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September 22, 2016

Parker Palmer + Courtney Martin

The Inner Life of Rebellion

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The history of rebellion is rife with excess and burnout. But new generations have a distinctive commitment to be reflective and activist at once, to be in service as much as in charge, and to learn from history while bringing very new realities into being. Quaker wise man Parker Palmer and journalist and entrepreneur Courtney Martin come together for a cross-generational conversation about the inner work of sustainable, resilient social change.

September 26, 2014

Men and Friendship: Letting the Guard Down First

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Men's ability to maintain sustained, intimate friendships with other men may be the key to unlocking a revolution of a new type of connection — and redefining what it means to be a man in the 21st century.

December 12, 2014

Breaking Bread and Healing Hearts One Dinner Party at a Time

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Lennon Flowers and Carla Fernandez are creating a national movement of dinner parties for 20-30 year olds that are humanizing grief and creating new communities after loss.

February 27, 2015

Five Ways to Say No Gracefully

Written by Courtney E. Martin

When yes is overused it takes what should be a whole-hearted gift and turns it into an anxiety-producing check box. Courtney Martin's argument for saying "no" gracefully and learning to measure life in acts of unhurried love.

May 8, 2015

The Paradox of Motherhood

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Becoming a mother can be a startling experience — a belonging to a communion of motherhood and the stark reality that one's identity will never be the same again. For this upcoming Mother's Day, Courtney Martin contemplates the fragility, fierceness, and myopia of motherhood and the ineffable beauty of being a mother.

July 17, 2015

The Fluidity Between Who You Love and What You Love

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Women and men so often beat themselves up when it comes to work/life balance. But another story is playing itself out, one about the unacknowledged gifts that help clarify the meaningful choices of being a person, and a parent.

September 25, 2015

Small Is Still Beautiful

Written by Courtney E. Martin

What if we stopped focusing on scale so much, stopped equating size with success? Courtney Martin looks to a new better off where we invest in people and businesses within walking distance for a more stable economy and community.

December 18, 2015

A Time to Check In on the Questions You’re Living Within

Written by Courtney E. Martin

2016 is around the corner. What’s the question you’re putting to bed and what’s the one that’s just being born within you at this transitional time of year?

March 25, 2016

Writing the Stepping Stone: Why You Haven’t Written Your Book Yet

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Being a published writer, especially of books, is a celebrated marker of accomplishment in our culture. But is it the only way to leave our mark? Courtney Martin with some helpful advice for the struggling writer, or for uncovering a better channel for our creative drive.

May 20, 2016

Death Is Stupid, and Other Lessons Children Teach Us About the Inevitable End

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Using a children's book on death as a scaffolding, Courtney Martin makes a case for kids teaching adults how to work through grief and death in better ways.

September 23, 2016

Showing Up Whole, Despite All the Risks

Written by Courtney E. Martin

We bring different aspects of ourselves to each interaction, to each unique circumstance. But where do we find space to be true to ourselves? Courtney Martin on the radical, courageous act of embracing ourselves in all our flaws.

January 27, 2017

We Can’t Move Forward Without Looking Back

Written by Courtney E. Martin and Louise Dunlap

Courtney shares the practical insight of a wise elder — on the tumultuous history we've lived through, and the work we must do to shape our future differently.

April 14, 2017

What If We Could Be Our Whole Selves at Work?

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Creating a false division between life and work has its own pitfalls.

June 15, 2017

In Praise of Play and Idle Time

Written by Courtney E. Martin

The personal growth that comes from activities we do for joy, rather than status or reward — whether it's painting murals or sprucing up cars, pick-up basketball or beekeeping.

September 14, 2017

Don’t Look Away

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Avoiding burnout from the endless news cycle is important, but so is staying meaningfully and personally present to urgent realities that deserve our attention.

November 9, 2017

The Spiritual Tension of Local Loyalty and Global Responsibility

Written by Courtney E. Martin

There’s wisdom on the well-worn phrase “Think global, act local” — but does it come with a spiritual cost? On the heartbreaking tension between local loyalty and the greater good.

January 18, 2018

All the Lives We’ll Never Lead

Written by Courtney E. Martin

An opportunity to embrace not just life as it is, but also life as it could be — if not in this life, then in the next.

April 23, 2018

Sitting Alongside Suffering

Written by Courtney E. Martin

Suffering is universal. It’s time I grew wiser about how to sit alongside it.

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