Teaching, Coaching & Facilitating

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Teaching from Third Space: How shared wisdom inspires transformative learning

Yesterday, I finished teaching my final Psychology of Transformative Learning class. The title alone felt daunting to me—(I didn’t choose it; I would have called it something like Imaginal Ways of Knowing or The Psychology of Perceiving and Knowing). But instead of getting stuck on that, I leaned into what I always rely on: teaching…

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Life Is Calling All Of Us To Be Teachers

Nearly two years ago, I published a book on teaching, Getting Messy: A Guide to Taking Risks and Opening the Imagination. At its core, the book explores teaching as a creative and transformative process—a journey of learning alongside our students. By approaching teaching as a shared inquiry, we stay renewed, recharged, and inspired. Teaching as…

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The dimension of not-knowing: Derrida on creativity and transformative learning

Exploring the Dimension of Not Knowing: Creativity and Transformation in Education Tomorrow, I’ll be teaching the first session of my Psychology of Transformative Learning course for graduate students at Meridian University. In preparation, I’ve been reflecting on the profound role of uncertainty and not-knowing in both education and creativity. To honor this theme, here’s one…

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Transformative teaching: Embracing vulnerability and awakening wisdom

When we are most vulnerable, we are most alive, most open to all the dimensions of existence. In our vulnerability, is our power. ~Miriam Greenspan Teaching is more than just sharing knowledge—it’s about growing into our deeper selves and uncovering our unique gifts. When I started teaching, I was fortunate to have a wise mentor…

Discovering the art of learning: A journey through teaching
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Discovering the art of learning: A journey through teaching

My working life has been a vibrant tapestry of experiences, brimming with diverse roles, challenges, and revelations. Over the past 30 years, I’ve had the privilege of developing seminars, coaching individuals, consulting organizations, and facilitating groups across a wide spectrum of topics. My clientele has ranged from senior citizens and troubled teenagers to creatively blocked…

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