We have a special bonus episode today as we remember one year ago and the Jan 6th (2021) insurrection at the capitol. We’ve asked former guests, friends and colleagues what they remember about this day? What this event meant to them? How they are feeling a year later.
Read MoreCanadian based David Hayward, the artist behind the NakedPastor, joins us for a conversation about how he uses art to illustrate real honest truths about people's experience in the church with spiritual abuse, patriarchy, exclusion, deconstruction and reconstruction of faith.
Read MoreDanielle and I (Maggie) met virtually this week with author, filmmaker, theologian, poet and PhD candidate, Phil Allen Jr. to discuss the themes in his new book Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma and Redemption around the layers of racism, the ways trauma effects us intergenerationally and the difference between reconciliation and solidarity.
Read MoreNotes from our conversation with Trauma Coach Marisa Wandeler about resilience, consent and decolonizing healing practices.
Read MorePuerto Rican Pastor and leader Melyssa Cordero chats about life and ministry under shelter-in-place and how she believes this time could be like "Streams in the Desert" if we pay attention to what's in front of us.
Read MoreArise Podcast had a chance to connect with three different women who are continuing to lead in their spheres of influence even in the midst of COVID social distancing.
Read MoreHeather Stringer is from Chicago, IL originally. She came out to Seattle to attend graduate school for counseling and psychology. While at the Seattle School she took a theology class that gave her the opportunity to do an art piece rather than a paper and it connected her back to roots in performing arts. She views performing arts as a way to use the body as a place work out concepts in a way that invites the audience to participate. It’s not just a consumeristic experience. This led her to continue to explore performance arts as she began practicing therapy and realized there is something more that she was wanting. It was through a friend’s desire to create an experience for her birthday that led Heather to ritual making.
Read MoreCollege missionary Sandhya Oaks has a job that is built on relationships in this time of social separation. We chat her about her work in reconciliation and the racism that is coming up as a result of COVID. Sandhya gives five practical tips for engaging yourself and others during this time.
Read MoreChris and Beth Bruno and Tracy Johnson of Restoration Counseling in Colorado chat with Maggie and Danielle about how the coronavirus has shifted the mental health field to digital format and how we can look at our past experiences with trauma as a way to inform our current responses to trauma. Check out their resources, both individual and group services at: www.careduringcorona.com
Read MoreThe climate among the nurses are the hospital she works at is this overall sense of deprivation and fear. “And that fear looks different for everybody… it looks like snapping at other people… it looks like lack of empathy towards others… A crass-ness…” It’s very low morale. There are people who are very angry and people who are very tearful.
Read MoreJenny McGrath is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Somatic Psychotherapist, Core facilitator at the Allender Center, and specializes in using movement, mindfulness and narrative work to help people find their way back to their bodies.
Read MoreDan says it's a lot like "judging books by it's color," assuming someone is sick because of their race. Any race can get diseases, as shown throughout history. In fact, dominate culture has spread disease as was the case when Europeans came to this continent and decimated the Natives. Disease, when it originates in another culture, can be demonized... But that same narrative has not been told when the dominate culture brings the disease.
Read MoreRev. Dr. Susie Biel of Summit Ave Church in Bremerton, WA talks about the journey to inclusion that she and her congregation went on over the last few years that led to issuing a statement of inclusion at the beginning of this year. She tells about the process, resources, and obstacles that have lead to the tremendous hope that they have for this congregation and community.
Read MoreMatthias talks about his new book Beyond Shame, which addresses sexual shame and the coping mechanisms we use. He also talks about his podcast Queerology which engages conversation around being Queer and a person of faith.
Read MorePastor Ken Riley joins us for a discussion on racial relations and reconciliation, and how the church should lead the way. He talked about how to engage important conversations about race (and politics!) while still respecting each other’s human dignity. Ken shares some of this own stories about traveling Dakar, Senegal, his time serving as a Navy Chaplin and being wrongly incarcerated.
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