Ep.3 How To Find Your Community & Navigate Social Challenges: With Karl Steyaert

Karl Steyaert joins me for episode #3 The All You Can Friend podcast.

We discuss options and strategies for finding community, connection and belonging; tools and approaches for navigating conflict and differences within community and in the world more broadly; cultivating our own growth for healthier connections and more impact in the world; getting nourishment of our needs from social connection; what to do if you feel socially anxious.

Find Karl here: ✤ karl@karlsteyaert.com ✤ www.karlsteyaert.com

 

⏲TIMESTAMPS

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0:00 — Some highlights

2:29 — Intro to Karl and his work

🌟Finding Community🌟

5:59 — Searching for belonging

9:56 — Early inspiration for creating community

14:01 — Community governance

14:34 — How to find community

17:15 — Cohousing Vs shared housing

19:43 — Types of shared living (shared, coliving, co-op, egalitarian)

21:11 — Egalitarian income sharing communities

28:53 — How to test living in community short-term

32:03 — Building community where you are

34:50 — Basic strategies for finding connection and community locally

🌟Navigating Interpersonal Connection In And Out Of Community🌟

44:53 — Navigating conflict and sexual boundary crossing

47:33 — Tools and approaches to successfully navigate conflict

54:14 — Tools and frameworks in our current living environment

59:33 — How can we work together for a better world across differences of belief?

1:07:24 — What results from doing inner and interpersonal work

1:09:41 — Byron Katie Vs other approaches

1:12:53 — ““How can we see the gift in whatever is happening…”

1:15:48 — Cultivate ourselves individually to have the connection and impact we want in the world

1:16:43 — Using communities of practice for personal growth

1:19:49 — How being part of a group supports our basic needs

1:20:51 — Pods for regular emotional and relational development support

1:22:37 — How to get more interpersonal nourishment

1:25:10 — Advice for people feeling socially anxious

1:28:13 — Remaining connected to self while reaching outwards

1:29:58 — Where to find Karl and his offers

 

🤝Let's Connect!😁

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🔗Links🔗

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Foundation for Intentional Community — https://www.ic.org/

Global Ecovillage Network — https://ecovillage.org/

Cohousing Association for North America — https://www.cohousing.org/

 

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CREDITS

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Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/avbe/night-in-kyoto License code: 0REDUMYNWRV5HTAD