In the Meantime: Flourishing in a Fragmented World

Have you ever been tempted to believe that a stress-free life would be yours if you could just find the right system to organize and manage it all?  If your answer is yes, you're in good company!  Join us for a candid conversation all about the elusive "perfect system", and how to pursue flourishing amid the chaos. 

Resources Mentioned:

Marie Kondo Article 

Beach Squeegee GIF

The Lazy Genius Collective

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We are living in a loneliness epidemic. And yet, somehow friendship doesn't get discussed much in the world of "wellness". Listen in as we discuss some startling statistics about loneliness and how friendship and connection are crucial on the path to flourishing.

Resources:

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Relational Spirituality

The Reciprocating Self

Artciles Referenced:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25910392/

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/nyregion/loneliness-epidemic.html

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/reports/loneliness-in-america

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WELCOME to In the Meantime!  In this inaugural episode, we peel back the curtain a bit and seek to answer the following questions: who are we, and why did we decide to start this podcast?  Listen in as we discuss our vision and share some snippets of our own stories along the way.

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It's the word of the moment– "Flourish."  But what do we actually mean when we talk about flourishing in the meantime?  It may not be what you expect!  But we hope it'll be made clearer in this episode.  Listen in as we work to hammer out a definition of flourishing that will anchor our conversations moving forward.

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Resources:

A Spacious Life by Ashley Hales

What does theology have to do with health and wholeness?  A whole lot, actually!  We believe that we are living in the midst of an unfolding Story, and when we start talking about stories… context is king.  Though this episode may remind you a little bit of Sunday School, we hope it'll set the stage just right for what is to come in future episodes. Listen in as we tackle some Biblical Theology!    

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Resources:

Creation Regained by Albert M. Wolters

Risen Motherhood   

The Biggest Story by Kevin DeYoung 

Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones

Heart of Trauma by Bonnie Badenoch (this is not a self-help book, it's for clinicians or people in helping professions)

An Introduction to Theological Anthropology by Joshua Farris

Have you ever wondered what health and wellness are really supposed to look like when reality is far from the ideal? Or what it means to flourish and thrive in a world that is as beautiful as it is broken? This in-between space we live in is messy and confusing… we often get the sense that it isn't supposed to be this way. Well that's why we created the In The Meantime Podcast. To have conversations about how to find flourishing in a fragmented world. 

Because the tension is real:  we recognize that while we live in a broken world, we do have the opportunity to experience tastes of heaven, even if imperfectly. Our desire is to have edifying discussions that explore what it means to live more fully human, as God designed, while keeping our gaze on Jesus when the ideal doesn't materialize.  The definition of flourishing is to "grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment." We look forward to discussing what that looks like in our world today and hopefully have some laughs along the way.

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