About this podcast
This podcast is a home of conversations about how we strengthen kinship and collaboration in times of great change. Host Beth Tener explores stories of how healthy communities and relationships can bring out the best in people and change destructive patterns. We glean what works to give you ideas you can apply in your context. For those ready to generate more human connection and care rather than fear and separation, welcome to the conversation. This podcast is part of Kinship – a hub for people committed to activating the power of healthy community. Learn more at https://kinshiphub.net.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 36 episodes
- Resonant Listening · 45 min · Episode 33Episode 33 - Resonance in a conversation arises when we have a sense that the other person really heard us and is “with us.” It’s fundamental to creating connection, trust, and…
- Tapping Community Wisdom for Your Current Challenge · 27 min · Episode 32A lot of smart people don't work for your organization. How do we tap their wisdom on our current challenges? Peer Power Hour is a local event where community members bring…
- ProAction Cafe: Origins and Some How To's with Ria Baeck · 25 min · Episode 31Episode 31 - The ProAction Cafe is a group conversation approach where people can offer peer support for each other's ideas, projects, and challenges. In this episode, I…
- Peer Power Hour: Gatherings for Peer Support with Andrea Martin · 21 min · Episode 30Episode 30: In times of fear and uncertainty, we need spaces where people can connect and offer peer support. In this episode, Beth Tener talks with Andrea Martin, also a…
- Learning with Friends: Reflections on Episodes 6-8 Season 3 with Bruce Nayowith · 47 min · Season 3 Episode 9How can you create experiences of belonging and collective vitality, that support people’s creativity and thriving? Join Beth with her guest Bruce Nayowith as explore stories of…
- At Home with Nature: the Kinship Worldview with Four Arrows · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 8How can we restore a sense of feeling at home with nature? In this podcast, we explore the sense of disconnection between humans and nature in modern Western cultures and…
- Spaces Where Creators Feel at Home with Diannely Antigua and Najee Brown · 51 min · Season 3 Episode 7This conversation explores how we can create spaces where artists of all kinds can foster a sense of belonging and creative exploration. With Diannely Antigua, a poet and…
- Communities Where Everyone Has a Home with Janne Flisrand and Andrea Pickett · 52 min · Season 3 Episode 6In many communities, we are in a crisis where many people cannot access affordable stable housing. Andrea Pickett shares her experience as a housing advocate who is also…
- Learning with Friends: Reflecting on Episodes 1-4, Season 3 with Nancy Gabriel and Bruce Nayowith · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 5Join Beth with her guests Nancy Gabriel and Bruce Nayowith as they reflect on highlights and learning from episodes 1-4 in Season 3. We explore how to create intentional…
- Transforming Conflict into Creative Responses with Rosa Zubizarreta · 46 min · Season 3 Episode 4Conflict is a part of life. Instead of avoiding conflict or allowing it to split communities into polarized sides, how can we transform tension and conflict into creative…
- Classrooms Where Students and Teachers Thrive with Emily Daniels · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 3Episode 3: Season 3: As we gain a fuller understanding of what stress and overwhelm do to people, it has enormous relevance for classrooms. In this episode, Emily Daniels of The…
- At Home with Change: How Groups Co-Create with Ria Baeck · 53 min · Season 3 Episode 2If you’re hungry to find ways that groups can adapt to change in fluid, collaborative ways, this podcast conversation with Ria Baeck provides the nourishment of inspiration…
- What it Means to Feel at Home Here with Bruce Nayowith · 50 min · Season 3 Episode 1How do we create group experiences where people feel at home? How can we come out of separation back into healthy groups so we can co-create and learn together? In conversation…
- Trailer for Season 3 of the Living Love Podcast · 4 min · Season 3Welcome back to Season 3 of the Living Love podcast! One of our listeners said “This podcast reminds me that human relationships are the core of social change.” Sadly, in too…
- Learning with Friends: Reflections on Episodes 6 - 9, Season 2 · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 10Episode 10: Season 2 - Join Beth and Nancy Gabriel as they reflect on highlights and learning from episodes 6 to 9 in Season 2. We explore how having the support of a group can…
- Grief Held in Community · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 9Episode 9: Season 2 - Community and friendship can provide the support and comfort to cope with the death of a loved one. In this podcast episode, Beth shares personal stories of…
- Love and Presence in the Hardest Times with Greta Bro · 51 min · Season 2 Episode 8Episode 8: Season 2 - In these times of great transition and change, we will encounter the experience of a crucible, where we have to face loss, letting go, and dying. How can we…
- Community through the Cancer Journey with Margie Zohn · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 7Episode 7: Season 2. How can kinship and community support us in the most challenging times, such as when we suddenly face the cancer journey? Beth shares the story of how she…
- Big Decisions and Ways of Knowing with Tenneson Woolf · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 6How do you decide when you reach a threshold or crossroads? In this episode, Beth talks with Tenneson Woolf, a facilitator, coach, and poet, about how we make big decisions…
- Learning with Friends, Reflections on Episodes 1-4 with Nancy Gabriel · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 5Join Beth and Nancy Gabriel as they reflect on highlights and learning from episodes 1 to 4 in Season 2. The fast pace of our lives gives us little time to slow down and feel…







