​Jeremy Blanchard Coaching​

Dispatches on social change + personal transformation

Hi friends!

🌱 Latest from Jeremy

​Wider Roots Podcast launches today! 🎉

Today's the day! The first two episodes are live right now in your podcast feeds!

You can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or by email.

It's for movement leaders who long to see more inner work being done while we work for external change. And it's for coaches and other practitioners who long to use their work to effect systemic change.

Episode 1 - What questions this podcast is going to explore - My dear friend Jess Serrante joined me so we could explore what this project is about, what questions it's going to explore, and why we care about coaching or social change in the first place.

Episode 2 - Creating Belonging and Spaciousness in our Movements w/ Mazin Jamal - Mazin shares his perspective on how we can create spaces of belonging that are powerful enough to sustain us even when conflict arises.

Episode 3 (coming Feb 23) is with Anti-Racist trainer and somatics coach Dara Silverman exploring how coaches can support their clients around the genocide in Gaza right now.

I've been incredibly lit up over the last three months getting this project ready to share with y'all. Excited to hear how it lands for you all!

☀️ Quotes & Inspiration

I'm reading Kazu Haga's book as I prepare to interview him for the podcast late this month.

Reading this quote, I think about all the leaders I know and the clients I coach who (like me) have gotten caught on the experience "I don't want to cause harm." It's incredibly understandable! And yet, Kazu's words here feel more true and more expansive - we're going to cause harm. The question that interests me is: how can we become skillful at practicing repair and restoration?

📕 Shares

Related to the genocide in Gaza:

• 🎥 Israelism - I watched this recently with friends. Powerful story of how much pressure is put on US Jews to support Israel.
• 🎥 Five Broken Cameras - Watched this last week with friends to get a more Palestinian view. An up-close view of the violence that the occupation and settlements cause to one village. I was really struck by how committed they were to nonviolent resistance. Lots of connections to Kazu's book (above).
• 📺 Llamma Rod Owens on why he believes so many spiritual teachers are silent about calling for a ceasefire
• 🌱 Ecologizing Solidarity with Palestine from Lead to Life - a small field guide on the ecological implications of occupation, settler colonialism & genocide. I especially love the ways that birds are referenced in the "more-than-human accomplices" section.

And some fun shares:

• 🕺🏻 May we all be as tapped into our inner joy-bringer as this guy
• ✒️ I have a not-so-secret obsession with fonts​
• 🎶 Nothing brings me more joy than community singing and beautiful harmonies​

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🪴 Invitations & programs from folks I respect

I have more offerings to share than usual this time!

• ​Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (starts Mar 24) - I'm taking this one! Join me? For people who want to bring mindfulness, insight, and compassion into their response to the climate crisis.
• ​Election Year Support Group for White Women (drop in, join anytime) - For white women who want to build community, practice deep listening, and take aligned action during the 2024 election cycle.​
• ​Coaching as Activism (starts Mar 7) - For coaches, healers, and leaders who want to integrate their commitments to healing, justice, and liberation into their work and life.
• ​Opening to Freedom: Embodied Facilitation for White Folks (starts May 7) - For white folks who want to deepen their capacity to embody racial justice and hold space for transformation.​
• ​Ancestors and Money Course (starts June 2, applications due now) - For people with inherited wealth who want to reckon with their family history, redistribute wealth, and dismantle white supremacy.
• ​Virtual Assistant Course (ongoing) - For leaders and entrepreneurs who want to expand their capacity, scale their impact, and increase personal sustainability. From my friend Sonya​

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Big hugs,
​Jeremy​

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