TENSION OF
EMERGENCE
podcast
Welcome to The Tension of Emergence Podcast
I believe that we create the things we need the most.
This word “tension” has always been hard for me. I’ve resisted the harder experiences in life- scary things like pain, conflict and discomfort. This cultural moment is full of this right now. And yet, the only way into new possibility is to embrace the inevitable tension that accompanies it.
I’m lucky to have many friends and teachers who are committed to being with this “tension”. They are courageous and awake, wise and generous. On this show we share stories of descent, creativity, slowing down, dreaming. Or, as Bayo Akomolafe encourages, we stay with the trouble. Each conversation is invitation. To discover and practice new ways of being, thinking and perceiving.
Let’s lead generously and creatively as the world cracks open and beckons something new. Please Subscribe to Apple Podcasts or follow on Spotify so you’ll never miss an episode.
Season 3 features deep dives with special guests and weekly practice episodes. It kicked off in April, 2024.
The Episodes
Complexity Check In (A Practice for You) with Jennifer England
Jennifer offers a brief practice, inspired by her conversation with Executive Leadership coach Carolyn Coughlin. How do you sort through the overwhelming details when there’s so much coming at you?...
There’s No Arrival Point in a Complex World with Carolyn Coughlin
Ever feel totally overwhelmed with how complex the world feels? Feel the urgency to control the mess, so you can say ‘I’ve got this’? Jennifer talks with executive coach and leadership development...
Ask for Advice from the More-Than-Human World with Jennifer England
Jennifer offers a practice, inspired by her conversation with writer Sophie Strand. How do you begin to know yourself as “more than” your own body, heart and mind? How can you experience yourself in...
We’re not the Main Character- Composting the Hero’s Journey with Sophie Strand
How much do you relate to your life as linear? A series of progressive arrival points? In this episode Jennifer talks with poet, writer and teacher, Sophie Strand to crack open assumptions about our...
Welcome to Season 2!
Season 2 of Tension of Emergence is here! New this season are micro-episodes featuring practices for every-day life.
Learning to See with Peripheral Vision- with Jennifer England
Often we see tension or constriction, cracks or conflict as a sign that something’s terribly wrong. Yet if we’re curious about the wisdom of tension itself, we can alchemize our experience for...
Healing Divisions- How to Listen When We Can’t Agree
What will it take to heal division and the pervasive sense of separateness we feel right now? How can we soften our attachment to being right and in control? Our cultural collective needs a new way...
Our Body’s Wisdom: Making the Invisible Visible with Arawana Hayashi
Bringing the wisdom of our bodies into change-making and leadership circles is becoming commonplace. But it involves being awkward, vulnerable and still so we can feel and integrate what our bodies...
The Wisdom of Resistance- with Chela Davison
Ever notice that sometimes it feels impossible to get momentum? No matter how clear your intention or the strength of your will, often a gap remains between where you are and where you want to be....
Hope in a Climate Crisis
We usually think of hope as a sentimental emotion that solidifies what we want in life. But what if it meant something else entirely? In this episode Jennifer talks with two friends who connect for...
Refusing the Good | Bad Binary- with Holiday Phillips
When does either/or thinking undermine how we relate to ourselves and each other- especially through the prism of good or bad? Philosopher, poet and integral coach Holiday Phillips joins Jennifer to...
Shaking a Country: Bridge Building from the Heart
Bridge builder, edge walker, peace maker and now Canadian Senator, Michèle Audette talks with Jennifer about her call to “shake a country”. In this episode they talk about the power of being from...