Foundations
A Podcast of Foxwood Counseling and Consulting focusing on all things related to self-awareness. Our hope is that this podcast will help you on your journey and exploration of who you are, what makes you tick, and how you might live a life more rooted in a sense of meaning and purpose.
Episodes
45 episodes
045_A Foxy Wrap Up to 2023
In this episode Bryce and Becky pause to look back over 2023. Looking back to look forward can be a helpful practice at the end of the year...and poetry can be a wonderful support in the process too!You will hear Becky and Bryce share a...
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044_Equine Coaching & Self-Awareness: A conversation with Dan and Lisa Holden
In this episode Bryce and Becky chat with Dan and Lisa Holden about equine coaching.Listen in and learn about:What a session of equine coaching involves.Soak up the wisdom Dan and Lisa offer about accessing deeper self-awareness...
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043_Why Self-Awareness Matters- A Conversation with Dan Holden
In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome special guest, Dan Holden, to talk about why self-awareness matters. Dan has been an important mentor in Bryce's life and we are thrilled to have his wisdom on the show.Learn more about Dan and hi...
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042_Poetry Break: The Opening of Eyes by David Whyte
For this Poetry Pause Bryce and Becky explore a David Whyte poem called The Opening of Eyes.Bryce found this poem in the book Leading From Within: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Lead.
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041_Making Change and Living on Purpose- A Conversation with Jason Daniels
Bryce and Becky welcome Jason Daniels to the show for a rich conversation about change and purpose. Jason Daniels is a strategist, speaker, contributing journalist, former radio personality and author of the book ...
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040_Listening to the Wisdom of Your Body
In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome special guest Lesley Baker-Bowen of Holistic Hands Wellness Gallery. (www.holistichandswellnessgallery.org)Lesley shares how we can strengthen our ability to listen to our bodies and what th...
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039_Welcome Back-Welcoming Change
In this episode Bryce and Becky jump in after summer break.As summer winds down and we enter into the autumn season, this is the time to explore the paradox: we commonly resist change and long for things to be different.Li...
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038_When Life Happens
In this episode Bryce and Becky share why the last few weeks there were no episodes as previously planned. Life Happened!We decided to use that as our topic for the day: Life Happens.You'll hear us talk about what our inner expe...
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037_A Walk In The Woods
In this episode Bryce and Becky invite you to wander through a conversation discussing what it is about a walk in the woods that is so helpful to our self-awareness.Join us as we explore the impact that a walk in the woods brings to our...
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036_ Poetry Break with Gwendolyn Brooks
In this episode Becky and Bryce share a piece of poetry by author and poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Gwendolyn is a well known 20th century writer. She is one of the most influential and widely read American poets. She has written more than 20 books an...
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035_Shifting a Question
In this episode, Bryce and Becky welcome special guest Kevin Anderson to the show. Kevin is a psychologist and poet in the Toledo area. You can find out more about him and his writing and work at his website www.thewingedlife.comIn this...
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034_Brokenness
In this episode Becky and Bryce discuss the topic of Brokenness. You will hear:-What we mean by the term 'Brokenness'-Three typical ways humans deal with brokenness and what else we can do with it-How embracing brokenness is central...
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033_Poetry Break: 'Pretending' by Carrie Newcomer
In this episode Becky and Bryce bring a poem by Carrie Newcomer to the show. Carrie Newcomer is a songwriter, recording artist, performer and educator. She has been described as a "prairie mystic" by the Boston Globe and one who ...
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032_ Self Awareness and Civic Engagement
In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome special guest Sam Melden to the show. Sam has served as the Executive Director of Food for Thought, has worked at the Center of Servant Leadership and at Leadership Toledo, and is now serving as City of T...
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031_Listening Part 2: Listening Well to Others
In this episode Becky and Bryce explore the second part of the listening series. To frame this topic they discuss three aspects of outward listening which include: quieting the self, allowing for silence, and honoring the other.You will...
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030_Listening Part 1: Tuning the Ear of Your Heart
In this episode Becky and Bryce explore what it means to tune the ear of your heart, to listen inside oneself. You'll hear the hosts discuss how there is a deep wisdom that becomes available to us when we listen within. -The work ...
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029_A Poetry Break with Poetry From Local Author Kevin Anderson
In this episode Bryce and Becky share a nested poem written by local author Kevin Anderson. Kevin is a respected psychologist, author and poet. You can find out more about him at his website www.thewingedlife.com At the beginning o...
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028_ Assessment Tools Can Open the Door to Greater Self-Awareness
In this episode Bryce and Becky welcome special guest Sara Best to the show to discuss the role of assessments in the world of self-awareness. Sara is the Principal and Co-Founder of Real Good Ventures and a self-proclaimed "Boss-Hole Pre...
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027_The Promise of Paradox
In this episode Bryce and Becky explore the topic of Paradox, and how it can be a powerful tool and framework allowing us to be more self-aware. It can also support us to make room for more nuance and truth in our inner world and in...
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026_Poetry Break: Everything Is Waiting For You by David Whyte
In this episode Becky and Bryce share a poem by David Whyte, a poet who has deeply impacted each of them. David Whyte's writing explores the timeless relationship of human beings to their world, to creation, to others, and to the end of life it...
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025_Our Relationship With Food- It's Complex!
In this episode Bryce and Becky explore our relationship with food. Listen in as they chat about various aspects of our complex human relationship to food-basic survival, normalized eating, and the difference between disordered eating and...
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024_Let's Talk About Food with special guests from SAME Cafe
In this episode Becky and Bryce welcome two special guests from SAME Cafe (So All May Eat) to discuss self-awareness and food. Brad Allen Reubendale is the CEO of So All May Eat / SAME Cafe and Cory Wolin is the Executive Director ...
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023_What Does it Mean to Live a Justice Oriented Life??
In this episode Bryce and Becky explore what it means to live a justice oriented life. Justice orientation requires that we drill down to a deeper place below the surface level of "should". Frederick Buechner refers to that fo...
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