Welcome to the Grounded Moments Podcast and Vlog.
We are at our best when we are grounded, when we are settled and secure in who we are, where we are, and what we’re doing. Living, loving, and leading from groundedness takes intentionality, effort, and creativity. And it takes time.
That’s what we do in each Grounded Moments episode. We take a few minutes to slow down. To be present with ourselves. To be present with a thought or idea. And to give ourselves space to settle, to get our feet on the ground so that we live live, love, and lead from that place, not in pursuit of it.
So take a deep breath, settle in, and join me in each of these moments.
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We've all had experiences of being listened, but knowing we aren't being heard. That's because silence isn't the same as listening.
In Grounded Moments Episode 15 BrianJames McMahon, a licensed marriage and family therapist, consultant, and pastor, unpacks 4 key components to listening.
Not all silence is the same. Not all action is the same.
And there can be no solidarity without relationship.
In Grounded Moments Episode 14, I wrestle with the concepts of both "silence" and "action" as they impact me as a white man longing to see justice.
All Grounded Moments episodes are also available wherever you get your podcasts, or subscribe to my YouTube channel “Brian James McMahon".”
In this mini-series, I explore what it means to live, love, and lead from a place of wholeness whole, the essential components to developing wholeness, and how to lean further into it.
In Episode 14, I compile all three short episodes from Pursuing Wholeness into a single Grounded Moments episode. In the first part I reflect on the significance that a stabilized sense of identity on our ability to live, love, and lead out of our whole selves. In the second part I talk about what being present has to do with being whole. And in the third part, I explore why it is incredibly difficult to be our best when we do not feel safe. While we often recognize the significance of physical safety, relational and emotional safety can have an equal or greater impact of our sense of stability.
It is incredibly difficult to be our best when we do not feel safe. While we often recognize the significance of physical safety, relational and emotional safety can have an equal or greater impact of our sense of stability. Episode 13 of Grounded Moments explores the impact that stabilization (or destabilization) of our sense of safety has on the way we live, love, and lead.
Welcome back to Grounded Moments. In this mini-series, licensed marriage and family therapist Brian James McMahon explores what it means to live, love, and lead from a place of wholeness whole, the essential components to developing wholeness, and how to lean further into it.
In this particular episode he reflects on the significance that a stabilized sense of identity on our ability to live, love, and lead out of our whole selves.
Welcome back to Grounded Moments. In this mini-series, licensed marriage and family therapist Brian James McMahon explores what it means to live, love, and lead from a place of wholeness whole, the essential components to developing wholeness, and how to lean further into it.
In this particular episode he reflects on what being present has to do with being whole. Find out more about BrianJames' work at www.recenterkc.org.
It isn't enough just to talk about pain. We must find ways of working ourselves through it in order to be open and available for those we lead and parent! In Part 4 of his Navigating Pain series, I walk us through 4 steps to working through our pain toward availability and connection. Learn more about my work at www.recenterkc.org.
Let's examine the second shift we need to be attentive to as we navigate our own pain to be better leaders, parents, and pastors. In Part 3 of the 4-part mini series Navigating Pain by Grounded Moments, BrianJames McMahon engages with parents, pastors, and leaders to unpack the significance of dealing with our own pain and how we can navigate through it. Learn more about BrianJames' work at www.recenterkc.org.
Let's examine the first shift we need to be attentive to as we navigate our own pain to be better leaders, parents, and pastors. In Part 2 of the 4-part mini series Navigating Pain by Grounded Moments, I engage with parents, pastors, and leaders to unpack the significance of dealing with our own pain and how we can navigate through it. Learn more about my work at www.recenterkc.org, or subscribe to my YouTube channel “Brian James McMahon” to stay up to date on videos.
In this 4-part mini series by Grounded Moments, BrianJames McMahon engages with parents, pastors, and leaders to unpack the significance of dealing with our own pain and how we can navigate through it. Learn more about BrianJames' work at www.recenterkc.org. You can also subscribe to his YouTube channel, “Brian James McMahon.”
In this episode of Grounded Moments, BrianJames McMahon, a therapist, consultant, and church planter is joined by Michelle McMahon, a pastor, consultant, and church planter to discuss 3 vital steps for pastors and community leaders in navigating through our current crisis. Further information on BrianJames' work can be found at www.recenterkc.org, and Michelle can be reached at Michelle.gibson.mcmahon@gmail.com.
In this episode of Grounded Moments, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists BrianJames McMahon and Michelle Worley unpack the experience of constantly shifting emotional experiences, process their own experiences, and wrestle with whether or not accept the current experience as a “new normal.” You can learn more about BrianJames’ work at www.recenterkc.org, and Michelle’s at www.greatoakstherapy.com.
In this 10-Minute clip from Episode 3 (full episode posting 4/10/2020), BrianJames McMahon (therapist, consultant, church planter) and Michelle McMahon (pastor, consultant, church planter) explore the risk of leaders and pastors jumping too quickly, and too fully into "go-mode," what they end up missing, and how to hold both the need for practical and logistical leadership, and the need for human connection and emotional care. Learn more about BrianJames' work at www.recenterkc.org. Followup with Michelle at Michelle.gibson.mcmahon@gmail.com.
In this 10-minute musing, BrianJames McMahon opens up about how current life challenges are impacting him, and offers 2 shifts to help us all reclaim our participation in the development of our own stories. Learn more about BrianJames and his work at www.recenterkc.org.
In this episode of Grounded Moments, BrianJames McMahon and Michelle Worley, licensed marriage and family therapists, explore our tendencies toward judgement and reactivity, and how that reactivity connects to pain. Connect further with BrianJames through his website: www.recenterkc.org and with Michelle through her website: www.greatoakstherapy.com.
In this episode of Grounded Moments, licensed marriage and family therapist Brian James McMahon sits down with us and explores the challenges of discomfort, its necessity in our lives, and the significance of reflection as a personal and communal practice. Connect further with BrianJames at www.recenterkc.org.
BrianJames McMahon, licensed marriage and family therapist explores two dramatically different responses to experiences of with the unknown and the impact of each response on connection and community. Connect further with BrianJames at www.recenterkc.org.
In this mini-episode, licensed marriage and family therapist Brian James McMahon reflects on the weight each moment carries and encourages us in our navigation of each moment. Connect further with BrianJames through his website at www.recenterkc.org.