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

Oct 22, 2024
Oct 22, 2024
17 min
In this pod, Martin and Ben explore the importance of not knowing in learning how to believe in ourselves. We delve into the movie Perfect Days, the TV show Ted Lasso and Martin's experiences in Bali as creative pathways into the concept of I Don't Know.

Oct 8, 2024
Oct 8, 2024
34 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben explore how a beginner's mindset opens us up to new possibiities in our lives.

Sep 24, 2024
Sep 24, 2024
28 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben discuss the myth of the Ascension Culture and the root of Healing & Growth, Daoyin.

Sep 10, 2024
Sep 10, 2024
30 min
In this episode, Ben and Martin discuss practicing deep rest in the face of the chaotic and changing world.

Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024
40 min
Martin and Ben speak with educators Treasa Edwards and Nichelle Owens about mental health, the classroom and how we can model conscious awareness for the sake of our children. This is a conversation useful for educators, parents, relatives of school-age children and in truth, for anyone interested in exploring more meaningful communication with our young people.

Aug 13, 2024
Aug 13, 2024
27 min
In Episode 5 Ben and Martin explore the healing of generational wounding through a relationship with nature and as well, the Marvel TV show "Echo".

Jul 30, 2024
Jul 30, 2024
19 min
In Episode 4 Ben and Martin explore Manifestation and the Muse. A conversation around how we can practice life so that both the journey and its destination are at ease and aligned.

Jul 16, 2024
Jul 16, 2024
25 min
In this episode, Martin and Ben are joined by Nichelle Owens, the narrating voice of the Vignettes in Language of the Soul: A Path of Simplicity. We talk about the interplay the experience of voicing the book and the opportunities that arose to Heal & Grow in the process.

Jul 2, 2024
Jul 2, 2024
21 min
In Episode 2, Ben and Martin talk about an extraordinary experience Martin has in visiting the Social Security Administration. About how being present to our lives allows us to bear witness to the extraordinary.

Jul 2, 2024
Jul 2, 2024
29 min
In Episode 1 Ben and Martin discuss how approaching life through ease opens doors to creative life force, one’s creativity and in turn, one’s productivity in life.

Apr 11, 2024
Apr 11, 2024
1 min
Ben and Martin welcome listeners into a brief conversation around the nature of living a life focused in Healing & Growth.









