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

In Many Ways

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 23, 2025

38 min

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".

Sep 9, 2025

23 min

Time, After Time

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 26, 2025

20 min

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.

Aug 12, 2025

46 min

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 29, 2025

1 hr 2 min

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 15, 2025

45 min

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. 

Jul 1, 2025

42 min

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 17, 2025

35 min

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.

Jun 3, 2025

49 min

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 20, 2025

41 min

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.

May 6, 2025

22 min

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 22, 2025

38 min

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.

Apr 8, 2025

44 min

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 25, 2025

27 min

The Unfolding

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.

Mar 11, 2025

20 min

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 25, 2025

23 min

Feb 11, 2025

30 min

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

Feb 11, 2025

30 min

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 28, 2025

37 min

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.

Jan 14, 2025

34 min

Soul Journaling

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 31, 2024

29 min

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 17, 2024

27 min

Nice & Kind

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 10, 2024

13 min

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.

Dec 3, 2024

34 min

Nov 19, 2024

35 min

In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss the role of presence in a challenging and changing world.

Nov 19, 2024

35 min

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.

Nov 5, 2024

19 min

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