Coming Up June 10 at 9:30 AM! What if a sincere apology could lead to more freedom, stronger relationships, and greater happiness? Join me for a fascinating conversation with authors Jason Feddy and Michael Waldman, co-authors of The Glory of Groveling: Apology: A Simple Path to More Freedom and Happiness. We'll explore why apologizing is often harder than it should be, how it can transform our personal and professional relationships, and why owning our mistakes may be one of the most powerful tools for human connection.

 🎙️ Tune in June 10 at 9:30 AM for this insightful discussion on forgiveness, accountability, and the surprising power of saying, "I'm sorry." 

The Glory of Groveling:

Apology, a Simple Path to More Freedom and Happiness

by Jason Feddy (Author), Michael Waldman (Author)

“Apology gives us the authority to determine our own future, free of the fear,
resentment, and guilt we feel from broken relationships. It makes us people of our word, people who can be trusted, people who are ready for real love.”

In The Glory of Groveling, authors Jason Feddy and Michael Waldman deliver a refreshingly honest, surprisingly practical, and often humorous guide to personal liberation through the art of apology and forgiveness. With their signature blend of insight and irreverence, they offer a six-and-a-half step program designed to help readers drop their pride, own their mistakes, and find emotional freedom.

This is not your average self-help book. Feddy and Waldman take aim at the ego’s favorite defense mechanisms—deflection, denial, blame—and replace them with simple, actionable tools to repair relationships and release resentment. Whether you’re navigating a rocky marriage, tense work dynamic, or the silent guilt of past missteps, The Glory of Groveling invites you to rethink strength, rediscover humility, and learn the surprising joy of making things right.

With real-life stories, accessible exercises, and just the right amount of sass, this book is a must-read for anyone ready to trade defensiveness for connection and bitterness for peace.

Jason Feddy is a British-American musician, songwriter, radio personality and teacher. He is Laguna Beach California’s Arts Alliance Artist of The Year 2019 and is a passionate collaborator with a number of local arts organizations. For a decade, Jason was a cantor/soloist (song and service leader) for Temple Isaiah of Newport Beach, Ca and currently provides music for The Jewish Collaborative of Orange County. He is a consultant for the Arts Department of The City of Laguna Beach, curating many of the city’s numerous outdoor music programs. Jason is a board member at Laguna Beach Cultural Arts Center.

As a songwriter, Jason has made 8 albums of original songs. His music has been featured on soundtracks for movies. Jason’s most recent collection, “Songs From The Plays”, features lyrics by William Shakespeare, all set to original, modern, acoustic music. Jason wrote the songs, performed in, and was musical director for the off Broadway show “Two’s A Crowd,” written by and starring comedian Rita Rudner. In the New York Times review of the show, Jason was described as having “Rumpled Charm”.

Over the years, Feddy has been in and has led more bands than he can remember, from trios to 9-piece extravaganzas. He’s still friends with everyone in those bands, even the drummers. He travels the world talking and singing to anyone who will listen.

A former heroin addict, Jason has been clean in a 12-Step program since 2000. By his own account he has fucked up so many times over the years, sober or not, that he’s put in way more than his 10,000 hours of practice in the art of apology; learning along the way. Jason has helped many people to fix broken relationships, based on his knowledge and experience of the 12 Steps, particularly Steps 8 and 9 - the preparation and making of “amends”. As the result of many years of honest apologies and rarely broken promises, he is very close with his numerous family members, who live across 3 continents.

Jason’s fabulous wife Ava, who knew him at his worst, married him in 2010 and it is by apologizing so well that they have avoided strangling each other. They have a little white dog, Barklee, who loves them both very much.

 Michael Waldman at 70, has spent his professional life as a teacher, thought leader, entrepreneur and trusted business consultant focused on his clients’ extraordinary accomplishment and personal satisfaction.

Michael was a founding partner of two global management consulting companies, High Performance Consulting and Insigniam Consulting - specializing in Strategic Design, Breakthrough Performance and Leadership Development for the Fortune Global 100.  These consulting companies and their clients have allowed Michael to consult throughout Asia, Europe, South and North American. 

Michael has been acknowledged or quoted in the books “The Three Laws of Performance” and “Taking Time For Your Life”.  His perspective is that in business, it all comes down to the human factor, the people.   Simply said, it’s impossible to have unprecedented business results unless your team is inspired, self-expressed, aligned and unstoppably productive.

Prior to starting his consulting companies, Michael was a senior course leader for Landmark Worldwide, a global education corporation.  During this time Michael worked with thousands of individuals on their most important personal and business issues including improving relationships, building personal communication skills, being more confident and productive, clearing away self-limitations, and designing inspiring futures for themselves. 

Long committed to social contribution, Michael was a founding board member and Chairman of the Board of the Somaly Mam Foundation, an anti-human-trafficking non-profit organization.  He has also consulted the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of America and the Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts. 

Today, Michael lives in Laguna Beach CA with his wife Cindy and enjoys time with their son and daughter-in-law. An iPhone-photographer, Michael’s photos have been published in Steven Van Zandt’s Album ‘Soulfire Live’ and his book ‘Unrequited Infatuations’.  Additionally, his photography is seen in Robert Lawson’s ‘Solidarity Forever’. His love for music has had him appear in movies about Cream and Bruce Springsteen. The Grammy Museum featured an interview with Michael in their Springsteen Live exhibit film. 

Along with writing with Jason, he devotes his time to providing executive coaching for a small number of corporate clients on performance, leadership and personal satisfaction.