The preflight announcement on the plane always instructs us to “put our own mask on first” before helping someone else but how often do we take that advice in the normal day to day? On “self-care” and finding moments to stop and breathe.

How is it possible to find silence in the middle of the city? Why does it matter? On the lessons learned from St. Isidora and the daily task of floor washing.

In this episode of The Wilderness Journal, Angela continues her discussion with writer/nurse, Adrienne Bocci-DiSanto about suffering, illness, empathy and the role of the Orthodox Christian.

The church fathers have a lot to say about suffering but what can we make of it in our modern lives? In this episode, Angela talks with nurse and writer, Adrienne Bocci-DiSanto about this notion of pain, medication and suffering.

In this reading from Angela’s latest book, “The Wilderness Journal: 365 days with the Philokalia” she explores the reality of what brings color to our lives.

Is “giving” something we only think about at the holidays? What does it mean to give from a empty well?

Angela Doll Carlson shares her plans for the podcast for 2019, particularly reading from her new book titled The Wilderness Journal: 365 Days with the Philokalia.

What can we do with the anxiety that creeps in on us? Angela finds sorting anxiety like sorting laundry on this episode of The Wilderness Journal.

As we move close to glorious Pascha, Angela takes a few moments to reflect on the common threads between Poetry, Liturgy, and Holy Week.

In this episode of the Wilderness Journal, Angela talks with poet Scott Cairns about having a sense of “place” in one’s life, as well as the importance of language, dialogue, and literature in the task of building the self.