Conversations on Healing & Growth

At the heart of our latest podcast we share the life and purpose of Paulo Freire - educator, philosopher and dissident - with an emphasis on how his co-creative educational philosophy melds with the ancient practices of self knowledge known as Daoyin or Healing & Growth.

In this pod we visualize a conversation between Martin and John Trudell, renowned author, poet, actor, musician, and political activist. Quotes taken from the documentary Trudell by Heather Rae. 

In this episode we meld the stylings of the true crime podcast with a cultural perspective on what has led us to our current political landscape. We illuminate the cost to society when truth no longer matters. When cults of personality can override any semblance of integrity for the sake of greed and power.

Inspired by the b-side medley of The Beatles’ “Abbey Road, we gather a seemingly loose assortment of ideas and topics that we hope, through our conversation, come together. We chat about Earth Overshoot Day, the sci-fi universe “Tales From The Loop” and how one can benefit from a slow and steady creative process.

In this episode, we question the value and validity of work and how we work, a challenge to redefine the notion of work. At the core of this redefinition is what it means to be natural.

In part 2 of our series on mental health, we return to Eleanor Roosevelt's life and imagine a "New Deal" for mental health services, advocacy and practices in our present world.

In this episode, we talk about, both personally and historically, mental health as it has unfolded in American Life. 

In this episode, Gollum is interviewed on the state of the country. 

In this pod we discuss how a focus on a shared existence brings us closer together and closer to healthy solutions for our troubled world.

In this short pod, we share our deepest gratitude to you our listeners and a short description of our upcoming episode.

As we explore the origins of how goods and services became monetized, we turn our attention to its roots in colonization and the enclosure of common lands and goods.

In part 1 of our exploration of Egalitarian Regeneration, we delve into the role of pre-colonial communities in revealing to us ways to see interconnection and creation in our contemporary world. 

In this episode, we revisit the extraordinary benefits of the Four Forms of Rest as a way to regenerate our lives in a chaotic world. 

Before social or political change must come a conscious revolution to our world. In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss how to bring this revolution into being. 

In this episode Ben and Martin discuss how to cultivate conscious change in an increasingly weird world. 

Martin and Ben dive into the nature of uncertainty, its roots, challenges, and gifts; offering a conversation on the personal nature of uncertainty, its communal expressions, as well as the practices that are needed to navigate uncertainty in healthy ways.

In this episode, Ben and Martin discuss the challenges and treasures of living a congruent life. Being in practice with being present, right now, means acknowledging and grieving a world spinning wildly on its axis. 

In this episode, Martin, Ben, and our guest, Luna, share a lively conversation around the creation of a Salt Cave and the challenges that come with a co-creative process. 

In this episode, Martin and Ben dive into the world of reading books and its ability to help us Heal & Grow ourselves and our world. 

As national and international systems of governance disintegrate, Martin and Ben navigate a path of conscious integration in letting go of the Ascension Myth through the inspiring wisdom of Rumi and Tibetan Buddhist monk and author Pema Chodren.  

In today's episode, Martin and Ben dive into the value of being present with our deep feelings rather than redirecting or replacing them with cognition or consumption. 

Ben and Martin wrap up 2025 by exploring what it means to embrace stillness and mystery in a soul-led life.

Ben and Martin revisit an early episode from July 2024, No Longer Riding on the Merry-Go-Round, where they provide a fresh perspective on the inner muse and creating a vibrant life in partnership with the world around us. 

In this episode we dramatically explore the inner voices that are expressed as we Heal & Grow. We encourage you, the listener, to find within yourself your version of how these three voices find union in your being. This union of sorts is how we access our own remarkable life. 

Blazing colors countered by the soft patter of falling leaves, the sounds of birds, crickets, squirrels. We feel the cool dry air enter our bodies... we let ourselves feel an entirely different pace of life... Yes, something begins to shift…