223 The Gift of Conflict with Jo Berry

Sixteen years after an IRA bomb killed her father in 1984, Jo Berry first met with the man responsible, Pat Magee. This initial three-hour meeting led to them speaking on over three hundred occasions on a shared platform worldwide. With a Focus on WHY, there is also a focus on hope, transformation, feeling, compassion, love, empathy, peace, communication, justice, dignity, respect, self-care, self-compassion and self-worth. Ultimately though, it's a focus on humanity. As a peace builder, Jo continues to build bridges across the divide of being a victim to being victorious, transforming pain into love and compassion. As a restorative facilitator, Jo works to resolve conflicts around the world using the Gift of Conflict.   KEY TAKEAWAY "That's when he changed and he looked at me and he said, "I don't know any more who I am. Can I hear your pain? Can I hear your anger? What can I do for you? I've never been listened to like this." He would later say he was disarmed by my empathy. He started his own journey because he chose that moment to change."   ABOUT JO BERRY The founder of the charity 'Building Bridges for Peace', Jo, advocates that unbounded empathy is the biggest weapon we have to transform conflict. With political, religious and racial divides deepening as global and local events unfold, her words offer a message of hope and encourage us all to see the humanity in others. Jo is frequently invited to address international conferences and seminars on themes of reconciliation, conflict resolution and sustainable peace.  She has spoken and facilitated workshops worldwide, including Lebanon, Rwanda, India, Ireland, Palestine, South Korea,  Israel, and throughout Europe. She has also spoken in venues in the UK and joined panels and discussions forums on radio and TV. Her unique work in reconciliation has become a source of learning for many studying peace studies and conflict transformation worldwide. Over the few last­ years, Jo has developed workshops and courses in the workplace on 'finding the gift in conflict', 'having a difficult conversation' and 'dealing with uncertainty' and now works virtually as well in person.   CONNECT WITH JO https://www.instagram.com/jo__berry/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joberry9/ https://twitter.com/JoBerry9 www.jo-berry.com     ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Life Purpose Coach, Podcast Strategist, Top 1% Global Podcaster, Speaker, Mastermind Host and Property Investor. Through coaching and workshops, Amy works with businesses to Focus on WHY to create people-centred environments, by improving productivity and employee engagement by focusing on fulfilment, values and purpose. Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you to launch your podcast or to focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at https://www.amyrowlinson.com/subscribe-to-weekly-newsletter   CONNECT WITH AMY https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson/ https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/  https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ https://www.joinclubhouse.com/@amyrowlinson   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.