iChange Justice Season 5

We're excited to bring you an encore presentation of iChange Justice Podcast, Episode #133: "Disconnection from the Natural Cycles of Life." Join your host, Joy Gilfilen, and Karen Ball as they delve into the nature of life in the indigenous world with their special guest, Eveimai Lotori. Eveimai, who is multi-cultural and conducts sacred ceremonies across Canada, the U.S., and Mexico, offers a un...

Tune in today to the iChange Justice Podcast #185 (Season 4) for an encore of a pivotal Season 3 episode featuring Eric Flores from the Freedom Project. Eric's insights are more relevant than ever as he now serves as our Director of the Restorative Community Coalition (RCC)! We're looking forward to his upcoming interview in this new role. #iChangeJustice #FreedomProject #RCC #CriminalJusticeRefor...

Rediscover a powerful and insightful conversation in this encore presentation of the iChange Justice Podcast, originally aired as episode #171! Join host Joy Gilfilen as she revisits her interview with the remarkable Roslyn Scheuerman, a lifelong visionary and cognitive social therapist dedicated to tackling some of the world's most pressing issues: world hunger, war, and environmental degradation...

In light of today’s civic conversations about the escalating costs of law and justice to all of us, it’s eye-opening to revisit this powerful conversation with host Joy Gilfilen and Thomas C. who makes it real. From his perspective as a long-term prison inmate, Thomas offers a compelling “inside look” at the compounding extraordinary costs and unseen ripple effects to everyone associated with inca...

Rebroadcasting a powerful episode! Season 3 - ⁠⁠ #149⁠⁠ : Blind Spots: Unexpected Findings from Jail Trauma ResearchThe world is changing so fast, and understanding the impact of arrest or trauma on our loved ones is more important than ever. This episode may offer valuable insights. Join host Joy Gilfilen as she dives into her insightful 2018 Ethnographic research report, "Unexpected Finding...

Don't miss this encore presentation of the iChange Justice Podcast originally aired Season 3. Joy Gilfilen speaks with Darryl Riley of The Up From Slavery Initiative (UFSI). Learn about UFSI's vital work in healing and empowering marginalized communities through racial justice, financial literacy, and wellness. Darryl shares his remarkable story of resilience, going from inmate to owning three bus...

Dr. Ashok Patel, a pulmonary specialist at Mayo Clinic, shares his insights on the healing power of breath. In this interview with Joy Gilfilen, Patel discusses the importance of conscious living energy and how it can be harnessed to promote peace, meditation, and overall well-being. Beyond his medical practice, Patel is actively involved in international efforts to spread these healing arts throu...

Setting the stage for a deep and multifaceted discussion on achieving peace in 2025, this episode blends philosophical ideas about consciousness and reality with practical considerations of societal structures and community action. Joy Gilfilen begins by outlining the podcast's aim to discuss transitions in peace-building and explore alternatives to corporate rule. Eric Thompson delves into a foun...

iChange Justice Podcast launches a series of powerful conversations with visionaries from the Intentional Change Network! Heal your life and kin. Transform your communities. Build powerful teams. Evolve your passions. Create a future rich with vitality and values! Let's embark on this journey together! We are thrilled to introduce our today's amazing panel: Dr. Ashok Patel, a Pulmonary Physician &...

Levy explores how this contagious psycho-spiritual disease of the soul acts like a parasite on the mind. Host Joy Gilfilen, Executive Director of the Restorative CommUnity Coalition, delves deeper, examining how the behavior of leaders in the incarceration industry may intersect with the psychosis Levy describes as "Malignant Egophrenia" (ME), or more colloquially, "Mad Emperor Disease." The discu...

In this lively podcast episode, host Joy Gilfilen has a fascinating conversation with Mel Hoover, who is considered part of the Silent Generation, and shares stories from his life growing up on the East Coast, when Washington Territory was not yet a state. 🇺🇸 Mel's lived experience is rooted in his diverse educational and religious knowledge; then expands to show his multi-faceted, intersectional...

Host Joy Gilfilen and guest David McLeod discuss the future, and how nature works normally. Then they connect it to civic systems, power dynamics, historical patterns of structured civilization, and the nature of evolving consciousness around the world.   David brings decades of lived experience and wisdom as a leader of the Whatcom Transition Town Movement, studying Pattern Dynamics, Integral Sci...

Philosophical brainstorming explored the crossroads of cultural heritage, education, and societal change. Joseph shared reflections on growing up in Prague, while Mel discussed their diverse American roots. They tackled the impact of history, like the fall of communism, on personal freedom and responsibility. They called for a NEW educational framework that nurtures holistic consciousness. Languag...

Today we meet Ulf Sandstrum, the founder of the Peaceful Heart Network, an international non-profit focussed on resolving conflicts while helping our world bring hope, happiness, and peace to our children! Joy Gilfilen speaks with him about how looking at our challenges through fresh eyes helps us take faster action. When we see things differently, new solutions have room to emerge! Ulf has worked...

Join us for an insightful conversation with Irene Morgan, Founder of the Restorative Community Coalition (RCC)! This episode explores community service and the impact of injustice on our community. From farmer to jail system researcher, Irene shares her journey and the important questions she explored: Why delve into non-profit social services and civic systems? What are the real effects of povert...

In this episode of the iChange Justice Podcast, Joy Gilfilen interviews Roslyn Scheuerman, a lifelong visionary and cognitive social therapist dedicated to ending world hunger, war, and environmental degradation.  Roslyn's extensive experience includes fundraising and grant writing across the globe, most recently assisting those impacted by the California wildfires. A champion for homelessness pro...

"Where Does the History of Cultural Crisis Start? Mel Hoover joins Joy Gilfilen to discuss the crisis of mutually assured destruction if our leaders don't change course. What is the ancient origin of human-created conflict over money, power, and politics? We sing, dance, and are all extensions of nature at work...so why do we divide ourselves by race, religion, land, and culture? In 2025, we have...

Krueger's near 80-year journey has taken him into conflict zones 💥 where he brought peace talks 🤝 together, to communities healing from disasters 🆘, and the athletic arena . He reveals how the skills that helped him through his career in athletics also empowered him to face trauma in his life and in the lives of others. Inspired by peacemaking 🕊️, Krueger founded PeaceMakers Circle/Network, usi...

Join Joy Gilfilen in a conversation with Marc Santos, the Founder of NobleGoldman.com as we face the speed of change in a world facing high speed, high volume, and big money change in the midst of chaos, upheaval, war, conflicts and ecological challenges. How do we turn fear into opportunity, liabilities into assets that can be turned around so our children have a healthier world to inherit from o...

In 2025: How do we bridge the gaps that divide and conquer? Joy Gilfilen brings together Eveimai Lotori, Founder of Beyond Your Impossible with guest Eric Thompson of Universal Foundation for Living Design about the complexities of communicating around the world during a time of great transitions. Our world is facing extreme weather conditions, climate change challenges, human made conflicts, cult...

The iChange Justice Podcast features Paul Levy, author of "Wetiko: Healing the Mind-Virus that Plagues Our World." Levy explores how this contagious psycho-spiritual disease of the soul acts like a parasite on the mind. Host Joy Gilfilen, Executive Director of the Restorative CommUnity Coalition, delves deeper, examining how the behavior of leaders in the incarceration industry may intersect with...

Joy Gilfilen interviews Patricia Anne Davis, a Navajo elder, about her reflections about the business of justice as it relates directly to her study of the Origin and Betrayal Stories of her culture and their language. Her basic analysis of violence, monetary systems, and the jail and justice industries reveals patterns that permeate our worlds. Her research has allowed her to get to the roots of...

At 84, Irene Morgan, the founder of the Restorative Community Coalition since 2006, is the epitome of a trail-savvy, wise 21st-century elder and businesswoman! Now a great-grandmother, Irene speaks about how her family moved from California in the middle of World War II to pioneer a family farm at the Northwest Border of the U.S. She explains how she moved from a slaughter-on-the-farm business, th...

How does it work to make peace when violence is present? Host Joy Gilfilen asks Kurt Krueger, author of Winning Ways for Living, to talk about the complexities of peacemaking as he has travelled worldwide and experienced many emotionally charged situations. Kurt has travelled from inner cities and schools to boardrooms, from Africa to India and across the US as he has faced conflict and brought ca...

Bob Trask's prison work transformed lives, but why wasn't it funded? Host Joy Gilfilen talks to Bob about the power of ACTIVE listening and how it builds relationships that last. This heartwarming conversation explores the ARAS Foundation's practices for building connection. Bob explains the cascading impact of acceptance: accepting others where they are leads to respect, which creates space for a...