Soul + Practice: Raw Conversations & Real Practices with Kathy Escobar & Phyllis Mathis

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Soul + Practice: Raw Conversations & Real Practices with Kathy Escobar & Phyllis Mathis episodes

March 23 Ep. 134: Mending the Soul through Poetry with Julie Mihevc
Names of poems and links:
- Poetry of Presence: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems, editors Phyllis Cole-Dai and Ruby R Wilson | "Trees" by Howard Nemerov
- Poetry of Presence II: An Anthology of Mindfulness Poems, editors Phyllis Cole-Dai and Ruby R Wilson
- Almond Blossoms & Beyond by Mahmoud Darwish | "This of Others"
- Rosemerry WahtolaTrommer | "Today's Headline" (wordwoman.com)
- "Try to Praise the Mutilated World " by Adam Zagajewski
- Poetry Unbound with Padraig O'Tuama
-All the Honey by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer | "For When People Ask"
-"still life with flying bird" by Maya Stein
-Anoint This Threshhold by John Roedel | "Are you ready for things to get back to normal?"
-Book of Hours: Love Poems to God by Rainier Maria Rilke | "Go to the limits of your longing"
52 min
March 16 Ep. 133: UnLEARN InEQUITY with Melvin Bray
Our friend Melvin Bray's newest book is here, yeah! UnLEARN InEQUITY: An Invitation to Truth and Transformation is a gift to the world and we're so thankful to get to hang out and process what's happening in the world right now through this lens. Equity is a life-long practice that must be done in community. Learn more about Melvin's work at unlearninequity.melvinbray.com
59 min
March 09 Ep. 132: Embracing Aging (Happy 70, Phyllis!)
Phyllis turned 70 this weekend, woo hoo! In this episode we process aging well, embracing reality, and leaning into hard-won wisdom. Plus a cameo with Kelli Skoog, here in Denver celebrating this weekend, yay.
39 min
March 02 Ep. 131: War and our Dream for Better Leaders
It's been a tough weekend, friends, with US and Israel waging war on Iran. We dream for better leadership. We dream of circles of connection and wisdom not towers of unhealthy power and destructive practices. We dream for a more just society not just for ourselves but for our future. Strap in, this one's raw, but that's what Soul + Practice is all about--raw conversations and real practices. Let's keep practicing together.
38 min
February 23 Ep. 130: Holding the Hard with BJ Skoog
After we finished recording our last episode Phyllis and Kathy talked to BJ Skoog or a bit and we realized we wanted to process more about how all of this has affected spirituality and relationships, too. That's where we went in this second episode, recorded a week later from Minnesota an Denver, navigating what happens when we have such divergent values with people we once deeply connected to and how to wrestle with the pain and dissonance of this reality.
53 min
February 16 Ep. 129: On the Ground from Minnesota & the Power of Community Connections with BJ Skoog
Oh, we feel so grateful for this conversation with BJ Skoog, a long-time friend of Phyllis and a person of hope in these hard times. BJ founded the Richfield Leadership Network in Minneapolis, which is dedicated to strengthening community connectedness. The power of these relationships are being illuminated so strongly in the current situation with ICE occupation in their city and the reality of what's needed to care for their most vulnerable neighbors. We felt so inspired and also reminded of how important it is to stay healthy and resourced for the amount of trauma communities are experiencing together. More on RLN at https://www.richfieldleadershipnetwork.com.
53 min
February 10 Ep 128: Super Bowl Magic and the America We Want
Well, we needed the Super Bowl this year folks! In this episode we process why it helps us so much and how embodying our values despite the resistance is everything.
36 min
February 03 Ep. 127: Small Signs of Hope & a Season 9 Start
After a 6 week break, we're back for Season 9 with a check in, some small signs of hope, bald eagles, poetry, and hopefully a sense of being in this hard stuff together and staying as healthy and connected as we can.
36 min
December 23, 2025 Ep. 126: For Reals x2 Season Wrap: Our Guests Rock!
Sorry for the technical difficulties if you listened to two wrong files before we finally got this right one up! But yes, this one starts our weird, too, ha! #practicing. We loved looking back on this past season September-December 2025 and all of the incredible kindreds who came and shared with us. We learned so much together, gathered some resourcing, and felt a little more grounded in the middle of so much uncertainty. We hope you did, too. We are so thankful to our guests who come and play with us and would love to hear what parts of this season resonated with you. We'll be back in 2026!
34 min
December 23, 2025 Ep 126: Season 8 Wrap (for reals): Our Guests Rock!
We loved looking back on this past season September-December 2025 and all of the incredible kindreds who came and shared with us. We learned so much together, gathered some resourcing, and felt a little more grounded in the middle of so much uncertainty. We hope you did, too. We are so thankful to our guests who come and play with us and would love to hear what parts of this season resonated with you. We'll be back in 2026! Also, this upload reflects the correct file (not Season 7 wrap, oops!). #practicing
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Soul + Practice: Raw Conversations, Real Practices, is hosted by Kathy Escobar and Phyllis Mathis. It’s centered on raw conversations about our crazy world, and real practices that keep us grounded…