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Not a Bad Marriage, But the Future Looked Disconnected: David's Transformation Journey One of the biggest lies couples believe is this: "This is just what marriage becomes." The excitement fades. The connection weakens. The emotional intimacy disappears. And we convince ourselves that's normal. This is where David found himself. His marriage wasn't falling apart, but it wasn't thriving either. He was starting to see small cracks ("micro-fissures" as he called them) in the foundation. As a couple, they were functioning fine–paying bills, raising kids, managing life– but somewhere along the way, they had stopped truly connecting. When looking for advice, he would hear things like: "That's marriage." "That's life." "Honeymoon's over." But God offers something different. Marriage was never designed to be two people surviving under the same roof; it was designed to reflect Christ's love. To be life-giving. Refreshing. Connected. When David stopped focusing on what was missing and started focusing on becoming the husband God was calling him to be, everything began to shift. His wife became more vulnerable. Their conversations deepened. Their friendship grew. Hope returned. And perhaps the best part of the story is this: his children started noticing. They watched their dad plan surprises for their mom. They helped him prepare dates! They saw affection, intentionality, and joy. That's generational impact. You are not meant to settle for a marriage that merely functions. God has something better than survival. And the beautiful part? The journey starts with just one willing heart. With love, The Delight Your Marriage Team (Shownotes written with AI assistance) PS - Wives, want to know more about the free Course we're currently offering? Check out Wives, The Path Back to Warmth to sign up and learn more! PPS - Ready to take that first step and begin healing your marriage? Our Clarity Advisors would love to talk with you. Schedule a Free Clarity Call; it starts with one willing heart. PPS - Here is what a recent Coaching Graduate had to say: "I've become much more aware of my harshness and demanding nature...I've been working at lighting up and letting people be themselves around me, including [my wife]... I really like DYM and appreciate [Belah] and the program very much. The step-by-step nature is good. It's both simple and hard at the same time. Your content makes me think and ponder very deeply, which is not something I've done much and really makes me want to improve as a person. No other program has touched me as deeply."

On this episode we're joined by Nicole Carr.Nicole is a journalism professor at Morehouse College and author of the new book, The Price of Exclusion, The Pursuit of Healthcare in a Segregated Nation.She's previously been a TV reporter in North Carolina, and in Atlanta, where she won four Emmys. And she was an investigative reporter for ProPublica.Nicole has a degree in mass communications from Winston Salem State, a masters from Syracuse, and is currently studying for a doctorate at Clark-Atlanta University.Nicole talked about her book writing journey and why she wrote it. She explained how she linked past to present with the story of her great grandfather's becoming a doctor and his work as one, in conjunction with an explanation about the shortage of Black doctors in America. She provided tips for those interviewing people "in the fourth quarter of their lives" and explained how a cold e-mail to Kamala Harris' father led to a gold mine of information.We also talked about an article Nicole wrote for ProPublica about a school administrator from Maryland who took a new job in Georgia and was promptly chased out of town by overzealous anti-Critical Race Theory parents.If you were a fan of the Longform podcast, I think you'll like the approach we took in this episode.Link to Nicole's bookhttps://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-price-of-exclusion-nicole-carrNicole's ProPublica storyhttps://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-dei-crt-schools-parentsNicole on the importance of the Black Presshttps://theemancipator.org/2024/11/09/topics/movements/the-black-press-democratized-america/Nicole's salute: Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting & The Committee to Protect JournalistsNicole's book recommendations: Caste, The Origin of Our Discontent & The Warmth of Other Suns (Isabel Wilkerson), How The Word Is Passed (Clint Smith)Subscribe to our newsletter hereYou can find all our episode guides for teachers and professors here,Please support your local public radio station: adoptastation.orgThank you for listening. You can e-mail me at journalismsalute@gmail.com Visit our website: thejournalismsalute.org Mark Simon's website MarkSimonmedia.comMark Simon's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-simon-92355124/

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Homeward Reflections: Embracing the Warmth of Tel Aviv Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2026-06-16-22-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: אורי ישב על ספסל בנמל התעופה בן גוריון, מביט באור השמש שחודר מבעד לחלונות הזכוכית הגדולים.En: Ori sat on a bench at Ben Gurion Airport, gazing at the sunlight streaming in through the large glass windows.He: המזוודות לצידו היו מלאות בחפצים יותר ובזיכרונות אף יותר.En: The suitcases beside him were filled with more items and even more memories.He: בליבו הרגיש כבד בעודו ממתין לטיסה חזרה הביתה לאחר ביקור ארוך בתל אביב.En: In his heart, he felt heavy as he waited for his flight back home after a long visit to Tel Aviv.He: הבחוץ היה קיץ לוהט, והוא הרגיש את החום גם בתוכו - חום של משפחה והקשר הכל כך קרוב שיצר מחדש.En: Outside, it was a scorching summer, and he felt the warmth within him too - the warmth of family and the renewed close connection he had formed.He: מחשבותיו נדדו אל הרגעים היפים בעיר.En: His thoughts wandered to the beautiful moments in the city.He: הבקרים עם הקפה השחור וההיחשפות לרעננות הקבועה של השווקים.En: The mornings with black coffee and the constant freshness of the markets.He: הצלילים, הריחות, האנשים - הכל הרגיש כל כך ובית.En: The sounds, the smells, the people - everything felt so much like home.He: האנשים שהוא יקר להם - מאיה ונועם - עכשיו היו בפרידה משארזות.En: The people he cared for - Maya and Noam - were now in their farewells from their duties.He: נועה המאירה הראשונה פנתה אליו, נזכרת בניחותה.En: Noa, the first to illuminate, turned to him, recalling leisurely.He: הוא התלבט; אולי כדאי לבטל ולדחות בחזרה.En: He hesitated; maybe it was worth canceling and postponing the return.He: אך בתוך שלא נרצה לזוז?En: But deep inside, who really wants to leave?He: כשכר עכשיו כאן, ההשפעה כבר מהביתה.En: Especially now, when the influence is already heading home.He: ברגע של קושי אמתי חיזוק, מסכבת מאיה לו הודעה חמה שפתאום לא מתפשט מהכל לכל.En: In a moment of real difficulty, Maya sent him a warm message that suddenly spread from everything to everything.He: כתבה על חדש מהמשפחה, אינטימית שמחזירה פעם סנטימנטים של ממש.En: She wrote about new updates from the family, an intimate note that brought back real sentiments.He: כתבה לו תמיד הרחובות חייבים מקום.En: She wrote to him that the streets must always have room.He: ברגע זה, מקום לקריאות ואנשים לרצות ללב.En: In this moment, there was a place for calls and people to desire in the heart.He: הוא ידע מה צריך לעשות.En: He knew what needed to be done.He: עם לב ירוד, קם ולוקח מזוודות, מתכוון לקשה המשכיות.En: With a heavy heart, he stood up and took his suitcases, intending to continue the journey.He: למרות שקשה לעזוב, יש בית לשוב אליו אמנם גם להשאר.En: Although it's hard to leave, there is a home to return to and also a reason to stay.He: באותם רגע מוקשיים בטיסה, התחילה שעה עם מחוג הדקות הקרוב, נזכר יום לפעם חדשה.En: In those challenging moments during the flight, as the hour began with the next draw of the minute hand, he recalled a day for a new beginning.He: קיבל תובנה חשובה אחת: לשמור קשרים חמים, ריכוז שמירה לקרובים ליצור מרחוק.En: He received one important insight: to maintain warm relationships, a focus on staying connected with loved ones, even from afar.He: וכשגלגלי המטוס עלו לשמיים, אורי הבין - לפעמים אין די בחיים אלא להמשיך לעוף.En: And as the plane's wheels lifted into the sky, Ori understood - sometimes in life, there is nothing left to do but to keep flying.He: נזכר לשוב ולצעוק מחדש להגיע, כי תמיד יש מקום להשאיר את החום.En: He remembered to return and to shout anew to arrive, because there is always a place to keep the warmth. Vocabulary Words:gazing: מביטstreaming: שחודרscorching: לוהטilluminate: מאירהhesitate: התלבטpostponing: לדחותsentiments: סנטימנטיםresonate: תהדהדinsight: תובנהwandered: נדדוfreshness: הרעננותfarewell: פרידהdifficult: קשהintimate: אינטימיתwarmth: חוםrecalled: נזכרheavy heart: לב ירודcontinue: להמשכיותmaintain: לשמורconnections: קשריםchallenging: מוקשייםinfluence: השפעהbegan: התחילהfocus: ריכוזarrive: להגיעaffection: אהבהmemories: זיכרונותtranscend: לעלותdesire: לרצותsent: מסכבתBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

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A punto de cumplir 84 añazos -este próximo 18 de junio- Paul McCartney lanza un nuevo álbum. “The boys of Dungeon Lane”, una colección de canciones que beben de los recuerdos y las experiencias de adolescencia y juventud previas al momento en que su legendaria banda cambió la historia de la música. Un fantástico trabajo a manos de uno de los mayores talentos de la historia del pop.(Foto del podcast por Mary McCartney)Playlist;PAUL McCARTNEY “The days we left behind” (The boys of Dungeon Lane)PAUL McCARTNEY “Lost horizon” (The boys of Dungeon Lane)PAUL McCARTNEY “Down South” (The boys of Dungeon Lane)PAUL McCARTNEY “Mountain top” (The boys of Dungeon Lane)PAUL McCARTNEY “Home to us” (The boys of Dungeon Lane)PAUL McCARTNEY “Momma gets by” (The boys of Dungeon Lane)ROBYN HITCHCOCK “How to feel alright” (The confuser)DALLAS GOOD and RICHARD REED PARRY “Echo the part” (Were the watchtowers)THE HANGING STARS “Just a day” (Just a day)LEVITATION ROOM “Warmth of the sun” (2018)THE CROOKED RUGS “Change” (ST)NATURAL CHILD “Biloxi Blues” (Wooden)BILL CALLAHAM “Pathol O.G.” (My days of 58)LOU REED “Finish line” (Set the twilight reeling, 1996)Escuchar audio

If you've ever looked in the mirror and felt disappointed... If you've ever believed the lie that your body isn't beautiful enough, desirable enough, or worthy enough... I want you to know something. That voice is not God's voice. The God who knit you together in your mother's womb did not make a mistake when He made you. Your body is not something to be ashamed of. Your story is not something to hide. Your weaknesses are not proof that you've failed. In fact, some of the sweetest intimacy in marriage happens when we stop pretending we're perfect and allow ourselves to be fully seen. Seen physically. Seen emotionally. Seen fully & honestly. The enemy would love for you to stay hidden behind shame. But God invites you into freedom. He invites you into connection. He invites you into the warmth that comes when we stop performing and start being known. You don't have to arrive at perfection before you allow yourself to be loved. You are already loved. And that changes everything. With love, The Delight Your Marriage Team (Shownotes written with AI assistance)   PS - Wives, want to know more about the Course mentioned in this episode? Check out The Path Back to Warmth, sign up here! delightyourmarriage.com/wivespath PPS - Ready to take the leap and begin healing your marriage? Our Clarity Advisors would love to talk with you. Schedule a Free Clarity Call and take the first step towards healing. PPS - Here is what a recent Coaching Graduate had to say: "I was not good at giving him compliments. I thought them but I didn't tell him. I'm not good at being playful. Learning how to be more playful has helped our marriage... [He] is my eternal companion and I know we make a great team. Having my girls see how we interact and see our happiness will be a great example for their families."

Fluent Fiction - Hindi: Warmth of Jaipur: A Serendipitous Journey through Lenses Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/hi/episode/2026-06-09-22-34-02-hi Story Transcript:Hi: जयपुर की धूप भरी गर्मियों की एक दोपहर थी।En: It was an afternoon during the hot summers in Jaipur.Hi: सड़कें रंग-बिरंगे वस्त्रों और हस्तशिल्प के बाजारों से भरपूर थीं।En: The streets were filled with colorful clothes and handicraft markets.Hi: हंसगिरि की पुरानी गालियों के बीच में एक छोटी सी चाय की दुकान थी, जहां की खुशबू हर राहगीर को रुकने पर मजबूर कर देती थी।En: Amidst the old lanes of Hansgiri, there was a small tea shop whose aroma compelled every passerby to stop.Hi: चाय के कप से उठती भाप और तेज मसालों का संगम, हर दिन की थकान को मिटा देता।En: The steam rising from the tea cups and the blend of strong spices erased the fatigue of the day.Hi: देव, एक युवा फोटोग्राफर जो दिल्ली से आया था, इस दुकान पर बैठा अपनी चाय का मजा ले रहा था।En: Dev, a young photographer who had come from Delhi, was sitting at the shop enjoying his tea.Hi: उसकी नजरें लगातार आसपास की दुकानों पर जा रही थीं, क्योंकि वह पारंपरिक राजस्थानी कपड़ों की तलाश में था।En: His eyes were continuously wandering over the nearby shops, as he was in search of traditional Rajasthani clothes.Hi: उसे एक फोटो शूट के लिए कुछ विशेष चटकदार और सुरुचिपूर्ण कपड़े चाहिए थे, लेकिन भाषा की बाधा इसकी कठिनाई को बढ़ा रही थी।En: He needed some special vibrant and elegant clothes for a photoshoot, but the language barrier was adding to his difficulty.Hi: इसी बीच, अनया वहां आई।En: Meanwhile, Anaya arrived there.Hi: अनया वहीं की निवासी थी और राजस्थानी परंपरागत कपड़ों की जानकारी में माहिर थी।En: Anaya was a resident of the area and was an expert in traditional Rajasthani attire.Hi: वह दुकान पर चाय लेने आई थी और देव को देखकर मुस्कुराने लगी।En: She had come to the shop to get tea and started smiling upon seeing Dev.Hi: देव की स्थिति समझकर उसने उससे पूछा, "आपको कहीं जाने की जरूरत है क्या?En: Understanding Dev's situation, she asked him, "Do you need to go somewhere?"Hi: " देव ने उत्सुकता से अपनी समस्या बताई।En: Dev eagerly told her about his problem.Hi: "मैं एक फोटोग्राफी प्रोजेक्ट के लिए आया हूं," देव ने कहा।En: "I have come for a photography project," Dev said.Hi: "लेकिन मुझे अच्छे कपड़े नहीं मिल रहे।En: "But I'm not able to find good clothes."Hi: "अनया ने थोड़ी देर सोचा फिर कहा, "मैं आपकी मदद कर सकती हूं।En: Anaya thought for a moment and then said, "I can help you.Hi: मेरे साथ आईए।En: Come with me.Hi: मैं आपको एक अच्छी दुकान दिखाती हूं।En: I'll show you a good shop."Hi: "वे दोनों दुकान के पीछे की गली में गए।En: They both went to a lane behind the shop.Hi: वहां हर दुकान अपने आप में एक कला का प्रतीक थी।En: There, each shop was a symbol of art in itself.Hi: अनया ने एक दुकान चुनी और दुकानदार से बातचीत शुरू की।En: Anaya chose a shop and started a conversation with the shopkeeper.Hi: देव ने देखा कि अनया कैसे कुशलता से मोल-भाव कर रही थी।En: Dev observed how skillfully Anaya was bargaining.Hi: थोड़ी ही देर में अनया ने एक सुंदर और अनोखा राजस्थानी पोशाक देव के सामने ला दिया।En: In a short while, Anaya brought out a beautiful and unique Rajasthani outfit in front of Dev.Hi: "यह पोशाक आपके लिए बिल्कुल सही रहेगा," अनया ने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा।En: "This outfit will be perfect for you," Anaya said with a smile.Hi: "और हम इसे आपके बजट में भी पा सकते हैं।En: "And we can get it within your budget too."Hi: "दुकानदार से थोड़ी और बातचीत के बाद, देव ने वह पोशाक खरीद लिया।En: After a bit more conversation with the shopkeeper, Dev purchased the outfit.Hi: वह अपने अंदर एक अनोखी खुशी महसूस कर रहा था।En: He felt a unique joy within himself.Hi: उसके हाथों में वह पोशाक अब उसकी कल्पना के अनुरूप थी और आगामी फोटो शूट के लिए जरूरी थी।En: The outfit in his hands was now just as he had imagined and was crucial for the upcoming photoshoot.Hi: "आपकी मदद के लिए धन्यवाद, अनया," देव ने हर्षित होकर कहा।En: "Thank you for your help, Anaya," Dev said happily.Hi: "आपके बिना यह संभव नहीं हो पाता।En: "It wouldn't have been possible without you."Hi: "अनया मुस्कुराई, "कोई बात नहीं।En: Anaya smiled, "No problem.Hi: खुशी की बात है कि मैं आपकी मदद कर पाई।En: I'm glad I could help you.Hi: और जब भी जयपुर आओ, हमें जरूर मिलना।En: And whenever you're in Jaipur, make sure to meet us."Hi: "देव ने वह जान लिया था कि स्थानीय लोगों से सहायता लेना सबसे अच्छा उपाय है।En: Dev realized that taking assistance from the locals is the best way.Hi: जयपुर की गलियों में घूमते हुए उसने राजस्थानी संस्कृति को और भी गहराई से समझ लिया।En: Wandering through the streets of Jaipur, he understood Rajasthani culture on a deeper level.Hi: उसकी फोटोग्राफी के माध्यम से उसने उन रंगों और कहानियों को पकड़ा जो सिर्फ कैमरे के लेंस से नहीं, बल्कि दिल से देखी जा सकती थीं।En: Through his photography, he captured those colors and stories that could not only be seen through the camera lens but were felt with the heart. Vocabulary Words:afternoon: दोपहरhot: गर्मियोंstreets: सड़केंfilled: भरपूरaroma: खुशबूpasserby: राहगीरcompelled: मजबूरfatigue: थकानphotographer: फोटोग्राफरwandering: जा रही थींelegant: सुरुचिपूर्णbarrier: बाधाexpert: माहिरtradition: परंपरागतvibrant: चटकदारattire: कपड़ेconversation: बातचीतbargaining: मोल-भावunique: अनोखाoutfit: पोशाकbudget: बजटpurchased: खरीदimagined: कल्पनाcrucial: जरूरीassistance: सहायताlocals: स्थानीयwandering: घूमतेculture: संस्कृतिcaptured: पकड़ाstories: कहानियों

Marcus Buckingham — one of the most influential researchers on human performance — just published something that stopped me.Human behavior does not change in response to mildly positive experiences.It only changes when someone says: I love this.Not "I like this." Not "this was good." Love.And most companies are spending all their energy moving people from bad to okay —while ignoring the ones who already love them.Harvard Business Review, May/June 2026. Marcus Buckingham.Outcomes — loyalty, performance, advocacy — accelerate only after crossing a critical emotional threshold. Below it: forgettable. Above it: irreplaceable. Five conditions create love: Control, Harmony, Significance, Warmth, Growth.What We Cover in This EpisodeWhy incremental improvement is spinning your wheels — and what the Love Threshold actually isThe five conditions that create love — in customers and employees equallyTwo restaurants in Berlin, one weekend, two extremes: Love Threshold crossed vs. shatteredWhy love is the core ingredient of Human Experience Design — like the tomato in Italian cuisineThe biggest mistake: studying your detractors while ignoring your fansWhy Amber Asher's warning matters here: "Stop optimizing the soul out of it""Without love, it is not Genuine Human Experience. Love is not a soft feeling. It is the ingredient. Like the tomato in Italian cuisine — without it, it is not Italian."Human or Hype? — This WeekCustomer satisfaction surveys as a loyalty strategy.The Question I Can't Stop Thinking Abouttune into the show.→ This podcast has no advertising budget.It grows because people like you forward it to people like you.If something landed today — share it with one personwho is spending all their energy on what's brokenand none on what's already working.→ Subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.→ Leave a review if you can. It makes a real difference.→ Connect with Peggy on LinkedIn: @amelungandpartnersI read every message.→ Free GHX Pressure Test — 12 questions, 5 minutes:amelung-partners.com → Free ToolsAI is great. But humanity is the driving force.See you next Tuesday.— Peggy, your genuine human experience nerd

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Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste" and "The Warmth of Other Suns" and Tara Westover, author of "Educated," on the power of books and history to expand our horizons.For the past 250 years of America's existence, books have been fundamental instruments through which we preserve, interpret, and engage in history as an ongoing practice of free expression.  At “This Day”, we're partnering with Random House, the legendary book publisher, to bring you a special, month-long series called “A Nation of Readers.” In this series, we'll be talking to an all-star cast of authors -- all published by Random House --- about how books and the act of distributing ideas through publishing shape and reshape American history.We'll have new episodes every Sunday in the This Day feed, and a special two-part episode in the final week of June.Find out more about A Nation Of Readers here.Join our America250 newsletter community! Subscribe for free to get the latest news and analysis of how America250 is playing out. Paying subscribers get access to early, ad-free versions of the show. Plus bonus features throughout the year. To support our work and get access to everything, subscribe now.This Day is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.comGet in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Follow us on social @thisdaypodOur team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

At just 16, Ellyse Perry was the youngest person to ever debut for the Australian International Cricket team. 13 days later, Ellyse debuted for the Matildas.

Experience gentle campfire crackles and warm, soothing ambient sounds designed to enhance sleep, meditation, and deep relaxation. Perfect for calming the mind, reducing stress, and creating a peaceful atmosphere for rest or focus.

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Making a Scene Presents - Using Saturation for Warmth: The Digital Trick That Feels Analog Why This Matters: Character Without Expensive Gear There is a funny lie that keeps floating around the home recording world. It says that if your mix does not sound warm, rich, and expensive, you must need better gear. A better microphone. A better preamp. A better interface. A better room. A better compressor. A rack full of vintage hardware that costs more than your car. The gear companies love that story because it keeps independent artists chasing the next shiny box instead of learning how sound actually works. Now, let's be honest. Good gear is great. A nice preamp can be beautiful. A real tape machine can be magic. A great room can make recording easier. But none of that changes the truth that most indie artists are working in bedrooms, basements, spare rooms, garages, and small home studios. That is not a weakness. That is the new center of the music business. The home studio is where songs are written, demos become masters, artists build catalogs, and independent careers are built one track at a time. http://www.makingascene.org

In the first in a series of topic-focused mini-episodes, Gilbert and Frank share their love of unheralded films, underrated TV shows, underappreciated pop songs and often unknown performers, discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried treasures. This week: the haunting of George C. Scott! Burt Lancaster and Joan Rivers go for a swim! And Don Rickles takes on “Inherit the Wind”! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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More on the rain that blew in on Sunday, and more on the horizon from WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer.

More on the rain that blew in on Sunday, and more on the horizon from WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer.

May 28, 2026 ~ Katrina McCree, new CEO of THAW, The Heat and Warmth Fund joins Paul W. Smith live from the Mackinac Policy Conference. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This musical podcast explores how Melbourne's vibrant South Asian community continues to nurture the spirit of poetry and performance through shayari, ghazals, music, and storytelling in Hindi and Urdu. Featuring Sidra Surmed and Abhishek Tripathi, the artists share their poetry with us with a reflection on their upcoming show 'Woh Bhooli Dastaan' where storytelling shall revive forgotten narratives and bring them back to life. Further, they discuss how art remains a powerful expression of creativity and authenticity, highlighting the enduring strength of the human voice at the heart of performance.

You don't need to choose between being a loving parent and a firm one. So many parents leave gentle parenting behind… only to swing too far into coldness, constant correction, exhaustion, and guilt. You start holding boundaries, but suddenly you feel harsh, disconnected, or emotionally distant from your child. In this episode, I break down how to bring warmth back into your parenting — without becoming permissive, anxious, or emotionally overinvolved. We'll talk about: • Why warmth is a skill (not just a personality trait) • The simple behaviors that instantly make children feel loved • Why so many exhausted parents default to efficiency instead of connection • The difference between secure attachment and obsession with "connection" • How to create closeness without long bedtimes, endless special time, or burnout • The parenting balance children actually need: warmth + structure And most importantly: You probably haven't lost connection with your child. You just need to stop parenting from fear. If this resonates, share it with another parent who's trying to find that balance too. And if you want deeper, unfiltered parenting guidance from me every week, subscribe to the Ask Avital newsletter at HiFam.com/newsletter — where I answer real parenting dilemmas with honest, practical advice. If you'd like your parenting question to be answered, you can send it to hello@hifam.com.

When worry takes over, logic alone won't help. Nervous system calming techniques for anxious children focus on regulating the body first so kids can truly settle. Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, expert in Regulation First Parenting™, guides parents to calm dysregulation at its source.Nervous system calming techniques for anxious children aren't about saying the “right” thing—they're about helping your child's body feel safe again. When your child spirals and nothing you say works, it's not defiance—it's dysregulation.In this episode, you'll learn how to calm the brain first so real change can happen.Why doesn't reassurance calm my anxious child?If you've ever said, “You'll be fine”—and watched your child get more upset—you're not alone. Anxiety doesn't start in the thinking brain. It starts in the nervous system.When we jump in with reassurance, we accidentally feed the anxiety loop. Your child keeps asking, you keep answering… and the cycle grows.Reassurance fuels anxiety cycles, especially in kids prone to OCDAnxiety is body-first, not thought-firstYour child isn't being difficult—their nervous system is overwhelmedReal-life Example: Your child asks 10 times before school, “What if I mess up?” You answer every time—but their fear only grows.What actually helps an anxious child calm down in the moment?Let's calm the brain first. The fastest way to do that? Regulate the body.Movement is one of the simplest, most powerful tools to discharge stress hormones like cortisol and adrenaline.Gentle movement (walking, stretching, jumping) helps release stressNature exposure adds an extra calming effectAvoid intense activity—we're not matching adrenaline with more adrenalineEven a short walk outside before school can shift your child from panic to calm.Want to stay calm when your child pushes every button? Become a Dysregulation Insider VIP and get the FREE Regulation Rescue Kit—your step-by-step guide to stop oppositional behaviors without yelling or giving in.Go to www.drroseann.com/newsletter and grab your kit today.How can I teach my child to calm their nervous system?One word: breathe. It's free, powerful, and always available.Most kids (and adults!) breathe in their chest, which increases anxiety. We want slow, belly breathing that signals safety to the brain.Inhale through the nose, exhale longer through the mouthTry fun tools: bubbles, stuffed animals on the bellyPractice daily—not just in meltdown momentsBold truth: The longer exhale is what tells the brain, “You're safe.”Want a simple, step-by-step way to teach this? Quick CALM program walks you through exactly how to regulate your child's nervous system in real life—without guesswork.What sensory strategies help anxious kids feel safe?Many kids regulate best through sensory input—and it's often overlooked.These tools send a powerful message to the brain: You can relax now.Deep pressure (hugs, weighted blankets)Warmth (baths, showers)Low stimulation (dim lights, quiet spaces)Think of it as creating a “safe bubble” for their nervous system to settle.

Here is the latest forecast for the next several days.

Some warm weather for at least the next week! Details from WCCO TV Chief Meteorologist Chris Shaffer!

What keeps us from being more social? Nick Epley calls it a “mind-reading mistake.”We all think about what others think, particularly what they think about us. The problem, says Nick Epley, is that we're almost always wrong.Epley is a professor of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and author of A Little More Social: How Small Choices Create Unexpected Happiness, Health, and Connection. What keeps people from engaging authentically, connecting deeply, and enjoying a meaningful social life? It comes down to an error of social cognition, “A mind-reading mistake,” Epley says. “If I don't think you want to talk to me, I won't try. And I'll never find out that I'm wrong about that.”In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Epley and host Matt Abrahams explore why we hold ourselves back from meaningful conversation, and what happens when we don't. From taking an interest in others to sharing more freely about ourselves, Epley shares strategies for being a little more social — and making your life considerably better as a result.To listen to the extended Deep Thinks version of this episode, please visit FasterSmarter.io/premium.Episode Reference Links:Nick EpleyNick's Book: A Little More SocialEp.133 From Good to Super: How Supercommunicators Unlock the Language of Connection Connect:Premium Signup >>>> Think Fast Talk Smart PremiumEmail Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.ioEpisode Transcripts >>> Think Fast Talk Smart WebsiteNewsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>> FasterSmarter.ioThink Fast Talk Smart >>> LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTubeMatt Abrahams >>> LinkedInChapters:(00:00) - Introduction (01:31) - Problems with Body Language (04:15) - Perspective Getting (07:14) - Asking Better Questions (08:41) - Moving Beyond Small Talk (10:13) - Why We Hold Back (11:33) - Advice For Introverts (15:17) - A Little More Social (18:34) - The Final Three Questions (24:45) - Conclusion

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Why are your breasts suddenly so full, swollen, hot, and painful? If milk coming in has felt far more intense than you expected, this episode will help you understand what is happening and what helps most.Many mothers experience engorgement in the early days after birth, often around Day 3 when milk volume increases. Breasts can feel heavy, tight, tender, and so firm that your baby struggles to latch.In this episode, I'm explaining what engorgement is, why it happens, how long it usually lasts, and how to relieve it comfortably.Inside this episode:• What engorgement really is• Why it often starts around Day 3• How to help your baby latch when breasts feel too full• Warmth before feeds and cold after feeds• Hand expressing for comfort• When pumping helps and when it can worsen fullness• Breast compressions during feeds• How to reduce the risk of mastitis• When to ask for supportVery often, engorgement is a short-lived stage while your body adjusts to milk production.FREE RESOURCES + SUPPORTWeekly Resourceshttps://askthevirtualmidwife.com/weekly-resourcesPre-order my book: Baby Steps to Six Weeks – A Day-by-Day Guide for New Mothershttps://askthevirtualmidwife.com/baby-steps-preorderIf this episode helped you, please like, subscribe, and share it with a mother in the early breastfeeding days.

Take a road trip to Massachusetts with hosts Zack and Helena in this episode of On Our Minds.It can be cold and confusing, but also surprisingly warm and welcoming.Shane from Attleboro takes us inside his apartment building, filled with colorful neighbors who'll dig your car out of the snow and give you some great advice along the way.Then, middle schoolers who hail from all over the world explain how they felt about ending up at a school together in western Massachusetts  — learning English, making friends, and finally finding “a place to chill.”Today's segments were produced by Shake Mukasa and Afia, Bronstead, Lovemica and Jeily from Emergence Academy with support from their teacher, Steven Marles.Lead Producer Becky Wandel produced, edited and mixed this episode.Graphics by Anurag Papolu.Special thanks to KUT., Jake Perlman, and WETA.Theme song composed and performed by Emilson Orellana Juarez and Jerick Romero Ciprian.Featuring footage by Uganda Stock Footage Hub.Tune in next week when our road trip takes us to New York City!

Hello to you listening in Canberra, Australia! Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Wednesdays on Whidbey and your host, Diane Wyzga. Here on Whidbey Island our Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship is home to prairie, savanna and forest with over 50 species of rare native grasses and flowers including camas. Native across the Pacific Northwest, the stunning violet-blue flowers of camas historically lit up prairies, marshes, and oak savannahs. Camas once dominated open clearings carefully tended by First Nations people to maintain optimal growing conditions. Camas bulbs were dug in the fall and pit roasted to release simple sweet caramelized sugars, providing a staple food for thousands of years. In the early spring there are no camas flowers to be seen. Do the camas exist? Indeed they do but they have not yet manifested. The bulbs are lying in wait for the right blend of sun and warmth and rain to bloom. Practical Tip: We tend to think in terms of something existing or not existing; but that is not reality. When we pay careful attention we discover that what we're waiting for is there, hidden, for when the time is right to manifest. And it will because what we're waiting for is waiting for us. Guaranteed!  You're always welcome: "Come for the stories - Stay for the magic!" Speaking of magic, I hope you'll subscribe, share a 5-star rating and nice review on your social media or podcast channel of choice, bring your friends and rellies, and join us! You will have wonderful company as we continue to walk our lives together. AND!  Stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website during reconstruction, email me to arrange a no-obligation Discovery Call, and stay current with me as Quarter Moon Story Arts on Substack. Stories From Women Who Walk Production Team Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts Music: Mer's Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music ALL content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.  If you found this podcast episode helpful, please consider sharing and attributing it to Diane Wyzga of Stories From Women Who Walk podcast with a link back to the original source.

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In this soothing episode, "I Allow Warmth to Guide Me to Rest," you'll gently embrace the calming power of warmth as a comforting presence in your journey to relaxation and sleep. Allow the gentle affirmations to wash over you, inviting peace and tranquility to fill your mind and heart. Perfect for those seeking relief from stress or a serene pathway to deep sleep, this episode encourages you to let go of tension and surrender to a restful state. Wrap yourself in warmth and comfort as you drift away. Close your eyes, press play, and let go.

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Popular culture has decided that men wearing ‘slutty little shorts’ might be the only way to combat global anxiety. From Harry Styles’ new video to Taron Egerton’s psycho dance to the $120 million ad starring Chalamet & Bunny, we’re not mad, just curious. Speaking of anxiety, a political earthquake just hit regional Australia, and every sitting politician is currently doing a little nervous wee. Yes, we’re unpacking the 30-year-coming rise of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Support independent women's media - SUBSCRIBE HERE Some people think a 30-minute journey only takes 15, and it turns out there is a very specific name for people who live with this brand of chaos: ‘time optimists’. Holly and Clare identify, but is being a ‘time optimist’ a sign of a positive outlook or are you just, as punctual Amelia hints, just a lil’ bit selfish? And: People who are liked by everyone are all good at one specific thing. Here’s how to fake it. VOTE FOR US: Help Out Loud win the People’s Choice category of the Australian Audio Awards. Find the link to vote right here SUBSCRIBE to Mamamia and get every single episode of Mamamia Out Loud & access to every story on Mamamia plus our exercise app, MOVE. What To Listen To Next: Listen to our latest episode: Writing a List of Anti-Goals Made Me Quit My Job Listen: Scurrilous Gossip: A Facelift Slippage & ‘Wildly Unhappy’ Royals Listen: The Red Carpet Moment That Answers The Blake Lively Question Listen: Fake Nips & Wandering Hands: Mia’s Met Gala Verdict Listen: We Do Not Agree On The Taxi Cab Theory Listen: She Opened The Fridge. What She Found Ended Her Friendship. Listen: The Real Reason You Resent Your Friends Connect your subscription to Apple Podcasts Discover more Mamamia Podcasts here including the very latest episode of Parenting Out Loud, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts. You can now watch our show in full length video on the Apple Podcast app - make sure your phone is up to date and we can't wait for you to see Mamamia Out Loud on Apple What to read: We need to stop romanticising the 'always late' friend. Harry Styles refuses to repeat himself. On his fourth album, that's the whole point. 'I've been the "useful" friend my whole life. Here's why I'm done.' THE END BITS: Check out our merch at MamamiaOutLoud.com GET IN TOUCH: Feedback? We’re listening. Send us an email at outloud@mamamia.com.au Share your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message. Join our Facebook group Mamamia Outlouders to talk about the show. Follow us on Instagram @mamamiaoutloud and on Tiktok @mamamiaoutloud Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -AUTO GENERATED TRANSCRIPT:Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Two koalas were recently rescued from a 1.5-meter deep construction hole in Brisbane, where they had likely crawled to seek warmth from the recent cold. Wildlife Rescue Queensland and local police winched the mud-covered, dehydrated animals to safety for a full recovery. Additionally, Jeremy Zakis discusses the discovery of a new species: the dimpled koala, which lived in Western Australia 28,000 years ago. This prehistoric relative featured distinct dimples in its cheeks and thick fur. Researchers are now studying skeletal remains to better understand the ancestry and development of the modern koala. (2/4)   1938

You think you're protecting your heart…But what if the same energy protecting you from rejection…is also blocking the intimacy you deeply want?In today's episode, we're talking about the modern relationship dynamic almost no one is willing to name:The epidemic of emotional detachment.The “I don't need anyone” energy. The emotionally unavailable “cool girl.”The pressure to seem unfazed, low maintenance, and impossible to hurt.And while this energy may feel protective…It often comes at the cost of:connectionattractionemotional safetyand true intimacyBecause the truth is:Most women didn't become cold for no reason.They became cold after heartbreak. After disappointment. After giving deeply and not feeling met there.But eventually…The walls protecting your heart can also block the love trying to reach you.

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Dirty Disco 645 is a warm and deep house journey filled with soulful grooves, jazzy details, subtle acid touches and refined club energy. After a one-week delay because of my trip to Barcelona, we return with music from Andy Ash, Atjazz & Fred Everything, Natasha Diggs & Megatronic, Pete Bandit, Musumeci, Holo, Marco Faraone & Ejeca, Braga Circuit and more. This episode puts a spotlight on 8 Days, the new album by Atjazz & Fred Everything: a beautiful deep house project built on years of friendship, musical craft and an eight-day studio session. Members can also enjoy an extra-long DJ-only members mix with five additional tracks and more than 148 minutes of uninterrupted music.

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You can send and text and we love them.. but apparently we cant respond. Sorry!!A daily dose of good news in two minutes time... give or takeLike the podcast, you can support ithttps://www.buzzsprout.com/1818724/supportor let's have a coffee …. I mean.. or give me one https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thedavidbeachSupport the showJoin us on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/groups/awesomenewsdailyor email me at awesomenewsdaily@gmail.com

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Take a few minutes to reflect on someone who inspires you, and how you can embody the values you admire in them.How To Do This Practice:  Arrive and Settle: Find a quiet place to sit or stand. Gently close your eyes or soften your gaze. Take a few slow, steady breaths, allowing your body to relax and the noise of the day to quiet. Call to Mind Someone Who Inspires You: Think of a person whose character deeply moves you—someone whose courage, kindness, integrity, or compassion stands out. Let one specific moment come to mind when they embodied those qualities. Replay the Moment: Picture what they did as clearly as you can. What action did they take? What values were they expressing? Stay with the details of that moment and what made it meaningful. Notice How It Lands in Your Body: As you hold this image, turn your attention inward. What do you feel physically? Warmth, openness, a softening, maybe even emotion rising—just observe without judgment. Name What Matters to You: Reflect on why this moment resonates so deeply. What value or sense of purpose does it point to—justice, care, truth, courage, love? Let yourself name what feels most true for you. Ask yourself: What's one small way I can live this value today? It might be in how you speak to someone, how you show up in your work, or how you care for yourself or others. Carry this intention with you as you move forward. Scroll down for a transcription of this episode.Today's Happiness Break Guide:DACHER KELTNER is the host of the Greater Good Science Center's award-winning podcast, The Science of Happiness and is a co-instructor of the GGSC's popular online course of the same name. He's also the founding director of the Greater Good Science Center and a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley.Related Happiness Break episodes:Embodying Resilience: https://tinyurl.com/46383mhxA Meditation on Becoming a Gift to Life: https://tinyurl.com/yc76n7urVisualizing Your Purpose: https://tinyurl.com/3ndn95zrRelated Science of Happiness episodes:What's Your “Why” in Life?: https://tinyurl.com/b38kdt68How To Ground Yourself in Nature: https://tinyurl.com/25ftdxpmPause to Look at the Sky: https://tinyurl.com/4jttkbw3Follow us on Instagram: @ScienceOfHappinessPodWe'd love to hear about your experience with this practice! Share your thoughts at happinesspod@berkeley.edu or use the hashtag #happinesspod.Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aapHelp us share Happiness Break! Leave a 5-star review and share this link: https://tinyurl.com/2p9h5aapTranscription: https://tinyurl.com/33uyrykc

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Read my new book, "The Price of Becoming." www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk My Guest: Marcus Buckingham is a Cambridge graduate. He spent nearly 20 years at the Gallup Organization, where he co-created the StrengthsFinder assessment. He is a New York Times bestselling author of influential books, including First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths. Currently, he leads the People + Performance research at the ADP Research Institute. Key Learnings When you start a business, it's all about love. Seven out of 10 businesses fail, so when you start a business as an entrepreneur, you love what you do, you love your clients, and you surround yourself with people who can love it as much as you do. You all have this passionate delusion that what you're doing is really important and it's gonna work.  Marcus sold his company in 2017 and calls it the biggest mistake of his career. His company was broken down into silos, and the conversation became about maximization, compliance, and efficiency.  "Love is born savoring, it lives in intelligence, but it dies from neglect. Love dies from forgetting."  (Pablo Neruda) When you stop talking about love, you destroy it. Before you sell or scale, ask: Will this lead to more customers falling in love with your company and more employees saying they love working there? If the answer isn't obvious yes, then don't do it. Great companies protect the founder's flame. Walt Disney, Truett Cathy and Chick-fil-A, Apple's passion for design, Southwest Airlines, and Herb Kelleher. When companies lose their connection to the founding passion, they become the machine. The machine doesn't have a soul, and people can all feel it. Love is the most powerful force in business. If you want to drive productive human behavior, repeat visits, advocacy, loyalty, collaboration, high performance, the precursor to that is love.  But we don't say the word. Marcus was with 30 C-suite executives, and they spent two hours talking about data. They couldn't even say the word, love. They came to say it about customers, but never about their own employees. The job of a leader is to change human behavior. You're not paid to hit a goal. You're paid to change behavior so that you hit various goals. You've got two choices: directive (which works temporarily) or designing experiences. If you want sustainable behavior change, experiences drive behaviors, which drive outcomes.  The best leaders are skilled experience makers. That email you just sent? It's an experience. That meeting? It's an experience. Onboarding? It's an experience. Every touchpoint is picking up what you're putting down. Culture is just a series of experiences.  Either you are getting people to say "I love that," or you've failed to change their behavior. "If you are faking your beliefs, I can smell it, and I don't want to follow it." Authenticity is manifested in your beliefs, and they better be coherent with who you authentically are. Your customs are the living manifestation.  The things you customarily do have got to flow from your authenticity and your beliefs. The best leaders have their ABCs line up beautifully - they are authentically who they are, you know exactly what they believe, and their customs bring those authentic beliefs to life. The biggest driver of engagement is your local team leader, not the culture of the company. The culture is like the river, but there's a lot of different eddies. You join a company, but the sun, the moon, and the stars of your work is that local leader. The most important decision you make is who you make the leader of that team. A, B, C: Authenticity, Beliefs, Customs. We reach for authenticity in our leaders. We don't want perfection; we want authenticity because that leads to prediction. If you are authentically you, then I can predict you. I'm not expecting you to be perfect. I want you to be predictable. The definition of love to Marcus: Love is an experience that helps me feel more fully myself over time. Which is flourishing. Most of us go through life balled up like an armadillo, surrounded by armor plating. But inside of us, we want to take what's inside and express it. Love is a forward-facing emotion. We're anticipating goodness, and we have to take the armor off one plate at a time.  A question for all leaders:  What are the things I could practically do to get people on my team to feel like they are safe enough to express their best self on this team? The five sequential feelings of love: Control: "What's this world you've invited me into, and how does it work? " Harmony: "You have to tell people that you know what they're feeling." Significance: "Do you know my story?" Warmth of Others: "Who's with me? How can they help?" Growth: "How will this experience make me more capable?" If a leader understands the five feelings, they have a blueprint to get your team where you want them to go.  Marcus's Audi story: he loved his Audi, then at the end of the lease, he got a robocall. "You are at the end of your lease. You have not turned in the car. You have one week remaining, or you will be charged $500." He wasn't planning to turn it in. He was planning to get another one. Next week, same robocall. He leaned out. It was jarring because he was excited, and Audi was pissed off. They lost him for five years. Audi didn't take harmony seriously. They don't design for experiences; they design for processes. The person at the dealership is in a different silo than the person writing the script for the robocall. No one creates a holistic experience map. We don't design for experiences; we design for processes. Go to a hospital. It's one handoff after another. The person who's supposed to hold the narrative together is you, the patient. The whole thing has been designed for efficiency, not for a holistic experience. Undesigned experiences lead to unpredictable outcomes. Disney builds a berm around the whole park so you can't see out. You can't see the Red Roof Inn next door. Universal Studios doesn't do that. Six Flags doesn't do that. Why? Because Disney is trying to create a holistic experience. These companies think holistically about a human having an experience. The best leaders, when you ask "How do you motivate people?" always say "It depends." It depends on the person. At some point, the experience has got to be individualized. Don't start there. That's why this is sequential. Start with control, then harmony, then significance. Tell them you understand their story and what will change because of that story. The hospitalist movement in hospitals produced the best patient outcomes. They give each patient a guide all the way through the handoff process. Their entire job is to explain you to all the other healthcare professionals and to explain all the other healthcare professionals to you. As a result, you feel held. If you love anyone, you don't imagine they're ever finished. Love is a forward-facing emotion. Growth is the fifth feeling, not the first. We get this wrong when we think about designing love. We build it backwards. We start with growth and warmth. No. What's happening is feeling by feeling, we're taking off one plate of armor. If you haven't taken off the first four, you can't hit them with growth. The simplest thing leaders could do: check in with each of your people for 15 minutes, one by one, every week. Ask them:  How'd you feel about last week?  What are you working on this week?  How can I help?  Do that 52 times a year with each person individually, and you'll hit control, harmony, and over time significance. Marcus is creating an app with an AI design partner. He doesn't want his kids to grow into a world accepting loveless schools, loveless hospitals, loveless workplaces. The app will have a slider: loving/unloving. Let's call it what it is. It's love or not love. It's not okay to live in a loveless world, and we should call out unloving when we see it. Reflection Questions What would happen if you asked yourself before every major decision: "How does this help our customers love us more? How does this help our employees love working here more?" Are you designing experiences or just optimizing processes? What's one touchpoint in your customer or employee journey that feels mechanical and could be redesigned to feel more human? Which of the five feelings (control, harmony, significance, warmth of others, growth) are you strongest at creating for your team? Which one are you weakest at, and what's one thing you could do this week to improve it? Time stamps 00:00 Marcus Buckingham Intro 02:21 The Biggest Mistake: Selling My Company  05:55 Can You Scale Without Losing Love?  07:59 Protecting the Founder's Flame  12:03 Why CEOs Can't Say the Word "Love"  15:42 Your Job: Change Human Behavior  17:55 Experiences Drive Behaviors Drive Outcomes  21:42 Love Is Five Sequential Feelings  25:40 Jesse Cole and Josh D'Amaro: Real Love in Action  29:50 How Do You Prove ROI?  31:32 The Local Leader Drives Everything  32:09 The Scatterplot: Same Company, Different Experiences  33:43 ABCs: Authenticity, Beliefs, Customs  35:41 What Love Actually Means: Flourishing  38:28 The Five Feelings Blueprint  39:00 Feeling #1: Control (What World Am I In?)  40:28 Feeling #2: Harmony (Do You Know What I'm Feeling?)  43:43 We Design for Processes, Not Experiences  47:34 Feelings #3, #4, #5: Significance, Warmth, Growth  53:04 The Simplest Practice for All Leaders: Weekly 15-Minute Check-Ins  57:37 EOPCMore Learning #467: Marcus Buckingham - How Love and Work Must Be Forever Linked #305: Marcus Buckingham & Ashley Goodall - A Leader's Guide to the Real World #676: Jesse Cole - Built for the Fans (Obsession & Excellence)

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Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Matthew Petrusek, Senior Director of the Word on Fire Institute and the host of the Word on Fire Show. Thank you for joining us. Marxism, unfortunately, seems to be making a comeback. Despite its economically disastrous, politically oppressive, and horrifically inhumane track record, the atheistic philosophy that produced the Communist revolution and eventually led to the deaths of tens of millions of people has wheedled its way back to the center of our political culture. On the surface, this may sound surprising: Since the fall of the Berlin Wall over three decades ago, few public figures have openly identified as Marxist, and Communist political parties have typically occupied the outermost fringes of political influence. However, Marxist ideas–especially in the form of contemporary identity politics–have not only continued gathering momentum beneath the surface in universities, NGOs, the media, corporate HR departments, and government bureaucracies; high profile politicians, including the mayor of New York, Zohran Mandami, and Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, now seem to be openly advocating for Marxist policies. So how did this morally and historically discredited ideology remerge in mainstream politics? Equally important, how should Christians and all people concerned with basic human rights and the common good respond? Here to discuss the dark history of Marxism, its contemporary forms, and how the Catholic Church has, and always will, stand against it, is Bishop Robert Barron. Topics Covered 00:00 | Introduction 01:48 | Winona-Rochester's record catechumen year 02:53 | A brief overview of Karl Marx 04:55 | What is dialectical materialism? 06:40 | Class conflicts in Marx's day 08:01 | Marx's early critique of capitalism 10:55 | Marx's critique of religion 17:12 | Marxism's pursuit of Utopia 20:06 | Rerum Novarum: Pope Leo XIII responds 23:08 | Reducing history to an economic substructure 24:20 | The legacy of Marxism 26:16 | Shared views between Marxism and contemporary identity politics 28:52 | Why harmful ideas take fair guises 31:23 | Critiquing collectivism 33:08 | US politicians and Marxist ideas 36:03 | Weren't early Christians fundamentally communist? 38:08 | Shouldn't we just try Marxism? 39:26 | Thomas Merton responds to Marxism 41:07 | Is it partisan to critique Marxism? 42:51 | Listener question: How do we respond to "my truth"? 45:12 | Join the Word on Fire Institute Links: Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/   NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a Word on Fire IGNITE member! Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support of our listeners . . . like you! So become a part of this mission and join IGNITE today to become a Word on Fire insider and receive some special donor gifts for your generosity.