Talking Joy Podcast

Inspired by Anne Sussman’s book, the Bliss Buddy Project, How Sharing Gratitude Increases Joy, our podcast team paired up to try this gratitude practice. Take a listen and see how sharing your everyday joys with someone helps keeps you accountable and can make all the difference in your quest for joy!. We weren’t always consistent and that’s ok—it is all part of the practice. For resources mentioned visit: www.talkingjoy.org

Pam and Wisdom teacher, Marcella Kraybill-Greggo discuss four conscious prayers for Advent. The invitation this season is to "catch" yourself and see how many times you notice crossing a threshold and perhaps allowing yourself to sink through the level of initial chatter of your mind and discover the rhythm of the work you are doing. These are the ways we re-member or recollect while baking, wrapping and celebrating in the weeks ahead. Always coming back to our breath and feet. For more information or to connect with Marcella visit: www.talkingjoy.org

Join the Talking Joy Team for a Guided Visualization Meditation followed by a great discussion! Seven Women Exploring the Spiritual Life Together!

Wondering what spiritual direction is really all about? Teresa Blythe a spiritual director, educator and author joins Pam to talk about her popular book Spiritual Direction 101: The Basics of Spiritual Guidance. You'll learn what spiritual direction is, and what it is not. They touch on her other great “how-to” book 50 Ways to Pray: Practices from Many Traditions and Times. For more information www.talkingjoy.org

KIM SHAPIRA is a registered Dietitian with a background in Human Metabolism and Clinical Nutrition from Boston University. She helps people heal their relationship with food. Kim has spent the last 24 years helping people lose weight and keep it off. With a giant emphasis on keeping it off.  Her method has morphed into 6 rules. Kim shares with Pam these rules that help people journey into a normal relationship with food. Kims says we are in an obesity crisis. Diets don't work. Our health is deteriorating and she can really help. www.talkingjoy.org

“Nature Will,” AKA Will Robertson, has a famous YouTube channel with over 1.5 Million views. He is an avid naturalist and joins Pam to talk about our precious planet earth and the actions we can take now to make a difference. Humans are living in a way that is not sustainable, and as a result, the world is undergoing some massive changes. One of the ways we can help is by saving what is called the lungs of the earth--our rainforests. To donate and to learn more about Nature Will visit: https://www.talkingjoy.org/conversations-with-pam

Holly Whitcomb, author of the book The Seven Spiritual Gifts of Waiting. Waiting is something we have ALL been asked to do these past eighteen months. “There may be no more provoking experience than being told, “Wait.” It stops any action we might take. We may feel powerless, unprotected. Someone else holds all the cards." In the intervening moments—or days or weeks or years—waiting beckons us to come to the well of humility, to drink deeply. For more information visit www.talkingjoy.org

Joyce Rupp is well known for her work as a writer, spiritual midwife, international retreat leader, and conference speaker. On this episode of The Talking Joy Podcast we will be discussing one of her favorite books, The Cosmic Dance. Pam has read this book many times, savoring the beauty, thoughtfulness, and wisdom Joyce offers to its readers. It is a beautiful book of poetry, reflection, meditation and the spirituality of life-life on this earth and life in the cosmos. It transcends religious boundaries and speaks to the soul of nature, humanity and divinity, united in one glorious experience of the universe. For more information about our conversation or to purchase the book visit www.talkingjoy.org

The enneagram is a resource for deepening personal and spiritual growth. Enneagram teacher Jeanine Siler Jones helps us explore this valuable tool and how it can help cultivate compassion for ourselves and others. We are all born with a particular style and she touches on the 9 types as an introduction to this practice of self-discovery. These types are broken into triads- the centers of intelligence—head, heart and body. Our conversation highlights why we do what we do, what is the motivation and how we can gain a better understanding of ourselves and others. For additional resources please visit: www.talkingjoy.org

Invite the childlike side of you to come out this summer! Pam and the Talking Joy Team invite you to become freer and more engaged with your family this summer. Try taking your shoes off, going on a gratitude walk or sliding down the water slide at the pool. Often we let everyday tasks get in the way of living the simple pleasures of the summer months. Take a listen and get inspired to go out and make lasting memories with the ones you love!

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