EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 59 MIN
Conscious Living: Accountability and Reclaiming Our Humanity Together
from Connection Project 360 · host Mare and Tara
In this podcast episode, Tara and Mare have a Conscious Conversation with monthly guest Peter J. Hughes, author of At-One-Ment: Reclaiming Our Humanity, the group discusses the chapter-one theme of reclaiming humanity by getting real about behaviors we accept, accommodate, and enable, starting with ourselves. They explore responsibility and accountability through personal examples involving addiction, mental illness, dementia caregiving, forgiveness, and making amends, emphasizing that the only controllable factor is how we choose to show up and participate. Peter argues that taking responsibility must come first—before the story—using AA’s “I’m an alcoholic” as an example of ownership, and broadens addiction to any compulsive pattern, including attachment to “stories.” They stress boundaries that avoid enabling, rewriting narratives toward thriving, and practical tools like saying “no, I do not receive that; I choose love,” concluding with an invitation to take ownership and seek support via ConnectionProject360.com.1. What is a Conscious Conversation?: Learn more here:https://www.connectionproject360.com/2. Learn more about Reclaiming Our Humanity with Author Peter J.Hughes: https://peterjhughes.com/books/
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In this podcast episode, Tara and Mare have a Conscious Conversation with monthly guest Peter J. Hughes, author of At-One-Ment: Reclaiming Our Humanity, the group discusses the chapter-one theme of reclaiming humanity by getting real about behaviors we accept, accommodate, and enable, starting with ourselves. They explore responsibility and accountability through personal examples involving addiction, mental illness, dementia caregiving, forgiveness, and making amends, emphasizing that the only controllable factor is how we choose to show up and participate. Peter argues that taking responsibility must come first—before the story—using AA’s “I’m an alcoholic” as an example of ownership, and broadens addiction to any compulsive pattern, including attachment to “stories.” They stress boundaries that avoid enabling, rewriting narratives toward thriving, and practical tools like saying “no, I do not receive that; I choose love,” concluding with an invitation to take ownership and seek support via ConnectionProject360.com.1. What is a Conscious Conversation?: Learn more here:https://www.connectionproject360.com/2. Learn more about Reclaiming Our Humanity with Author Peter J.Hughes: https://peterjhughes.com/books/
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