Discovering Our Scars

In Episode 30, recorded on April 29, 2020, Steph and Beth are joined by Charlene Garrett of Global Outreach and GOinnovation. Charlene works with missionaries and NGO’s in several countries throughout the world. She joins Steph and Beth for an honest conversation about how this pandemic is impacting everyday life globally. As we all stay “safer at home,” our perspective can be severely reduced. News reports don’t always help because they are focused on the progression of the disease or the politics of the progression, and less on the changes to daily life. Charlene takes us from HERE to THERE, sharing from her direct experience with folks working in Ethiopia, Jordan, and more. She also talks about why the idea of a “pivot” is more appealing that the idea of “change,” and how innovation is more essential than ever before. 

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In Episode 29, recorded on April 22, 2020, Steph and Beth talk about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Five+ weeks in, we’ve all endured a significant amount of change. Steph and Beth have an honest conversation about how shocking it all is, what habits this time has helped them break, and what new habits they hope will continue post-quarantine. 

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In Episode 28, recorded on April 15, 2020, Steph and Beth talk about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Four (or more?) weeks in, with so many of us living under shelter-at-home orders, we seem to be losing track of time. Most of what distinguished Monday from Friday has been lost as our routines have been dismantled. In the midst of this on-going pandemic, we find ourselves asking, what day is it anyway? Time sometimes loses meaning in the midst of grief or tragedy and that links our current experience with those times. 

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In Episode 27, recorded on April 8, 2020, Steph and Beth talk about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. At the beginning of the outbreak in the US, when states started issuing stay-at-home orders, social media posts suggested everyone was planning to be VERY productive during this time. Three (or more?) weeks in, Steph and Beth are just wondering, is it okay to not be okay? 

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In Episode 26, recorded on April 1, 2020, Steph and Beth talk about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. They discuss sorting through the volumes of information that area available and the challenge of knowing which information is trustworthy. They also discuss concern over trusting people—who is a source of contagion and who is it safe to be around? This episode’s Questions for Reflection invite you to pause and consider the interaction of trustworthiness and neighborliness.

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In Episode 25, recorded on March 25, 2020, Steph and Beth talk about their experiences during their first week of #socialdistancing and trying to stay home as much as possible. Steph asks Beth how she, as a pastor, reacts to the idea that people don’t have to take precautions because God will protect them. Also, is this a judgment from God? (Spoiler Alert: Beth said it isn’t.) This episode’s Questions for Reflection invite you to pause and reflect on how social distancing and the disruption to your routine is affecting you. 

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In Episode 24, recorded on March 18, 2020, Steph and Beth talk about their experiences traveling during the earliest days of the Coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Steph shares her experience of being in Nashville as things in the US started to close. She was especially rocked by the news that Disney was closing. As a former Disney employee, she understands how unprecedented an extended closure is. Beth and her family were supposed to leave for Spain on Friday the 13th, but shifted to Plan B, a road trip. Then, while they were on their road trip, the news came out that we shouldn’t be in groups of more than ten. They turned around halfway to their destination and came home. Steph and Beth have an honest conversation about the anxiety this disruption is creating. And they share their different approaches to the news. One is practically addicted to news alerts, the other chooses to read the news on her own terms.  As always, this Episode includes Questions for Reflection, inviting you to pause and think about how this situation is affecting you.

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In Episode 23, Steph and Beth talk politics. They share their stories of registering to vote—one a Democrat, the other a Republican. In spite of their differing party affiliations, they find they agree on most things. If the whole country could speak honestly about their political opinions, would we find more agreement? To practice the art of political disagreement, Steph and Beth discuss the legalization of marijuana, one of the hot topics they do NOT agree on. And yet, the conversation remained cordial and respectful. So, why does politics feel so negative that the thought of it literally makes us groan? And how can we each do our part to move the conversation forward in an emotionally healthy way?

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When Emily was about a year old, she had a surgery that left her with a permanent physical impairment. In this episode of Discovering Our Scars, Steph and Beth have an honest conversation with Steph’s longtime friend Emily about what it’s like to have a disability everyone can see. What do people say? What do people avoid saying? It will make you wonder—what’s the first thing people notice about you? Emily talks about online dating, the importance of a positive attitude, and how it felt when someone called her goblin. This conversation also reveals the one place where society prefers the word “handicap” over the word “disability.”

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Back in 2002, Beth and her husband found out they couldn’t have biological children. Their adoption journey became an international adventure that ultimately required four trips to Russia and thousands of dollars. This is an honest conversation about Beth’s journey to motherhood including talk about why she didn’t adopt from her own country, why she travelled with thousands of dollars in US currency, and what NOT to say to adoptive families.

Full transcript and show notes here: https://dospod.us/e21