Feeling overwhelmed is basic to being human. Few great teachers have had more helpful things to say about this than Julian of Norwich, the contemplative who wrote during the bubonic plague years. Despite her own suffering, her legacy is of being colossally encouraging to the point that CS Lewis and Richard Rohr say she's their favorite mystic. Dave Schmelzer offers some introductory thoughts on how you can tap into her encouragement the next time you're overwhelmed.

Mentioned on this podcast:

All Shall Be Well: A Modern-Language Version of the Revelation of Julian Norwich, by Ellyn Sanna 

"A Pastor Ripped Apart by Our Divided Country," a "First Person" New York Times podcast from July 21, 2022