{"podcast":{"title":"Stories Lived. Stories Told.","slug":"stories-lived-stories-told-6687242","podcast_index_feed_id":6687242,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2277075.rss","website_url":"https://www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/b2ioya2jak2vch9veahvuue47v5j?.jpg","author":"Abbie VanMeter and The CMM Institute","episode_count":175,"summary":"The purpose of Coordinated Management of Meaning is to create better social worlds through better communication. This podcast is about empowering all of us in our communication to see ourselves as curious and active participants with the ability to create meaningful change in our relationships and social worlds. Our practice of CMM is about embodying a “communication perspective,” which asks us to “look at communication, rather than through it.” To take a communication perspective is to consider what we’re making and how we’re making it through our communication practices. This means we look at patterns, contexts, stories, and relationships; and that we use curiosity, mindfulness, collaboration, and dialogue to create better social worlds for ourselves. So, join us as we take CMM from theory to practice, engage in collective learning together, and apply a communication perspective to make meaning in our conversations.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T16:18:15.148126+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-lived-stories-told-6687242"},"episode":{"title":"On Episodes, Boundaries, and Marginalization with Gerald Midgley | Ep. 155","slug":"on-episodes-boundaries-and-marginalization-with-gerald-midgley-ep-155","published_at":"2026-02-18T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-lived-stories-told-6687242/on-episodes-boundaries-and-marginalization-with-gerald-midgley-ep-155","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-lived-stories-told-6687242","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277075/episodes/18693262-on-episodes-boundaries-and-marginalization-with-gerald-midgley-ep-155.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2277075/episodes/18693262-on-episodes-boundaries-and-marginalization-with-gerald-midgley-ep-155.mp3","summary":"What is your practice of systems thinking? ... Today, Abbie and Gerald explore the ongoing practice of defining and redefining systems; the relationship between boundaries and meaning-making; the impact of moral forces on naming the 'sacred' and 'profane;' the inter-relational complexity that goes beyond otherness and belonging: the twin myths of non-intervention and non-communication; the connection between reason and emotion; and the emergent nature of systems. ... Gerald Midgley is a...","meta_description":"What is your practice of systems thinking? ... Today, Abbie and Gerald explore the ongoing practice of defining and redefining systems; the relationship b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4469,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/stories-lived-stories-told-6687242/episodes/on-episodes-boundaries-and-marginalization-with-gerald-midgley-ep-155/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/stories-lived-stories-told-6687242/on-episodes-boundaries-and-marginalization-with-gerald-midgley-ep-155.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}