My work centers on how people respond to change, adversity, and growth. It is based in decades of teaching and leading groups within movement and embodiment communities.
The challenges people face at the personal, relational, and organizational levels are not always as different as they first appear. Often, the underlying questions are the same. The unifying principle is discernment: how to perceive clearly, respond skillfully, and take responsibility in situations that carry consequence. I focus on how to move beyond reactivity, confusion, or rigidity and toward clarity, coherence, and insight.
My work currently takes several forms. I teach embodied and relational practices, both within specific traditions and in cross-modal contexts. I offer individual coaching for men and others grappling with questions of masculinity in contemporary society. I also provide consulting and context for organizations and communities navigating difficult situations, as well as those seeking to build structures capable of holding greater complexity.
I’m currently writing about how community organizations deal with accountability, governance, and repair. My forthcoming book Participatory Accountability examines why accountability work is so difficult for communities, why many reporting systems fail, and how groups can build better processes for responding to harm. The book offers a new approach that avoids punitive shortcuts, oversimplification of complexity, political capture, and care without the structure needed to support the difficult work of organizational accountability.
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