Let’s Be Well Together Podcast - Episode 28
Date: August 9, 2022

Participants: John Webster, Sammy Damaren, Cameron Earnshaw and Sheila Webster
Guest: Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai

Start times and Segment Segments:

[0:00:44] What’s On Your Mind: We start a new series called "Facet Activities", where we explore activities that foster wellness in different facets (or categories) of wellness. Today we discuss a couple activities that foster intellectual wellness: brainstorming and conversations.

[0:014:14] Expanding Minds Interview: [Spiritual Wellness] We interview Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai of the United Church of Canada. They discusses gender topics in the Christian context. Michiko enjoys the grey area in conversations about gender, because it teaches us to be curious and ask questions of each other. They discuss discrimination and how confronting challenges and navigating the world helps develop spirituality. Cameron enjoys instrument jams, seeing them as conversations.

[0:28:42] Adventures of the Starving Artist: Cameron enjoys instrument jams with other musicians, seeing them as conversations.

[0:34:39] Move That Body: Brad Mills enjoys canoeing, portaging and camping in nature, enjoying rivers, lakes and the beauty of the land.

[0:40:54] Running Popup: John realized he had the wrong image of how the planets circle the sun. He missed the true perspective, which makes him wonder whether he misses perspective in other areas.

[0:42:57] Flipside of the Coin: We came across and article about how to furnish your home sustainably. It has lots of great ideas.

Guest Information: Reverend Michiko Bown-Kai is a Minister of the United Church of Canada. They studied Social Justice and Peace Studies and Political Science at the University of Western Ontario before attending Emmanuel College for their Master of Divinity program. Over the past decade Rev. Bown-Kai has engaged in ministry in many forms: as a Sunday School coordinator, program coordination at The United Church’s General Council Office, a youth group leader, an intern minister at East End United Regional Ministry, and most recently as the minister at Saint Luke’s United Church. Rev. Bown-Kai is always excited to learn more about cultures, languages, and nature. You can often find them biking, highland dancing, or befriending as many dogs as possible

Rev. Michiko Bown-Kai’s website (with contact page): https://michikobownkai.wixsite.com/ministry

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(-(-_(-_-)_-)-)   Your wellness check-in team
John, Sammy, Cameron, Sheila and Julie