Conversations on Healing & Growth
Martin Perkins and Ben Umstead discuss the challenges and opportunities to Heal & Grow as we navigate being our best selves.
Featuring:
- Interviews with people moving the needle in our world
- Deep discussion on the inner practices that help us access our own wisdom
- Commentary on how we interact with a world in desperate need of healthy change
Learn more about Healing & Growth at martinperkins.com
Episodes

Sep 23, 2025
Sep 23, 2025
38 min
In this episode, we talk about about storytelling as a healing modality, and how we can embody our biggest story with authenticity.

Sep 9, 2025
Sep 9, 2025
23 min
In this episode, Ben and Martin offer a recipe for cultivating creativity in life by way of the TV show "The Bear".

Aug 26, 2025
Aug 26, 2025
20 min
In this episode, we focus on worldwide inter-connectivity and what comes when we make conscious choices in our economic caste system.

Aug 12, 2025
Aug 12, 2025
46 min
In this episode, Ben and Martin speak with Diane Umstead about her lifelong journey advocating for children and what it means to her as she transitions into a new phase of life.

Jul 29, 2025
Jul 29, 2025
1 hr 2 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben inquire into and explore a correlated journey between the rise of empathy and the technologies that have brought us to an increasingly desensitized and overwhelmed world.

Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
45 min
Returning to our Your Part series, Martin speaks with visionary educator Romey Pittman on resiliency, coming to terms with the dynamics of power, and the foundational importance of connection in the classroom and beyond.

Jul 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2025
42 min
In this episode Martin and Ben dynamically explore creativity in relation to materials and resources, dance into the realm of the Chakras, and within the flow, bring the tragedy of the commons into consideration within the freedom and responsibility that comes when using technologies such as AI.

Jun 17, 2025
Jun 17, 2025
35 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben explore the threads and consequences of hyper-rationality and unprocessed emotion. In doing so, we discover an unexpected truth.

Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
49 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben explore the fevered aspiration of generational wealth in American culture. A notion of ascension not seeded in equity or fairness but rather in achieving immortality through material wealth and its accompanying power.

May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
41 min
In this conversation we touch upon the nature of home, what her vision for a more patient cinema feels like, and how inner practice meets life through a sense of community and shared vision. It is often the case that humans see this process through the lens of struggle rather than possibility. Our conversation explores this dichotomy through a more joyful and conscious lens.

May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025
22 min
In the 25th episode, Martin and Ben explore the transformative impact that an engaged practice in presence has on shaping our sense of time.

Apr 22, 2025
Apr 22, 2025
38 min
Martin and Ben speak with Rory Turner, Professor Emeritus in Sociology & Anthropology at Goucher College, about the nature of flow, the power of storytelling, and the concept and practice of Communitas.

Apr 8, 2025
Apr 8, 2025
44 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben share a conversation with Tom Clement, documentary cinematographer and director, whose latest work, Projecting Protest, is the centerpiece of our discussion around Tom's creative journey as a filmmaker.

Mar 25, 2025
Mar 25, 2025
27 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss with Luna S. Perkins her experiences in bringing conscious awareness to life as a human being, an artist and a writer.

Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
20 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss how a conscious practice in life leads to the Unfolding.

Feb 25, 2025
Feb 25, 2025
23 min
In the latest episode of the podcast, Martin and Ben wrap up their Three Treasures of Daoism series, exploring humility through personal truth and integrity.

Feb 11, 2025
Feb 11, 2025
30 min
In order to deepen resiliency in a chaotic world, Ben and Martin share experiences in the practice of simplicity.

Jan 28, 2025
Jan 28, 2025
37 min
In this pod Martin and Ben grieve the loss of a common language and what it means to be human.

Jan 14, 2025
Jan 14, 2025
34 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben explore the nature of performance, trustworthiness in the media and a practice in trusting ourselves.

Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
29 min
In this episode, Ben and Martin explore the practice of soul journaling and the journey of the inner divine.

Dec 17, 2024
Dec 17, 2024
27 min
In this episode Ben and Martin discuss the cycles of the seasons and how reflection and slowing down at the winter solstice can in fact be brought to any moment, any time of the year.

Dec 10, 2024
Dec 10, 2024
13 min
In this bonus holiday pod, Martin and Ben discuss the distinction between being nice versus being kind in our lives. The presentation of the possibility and practice of being a kind person in the world.

Dec 3, 2024
Dec 3, 2024
34 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss working with a sense of ease and effortlessness through presence and conscious planning. An exploration of how simplicity in life helps cultivate confidence and patience.

Nov 19, 2024
Nov 19, 2024
35 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss the role of presence in a challenging and changing world.

Nov 5, 2024
Nov 5, 2024
19 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben step into the energetic of the Autumn Season and explore the potent nature of melancholy.









