133 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 2
This is part 2 in a series of episodes on how to engage our sorrow and grief in a way that brings healing. The focus today is on the four conditions needed to allow us to work with sorrow and grief. F...
27 Feb 202329min
132 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 1
For most modern people, the place we find ourselves is in a land where grief and sorrow are unwelcome. Most of us do not feel like the people around us can bear the depth of our sorrow and grief. And ...
13 Feb 202326min
131 Engaging Your Family of Origin Story with Dan Allender
This episode is a joint release of The Allender Center podcast and The Place We Find Ourselves. We have all experienced hurt, abandonment, or disappointment at the hands of our parents or caretakers, ...
4 Feb 202346min
130 But Then Something Happened
I'm joined today by theologian and author Pete Enns, who also co-hosts a podcast called The Bible for Normal People. Although we talk about quantum physics at the end, the focus of our conversation is...
30 Jan 202334min
129 What Gets in the Way of Healing? Four Obstacles
God created our hearts, minds, and bodies to heal. When the conditions are right, healing will occur. Therefore, it's important to clear away the things that block the right conditions for healing. To...
16 Jan 202330min
128 When Bible Verses Are Used Against You (or, Is Your Heart Really Trustworthy?)
Last year I saw an Instagram post asking people to share stories of Bible verses that had been used against them. The comments section was devastating. I read story after story of how the Bible had be...
2 Jan 202326min
127 Trauma, Fragmentation, and the Soothing Certainty of Dogmatism
Connections between brain regions lead to a healthy and stable brain (and a healthy and stable life). Trauma prevents these brain connections. This is known as fragmentation. In today's episode, I exp...
26 Des 202241min
126 When Neglect Is Not Really Neglect
Pascale Wright joins me today to share a very vulnerable story from her childhood. The temptation is to view her story as one of neglect… but it's not. We cover a lot of ground today, including: Pasca...
5 Des 202245min
