Aug 31, 2026 · 9 min · 8 segments
*What becomes possible once we finally let ourselves grieve?* Welcome to the Launch of The 100 Year Vision with Sam Higgins. In this highlight episode I ask Tessa Alexa Stanford to share the future…
Tessa Alexa StanfordGuest
Sam HigginsHost
Can our capacity for wisdom keep pace with accelerating change? That's what we're here to explore on the 100-Year Vision.

Now, Tessa Alexis Stanford, who believes the patterns we keep repeating, can't explain, are often grief that was never processed or felt.

Tessa is the founder of the Institute for Open-Hearted Psychology and Unspoken Global.

With training in psychology, she spent a decade in the social welfare sector, working in child protection and mental health, before leaving to develop her own body of work at the intersection of mental health, spirituality and grief-informed leadership.
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Can our capacity for wisdom keep pace with accelerating change? That's what we're here to explore on the 100-Year Vision.

Now, Tessa Alexis Stanford, who believes the patterns we keep repeating, can't explain, are often grief that was never processed or felt.

Tessa is the founder of the Institute for Open-Hearted Psychology and Unspoken Global.

With training in psychology, she spent a decade in the social welfare sector, working in child protection and mental health, before leaving to develop her own body of work at the intersection of mental health, spirituality and grief-informed leadership.