Best Sarah Bessey Podcasts (2024)

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Sarah Bessey on Ambition and Quarter-Turn Pivots 55:42

28d ago55:42

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Hey Pluckies! This might be the first time we've had someone from my first season return to the show! Sarah Bessey is back! If you haven't heard our first episode with her, please do check it out. She's a prolific, a New York Times bestselling author of several books including, 'Jesus Feminist' and 'Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an …

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Why We Overthink (Amanda Montell) 47:10

2h ago47:10

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“Those of us growing up in consumerist society, when confronted with a problem, our tendency is to add a whole bunch of cumbersome variables to the equation. So, if we're experiencing pain in our relationship, I'll speak for myself, every time we were really, really suffering and not doing well. It did not occur to me once to break up. I was like, …

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What is voice, and do I have it? 21:20

27m ago21:20

21:20

Send us a Text Message. One of the most important aspects of writing is "voice" but what is it? On this episode, the hosts will talk about the elusive definition of what voice is in regard to writing and how it can impact an author gaining the attention of agents, publishers, and readers.By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Being Better Leaders (Jerry Colonna) 53:54

5d ago53:54

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“Human beings trigger other human beings, right? My teacher and friend, Parker Palmer, likes to say, riffing on Socrates, "the unexamined life may not be worth living," but if you choose to live an unexamined life, please don't take a job that involves other people, right? And in classic Midwestern Wisconsin brilliance, Parker's got it, I mean, bec…

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Amy Orr Ewing on How to Lead in the Face of Opposition 1:12:32

6d ago1:12:32

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My guest today, Amy Orr Ewing, is an author, speaker and theologian. Through her books and talks, she strives to help Christians understand their spiritual purposes and meaning in life. Amy speaks to me about leading with courage and wisdom for women especially in their midlives. We get open about our faith and how it has helped us despite the stru…

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Staying with Discomfort (Thomas Hübl) 54:53

12d ago54:53

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“Many of us needed to suppress anger. And what you feel in your throat is an intelligent mechanism to suppress the intensity because it threatened the belonging, most probably the original family. And so when we say, oh, it's not that I cannot experience my anger, it was intelligent to suppress it at certain moments in my development or my life, to…

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...Purity Culture: Season Finale Q and A pt. 1 (w/ Erna Kim Hackett) 1:06:55

13d ago1:06:55

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This episode part one of a two part Q and A session as we close out this series on purity culture. In this part, we discuss questions about attraction, sexual exploration, what the point of marriage and sex are, some questions about asexuality and the myriad of things that dovetail between. Next episode, we will talk about dating while older, paren…

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BONUS Game: Let the Storymatic stories continue 21:34

13d ago21:34

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Send us a Text Message. In this month's bonus game episode, Sarah takes us back to one of her favorite games: Storymatic. Join along as the hosts have to come up with a story premise on the spot with only three elements to start with.By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Joey Odom on How To Not Let Technology Control Your Family Time 58:39

14d ago58:39

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Many times our passion and purpose is found through our pluck-ups. No one represents that better than my guest today, Joey Odom. Joey is the co-founder of Aro, a company striving to reduce screen-time for family members to spend more time together. We talk about faith and the need to not let technology control us in today's times. It's a very impor…

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Really Hearing Our Own Voices (Carol Gilligan): GROWING UP 54:17

16d ago54:17

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“What I became aware of when I started writing about resistance, and I thought, the healthy body resists infection. We have an immune system. And the healthy psyche resists a culture that's going to infect us psychologically, that's going to keep us from basically being able to function psychologically. And what I realized is that there is, I mean,…

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Finding Shadow in the Body (Thomas Hübl) 53:28

20d ago53:28

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“I often ask, ‘so how beautiful are you when you need something?’ I call this the beauty of needs. And it's amazing how many of us don't feel beautiful at all when we need something. Like all kinds of other things come up: I'm needy, I feel ashamed, I feel young, I feel afraid, I feel whatever, I feel ugly. Sometimes a hundred people raise their ha…

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Am I lovable? A take on characters 19:16

21d ago19:16

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Send us a Text Message. We all have characters we love, but what makes them so memorable. On this episode, our hosts will dive into the how they connect with their characters and help readers to do the same.By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Reality Check with Entrepreneurial Couples 1:10:37

20d ago1:10:37

1:10:37

Today is a special episode! For those who may not know, my husband, Ben, and I had started a company together called, Sseko Designs. In today's episode, we both chat with the founders of Bivo, a water bottle company, Carina Hamel and Robby Ringer, a married couple as well. We chat about the struggles of working together as a couple to start and mai…

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Signs of High Intuition (Carissa Schumacher): GROWING UP 1:31:01

22d ago1:31:01

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“When you have a feeling, you can recognize when it's a feeling, when it's a knowing, a lot of knowers, especially automatic channel writers, are like, did I write this? Was I channeling? Did Mary Magdalene write that, you know, where is this coming from? And so they do have the tendency, knowers, to really second guess themselves some of the time …

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The Life-Saving Power of Friendship (Mark Nepo) 45:55

28d ago45:55

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“The real meaning of ‘remember’ is to put the members back together, to make whole. So a lot of times we go back in time to a special time or a special moment and nostalgia is wanting to go back there, as if there's something there that we lost. And the true value of memory is to touch that moment and see where it lives or is dormant in me or you n…

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The Long-Term Implications of Sleep (Harvey Karp, M.D.): GROWING UP 54:20

1M ago54:20

54:20

“I remember a wonderful psychologist was talking about, we shouldn't, should on ourselves. Don't should on yourself. And it's all of what I should do. And there's a big lie for new moms, which is that when the baby is born, you should take care of the baby. You're the best person. You're the mother. There's no one else who's going to take care of y…

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The Deconstruction of Belief (Sarah Bessey) 59:22

1M ago59:22

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“One of the things about practices that I love is this notion of it's not perfect. I haven't got it mastered, just by the very word, it's implied that I'm working it into my life and out of my life and through my life, almost like in my mind, I'm picturing like a woman who's like kneading it into bread dough. And so then there's the room. There's r…

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Audiobooks! with guest Nancy Peterson 31:12

1M ago31:12

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Send us a Text Message. Have you ever wondered how audiobooks get made? This episode features audiobook narrator Nancy Peterson, who shares the ins and outs of what it takes to record a book and even shares some of her favorite accents.By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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John Inazu on How to Navigate Differences 57:30

1M ago57:30

57:30

Most of us don't have extremely unique or off-the-beat vocational paths. We are usually taking the traditional route. But how do we find our own unique voices and creativity while taking a traditional path in our careers? My guest today, John Inazu, is a lawyer whose taken his career to new heights using his voice and experience. John teaches us ho…

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The Critical Need for Deep Connection (Niobe Way, PhD): GROWING UP 1:00:16

1M ago1:00:16

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“You can't be independent if you're not deeply connected. So what happens to a child that's not deeply connected? What actually happens? Guess what happens? They don't feel the confidence to be able to take risks. They don't feel the confidence to go out and be self-sufficient. They don't feel the confidence in doing it. So we're actually backbitin…

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The Table Stakes of Good Relationships (Stan Tatkin) 51:08

1M ago51:08

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“Our anger is “I'm angry because something happened that I feel was unjust or unfair” And if it continues, then I want my justice and you know, our injustices from childhood turn out to be society's burdens because I want payback here, even though you had nothing to do with it. So, hate and love go together because they're both strongly bonding con…

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Ally Fallon on How to Define Success For Yourself 57:21

1M ago57:21

57:21

Can our side hustles become our means to success? Why do we let society define what success is? My guest today, Allison Fallon is a bestselling author and founder of Find Your Voice, a community helping anyone who wants to write a book through workshops and coaching. Ally was passionate about writing and helping others write. Ally talks about manag…

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Coming Soon: Special Series on Growing Up 1:20

1M ago1:20

1:20

Hi, It’s Elise, host of Pulling the Thread. Starting next Monday, I’m doing another special series—this one is about growing up, and no, it’s definitely not just for parents. It’s mostly about re-parenting, or understanding the driving factors of how we all come to understand the world. You’ll hear from four very different voices about childhood, s…

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Understanding Your Energy (Prune Harris) 58:52

2M ago58:52

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“So when we think about this, what is the aura? Many people have an idea of the aura as something that is around you and a lovely bubble or sphere of energy. Maybe you've seen pictures of an egg shape, but what's really important to understand about the aura is that it comes from inside you and it's only as strong as your vitality. So you can think…

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I don't know, what do you want to do? 18:01

2M ago18:01

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Send us a Text Message. How decisive are you? It took the four of us over two hours to decide what to wear for a recent book signing. We may need help...By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Caroline Chambers on Being VERY CHALANT When Pursuing Dreams 1:05:31

2M ago1:05:31

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My guest today has the largest and most popular cooking substack, 'What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking,' Caroline Chambers! Even if you're not into cooking and baking, this episode is still for you. Especially because Caroline talks about being careful and cautious when diving into your dream careers. This episode felt like I was talking …

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Where the Brain and Mind Meet (Karl Deisseroth, M.D., PhD) 53:52

2M ago53:52

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“What optogenetics does is it's an engine of discovery. It helps us identify what matters, what's causing things to happen in the brain. And we know now the cells and the connections make these powerful motivations and drives manifest. That opens the door to any kind of new treatment, right? If you know the cells, then you can look at the DNA and t…

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Lara Love Hardin on How Shame Heals in Community 1:06:15

2M ago1:06:15

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This is an extremely deep, a rollercoaster-of-an episode! And I truly encourage you to buckle up for it. Lara Love Hardin is a 4-time New York Times-bestselling author and Founder of her True Literacy, a literary agency. She's partnered with Oprah Winfrey and the Dalai Lama for her work. Lara speaks about her addiction, secrecy and heartbreak - and…

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To Transcend and Include (Ken Wilber) 1:20:47

2M ago1:20:47

1:20:47

“All growing up stages are the product of scientific investigation of the stages of growing up that people go through. And those are all defined in third person terms because they're the person or thing being spoken about. When we talk about the archaic stage or the magic stage or the mythic stage, if you look within right now, you can't see any of…

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Did I write that? 18:09

2M ago18:09

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Send us a Text Message. Do authors remember everything they wrote? In this episode, our share how sometimes a simple question from a reader can be much more complex than anticipated.By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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James Pearson on What to Do When Passion and Purpose Elude You 57:17

2M ago57:17

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Have you ever made or thought about making a big change in your life? It felt like a leap of faith - a big risk? Or maybe you are trying to follow your heart, but aren't sure about the decision made? Well then - this episode is definitely for you! My guest and dear friend, James Pearson, is a poet and author. But the fact of the matter is - he didn…

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Working with the Divine (Nicole Avant) 49:58

2M ago49:58

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“I really think that the past, we can go back to it and we definitely learn lessons because I'm always a hindsight person. So in hindsight, I'm always thinking that, okay, what could I have done better? But the past experiences for me, I've learned as I've gotten older, is to grab the lesson. And hopefully there's a blessing in there too. And then …

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Conor Lewis on Why to Persevere Despite Failing Constantly 1:02:32

2M ago1:02:32

1:02:32

Hello Pluckies! I'm sure you're used to stories of people struggling and facing failures to eventually succeed. I mean we certainly have a bunch of them on Plucking Up as well - failing or 'plucking up' is important for our growth. But my guest today, Conor Lewis, tells us why it's important even though you may not find the success you hoped. Conor…

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Recovering Our Ability to Feel (Prentis Hemphill): TRAUMA 51:38

2M ago51:38

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“I think we need each other. I say this all the time, there are some things that are too big to feel in one body. You need a collective body to move them through. And I think that's what we need. We need to come together in spaces to heal, not just to consume together or to watch a movie together, but to feel together and to have human emotion in r…

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The Myth of Resilience (Soraya Chemaly) 58:01

3M ago58:01

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“This is the richness of the traditional wife explosion, right? There's this simple idea that you get to choose. Now you're choosing to emulate a situation that's a fiction in that those women didn't choose anything. They had to dress like that. They had to live like that. They had to be nice to the men like that, because they had no bank accounts.…

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BONUS Game 15:04

3M ago15:04

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Send us a Text Message. It's a fifth-Wednesday game episode, and Sarah has another goofy game up her sleeve. Join in, play along, and see if you're any better at it than the Between the Lines ladies are!By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Ruth Simons on Why the 'Right Now' Matters 1:17:55

3M ago1:17:55

1:17:55

Hey Pluckies! Season 8 has begun! We kick off this new season with my wonderful guest and friend, Ruth Simons. Ruth is a such a powerful reminder to all of us freedom we experience when we share our stories with each other. She speaks to me openly about embracing motherhood while also continuing to chase her dreams. And most importantly, she shares…

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Finding Fear in the Body (Resmaa Menakem): TRAUMA 47:22

3M ago47:22

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“Here's what I would say: peace will happen when people invest in cultivating peace as opposed to war. Peace will happen. And one thing I know, for me, I know peace, I know I will never see it, but maybe I can put something in place to where I leave something here and my children's, children's, children's grandchildren can nibble off of and feed on…

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Plucking Up Season 8 - Coming Soon! 9:25

3M ago9:25

9:25

Hey Pluckies! We're back! There's so much to catch you all of up on. We have a new season with more inspiring stories, amazing guests and of course pluck-ups we can learn from. The season launches next Tuesday, May 28th! In this season, we will chat with authors, celebrities, thought leaders and entrepreneurs from all walks of life. This season we …

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Take Back Your Brain (Kara Loewentheil) 53:35

3M ago53:35

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“There are studies showing that, once your basic needs are met, and you're not worried about losing your house, losing your health care, increases in money don't significantly increase happiness, right? So I think, you know, money helps alleviate the very real biological primitive fear of you're gonna die if you don't have shelter and food and in o…

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...From Purity Culture: TradWives w/ Allison Sanders 1:18:27

3M ago1:18:27

1:18:27

In this episode, Brandi is joined by Allison Sanders to talk about tradwives. They dive into the history of this broader idea and the ways that it reinforces the binaries, roles, and expectations that build what we know of as purity culture. If you like what you hear you can subscribe, rate, review, or tell others about the show. You can help make …

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Measuring Success 22:50

3M ago22:50

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Send us a Text Message. From publishing a first book to reaching professional milestones, in this episode we discuss how we measure success in this crazy world of publishing.By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Where Trauma Begins (Peter Levine, Ph.D): TRAUMA 47:05

3M ago47:05

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“There are therapies where the person is made to relive their traumas over and over and over again. It's called flooding. And that's the one type of therapy that I do not agree with. I think it, not all the time, but it can be harmful, again, in somatic experiencing, we titrate the experience, we touch into a sensation in our bodies that have to do…

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Choosing Wholeness Over Wokeness (Africa Brooke) 58:28

3M ago58:28

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“In writing my book, I wanted to bring it back to the self because being online allows us to have this inappropriate level of audacity. And I think audacity is a very beautiful thing, but it gets so inappropriate online where you can go into Elise's messages and say, “by the way, I saw you liked this, you should be liking this, prove yourself to me…

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A Toolkit for Working with Your Trauma (James Gordon, M.D.): TRAUMA 1:02:03

3M ago1:02:03

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“Now the tragedy, in one sense is a tragedy, that often people only become open when they've suffered horribly when that is both the tragedy of trauma, but also the promise. It's one thing to be trauma informed. It's another thing to inform our experience of trauma with some kind of courage and some kind of hopefulness for profound change. That's w…

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The Complexity of Weight Loss Drugs (Johann Hari) 1:34:30

3M ago1:34:30

1:34:30

“I realized I think there's a few things that are in our heads that are so deep in the culture. One of them is the idea that being overweight is a sin. It goes right back to if you look at Pope Gregory I in the 6th century when he first formulates the seven deadly sins, gluttony is there, it's always depicted with some fat person who looks monstrou…

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Romance In Real Life 24:17

3M ago24:17

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Send us a Text Message. All the Between the Lines ladies write books with romance, swoony love stories, and ample romantic awkwardness. Are they drawing from real life? In today's episode, Sarah digs into the ladies' real-life love stories!By Sarah M. Eden, Traci Hunter Abramson, Esther Hatch and Sian Ann Bessey

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Coming Soon: Special Series on Trauma 1:25

3M ago1:25

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Hi, It’s Elise, host of Pulling the Thread. Starting next Monday, I’m doing another special series—this set is about trauma, specifically trauma and the body. You’ll hear from four important voices in the space. We’re going to start with Dr. James Gordon, who works with groups all over the world who are in crisis, helping them move their experience…

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Loving the End (Alua Arthur) 51:54

3M ago51:54

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“When we can pause for a moment and rifle through all that noise to figure out what the root of the fear is, then we can be with it in a meaningful way, rather than just let it run our lives. And a little bit of fear of death and a little bit of death anxiety is totally normal, for all of us. I mean, it's that thing inside that tells you not to kee…

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...From Purity Culture: The Politics of Purity Culture w/ Dr. Sara Moslener 59:02

4M ago59:02

59:02

In this episode, Brandi is joined by Dr. Sara Moslener, author of Virgin Nation to do a survey of the politics and history of purity culture. They discuss that purity culture, birthed out of political movements, entrenches us more deeply in racism, social control mechanisms, and conservative politics. You can find her work here and the Pure White P…

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