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In the “Me & We” podcast we learn to develop our “me” as we influence our “we”. How do we have less suffering and more fun in whatever situation we find ourselves in? How do we take action based on our values? Can we be who we are with more ease? Hosts Bonnie Macbride and Mallika Bush share frames and tools with real-life examples, offering this podcast to help you access your life energy, make use of your emotions, and find more satisfaction in your life and relationships. In season one, yo ...
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#16 - Real Life: The One Word That's Triggering Everyone Right Now
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Send us a text BONUS EPISODE - Here in the United States, we are in the middle of a particular heightened context right now, October 2024. Can you stay with your experience in this episode? Can you get some clarity on the frames and skills? In this episode, Bonnie and Mallika use this current context to walk through Building Blocks 1-5. BB 1 - Seei…
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#15 - Building Block 5: Channeling Energy
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Send us a text It's helpful to look at 3 channels which our energy might be in: Willing Wanting Committing We often find ourselves in a dynamic with our partners of "more interest" and "less interest." This is a HARD place to be, and helpful to have ways to work with this dynamic. Whoever has less interest, has more power. In this Building Block, B…
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Send us a text How are we stronger in the broken places? How can we embrace our trauma, and claim the strengths and resources we have developed because of our traumas? Our creative system has developed the perfect responses to our context and to our traumas. What beauty and strength can we see in ourselves and our patterns? Find out more about our …
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#13 - Skill: Good or Not Good Enough Context
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Send us a text When we start feeling like our context (work, partnership, etc) is not good enough and there must be something better, we often get pulled into thinking about action: do I say, or do I go? There is suffering here, in the ambivalence of action. How do we shift out of suffering . . . given that this IS my context . . . what is this a g…
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#12 - Skill: Revenge and Retaliatory Impulse
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Send us a text We are NOT here to say that it's a skill to act out our revenge and retaliatory impulse. BUT it is a skill to allow the impulse and feeling without acting it out. This impulse is healthy! Bonnie and Mallika discuss how to gain wisdom from this impulse, that many have shut off access to. And how this impulse is related to our dependen…
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Send us a text In this episode, Bonnie and Mallika launch in with 5 specific dependency needs, how they feel in our being, and why they are important in our relationships! Some of us didn't have certain needs met when we were young. All of us, in some way, experience in us (or in other) "the dependent self." Sometimes we get into a place where "tra…
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Send us a text Bonnie and Mallika explore how we can use key moments to shift from generalizations to specific experiences, "in the moment" experience. And how do we let our "Goldilocks" part have space to feel "I don't like it like this! It's not exactly how I want it." Mallika shares her real life context of having a new puppy and the challenges …
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Send us a text What are primary emotions? Which ones are most helpful on this journey of personal and relational growth? Bonnie and Mallika dive into primary and secondary emotions in this 3rd Building Block of Me & We. Find out more about our work: Bonnie's Website: bonniemacbride.com Mallika's Website: rootedrelationships.com Thank you to Jessica…
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#8 - Real Life: Will Smith and Chris Rock
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Send us a text Bonnie and Mallika look at the now infamous moment between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards. How might we see this moment through the system lens? Can we hold "Accepting Perfection As We Are" for all of the people involved? Find out more about our work: Bonnie's Website: bonniemacbride.com Mallika's Website: roote…
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Send us a text Within the Building Block of "Accepting Perfection As We Are", we have the skill of "Resonating." Bonnie got this tool, and modified it some, originally from Harville Hendrix with Imago therapy. This skill is a wonderful conflict resolution tool. With three elements (reflect, validate, empathize), there is a sender and a receiver. Bo…
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Send us a text Within the Building Block of "Accepting Perfection As We Are", this episode defines and explores "Context, Goal, Role". Using "CGR" helps us regulate our emotions and feelings by taking a dispassionate approach to what's happening around and inside you. Observe, gather facts, and look at what our goals are. Mallika shares a real life…
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#5 - Building Block 2: Accepting Perfection As We Are
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Send us a text The paradox of accepting perfection as we are is a powerful frame and tool for accessing greater freedom and less suffering inside ourselves and our relationships. Find out more about our work: Bonnie's Website: bonniemacbride.com Mallika's Website: rootedrelationships.com Thank you to Jessica Carson Chen for the music for the show. …
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Send us a text In this shorter episode, Bonnie and Mallika explain and explore the use of recognizing the reality of the contexts we are in. Find out more about our work: Bonnie's Website: bonniemacbride.com Mallika's Website: rootedrelationships.com Thank you to Jessica Carson Chen for the music for the show. Listen On Spotify Thank you to Positro…
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Send us a text In today's episode, Bonnie and Mallika discuss the frame/tool "Fork In The Road." This tool helps us catch the moment where we "fall off the horse" and start suffering more. At the fork-in-the-road we have an opportunity to check with ourselves, and ask, "Am I having any fun right now?" And if not, we might take a different path that…
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#1 - Introduction: What is the Me & We Podcast
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Send us a text In a world where personal growth often feels like a solitary endeavor, the new podcast, "Me & We," is here to revolutionize how we view self-improvement and relationships. Hosted by the insightful duo Bonnie Macbride and Mallika Bush, this fresh and compelling show invites you to explore how developing your "me" can profoundly influe…
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Send us a text How do we zoom out to see the whole systems we are part of, the "we?" How does seeing the system help us have more fun and satisfaction? What about when it's not feeling fun and satisfying? Join Bonnie Macbride and Mallika Bush in this episode to learn about "Seeing Systems," staying on the horse, looking at context and more! Find ou…
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Send us a text Here is a sneak peak at the Me & We podcast, launching August 2nd! Find out more about our work: Bonnie's Website: bonniemacbride.com Mallika's Website: rootedrelationships.com Thank you to Jessica Carson Chen for the music for the show. Listen On Spotify Thank you to Positron Productions for producing and editing the show.…
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