Best Phyllis Mathis Podcasts (2024)

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Ep. 94: Islands of Sanity 49:44

3d ago49:44

49:44

Well, folks, here are--a second Trump presidency is coming and so many of us are reeling. In this episode we try to honestly acknowledge what we're up against and how we need to be careful of not feeding the futile that will keep us spinning and weakened and instead consider tangible practices that will help us be as healthy and connected as we can…

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Ep 93: Pre-November 5th Grounding & Active Hope 46:39

11d ago46:39

46:39

Well, it's been a terrible ride, and here we are--the day before one of the most crucial elections in our lifetimes so far. We are holding everyone close in our hearts and know that no matter the outcome, it's a bumpy ride today. In this episode we process some things to remember as we tend to our souls and embody our values in tangible ways.…

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Ep. 93: False Equivalencies and Breaking Up with Knowing 40:30

1M ago40:30

40:30

The fallacy of false equivalencies and "whataboutisms" can really mess with us when it comes to not only the US election but so many other areas of our lives. In this episode we explore that a little more (or, um, ramble about it) along with the importance of "breaking up with knowing" and a false sense of control that comes with trying to predict …

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Ep. 92: Late Summer--The Transition Season We All Need 39:41

2M ago39:41

39:41

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are 5 seasons, not 4. This fifth season is "Late Summer", which starts in mid-August and goes through Fall Equinox and is a place to pause, ground, celebrate, and honor the energy and fruits of Summer intentionally before just barreling into Fall. In the wild season we're living in right now with US politics a…

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Ep. 90: Season 6 is Here and We are on a Wild Ride! 39:08

2M ago39:08

39:08

Well, we weren't sure what would happen for the Fall but we did think we might come back for some episodes as we navigate this wild political ride we are all on in the USA right now. The election is coming November 5th and so much is on the line. In this episode we basically just catch up on the last few months and the turn of events that have happ…

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Special Episode 89: It's Been a Rough Week, Peeps! 47:29

5M ago47:29

47:29

Well, we definitely had no plans to do any episodes this Summer, but in light of the reality of the mash-up of the presidential debate and terrifying Supreme Court decisions--all just a few days before July 4th--we decided to pop up an episode so we could process and hopefully put a few things out into the universe for ourselves and others as we tr…

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Ep 88: Season 5 Wrap - Wow, that was a lot of goodness! 29:22

6M ago29:22

29:22

Wow, 88 episodes for Soul Practice and this season, which started in November, had so much goodness. We are so grateful for our friends who come play with us, everyone who listens, and a place for us to letting our soul lead us and our practices help change us and the world we live in. Happy Summer. No telling what Fall will bring for Soul + Practi…

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Ep 87: Soul Practices for Summer 39:31

6M ago39:31

39:31

As we begin to wind down Season 5, in this episode we share some simple things to remember for our soul, simple practices to consider, especially as we go into Summer. Now, to use them :)By Erika Chambers

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Ep. 86: Social Change & Trauma Healing with Holly Roach 47:16

6M ago47:16

47:16

There is so much goodness in this episode! We loved our conversation with Holly Roach, who is a social justice educator, contemplative activist, and community organizer dedicated to creating healthier people, systems, movements. Individual, ancestral, and collective trauma work all is linked together and basic practices to heal matter! Based near A…

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Ep. 85: Compassionate Dementia Care with Peggy Budai 46:26

7M ago46:26

46:26

For more information, Peggy recommends Healing Dementia, by Kyrie S. Carpenter: https://www.amazon.com/Healing-Dementia-Kyri%C3%A9-S-Carpenter/dp/1986619923 As well as a couple of websites: https://contenteddementiatrust.org/ and https://teepasnow.com/ Also if people want more information, feel free to contact Peggy at peggybudai31@gmail.com.…

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Ep. 84: Enneagram Hacks with Terra Lenihan 47:55

7M ago47:55

47:55

We love the Enneagram and our friend Terra Lenihan, Enneagram coach and catalyzer for healthier systems and teams, had so much fun processing some simple hacks that we can draw from as tools, reminders, skills, and reminders for our souls that can help us practice healthier ways of moving in the world. You can connect with Terra at terralenihan.wor…

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Ep 83: All Roads Lead to Power 35:05

7M ago35:05

35:05

All roads do lead to power and in this episode we process power and Kathy's newest book project called...."All Roads Lead to Power: A Redemptive Challenge for Lent" that is releasing January 2025 in an accessible weekly reflection with practices format. Oh, we need more honest reflection about power and practices that help develop a healthier kind.…

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Ep 82: Faith Is Beyond the Container 44:24

7M ago44:24

44:24

In this episode, we process faith deconstruction in some different ways than before-- exploring how language limits, faith is not the same as "faith systems" and how to nurture what supersedes all of the containers to get to the simple truths and practices that help us become healthier humans.By Erika Chambers

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Ep 81: Systems are Everything with Pam Wilhelms Johnston 47:36

7M ago47:36

47:36

Why is the world such a mess and what can we do about it? The answer--we need more healthy living systems and it starts with us. In this episode we learn from the wise and amazing Pam Wilhelms Johnston whose work as an organizational development consultant, executive coach, and healthier systems catalyzer is what we need more of in the world. Healt…

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Ep. 80: Holy Ghosted with Dr. Tiffany Yecke Brooks 37:54

8M ago37:54

37:54

It was so fun to play with our friend Dr. Tiffany Yecke Brooks, author of multiple books including her newest, Holy Ghosted: Spiritual Anxiety, Religious Trauma, and the Language of Abuse. We laughed and swore and shared about finding peace, freedom, and healing after being in a culture that unfortunately doesn't promote any of those things very we…

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Ep 79: Nature Heals and "Everything is Better Outside" 34:52

8M ago34:52

34:52

Hand in hand with last week on faith beyond beliefs, in this episode we process the power of healing in nature. It opens us in ways our souls need without a lot of effort. In the words of Jared Escobar, "everything is better outside."By Erika Chambers

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Ep 78: Beyond Beliefs 40:17

8M ago40:17

40:17

In this episode we chat about faith being far beyond belief, and that's why it's so scary and foreign. Practicing this is no small thing but our soul can hold unknowns a heck of a lot better than our heads.By Erika Chambers

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Ep. 77: When the Solution is the Problem 39:43

8M ago39:43

39:43

While all our efforts for self-improvement and healing can be helpful, we can also become stuck in endless loops of trying to do better, be better, figure things out. In this episode we process how sometimes the solution is the problem. What if nothing is "wrong" with us?By Erika Chambers

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Ep 76: Death is not a Failure with Eric Jepsen 43:08

9M ago43:08

43:08

In this episode we chat with our friend Eric Jepsen, who is the founder of Beautifully MAID (beautifullyMAID.org) and a passionate advocate for end of life options for people with terminal illnesses. We need to integrate conversations about death into the regular rhythms of our lives and we're grateful for spaces like to learn, listen, and expand o…

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Ep. 75: Finding Transformation through Truth with Mary Rader 48:18

9M ago48:18

48:18

We love having interesting conversations with our friends, finding hope and healing and resonance in hard places. Mary Rader catalyzed our 12 Steps for Anti-Racism group at The Refuge and we just all got back from our 2nd Civil Rights Learning Trip to Alabama a few weeks ago. In this episode Mary shares more about what happens when we are confronte…

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Ep 74: Presidents Day and Truth Telling 40:11

9M ago40:11

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For President's Day this year in the US we decided just to ramble a bit about what we're learning about the truth of our history and what that's doing inside of us as we grow and change. It's all a hot mess. Happy $*!^$&!()% Presidents Day!By Erika Chambers

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Ep. 73: Awkward Spirituality and more with Ryan Taylor 44:48

9M ago44:48

44:48

We love playing with friends and in this episode Ryan Taylor joins us for a fun conversation about the power of simple, unplugged, wild, and free spirituality that looks nothing like what a lot of the shiny we have been sold. Ryan's a mystic, person of presence, spirituality director, author of Awkward Spirituality: The Divinity of Ordinary Life an…

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Ep 72: A Shallow Conversation about the Oscars 31:50

10M ago31:50

31:50

Yeah, we decided to mix it up this week and just have a light and easy convo about the Oscars. Even though at the time of recording Phyllis had only watched 3 of the movies (ha!) we had a lot to talk about. If you're an avid movie fan, don't be too annoyed with us!By Erika Chambers

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Ep. 71: The 4 Food Groups of the Sovereign 38:23

10M ago38:23

38:23

We always love talking about the 4 Gateways (we did 5 episodes on it several seasons ago)--Lover, Magician, Warrior, Sovereign or Feeling, Thinking, Doing, Being. As we enter into a new year, it's a great time to consider how we can nourish our Sovereign and this episode is focused on its 4 Food Groups--Validation, Support, Inspiration, Blessing. E…

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Ep. 70: A "Certain Kind of Family" Supremacy 35:43

10M ago35:43

35:43

We've talked a lot about the lies of white supremacy, Christian supremacy, male supremacy, and a lot of other supremacies over the last few years, but this episode is about one of them that doesn't get much play--"a certain kind of family supremacy." What's baked into our cultures and systems about what's better than others that's seeped into how w…

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Out of Focus with Amber Cantorna-Wylde 41:10

10M ago41:10

41:10

We love playing with kindreds and in this episode we interview Amber Cantorna-Wylde, author of several books including her most recent--Out of Focus: my story of shame, sexuality, and toxic evangelicalism. An LGBTQ+ advocate and community cultivator, Amber brings so much wisdom, honesty, and challenge to the table and we feel so grateful to have he…

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Starting 2024 with Existential Angst 45:57

10M ago45:57

45:57

Sometimes, thinking about the human condition and the reality of suffering in the world is just too overwhelming, especially when the stories we rely on to keep our balance no longer hold up. How do we create lives worth living in the face of suffering, horror, and the very real threats to humanity and our earth right now? And why should we bother?…

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Ep. 67: Holiday Healing 35:04

11M ago35:04

35:04

Oh, the holidays stir up so much for so many. In this last episode of 2023 we process some ways we can all find our way in as healthy of ways as possible as we keep practicing, together.By Erika Chambers

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Ep 66: Nonviolent Communication with Joanna Douglas 51:38

11M ago51:38

51:38

We loved hanging out and learning from our friend Joanna Douglas, who nurtures soul care and spiritual formation at The Refuge and facilitates workshops, groups, and teams using non-violent communication/mindful communication/compassionate communication tools (along with a lot of others, too!). This episode is filled with so many gems and we are gr…

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Ep. 65: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Realities with Jamison Escobar 54:12

12M ago54:12

54:12

It's always fun to play with Jamison Escobar, Kathy's son. This year he is now working as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator for the LA Lakers and so this episode is about learning, listening, considering the challenges DEI is facing in our country at the moment and what we can keep doing personally and organizationally to cultivate g…

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Ep. 64: Politics & Election Ugh and Staying Healthy 41:05

12M ago41:05

41:05

It's November 2023 and we're less than a year away from a big ugly election. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves but we also want to make sure we recognize what's ahead and what's at stake and what we're feeling and others are wrestling with, too. Really, it's just a raw conversation because that's what we do here.…

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Ep. 63: The Subversive Soul 38:13

12M ago38:13

38:13

Phyllis's book--The Subversive Soul: the gentle revolution everyone needs--is now available on her website for download and we're so grateful it's in the world. In this episode she shares more about it and some of the major moments. It's got so much goodness in it. Her website is phyllismathis.com if you want to download your free copy.…

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Ep 62: Real Life Rambles & Regroup 35:30

1y ago35:30

35:30

This episode is our real transition into the new season. Last week's conversation was so important to not wait on and so in this one we do what we normally do after a break--ramble about real life, what's alive for us, what we're learning, what we're practicing in this season as we regroup.By Erika Chambers

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Episode 61: Season 5 Kick Off--War, Palestinian Refugees, and Reality with Suzann Mollner of Beirut and Beyond 47:16

1y ago47:16

47:16

Content Warning: Gaza War through the lens of Palestinian refugees. It's been a while and a lot of horrifying things are happening in the world. We decided to skip over the intro episode and just start this new season off with what's heavy on so many souls right now--what's happening in Gaza and the reality of over 10,000 Palestinian civilians kill…

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Episode 60: Season 4 Wrap (and now a Summer Break!) 36:59

1+ y ago36:59

36:59

Wow, this is our 60th Episode of Soul + Practice and our Season 4 Wrap, where we look back at the last 5 months of conversations and reflect on all the goodness before a 3 month summer break. Thanks for listening!By Erika Chambers

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Episode 59: Truth, Transformation, and Patriarchy with Melvin Bray 45:58

1+ y ago45:58

45:58

What an incredible conversation we had with our friend Melvin Bray, author of the 12 Steps Truth and Transformation Model, and co-catalyzer of a group of black men walking through the steps together and healing from patriarchy in community. We could have talked all day but this episode is packed with so many gems of wisdom and deep challenges for a…

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Episode 58: Internalized Misogyny 36:59

1+ y ago36:59

36:59

Years ago at an event centered on Toxic Masculinity at The Refuge, someone asked the speaker, Regan Byrd, a Denver-based organizational consultant and black community organizer, what work related to toxic masculinity looked like for females. Her response was we needed to untangle from "internalized misogyny." It runs deep and damages us all.…

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Episode 57: Let's Talk about Power with Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz 37:59

1+ y ago37:59

37:59

We loved this conversation with Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz, who facilitates trainings and workshops for The Right Use of Power Institute in addition to her extensive work as a teacher specializing in psycho-spiritual growth and applications of spiritual wisdom. All roads lead to power and we need to respect it, honor it, process it, engage with it tog…

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Episode 56: Death Care with Becky Davis 41:27

1+ y ago41:27

41:27

Yeah, we need more honest conversations about death. We've had a few since Soul Practice started and were honored to hang out with our friend Becky Davis with The Natural Funeral for a conversation about death planning and healthier ways to navigate something that's going to happen to all of us. More at thenaturalfuneral.com.…

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Episode 55: Curiosity! with Lori Wilson 37:00

1+ y ago37:00

37:00

Our friend Lori Wilson embodies curiosity and questions that connect humans together in simple but profound ways! The art of presence and remaining in a posture of curiosity takes practice (and is really hard in this world that thrives on certainty, statements, and positions) and we loved learning from her in this episode. Learn more about her work…

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Episode 54: Bald Face Liars 35:40

1+ y ago35:40

35:40

In this episode we process the angst of narcissists and how they are bald-face liars and what that does to our soul and our society. It sucks!By Erika Chambers

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Episode 53: Mental Breaks, Guns, Mamas, and Real Raw Stories with Heather Kopp 49:49

1+ y ago49:49

49:49

Trigger Warning: gun violence and traumatic mental illness story | In this episode we feel so grateful for the courage of our friend Heather Kopp to share her real and extremely vulnerable story as a mom of a son struggling with mental illness that contributed to a tragic shooting of 3 random people and his death by the police. The names of the vic…

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Episode 52: Build a New $*^&@?! Table 33:55

1+ y ago33:55

33:55

Instead of trying to earn, find, or claw our way into a seat at the tables created by oppressive systems, what if we just built our own f'ing table?By Erika Chambers

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Episode 51: Toxic Skills 34:18

1+ y ago34:18

34:18

Toxic skills--things we *can* do that are not life giving and we really shouldn't be doing. This idea of considering toxic skills was originally shared by our friend Deborah Loyd at a Refuge workshop a chunk of years ago and comes up a lot in our soul practice work. In this episode we explore how easy it is to default to toxic skills (and how we're…

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Episode 50: Joy, the Most Vulnerable Emotion with Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui 40:40

1+ y ago40:40

40:40

Living--not just surviving--this harsh world is no small thing and one of the most brave and beautiful things we can do is be open to joy in the midst of it. This conversation with our friend Krista O'Reilly-Davi-Digui, founder of A Life in Progress and a brave and beautiful community, is raw and real and exactly what Soul + Practice is all about. …

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Episode 49: Anti-Racism Soul Work--Confronting Our History 43:02

1+ y ago43:02

43:02

In this episode, we unpack some of our reflections after a Civil Rights Learning Trip and Community Pilgrimage to Montgomery, Birmingham, and Selma Alabama with a group of 16 of us who are part of the 12 Steps for Anti-Racism group using Melvin Bray's 12 Steps Truth and Transformation Model centered on untangling from supremacist logic that's embed…

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Episode 48: Engaged Buddhism with Lisa Pettit 44:25

1+ y ago44:25

44:25

We had such a rich and soulful conversation with our friend Dr. Lisa Pettit on engaged Buddhism and how the teachings of Thich Nat Hanh in community can change us and the way we move together in the world. We wanted to keep talking for hours! More on Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery in Morrison at cdcmonastery.org.…

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Episode 47: Untangling from the Patriarchy with Kay Neuhausel 40:59

1+ y ago40:59

40:59

Oh, the patriarchy. We could do entire seasons on it but for today, we're just happy to get to hang out with our amazing friend Kay Neuhausel, a therapist and kindred. The patriarchy doesn't just affect women; it messes with all of us and the long, slow work of healing start with honest conversations and creating a space where we can name some of t…

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Episode 46: Adult Children of Manifest Destiny with Tim H. 38:49

2y ago38:49

38:49

In today's episode we dive into a conversation with Tim H, co-author of "Adult Children of Manifest Destiny: A 12 Step Program for People Recovering from Settler Colonialism" with Alietta R. Untangling from our history and how it's impacted us and our culture is slow and long healing work meant to do together. You can learn more about their work an…

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Episode 45: Neurodiversity with Lisa Baba 43:05

2y ago43:05

43:05

We need more conversations about the realities of neurodiversity in relationship! We learned so much in an amazing conversation with our friend, Lisa Baba, who is the Director of Community Relations at the Temple Grandin School in Boulder. We could have talked for hours but this is a great start and hope that everyone who listens gets a little some…

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