PRN: Pause, Renew, Next

This season on the podcast we are immersing ourselves in stories: the stories of Scripture, the stories of guests, and learning from storytellers. However, there’s another story that deserves to be looked at this season, and that’s your story.

In today’s episode, we’re beginning to examine and engage our own stories. We’ll begin with a grounding exercise, then begin to dissect elements of a story and how those elements show up in your narrative. Then, we’ll end by considering a few ways that you can begin piecing together your own story.

Story work is sacred work.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

What happens when you firmly know your whole life story, only to one day find out a secret that changes the way you look at your past? My guest today, Robin Parish, lived through just such a life shift. She shares today about her healing journey, and how she is reframing her story. You will come away from this episode amazed and encouraged.

If something resonates with you from listening to Robin’s story, feel free to share, comment below, or join the conversation on Facebook or Instagram.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

It’s been a while since we’ve had a soul-care reflection episode, and what better way to reflect, than with a Scripture meditation. This season, our theme is “Tell Your Story,” so we are spending some time with the stories of Jesus, the Author himself.

In today’s episode, we’re reflecting on one of the shortest parables, found in Luke 13. It may be a small story, but it has a lot to each us! Let’s dive in and learn together about His Kingdom.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Today, we begin season 6 of the podcast! This season our theme is, Tell Your Story, and what better way to begin, than to talk to a storyteller. Our podcast guest today is, T.I. Lowe, storyteller and author.

Personally, I’m a fan of her books, so it was a joy to get to sit down and talk to her about writing, life, motherhood, and faith. Although her pen name is T.I. Lowe, to her friends, her name is Tonya. She has written over twenty novels, but her latest are Under the Magnolias and Indigo Isle.

In this episode, Tonya and I talk about her writing journey, how curiosity inspires her stories, how faith is a part of her life and writing, and how living in the South is a huge part of her storytelling. We also talk about elements of mental health that show up in her books, as well as random horticulture facts. (I can’t help it. I love plants!)

I absolutely loved my conversation with T.I. Lowe, and I think you will too. If you’d like to learn more about her, or sign up for her newsletter, I hope you’ll check out her website: tilowe.com. You can find her books anywhere books are sold!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

This is the last episode of Season 5, and I’m so thankful for another great season! Today’s episode is such an important addendum to this spring’s podcast series on attachment. My guest today is an old friend of PRN, Melissa Corkum. She was on the podcast a couple of years ago to talk about connected parenting and the Enneagram. In this episode, she’s back to talk about a new book that she has co-authored with Lisa Qualls called, Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith.

In today’s episode, Melissa defines what blocked care is, how it develops, and some of the tools for helping to care for our own nervous systems if we find ourselves experiencing blocked care. Whether or not you’re an adoptive parent, this conversation may still apply to you. This information is so helpful for understanding why we may find ourselves overwhelmed, disillusioned, or disconnected in relationship.

If you listen to this episode, and find yourself wondering if you’re suffering from blocked care in your parenting journey, Melissa has made a quick assessment available to PRN listeners: theadoptionconnection.com/prn.

If you’d like to know more about what Melissa and Lisa offer through the adoption connection, I hope you’ll check out their podcast and website to find out more.

Friends, it’s been a joy to be here with you for another season. I am taking the summer off to rest and practice a little renewal myself, and Lord willing, the podcast will be back the first Tuesday of September. In the meantime, I hope you’ll go back and listen to episodes you may have missed.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!

Today, we’re finishing our attachment series, by talking about moving from insecurity in our relationship with God to a place of security. Remember all of the insecure attachment styles? We’re going back over them today, but differently! Instead of relating them to our earthly relationships, we’re exploring how they present themselves in our relationship with God.

Just as always, I want you to know that there is so much hope for healing in this area. God made us for connection – with others and with Himself!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Before we close our attachment series, I wanted to spend some time talking about what attachment looks like in our relationship with the Lord. Of course, that begs the question: How can we be attached to someone who is invisible?

In order to do that, we’re diving into Scripture to find examples of secure attachment. We’re spending time with the Trinity, but also with David, because through the Psalms we get a glimpse of the security he felt in his relationship with the Lord. We’re also talking about the face of God, and how His affect towards us changes the way we experience Him.

In this episode, I reference my conversation with Ed Khouri from Season 4 about grace. If you’d like to go back and listen to that episode, you can find it here: Episode 97.

I hope you’ll join me next week as we talk about insecurity and healing in our relationship with the Lord.

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

I’m so excited to share the second part of my conversation with Jeffrey and Amy Olrick! If you missed last week’s episode, I hope you’ll go back and listen. In this episode, we’re continuing to talk about the needs of children and parents, and how those needs relate to attachment research. I love when research meets real-life, and Amy and Jeffrey do this beautifully in their book, The 6 Needs of Every Child.

If you’re needing a bit of encouragement in the parenting department, then pull up a chair, grab a warm cup of tea or coffee, and make yourself comfortable. This conversation is filled with grace and gentleness, and will feel like a breath of fresh air.

If you’d like to know more about Jeffrey and Amy, I hope you’ll visit their website: growingconnected.com. For reference, I also want to share a visual from their book, the 6 needs compass. You can view and download one for yourself at their website.

If something from today’s episode resonated with you, I would love to hear about it! Comment below today’s show notes, or join the conversation on Facebook or Instagram. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!

As a part of our attachment series, I am so pleased to share this conversation with you. This episode takes all of the attachment information we’ve talked about thus far and makes it applicable and relevant to our everyday lives as parents.

It was such a joy to talk with Jeffrey and Amy Olrick about their book, The 6 Needs of Every Child: Empowering Parents and Kids Through the Science of Connection. Jeffrey has a background in attachment research, and he talks about that on today’s episode. He and his wife Amy also have the privilege of raising three boys, and in their book they eloquently pair real life parenting examples with the research of attachment. They have so much wisdom to offer us!

If you’d like to learn more about Amy and Jeffrey, I hope you’ll check out their website, growingconnected.com. You can also view and download their compass here.

If you enjoy this episode, please pass it on to others you think would enjoy or benefit from it. Join us next week for the second part of this conversation. It is full of encouragement and grace for the parenting journey!

May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

We’ve made it through all four of the attachment styles, but wait! There’s a fifth style, and this one is the most hopeful of all. It’s called earned secure attachment.

Thankfully, God has designed our brains to be able to learn secure attachment patterns, even in adulthood. In today’s episode we’ll talk about ways in which one can move from insecure attachment to earned secure.

As always, we’ll end our time together looking for secure attachment themes in Scripture.

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May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus!