Annie talks about making bread and The Family Crumb, her cottage bakery in Arkansas.

Resources:

The Family Crumb Website

The Family Crumb instagram (follow for BEST content)

Cottage Food Laws by State

Cooked series starring Michael Pollan

Taylor talks about what it means to be part of a chosen family and how that has helped them to blossom.

Since this recording, Taylor has come out as trans and this recording is using his previous pronouns.  We are so proud of him!

Julie shares what its like to move multiple times and why she's done so in her moment of vulnerability.

Betsy talks about being a musician and what music does to her soul. Musical resources: 

Betsy Lay music

The Symphony No. 5 in C minor of Ludwig van BeethovenOp. 67 

The Firebird by Igor Stravinsky 

Alright, Alright (Seth and China Kent) 

Sturgill Simpson 

Dolly Parton – Jolene (album) 

Loretta Lynn - Van Lear Rose album review

Jason Isbell 

Brittany Howard Tiny Desk Concert 

Nathaniel Rateliff (feat. Julie Davis) | Early Spring Till (Live Session)

Alison talks about what happens when we don't know what's wrong and neither do the doctors.  And how that has changed everything about her life.

Heike talks about what it's like to be an old gay.

Julie talks about her wonder and delight in people.

Hannah shares what it's like to live with depression and thrive.

Julie shares what she needs most in the coming year.

Resources:

The Secret Struggle of the Great Ss. Ignatius & Alphonsus: Scrupulosity

Urban Village Church

Maurya talks to us about what native plants are, why we should care about conservation, and what we can do to save the planet.

Julie answers the hard question of if she ever sees herself coming back to Chicago.

Erin talks about her suicide attempts and why we should all talk more openly about mental illness and suicide.

"We are each other's business; we are each other's harvest; we are each other's magnitude and bond." - Gwendolyn Brooks

If you or anyone you love needs help, please visit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or call 1-800-273-8255.  You are not alone.

Katy talks about being in the Peace Corps, what it meant to her and how it changed her life.

Julie talks about someone who means a lot to her.

Resources:

Ait El Farsi, مركز جماعة آيت الفارسي، Morocco‭ Map

Peace Corps

Kahm joins us today to talk all things sex and religious studies, with a focus on Catholicism.  A warning to all that sex, body parts, etc are explicitly but tastefully discussed. 

Julie shares her thoughts on her own sexual education in her moment of intimacy. 

Resources:

Our Whole Lives curriculum