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Move with the pain.
Skateboarding at 45 and the emotional traps that we lay for ourselves in conflict.
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Brief news: The last courses for 2024.
Heading towards the end of a busy year, two final offerings from me to bring things to a natural close.
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The broken sign: conflict as misdirection.
What an angry dog walk taught me about the roots of conflict and the way through locked gates.
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Conflict, coaching, ironwork and mountains
Reflecting on a year of change and new opportunities for learning.
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July 2024

This is not about blacksmithing: Pete Brasspenninx
What can we learn about being humans, together and alone, through the craft of moving hot metal with hammers? A lot - especially when you talk to the…
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Conflict and coaching courses in September
Two opportunities for developing your leadership, facilitation and coaching skills in the new academic year.
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Lessons from the Forge #5: art is a process
I’ve been working on a sculpture for the past week.
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This is not about blacksmithing: Joy Fire
What can we learn about ourselves, being human and the world through the craft of blacksmithing? This series explores these questions in conversation…
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June 2024

Lessons from the Forge #4: use friction to stay functional
My anvil was rusting.
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Lessons from the forge #3: Craft is the antidote to consumerism
The pursuit of convenience is damaging our mental and physical health, eating away at the core of what it means to be humans both individually and…
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May 2024

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