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“Listening from the Heart” – A Conversation with Jared Seide

By Brie Thiele | October 28, 2025

In this episode of the Peacemakers Podcast, hosts Jim Hōden Fricker and Geoff Shōun O’Keeffe sit down with Jared Seide to explore the simple, radical practice of sitting in a…

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The FY2025 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) Officer Wellness Grant Program is Open

By Brie Thiele | May 15, 2025
2025 LEMHWA Grant is open

The FY25 LEMHWA grant program is now open. This grant program funds projects that develop knowledge, increase awareness of effective mental health and wellness strategies, increase the skills and abilities…

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Tricycle Magazine: “The Practice of Council”

By Brie Thiele | April 26, 2025

Tricycle Magazine’s executive editor, Phil Ryan, spoke with Beyond Us & Them founder and Executive Director, Jared Seide, about the organization’s mission and the manifold benefits of council (you can…

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Notable decline in recidivism attributed to in-prison programs, according to CDCR

By Brie Thiele | April 11, 2025

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) published its latest recidivism report, finding the recidivism rate for individuals released in 2019-20 declined by 2.8% over the previous year, to 39.1% –…

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New Study Confirms Beyond Us & Them’s POWER Training Improves Officer Health, Mindfulness, and Social Connection

By Brie Thiele | September 25, 2024
Beyond Us & Them Executive Director Jared Seide gathering biometric data in the form of HRV on Peace Officer Wellness, Empathy & Resilience (POWER) training program participants.

Peer-Reviewed Research Published in the Journal of Community Safety & Well-Being Shows Scientifically Proven Benefits of Council-Based Programs for Police Officers Currently Expanding Nationwide, POWER Enhances Officer Wellbeing And Improves…

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What can the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) grant be used for?

By Brie Thiele | August 20, 2024
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The Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA) grant program is now open The FY25 LEMHWA grant program is now open and will fund projects that develop knowledge, increase…

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Jacksonville, Florida: leading the way in police health and wellness

By Brie Thiele | July 9, 2024
Law enforcement personnel with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office participate in Beyond Us & Them's Peace Officer Wellness, Empathy & Resilience (POWER) training program geared towards officer wellness and first responder wellbeing

Beyond Us & Them is bringing the Peace Officer Wellness, Empathy & Resilience (POWER) training program back to Jacksonville, Florida, to deepen our work with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in a…

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Jared Seide makes an appearance at Global Loneliness Awareness Summit in Washington, D.C.

By Brie Thiele | June 5, 2024
Beyond Us & Them Executive Director, Jared Seide, speaks at the Global Loneliness Awareness Summit, hosted by the Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness. Beyond Us & Them creates programs to combat the loneliness epidemic by fostering wellbeing, compassion and social connection

Beyond Us & Them founder and Executive Director, Jared Seide, joined a panel of speakers as part of The Coalition to End Social Isolation and Loneliness‘s Global Loneliness Awareness Summit.…

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Psychology Today: “Using the Empty Chair to Move Beyond Us-and-Them Thinking”

By Brie Thiele | April 23, 2024 | 0
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Psychology Today explored Beyond Us & Them’s methodology in an article that took a look at the organization’s use of the practice of council and focused on utilizing an empty…

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WebMD: “Promoting Social Connection During an Epidemic of Loneliness”

By Brie Thiele | April 8, 2024 | 0

In this clip, WebMD’s Dr. John Whyte talks with Beyond Us & Them founder and Executive Director Jared Seide about the work of Beyond Us & Them and how council…

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