In this episode Kelly and Charles interview Tom Check who is helping people make breakthroughs for them selves AND to build sustaining community. ​

Tom Check is someone the rest of us are trying to live up to. We been Tom’s, co-facilitators, colleagues, and friends. In all of our different experiences with Tom, he always ups the quality of the moment, the conversation, the project, the program. He does that with his powerful intelligence, his drive, and his passion for excellence and efficiency.

In this conversation, Tom talks about the happenstance and drive in his own life, how he came to be a coach, and why he hosts monthly dinners at his house with relative strangers. 

SHOW NOTES:
Books Mentioned- 

• Jocko Willick on After Action Reports 

Other Resources - 

• David Brooks on Social Weaving 
• ChoiceCoaching 
• Four Stages of Development (To me, By me, Through me, As me) Peter Sage 

What would it be like if we could recognize and leave behind the kind of strength that included violence, vengeance, and exclusion? What if we could define our strength by how inclusive, present, thoughtful, and persistent we were as individuals, couples, and communities. In this solo episode, Charles muses that the shift from "power over" strength to "power with" strength will lead to easier, more fulfilling relationships AND give us a chance to survive and thrive in the 21st Century. 

Show Notes
Books Mentioned: 

• Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg www.cnvc.org
  
• He: Understanding Masculine Psychology by Robert Johnson (I actually suspect that the section on emotions vs. mood is in We: Understanding the Psychology of Romantic Love
  
• Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Feire
  

Other Resources: 

• Validate in Place - Charles's TEDx talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjnatTOPcgI 
  
• David Roberts Twitter Feed: https://twitter.com/drvox

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In this warm, intimate interview, you get to hear about the sense of hope, joy, and connection that Tony Himes brings to his work and his life. Tony has been a Marriage and Family Therapist for over 20 years and is the Executive Director of Arizona Gestalt Institute. Tony completed his Master of Science degree in Educational Psychology and is now an adjunct faculty member at Prescott College.   

During this long, relaxed chat, Tony shares deeply from his own profession and personal experience about what it means to "be in contact" - to connect with oneself or another in a powerfully open, humble, and supportive way. At the end of the episode, you are invited to join in on short exercise to get in contact with yourself.   

Show Notes: 
You can reach Tony and the Arizona Gestalt Institute at: 
www.azgestaltinstitute.com

Books/Authors Mentioned: 
Martin Buber, I and Thou at Powell's Books
​https://www.powells.com/book/-9780684717258