Engineering Peace with Thom Bond
"Engineering Peace with Thom Bond” is a real-life look at how peace is becoming a reality on our planet. It's also a personal resource to help empower us to create the change we want to see in the world. Listen to practical tips and wisdom from Thom's workshops and training sessions to help make peace a reality in your own life. Episode by episode, witness and be part of the story of peace on our planet.
Episodes
37 episodes
Changing the Conversation - Difficult Conversations and Needs Awareness
Thom and his colleague, Clara Moisello, PhD (Co-Director of NYCNVC), team up in this second installment of their "Needs Awareness" series. In this episode, they explore how we can reimagine and navigate difficult conversations, through the lens...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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45:15
The Power of Needs Awareness
In this episode, Thom and Clara Moisello talk about the development and application of "Needs Awareness". They discuss what it is, how it changes the nature of human interaction, and brings hope to those seeking a more peaceful and compassionat...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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55:48
Waging Peace from New York to Tel-Aviv - The Work, Dreams and Sorrows
In this episode Thom talks with Israel-based psychologist, counselor, mediator and NVC trainer, Eran Teicher about their experiences, challenges and perspectives as peace activists, educators, and two earthlings doing their best to make a...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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45:46
Peace Educators Speak Out - Tending the Garden of Nonviolence in 2024
In this insightful, inspiring episode, Thom Bond (from New York), talks with fellow peace educators, Cory Tyler (from Los Angles) and Samuel Odhiambo (from Kenya) to share the big picture of nonviolent systems in a world full of hatred and viol...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:10:56
Fear = Attention... why?
In this thought-provoking installment of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, Episode 4: "Fear = Attention... Why," Thom delves into the intricate dynamics of fear, safety, and the internal mechanisms that generate attention within us. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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2:07
The Radar System of Feelings
In this enlightening installment of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, Episode 3: "The Radar System of Feelings," Thom unveils the profound purpose behind our emotional landscape, revealing how feelings serve as our radar system, guid...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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3:32
Turning Judgments into Something Useful
In this episode of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, titled "Turning Judgments into Something Useful," Thom explores the art of understanding needs behind judgments. Join us for a transformative journey as he reveals the power of tur...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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6:56
Everything We Do, We Do To Meet a Need
In this captivating episode of "Engineering Peace with Thom Bond" Season 3, Thom delves into the profound concept of "Everything We Do, We Do to Meet a Need." Join us as Thom shares the invaluable gift of vision and heightened awareness of our ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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2:16
Breakthrough Virtual Reality Empathy Training For Police - Coming to a Police Department Near You
In this "What Peace Sounds Like" Episode, Thom brings listeners up to date on a project that has formed through his work here on this podcast. It is the next chapter in this real-life practice of Peace Engineering, a chapter which began w...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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32:41
The Power of Self-Empathy
Thom talks about how being connected to oneself first increases our ability to create more connection with others, and self-care for ourselves.
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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3:08
The Vital Self-Empathy Skills of Mourning and Celebration
Thom talks about two self-empathy practices that help us take care of ourselves in a world full of horrors and miracles.
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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4:53
The Secret Need
Thom talks about the importance of empathy from others in overcoming "stuckness" in our self-empathy process.
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:58
What Marshall Rosenberg Didn't Like About Nonviolent Communication
In this episode Thom discusses the things that were troubling for NVC creator, Marshall Rosenberg and how that effected the creation of The Compassion Course.Thom also discusses the "technology" of the course and what he has done to imp...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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12:24
Who am I Right Now?
Thom talks about how self-empathy can help us make life-serving choices when we are triggered or upset.
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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2:10
The Layered World of Needs
This is a workshop clip where Thom gives us a powerful and practical way to explore the breadth and depth of our shared human needs.
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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4:30
When Marshall Rosenberg Got Angry
This is a workshop clip from Thom about the discipline of not speaking while angry, and a moment Thom had with his teacher and friend, Marshall Rosenberg.
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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2:17
What Goes on for You? The Life Energy (feelings and needs) under Dirty Dishes and Bedrooms
Thom talks about the profound value of asking about Life Energy (feelings and needs) in the current moment.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:36
Empathy Passport
Thom describes a way to see ourselves as an empathic presence.
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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2:30
How to Deal with Narcissists
Thom talks about how we can start to deal with people we call Narcissists.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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2:20
Two Pandemic Conversations
Thom talks about choices we can make when we don't have a shared understanding or "shared reality" with others.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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4:06
Retired NYC Detective recalls his Ah-ha Moment in Dialog and Deescalation Training
New Dialog and Deescalation Training for Police starts July 7th. For the whole talk, listen to Episode 3.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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0:29
Feelings, Needs. and Police Work
In this episode, Thom interviews his former student and current training partner- a seasoned police officer from NYC who has successfully used, and now teaches, empathic interaction to encourage nonviolent resolutions and arrests....
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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53:45