Love is Listening with Simon D'Orsogna and Bruce Nayowith

Living Love

This episode starts with a love story. You’ll hear about a relationship that had profound “growth-promoting” qualities for each of us. My guests, Simon d’Orsogna of Mind Beyond and Bruce Nayowith, reflect on the story with me. We discuss how we can find safety in human connection and we explore how listening allows people to feel held, seen, and understand themselves better. Plus, there are practical tips about how to be a good listener. This one may be my favorite episode yet!
Resources and links:
Kinship: A Hub to Amplify the Power of Community: Check out this web site to learn about Beth Tener’s work, focused on designing for connection in groups and communities of all kinds. You can join the newsletter here.
The Mind Beyond Institute: Learn about Simon d’Orsogna’s work as an individual and family therapist, clinical trainer and process-oriented facilitator based in Melbourne. He is an Internal Family Systems practitioner and trainer.
The Focusing Institute - Bruce mentioned the process of focusing, which is a experiential, embodied practice for self-reflection and listening. Here’s another link: Focusing Initiatives International
Dr. Gordon Neufeld - Bruce mentioned his work. Dr. Neufeld specializes in “helping adults provide the conditions for children to flourish.”
The Peter Wilberg quote Bruce shared is from the book The Therapist as Listener.
Simon’s quote at the end is from Brenda Ueland. Here’s an article from her Tell Me More: On the Fine Art of Listening.
Closer than Ever - Beth mentioned a quote from this song, in a musical of the same name, Closer than Ever, by Maltby & Shire. These are lines:
And now

We're steadier by half

Thank god we learned to laugh

Thank god when you found your new you

I loved her too
Transcript: at the Kinship web site
Audio editing by: Podcasting for Creatives