Best Holly Lamb Podcasts (2024)

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17. Reclaiming your Power & Trusting your Body ft. Divina Johnson 41:09

1d ago41:09

41:09

In this episode I'm joined by Divina Johnson, the Birth Your Way doula, who shares her journey of becoming a doula and supporting women through birth trauma. She helps women recover from traumatic births and find their inner wisdom. Divina supports women who want to have another baby after a traumatic birth and helps them prepare for a positive bir…

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16. You're Not Everyones Cup of Tea; No Darling I'm Champagne!! ft Natalie Ormrod 54:17

10h ago54:17

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In this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Natalie, a business and life coach. We discussed Natalie's journey into coaching and the importance of overcoming limiting beliefs. We touch on the power of community and the need for women to support each other. Natalie shares her experiences working with children and helping them discover their p…

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15. Purpose & Perception 16:05

7d ago16:05

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In this episode I discuss the topics of purpose and perception and how they interlink. I emphasises the importance of discovering your purpose and being present in the moment. I share my own journey of finding my purpose through my early menopause diagnosis and how it has given me direction and fulfilment in life. I also talk about the power of shi…

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14. Menstruality & Mindset ft. Alyah Al-Jasser 50:44

14d ago50:44

50:44

In this weeks episode, I'm joined by Alyah Al-Jasser, a mindset and menstruality coach. We talk about her journey and the importance of understanding and embracing the menstrual cycle. We discuss the significance of living cyclically, the power of awareness, and the need for education and support during perimenopause and menopause. We highlight the…

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13. Fitness, Menopause & Spirituality ft. Karen Spence 35:11

21d ago35:11

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In this episode I'm joined by Karen Spence, founder of Lavender Moon Cheshire. She shares her journey into the fitness industry, yoga, Pilates, and spirituality. She discusses her spiritual experiences and the development of her intuitive abilities. Karen emphasises the importance of self-care and setting boundaries during perimenopause. She tailor…

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12. Boundaries 13:37

2M ago13:37

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This episode I focus on the importance of setting boundaries, especially for women heading into perimenopause. I discusses the challenges women face in setting boundaries, the impact of hormonal changes, and the significance of self-care. I emphasises the need to reclaim your power and put boundaries in place, providing practical tips for setting b…

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11. Restoring my Libido Post-early Menopause Diagnosis, Hormone-Free 10:42

2M ago10:42

10:42

In this episode I discuss the topic of sex and libido, specifically in relation to menopause. I share my personal experience with a dwindling libido and the challenges it brought to my relationship. I emphasises the importance of having open and honest conversations with partners about the changes happening in your body. The episode also touches on…

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089: Our Attachment Wounds and God's Promise (with Summer Joy Gross) 34:44

2M ago34:44

34:44

Emmanuel—God with us. We have heard this promise of God’s presence. But might our attachment wounds skew, distort, or hinder us from embracing this reality? Do we live as slaves to our attachment strategies rather than as beloved children of God? And how can we learn to do something different in our spiritual lives? Summer Joy Gross is an Anglican …

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10. The Power of Deep Rest 17:25

2M ago17:25

17:25

In this weeks episode I explore the importance of deep rest, especially in the context of perimenopause. I want to challenge the cultural norms and stigmas surrounding rest and discuss the negative impact of hustle culture and social media pressures. I emphasises the transformative power of deep rest in sparking creativity and fostering personal gr…

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088: Don't Do Nothing about Mental Health in the Church 31:56

2M ago31:56

31:56

There is an innate need in all of us to know that there is something more beautiful than the dark places of the world we live in. After two losses within their community just prior to the 2020 pandemic, St. Andrew Methodist Church in Plano, TX discerned that God was asking them to go on the offense against the darkness of mental illness. This is th…

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09. The Benefits of Somatic Movement and Yoga in Menopause ft Sally Eccleston 48:06

3M ago48:06

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In this episode, I chat to Sally, a registered psychologist and somatic therapist, about her work in supporting women's health and navigating menopause. Sally shares her personal journey and how she integrates various therapeutic approaches, including yoga and traditional Chinese medicine, to empower women during this phase of life. We explore the …

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08. Embracing the Power of Manifestation ft Daniela Alfieri 28:31

3M ago28:31

28:31

In this episode I am joined by Daniela Alfieri, a creator, educator, and manifestation coach. Daniela shares her journey of becoming an artist and manifestation coach, overcoming limiting beliefs, and embracing the power of manifestation. We discuss the misconceptions around manifestation and the importance of honouring the cycles of life and conne…

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07. Defying Medical Expectations & Embracing Perimenopause ft Rebekah Joy 43:54

3M ago43:54

43:54

In this episode Rebekah Joy shares her journey with perimenopause, which began after being diagnosed with breast cancer and undergoing treatment-induced menopause. She defied medical expectations by conceiving and giving birth to a healthy child naturally. Now in perimenopause, Rebekah embraces the changes and sees it as a birth of a more powerful …

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087: Geoff's Second Half of Life "Crisis" and why the new name 34:02

3M ago34:02

34:02

The inaugural episode of season six, and all about "Geoff's Second Half of Life 'Crisis' and why we renamed the podcast" (and note, 'crisis' is in scar quotes). Welcome to Season 6, of what is now called the Attaching to God podcast. We are going to be doing more episodes of just the two of us talking (Cyd and Geoff). But we will also have intervie…

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06. Embracing Your Femininity ft Sophie Belle 31:43

4M ago31:43

31:43

In this episode, Sophie Bell, a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator and women-centered coach, joins host Holly Lamb to discuss the importance of embracing femininity and shifting from a lack mindset to an abundance mindset. They explore the power of breathwork in reducing anxiety and promoting self-love, as well as its role in menstrual cycle aw…

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05. Embracing the Wise Woman Years ft. Suzie Shaw 33:08

4M ago33:08

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In this episode, Suzy Shaw, a confidence life and business coach, shares her perimenopausal journey and how it has impacted her. She discusses the misdiagnosis and dismissal of symptoms by healthcare professionals, highlighting the importance of education and support for women going through menopause. Suzy and the host also explore the spiritual as…

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04. How to Conquer your Inner Critic 12:44

4M ago12:44

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Summary In this episode, host Holly Lamb discusses how to conquer the inner critic, a common challenge for women in perimenopause. She explores the phases of the menstrual cycle and how they affect emotions and behaviors. The importance of setting boundaries in inner autumn is highlighted, as well as the need for self-care and self-reflection. Lamb…

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03. How living in your cyclical nature can literally change your life 16:21

5M ago16:21

16:21

This episode explores the concept of living in harmony with your cyclical nature, specifically focusing on menstrual cycle awareness. The fast-paced nature of the modern world often disregards the cyclical nature of women, leading to a disconnect from their bodies. By embracing menstrual cycle awareness as a spiritual practice, women can tap into t…

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02. Menopause: What you need to know 18:11

5M ago18:11

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In this episode, host Holly Lamb discusses menopause and provides an overview of the different stages: premenopause, perimenopause, menopause, and post-menopause. She emphasises the importance of understanding these stages and their symptoms to navigate the menopause journey effectively. Holly also highlights the challenges of diagnosing menopause …

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01. Welcome to the No F**ks Given Podcast 12:28

5M ago12:28

12:28

Summary In this episode, host Holly Lamb shares her personal experience with early menopause and how it led her to focus on helping women in the menopause space. She discusses the physical and mental symptoms of menopause and the importance of understanding and embracing them. Holly also talks about her transition from hormone replacement therapy (…

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086: Non-Toxic Masculinity (with Zachary Wagner) 30:53

6M ago30:53

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The problem of toxic masculinity is much bigger than contemporary expressions of Christianity. Mistreatment of women and men dehumanizing others is a feature of human culture fraught with sin. But the church is called to be salt and light, so how can we foster a non-toxic masculinity? Our guest today is Zachary Wagner, a writer, researcher, and min…

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085: Forming Spiritually Resilient Children (with Dr. Holly Allen) 36:01

6M ago36:01

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Many children today are growing up amid adversity, whether brought on by family difficulties or larger societal crises. All children need to be able to deal with stress, cope with challenges, and persevere through disappointments. While we cannot protect children from all hardships, we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience. Our gu…

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084: Mental Illness or Spiritual Issue? And how they connect (with Dr. Matthew Stanford) 38:13

6M ago38:13

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Research tells us that when people suffer from a mental health crisis, the first person they turn to for help is not a physician, a psychiatrist, or a social worker, but a pastor, a priest, or a minister. Unfortunately, many church leaders are not trained to recognize mental illness and don’t know when to refer someone to a mental health profession…

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083: Does God Hate? Or, Making Sense of God's Emotions (with David Lamb) 36:30

7M ago36:30

36:30

Does God hate? Is God emotional? Emotions feel irrational, impulsive, and problematic for God, especially when we think about hate, jealousy, or sorrow. But the truth is the Bible is full of all sorts of stories that express God expressing emotions. This episode focuses particularly on God and the emotion of hate. Our guest is Dr. David Lamb. He is…

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082: On Getting Out of Bed; Or, on Living with Mental Anguish (with Alan Noble) 32:58

8M ago32:58

32:58

For many people, sorrow, despair, anxiety, and mental illness are everyday experiences. And while we have tremendous advancements in therapy and psychiatry, the burden of living often comes down to some mundane choices, like "Should I still bother to get out of bed?" Dr. Alan Noble joins us to talk about life with mental anguish and his book, On Ge…

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081: From Therapy, to Trauma, to Attaching to Immanuel (God With Us) with Stephanie Rossing 39:18

8M ago39:18

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How do we help people get their brains back online? Can the Spirit lead us through a process of healing without triggering re-traumatization? And how can we attach more deeply with God? Guest Stephanie Rossing (Licenced Marriage and Family Therapist) talks about her own journey as a therapist, discovering and receiving training in trauma treatments…

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Is Joy Even More Central Than Love? (Thanksgiving Double Feature) 25:54

8M ago25:54

25:54

(This and the previous episode are part of a special Thanksgiving Double Feature Rewind of past episodes that are good to revisit in the ups and downs of a holiday) What is so important about joy? The great commandment is to love God and others, but is joy even more central than that? Where does joy fit in the landscape of political outrage and cyn…

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The Psalms as a Guide to Joy, Sadness, and Anger (Thanksgiving Double Feature) 25:54

8M ago25:54

25:54

(This and the next episode are part of a special Thanksgiving Double Feature Rewind of past episodes that are good to revisit in the ups and downs of a holiday) What if the Psalms aren't just old religious poetry, but guideposts for our everyday struggles and wounds? What if the Psalms are a pathway into the presence of God through the all too huma…

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080: Finding Freedom in Constraint—Reimagining Spiritual Disciplines with Jared Patrick Boyd 36:07

8M ago36:07

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We often think that freedom comes through casting off what controls us, and that we need to find our true selves apart from community. But what if it is the constraints of the spiritual life that set us free? What if it is focused practices in community that lead to the flourishing of individual lives? Today we are talking about finding freedom in …

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079: Being the Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms (Dr. Andrew Root) 41:24

8M ago41:24

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When atheists want spirituality, how should the church respond? In a secular age offering a buffet of spiritualities, all focused on the self and personal transformation, how is the Christian view similar or different than these alternative pathways? When everyone is spiritual, but few are religious, what is distinctive about following Jesus? And c…

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078: Formative Spirituality, Agency in the Bible, and Being Human (Dr. Richard Middleton) 34:54

9M ago34:54

34:54

What is spiritual formation? Is that even a very good term for life with and in Jesus? What are we being formed into anyway? Or, maybe we should ask “when” are we being formed? In this episode, we talked with Dr. Richard Middleton about formative spirituality, agency in the Bible, and being human, and how God is always looking for partners to work …

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077: Why Humility and Hope is Essential for Therapists & Pastors (Dr. Chuck DeGroat) 32:40

9M ago32:40

32:40

What character formation is required for soul care professionals, people like therapists, pastors, or spiritual directors? And what does this mean for everyone who follows Jesus? It is humility and hope, says Dr. Chuck DeGroat. It is doing your work, the work on yourself. Today we talk about how so often (like pastors) therapists in training receiv…

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076: Bearing God in the Storms of Death and Life (with Marlena Graves) 30:52

9M ago30:52

30:52

Have you ever been tossed around by the storms of life and wondered where God is in all? Or have you wished Jesus would quiet the storms a little quicker and more often? Today we are talking about bearing God in the storms of life. Marlena Graves is the Assistant Professor of Spiritual Formation at Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, NY. She has wr…

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075: Being Still Amid the Distractions and Downtime (with Brian Heasley) 37:22

9M ago37:22

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Scripture tells us, “Be still and know that I am God”. But for so many of us, this is so hard. Today’s episode explores downtime, devotions, and distractions as we seek to be with God in our private and public lives. Our guest, Brian Heasley, is a long-term pioneer within the 24-7 prayer movement and serves as the International Prayer Director, he …

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074: Hope Is The First Dose: A Treatment Plan For Recovering From Trauma (with Dr. Lee Warren, MD) 46:49

9M ago46:49

46:49

Is the abundant life as promised in Scripture possible for trauma survivors? Can those who suffer deep tragedy really find wholeness, or happiness, again? Today we are talking with a medical doctor who has walked with many people through trauma and tragedy even as he was walking through it himself. Dr. Lee Warren (MD) is an award-winning author, br…

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073: Be Kind To Your Attachment Strategy and Nervous System 24:04

9M ago24:04

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When reactions shoot out of us that we regret, then what do we do? Do you blame or berate yourself? Do you shame and shout at yourself? Too often we are unkind to ourselves in situations like this. But instead of this, we need to cultivate compassion (and build understanding) for the attachment strategies that have (literally) shaped our nervous sy…

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072: How Your Attachment Style Shapes Reality (with Dr. Todd Hall) 42:56

10M ago42:56

42:56

How can two different people experience the same event differently? Do we see, hear, and even feel the world differently? Are we filtering social and emotional information in different ways? The answer is yes. And this has to do with what Dr. Todd Hall calls attachment filters (or what attachment theory calls "attachment styles"). Dr. Todd Hall is …

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071: Resourcing the Church for Mental Health (with Laura Howe) 30:38

10M ago30:38

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The church is not immune to the growing mental health crisis, certainly not pastors and leaders. And we don’t always know where to get mental health resources for creating resilient individuals and churches. Howe guest today is passionate about bridging that gap. Laura Howe is a clinical mental health social worker, addictions counselor, and projec…

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070: Exploring a Theology of the Body and Confronting Shame with Beth Felker Jones (Summer Rewind) 33:08

11M ago33:08

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(During our Summer Break we are airing important past episodes) We're tackling a topic that treads the tightrope between theology and personal acceptance - body theology and body shame. Why have we turned "your body is a temple" into a shaming mechanism? What if our bodies are the place we meet God? The place through which we glorify God? In this e…

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069: Leading with & through Emotion: Limbic Resonance, Leadership, and Spirituality with MaryKate Morse (Summer Rewind) 37:55

11M ago37:55

37:55

(During our Summer Break we are airing important past episodes) What if the secret to impactful leadership and genuine community connection lies deep within our biological construct? Are emotions and moods contagious, between people and in groups? Why are we unconsciously drawn to certain people and repelled by others? And what does this have to do…

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068: Exploring Low Anthropology and its Impact on the Human Condition, with David Zahl (Summer Rewind) 35:49

11M ago35:49

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(During our Summer Break we are airing important past episodes) We spend our days feeling like we’re the only one with problems, when everyone else has their act together. We feel like other are achieving so much, but we aren’t living up to our potential. What if the answer wasn’t a higher self-esteem, but a lower anthropology? What if instead of e…

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067 Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters (with Dr. Carmen Joy Imes) 32:58

12M ago32:58

32:58

What does it mean to be human? This timeless question proves critical as we seek to understand our purpose, identity, and significance. Amidst the many voices clamoring to shape our understanding of humanity, the Bible reveals important truths related to our human identity and vocation that are critical to the flourishing of all of creation. In thi…

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066 From Division to Connection: Escaping Enemy Mode with Jim Wilder (Summer Rewind) 1:03:10

1y ago1:03:10

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How do you escape enemy mode? When your brain and body are just against someone (and maybe you don’t even know why). What if one brain state could explain why we stop listening to, talking with, or caring about, other people? What if this brain state reveals why we lose it on people, fall out of love, and traumatize one another? Clinical Psychologi…

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064 Raising Resilient Kids: Emotional Regulation and the Role of the Church (with Jessica Nagy) 47:27

1y ago47:27

47:27

Is it possible to raise kids who are emotionally resilient within the dysfunctional dynamics of abuse, divorce, or shared custody? And how can the church be more supportive for children who have hidden trauma? That's what we are talking about with Jessica Nagy, the founder of Mosaic Motherhood, a community of warrior moms who are navigating co-pare…

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065 What is Spiritual Formation? (2 Minute Explainer) 2:00

1y ago2:00

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Seems like everyone is talking about spiritual formation. But what is it exactly? In this two-minute explainer episode, Dr. Geoff Holsclaw dives into the realm of spiritual formation, and how it is a "process of being conformed to the image of Christ, within the community and trajectory of Christ, for the sake of others. And come study with Cyd and…

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063 What is Relational Neuroscience? The Four E's of Our Identity (2 Minute Explainer) 2:00

1y ago2:00

2:00

Ever wondered how your mind, brain-body, and relationships shape your identity? How do experiences become a part of who you are? This two-minute explainer episode delves into the realm of relational neuroscience, a field that embraces our fundamentally social nature and how it influences our neural and relational connections. In it Geoff summarizes…

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062 How the Fruit of the Spirit are a Foundation of Resiliency (with Michael Sullivant) 34:48

1y ago34:48

34:48

What if the Fruits of the Spirit can build a "nest of resiliency" to weather life's trials? What if these fruit were less spiritual and more relational? Join us as we speak with Michael Sullivan, director of relational networks at Life Model Works, who shares his insights on how focusing on LOVE, JOY, and PEACE can transform us into Christ. Togethe…

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061 The Art of Mentalizing: Enhancing Interpersonal Relationships through Emotional Awareness (with Dr. Lina Ponder) 34:56

1y ago34:56

34:56

We've all heard about mindfulness. But what about "mentalization"? We are talking about how this little-known concept helps us understand ourselves (creating more self-compassion), understand others (leading to more empathy), and connect to God. Our guest, Dr. Lina Ponder is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and spiritual director—so she is p…

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060 Why Discipleship is an Adventure in Transformation (with Jessie Cruickshank) 35:08

1y ago35:08

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Jesus told his followers, “Go and make disciples of every nation,” but a lot of us stop before we start—because we feel like we don’t have what it takes. But Jesus didn’t ask spiritual superstars to make disciples. He invited ordinary people into the adventure of following him. Our guest, Jessie Cruickshank, holds an M.Ed. from Harvard in mind, bra…

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059 The Psalms as a Guide to Joy, Sadness, and Anger (with Dr. David Taylor) 35:11

1y ago35:11

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What if the Psalms aren't just old religious poetry, but guideposts for our everyday struggles and wounds? What if the Psalms are a pathway into the presence of God through the all too human emotions of joy, sadness, and even anger? Join Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw for a conversation with David Taylor, associate professor of theology and culture at Full…

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