Engineering Peace with Thom Bond
43 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago -"Engineering Peace with Thom Bond” is a real-life look at how peace is becoming a reality on our planet. It's also a personal resource to help empower us to create the change we want to see in the world. Listen to practical tips and wisdom from Thom's workshops and training sessions to help make peace a reality in your own life. Episode by episode, witness and be part of the story of peace on our planet.
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Fear = Attention... why?
February 08, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.5 MBIn this thought-provoking installment of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, Episode 4: "Fear = Attention... Why," Thom delves into the intricate dynamics of fear, safety, and the internal mechanisms that generate attention within us. Join us as Thom unpacks the profound connections between fear and our sense of security, offering deep insights into the experience of fear and its role in directing our attention. Prepare for a captivating exploration that sheds light on the intricate...
The Radar System of Feelings
February 01, 2024 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.47 MBIn this enlightening installment of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, Episode 3: "The Radar System of Feelings," Thom unveils the profound purpose behind our emotional landscape, revealing how feelings serve as our radar system, guiding us to recognize when our needs are either fulfilled or unmet. Join us as Thom sheds light on this fundamental aspect of humanity, offering invaluable insights into how our emotions act as powerful indicators of our well-being. Prepare for an illumi...
Turning Judgments into Something Useful
January 25, 2024 10:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MBIn this episode of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, titled "Turning Judgments into Something Useful," Thom explores the art of understanding needs behind judgments. Join us for a transformative journey as he reveals the power of turning judgments into valuable insights. Gain practical wisdom on connecting judgments to unmet needs, fostering personal growth and empathy. Don't miss this insightful episode blending wisdom, compassion, and practical understanding. Tune in for a persp...
Everything We Do, We Do To Meet a Need
January 18, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.61 MBIn 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! Support the show
Breakthrough Virtual Reality Empathy Training For Police - Coming to a Police Department Near You
September 10, 2022 01:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIn 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 P...
The Power of Self-Empathy
June 21, 2022 04:00 - 3 minutes - 2.2 MBThom talks about how being connected to oneself first increases our ability to create more connection with others, and self-care for ourselves. Support the show
The Vital Self-Empathy Skills of Mourning and Celebration
June 14, 2022 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.41 MBThom talks about two self-empathy practices that help us take care of ourselves in a world full of horrors and miracles. Support the show
The Secret Need
June 07, 2022 04:00 - 1 minute - 1.4 MBThom talks about the importance of empathy from others in overcoming "stuckness" in our self-empathy process. Support the show
What Marshall Rosenberg Didn't Like About Nonviolent Communication
June 02, 2022 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.56 MBIn 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. Support the show
What Marshall Rosenberg Didn't Like About Nonviolent Communication and What Thom Bond Did About it
June 02, 2022 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.56 MBIn 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. Support the show
Who am I Right Now?
January 27, 2022 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.54 MBThom talks about how self-empathy can help us make life-serving choices when we are triggered or upset. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
Who am I Right Now?
January 27, 2022 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.54 MBThom talks about how self-empathy can help us make life-serving choices when we are triggered or upset. Support the show
The Layered World of Needs
December 13, 2021 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.14 MBThis is a workshop clip where Thom gives us a powerful and practical way to explore the breadth and depth of our shared human needs. Support the show
When Marshall Rosenberg Got Angry
November 27, 2021 19:00 - 2 minutes - 1.62 MBThis 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. Support the show
What Goes on for You? The Life Energy (feelings and needs) under Dirty Dishes and Bedrooms
November 16, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBThom talks about the profound value of asking about Life Energy (feelings and needs) in the current moment. Support the show
What Goes on for You? The Life Energy under Dirty Dishes and Bedrooms
November 16, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 1.15 MBThom talks about the profound value of asking about Life Energy (feelings and needs) in the current moment. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
Empathy Passport
November 04, 2021 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.76 MBThom describes a way to see ourselves as an empathic presence. Support the show
How to Deal with Narcissists
October 29, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.65 MBThom talks about how we can start to deal with people we call Narcissists. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
How to Deal with Narcissists
October 29, 2021 03:00 - 2 minutes - 1.65 MBThom talks about how we can start to deal with people we call Narcissists. Support the show
Is Chocolate a Need?
October 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 minute - 967 KBA closer look at why we like chocolate so much. Support the show
Two Pandemic Conversations
October 22, 2021 03:00 - 4 minutes - 2.87 MBThom talks about choices we can make when we don't have a shared understanding or "shared reality" with others. Support the show
Retired NYC Detective recalls his Ah-ha Moment in Dialog and Deescalation Training
June 19, 2021 12:00 - 29 seconds - 379 KBNew Dialog and Deescalation Training for Police starts July 7th. For the whole talk, listen to Episode 3. Support the show
Feelings, Needs. and Police Work
March 15, 2021 15:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, Thom interviews his former student and current training partner- a seasoned police officer from NYC who has successfully used, and now teaches, empathic interaction to encourage nonviolent resolutions and arrests. Listen in as Thom and Ret. NYC Police Detective Anthony Torres talk about their history and how Anthony applied what he learned in a class, to his work on the streets of New York City. Support the show
Ahhh - Remember a room full of people laughing?
March 09, 2021 13:00 - 1 minute - 864 KBBreaking My Dishes - Redux Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
Are Humans Naturally Compassionate or Violent?
March 07, 2021 14:00 - 4 minutes - 2.99 MBThom answers a seemingly deep question about our nature. Support the show
Angry Planet
February 23, 2021 22:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBThis is a segment of Thom's recent Compassion Course Anger workshop where he paints a big picture of where we are today as individuals and as a planet when it comes to anger - and shows us something we can all do about it. In this session, Thom talks us through the transformation of anger with needs awareness. From the inner process of self-empathy and embodying needs to the outer process of expressing ourselves powerfully without anger. Listen in on this step by step journey to deconstr...
Part 4 of the Coronavirus Trilogy- Inner Dialog, Covid, Holidays, Masks, and Mourning
November 24, 2020 20:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBThis is an excerpt from a conversation between Thom Bond and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie. They discuss how Needs-Based Relating (NBR) can help us navigate the inner and outer relationship challenges of family holiday celebrations, differing beliefs, masks, and more, in a Covid world. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
Inner Dialog, Covid, Holidays, Masks, and Mourning
November 24, 2020 20:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBThis is an excerpt from a conversation between Thom Bond and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie. They discuss how Needs-Based Relating (NBR) can help us navigate the inner and outer relationship challenges of family holiday celebrations, differing beliefs, masks, and more, in a Covid world. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
Part 4 of the Coronavirus Trilogy - Inner Dialog, Covid, Holidays, Masks, and Mourning
November 24, 2020 20:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBThis is an excerpt from a conversation between Thom Bond and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie. They discuss how Needs-Based Relating (NBR) can help us navigate the inner and outer relationship challenges of family holiday celebrations, differing beliefs, masks, and more, in a Covid world. Support the show
"Q & A" - The Inner and Outer Work of Intense Emotions
July 08, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBThis is a workshop excerpt where Thom discusses the inner and outer perspectives of connecting with people who are experiencing intense emotions - plus how to express your own intensity without judgment. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
"Q & A" - The Inner and Outer Work of Intense Emotions
July 08, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 8.25 MBThis is a workshop excerpt where Thom discusses the inner and outer perspectives of connecting with people who are experiencing intense emotions - plus how to express your own intensity without judgment. Support the show
A Conversation Between Two Americans - Part 3
June 30, 2020 11:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBThis is the continuation of a conversation between Thom Bond (author of The Compassion Course) and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie (Chaplain). They discuss, race, fear, disconnection, slavery, universal human needs, police violence, and much more. It provides a perspective on where we Americans are, how we got here, where we're headed, and what we can do right now. Support the show
A Conversation Between Two Americans - Part 2
June 27, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.8 MBThis is the continuation of a conversation between Thom Bond (author of The Compassion Course) and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie (Chaplain). They discuss, race, fear, disconnection, slavery, universal human needs, police violence, and much more. It provides a perspective on where we Americans are, how we got here, where we're headed, and what we can do right now. Support the show
A Conversation Between Two Americans - Part 1
June 17, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis is a generative conversation between Thom Bond (author of The Compassion Course) and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie (Chaplain). They discuss, race, fear, disconnection, slavery, universal human needs, police violence, and much more. It provides a perspective on where we Americans are, how we got here, where we're headed, and what we can do right now. Support the show
A Conversation Between Two Americans
June 17, 2020 21:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBThis is a generative conversation between Thom Bond (author of The Compassion Course) and Reverend Dr. Michael Christie (Chaplain). They discuss, race, fear, disconnection, slavery, universal human needs, police violence, and much more. It provides a perspective on where we Americans are, how we got here, where we're headed, and what we can do right now. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=64R63YVG5U79Y&source=url)
Feelings, Needs, and the Coronavirus - Part 3
April 16, 2020 20:00 - 13 minutes - 9.26 MBIn this 3rd episode, Thom talks about transforming our awareness of feelings and needs (discussed in Parts 1 and 2) into action by living powerfully and compassionately in "Request Mode" - even in hard times. Support the show
Feelings, Needs, and the Coronavirus - Part 2
March 27, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 3.91 MBA followup to Thom's previous episode, Feelings, Needs, and the Coronavirus, this episode explores more ways for us to use the skills of The Compassion Course, Needs Awareness and Nonviolent Communication to keep us more connected in these trying times. Support the show
Feelings, Needs, and the Coronavirus - Part 1
March 15, 2020 21:00 - 14 minutes - 3.42 MBThis is a little talk on how the work of Nonviolent Communication and Needs Awareness can make a difference in how we respond to the Coronavirus. Support the show
How to Connect More Deeply to Needs - Meditation
February 29, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.66 MBThom talks you through a meditation to help you move beyond the intellectual identification of your needs to a deeper experience and understanding of them. This meditation can be learned and repeated to increase our connection to any need - see http://nycnvc.org/needs. Please visit ThomBond.com for more info on Thom and his schedule, purchasing The Compassion Book and joining the Compassion Course. Support the show
Ice Cream in a Hardware Store
February 29, 2020 00:00 - 4 minutes - 2.78 MBIce Cream in a Hardware Store is a recording about from one of Thom's workshops with a little extra commentary. He talks about how we can find ways to get along with people - even when their actions don't seem to meet our needs. Please visit ThomBond.com for more info on Thom and his schedule, purchasing The Compassion Book and joining the Compassion Course. Support the show
Thank You for Breaking My Dishes
February 29, 2020 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.58 MBBreaking My Dishes is a recording from one of Thom's workshops where he talks about a creative way to view adversity - one that can greatly increase the likelihood of getting your needs met. Please visit ThomBond.com for more info on Thom and his schedule, purchasing The Compassion Book and joining the Compassion Course. Support the show
How to Connect More Deeply to Needs - Meditation
February 29, 2020 00:00 - 5 minutes - 3.66 MBThom talks you through a meditation to help you move beyond the intellectual identification of your needs to a deeper experience and understanding of them. This meditation can be learned and repeated to increase our connection to any need - see http://nycnvc.org/needs. Please visit ThomBond.com for more info on Thom and his schedule, purchasing The Compassion Book and joining the Compassion Course. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=SUU8BESM4ZXUY)
What Peace Sounds Like
February 29, 2020 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.28 MBThis Engineering Peace Episode is an excerpt from a meeting I had with a group of educators and peace activists from Lebanon, Egypt, and Sudan. It was my first real introduction and it gave me the opportunity to share my background, the work I've done so far and lay the groundwork for the coming months and years as work towards a more peaceful and productive life for all of us. I thought it was a good way to share the "big picture" of "Engineering Peace". Please visit ThomBond.com for mor...