Southern Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered, student focused learning community dedicated to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant leaders who impact the world for Christ.
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Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conservative christian aunt & At the CCC recovery podcast. Creator & Founder of Allies Linked for the Prevention of HIV & AIDS (a.l.p.ha.) & the annual Drag & Spirituality Summit. Bonnie Violet shares her experience strength and hope with HIV for 24 years, re ...
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Weekly Dharma talks from the teachers of Mindfulness Outreach Initiative (MOI) Omaha. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, MOI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit Insight Meditation organization providing meditation instruction rooted in teachings of ethics, compassion, and wisdom. MOI offers weekly in-person and online meditation, retreats, and study groups. Through diverse community outreach efforts MOI works to make meditation and mindfulness training accessible to all.
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Depression is among the most common mental health problems faced by students. In this series of podcasts, we look at what depression is and how it can impact student life, and offer some ideas and techniques to help you through it. Drawing on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), an evidence-based approach for the treatment of depression, they provide a framework for thinking about ways in which depression and low mood can keep you stuck, and some practical tools you can try out either on you ...
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Audacious SCALING, Grow Your Business FASTER, Kingdom Business Women, Marketing Strategy
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The MUST-Listen Podcast for Kingdom Business Women ready to SCALE FASTER for GLOBAL IMPACT! ***GLOBALLY RANKED IN TOP 10% OF ALL PODCASTS*** Do you feel blocked from taking BIG.AUDACIOUS.ACTION with God? Has the Lord put a BURNING FIRE in your heart to support His Kingdom in a *HUGE* WAY? Are you wanting to SCALE your God-Honoring Business, but feel like you’re trapped in the messy-middle? Are endless interruptions making it impossible for you to focus on your GOD-SIZED GOALS? Scaling toward ...
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This podcast features interviews of college ministers across the nation who provide practical insights to Serve the Campus, Support the Church, and Advance His Mission!
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Interview with Religions News Service for Drag Worship: Where Queer Faith and Performance Collide with Kathryn Post
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Send us a text This is an unedited audio recording of my conversation with Kathryn Post at Religions News Service - I was on a call with her via speaker and I recorded on my computer, she was aware of this and actually instructed me on how to do it, as you will hear in the beginning. Please enjoy Here is the link to the final article https://religi…
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Authentic Selves Book Brunch Panel Discussion at Boise Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
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Send us a text Here is the link to the full program. https://youtu.be/4vhIQ2v3q7E?si=9J1oE4CafoaKWona PANEL DISCUSSION Joey Morelli, author of Authentic Selves Liliana Rauer Bonnie Violet BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a queer chaplain. To learn more …
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One Memory That Really got me Thinking (Alex) an exert from "transmission" a spiritual autobiography
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Send us a text "You see of late I have been really challenged with feeling loved, supported and cared for by my family and I think in feel so deeply like this in this moment and time, a moment and time that I feel like I need them more than I have ever needed them, it paints over all the ways my family has shown up for me of the years. It doesn’t a…
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Send us a text I have been contemplating it for years and now is the time. I started writing my book last night, here is a bit of the intro from my soon to be book titled "transmission" a spiritual autobiography. xoxo BIG Thank you to my Patreon members who contribute on a monthly basis to support the work of this podcast and the overall work of a …
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Send us a text TW: SA, METH, RECOVERY Reflecting a bit on the role of darkness in life and what to do with it. Wrestle it, embrace it, learn from it, extinguish it, or ... I didn't initially think I would be discussing my experience with meth but it was one of the first times I allowed myself to live in the darkness that I had been trying so hard t…
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Send us a text "When I stopped chasing the glitter and spent some time in the dark." - Bonnie Violet Audio Journal entry for January 5, 2024, reflection on glitter ie light, sparkle, passion, purpose, femininity, soft strength & the dark ie fear, scarcity, depression, unworthy, death, isolation, loneliness Would love to hear what you think about th…
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19 | 5 UNUSUAL Ways To Show Your Gratitude To God
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I'm PRAISING GOD for YOU today, Audacious Sister! Have you ever considered THESE 5 CRAZY WAYS to offer even MORE GRATITUDE right back to God, with extreme thanks for all HE has blessed you with? Are you ready to get seriously AUDACIOUS with some THANKS offerings? Ready to PROVE just how grateful you are to the Lord?! Today's a quick trip into choos…
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18 | Desperate To Catch Your Breath In The Crazy? Here’s The FREEDOM SPACE You Need!
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Hey there Precious Sister! Are you in the middle of alot of CRAZY right now? Is your Kingdom Business wearing you out? Are all the demands getting wayyyyyyy too much to handle?! HONEY, IT'S TIME FOR A BREAK! Today is a quick trip into SPACE-TO-BREATHE... It's time to get a REFILL on REST, CALM, PEACE and FREEDOM. What do you say...? Are you ready f…
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17 | Sick Of WASTING MONEY As A Business Owner? Try This RADICAL ROI Instead - PART 2
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Hey there BRAVE Sister! Are you sick & tired of experiencing MONEY WASTE in your Kingdom Business? Are you SOOOOOO OVER getting a small ROI on your money AND your time? Are you ready for EPIC ROI with your business profits?! Today we're talking about the BEST. POSSIBLE. USE. OF. MONEY. -- E.V.E.R.!!!! How would you like to start experiencing ETERNA…
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16 | Sick Of WASTING MONEY As A Business Owner? Try Building THIS ROI Instead - PART 1
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Hey there BOLD Sister! Are you sick & tired of experiencing MONEY WASTE in your Kingdom Business? Are you SOOOOOO OVER getting a small ROI on your money AND your time? Are you ready for EPIC ROI with your business profits?! Today we're talking about the BEST. POSSIBLE. USE. OF. MONEY. -- E.V.E.R.!!!! How would you like to start experiencing ETERNAL…
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15 | Stumped On How To Build A Business That SOARS? This KEY Will Help!
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Hello My FREEDOM Sister! Have you been stumped on HOW to actually get your Kingdom Business to TAKE OFF? Are you wishing your biz could SOAR to heights that blow your mind?? Are you READY for God to FLY your business out of this world?! Today we're talking ALL ABOUT FLYING, BABY! (and WHY that matters to your present AND future biz)! We're discussi…
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14 | Want To Build Your Business GOD’S WAY? Here’s My BEST SHORTCUT!
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Hello My Audacious Sister! Are you wanting to build your business GOD'S WAY and not the world's? Are you PASSIONATE about God getting ALL THE GLORY through your Kingdom Purpose? Would you like the BEST SHORTCUT to reach your goal FASTER... with WAYYYYYYY less mistakes? Today I give you the VERY BEST SHORTCUT I know!!! This is THE KEY to opening the…
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13 | How To STOP DISTRACTIONS From Blocking Audacious Growth In Your Kingdom Business
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Hello Adventurous Sister! Are you frustrated with all the distractions TAKING OVER your life? Are you discouraged by all the ways these distractions keep blocking and interrupting any chance at GROWTH in your KINGDOM PURPOSE? Do you wish you had a way to BLOCK them in your business... PERMANENTLY?! Today we are talking FREEDOM, BABY!!! Freedom to R…
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12 | Looking For Your ”Unfair Advantage” To SCALE Your Business? HERE IT IS!!!
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Hello Courageous Sister! Have you been trying to figure out how to gain an "unfair advantage" to SCALE your business in the marketplace? Are you wondering HOW you can stand out and BE SEEN? Today we are CELEBRATING presents/gifts, that God has ALREADY GIVEN US! Have you unwrapped yours yet?? Do you KNOW what it is?! We're doing a deep-dive into UNI…
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11 | 4 Ways To LOVINGLY REPEL Wrong Clients Without SPEAKING A Word!
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Hello My BRAVE Sister! It may seem counterintuitive... but are you ready to (lovingly!) communicate that you are NOT the right fit for some people? Are you ready to save TIME, ENERGY, MONEY and HEADACHES - through both the now AND the future? Did you MISS episode #10 (it's the part1 to this part2 & lays the groundwork), so I invite you to listen to…
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10 | How To ATTRACT Your DREAM CLIENTS Like Bees To Honey
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Hello My BOLD Sister! Are you interested in a CUTTING-EDGE way to run your marketing...? One that will bring DREAM CLIENTS right to you, like bees to honey? Are you ready to be an EARLY ADOPTER (before anyone else!) to implement a NEW LAYER OF AWESOMENESS?! Today I'm giving away a VITAL KEY to my SECRET-SAUCE that you absolutely MUST copy into your…
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9 | Ready To SHINE Your Business for Jesus? How To Find The DIAMONDS God Gave You!
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Hey there Gorgeous! Have you been wondering what SPECIAL PLANS God has for you and your Kingdom Business? Do you have a strong desire to shine even BRIGHTER for Jesus? Would you like to be a DAZZLING DIAMOND in God's Hand...? Today I have a personally CRAZY story to share... which then leads right into a very INSPIRING and CHALLENGING (but TRUE!) s…
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8 | The EXTREME POWER Of Laser Focused Intention
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Hey there BOLD Sister! Are you ready for extreme levels of FOCUS? Are you ready to slice thru all the distractions and LASER-FOCUS on your target? Are you ready to run a RADICAL RACE for Jesus...? Today we're doing a deep dive into what the power of LIGHT has in common with the power of LASER FOCUS INTENTION. I hope you listen intently for HOW this…
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7 | CUT Your To-Do List CLUTTER In 4 Easy Steps
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Hey there Audacious CEO! Are you ready to save some TIME today? Are you ready to slice thru your to-do list, so you can get it to the bare minimum? Are you ready to get LASER-FOCUSED on where you REALLY need to focus right now...? Then today's super short episode is EXACTLY what you need! Four QUICK and EASY steps to run thru that will SAVE you: ti…
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6 | 3 Strategies That Build STAMINA As Your Business SCALES
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Hey there Gorgeous! Today's episode brings three POWERFUL STRATEGIES that no serious Kingdom Business Woman can ever live without! These are ABSOLUTE MUST-HAVES if you are truly committed to SCALING for GOD'S GLORY. I'm also sharing a DEEPLY PERSONAL story - one that has remained very private... UNTIL TODAY. So, I really hope you find this encourag…
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5 | STREAMLINE Your Processes By Asking These SIMPLE Questions
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Hello My Hard-Working Sister! Today's episode holds three KEYS that will TRANSFORM your Business and INCREASE how brightly it can SHINE for JESUS!!! Which also means... INCREASED PROFITABILITY for Jesus too!!! WOO HOO!!! These 3 keys are actually just three.simple.words.... that will totally rock your world!!! Imagine these 3 words being the FILTER…
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4 | Permission To Build An AUDACIOUS Business For God’s Glory
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Hello My Audacious Sister! Today's episode is all about getting ROWDY! It's time to get FIRED-UP with the Kingdom Calling God has put on your life AND in your business! YAY!!! Time to buckle your seatbelt, as we take a rollercoaster ride thru some wild synonyms to our EPIC WORD! Hold on tight as we fly thru some really cool verses, as well as some …
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3 | How To Radically SCALE Your Business For God’s Glory
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Hello Gorgeous! Are you tired of slow growth? Would you like to see EXPONENTIAL GROWTH in your Kingdom Business? How would you like to witness a miracle, KNOWING for a fact it was absolutely God's CLEAR BLESSING on you...? Today I share 3 crazy stories which serve to prove the two choices we tend to make in our businesses.. many times without even …
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2 | The 6 Ways To Know You’re Building The EXACT Kingdom Business God Wants
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Kingdom Business Strategy | Christian Women CEO’s Coach | Scaling Hey there Beautiful! Are you wondering if you're building the RIGHT Kingdom Business? Are you unsure if you're following your TRUE Kingdom Calling? Would you like to KNOW for a fact if you're fulfilling the PURPOSE God has intended for your life...? For 29 years of my professional wo…
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1 | What To Do When Launch Week Plans Fall Apart
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Kingdom Business Strategy | Christian Women CEO’s Coach | Scaling Hello Gorgeous! So Murphy's Law just rang your doorbell, your family's sick and your hair is a wreck.... what do you do?!? DON'T PANIC!!! Life is ALWAYS gonna happen and there's absolutely nothing we can do to control it... BUT! Praise the Lord Above there is ALWAYS HOPE and He NEVER…
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Kingdom Business Strategy | Christian Women CEO’s Coach | Scaling The MUST-Listen Podcast for BOLD Kingdom Business Women with a BURNING Desire to fulfill their Kingdom PURPOSE for GLOBAL IMPACT! Do you feel blocked from taking BIG.AUDACIOUS.ACTION with God? Has the Lord put a BURNING FIRE in your heart to support His Kingdom in a *HUGE* WAY? Are y…
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As the Deer Panteth - Desire of Your Heart - A Transgender Story
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Send us a text I was invited to offer a reflection, this is what happened. 🦋🙏🏻🕯 May we open our mind to build new strength, receive knowledge in our hearts and wisdom in our body - Help me to set aside my anxieties and allow me to be a channel Allow me to speak what you would have me speak for the greater good 📜 Psalms 42 1-3 ESV 1 tAs a deer pants…
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Drag Sanctuary - Welcome & Intro by Rev Sara LaWall with Sermon by B0NNi33 Vi0L3T
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Send us a text a multi-faith "drag sanctuary" - praise and worship service in collaboration with @aqueerchaplain & @boiseuufellowship August 20th, 2023 at 10am located at 6200 N Garrett St Boise, ID 83714 FULL SERVICE • "Drag Sanctuary" - Drag Queens Sermon • "Drag Sanctuary" - Drag Queens & DragKing Lead Church Sermon Bonnie Violet is a trans femm…
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Are You A Christian? 🎤 Say Something Sundays
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Send us a text 🎙 Say Something with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain Join me LiVE or Watch on YouTube later @aqueerchaplain or Listen wherever you listen to podcasts also @aqueerchaplain ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my …
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🦋 Queer Grace | Pride Sermon | Father's Day Bethany United Methodist Church of San Francisco
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Send us a text ** pulled from facebook - my apologies for quality of video & sound #pride #dragqueen #grace Bonnie Violet is a trans femme genderqueer spiritual drag artist and digital chaplain. YouTuber & Host of a queer chaplain podcast with such series as Drag & Spirituality, TranSpirit & Faith Leaders. Co-host of Splintered Grace with her conse…
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Grace is as Grace does 🏳️🌈 Pride Edition 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 🎙 Say Something with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 9 - Grace is as Grace Does 🏳️🌈 Pride Edition June 11, 2023 @ 333pm MST on LiVESTREAM Forrest Gump replied “Stupid is as stupid does”, meaning that a person should be judged by their actions, not their appearance. So what abou…
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Why Visibility Matters 🏳️🌈 Pride Edition 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 8 - Why Visibility Matters : Pride Edition June 4, 2023 @ 333pm MST on LiVESTREAM "I don't have a problem with LGBTQIA+ people just stop shoving it down my throat. I can't even drink a Bud Light, go to Target or watch the Little Mermaid without you interrupting it with your woke…
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💚 Healing Through Grief & Loss 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 7 - Healing Through Grief & Loss "I define grief as the natural normal response to something being taken from you without your permission." - Kaylee Kron 🎙 https://www.eatingrecoverycenter.com/podcast/63-healing-through-grief-loss My Spiritual Recovery Story thru drag https://yo…
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This Is Where I Belong 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 6 - This Is Where I Belong “You are only free when you realize you belong no place—you belong every place—no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great,” Maya Angelou ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story tell…
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Spiritual Threading Exercise Collaborating with the Universe Workshop (Clip) with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text A queer-led, trauma-informed workshop on how to collaborate with the Universe/Spirit/Divine. Many of us grew up with unhelpful or problematic ideas about "God" that took away our agency or left us feeling unworthy. Prayer was like an algorithm we were supposed to perfect. And outside of religious institutions, if you're looking for s…
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🔻 Recovery from Addiction 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 5 - Recovery from Addiction The opposite of addiction is connection. Hear my experience, strength and hope from addiction as I celebrate 2 recovery milestones. (May 5, 2018 - May 10, 2008) To be human is to be an addict? Where is our curr…
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An Attempt to Not Be Alone 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 4 ❣️❣️❣️ Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. I will commit to go LIVE each week at 333pm MST for 33 minutes or…
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💊💊 2 Years of Hormones 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 3 💊💊 2 Years of Hormones I reflect and share my experience with hormones over the past two years. The physical. The mental. The Spiritual. So grateful to have had access to my medication much of the last couple of years ❣️❣️❣️ Join me eac…
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💭 In the Comments 🎤 Say Something Sundays with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 🎤 Say Something Sundays at 333pm MST Season 2 - Episode 2 💭 In the Comments I have been impacted a bit more than usual by what is being left or said "in the comments" across all my social platforms. I do my best to try to "pay these no mind" and I am very curious as to the why behind the comments and the perceived seeking to comment.…
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🦋 Trans Day of Visibility 2023 - In Summary 🎤 Say Something Sunday - with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text Join me each week as I attempt to say something. These somethings will be a time for story telling, a time for experience share and whatever comes out of my mouth. 📺 Watch Podcast on YouTube Videos Referenced in Episode 👉🏻 👉🏻 Touch - Take Two 👈🏻 👈🏻 Gender Transition & Touch Splintered Grace - Trans Day of Visibility Why Trans Visibil…
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👉🏻 👉🏻 Touch - Take Two 👈🏻 👈🏻 Gender Transition & Touch with Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain
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Send us a text 💭🦋👑 Thoughts of a Transgender Drag Queen I will be sharing with you a writing from the Story Story Night on Boise from February 28th, 2023. This was my 44th Birthday and the Story was on Touch, part 1 was of the story was focused on how childhood trauma impacted my sense of Touch, Part Two which is what I will share here via a readin…
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🔆 a queer chaplain update : january twenty eighth, two thousand twenty three
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Send us a text 🎬 Produced & hosted by Bonnie Violet, a queer chaplain 🌐 https://www.aqueerchaplain.org 💛 https://www.patreon.com/bonnieviolet 💠 Splintered Grace Podcast - Bonnie Violet and her conservative christian Aunt Tina 🌐 https://linktr.ee/aqueerchaplain 🎙 https://splinteredgrace.buzzsprout.com 📺 https://www.youtube.com/@splinteredgrace 🦋 tra…
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Send us a text TW: SA, Suicide, Addiction, Transphobia, Homophobia, Spiritual Trauma What if What if my father painted my fingernails when I was 4 ... ... When you protect trans youth you embrace the full image of God When you protect trans youth you talk about a black trans woman, trans person from Ethiopia or a little boy who loved to wear “a pri…
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036 -- The Importance of Fun in Mindfulness Practice; Chaplain Kyle Sorys, 10/25/22
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How often do you reflect on having fun and playing as an adult? What do fun and play look like in your life? Does it result in joy? These are the questions Chaplain Kyle Sorys poses to the audience in this week’s talk. After a fifteen-minute meditation, Kyle starts by sharing his past struggles with meditation and his current exploration of includi…
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035 -- The Practice of Non-Doing: Seeing Clearly with Patience; Johnathan Woodside, 10/08/22
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How has your practice resulted in a greater sense of patience and an ability to be patient? As MOI teacher Johnathan Woodside states in this talk, just by returning again and again to the present moment, we are cultivating patience. Patience involves having a nonjudgmental and non-preferential willingness to engage with what is present. It also inc…
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034 -- Guided Meditation: The Four Divine Abodes; Mark Wiesman, 09/20/22
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In this week’s talk, MOI teacher Mark Wiesman leads us in a guided meditation through the Four Divine Abodes: loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity. Mark tells us that we can go to these four places anytime we need. They are tools that can help us cultivate more openness and expansiveness in our hearts and minds, which by na…
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033 -- Relating to Suffering; Anne Savery, 09/13/22
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Every human being experiences suffering at some point in life. Suffering is one of the ultimate truths that connect us to all humanity. But suffering is also unique to each of us in that we all experience suffering in our own distinct ways. Thus, in this talk, MOI teacher Anne Savery asks us an important question: “What are you suffering with right…
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032 -- How Not to Have a Bad Day; Johnathan Woodside, 09/06/22
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How often do you experience “bad days”? When asked this question, MOI teacher Jonathan Woodside genuinely answered that he rarely has a bad day anymore. He attributes this to two things: (1) living a skillful life by avoiding harm and (2) viewing every experience (both pleasant and unpleasant) as an opportunity for insight. Of course, this naturall…
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031 -- Craving & Clinging; Mark Wiesman, 08/16/22
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What does it feel like when the mind is overcome by craving and clinging? How about when it is free? When the defilements of craving and clinging are present, we feel it in the body. We feel ourselves being pulled around and controlled by it. We become bound, fettered, and chained to it. But when the mind is free of defilements, we experience more …
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030 -- The Perfection of Patience; Anne Savery, 08/09/22
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What comes to mind when you think of patience? Is it a positive or negative association? As MOI teacher Anne Savery states, part of the practice is observing our conditioning, history, and relationships with different things in the dharma. According to Anne, patience holds a variety of meanings. It involves endurance, spaciousness, forgiveness, and…
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