{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Purpose @ Work","title":"The Courage to Slow Down | Matt Domyancic","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2402,"description":"Welcome to the first episode of the Purpose @ Work podcast! \nI met Matt Domyancic at Awaken, Illuman's annual men's gathering. I was there participating and leading embodiment practices, and Matt was on a panel talking about the Warrior archetype. By almost any conventional measure, Matt knows that archetype well. He was a high-achieving athlete, played college football,\nbecame a police officer and SWAT operator, and built a career helping people perform in high-stress environments. I recognized a lot\nof myself in that part of his story. But what really caught my attention was the way Matt talked about his parents - particularly his dad. In a room where a lot of men\nwere exploring the wounds they carried from their fathers, Matt spoke with deep love and reverence for the discipline, honor and respect his father had modeled for him. In our conversation, Matt explores what happens when the qualities that helped us succeed - discipline, intelligence, willpower and work ethic - can no longer solve the problem in front of us.\nAs Matt says, \"you cannot outwork the problem.\"\nSometimes the courageous thing isn't pushing harder. It's taking your foot off the gas. Becoming present enough to notice what is happening in your body. Asking for help. Caring for yourself. Allowing someone else to hold up the mirror.\nThe Courage to Slow Down.\nMatt's story isn't about leaving the warrior behind. It's about discovering what the warrior becomes when strength makes room for presence, relationship and love.\nAbout Matt Domyancic\nMatt Domyancic, known as The Tactical Chaplain, is a medically retired police officer with patrol, SWAT, peer-support and academyinstructor experience. He has also worked as a Division I strength coach at Yale and Georgetown and now serves as a chaplain, spiritual director and wellness advocate for first responders. His work brings together lived experience, performance, contemplative practice, nervous-system regulation and the power of safe relationships....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/m-qjziToHLg-_Yqh5zVFtelcjeFoLrkzDaLikLlKgiw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNmI3/ZTZmZjQ4ZTA3YTMw/YmMzMzRlMjdkNjFl/ZTc4OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}