The Proximity Process
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This is a show about how child welfare transformation actually starts with personal transformation. Follow Matt Anderson, a former child welfare executive with 20 years of experience, as he goes deeper into his own process of becoming who he needs to be. Matt has conversations with creative disruptors who help us see how systems can harm and oppress people. Each episode is an invitation to go deeper into your own process of being in service of people rather than systems.
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S2E64 A Families Fight for Parental Rights with Shrounda Selivanoff: Part Two
This is episode two of a two-part conversation with Shrounda Selivanoff. We are continuing our ongoing series on Termination of Parental Rights. If you haven't already, please listen to the first…
S2E63 A Practice for Minimizing Decision Fatigue
In this journal episode I talk about the impact that decision overload can have on us, particularly for those of us who are introverts, and how I keep my energy for the most important things. When…
S2E62 A Families Fight for Parental Rights with Shrounda Selivanoff: Part One
In this episode we return to our ongoing series on Termination of Parental Rights. This is part one of a two-part conversation with Shrounda Selivanoff. Shrounda is the Chief of Parent Representation…
S2E61 Getting Unstuck: How to Move from Idea to Action
This week's journal picks up on the main theme of last week's episode with Jalaycia Lewis. So many of us have great ideas for things we want to do or create but we tend to get stuck in the idea…
S2E60 Imagination Factory: Live Coaching with Jalaycia Lewis
This is a particularly exciting episode because we are doing something a little bit different. Today’s guest is Jalaycia Lewis who is part of the Imagination Factory community and someone I’ve been…
S2E59 Am I Enough, Am I Doing Enough?
In this week's journal episode, I share a simple exercise that my coach, Brendalyn King shared with me. Since then, I have shared this with a number of people I work with, and they typically resonate…
S2E58 Rerelease: From Agent to Advocate to Activist with Dr Jessica Pryce
I've been under the weather, so I decided to rerelease a gem from season one. I'm excited to share my conversation with Dr Jessica Pryce. Dr Pryce's book, Broken: Transforming Child Protective…
S2E57 Imagining a Future Without Termination of Parental Rights
In this week's journal episode, I wanted to return to the conversation about Termination of Parent Rights. I've been surprised by the number of conversations that are happening around TPR in recent…
S2E56 The Building of Together with Families with Sarah Winograd and Andel JonesFoster
We're excited to bring you an update on what is happening with Together with Families (TwF) since our last episode with Sarah Winograd. TwF is, in my opinion, one of the more innovative organizations…
S2E55 Letting Go: Comforts or Constraints?
One of the biggest lessons I've learned over the past few years is that the practice of letting go is critical to my process. I've see how letting go has helped me and many others I've had the…
S2E54 Families Should Not be Separated Because of Housing with Dustin Koury
This is the next in a series of conversations about the intersection of child welfare and affordable housing. Nationally, 10% of children come into foster care simply because their families cannot…
S2E53 Two Ways to Answer the Right Relationship Question
In this week's episode I return to one of the core questions that not only led to the development of the show but also my decision to leave my job. Am I in right relationship? I share a few thoughts…
S1E52 One Year Anniversary Episode: What Does Proximity Mean?
This is the one-year anniversary of The Proximity Process podcast. Thank you for listening and being part of the community that we are building. To mark this milestone, we thought we'd go back into…
S1E51 Seeing the System Through an Economic Justice Lens
Why do we remove kids from their family and pay for foster care when stable housing is a better solution? 10% of children in foster care are removed due to unstable or unsuitable housing. Investing…
S1E50 Why Housing is the Right Problem to Solve with Carol King
In this week's episode my friend Carol King joins me for a conversation about why she made the pivot from technology to affordable housing. The story actually starts during her childhood. Carol grew…
S1E49 A Framework for Being in Right Relationship
For this week's journal episode, I scrolled back into my photos to see where I was one year ago. I was on production of Standing with Mom's, a short film we produced for Mother's Outreach Network…
S1E48 Michigan Supreme Court's Decision on TPR and What's Next with Vivek Sankaran
This week's episode is the next in a series of conversations with a variety of guests on the topic of Termination of Parental Rights. The question we've been asking is, what if TPR didn't exist? In…
S1E47 Imagination Factory has Launched
In this week's episode I talk about why I'm cofounding the Imagination Factory and what I'm learning about myself and the work to advance justice. Systems change, changing the structures of what…
S1E46 Systems Change Starts with Personal Transformation with Dr Bruce Perry
In this episode I talk to leading trauma expert, Dr. Bruce Perry. I wanted to continue an ongoing conversation Bruce and I have been having about why systems don't change and the important role of…
S1E45 Am I in Right Relationship and What Can I Do About It?
In this week's journal episode, I talk about the practice of Right Relationship and how it has been a significant part of my process. I share a few different definitions that can be helpful in how we…
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The Proximity Process has published 65 episodes since September 2023, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
The Proximity Process is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 35m.
