Our Island in the City Podcast

How do we slow down to acknowledge one another?Join our discussion as guests Christy Bouleware, Chris Morris, and Brittany Tinsley answer questions on anxiety, fear, misconceptions around mental health issues, how faith institutions can do better, and what they really wish people knew.  www.christyboulware.com www.chrismorriswrites.com www.brittanytinsley.com

This episode is dedicated in loving memory to Macey Wright, age 27.

Rebecca George, author of Do The Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl is our guest today. Part guide, part manifesto, this book beckons you to pursue the passions that stir your soul.

Find Rebecca here and order her book on Amazon here.

Find Jillian here and order her book on Amazon here.

Lyndsey Medford, author of My Body and Other Crumbling Empires: Lessons For Healing in a World That is Sick is our guest today. We discuss living with autoimmune diseases, what wholeness could mean, a chronically ill world, the difference between healing and fixing, the word vocation, and slowness as a tool for creating change. You can find Lyndsey on IG @lyndseymedford and at lyndseymedford.com. 

Alan is president and founder of Unhurried Living, Inc. in Mission Viejo, California. Alan and his wife Gem wanted to become the kind of people who had a life that was helpful to others ~ a journey: of unhurried living, of spiritual formation, of contemplative leadership, and rediscovering the genius of Jesus’ unhurried way. They do that through leadership retreats, coaching, speaking & spiritual direction. Alan’s newest book, (with IVP Formatio) A Year of Slowing Down: Daily Devotions for Unhurried Living is described as a daily 5-minute retreat. Amazon says: “There are six devotionals for each week of the year, each one an invitation to slow down and be present with the movement of God in your everyday life.” This book is a beautiful formational opportunity within a devotional helping our souls slow a bit more. Visit www.unhurriedliving.com

Enneagram Life: Personal, Relational, and Biblical Insights for All Seasons by author and coach, Elisabeth Bennett helps you discover how your personality type affects all aspects of your life. We are impacted at various stages in our life journey by our birth order, parenting and so much more!   Elisabeth proves that the Enneagram is a useful tool for understanding why people respond in different ways to life’s triumphs and tragedies.  This is Elisabeth’s 11th book. Find her at @enneagram.life on Instagram and at https://www.elisabethbennettenneagram.com/ 

Today's guest is my neighbor, Tami Purdue, owner of Sweet Peas Urban Gardens. She was the first local micro greens grower in Raleigh. We discuss the long hours in a law firm before this new venture, how young people today are anti-hustle, and how starting small and accepting help has grown not just her business but her capacity to help others in the community. Tami shares how working in the dirt is regenerative to our souls and how working in nature is literally healing our bodies. You can find Tami on IG @sweetpeasurbangardens and at www.sweetpeasurbangardens.com for info on microgreens and volunteering.

Today I am doing my first solo episode in two years! I answer listener questions like: Who is Jodi? Where do I podcast from? Where do I live? Also, news about my upcoming book with IVP, a Bonaire childhood memory, my yellow raft story, and a Henri Nouwen quote that is also tied to a slow living & spiritual formation question: Who is God putting in your path?

I also share where my own remote "island in the city" is located and end with a short benediction for your week. Visit me at www.jodigrubbs.com or on Instagram @jodi.grubbs. Sign up here for my twice-a-month newsletter: Your Slow Living Invitation

Today's guest is Nicole Zasowski, author of the new book What If It's Wonderful: An Invitation to Release Your Fears, Choose Joy, and Find the Courage to Celebrate. Nicole is a wife, mom, and therapist from CT. We talk about: how gratitude requires action, the courage to celebrate, how joy is the most vulnerable feeling that we feel, how God's faithfulness is not dependent on our faith, the vulnerability of joy, and how God is both our celebrator and our comforter.  You can interact with Nicole on Instagram @nicolezasowski and she has some fun, free downloads & resources at www.nicolezasowski.com for you.