Restorative Way

Premiere Episode: Mythbusting Systems and Lives

Hosts: Molly Rowan Leach, Moderator and Dr. Will Bledsoe, Ben Emery In this World Premiere Episode of our bi-monthly podcast Exploring the Edges of Human and Systemic Potential, we waste no time in going deep into the question, what is the Restorative Way?  Tune in as we open up a “meet and greet” that reveal deeply personal stories involving the US criminal justice system, participation in restorative processes in New Zealand in the wake of a cousin’s murder, and the power of having a centrally held space for both relationship and repair processes to occur.  Restorative Way is not just a podcast but a forum for mutual engagement, and we invite you to voice in by joining us at our community platform at the RWay website linked below.  Exploring the Edges of Human and Systemic Potential  Restorative Way: http://www.restorativeway.com *********************************** BEN EMERY Founder and Lead Faculty and Consultant for The Frame Changers, selected as one of the top 25 Emerging Peacemakers by the State Department in 2009, who also served as an early coordinator for the now-burgeoning Restorative Justice Coalition of Colorado/USA. Ben’s work at the edge of healing and transformation includes facilitation at every level of restorative justice and for a wide swath of service areas as well as Systemic Constellation work that cuts right to the core of harms and wounding. www.theframechangers.com [http://www.theframechangers.com/] WILL BLEDSOE, PH.D Founder, Restorative Way, Seasoned Facilitator of Restorative Practices, and Author, The Restorative Way: Harnessing the Power of Restorative Communication to Mend Relationships, Heal Trauma, and Reclaim Civility One Conversation at a Time  www.restorativeway.com [http://www.restorativeway.com/] MOLLY ROWAN LEACH Founder of Restorative Justice on The Rise, the world’s first public dialogue forum and podcast (also on Spotify and Apple), whose published work includes essays on her experience as a survivor of parental incarceration and the dismal state of systems designed to perpetuate further injustice and harm, not healing. Passionate advocate and practitioner, educator, author, and believer in the power of one conversation’s ability to change our world. www.restorativejusticeontherise.org [http://www.restorativejusticeontherise.org/]