The Art of Deep Listening
OCTOBER 23RD 2024
EPISODE 65: The Art of Deep Listening
In this episode of The Gently Used Human Podcast, Dr. Scott Lyons sits down with Ann Weiser Cornell, a leading expert in the practice of Focusing—a process for deep self-awareness and emotional healing developed by Eugene Gendlin. For over three decades, Ann has dedicated her work to helping people navigate their inner worlds, untangle stuck emotions, and create more compassionate relationships through her workshops, books, and courses. Ann is also the co-author of Untangling: How You Can Transform What’s Impossibly Stuck, a practical guide to breaking free from entrenched emotional patterns.
In this conversation, Ann shares her wisdom on how we can become better listeners—not only to those around us but to ourselves. With simple, yet profoundly impactful techniques, Ann helps us understand the importance of presence, clarity, and listening as tools for emotional healing and connection. Whether you’re seeking to improve your relationships or find a deeper sense of self-compassion, this episode provides tangible tools to take with you.
Tune in to this episode for a compassionate, insightful conversation that invites you to take a moment for yourself and explore the transformative power of listening!
Topics We Break Down:
The transformative power of deep listening and how it can heal relationships and ourselves.
How to cultivate a “clear pool” within, so we can listen to others from a place of calm and openness.
Focusing: The practice of listening to ourselves and how it helps untangle stuck emotions.
Practical steps for becoming a better listener—both externally and internally.
The role of language in facilitating meaningful, open dialogue.
How to create a compassionate relationship with yourself by welcoming all parts of your experience, even those that feel shameful or uncomfortable.
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Special Guest
ANN WEISER CORNELL
Ann Weiser Cornell is an internationally known author and psychology educator who has been working with the Focusing process since she learned it in 1972 from its originator, Eugene Gendlin. As the CEO of Focusing Resources, she has taught in twenty countries around the world for more than thirty-five years, as well as online. She is the co-creator (with Barbara McGavin) of Inner Relationship Focusing and Untangling®. Her books include: The Radical Acceptance of Everything and Presence: A Guide to Transforming Your Most Challenging Emotions, and with Barbara McGavin, Untangling: How You Can Transform What's impossibly Stuck.
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DR. SCOTT LYONS
Dr. Scott Lyons is a licensed holistic psychologist, educator and author of the book Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others, with Hachette publishing. Scott is also the host of The Gently Used Human Podcast, a delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used.
As a renowned body-based trauma expert, Doctor of Osteopathy (Spain) and Mind-Body Medicine specialist, Scott helps people to break free from cycles of pain, limited beliefs, and trauma. Scott is an innovator in transformative wellness and trauma therapy, teaching over half a million people internationally over the past twenty years how to relieve stress and restore vitality. Scott has worked with many of the country’s top leaders and CEOs as an executive coach and wellness consultant.
Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab—the largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies—and developer of Somatic Stress Release™, a holistic process of restoring biological resilience, taught in over 20 countries. Scott is also the founder and progressive designer of Omala, a wellness brand dedicated to creating sustainably sourced tools for transformation.
About the Podcast
THE GENTLY USED HUMAN
Dr. Scott Lyons and his world renowned guests take us into the delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used. From passion to pain, glory to defeat, comedy to drama to tragedy, we’ve all been through it. This show unpacks the psychology and humor needed to keep you thriving on the roller coaster of being human.
