Community Cultural Growth
This guide provides a framework and language for fostering cultural growth and cooperation by valuing diverse perspectives and experiences as fundamental to understanding reality. It contrasts traditional approaches that emphasize conformity and singular authority with a model that integrates multiple points of view, including personal, authoritative, and cultural truths, to build more resilient and innovative communities.
The Ideal Day Excercise
Explore how small, intentional choices—rooted in personal values—can shape a fulfilling, well-balanced life. Through a personal reflection on an "ideal day," the episode highlights how well-being is found in the mundane, spanning psychological, emotional, physical, spiritual, and social dimensions. Grounded in the Wright Model of Applied Well-being, it offers a holistic perspective on aligning daily routines, meaningful work, and financial peace with a life of purpose.
Adlerian Psychology for Well-Being and Reflection
Explore the timeless insights of Alfred Adler to deepen your self-understanding and emotional well-being. This podcast unpacks Adlerian concepts like striving for significance, social interest, and the life tasks of love, work, and friendship—connecting them to modern practices like mindfulness and reflection. Learn how to live with meaning, foster belonging, and build respectful, equal relationships
Spiritual well-being: Wright Model Perspective
Explore the essence of spiritual well-being—its roots in belief, purpose, and self-actualization. This episode highlights shared values across religions, barriers to growth, and practical ways to nurture the spirit through rituals, reflection, and meaning.
Dante’s The Divine Comedy: A Framework for Spiritual Well-Being
Discover how Dante’s epic journey through despair, transformation, and divine love offers a timeless path to spiritual well-being. This series explores themes of human reason, grace, and moral awakening— using The Divine Comedy as a guide for finding meaning, hope, and connection amid life’s struggles.
Maslow: Beyond the Pyramid
Explore Maslow’s hierarchy through the lens of Blackfoot wisdom, contrasting the individualistic pyramid with the Tipi Model’s focus on community, potential, and cultural continuity. Learn how Indigenous perspectives can reshape our understanding of motivation and support more inclusive approaches to well-being in workplaces and communities.
Nietzsche - Beyond Good and Evil
Explore Nietzsche’s critique of religious dogma, the will to power, and perspectivism through the lens of cultural well-being. Discover how cultural influences shape our beliefs, moral judgments, and the pursuit of becoming a ‘free spirit’ in a world shaped by inherited truths.
Workplace Well-Being: History of the 40-Hour Work Week
Explore the history of the 40-hour workweek, the science behind productivity in knowledge work, and the shift from "work-life balance" to "work-life harmony." This episode unpacks how modern work culture evolved—and why financial incentives can feel more like golden handcuffs than freedom.
Community Cultural Growth Manual
This guide provides a framework and language for fostering cultural growth and cooperation by valuing diverse perspectives and experiences as fundamental to understanding reality. It contrasts traditional approaches that emphasize conformity and singular authority with a model that integrates multiple points of view, including personal, authoritative, and cultural truths, to build more resilient and innovative communities.
The Shifting Nature of the Drug Overdose Problem
Overdose deaths in Minnesota are shifting—and the data tells a deeper story. What began with prescription opioids has evolved into a more dangerous wave driven by fentanyl and stimulants, hitting rural areas especially hard. A closer look at the trends reveals not just what’s changing, but what we still need to fix.
