Spark My Muse

Welcome to another weekly delivery of audio goodness!

I was blown away by the resources that I found and I had to share them. Today, you will hear some of what I found: practical and surprising insights on relating to others and building trust from the renowned Center for Courage and Renewal founded by the esteemed Parker J. Palmer. These practices, principles, and foundational touchstones can be used to build close friendships and vital small groups and safe spaces to solve problems and create better understanding in the workplace, among leaders, within communities, families, or in ministry.

This is such a content-rich program that you may need to listen a few times. The show notes will offer links to find this resource material to use for yourself for FREE. Supporting the this program by buying show notes (just $1) helps keep costs down during production, week after week and let's me know that you care about what I'm doing. Expenses like audio file storage, website hosting, security, are just a few of the costs I incur and pay out of my own pocket. Thanks for listening, sharing the program with others, and for helping out when you can.

Welcome to another weekly delivery of audio goodness!

I was blown away by the resources that I found and I had to share them. Today, you will hear some of what I found: practical and surprising insights on relating to others and building trust from the renowned Center for Courage and Renewal founded by the esteemed Parker J. Palmer. These practices, principles, and foundational touchstones can be used to build close friendships and vital small groups and safe spaces to solve problems and create better understanding in the workplace, among leaders, within communities, families, or in ministry.

This is such a content-rich program that you may need to listen a few times. The show notes will offer links to find this resource material to use for yourself for FREE. Supporting the this program by buying show notes (just $1) helps keep costs down during production, week after week and let's me know that you care about what I'm doing. Expenses like audio file storage, website hosting, security, are just a few of the costs I incur and pay out of my own pocket. Thanks for listening, sharing the program with others, and for helping out when you can.

The son of a sheep farmer, New Zealander, Barry Pearman has a heart for people who suffer. He's served as a pastor, a mental health worker, and a chaplain for a group of people with mental illness. Now, (among other things) he works as a gardener and runs Turning the Page which endeavors to bring mental health through spiritual formation. Barry ministers from experience because he also struggles with depression too. Hear his story, (enjoy his accent!), and get some great information for yourself or for someone who you know who is struggling with a mental health concern.

SUMMARY:

Today our discussion covers the social component of mental health issues that are too often overlooked in the care, treatment, and ministerial aspect of people with mental health challenges. We also discuss the role that the people of his "church within a church" (called The Living Room) had as they actively participated in through major roles during services (i.e. giving sermons, etc.)– even though some of them had seriously debilitating mental illness, and what happen when they did. What does this say about community and how healing works for humans and how can we make improvements in our local settings?

And finally, we go into some common "errors in thinking" that perpetuate negative ways of being, depressive moods, un-wellness, and isolation from the very helpful Resource he wrote called “Out of the Darkness"– which is available FREE at his website: http://turningthepage.info

•••make sure to get your copy!•••

As usual, SHOW NOTES can be found at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse ( the direct link is at the following: https://www.patreon.com/posts/8597851 ) for just $549. Just kidding. Show notes are just $1 and that itty, bitty, tiny cost unlocks ALL past SHOW NOTES, too- PLUS money from such Show Notes helps pay for the production cost of making the show, and it makes you feel like a good person to help out. A boost to your mental health? Maybe! Thanks for helping.

SUMMER VACATION!!

If you are looking for a wonderful way to spend a weekend this July (2017) - check out what I'm cooking up at https://soulschoolfieldtrip.eventbrite.com

It's the first in-person event related to the podcast where we can talk, eat well, relax, enjoy the outdoors, and you're going to love it! Spots are limited, so get yours now.

Enjoy the show!

The son of a sheep farmer, New Zealander, Barry Pearman has a heart for people who suffer. He's served as a pastor, a mental health worker, and a chaplain for a group of people with mental illness. Now, (among other things) he works as a gardener and runs Turning the Page which endeavors to bring mental health through spiritual formation. Barry ministers from experience because he also struggles with depression too. Hear his story, (enjoy his accent!), and get some great information for yourself or for someone who you know who is struggling with a mental health concern.

SUMMARY:

Today our discussion covers the social component of mental health issues that are too often overlooked in the care, treatment, and ministerial aspect of people with mental health challenges. We also discuss the role that the people of his "church within a church" (called The Living Room) had as they actively participated in through major roles during services (i.e. giving sermons, etc.)– even though some of them had seriously debilitating mental illness, and what happen when they did. What does this say about community and how healing works for humans and how can we make improvements in our local settings?

And finally, we go into some common "errors in thinking" that perpetuate negative ways of being, depressive moods, un-wellness, and isolation from the very helpful Resource he wrote called “Out of the Darkness"– which is available FREE at his website: http://turningthepage.info

•••make sure to get your copy!•••

As usual, SHOW NOTES can be found at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse ( the direct link is at the following: https://www.patreon.com/posts/8597851 ) for just $549. Just kidding. Show notes are just $1 and that itty, bitty, tiny cost unlocks ALL past SHOW NOTES, too- PLUS money from such Show Notes helps pay for the production cost of making the show, and it makes you feel like a good person to help out. A boost to your mental health? Maybe! Thanks for helping.

SUMMER VACATION!!

If you are looking for a wonderful way to spend a weekend this July (2017) - check out what I'm cooking up at https://soulschoolfieldtrip.eventbrite.com

It's the first in-person event related to the podcast where we can talk, eat well, relax, enjoy the outdoors, and you're going to love it! Spots are limited, so get yours now.

Enjoy the show!

The son of a sheep farmer, New Zealander, Barry Pearman has a heart for people who suffer. He's served as a pastor, a mental health worker, and a chaplain for a group of people with mental illness. Now, (among other things) he works as a gardener and runs Turning the Page which endeavors to bring mental health through spiritual formation. Barry ministers from experience because he also struggles with depression too. Hear his story, (enjoy his accent!), and get some great information for yourself or for someone who you know who is struggling with a mental health concern.

SUMMARY:

Today our discussion covers the social component of mental health issues that are too often overlooked in the care, treatment, and ministerial aspect of people with mental health challenges. We also discuss the role that the people of his "church within a church" (called The Living Room) had as they actively participated in through major roles during services (i.e. giving sermons, etc.)– even though some of them had seriously debilitating mental illness, and what happen when they did. What does this say about community and how healing works for humans and how can we make improvements in our local settings?

And finally, we go into some common "errors in thinking" that perpetuate negative ways of being, depressive moods, un-wellness, and isolation from the very helpful Resource he wrote called “Out of the Darkness"– which is available FREE at his website: http://turningthepage.info

•••make sure to get your copy!•••

As usual, SHOW NOTES can be found at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse ( the direct link is at the following: https://www.patreon.com/posts/8597851 ) for just $549. Just kidding. Show notes are just $1 and that itty, bitty, tiny cost unlocks ALL past SHOW NOTES, too- PLUS money from such Show Notes helps pay for the production cost of making the show, and it makes you feel like a good person to help out. A boost to your mental health? Maybe! Thanks for helping.

SUMMER VACATION!!

If you are looking for a wonderful way to spend a weekend this July (2017) - check out what I'm cooking up at https://soulschoolfieldtrip.eventbrite.com

It's the first in-person event related to the podcast where we can talk, eat well, relax, enjoy the outdoors, and you're going to love it! Spots are limited, so get yours now.

Enjoy the show!

Today my guest is the youngest recipient of the National Book Award for non fiction (2016). He is historian Dr. Ibram Kendi and his outstanding book is a detailed account of the stories that brought racism to America and the legacy, laws, and misunderstandings that perpetuates it through the centuries. It's called "Stamped from the Beginning" The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" and it has already received wide critical acclaim and New York Times Best-Selling status. It is sure to be a standard textbook in many History Classes and curriculum and should be required reading as we continue to encounter issues and challenges of discrimination that started long before this country's founding.

In our discussion, Dr Kendi and I talk about some basics: "What is a racist idea?"; "Are there 3 races, and if not, where did the idea of races come from?"; "How did Christians help racism thrive in America?".

We will also cover the 3 positions people have had (and do have) when encountering race issues and how they've helped or hurt. We will talk about the racist ideas we all seem to have without realizing it (even Dr Kendi had them). We will discuss the three oldest and most popular strategies Americans have used to root out racists ideas and why they have failed.

In addition, Dr Kendi speaks to statistics related to education and lack of opportunity, violent crime, drugs, arrests and incarceration and issues that effect Black populations disproportionately; how to see those statistics more intelligently; and what to do about some of those problems.

This is a must-hear episode for any American and Dr Kendi's book is a must-read for every American, no matter your heritage and no matter where you fall on the ladder in society (rich or poor - powerful or ordinary). Please pass along this episode! It is an evergreen episode that will be important to hear, no matter what date you stumble on it. Thank you for listening.

Today my guest is the youngest recipient of the National Book Award for non fiction (2016). He is historian Dr. Ibram Kendi and his outstanding book is a detailed account of the stories that brought racism to America and the legacy, laws, and misunderstandings that perpetuates it through the centuries. It's called "Stamped from the Beginning" The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" and it has already received wide critical acclaim and New York Times Best-Selling status. It is sure to be a standard textbook in many History Classes and curriculum and should be required reading as we continue to encounter issues and challenges of discrimination that started long before this country's founding.

In our discussion, Dr Kendi and I talk about some basics: "What is a racist idea?"; "Are there 3 races, and if not, where did the idea of races come from?"; "How did Christians help racism thrive in America?".

We will also cover the 3 positions people have had (and do have) when encountering race issues and how they've helped or hurt. We will talk about the racist ideas we all seem to have without realizing it (even Dr Kendi had them). We will discuss the three oldest and most popular strategies Americans have used to root out racists ideas and why they have failed.

In addition, Dr Kendi speaks to statistics related to education and lack of opportunity, violent crime, drugs, arrests and incarceration and issues that effect Black populations disproportionately; how to see those statistics more intelligently; and what to do about some of those problems.

This is a must-hear episode for any American and Dr Kendi's book is a must-read for every American, no matter your heritage and no matter where you fall on the ladder in society (rich or poor - powerful or ordinary). Please pass along this episode! It is an evergreen episode that will be important to hear, no matter what date you stumble on it. Thank you for listening.

Today my guest is the youngest recipient of the National Book Award for non fiction (2016). He is historian Dr. Ibram Kendi and his outstanding book is a detailed account of the stories that brought racism to America and the legacy, laws, and misunderstandings that perpetuates it through the centuries. It's called "Stamped from the Beginning" The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" and it has already received wide critical acclaim and New York Times Best-Selling status. It is sure to be a standard textbook in many History Classes and curriculum and should be required reading as we continue to encounter issues and challenges of discrimination that started long before this country's founding.

In our discussion, Dr Kendi and I talk about some basics: "What is a racist idea?"; "Are there 3 races, and if not, where did the idea of races come from?"; "How did Christians help racism thrive in America?".

We will also cover the 3 positions people have had (and do have) when encountering race issues and how they've helped or hurt. We will talk about the racist ideas we all seem to have without realizing it (even Dr Kendi had them). We will discuss the three oldest and most popular strategies Americans have used to root out racists ideas and why they have failed.

In addition, Dr Kendi speaks to statistics related to education and lack of opportunity, violent crime, drugs, arrests and incarceration and issues that effect Black populations disproportionately; how to see those statistics more intelligently; and what to do about some of those problems.

This is a must-hear episode for any American and Dr Kendi's book is a must-read for every American, no matter your heritage and no matter where you fall on the ladder in society (rich or poor - powerful or ordinary). Please pass along this episode! It is an evergreen episode that will be important to hear, no matter what date you stumble on it. Thank you for listening.

Today's episode is a LIFE CHANGER!

Unlike you may have believed, your EMOTIONS like rage, joy, disgust, sadness, lust, and sorrow don't get tripped like triggers in certain spots in your brain, says the distinguished, pioneering neuroscientist Dr Feldman Barrett. Instead, our brain is a rapid prediction organ that responds to context, stimuli, and some genetic interplay.

This has huge implications for many things in our daily lives such as assessing the emotions of others; health and wellness including mental illness, especially for people suffering from anxiety, depression, and for physical ailments like chronic illness and pain; in the justice system and trials by jury; with regards to racism; in the actions of police, military and emergency responders; and even in our interaction with our pets.

I deeply hope you gain encouragement and hope from this fantastic guest today! Please consider helping the show in kind. You can do that by sharing the show widely, going to http://SparkMyMuse.com and giving using the donate button or by buying the extra goodies: detailed show notes for $1 at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse

You make the difference. Contributions make continuing possible. Thank you!

Today's episode is a LIFE CHANGER!

Unlike you may have believed, your EMOTIONS like rage, joy, disgust, sadness, lust, and sorrow don't get tripped like triggers in certain spots in your brain, says the distinguished, pioneering neuroscientist Dr Feldman Barrett. Instead, our brain is a rapid prediction organ that responds to context, stimuli, and some genetic interplay.

This has huge implications for many things in our daily lives such as assessing the emotions of others; health and wellness including mental illness, especially for people suffering from anxiety, depression, and for physical ailments like chronic illness and pain; in the justice system and trials by jury; with regards to racism; in the actions of police, military and emergency responders; and even in our interaction with our pets.

I deeply hope you gain encouragement and hope from this fantastic guest today! Please consider helping the show in kind. You can do that by sharing the show widely, going to http://SparkMyMuse.com and giving using the donate button or by buying the extra goodies: detailed show notes for $1 at http://patreon.com/sparkmymuse

You make the difference. Contributions make continuing possible. Thank you!