Radio Show Archive – May 2014
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ARAMAIC FRIDAY with special guest: Dale Allen Hoffman
May 2, 2014 – The Power of Aramaic Forgiveness and Reclaiming Original Texts YouTube https://youtu.be/-PrNbTthRUI or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ |
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PARENT-TEACHER MONDAY with Suzanne Tucker
Suzanne has agreed to co-host with Michael every Monday “Parent /Teacher talk Monday’s” where the topic every Monday will be Parenting starting today! May 5, 2014 hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie Ryce welcome special guest Suzanne Tucker, creator of Genmindful.com/pages/our-story, and Dr. Tim Hayes, to discuss conscious parenting, discipline, and the importance of internal healing in shaping family dynamics. Suzanne, a physical therapist and mother of four, shares her deeply personal journey of parenting through the lens of Aramaic forgiveness work. Her site is dedicated to helping parents access their own inner guidance—what she calls the manual within—by becoming more conscious, intuitive, and loving in their parenting approach. Suzanne emphasizes that parenting is a spiritual path that exposes our unresolved fear, guilt, and conditioning, and she shares stories of how transforming her own triggers led to remarkable shifts in her children’s behavior. Dr. Ryce discusses the original meaning of the word “discipline,” rooted in “disciple” or “properly taught,” and contrasts it with modern punitive interpretations. He highlights Suzanne’s blog post on her son drawing on a new couch, noting how her conscious, non-punitive response fostered real learning rather than fear. The conversation critiques the cultural norm of assigning the “punisher” role to fathers and challenges the belief that discipline must involve hitting. Dr. Ryce points out how redefining discipline through forgiveness and understanding helps dismantle the generational perpetuation of violence and control. Julie, a retired inner-city school teacher and long-time participant in this work, joins to describe how she empowered her young students through clarity, consistency, and love, rather than control. She recounts a powerful moment when her kindergarten class managed themselves responsibly during her unexpected absence—a testament to their internalized sense of cooperation and self-discipline. Her experience affirms the effectiveness of properly teaching rules and shifting control to children in age-appropriate ways, rooted in mutual respect and accountability. Suzanne further explains her six-week positive parenting course, structured around self-understanding, emotional balance, forgiveness, and transforming parental triggers. The program invites parents to reflect on their earliest conflict memories and recognize how their unconscious patterns shape their parenting responses. One poignant example involves a child who repeatedly finger-painted with ranch dressing; once the mother processed her own grief and provided appropriate outlets, the behavior ceased. Suzanne highlights how this transformation doesn’t come from controlling the child but from healing within the parent. Dr. Tim Hayes underscores that the real work of parenting begins with self-awareness. He reiterates that parents should take everything a child does seriously but nothing personally, as reacting from personal offense compromises the parent’s ability to truly guide. He affirms that doing the internal healing work allows a parent to respond from love, rather than from pain or ego. The show closes with heartfelt recognition of the profound ripple effects of conscious parenting and the commitment to continue these discussions every Monday as “Parent-Teacher Talk Radio.” YouTube https://youtu.be/SsJldTyiPFU or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ |
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ARAMAIC FRIDAY with special guest: Dale Allen Hoffman
May 9, 2014 – Understanding Prayer Through the Aramaic Lens YouTube https://youtu.be/jXpZURhqeGM or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ |
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PARENT-TEACHER MONDAY with Suzanne Tucker
May 12, 2014 hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie Ryce host the second installment of their Monday series, “Parent-Teacher Talk Radio,” continuing a deep exploration of conscious parenting. They are joined again by Suzanne Tucker of Genmindful.com/pages/our-story, Dr. Tim Hayes, and teacher Julie H, each contributing rich insights into the challenges and opportunities of raising children with love, respect, and clarity. Jeanie opens the show with a humorous and affirming reading titled “Just a Mom?” highlighting the significance and depth of motherhood as a true profession in human development. This sets the tone for a heartfelt conversation about reclaiming the role of parent as a conscious leader and guide. Dr. Ryce addresses the cultural confusion between discipline and punishment, pointing out that true discipline, from the word “disciple,” means to teach, not to hurt. He challenges the logic of justifying corporal punishment as loving correction, emphasizing that love, by its nature, cannot cause harm. Suzanne offers clear distinctions between autocratic, permissive, and conscious parenting, explaining that true positive parenting is both firm and respectful. She notes that many parents struggle because they don’t want to repeat how they were parented, yet lack alternative tools. Her parenting classes emphasize self-awareness, emotional regulation, and creating structure based on understanding rather than fear. She also introduces a helpful visual framework that contrasts different parenting styles, which she plans to post for further guidance. Julie and Suzanne share practical examples such as the “Love Chair” and “Time-In” as compassionate alternatives to traditional punishment. These methods allow children space to self-regulate and feel supported, rather than shamed or excluded. Julie recounts how one of her students voluntarily sat in the Love Chair after a difficult morning, highlighting how empowered children can become when given safe, loving environments. Suzanne reinforces this with her guidance for parents to ask themselves what belief their child might be forming after each interaction—inviting deep reflection on the messages being sent and received. Dr. Tim Hayes elaborates on how everything we say and do teaches those around us what we believe is acceptable. He explains how mixed messages, like lying to avoid a phone call, teach children contradictions. The panel also explores the effects of power-person dynamics—how the unresolved trauma from a parent’s past often plays out unconsciously in parenting, especially under stress. Suzanne emphasizes that many children labeled as “difficult” are actually just trying to find their power in an inconsistent environment. When parents establish firm, respectful boundaries and stay consistent, even strong-willed children respond positively. The show wraps with a discussion on redefining rules, including involving children in co-creating agreements and boundaries so they feel empowered. Julie shares her practice of involving students in rule-making and being authentic and consistent, while Suzanne describes a family ritual called “The Crazy Things List,” which uses humor and teamwork to find solutions to conflict. The hosts agree to focus next Monday’s show on the confusion between power and strength—how many parents conflate hitting with strength because they’ve never experienced healthy power. YouTube https://youtu.be/WpyU-xY8j7c or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ Additional Notes:
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GUEST HOSTS: Dr. Tim Hayes and Michele Pischea
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ARAMAIC FRIDAY with special guest: Dale Allen Hoffman May 16, 2014 – Doing the Real Work of Forgiveness YouTube https://youtu.be/EwSJGThN0Iw or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ Additional Notes:
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PARENT-TEACHER MONDAY with Suzanne Tucker May 19, 2014 hosted by Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie Ryce continue their “Parent-Teacher Talk Radio” series with returning guests Suzanne Tucker from Genmindful.com/pages/our-story, Dr. Tim Hayes, and educator Julie H. The focus of this show is on understanding the difference between power and strength in parenting and teaching, and how many caregivers mistakenly equate harsh discipline or punishment with true strength. Dr. Ryce introduces this distinction by explaining how strength is rooted in love and internal presence, while power is often confused with control and force, especially when filtered through unresolved personal trauma. Suzanne discusses the concept of children being triggered into fear-based behaviors when exposed to inconsistent or authoritarian parenting styles. She stresses the need for parents to understand that true strength lies in emotional regulation and consistent boundaries rather than reactive punishment. She shares insights from her parenting class and emphasizes the importance of parents doing their own healing work, so they don’t pass on unresolved emotional pain. One of her key teachings is the need to stay calm and present with children, even during moments of conflict, to model healthy self-control and emotional strength. Julie shares a powerful story of an incident in her classroom where a child with behavioral challenges responded to consistent, loving boundaries and gradually shifted from outbursts to self-management. She reiterates that what many see as defiance is often a survival response to trauma or powerlessness. Dr. Ryce supports this view with the idea that our unconscious minds will drive us to recreate our past pain until we are willing to forgive and release it. This show highlights how unresolved power-person dynamics from our own childhoods can influence how we parent or teach, often leading us to use power over children instead of working in partnership with them. Dr. Tim Hayes contributes a clinical perspective, emphasizing that projecting unresolved pain onto a child does not teach strength—it perpetuates dysfunction. He affirms that emotional healing and forgiveness are essential for parents and teachers to move from reacting to responding. Suzanne echoes this by encouraging parents to ask themselves what messages they are sending during times of stress, and whether those messages build trust and connection or instill fear and confusion. Jeanie highlights the difference between fear-based obedience and cooperative connection, reminding listeners that love-based discipline creates safe, trusting relationships. The conversation concludes with a look ahead to next week’s topic: the connection between internal healing and authentic leadership in families. All participants agree that the deeper the adult’s self-awareness and willingness to do their own emotional work, the more empowered and peaceful the child becomes. YouTube https://youtu.be/PHjvJfeduMw or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ Additional Notes:
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ARAMAIC FRIDAY with special guest: Dale Allen Hoffman
May 23, 2014 – The Generational Desert and the Aramaic Heart YouTube https://youtu.be/oOXMmzI7BpM or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ Additional Notes:
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May 29, 2014 opened with Dr. Michael Ryce and Jeanie Ryce celebrating their wedding anniversary while continuing their commitment to teaching the Aramaic process of forgiveness. Michael reflected on how every upset reveals not something about the outside world but the hidden content of one’s own mind. He illustrated this through examples such as his familiar “two-door train tunnel” drawing, emphasizing that what we perceive is limited by the brain cells we have developed. He reminded listeners that when we insist someone else is the cause of our disturbance, we are caught in denial, and forgiveness becomes the tool that dissolves those misperceptions.
A significant part of the program included dialogue with Peter from Sweden, who described his ongoing work with worksheets and the challenge of step 6C, where one asks to see how they have violated their own goal. Michael explained that this step is central to developing compassion, as it reveals how we often demand perfection from others in areas where we ourselves fall short. Jeanie added that this process also applies internally—recognizing when we fail to honor or appreciate ourselves. They explored how these patterns often trace back to “power-person” dynamics, where early childhood experiences of neglect or rejection create resonances that repeat in adult relationships. Forgiveness, they stressed, is the way to cancel the goals rooted in those dynamics and restore the awareness of Love that remains untouched beneath the layers of hurt. The conversation turned to the practice of “holding the space of Love.” Peter asked whether turning to loving memories, such as recalling the joy of holding his child, was avoidance when pain surfaced. Michael clarified that the key is not to escape pain but to bring the active presence of Love into the midst of it. By doing so, one develops the ability to process self-generated pain without abandoning it, allowing the false self built on hostility and fear to dissolve. Tim Hayes joined later in the program to reinforce this point, describing how anger and hostility always serve as cover for deeper grief, and how willingness to face these underlying emotions opens the way to true healing. The show concluded with reflections on compassion, community, and accountability. Michael shared stories of Judge Asa Kelly, a mentor who modeled how one could hold individuals accountable for destructive actions while still remaining firmly rooted in Love. This reinforced the program’s central message: that forgiveness is not about excusing harmful behavior, but about freeing oneself from the false belief that external events determine internal states. By reclaiming the awareness that Love is our essence, one can engage life with compassion, clarity, and strength. YouTube https://youtu.be/CkANj-NAUAM |
| May 30
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ARAMAIC FRIDAY with special guest: Dale Allen Hoffman
May 30, 2014 – Sound Healing, Toning, and the Language of Love YouTube https://youtu.be/zWWP5T9r0w8 or on our Podetize player at https://whyagain.org/mindshifters-radio-show-player-for-archives/ |
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