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Wider Roots

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by Jeremy Blanchard

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How can our social movement spaces create more opportunities for our internal transformation while we work for external change? Hosted by leadership coach Jeremy Blanchard, Wider Roots brings together wisdom teachers, coaches, and leaders who are wrestling with questions about how to bridge personal and systemic transformation. This show is for coaches, facilitators, and healers who want to explore approaches to personal growth that focus more on the well-being of the collective, instead of just the individual. It’s also for movement leaders who want to infuse the power of inner work into their changemaking. Our work for climate justice, racial justice, equity, and collective liberation calls on us to bring our best qualities forward. Join us as we explore how we can embody a more compassionate, resilient, and spiritually grounded way of making change. For additional resources and to connect with like-minded changemakers, sign up for our newsletter at https://WiderRoots.com

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August 13, 2024

Building a business that resists capitalism (w/ Bear Hebert)

<p><em>“Reminding ourselves that, that commerce is not the same thing as capitalism. Buying and selling things is a really old thing that human beings have been doing for way longer than capitalism has existed.”  </em></p><p>Today's episode features anti-capitalist business coach <a href="https://www.bearcoaches.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bear Hebert</a> (they/them). We explore Bear's definition of capitalism as exploitation for profit and discuss principles for running an anti-capitalist business. We examine manipulative tactics often used by entrepreneurs and consider more justice-oriented alternatives.</p><p>Bear and I discuss the pressure to have an "ideal" business and how to align money-making with our values. With over 20 years in social justice work, Bear brings insights as both a radical business coach and educator, highlighting how capitalism intersects with white supremacy and patriarchy.</p><p><em>Check out the episode page for the transcript and the full list of the resources mentioned in this episode: </em><a href="https://widerroots.com/11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://widerroots.com/11</em></a><em> </em></p><h2>⭐ Key moments</h2><ul><li>03:57 - How Bear got politicized</li><li>10:11 - What makes us feel gross about marketing</li><li>18:46 - Authentic alternatives to manipulative marketing tactics</li><li>28:44 - Debunking the myth of the perfect dream job</li><li>33:47 - Rethinking niching from an anti-capitalist lens</li><li>36:15 - Business as a garden, not a machine</li><li>43:37 - Key areas to integrate anti-capitalist values in your business</li><li>47:58 - Aligning business policies with anti-capitalist principles</li><li>52:18 - Bear's sources of nourishment</li><li>56:51 - Closing</li></ul><br/><h2>📚 Resources & Links</h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.bearcoaches.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bear Hebert, Radical Anti-Capitalist Business Coach</a></li><li><a href="https://marketingforhippies.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tad Hargrave, Marketing for Hippies</a></li><li><a href="https://kellydiels.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kelly Diels</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ridefreefearlessmoney.com/about/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hadassah Damien</a></li><li><a href="https://alternateroots.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Alternate ROOTS</a></li><li><a href="https://southernersonnewground.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Southerners on New Ground (SONG)</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9781250056092" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Hild" by Nicola Griffith</a> (book)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9780060959470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bell hooks</a> (reference to "power over power under" concept)</li></ul><br/><h2>🌲 Follow the podcast</h2><ul><li><a href="https://widerroots.com/?utm_source=podcast_description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WiderRoots.com</a> - Join the newsletter for more resources on personal and systemic transformation</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/widerrootspod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WiderRootsPod</a> - Follow the podcast on Instagram to get a peek behind the scenes</li><li><a href="https://widerroots.com/review" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leave a rating and review</a> on Apple Podcasts to help others find this show</li><li>Connect with Jeremy on <a href="https://blanchardjeremy.com/?utm_source=widerroots" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his coaching website</a></li></ul><br/><p>I’d love to hear how this episode resonated with you or any suggestions for future topics/guests. You can email me at <a href="mailto:podcast@widerroots.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast@widerroots.com</a>.</p>

July 16, 2024

Coaching in Times of Collapse (w/ Margaret Wheatley)

<p><em>“It takes enormous courage and enormous compassion to face reality. To say ‘I want my little contribution to make a difference. Maybe only in the lives of my colleagues, family, and community, but that's enough actually.’”</em></p><p>Today's episode is with author and systems thinker, <a href="https://margaretwheatley.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Margaret Wheatley</a>. For over four decades, she's been helping leaders show up fully in these chaotic times and find meaningful ways to serve. She’s the author of Leadership and The New Science and <a href="https://margaretwheatley.com/books-products/books/who-do-we-choose-to-be/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who Do We Choose To Be?</a></p><p>I'll be honest - I find Margaret's work both inspiring and deeply confronting. Part of me appreciates her invitation to look directly at the pattern of societal collapse we're in, relieved someone's telling the truth without sugarcoating. Another part wonders if we can really predict how it'll all turn out.</p><p>We talk about facing the reality of collapse with clear eyes, redefining meaningful work and life in this context, and how coaches and leaders can move beyond individualism towards community-centered approaches.</p><p><em>Check out the episode page for the transcript and the full list of the resources mentioned in this episode: </em><a href="https://widerroots.com/10" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://widerroots.com/10</em></a><em> </em></p><h3>Key moments</h3><ul><li>02:33 - The power of clear-eyed leadership in chaotic times</li><li>09:36 - Embracing reality to find meaningful service</li><li>13:09 - Breaking free from "hopium" to see our authentic path</li><li>22:45 - Cultivating presence through mindfulness practices</li><li>25:42 - Embracing the warrior spirit in a changing world</li><li>30:39 - Redefining meaningful work and life in turbulent times</li><li>36:15 - Community as the answer to individualism</li><li>41:54 - Ancient wisdom we need at these times</li></ul><br/><h3>Resources & Links</h3><ul><li><a href="http://margaretwheatley.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MargaretWheatley.com</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9781523004737" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who Do We Choose To Be</a> (book)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9781523006267" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Restoring Sanity</a> (book)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9781576753446" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leadership in the New Science</a> (book)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9781609945367" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">So Far From Home</a> (book)</li><li><a href="https://margaretwheatley.com/warrior-training-level1-2024/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Warriors for the Human Spirit</a> (Margaret’s training program)</li><li><a href="http://berkana.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Berkana Institute</a></li><li><a href="https://pemachodronfoundation.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pema Chodron</a></li></ul><br/><h3>Follow the podcast</h3><ul><li><a href="https://widerroots.com/?utm_source=podcast_description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WiderRoots.com</a> - Join the newsletter for more resources on personal + systemic transformation</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/widerrootspod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@WiderRootsPod</a> - Follow the podcast on Instagram to get a peek behind the scenes</li><li><a href="https://widerroots.com/review" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leave a rating and review</a> on Apple Podcasts to help others find this show</li><li>Connect with Jeremy on <a href="https://blanchardjeremy.com/?utm_source=widerroots" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">his coaching website</a></li></ul><br/><p>I’d love to hear how this episode resonated with you or any...

May 21, 2024

What’s the role of the coaching industry in collective liberation? (w/ Andréa Ranae)

<p>“My invitation is just to let ourselves feel the pain. That we don't have to have the shame on top of it. It’s painful to know that I have contributed to the harm of another person and that I had no idea. I don't have to hold shame about it. I can grieve that.”</p><p><em>Check out the episode page for the transcript and the full list of the resources mentioned in this episode: </em><a href="https://widerroots.com/9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://widerroots.com/9</em></a><em> </em></p><p>In this conversation, <a href="https://andrearanae.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Andréa Ranae</a> and I explore some juicy questions: How has the coaching industry's engagement with social justice evolved over the past 8 years? What does it look like for coaches to recognize our collective power to shape the industry?</p><p>Andréa shares stories of the breakthroughs and challenges she's witnessed as her students become politicized. We discuss the importance of taking collective responsibility as coaches and healers. We also dig into the role of shame, and how it can serve as a wake-up call but shouldn't keep us stuck.</p><p>Andréa Ranae is a coach, facilitator, and singer-songwriter who has dedicated her life to exploring how we can live, work, and relate in ways that contribute to impactful social change.</p><h3><strong>⭐ </strong>In this episode</h3><ul><li>How has the coaching industry evolved in its engagement with social justice over the last eight years?</li><li>What were some of the key concepts and frameworks Andréa needed to introduce to coaches who were new to social justice?</li><li>What breakthroughs have coaches experienced as they became more politicized through her teachings?</li><li>How can coaches use their collective power to shape the industry and create systemic change?</li><li>What questions can politicized coaches ask themselves to work toward collective liberation?</li><li>How can shame serve as an indicator of change, and what role does it play in keeping systems of domination in place?</li></ul><br/><h3><strong>📚 </strong>Resources & Links</h3><ul><li><a href="https://andrearanae.com/caa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Coaching as Activism</a> (Andréa Ranae's program)</li><li><a href="https://andrearanae.com/blog/why-the-self-help-industry-is-not-changing-the-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article: "Why the Self-Help Industry Isn't Changing the World"</a> by Andréa Ranae</li><li><a href="https://andrearanae.com/blog/why-the-self-help-industry-wont-change-the-world/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Article: "Why the Self-Help Industry Won't Change the World"</a> (follow up)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combahee_River_Collective" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Combahee River Collective</a> (organization)</li><li><a href="https://sashaheron.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sasha Heron</a> (public figure, death doula, and ancestral healing practitioner)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/19687/9780688149895" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"Love Poems" by Nikki Giovanni</a> (book)</li></ul><br/><h3><strong>💬 </strong>Connect with Andréa Ranae</h3><ul><li>Andréa Ranae's main Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andrearanaej/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@AndreaRanaeJ</a></li><li>Andréa Ranae's website: <a href="http://andrearanae.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">andrearanae.com</a></li><li>Andréa Ranae's music Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drelikesade/?locale=en_US%2Cen_GB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@DRElikeSade</a></li></ul><br/><h3><strong>🌲 </strong>Follow the podcast</h3><ul><li><a href="https://widerroots.com/?utm_source=podcast_description" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">WiderRoots.com</a> - Join the newsletter for more resources on personal + systemic...

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What is Wider Roots?: How can our social movement spaces create more opportunities for our internal transformation while we work for external change? Hosted by leadership coach Jeremy Blanchard, Wider Roots brings together wisdom teachers, coaches, and leaders who are wrestling with questions about how to bridge personal and systemic transformation.

This show is for coaches, facilitators, and healers who want to explore approaches to personal growth that focus more on the well-being of the collective, instead of just the individual. It’s also for movement leaders who want to infuse the power of inner work into their changemaking.

Our work for climate justice, racial justice, equity, and collective liberation calls on us to bring our best qualities forward. Join us as we explore how we can embody a more compassionate, resilient, and spiritually grounded way of making change.

For additional resources and to connect with like-minded changemakers, sign up for our newsletter at https://WiderRoots.com
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates weekly.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 9 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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