Soul Grit

Everyone has a perspective on his or her body, and some of us spend quite a bit of time thinking about it. Having the wrong perspective about your body can actually be very dangerous, as we will hear with our guest today. But God can transform your perspective and lead you to a healthy relationship with Him and with yourself.

Our guest Hannah Richey struggled with Anorexia Nervosa from the age of 12 after suffering bullying from her peers. After rehab and several more years of struggle, she has found a new perspective as a young adult, a new wife, and a licensed massage therapist. Feel free to send Soul Grit an email to get in touch with Hannah.

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Last week our host, Ann Taylor McNiece, suffered a medical crisis, which seems like odd timing, since we just started talking about our bodies. In this brief episode, Ann will update listeners on the event and what to expect for the podcast in the coming weeks, as well as reflect on the body. This crisis has revealed the fragility of the body and the weight of living in a fallen world.

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Your body is a gift given to you for a purpose and a mission. When it's not functioning well, you can be off mission and your mental health can take a hit! In this episode, Ann and Jess host an introductory conversation to a new miniseries about the body and its role in mental and spiritual health.

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Ann and Jess are back to talk about how we can actually start making new patterns of rest and connection for ourselves and our families. In this episode, you'll hear about Jess's forced rest (surgery) and Ann's failed attempt at family connection on the Sabbath (bake off). We'll bring it back to how you can connect with the Holy Spirit and a trusted Christian counselor to help you figure it out.

Here are some of the great resources mentioned in this episode:

Breathe by Priscilla Shirer

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest by Ruth Haley Barton

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer

To Hell with the Hustle by Jefferson Bethke

Rule of Life podcast with John Mark Comer

In It With You podcast with Kara Osborne

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You may know of sabbath as a day of rest or a day of worship. In today's busy age, it's pretty challenging to implement in our families! In this episode, join Ann and guest Lindsey Hornkohl for a conversation about what sabbath means for the modern family.

Lindsey Hornkohl is an artist, a pastor's wife, a Revelation Wellness Instructor, adoptive mom, and homeschool mom. You can check out her work on Instagram @e.lindsey.hornkohl.art.

Some resources mentioned in this episode:

Rule of Life Podcast with John Mark Comer

Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund

Project Stress Relief from Revelation Wellness

Join Ann and Lindsey on November 12, 2:30-4:30pm, at the Dream Center in Lake Elsinore for the Project Stress Relief Meet-up.

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How can we make sure our families end up growing in the direction we choose? Ann covers what it takes to create intentionality in the family, with help from Bill Doherty's book The Intentional Family: Simple Rituals to Strengthen Family Ties. If you're a busy grown-up, you'll want to think through the ways you're connecting with the people who matter most to you, and you might not have time to read the book. So spend a few minutes here for the recap!

Project Stress Relief Meet-up: Join us Saturday November 12, 2:30-4:30pm at the Dream Center in Lake Elsinore. Learn about stress and your brain and God's plan for rest and relaxation, while sharing time to worship God through gentle movement in our bodies. Find out more by following DC Fitness on Instagram or Facebook.

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We constantly get the messages to do more and be more. We worry that our kids won't be successful if we don't have them in all the activities. We fear that we won't meet our goals if we don't hustle. But what is the impact on ourselves, our marriages, our children if we keep up this pace?

Join Ann and Jess in this episode talking through the impact of busyness on our emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health. Check out more about the "bids for connection" mentioned in this episode from www.gottman.com.

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Drive-thru fast food meals, sleep deprivation, and the loss of free play are shaping how we live in families in modern times. But what is the cost to mental health for ourselves, our partners, and our children? What is the detriment to our discipleship to Christ?

Ann and Jess talk through trends we're seeing in our communities that include over-scheduling, child-centered families, and lack of Sabbath rest.

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Pastors and ministry leaders have an opportunity to love and serve their people well by becoming trauma-informed. In our finale for the trauma series, Ann talks to Dr. Heather Gingrich, an expert on trauma treatment and trauma-informed care.

Dr. Heather Gingrich is a therapist and professor at Toccoa Falls College in Georgia, where she is debuting a new certificate program to train counselors, pastors, and others in trauma. She is the author of Restoring the Shattered Self: A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma and the co-editor, with her husband, of Treating Trauma in Christian Counseling.

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Does the term Brainspotting sound really mysterious to you? Continuing in our series on trauma, Ann's guest Timothy Wong, LMFT teaches us about what brainspotting is, how it can help, and how Christians can experience healing through this natural, targeted way of recovering from trauma.

Timothy Wong, LMFT is a therapist working with Kaiser Permanente in Northern California and a graduate of Western Seminary. Using brainspotting, he is seeing his clients recover more quickly and more effectively from trauma and other emotional problems.

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