​​On light as practice, being beyond doing, and the hidden world beneath the visible. With Sander Tideman, hosted by Amel Murphy

What if the light you are searching for is not something to find, but something you are?

Sander Tideman is a leadership practitioner, scholar, and author of Triple Value Leadership, working at the intersection of inner development and real-world systems. This conversation matters because it challenges the assumption that change comes from effort, rather than perspective.

He and Amel speak about light not as metaphor, but as lived practice; what it means to lose it, return to it, and carry it in turbulent times. They explore the tension between doing and being, why the “core” is not a destination, and how leadership may be less about control and more about illuminating what is already present. The conversation moves between neuroscience, meditation, and lived experience.

At one point, Sander suggests that even a few minutes with a tree, a sky, or a passing cloud can reveal a hidden reality most of us overlook.

"Once you see that possibility, immediately there is more energy." — Sander Tideman

EPISODE GUIDE

Opening: Sander on storm, place, and being a seeker in the world Spiritual longing and practical life: law, business, and leadership The dream of reducing suffering; choosing the side of the light Light and shadow: meditation, awareness, and naming the elephant Childhood, nature, and early experiences of light The turbulence of mind: waves versus the ocean The core is not a destination: shifting perspective rather than effort Being versus doing: stepping out of the cultural narrative Leadership as light-bearing: beyond hierarchy and control The hidden world: attention, awareness, and what reveals itself Sander’s closing seed: sit with nature; even a moment changes perception

Sander Tideman is a leadership practitioner, scholar, and author with decades of experience working across business, academia, and inner development. His work bridges spirituality and leadership through his framework of Triple Value Leadership, supporting individuals and organisations to integrate purpose, performance, and inner awareness. He has worked internationally across sectors including finance, consulting, and education. Sander lives between Utrecht and Amsterdam, often working from his houseboat and spending time in nature.

https://sandertideman.com

ABOUT AMEL MURPHY

Amel is the founder of Embodied Beings. She grew up between cultures, and it was the body, not the book, that first taught her what belonging feels like. For over twenty years, she has worked at the intersection of personal healing and collective change, supporting leaders, communities, and changemakers to come into right relationship with themselves, each other, and the world around them. This podcast was born from that inquiry, and from the belief that stories, told honestly, are medicine. www.embodied-beings.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelmurphy

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On the school that wraps itself around the child, why governance is an act of love, and the question every school must ask itself every day.

What it means for every child to flourish? With Kavita Anand, hosted by Amel Murphy

Kavita Anand is an educator, systems leader, and social entrepreneur with over 40 years of experience working across schools, governments, and learning systems. This conversation matters because it questions one of the most accepted structures in society; schooling itself.

She and Amel examine how education systems prioritise control, standardisation, and adult convenience over curiosity, meaning, and individuality. Kavita reframes behaviour not as a problem in the child, but as a signal of the system around them. They discuss what it would take to build schools that adapt to children, rather than children adapting to schools.

A simple image grounds the conversation; a garden where trees give fruit freely, raising the question of why human systems struggle to do the same.

"If you are only consuming it, I don’t see you learning anything. If you learn to create it, then you are learning something." — Kavita Anand

EPISODE GUIDE

Opening: Kavita as a lifelong learner; the question that drives her work The urgency of now: how do we live together and allow every child to flourish School as a global rite of passage: one system for many different children Classrooms as conformity: rows, standardisation, and the loss of individuality What a good school looks like: meaning, curiosity, and being seen Systems thinking in practice: behaviour as a response, not a problem From hierarchy to collaboration: students, teachers, and leaders learning together Scaling change: from individual schools to government systems Technology and learning: consumption versus creation Kavita’s closing seed: governance as an act of nurturing

ABOUT KAVITA ANAND

Kavita Anand is an educator, researcher, and systems leader with over 40 years of experience working across education in India and internationally. She is the founder of Adhyayan Quality Education Services and the Adhyayan Quality Education Foundation, focusing on whole-system school improvement and self-review frameworks. Her work spans partnerships with governments, large school networks, and global education initiatives. Kavita lives in India and continues to work closely with educators and systems leaders to reimagine what a good school can be.

https://adhyayanfoundation.org/

ABOUT AMEL MURPHY

Amel is the founder of Embodied Beings. She grew up between cultures, and it was the body, not the book, that first taught her what belonging feels like. For over twenty years, she has worked at the intersection of personal healing and collective change, supporting leaders, communities, and changemakers to come into right relationship with themselves, each other, and the world around them. This podcast was born from that inquiry, and from the belief that stories, told honestly, are medicine. www.embodied-beings.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelmurphy

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On anger as liberation, the difference between survival and freedom, and why personal transformation and social change are the two beats of the same heart. With Staci Haines, hosted by Amel Murphy.

What if healing alone will never be enough? And what if the anger you were told to manage is actually one of the most life-giving forces you carry?

Staci Haines has spent over three decades working at the intersection of trauma healing and social transformation. This conversation brings those threads into direct contact.

She and Amel speak about why we remain vulnerable to domination, how survival patterns shape our politics, and what it takes to build real agency. Staci draws a clear distinction between healing and liberation, and why one without the other is not enough.

They return again and again to the body; to anger as a life-giving force, and to the deeper longing for connection, dignity, and collective freedom that lives underneath it.

“Anger is a natural fuel with which to redignify ourselves.” — Staci Haines

EPISODE GUIDE

Opening and Staci’s guiding questions: systems, bodies, and power

Why we are vulnerable to domination: safety, belonging, and survival

Healing versus liberation: the difference and why both matter

Early conditioning: how systems shape what we practise without knowing

Embodiment as a path; returning to the body as a site of liberation

The “I” and the “we”; personal healing and collective responsibility

What we inherit and what we must transform

Anger as life force; boundaries, dignity, and saying no

Working with anger in practice: moving energy through the body

Closing seed; following the longing for wholeness and liberation

ABOUT STACI HAINES

Staci Haines is a somatics practitioner, organiser, and educator with over 30 years of experience working at the intersection of trauma healing, embodied leadership, and transformative justice. She is the founder of generative somatics and co-leads the Outer Work Project, supporting people to connect personal transformation with organised social change. Her work focuses on building individual and collective capacity for liberation. Staci is based in the United States.

https://generativesomatics.org/

https://www.outerworkproject.org/

https://www.stacihaines.com/ https://generationfive.org/

ABOUT AMEL MURPHY

Amel is the founder of Embodied Beings. She grew up between cultures, and it was the body, not the book, that first taught her what belonging feels like. For over twenty years, she has worked at the intersection of personal healing and collective change, supporting leaders, communities, and changemakers to come into right relationship with themselves, each other, and the world around them. This podcast was born from that inquiry, and from the belief that stories, told honestly, are medicine.

www.embodied-beings.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/amelmurphy

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