Adventure bravely

Adventure bravelyAdventure bravelyAdventure bravely

Feeling adrift? I will accompany you 

on a journey of personal discovery

Adventure bravely

Adventure bravelyAdventure bravelyAdventure bravely

Feeling adrift? I will accompany you 

on a journey of personal discovery

Begin your journey here...

Contact me to start your adventure to inner awareness

Embark on a spiritual adventure...

Welcome to your journey

Are you struggling to locate yourself in the map of life’s expectations with its landscape of obligations, timelines of achievement, and routes for success? Are you stuck and don’t know which way to turn? I will be your companion on a journey to clarity and self-discovery, to confidence and feeling grounded.

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Pathway

Why you are here

Did you find yourself here because you feel lost, adrift in life? Are you enclosed by other people's expectations? Do the predictable pathways feel uninspiring? Are you stuck and don’t know which way to turn?


The Humanist Minister offers an alternative approach to exploring purpose and meaning. It is an experience that blends spiritual guidance, purpose coaching, and existential counseling to minister to you as a human. I will help you discern who you are, why you are, and which ways forward may be revealed.

Your Pathway

Drawing from ancient wisdom and modern insights, the process is both an intuitive and intentional journey that will disorient, orient, and reorient. As maps can show more than just physical geographies, but also moods, memories and our personal mythologies, we will chart your realms of hope, fear, and longing, and guide your adventure beyond the boundaries of the known. We shall discover where you emerge, draw new courses, and create fresh realities. When you arrive, you can begin.


Our journey will venture something like this:

  • Mapping – We will discuss aspirations and expectations and design a structure for the expedition.
  • Journeying:
    • Disorient – Losing yourself. We will roam in uncertainty and adventure into discomfort. We will explore what’s on your mind and in your heart.
    • Orient – Looking around. We will explore the spiritual aspects of your life and engage in a deeper knowing of yourself.
    • Reorient – Discovering. We will bring clarity to your inner awareness and recalibrate your sense of place and possibility.
  • Arrival – We will reflect upon our adventures and discoveries and identify the potential of these new territories.
  • Setting off – You will move forward on your new path of experience or see existing paths with fresh eyes and clarity

Your Companion

As your Humanist Minister, guiding and accompanying you on this journey, I will bring:

  • Insightful questions
  • Contemplative listening
  • A calming presence
  • A friendly ear
  • Freedom from judgement
  • Space in which you may be brave
  • Caring candor

“What we call the beginning is often the end And to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.”

T. S. Eliot, from Little Gidding

About Stuart Chittenden

Life Philosophy

I believe that we each are better together, discovering our own humanity by recognizing the humanity in others. I believe that authentic conversation awakens our human flourishing. I believe that we all have stories and we each yearn to be heard. I believe that in attending to each other we can discern meaning and purpose in our lives.

History and Activities

I am a British expat calling Omaha home since 2004. Formerly, a London-based lawyer and an Omaha brand consultant, in 2016 I founded Squishtalks, which designs and delivers conversational experiences that help people live better and work well. I am also co-founder of Gilbert + Chittenden, which helps organizations envision possibilities and realize their best futures. 


For more than a decade I have engaged in the work of listening, questioning, and wondering, both for myself and as a companion to others seeking clarity of purpose in their life. My work with Squishtalks, Gilbert+Chittenden, and Lives Radio Show & Podcast have led me to the Humanist Ministry, where I dedicate myself to being an existential companion for those on a quest for personal meaning and purpose.

Community

Inspired by Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley and by my move to America, my community projects have included a couple of 830 mile long conversations, which was a pilgrimage of listening to Nebraskans. I serve now on the board of the social justice nonprofit Nebraska Appleseed and previously was a Big Brother mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands and served by Mayoral appointment on the Board of Trustees of Omaha Public Library.

Community Endeavors (a selection...)

a couple of 830 mile long conversations

a couple of 830 mile long conversations

a couple of 830 mile long conversations

 

Inspired by Steinbeck’s Travels with Charley and by my move to America, my community projects have included a couple of 830 mile long conversations, which was a pilgrimage of listening to Nebraskans.

Lives Radio Show & Podcast

a couple of 830 mile long conversations

a couple of 830 mile long conversations

 

In 2017, I created and host Lives Radio Show & Podcast, a weekly interview that tackles the big questions: What is a good life? Why are we here? How might we feel more connected? Through intimate conversations, fascinating guests share their spiritual, philosophical, artistic, and cultural approaches to exploring the wonders of our human experience.

Stories from the Redline

WELCOA 2017 Summit Conversationalist in Residence

WELCOA 2017 Summit Conversationalist in Residence

 Hosted by The Union for Contemporary Art, the Undesign the Redline exhibit, documenting housing discrimination in Omaha, created a space where truth-telling could flourish. Community members shared their testimony on how the legacy of Redlining has impacted their personal lived experiences.

WELCOA 2017 Summit Conversationalist in Residence

WELCOA 2017 Summit Conversationalist in Residence

WELCOA 2017 Summit Conversationalist in Residence

As the conversationalist for the Wellness Council of America's 2017 Summit, I helped attendees get the most out of their Summit learning experience by: 

  • Reflecting more deeply.
  • Processing and connecting ideas.
  • Considering how they might turn inspiration into action.
  • Discovering networks of support and accountability.

Speaking

In 2016 I was selected to speak at TEDxLincoln to share the deep, humbling insights drawn from my journey across Nebraska discovering the humanity of others. I  have also been selected to speak at TEDxOmaha 2010 and TEDxBrownellTalbot 2016.


Among other numerous speaking engagements have been presentations at national SHRM Conferences, including to an audience of HR and People professionals at SHRM 2019 on the subject of loneliness.

Experience and Qualifications

Professional Calling

As a humanist minister, I accompany people on their journey to seek meaning and purpose in their lives when they are feeling adrift.

Professional History

  • Squishtalks [ 2016 - ] –  Designing conversation-based experiences, workshops, and programs that enable individuals to live better and work well and communities to connect and flourish.
  • Gilbert+Chittenden [2017 - ] –  Applying design thinking to help individuals and organizations creatively realize their best futures.
  • David Day & Associates [2005 - 2016] – Brand consulting to help businesses understand their "why?"
  • Hogan Lovells and others [1987 - 2001, 2003 - 2004] –  Commercial real estate lawyer for a variety of firms handling numerous high-profile matters.
  • Writer [2001 - 2003] –  Weekly Op-Ed column for the Aspen Daily News and contributor to the Aspen Daily News and Denver’s 5280 Magazine.

Academic

  • Philosophy and Ethics Certification - Harvard University 2025
  • Certified Spiritual Director - Stillpoint 2025
  • Certified Humanist Professional - American Humanist Association 2024
  • Master’s Diploma, Organizational Learning & Development – CIPD, London, UK, 2004
  • Post-graduate LPC – De Montfort University, Leicester, UK, 1995
  • LLB (eq.) – Institute of Legal Executives, Kempston, UK, 1993

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