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
Practicing Renewal through Celebration and Beauty (Part 2)
We all have the capacity to renew ourselves in stretches of hardship and intensity. But in a culture that prefers to go around, rather than through difficult times, what does a practice of renewal...
The Fierce Energetics of Renewal- with Lisa Gibson and Brooke McNamara (Part 1)
In the never-ending tide of grief and loss, what is your path to renewal? In this episode coach, facilitator, and systems change consultant Lisa Gibson and poet, dancer and Zen monk Brooke McNamara...
Living Your Purpose- with Cecily Nicholson
Jennifer is joined by Cecily Nicholson, a critically-acclaimed poet to discuss her path of purpose through social action and and poetics. An advocate of mental health, prison abolitionism, and a...
The Art of Belonging and Our Capacity to do Unexpected Things — with Pádraig Ó’Tuama
Where do you belong? Where are your edges of belonging? Belonging/not belonging is a universal and intimate experience that shapes our identities, self-confidence, rebellion and personal evolution....
Unlearning Perfectionism
Where and when are you invested in getting something perfect or 'just right'? Whether a project brief, workout, conversation on racism, or your last parenting move? In this episode, Jennifer talks...
Introducing The Tension Of Emergence
Join host, Jennifer England, as she explores what happens when we slow down and let go of control on the transformational path of inner and outer change-making. Together we explore the discomfort...