The Impact Hour

The Impact Hour


Latest Episodes

Episode 109: Perspectives on the Paradise Fires
May 28, 2020

The Paradise fires have been devastating. And now we are in the aftermath having to cleanup, rebuild and wrestle with what has happened. People directly affected by the fires still need a lot of support. So while the media isn’t

Episode 108: Nonviolent Communication
May 23, 2020

This episode explains nonviolent communication The term “nonviolent communication” may sounds a a little weird.If if there’s nonviolent communication, what does that make the rest of communication? This episode digs in and explores this idea of nonviol...

Episode 107: Gratitude
May 21, 2020

At Thanksgiving time, we are supposed to be thankful. Sometimes we gloss over the thankfulness.We say, “Ok, I”m thankful, now please pass the turkey.” Other times, when things aren’t really going well, we can’t imagine being thankful. In this episode

Episode 106: Keep Your Sanity
May 16, 2020

Sheltering in place might be pretty stressful for a lot of us. This episode talks about how to deal with stressful situations, whether it’s sheltering in place, loss of income or other.

Episode 105: Managing in Crisis
May 14, 2020

Crises happen. Often we can feel at a loss for what to do. Fear takes hold and sometimes we think our world is going to end. Others want to help which is noble. This episode uses the Paradise fires as

Episode 104: The Blame Shame Game
May 09, 2020

There is  a lot of blaming going onThis blaming is fueling anger and discontentmentBlaming happens in our relationships… in our families… in our workplaces… in our communities… and in our country Yet blaming doesn’t fix the problem. Rather it hinders

Episode 103: Scary
May 07, 2020

Fear can be debilitating. It can also be healthy. Sometimes fear is warning us of danger, and other times it’s a reaction to something where there is no danger at all. This episode’s topic is all about fear, what to

Episode 101: Parenting
April 30, 2020

Parenting is hard. Unfortunately our “stuff” can come up in the middle of our parenting, and it affects our ability to parent well. This episode shares some of this “stuff” that can come up, how change these unhelpful patterns, and

Episode 100: Unchained Men
April 23, 2020

This episode explores some of the lessons taught at the Unchained Men event. We talk about our masks, the meaning we assign to things, and your calling among other things.

Episode 99: Emotions
April 16, 2020

We arent taught how to feel feelings. Emotions come up, and we try to hide them, pretend they dont exist, or we let them make our decisions for us. Maybe our emotions invite us to just react without