What's Saving Your Life Right Now?

Today's episode is about remembering those who died and bravely served in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. I share a bit about where I was on that tragic day. And then lift up the pract...

11 Sep 9min

Good to be back in this podcast space after a long hiatus! Reflecting on a newsletter article I read over the summer about "Ultraprocessed Time." Mentioned the book I read with our older kids, "The Am...

3 Sep 11min

Today's episode is about empathic distress. It's what we experience when we feel the pain of others' but feel unable to help alleviate it. Instead, we're invited to let our empathy be a pathway to com...

6 Nov 202511min

Today's episode is about being mindful of the preciousness of life and making two-degree shifts toward "eulogy virtues," the things that matter most. I tell the story of downloading the app, "WeCroak,...

30 Okt 202510min

Today's episode is inspired by a question I first heard from Barbara Brown Taylor: "What's saving your life right now?" It's a powerful question that invites us to name concrete things that are helpin...

1 Okt 202510min

Today's episode is about how change actually happens: not through outside heroes to swoop in and work on their own, but through small groups of dedicated people who want to heal the world. We hear a f...

17 Sep 202512min

Today's episode is about the cliche, "Life is short." We explore how being fierce with reality can be clarifying and animating for our life. I mention a few recent books: Life Is Short by Dean Nickles...

8 Sep 202510min