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Andrew Forsthoefel is a writer, speaker, and peace activist living in Maine. After graduating from Middlebury College, he was ready to begin his adult life, but didn't know how. So he decided to take a cross-country quest for guidance, in which everyone he met would be his guide. After his year-long walk across America, Andrew began telling the stories from his transformative journey. He co-produced a radio documentary about this project that was featured on "This American Life", and his book, Walking to Listen, goes deeper into the stories and explores the practice and philosophy of walking to listen. He is an itinerant teacher, offering walks and workshops that train participants in the work of becoming a trustworthy listener. His work is a contribution to the collective project of learning how to be alive together with love, by listening—united by our diversity, empowered by sharing the unavoidable vulnerability of being human, and freed by opening up to ourselves and one another. Find Andrew at-http://livingtolisten.com/

What is it like to walk across America, write a book about it, and then discover the deeper, more psychological reasons why you did it? When we sat on the floor of his friend's barn in Freeport, ME, Andrew Forsthoefel, author of "Walking to Listen," told us.

PASSING THROUGH Music & Lyrics by Brett Ryback  | Book by Eric Ulloa | Based on the memoir Walking to Listen by Andrew ForsthoefelEpisode Segments:3:40 - Speed Test5:40 - Why God Why9:10 - Putting It Together Featuring Guests Brett Ryback & Eric Ulloa45:00 - What's Inside1:06:10 - Our Favorite ThingsWorks Consulted & Reference :Walking to Listen by Andrew ForstheofelHit The Road - This American Life (May 3, 2013)Music Credits:"Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin"The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble"Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording  (Original Cast Recording  / Deluxe)  | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr.  | Performed by Alistair Brammer"Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne"What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording)  | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble"These Days Are Gone” from Passing Through | Music & Lyrics by Brett Ryback | Performed by Max Chernin & Reed Armstrong"My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews

Andrew Forsthoefel is a writer and speaker living in Maine. His memoir, “Walking to Listen,” has been assigned as required reading in high schools and colleges across the country. He is the co-founder of the consciousness collective Young Men Awake, and facilitates workshops for young men in developing emotional literacy and reimagining masculinity. http://livingtolisten.com/ (Living To Listen dot com) https://www.youngmenawake.com/ (Young Men Awake dot com) **** If you like what you hear, SUBSCRIBE, RATE us 5 STARS and LEAVE A REVIEW wherever you listen to podcasts. The more you spread the word of Wayward, the more awesome people we can learn something new about. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wayward-planet/id1517125910 (iTunes) https://open.spotify.com/show/4z5x4QTlvyCIoLakzbhM4F (Spotify) https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5jYXB0aXZhdGUuZm0vd2F5d2FyZHBsYW5ldC8 (Google Podcasts) Wayward PlanetTM is hosted by B.C. Wehman. The show is produced and distributed by Wayward Planet Media, LLC. Audio engineering by Jonathan Wehman. For more B.C. Wehman, check out https://evergreenpodcasts.com/behind-the-doc (Behind The Doc) and https://www.waywardsports.com/ (Wayward Sports). Available everywhere you listen to podcasts.

On July 4th Travis put down the BBQ and fireworks to attend a life changing event, "A Call to Ceremony for the Navajo People” hosted by guests Colette LeGarrigues and Andrew Forsthoefel. In the presence of Andrew's mystifying and powerful connection to the Navajo People and his Diné mentor Daryl - Travis, Colette and Andrew discuss: Navajo Medicine The meaning of "ceremony" COVID 19 and Navajo Nation Indigenous experience in America Race in America Feeling the grief of our past Spirituality as willing to listen And more! Donate to Navajo Nation https://www.gofundme.com/f/NHFC19Relief Navajo and Hopi Families COVID-19 Relief is a volunteer grassroots indiginous-led initiative that organizes volunteers to safely deliver groceries, water, and health supplies to those hardest hit. The initiative prioritizes the elderly (especially those raising grandchildren), single, parents, and struggling families. https://www.navajowaterproject.org/covid Navajo Water Project is a community-managed utility alternative that brings hot and cold running water to homes without access to sewer lines (more than one-third of households in Navajo Nation do not have running water). https://connect.clickandpledge.com/Organization/ndncollective/campaign/OrendaTribeCOVID The Orenda Tribe COVID 19 Response is a grassroots initiative working to bring immediate aid to those in need on the Navajo Nation. They prioritize efficient ordering and daily deliveries of PPE, food and firewood. Connect with Colette Colette Legarrigues is a daughter, wife, sister, niece, granddaughter, aunt, and friend. She is a lifelong student of indigenous medicine traditions and is currently earning a Masters of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Colette works with individuals and groups to co-create transformational spaces through the way-finders of ceremony, five-element inquiry, food-as-medicine, shiatsu, qigong, and yoga. Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/colettelegarrigues Connect with Andrew Andrew Forsthoefel is a writer, speaker, and group facilitator living in southern Vermont. His memoir "Walking to Listen" tells the story of his year-long walk across America in 2011. Now, he delivers keynotes and holds workshops on the role of trustworthy listening as a catalyst for the transformation of trauma, ignorance, and violence at the personal and collective levels. You can follow his work on Instagram and his website. Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/aforstho Website | livingtolisten.com. Connect with Travis Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/travis.day/

For episode homepage, resources, free download and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/2020/05/19/living-to-listen-with-andrew-forsthoefel/ Description Andrew Forsthoefel is the author of “Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time,” a memoir he wrote after spending 11 months walking by himself across the country. On his backpack was a sign that read, "Walking to Listen," which became the opening and the invitation for countless interactions, conversations and newfound friendships as he made his way on his journey. Andrew was looking for a graduate program in the human experience, a teacher who’d show up and show him how to do the work of being human. At 23 year’s old, he wanted to mark his entrance into adulthood and transform into the man who would carry him the rest of his life. Guest Bio Andrew Forsthoefel is a writer, speaker, and workshop facilitator. In 2011, he spent a year walking across America with a sign on his backpack that read "Walking to Listen." His memoir, of the same name, tells the tale of his journey. Now, Andrew offers workshops and lectures at high schools, universities, and retreat centers to share and promote the transformational connection that deep listening makes possible. He lives in Vermont. Mentioned in this Episode Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a Time: https://amzn.to/35NCGNH Author’s Website: www.livingtolisten.com   Audio course "Living to Listen" at Inner Truth's website: https://innertruth.org/product/living-to-listen/   Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast   Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/

Episode SummaryWhy does a kid just out of college decide to walk across America? Andrew Forsthoefel shares his unusual journey of discovery – what he did and how he did it – unveiling a family history he had refused to come to terms with until deep into his walk. In this episode of the Sydcast, a story of forgiveness, love and hate, and how telling a compelling story can transform culture.Syd Finkelstein Syd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. Andrew ForsthoefelAndrew Forsthoefel is a writer, speaker, and peace activist living in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts. After graduating from Middlebury College, he was ready to begin his adult life, but didn't know how. So he decided to begin a cross-country quest for guidance, during which time he would try to see everyone as his teacher, worthy of being listened to.After his year-long walk across America, Andrew began telling the stories of his transformative journey. He co-produced a radio documentary about this project which was featured on "This American Life," and his memoir, Walking to Listen, tells the full tale and is now being assigned as required reading by schools and libraries across America.Andrew now writes and speaks about the discipline of trustworthy listening and its role in the work of reconciliation, transformational resistance, and peace-making at the personal and collective levels. He is a guest teacher at high schools and universities across America, offering workshops that train participants in the work of becoming a trustworthy listener. His work is a contribution to the collective project of learning how to be alive together with love, by listening—united by our diversity, empowered by sharing the unavoidable vulnerability of being human, and freed by opening up to ourselves and one another.Insights from this episode:Benefits of being able to relate to your past in a constructive way.Details on how being alone forced a change in Andrew's perception of life and how he relates to others.Strategies on how to make a journey for yourself.Benefits of learning lessons when they are presented and using them to better yourself.How to transform a culture by changing the dynamic of how power is perceived.Quotes from the show: “It became clear that my understanding of what deep, trustworthy listening actually was, was quite limited and therefore my ability to do it was also limited.” – Andrew Forsthoefel“The journey, on foot, all the way across America was kind of my apprenticeship to actually finding out what a life can become if one is listening first.” – Andrew Forsthoefel“In some senses you can conceptualize the college journey as a four year coming of age ritual.” – Andrew ForsthoefelOn beginning his walk: “To set out into the unknown, totally unsure of what's to come, but entirely sure that I was on my life's songline.” – Andrew Forsthoefel“We have, in some ways, been culturally trained to be afraid of the unknown.” – Andrew Forsthoefel“The idea of forgiving people is part of multiple religions for good reason, but it can be really hard to do that.” – Syd Finkelstein“I think forgiveness is sort of a mystery as to how it happens.” – Andrew ForsthoefelOn forgiveness: “Intention is not the same as action.” – Syd FinkelsteinWhen someone offers you a gift: “I have come to believe there is a responsibility to receive that (gift). It is a way of saying to someone that: You have gifts to give.” – Andrew Forsthoefel“Sometimes you tell the deepest truths to people you don't know because it is so much safer.” – Syd FinkelsteinResources:This American Life: Hit the RoadAmazon: Book - Walking to Listen Amazon: Audiobook: Walking to ListenAudiocast: Living to ListenPodcast: Living to ListenStay Connected: Syd FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The Sydcast Andrew ForsthoefelWebsite: Living to ListenFacebook: Andrew FoersthoefelTwitter: @forsthoInstagram: @forsthoSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify. This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)

Andrew Forsthoefel is a writer, speaker, and peace activist After graduating from Middlebury College, he was ready to begin his adult life, but didn't know how.  So he decided to take a cross-country quest in search of guidance. His goal was to see everyone he met as his guide. In the year that followed, he faced an Appalachian winter and a Mojave summer. and as challenging as those both were they paled in comparison to the beasts he met inside himself: fear, loneliness, doubt.  Thought he was advised to not trust anyone, he encountered incredible kindness from strangers of all all races and economics. Thousands shared their stories with him, sometimes confiding their prejudices, too. Often he didn't know how to respond.  He wanted to know how to find unity in diversity? How to stay connected, even as fear works to tear us apart? He listened for answers that he hoped would come until he began to find that the answers might be in listening itself. After his year-long walk across America, Andrew began sharing the stories of the people he met.  He co-produced a radio documentary about this project that was featured on "This American Life," and wrote his book, Walking to Listen, which goes deeper into the stories and explores the practice and philosophy of walking to listen. Andrew now writes and speaks about the discipline of trustworthy listening and its role in the work of reconciliation, transformational resistance, and peace-making at the personal and collective levels. He gives workshops and trains participants in the work of becoming a trustworthy listener.  So much of who he is is a younger version who i am as the moment i finished my book one year ago, i felt to out on the road and be with the people no one listens too.   Topic we spoke about: * How Andrew reminds me of Mo, the main character in my book The Mosaic, and a younger version of me. * Even as an 8th grader, it seems somehow Andrew had an instinct that he would be walking to do something in the world. * The cookie cutter of normal vs the unique expression of being your true self and the confusion that comes when we don't fit in. * What was the thing Andrew was most scared of? * Whose life will I be living if I don't know myself. Whose life will I be living if I don't know myself? * In a world where you listened to others, did you ever feel listened to? And did you ever really allow yourself to be listened to and seen in the pain you were walking with? * To really share your vulnerability can be really scary. *  How Andrew could listen and be there for others when he didn't trust others to listen to him. * How people on the walk and everywhere taught Andrew to listen? * How people experienced being listened to by a trustworthy listener? * The practice of being alone allowed me to see some part of me in every one I met, and the process of encountering myself everyday walking by myself across the country and getting in touch with my hearts capacity to feel. * The courage to deal with the inner demons you met along the way. * Experience the miracle of encountering another human being. * Understanding the magic that comes when we realise we can't do this alone. * How the journey of 4,000 miles comes into today's moment. * The BeKind2U 21 day Consecutive Day Challenge * How do you reconcile now that you speak about listening more than doing your practice of listening? To learn more about Andrew, please go to his website: www.LivingToListen.com

Today we learn from Andrew Forsthoefel, author of Walking to Listen. His journey across American has many somethings to teach us all! Be sure to check out his book as well as his website, www.livingtolisten.com.

Andrew Fosthoefel is the author of the book, Walking to Listen. He’s one of those humans who did a really immense EXPERIMENT, and used his actual LIFE as the medium: At age 23, he set out on a long walk, across the entire United States, “with a backpack, an audio recorder, his copies of Whitman and Rilke, and a sign that read “Walking to Listen.” And that’s what he did. He walked, and listened, and gathered a multitude of insights and deep wisdom along the way.” I read his book a year ago, and discovered that Andrew’s way of seeing, experiencing, and learning from the world was the perfect medicine to call me back to myself, and re-orient my internal world to WISDOM and love in an even deeper way. In this episode,  we covered: Trustworthy listening- what is it? Relationship to yourself is relationship to the world- we’re all connected Practice of LOVE- we’re always asking to be loved Our bodies as a channel to summon the energy we want, as well as inviting us to embody the current experience You can find Walking to Listen on Amazon, and all the usual places (and I highly recommend that you go do exactly that- find it, and read it. :)

At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel walked out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, with a backpack, an audio recorder and a sign that read “Walking to Listen.” He had just graduated from university and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn’t know how. So he decided he’d walk and listen on a journey of 4,000 miles across the USA over the course of 11 months. What started as a quest to explore and to listen to other's perspectives, quickly became a deep, introspective journey into his own self; his fears, doubts, joys, solace and loneliness. As he navigated his way across the US, having interactions ranging from the most ordinary to the most profound, he found a world that was a mirror of himself and a journey that was a pilgrimage of the soul. Along the way, thousands of people shared their stories with him, often exposing their most intimate selves to a stranger who was deeply committed to listening. Those conversations were often tinged with threads of pain, be they from long-held divisions in race and class or from the moving stories of personal heartbreak and sacrifice. Each one provided Andrew an opportunity for deep listening and reflection, and within it the potential for profound inner transformation. By the end of his journey, Andrew was a different person with a new perspective on what it means to come of age today. Having been transformed through the power of listening, his experience is a beacon of light to inspire others to step out into the world, connect deeply to others and find themselves in the process.

“Listening starts with you. In the privacy of your own little moment that no one else is going to see.” – Andrew Forsthoefel Have you ever had one of those deep, cherished conversations that went on for hours and made you feel so connected with the other person? Have you ever had one with yourself? All too often we’d rather watch something, pick up a book, or start talking to someone else than actually sit and talk with ourselves. Why is that? Andrew Forsthoefel, speaker, peace activist and author, shares the secrets and benefits to owning your solitude. After college, Andrew embarked on an 11-month, 4,000-mile journey he called Walking to Listen in which he walked across America with a sign on his backpack that read, “Walking To Listen,” recording interviews with the people he met along the way. The stories and experiences will surprise you! Since completing his journey, Andrew co-produced a radio documentary and wrote a book called Walking to Listen about the project. His narrative work has appeared on This American Life, The Moth, The TEDx stage and he teaches walking and listening in his practices in connective presence, personal transformation, and conflict resolution. Be awakened and encouraged to join this collective project of learning how to be human together with love, while sharing your inherent vulnerability of being alive. Key Takeaways: A moment to isolate. Take a moment and sit in silence, in the solitude of your own company. How long can you sit there and be okay with being alone – without any form of distraction? Give it a try, but before you hit the panic button and throw in the towel, remember THIS…[05:52]. A moment to listen. When you drop all of your expectations and ask questions without guessing in advance what the answer could be, incredible things can unfold. Andrew shares some eye-opening tips on how and why you should become a better listener. The TWO major benefits of bumping up your listening skills are…[18:29]. A moment to reflect. You’ve made it! You’ve taken the self-discovery journey, a once impossible mission, battled the demons within… and now what? The truth is it’s not about arriving at the finish line “perfect,” but something else entirely. Your personal intention is now something completely different. Discover it HERE…[32:53]. Tune in and turn the volume up for a dose of inspiration and life lessons. You're never more than One Idea Away from a whole, new reality.  

As I was talking with Andrew Forsthoefel in the spring of 2017 about his 4,000-mile walk across the United States, which he writes about in Walking to Listen, I asked a kidding-but-not-kidding question: "So, what were you walking away from?" Because you don't set off on foot to talk to random strangers unless there's something you don't want to deal with at home—but, as Andrew explains, the journey actually forced him to confront everything he'd been dealing with since his parents' divorce a few years earlier. And while he did talk to people that he met along the way, I realized that for the vast majority of his journey, he was out there alone with his own thoughts; as I told him, he could just as easily have gone up to the top of a mountain to meditate, but instead he chose to put one foot in front of the other. Listening to this conversation again a few months later, I was struck by Andrew's thoughtful determination to really listen to others—to meet them with the full force of his empathy, even when (as we discuss) what they're telling him is rooted in prejudice and hate. In a political climate where pundits make a lot of noise about "listening" to "forgotten" Americans, Andrew's story offers a model for genuine conversation.

At 23, Andrew Forsthoefel headed out the back door of his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. He had with him only a backpack, an audio recorder, and a sign that read "Walking to Listen." He had just graduated from Middlebury College and was ready to begin his adult life, but he didn't know how. So he decided to take a cross-country quest for guidance, one where everyone he met would be his guide. In this episode Andrew shares with Dr. Hallowell the lessons he learned through the power of connection and what he's up to today. Thanks for listening to this week's episode of Distraction featuring Andrew Forsthoefel and his remarkable book, "Walking to Listen." Also, please do learn more about our incredible sponsor Landmark College, the school of choice for students who learn differently. Groundbreaking research has been done there for such disabilities as dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. Important Links Learn more about Andrew and his book at Living to Listen.  Please take our Listener Survey. If you have a question or comment please email connect@distractionpodcast.com or call 844-55-CONNECT.

Imagine you just graduated college and are wondering what your next step is. Andrew Forsthoefel was in this exact situation when he decided to take on the adventure of a lifetime and spent eleven months walking across the United States with a sign that read “Walking to Listen”. Andrew recorded interviews with people all over the country, learning about their lives, loves, highs and lows and is now sharing these experiences with others. He came across those that were hesitant to share as it would make them vulnerable but Andrew used “listening as a bridge” and simply just received what they would offer him. The stories and experiences Andrew shares are teaching people how to love one another, unite because of our diversity, be vulnerable and truly live a life filled with truth and connection.

Andrew Forsthoefel created for himself a coming of age ritual. After graduating from college, he took a year to walk 4,000 miles across America. Along the way, he experienced the hospitality and wisdom of hundreds of strangers and encountered countless remarkable stories. He reveals how he become a trustworthy listener. Tune-in and be inspired by this authentic tale. He is the author of Walking To Listen: 4000 Miles Across America, One Story At a Time (Bloomsbury 2017)Tags: Andrew Forsthoefel, fear, generosity, asking questions, racial prejudice, stealth camping, Agape House, Rainer Maria Rilke, Walt Whitman, solitude, loneliness, Home Place, Navajo Reservation, Selma, Alabama, Death Valley, listening, Community, Personal Transformation, Death & Dying, Indigenous Wisdom, Peace, Nonviolence, Travel

Andrew Forsthoefel created for himself a coming of age ritual. After graduating from college, he took a year to walk 4,000 miles across America. Along the way, he experienced the hospitality and wisdom of hundreds of strangers and encountered countless remarkable stories. He reveals how he become a trustworthy listener. Tune-in and be inspired by this authentic tale. He is the author of Walking To Listen: 4000 Miles Across America, One Story At a Time (Bloomsbury 2017)Tags: Andrew Forsthoefel, fear, generosity, asking questions, racial prejudice, stealth camping, Agape House, Rainer Maria Rilke, Walt Whitman, solitude, loneliness, Home Place, Navajo Reservation, Selma, Alabama, Death Valley, listening, Community, Personal Transformation, Death & Dying, Indigenous Wisdom, Peace, Nonviolence, Travel

Guest: Andrew Forsthoefel is a writer, radio producer, public speaker, and author of Walking to Listen: 4,000 Miles Across America, One Story at a TimeStory: At 23, Andrew walked out the back door of his home in Pennsylvania, with a backpack and a sign that read “Walking to Listen.” Some 4,000 miles and countless conversations later, he found himself on the West Coast. More important, he found so many stories of grace and struggle, beauty and humanity.Big idea(s): When you see everyone as your equal and your teacher, the world becomes an astonishing place.You'd never guess: How a simple act of kindness from a random trucker left him weeping along the highway.Current passion project: Facilitating workshops on walking and listening as practices in personal transformation, interconnection, and conflict resolution.Rockstar sponsors:Bombas socks - Ridiculously yummy and when you buy a pair, they give a pair to someone in need. Get 20%-off your first order when you enter the code GOODLIFE at checkout. Go to BOMBAS.COM/GOODLIFE.Oganifi - Great-tasting organic superfood green juice powder that you just add to water and get all your greens in on the go! Get 20% off - use the code "goodlife" at check out at organifi.com