Last week we described faith as, “The things we choose to believe, which inform how we choose to act.” Some people weren’t digging our use of the word “choice.” So in this message, we explore how much agency do we really have in terms of what we believe and how we act. Is it really our “choice?” Such a fascinating conversation.

Can we talk about FAITH for a bit? What IS it? Why do we have it? How do we practice it?

In this episode, we share a talk that we gave together at Sojourn Grace Collective exploring two lexical categories of the word faith: as a noun and a verb. Sometimes we need to swing the pendulum from one usage to another as we round out what it means to have/do faith.

Our religious heritage taught us to mistrust our emotions, thus creating a whirlwind of shame and confusion. In this, our final of a three part series on emotional wellbeing and intelligence, we dig in to how Christianity contributed to the emotional stunting of its adherents. Plus, Colby shares about the only 3 times he can remember crying as a kid/teenager/young adult. And Kate takes on the “head vs heart” false dichotomy.

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(Song during the episode is “Peace Be Still” by The Hunts)

Myth: Woman have too many emotions, Men have none. Can we talk about that, please? What if ALL humans have deep emotional realities, but women (for a number of reasons) tend to be more connected/in-tune with them than men. Kate shares how society contributes to this dynamic, and Colby shares how he spent most of his life completely detached from his emotions. Plus, have you heard of #Gaslighting? Let’s talk about it.

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Have you ever been told “stop being so emotional?” Or maybe thought, “wow, that person isn’t thinking with their head, they’re being controlled by their emotions.” In this episode, Kate and Colby dive in to this phenomenon, where society often over values what we call “rational thinking” and under vales our emotional capacity. This often shows up in gendered stereotypes as well (which Kate and Colby happen to fulfill rather predictably, so we need to talk about THAT, yes? ;)

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In this mini-episode, Colby offers a guided meditation focused on identifying and moving through a defensive response. Specially designed for this moment, those of us who are white are being challenged right now to learn better how to listen and learn about racial injustice WITHOUT getting defensive about it. For some of us, that’s easier said than done. We hope this guided meditation will help you in this effort.

So about that whole “perfectionism” thing… yeah, let’s talk about that. Both of us are perfectionists, but each in our own unique way. Learn as Kate encourages us to not try and do away with those parts of us, but rather try and turn up the things to help us find balance. Plus: an insightful conversation about the illusion of a “perfect fit” in relationships.

Also, episode includes more original meditations written by Kate. So that’s a win.

We are BAAAACK! Hey PodPham, we’ve missed you. And since we’ve been apart, a lot has happened… most notably, a worldwide viral sensation known as COVID-19. We are kicking off our brand new season by talking openly about what life has been like for us during quarantine. Turns out, it’s been quite the Teacher. In this episode we talk about mental health and depression, perfectionism and over-identifying with work. As always, we hope to have real talk about things that matter, all in hopes of helping you come more alive.

Also in the episode, several all-new reading mediations from Kate.

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In our first season of this podcast, we used to end each episode with a quick example of a piece of art, a book, a quote, or something else that was making us come alive—i.e., inspiring, motivating, and moving us. We haven't done that in awhile, but today that changes. Here's a whole entire episode of us sharing all the things that are giving us major energy right now. From magic shows to children's TV to old-fashioned dating, come along as we share a few of our favorite things.

Hello Pod Pham, we're just so happy to introduce you to some of our favorite people this week! Yes, Erica and Logan Martin are family (Colby and Logan are brothers), but that's far from the only reason why we wanted to sit down and have a conversation with them. They have an incredible story about their journey together and as individuals as they've navigated a lot of loss in leaving church and a lot of new life on the other side. These are beautiful people doing beautiful work in the world, and we think you ought to know about them. Thanks for listening!