I love deeply spiritual people! Even though I have a hard time with religion, I love to talk to people that exude depth when they speak. I love when I sense integrity in their voice – and, I always feel this way about my friend, Rachel. Now, I know where she gets it – I…Read more →

Got a chance to talk with Nora Sophia, who is one of the publishers of the Being book and also a friend. I think at some point, she was interviewing me as we talked about the book and healing from trauma Order Being or the The Being Journey companion guide now!·  Website: https://karlforehand.com/·  https://ratethispodcast.com/thedesertsanctuary·  Message us…Read more →

The night before we left Florida, we gathered on the beach and talked about moving forward. We discussed having conversation with other out there and living from a place of authenticity. It seems a little more uncertain, but a also feeling better about our direction. Listen for the us talking about “Leaning Forward” and “Become…Read more →

(from the summary on Amazon) Joshua Lawson has worked as an organizer, pastor, and ally to people who use drugs in central Appalachia for the past three years. The Face of Addiction tells the stories of twelve people he met when he first began “getting close” to the things that matter in his community. There’s the woman…Read more →

We’ve known them for a couple of years and we finally got to meet with them at their home in Navarre, FL. This was a fun conversation we had when we had Chinese food and reflected on getting know each other online and then finally meeting. It is hard to hear at times, so turn…Read more →

This is a very important conversation about being fully human. Aaron is a therapist and ex-pastor. You would probably expect us to talk about deconstruction, but we actually talked about moving forward. Aaron recognizes the need for transformation and healing and he loved my book, Being: A Journey Toward Presence and Authenticity, because it impacted…Read more →

In my estimation, spiritual bypassing is when we use spiritual phrases and practices to bypassing the necessary work that we could do to address the trauma in our lives. It covers over a multitude of inadequacies of the church and our own journeys. Once we have admitted that we are avoiding what is necessary, we…Read more →

Dr. Paul Fitzgerald updates us on his life. After battling through a health concern and the pandemic, he continues to be the main speaker for Heart Connexion’s Breaktrhough Seminars. He is also spiritually companioning people through focusing sessions and teaching about this process. We also took some time to talk about my new book, Being:…Read more →

This is a new feature on the Desert Sanctuary. Once a month Jason Elam will join us to co-host The Desert Sanctuary! Jason has a smooth announcers voice, but he also has keen insight and he and Brandi Elam are two of our best friends! Jason is also host of The Messy Spirituality podcast. This…Read more →

Karl and Laura talk about the struggles when creatives face common obstacles. People that create (sometimes called creatives) give birth to a part of themselves in some form. These endeavors can often be isolating, but at the same time, they long to share they create with the world. It is an emotional roller coaster at…Read more →