About this episode:John &amp; Kristen discuss Cynthia Alpan Some things that came up for John &amp; Kristen:<ul><li><a href="https://www.acton.org/research/lord-acton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">John Acton</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/mar/30/russia-ukraine-war-latest-news-russian-troop-withdrawal-designed-to-mislead-says-ukrainian-military-live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Russia-Ukraine War</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thecoddling.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Coddling of the American Mind book</a></li><li><a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/in-depth/denial/art-20047926#:~:text=Denial%20is%20a%20coping%20mechanism,that's%20happening%20in%20your%20life." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Purpose of Denial</a></li><li><a href="https://tfcbt.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/oligarchy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oligarchy</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxian_class_theory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marx's Theory of Two Classes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Orwell/Animal-Farm-and-Nineteen-Eighty-four" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Animal Farm book</a></li></ul> Additional Resources:<ul><li><a href="https://tcomconversations.org " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TCOM</a></li><li><a href="https://praedfoundation.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Praed Foundation</a></li><li><a href="https://iph.uky.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IPH Center</a></li></ul> Become a Supporter:If you like what you hear, please consider making a donation on our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/shiftshiftbloom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> site!Credits:<ul><li>All content Copyright ActuallyQuiteNice, Inc &amp; TCOM Studios, 2022-2024</li><li>Cover art by <a href="https://twitter.com/jacksonfall" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jacksonfall</a></li><li>Music by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/hokeyproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ray Wyssman</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/the-simoleons" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Simoleons</a>, and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3tfRX0xkGOXY7AnwjHYmnI" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kristen Cerelli</a></li></ul>

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Shift Shift Bloom is a podcast examining how people change, why they change, and how they sustain the changes that are most important to them in their everyday lives. Our guests consider themselves change makers, change embracers and change resistors — we’re all somewhere on that spectrum at different times in our lives, aren’t we? Conversations with host Kristen Cerelli explore the impact of mindset, personality, life circumstances, communities of support and sources of inspiration on the process of transformation. Illuminating how change can be both deeply personal and profoundly universal is the show's guiding principle. 

Shift Shift Bloom is produced by host Kristen Cerelli and audio engineer Timothy Fall at ActuallyQuiteNice, a full-service media studio. They develop the show in collaboration with Dr. John Lyons, Director of both The Center for Innovation in Population Health at The University of Kentucky, and The Praed Foundation, which supports the development and dissemination of systems improvement strategies called Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management, or TCOM. Online at https://praedfoundation.org, https://tcomconversations.org and https://iph.uky.edu.