Collective Identity and Advent with Rebecca Wheeler Walston

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Notes from our conversation with Trauma Coach Marisa Wandeler about resilience, consent and decolonizing healing practices.

Church and Politics: Engaging in Meaningful Conversations

Rev. Dr. Susie Biel and Deanna Gemmer, Director of Community Development and Engagement, of Summit Ave Presbyterian Church on how to engage conversations around the current political climate and the events of Wed Jan 6th, 2021.

The Tension in Waiting: Reflections on Advent by Maggie Hemphill

We’re more than nine months in to this global pandemic; exhaustion and fatigue are settling in. Uncertainty continues even with the hope of “imminent” vaccines on the horizon… There is still more waiting ahead.

faith, Coronavirus, hope, tensionGuest UserDecember 9, 2020advent, christmas, the allender center, tension, the arise podcast, waiting

Grief in the time of COVID-19 with Clinical Psychologist Gloria Huh

Gloria says she is still a work in progress and it doesn’t always work with her —sometimes they can’t meet her where she wants to go and sometimes it’s not a good fit. The focus is family of origins, trauma, diversity stuff. But if there is help rejecting and deflection of responsibility makes its really hard to do the work.

Story Series - Season 1 Episode 25 - Women who are leading during COVID

Arise 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.

Sandhya Oaks with some Practical Tips during COVID

College 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.

Critical Care Nurse Amy Taylor on the State of Health Care Workers

The 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.

Are You Connected to Your Body right now?

Jenny 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.

The Modern Day Priesthood

There is a growing question among Christians and non-Christians alike, “Is the Church relevant anymore?” People are looking around at our world and wondering if the Church is going to do something about injustice, systems of oppression, and the violence and harm that is ubiquitous. We had the great privilege of chatting with Rachael Clinton-Chen of the Allender Center about her role as a pastor working the field of trauma care. “That’s my job; To be the person tending to the fragmentation and the harm and bringing a healing presence. As a pastor, a lot of my role is to provide sanctuary to people who are in need of recovery and healing and a safe place to connect with God …”

Don't look UP, look around you: A Conversation with Cider Press Lane's Kelly Welk

"I used to think that all the big stuff was going to happen outside of normal life." - Kelly Welk