All Episodes
Good Movement Draws Good Movement — 153 episodes
How We Really Toughen Kids Up
We Don't Know How to Hold Grief
Talking Kids, Control, and Changing Minds with Tom
Were You Taught Not to Cry? It Might Be Time to Unlearn That
What Happens When We Ask More Than We State
The Danger In - "You Can't Hurt My Feelings, I Work with My Family"
Slowing Down Without Feeling Overwhelmed by Racing Thoughts and Emotions
What to Do When Someone Says Something Stupid
The Sticks and Stones Saying... Yeah It's Crap
Why Self-Awareness Is Important and Also Sucks
The Unhelpful Things We Heard as Kids and What to Say Instead
The Tables Have Turned – Tom is Back as the Host
Perspectives... We've All Got Them
Why All Feelings Are Valid + the Purpose Emotions Serve
Book Review of “How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don’t Have To" by Eli Harwood
When Well-Meaning is Actually Dismissive
Guilt and Shame... What's the Difference?
Empathy... What Does It Mean?
How to Help Someone Who Is Grieving or Going Through a Lot
What Boundaries Actually Require
Disaster Trauma Recovery + Processing Grief with Victoria Mexcur
Fire 2.0 Recalling the Nebraska Ashby and Minor Fires
When It Hits You Like a Ton of Bricks
Living Through the Largest Fire in Nebraska History
The Only Thing for Certain Is That We’re All Human
Anger, Shame, and Releasing Emotions with Caroline Nelson
What Is Anxiety and Why It’s Hard to Just “Calm Down”
The First Step to Improved Communication
What It Looks Like to Truly Apologize
How Talking Kindly to Your Body Can Benefit Your Life
What Happens When We Step Closer Rather than Backing Away
A New Way to Grit Through with Victoria Mexcur
Why Is It So Hard to Admit Mistakes?
What Might Be Under the Perfectionism, Shame, and Self-Loathing with Amber Trejo
When the Thing Isn't the Thing
Getting Out of Your Head and Into the Run with Lydia Van Aken
The Beliefs That Keep Us from Asking for Help
The Growing Pains of Boundaries, Help, and Working Together with Tom
This Isn’t Normal: Calling Out the Quiet Crisis in Rural Mental Health
Life After Loss in Rural America with Danielle Kruse
Can’t Tell What Your Body Is Saying? Start Here
What if Anger Isn’t Bad — It’s Just Misunderstood?
Comfortably Numb: What Healing Feels Like on the Other Side
The Hidden Wounds Behind the Four Horsemen of Communication
Shut the Gate: Boundaries That Grow Capacity
Trading Whiskey for Witness: Will Hudson on Being Seen and Staying Sober
Four Horsemen of the Relationship Apocalypse (And What to Do Instead)
Comfortably Numb: When Calm Becomes Disconnection
It Doesn’t Have to Be Major to Matter
From Fear-Based Compliance to Trust-Based Respect
Stop Carrying Everyone Else’s Healing: Do the Work for You First
One Intentional Breath: My First Step Toward Emotional Healing
It’s the 100th Episode!! A Ranch Q&A and Real Talk with Tom
Ignoring It Isn’t the Answer—for Yourself or Others
Every Emotion Has a Purpose: Hurt or Heal, the Choice Is in the Response
Cows, Kids, and Communication Gaps with Tom
Manure to Meaning—Acknowledging the Crap Is the First Step
“Do I Really Need This Right Now?” — On Waiting for a Crisis to Seek Help
I Thought I Didn’t Get Angry… Turns Out I Was Just Really Good at Stuffing It Down
Family Dynamics and Emotional Healing with Paige Dulaney
Doing the Work for You: Matt Gasseling on Healing, Fatherhood, and Finding Self-Worth
Both-And: An Exercise for Holding the Crappy and the Happy
“I’m Just Complaining” & Other Things We Say to Downplay What We Feel
Mental Health First Aid Should Be as Common as First Aid and CPR (Especially in Rural Life)
You Don’t Need Their Apology to Heal
Not All ‘Sorrys’ Are Equal - What Apologies Are and What They're Not
What Grace Is (And What It’s Not)
The Dangerous Comfort of Judgment: Responding to Tragedy with Humanity
Apologies Aren’t Weak - They’re Repair
Let Them (See You Feel): Raising Resilient Kids by Being Real in Front of Them
Reflexes, Ropes, and Rewiring Your Response
Feeling Without Falling Apart: How to Start When It Feels Like Too Much
Hot Takes and Heartfelt Truths: Answering Your Questions with Tom
Self-Reliance vs. Connection: What Actually Helps Us Heal
Emotions Aren’t the Problem - Avoiding Them Is
Small Gestures, Big Impact: The Power of Simple Connection
A Lesson from Ted Lasso on Healing and Holding Two Things at Once
Healing Isn’t About Never Hurting Again
Redefining 'I'm Good' - Feeling Every Emotion & Healing Deeply
Finding Meaning in the Mess: How Purpose Fuels Resilience, Part 2 with Kelly Greene
Holistic Resilience: Rethinking Strength and Survival, Part 1 with Kelly Greene
Why We Stay: Understanding the Pull of the Familiar, Even When It Hurts
How We’ve Navigated Expectations in Ranch Life and Marriage with Tom
Cleaning the Shop: Why Feeling Your Feelings Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
From Toughen Up to Open Up: A Conversation with Marine-Turned-Farrier Jake Ogren
Maintaining Your Fences: The Art of Healthy Boundaries
When Pain Finds You: A Personal Update on Growth, Healing, and Hope
The Gift of Pain: Why We Should Stop Ignoring It
Burnout on the Ranch: How We’re Learning to Recover Faster with Tom
Breaking the Stigma: Redefining Strength in Rural Communities
The Hard Truth About Emotions: You Gotta Feel Them All
The Story You Don’t Know: Extending Grace Without Accepting Behavior
Relationship Before Horsemanship: Insights from Warwick Schiller
Burning Daylight or Missing the Moment? Reclaiming Mindfulness
Whose Side of the Fence Is That On? Navigating Responsibility in Relationships
From Treat Yo Self to Maintain Yourself: A New Take on Self-Care
Self-Awareness and Mindful Eating with Kourtney Talkington
Reflecting on One Year: Top Episodes, Listener Love, and a Special Thanks
From Grazing to Relationships: Why Feel Matters More Than Formulas
Creating the Tools Before You Need Them: Building Emotional Resilience and Communication
Keeping Calm in Conflict: Validation Strategies for Heated Moments
Practical Tips for Validation: How to Validate and Seek It in Relationships
Validation vs. Agreement: Understanding the Difference and Why It Matters
Calming the Sort Alley: How to Communicate in the Heat of the Moment
Anxiety and String Fence with Tom
Team Lift Your Life: The Importance of Connection and Sharing Struggles
Cultivating Resilience + Fighting Well: Dannel Wissler on Mental Health and Family Dynamics in Rural America
Where is the Why?
How Attachment and Attunement Have Transformed My Parenting
My Mind-Blowing Realization About Emotions
What I Would Do Differently in Parenting if I Had It to Do Over Again
Quest for Joy with Kiah Twisselman Burchett
Knowing When to Set a Boundary with Sheila Hansen
Building Community with Kylie Epperson
Attachment and Attunement - What Do Those Words Even Mean?
An Update on Life and Our Cows
Boundaries Are Kind
What I Learned About Human Communication From the Cows That Got Out
Embracing the Slow Burn with Thea Larsen
What Happens When Honest Questions Are Met with Resistance?
Spoiler Alert - There's Nothing Wrong with Talking About How We Really Are
3 Things I'm Doing to Take Care of Me
Let’s Normalize Asking Questions
Just How Much Positive Does It Take to Counter One Negative?
How We Prepare for Busy Seasons
What is the Purpose of Emotions?
Trials, Self-awareness, + Living a Life of Abundance with Michaela Gasseling
The 'Thick Skin' Myth and How We View Emotions in Rural America
How to Get Others to Do the Personal Growth Work with Tom
Behaviors Are a Clue but Not the Whole Story
Introducing the Good Movement Collective
Practical Tips for Rural Moms Managing Work and Family with Dawn Kress
20. An Unpopular Opinion - I Don't Find the Humor Worth the Harm
19. Mad Libs of the Mind - Filling in the Blanks with Fact Over Fiction
18. Talking Curiosity and Kindness with My Mother In-Law
17. Leading by Example with Jessie Jarvis
16. Facing Life's Winter Seasons
15. Repairing After a Fight
14. Slow is Smooth Smooth is Fast
13. Behind the Good Movement Music with Aaron Espe
12. Choose Curiosity Over Criticism
11. Tom's Take on the Enneagram + Good Movement Trainings
10. Expediting Self-Awareness with the Enneagram
9. Ripple Effects with Emily Reuschel
8. Our Best Advice for Making the Most of an Internship
7. Grief and What I Know So Far
6. Rethinking Mental Health with Ashley Machado
5. Fostering Joy in the Everyday
4. How I Got Here – the Evolution of Good Movement
3. How Self-Awareness Has Helped Our Marriage
2. It Starts with Self-Awareness
1. What Is Good Movement?
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