...
In Shadow - Lubomir Arsov
October 16, 2021 19:50 - 1 hour - 115 MBLubomir's film, In Shadow here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j800SVeiS5I Watch it before listening to get the most from this talk and to witness what is a real masterpiece of mythic, artistic storytelling. Lubo is a illustrator and animator, as well as a director of films. His In Shadow has been viewed nearly 5 million times on Youtube, and for good reason. It is a relentless cultural observation into the darkness of our world, but it is also an incredibly powerful and encouraging remi...
Women in Action Sports w/ Dr. Annie Pendygraff
September 21, 2021 18:37 - 1 hour - 105 MBDr. Annie is back - she's a psychologist and a women's mountain bike coach and today we discuss the differences in socal conditioning in men and women that lead to the different sensitivities surrounding fear, experiences with fear in sport, and ultimately how we learn things differently. We also talk about the utility of single gendered groups for coaching and community, and the transformational power of scary sports. A great episode, enjoy! Please support this show for as little as $5/mont...
Women in Action Sports w/ Dr. Annie Pendygraft
September 21, 2021 18:37 - 1 hour - 105 MBDr. Annie is back - she's a psychologist and a women's mountain bike coach and today we discuss the differences in socal conditioning in men and women that lead to the different sensitivities surrounding fear, experiences with fear in sport, and ultimately how we learn things differently. We also talk about the utility of single gendered groups for coaching and community, and the transformational power of scary sports. A great episode, enjoy! Please support this show for as little as $5/mont...
Tribal Belonging & Real Communities w/ Daniel Kazandjian
September 19, 2021 17:40 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBDaniel is a Toronto-based philosopher and productivity coach. He's very thoughtful and he's been on this show 3 times now; each of which are very insightful, engaging and earnest. In this episode, we talk about his quote that "All your goals are just shitty proxies for tribal belonging." which I really like and resonate with. I share with him my idea for what community really is - real relationships of care, as opposed to merely a shared narative. We jam. I love this guy. Enjoy. Please suppo...
Wisdom & Balance - Dr. Gregg Henriques
September 13, 2021 21:41 - 1 hour - 123 MBGregg is a psychologist of the highest degree. He's a deep thinker and has mapped out a profound understanding of existence. Today we talk about wisdom - what it is and how to get it, use it and share it. We talk about balance - how to balance our own desires and intuitions with the outside world and other people's expectations of us. This was a very helpful conversation for me, I hope it is for you too. Support this show for as little as $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair Lea...
Jordan Hall - Parenting, Paragliding and Pono
September 07, 2021 18:49 - 1 hour - 136 MBJordan is one of the most insightful cultural observers alive. He has uniquely described to us the 'Deep Code' of our culture, in an incredibly nuanced and articulate way. He has been one of the biggest intellectual influences in my life in the last 3 years and I've been looking forward to this conversation for that entire time. I'm so pleased to say that this conversation went, almost instantly, out of intellectual space, and into a space about embodiment - which is right where it belongs. ...
Fuck Greatness
August 21, 2021 19:14 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBYes, that's right. Fuck greatness so that you can set yourself free to be filled up by what is right in front of you. Fuck greatness so that you can feel the joy that comes with being right where you are. Fuck greatness so that you can escape the hell of constantly comparing yourself to others. Set yourself free. Please support this podcast by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair
How To Party
August 18, 2021 21:32 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MBHow to Party? Strange subject, but it might be more nuanced, helpful and healing than you ever imagined. I tell my tale of how I learned how to party, what the basic elements are, and how you might make a party for yourself that helps you connect with yourself and others, reflect on your life, be filled with gratitude and shake off the stress of your life. Party on! Support this podcast on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ariintheair
Resources for Relationships
July 07, 2021 23:22 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBI want to share the most profound resources that I've found on the path towards improving my relationships - all of them. As I gain more insight towards this aim, I'm constantly amazed at how it illuminates my relationship with myself. I hope this is helpful. Please support this podcast by becoming a patron. www.patreon.com/ariintheair Daniel's Blog - Guidelines to support the quality of dialogue https://civilizationemerging.com/a-few-guidelines-that-tend-to-support-the-quality-of-dialogue...
Hive Mind
June 28, 2021 19:16 - 45 minutes - 62.6 MBI'm back from a paragliding competition and my mind has been running nonstop thinking about the analogies between the gaggle of paragliders working together to fly fast and the human cooperation on earth. In this episode I explain a lot of my thoughts around these analogies and how I think our perspective about our own success can radically alter how we contribute to rising the tides for all boats. Consider becoming a patron on Patreon www.patreon.com/ariintheair or donate at www.paypal.m...
The Shared Thread
June 17, 2021 17:50 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBWe all have a shared thread of..... trauma. It is trauma that makes us take our first breath. It is trauma that shapes our psyches, our personalities, and ultimately, our relationships. We are amidst an epidemic of denial to this fact. We are constantly, collectively, repressing this fact that we have trauma, which cuts us off to this shared thread of humanity. We repress our emotions, downplay our suffering, and disconnect ourselves from what is innately human - trauma and suffering. This di...
These Sweet Wounds
June 13, 2021 18:37 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBI have had a deeply introspective spring, and at a wedding or two, I've had seemingly strange pieces of advice arise in me. In this episode, I go through some of these pieces of wisdom and elaborate on them. Don't let your divorce ruin your wedding. Your wounds have made the best parts of you. Strange at first, profound to ruminate on. Lots of my own experience in here.
Nonviolent Communication w/ Marianne from Cup of Empathy
May 28, 2021 18:42 - 1 hour - 106 MBMarianne Van Dijk from Cup of Empathy joins me to discuss Nonviolent Communication, an approach to communication based on principles of nonviolence. It is not a technique to end disagreements, but rather a method designed to increase empathy and improve the quality of life of those who utilize the method and the people around them. It is a framework for communication that has changed my life and the quality of my relationships and I want to encourage you to look into it. We all need this, and...