The In-Between: Where Shift Happens

If we look around, not only in our own lives, but at the world around us….chaos abounds on some level or another. How can we be mindful in the midst of seeming chaos? How can we navigate all the experiences of our lives in ways that support ourselves and those around us? In this episode we will explore just that with our amazing friend and colleague Rev. Darrell Jones.  

Content Warning: Trauma

Darrell Jones is a minister, spiritual director, author and mindfulness coach who brings 20 years of personal practice and over 14 years of professional experience inspiring, teaching and coaching individuals, spiritual communities and business groups to begin and maintain a life of spiritual practices to deepen connection with life.  Darrell published the heart of his work in 2021 with the book Soul Gym: A manual to connect mind, body & spirit for soulful living.Darrell Jones is a minister, spiritual director, author and mindfulness coach who brings 20 years of personal practice and over 14 years of professional experience inspiring, teaching and coaching individuals, spiritual communities and business groups to begin and maintain a life of spiritual practices to deepen connection with life.  Darrell published the heart of his work in 2021 with the book Soul Gym: A manual to connect mind, body & spirit for soulful living.

In this episode we explore the often silent impact of loneliness and isolation.  This “silent” lurker impacts our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing in ways often overlooked. What is the answer?  How can we reverse its impact? We will explore these questions and so much more.

CW: Pandemic, death, illness

https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

In this episode we welcome special guest Corabelle Hall, as we discuss the individual and collective impact of religious trauma. We explore the question of how we can create spaces for healing that nurture our authentic expressions.

CW: religious trauma, suicidality, suicidal ideations

This episode takes a look at the impact of colonization on every single one of us, as well as the impact on our global society. Special guest, Rev. Amy Phillips, helps us tackle why it is so important to be talking about decolonization right now.

Content Warning: race, whiteness 

In this episode we explore the question "do we always have to be grateful?" What do we do with the experiences of our lives that illicit a less than grateful response? We'll let you in on a little secret...we don't always have to be grateful.

Content Warning: grief, death

For more on gratitude check out our series on gratitude: https://youtu.be/m4mgGj1KJEk?si=w5CUlfM_x0A7C0Hm

This episode is asking all of the questions (ok, some of the questions) about the pursuit of happiness: is it possible, why are we pursuing it, and what even is happiness, does happiness know that we are chasing it? What we have found is chasing happiness may actually keep us from experiencing the full spectrum of emotions, the full experience of life.

This episode explores a topic we may all be too familiar with, being tired. And even more than that being tired of being tired. So what can we do to breathe, rest, and create a little more space while navigating the chaos we may see and experience in our lives? We will ask the questions, and maybe have some answers.

CW: war, genocide, oppressive systems

In this episode we tackle the body liberation conversation. What it is? Why is it important? And how we can both individually and collectively bust out of societal expectations and systems of body oppression.

Special Guest: Yvette Trujillo spiritual leader, speaker, teacher and overall bad ass

This episode takes a look at all of the bits and bobs of connection. What it is, what gets in the way, and how we can lean into it a little bit more.

Are you tired of the idea of rugged individualism? So are we. In this episode we will talk about some of the reasons why that seems to be true for so many people. and ways that we all can begin to shift in the direction of connection and community.