Foundations

In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome special guest Wendy Nathan to the show. Wendy is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in the Toledo area.  She was recently recognized by the Ohio Counselor Association as Counselor of the Year as well (in 2021). Therapy can provide a safe place for another trained set of eyes to help us see what we struggle to see and deal with on our own. That is one...

In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome two new guest experts to the show to explore the topic of Grief. Dorothy Mockensturm, Managing Director of Good Grief of Northwest Ohio and Pam Przybylski, Lead Chaplain at Mercy St. Anne's Hospital help us explore this important topic. This conversation is rich and full.  Tune in and discover: -Why is talking about grief so hard? -There are many faces...

In this episode Bryce and Becky explore the beloved American poet David Wagoner's poem "Lost." Times of being lost are common to the human condition.  Lostness offers us an invitation to slow down and connect with our true self more deeply. This poem has a special place in Bryce's heart and he shares some of his personal experience about how this poem came to him during his own...

In this episode Bryce and Becky explore the topic of Empathy.  You will hear them offer a definition of empathy (including some  etymology for all the nerdy word lovers out there). Also, they tease out the difference between empathy and sympathy and how empathy is linked to but different from compassion. They end the episode by modeling a little empathy building exercise that you can quickly emplo...

In this episode Bryce and Becky introduce listeners to American poet Mary Oliver. Oliver is a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award Winning Poet. The New York Times   acknowledged Mary Oliver as “far and away, this country’s best-selling poet.” Of special note for us as we record in NW Ohio, Mary Oliver was born in a small town in Ohio, and she  published her first book of poetry in 1963 at the a...

In this episode Bryce and Becky explore how community is about safety, protection and survival and that community strengthens our collective ability to create things that build the common good. We are better together. Evolutionarily, we are built for community and we are designed to connect. www.foxwoodcc.org

In this episode Bryce and Becky explore the topic of community again and they tune into the idea that community requires vulnerability. This lands us in a paradoxical place. Listen in to some of their own stories and examples as they tease out this layer of community together. www.foxwoodcc.org

In this episode, Becky and Bryce dive back into the topic of community and they  explore how community can challenge us, calling us back to ourselves and out of our comfort zones.  You will hear them discuss the ways that community can come alongside and help us reorient during particularly foggy times in life, and they share some personal examples from their own lives about how that has played ou...

In this episode Becky and Bryce explore how the sense of belonging in community is not permanent.  You will hear Bryce and Becky refer to and offer two categories from Martin Buber (I-Thou and I-It) as a framework to support this exploration into community.   They share how the balance of trust inside community is fluid and yet we need to be able to count on the balance to be there enough of the t...

In this episode Bryce and Becky define community and then explore two core ways humans resolve the tension that exists around community and belonging. You'll hear about two false narratives that operate as pressure release valves, but how using them also creates inner confusion for us.  Becoming more aware of these false narratives can empower us to open up to new possibilities and choices fo...

In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome  Bob Anderson back to the show for a special Poetry Break. Becky shares one of her pieces titled "We Are One" and you can find it at her website http://alisteninglife.com/we-are-one/ Then, Bob reads a Rainer Maria Rilke poem which is  found in The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke and can be read here https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/448438-my-...

In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome special guest Bob Anderson to the show. Bob has been a mentor to Bryce and is the founder of the Leadership Circle. Listen in as Bob shares the Leadership Circle origin story, some key markers that helped him on his creative path, and what it means to listen deeply for the ways life is speaking to you about what matters and what you must do.   You won't...

In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome their first guest to the podcast, Danielle Johnson. Danielle is the Development and Alumni Relations Manager at Leadership Toledo. She is also an experienced and savy traveler helping us consider why travel is an excellent way to grow our Self-Awareness. Listen in as Danielle invites us to consider what it means to have roots and wings. We can be rooted wher...

In this episode, Bryce and Becky continue the conversation about Vision Statements and why they matter. What happens when a person or a company doesn't have a vision or doesn't utilize it??  Drift. Listen in and find out how effective visioning work can provide the alignment you need to help you and your corporation move forward. https://www.foxwoodcc.org

In this episode Bryce and Becky explore Vision. What is a vision?  Together, they share a working definition of what a vision is, offer some examples of vision statements from successful companies, and dig into the Vision of Foxwood. https://www.foxwoodcc.org

In this episode Bryce and Becky talk about what it means to live at the intersection of wholeheartedness. What becomes possible when we seek to welcome the wholeness of who we are while also aligning our actions, thoughts and behaviors with our most essential self?? Becky and Bryce share quotes from Brene Brown and Vaclav Havel as well as personal examples and stories to help listeners enter into...

In this episode Bryce and Becky invite listeners to explore how poetry is a vehicle to greater self-awareness as well as a product of self-awareness. They share some excerpts from a couple of their favorite poets like David Whyte and John O'Donahue. In the last half of this episode, Bryce and Becky each offer a reading of John O'Donahue's poem For Citizenship. Listen in as they shar...

In this episode Bryce and Becky share an overview of the Foundations Program.  You will learn what to expect about the length of the program as well as the size and type of group. You will hear about the core content, what alumni of the program are saying, and get some of the most asked questions answered all right here. https://www.foxwoodcc.org/servant-leadership

Welcome to Foundations a podcast by Foxwood Counseling and Consulting dedicated to all things related to self- awareness. In this first episode you will meet hosts Bryce Roberts, MA, LPC and Becky Przybylski, MDiv, Integral Associate Coach™. They share how Foxwood got its name and introduce you to the FOX. https://www.foxwoodcc.org

In this episode, Bryce shares some of the history of the Foundations Program for which the Podcast is named.  You will learn how it began, how it evolved and some of the key collaborators along the way. https://www.foxwoodcc.org/servant-leadership