Where we live informs our hungers and how we comfort those hungers.

When we have some deposable income, a little bit extra to buy things we desire, we easily begin to refer to the world as a consumer, including our connections and community interactions.

My guest today, Ashley Hales writes that the Suburbs have always promised that "You can have it all!" Her new book sheds light on the subtle, isolating, and destructive gods of "the good life" and she astutely notes that "healing begins at the places of [our] hungers."

Enjoy this powerful episode AND the Extras (here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22815812) when you subscribe at Patreon.

Where we live informs our hungers and how we comfort those hungers.

When we have some deposable income, a little bit extra to buy things we desire, we easily begin to refer to the world as a consumer, including our connections and community interactions.

My guest today, Ashley Hales writes that the Suburbs have always promised that "You can have it all!" Her new book sheds light on the subtle, isolating, and destructive gods of "the good life" and she astutely notes that "healing begins at the places of [our] hungers."

Enjoy this powerful episode AND the Extras (here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22815812) when you subscribe at Patreon.

Today, I bring you a reading of wisdom from Alessandra Pigni's book on resilience against burnout.

Other things covered are the features of deep listening (which involve no saving or fixing - very difficult!), Parker Palmer's Quaker-inspired Circles of Trust group dynamics for finding resolution, Stephen Joseph's work on growth, Kintsugi (金継ぎ, meaning "golden joinery") used in repairing broken pottery, my happy microphone update. and how we can move forward in healing and growth from struggle or trauma.

Please recommend this episode to others and the podcast itself!

Extras you will love can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22691906

- For more extras related to episodes and ways to contribute go here: patreon.com/sparkmymuse

Official podcast website is sparkmymuse.com

Today, I bring you a reading of wisdom from Alessandra Pigni's book on resilience against burnout.

Other things covered are the features of deep listening (which involve no saving or fixing - very difficult!), Parker Palmer's Quaker-inspired Circles of Trust group dynamics for finding resolution, Stephen Joseph's work on growth, Kintsugi (金継ぎ, meaning "golden joinery") used in repairing broken pottery, my happy microphone update. and how we can move forward in healing and growth from struggle or trauma.

Please recommend this episode to others and the podcast itself!

Extras you will love can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22691906

- For more extras related to episodes and ways to contribute go here: patreon.com/sparkmymuse

Official podcast website is sparkmymuse.com

Today, I bring you a reading of wisdom from Alessandra Pigni's book on resilience against burnout.

Other things covered are the features of deep listening (which involve no saving or fixing - very difficult!), Parker Palmer's Quaker-inspired Circles of Trust group dynamics for finding resolution, Stephen Joseph's work on growth, Kintsugi (金継ぎ, meaning "golden joinery") used in repairing broken pottery, my happy microphone update. and how we can move forward in healing and growth from struggle or trauma.

Please recommend this episode to others and the podcast itself!

Extras you will love can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22691906

- For more extras related to episodes and ways to contribute go here: patreon.com/sparkmymuse

Official podcast website is sparkmymuse.com

Today, I bring you a reading of wisdom from Alessandra Pigni's book on resilience against burnout.

Other things covered are the features of deep listening (which involve no saving or fixing - very difficult!), Parker Palmer's Quaker-inspired Circles of Trust group dynamics for finding resolution, Stephen Joseph's work on growth, Kintsugi (金継ぎ, meaning "golden joinery") used in repairing broken pottery, my happy microphone update. and how we can move forward in healing and growth from struggle or trauma.

Please recommend this episode to others and the podcast itself!

Extras you will love can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22691906

- For more extras related to episodes and ways to contribute go here: patreon.com/sparkmymuse

Official podcast website is sparkmymuse.com

Culture flavors expressions of spirituality and religion and one of the most interesting instances of this in the Western world is what happened to the where lands ended, at the far West of Europe in what know now as Wales, Ireland, Britain, and Scotland.

These where places not dominated by the Roman Empire and what eventually came after the collapse of the Roman Empire called The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman. It was the last standing large institution to fill the power vacuum and it influenced much of how Christianity would take shape in Europe and the West.

Today, in my conversation with author and return guest Carl McColman, we will learn about this little pocket in the far West of Europe that had been evangelize by Christianity early on and yet was spared much of the hierarchy and influences from the center of Church power in Rome. It found unique expressions of faith and vibrant life and spirituality that took on unique qualities and wove in some sacred elements from their recent pagan past as well as their ancient connects to the land and affinities to natural world.

Wisdom and beauty are found through these expression of the Christian faith and we can learn and weave in and enliven our lives with some of these ideas and elements too.

Enjoy!!

Get lots of info and extras - links to the people and books mentioned here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22552078 as you support this labor of love. Visit patreon.com/sparkmymuse to see reward supporters enjoy.

Culture flavors expressions of spirituality and religion and one of the most interesting instances of this in the Western world is what happened to the where lands ended, at the far West of Europe in what know now as Wales, Ireland, Britain, and Scotland.

These where places not dominated by the Roman Empire and what eventually came after the collapse of the Roman Empire called The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman. It was the last standing large institution to fill the power vacuum and it influenced much of how Christianity would take shape in Europe and the West.

Today, in my conversation with author and return guest Carl McColman, we will learn about this little pocket in the far West of Europe that had been evangelize by Christianity early on and yet was spared much of the hierarchy and influences from the center of Church power in Rome. It found unique expressions of faith and vibrant life and spirituality that took on unique qualities and wove in some sacred elements from their recent pagan past as well as their ancient connects to the land and affinities to natural world.

Wisdom and beauty are found through these expression of the Christian faith and we can learn and weave in and enliven our lives with some of these ideas and elements too.

Enjoy!!

Get lots of info and extras - links to the people and books mentioned here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22552078 as you support this labor of love. Visit patreon.com/sparkmymuse to see reward supporters enjoy.

Culture flavors expressions of spirituality and religion and one of the most interesting instances of this in the Western world is what happened to the where lands ended, at the far West of Europe in what know now as Wales, Ireland, Britain, and Scotland.

These where places not dominated by the Roman Empire and what eventually came after the collapse of the Roman Empire called The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman. It was the last standing large institution to fill the power vacuum and it influenced much of how Christianity would take shape in Europe and the West.

Today, in my conversation with author and return guest Carl McColman, we will learn about this little pocket in the far West of Europe that had been evangelize by Christianity early on and yet was spared much of the hierarchy and influences from the center of Church power in Rome. It found unique expressions of faith and vibrant life and spirituality that took on unique qualities and wove in some sacred elements from their recent pagan past as well as their ancient connects to the land and affinities to natural world.

Wisdom and beauty are found through these expression of the Christian faith and we can learn and weave in and enliven our lives with some of these ideas and elements too.

Enjoy!!

Get lots of info and extras - links to the people and books mentioned here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22552078 as you support this labor of love. Visit patreon.com/sparkmymuse to see reward supporters enjoy.

Culture flavors expressions of spirituality and religion and one of the most interesting instances of this in the Western world is what happened to the where lands ended, at the far West of Europe in what know now as Wales, Ireland, Britain, and Scotland.

These where places not dominated by the Roman Empire and what eventually came after the collapse of the Roman Empire called The Holy Roman Empire, which was neither holy nor Roman. It was the last standing large institution to fill the power vacuum and it influenced much of how Christianity would take shape in Europe and the West.

Today, in my conversation with author and return guest Carl McColman, we will learn about this little pocket in the far West of Europe that had been evangelize by Christianity early on and yet was spared much of the hierarchy and influences from the center of Church power in Rome. It found unique expressions of faith and vibrant life and spirituality that took on unique qualities and wove in some sacred elements from their recent pagan past as well as their ancient connects to the land and affinities to natural world.

Wisdom and beauty are found through these expression of the Christian faith and we can learn and weave in and enliven our lives with some of these ideas and elements too.

Enjoy!!

Get lots of info and extras - links to the people and books mentioned here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22552078 as you support this labor of love. Visit patreon.com/sparkmymuse to see reward supporters enjoy.