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#30: Mary Pender Greene — Reforming Racist and Oppressive Cultures from the Inside Out

Posted on August 4, 2021
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Building cultures and places that celebrate our uniqueness, and our potentials is the work of each of us, whether we regard ourselves as business leaders, proud parents, loving friends, or contributing citizens. We find ourselves within systems of oppression, and through existing in these cultures, inherit relational patterns that support these ways of being. It is part of our work in this world, to deconstruct inequalities and weave inclusion, to come to understand how we, ourselves are supporting the perpetuation of these systems.


In this episode, we have the honour to explore these questions with Mary, who lives and breathes this work of deconstructing oppressive leadership and spaces. We explore some of the missed corridors in our own attempt to deconstruct oppressive leadership styles, and compassionately identify the ways we all may be able to enact transformative justice with more commitment and integrity. 


If you are someone hoping to unravel, decolonise, de-domesticate, and open your mind and way of relating in the world, to contribute to a more inclusive and totalising culture, this one is packed with great stories, insights and practical considerations. On the journey we go! Thank you, for committing to the work of restoring spaces for wholeness.

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Guest bio


Mary Pender Green is the President and CEO of MPG Consulting (MPGC). She is a deeply authentic, and highly regarded executive coach, trainer and psychotherapist to New York’s elite, supporting the work in reforming cultures of oppression. Her ideas and  teachings around implicit bias, structural racism, and creating inclusive, fair and respectful places have travelled and been celebrated far and wide. Through her coaching, therapy, mentoring and training, Mary supports leaders and teams in developing their anti-racist and anti-oppressive leadership style. She is the Co-Editor of Strategies for Deconstructing Racism in the Health and Human Services (2016). 

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#29: Brother Phap Hai — Engaged Buddhism and Living in Relationship with Immediacy

Posted on July 19, 2021
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Contemplating system and cultural change, and our role within it can be daunting, and quite honestly, disempowering. Engaged Buddhism though, might have something to remind us. 


In today’s episode, we connect with Brother Phap Hai, a Senior Student of venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, to explore how the practice of Engaged Buddhism might support us as stewards of change in our lives, and our communities. What is Engaged Buddhism? What does it look and feel like in practice? How can it support us in our own wholeness, and flourishing, and in our attempt to re-weave cultures of wholeness?


We explore the many ways we can be engaged, and how to reclaim the very orientation behind our engagement to return to living in relationship with life as it is, right here. 

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Guest bio


Brother Phap Hai (Dharma Ocean), is a senior monastic disciple of Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh who was ordained as a monk in 1997 and was formally authorized to teach in January 2003. Originally from Australia, he is an active meditation teacher who leads retreats, days of mindfulness and talks throughout the United States, Australia, South America and Asia.


Brother Phap Hai has the ability to offer a charming blend of ancient wisdom, Dharma scholarship, and contemporary applications, sharing deep teachings in a warm, accessible and humorous manner.


He has written a number of books, with his most notable being, “Nothing To It: Ten Ways to Be at Home with Yourself.”

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#28: Jenny Andersson — Thinking as Living Systems: Epistemologies for Regeneration

Posted on June 29, 2021
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In today’s episode, I connect with, and we get to explore with, someone I’ve admired and learned much from in the past years. Jenny’s articulation of regenerative culture and leadership, bringing together the worlds of philosophy, ecology, mythology, science, and soul-centricity has endowed my own sense of ‘regenerative practice’ with greater depth and meaning. 


We explore the roots of the mechanistic paradigm, the ways it serves and the limitations we are living in the experience of, as well as (re)-emerging epistemologies and ways-of-knowing that support a regenerative way of being in the world. The imagination, humility and the role of humiliation within our journey of maturing into stewards of the living systems we are a part of is also something we dive into with great depth, and passion. 


Here’s to moving beyond atomising ourselves and our ecologies, to restoring relationality, queering our minds and ways of perceiving self and world, and ultimately living in greater congruence with life and its invitations. 

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Guest bio


Jenny is a creative strategist and trusted advisor to CEOs in business, social enterprise and NGOs, who has worked for over 30 years with global organisations, working with brands that are accelerating a shift from sustainability to regenerative strategies.


She is currently CEO of We Activate The Future, a strategy and narrative development consultancy; and co-founder of The Really Regenerative Centre CIC – a community interest company helping business and citizens of Sussex to develop resilient, integrated, and regenerative economies and ecologies through learning initiatives.


She calls on extensive experience developing communications strategies for purpose-led brands and scale-ups to deliver world-class facilitated interventions which deliver results. She is a trained facilitator with extensive knowledge of applying a wide variety of frameworks to business change, including The Natural Step, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Future-Fit Benchmarks, and takes inspiration from her training in biomimicry for social innovation. She is a Theory U and Art of Hosting practitioner.

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