Podcasts about Dark Night

On this episode of This vs. That, we talk with Peter Beck about lament versus despair and his deeply personal experience with PTSD. Drawing from his book, The Dark Night of the Soul, Peter shares how trauma reshaped his life, challenged his understanding of strength, and brought him face-to-face with seasons when he knew God was present but struggled to feel His nearness. We talk about the biblical difference between lament and despair, why suffering isn't something we can simply think or pray our way out of, and how Scripture gives us language for walking faithfully through darkness.We also discuss the role of counseling and medication alongside confidence in the sufficiency of Scripture, the difficulty of admitting when we need help, and how friends, family, churches, and counselors can meaningfully walk alongside those experiencing trauma, depression, or thoughts of self-harm. Through Peter's honest story, we consider what it means to acknowledge weakness, receive help as an expression of God's common grace, and hold onto hope even when the darkness doesn't immediately lift.

After two years since his last podcast, Champ shares his story of returning back to California to be with his mother during her passing, and the Buddhist dharma methods he learned from masters that allowed him to see all things in peace and equanimity. If you enjoyed this show, please show support by visiting GreatAwakeningMap.co and purchasing Champ's posters and t-shirts or make a donation. Thank you for your love and support. Instagram @DzogchenYogi @5D_Awakening_Consciousness PayPal: greatawakeningmap@gmail.comGreat Awakening Map, Buddhism, Dharma, Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Meditation, Nondual Mind, Enlightenment, Consciousness, Metaphysics, David Wilcock, Dark Night of the Soul, Cancer, UFO, Rainbow Body of Light, Happiness, Joy, Peace

Our sons worked for many years on a Native American reservation. And it was one of the few places on that dark reservation. Dark because so few people had been reached for Christ and so few had any Christmas decorations up. But I was always impressed with that one village church where they had a lot of lights outlining all their church buildings, and there was a cross covered with lights on top of the church's steeple. It was pretty impressive. One Christmas I had a chance to visit there and I got to see the lights of the church and that cross. And, man, the cross really stands out against the darkness. And I met Rose. She's a Native woman who attends that church. Those lights are an important part of her story actually. She said, "I have struggled with alcohol for many years. And one night, during the Christmas season, I hit bottom. I was in the pit. I wandered outside and there it was – the cross all lit up in front of me. I came to where the cross was," she said, "and with the help of the pastor's wife, I finally found hope that night." I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about "Light in Your Dark Night." As that Native woman discovered that night when it was especially dark for her, the shape of hope is the cross of Jesus. For her, and maybe for you right now. In our word for today from the Word of God in Ephesians 2:12, the Bible describes in eight little words how so many people feel. It talks about being (here we go!) "without hope and without God in the world." "Without hope" describes the feeling that things are always going to be like they've always been, I'm never going to change, my life is never going to change, I'll always come up empty, I'll always come up lonely, I'm always going to come up confused, I'm always going to come up feeling worthless. The habits, the failures, the weaknesses that have always brought me down, they're always going to bring me down. Rose, the woman I met at that reservation church, said it was like being "in the pit." And the Bible suggests that the ultimate reason we are "without hope" is because we are "without God." That doesn't mean you don't believe in God or even know a lot about God. It means you don't have the personal love relationship with God that you were made for. We're without God because we've chosen to turn our backs on Him and run our own lives instead of letting Him run them. So the One who has all the meaning, all the love, and all the answers we've looked for our whole life is on the other side of a wall, and that wall is called sin. Thankfully, this "without hope" statement in the Bible is followed by that hopeful word "but." "But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near." Wow! Now, how does that happen? "Through the blood of Christ" it says. So we find ourselves at the same place Rose found herself that night she found hope - at the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ. Why is this shedding of His blood on the cross so important? Because, as the Bible says, "Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness" (Hebrews 9:22). Sin has a death penalty, and a death penalty can only be paid by someone dying. And Jesus did so you don't have to. When you put your total trust in Jesus to be your personal Savior from your personal sin, you're forgiven of every sin. You're guaranteed heaven when you die. You receive His power to change what you've never been able to change. It doesn't have to be the way it's always been. Hope is born when you follow the light of God to the cross of Jesus. And that's where He's leading you this very day. It's what our website's all about, and that's why I want to ask you to go there. Let this be your hope destination today - ANewStory.com. Hope is in the shape of a cross. And hope is born for you when you come to that cross and you say these two words that change everything, "For me. It was for me."

What do you do when you find yourself in the pit?In this reflection on Psalm 30, John Ortberg explores one of the Bible's most powerful metaphors for suffering: the pit, the depths, the darkness, Sheol.Sometimes the pit is grief.Sometimes it's depression, failure, anxiety, physical pain, a broken relationship, a dream that has died, or something completely beyond our control.And sometimes the night lasts much longer than we ever imagined.John shares personally about a season when the pain didn't go away the next day...or the next. One thought became especially important:It will not always be this way.That doesn't mean circumstances will immediately improve. It doesn't even mean things can't get worse. It means that even in the darkness, God can still be found.Psalm 30 says, “Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.”We don't know how long the night will last.But the night doesn't get the last word.In this episode:Psalm 30 and the biblical image of "the pit"What to do when suffering overwhelms youWhy "joy comes in the morning" isn't a formula or timelineFinding God in darknessPsalm 139 and finding God in SheolHow to keep going when circumstances don't improveWhy we can't lift ourselves out of every pitMourning and dancing existing togetherHope when the night feels endlessScriptures:Psalm 30 • Psalm 139:8 • Genesis 37 • Jeremiah 38 • Daniel 6 • Revelation 21:4#Psalm30 #JohnOrtberg #Psalms #Suffering #Hope #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Grief

DARKNIGHT | SESSION LIVE Welcome to the real world ! DARKNIGHT | SESSION LIVE Welcome to the real world ! Produit par JÜJÜ sur MAX FM 94.5 entre 2004 et 2005. Aujourd'hui, DARKNIGHT revient en podcast, chaque lundi. Diffusée sur MAX FM 94.5 de septembre 2004 à juillet 2005, DARKNIGHT était une émission visionnaire explorant la transmission des musiques électroniques vers un nouvel espace de curiosité sonore et intellectuelle. Partant du principe que les musiques électroniques ne sont pas réservées aux soirées du week-end, DARKNIGHT ouvrait une fenêtre inédite sur une culture électronique plus réfléchie, sensorielle et intemporelle. Diffusée dans toute la région grenobloise, avec plus de 500 000 auditeurs potentiels, l'émission proposait chaque semaine un programme éclectique et hors du commun, mêlant découvertes musicales, ambiances immersives et voyages sonores. DARKNIGHT | SESSION LIVE Welcome to the real world! Produced by JÜJÜ on MAX FM 94.5 between 2004 and 2005. Today, DARKNIGHT returns as a weekly podcast, every Monday. Broadcast on MAX FM 94.5 from September 2004 to July 2005, DARKNIGHT was a visionary radio show exploring the evolution of electronic music into a new intellectual and sonic space of curiosity. Built on the idea that electronic music is not limited to weekend parties, DARKNIGHT opened a unique window onto a more thoughtful, sensory, and timeless electronic culture. Aired across the Grenoble area, with a potential audience of more than 500,000 listeners, the show delivered an eclectic and unconventional weekly program blending musical discoveries, immersive atmospheres, and sonic journeys.

DARKNIGHT | SESSION LIVE Welcome to the real world ! DARKNIGHT | SESSION LIVE Welcome to the real world ! Produit par JÜJÜ sur MAX FM 94.5 entre 2004 et 2005. Aujourd'hui, DARKNIGHT revient en podcast, chaque lundi. Diffusée sur MAX FM 94.5 de septembre 2004 à juillet 2005, DARKNIGHT était une émission visionnaire explorant la transmission des musiques électroniques vers un nouvel espace de curiosité sonore et intellectuelle. Partant du principe que les musiques électroniques ne sont pas réservées aux soirées du week-end, DARKNIGHT ouvrait une fenêtre inédite sur une culture électronique plus réfléchie, sensorielle et intemporelle. Diffusée dans toute la région grenobloise, avec plus de 500 000 auditeurs potentiels, l'émission proposait chaque semaine un programme éclectique et hors du commun, mêlant découvertes musicales, ambiances immersives et voyages sonores. DARKNIGHT | SESSION LIVE Welcome to the real world! Produced by JÜJÜ on MAX FM 94.5 between 2004 and 2005. Today, DARKNIGHT returns as a weekly podcast, every Monday. Broadcast on MAX FM 94.5 from September 2004 to July 2005, DARKNIGHT was a visionary radio show exploring the evolution of electronic music into a new intellectual and sonic space of curiosity. Built on the idea that electronic music is not limited to weekend parties, DARKNIGHT opened a unique window onto a more thoughtful, sensory, and timeless electronic culture. Aired across the Grenoble area, with a potential audience of more than 500,000 listeners, the show delivered an eclectic and unconventional weekly program blending musical discoveries, immersive atmospheres, and sonic journeys.

Have you ever wished you were never born? Overcome by suffering, Job cursed the day of his birth. Today, Derek Thomas reflects on this passage, teaching that there is hope for us even when we come to the brink of despair. Request Derek Thomas' video teaching series on the book of Job with your donation. You'll receive the DVD, plus digital access to all 12 messages and the study guide: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/   Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the digital teaching series and study guide with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global   Meet Today's Teacher:   Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

"The real journey begins when the life you knew no longer has the answers." What if feeling lost, confused, or broken isn't a sign that your life is falling apart, but the beginning of your real journey? In this profound episode of SoulTalk, Kute Blackson sits down with bestselling author and pilgrimage expert Phil Cousineau to explore the timeless wisdom hidden inside Homer's Odyssey and why this ancient story speaks so powerfully to the struggles we face today. Phil reveals that the journey home is not simply about finding your way back to a place. It is about finding your way back to yourself. Drawing from The Odyssey, Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, mythology, pilgrimage, and his new book The Wisdom of the Odyssey, Phil explores what happens when the identity that once carried us through life no longer works.  He explains why the "dark night of the soul" can be a necessary passage toward transformation, why we sometimes need to surrender the illusion that we can do everything alone, and how reconnecting with the deepest parts of ourselves can reveal the strength we thought we had lost. This is a conversation about suffering, courage, humility, healing, purpose, and love and ultimately about one of life's most important questions: Have you lost your way, or are you finally being called home?   Timestamps (00:02:16) — How Phil's journey with Joseph Campbell shaped his understanding of The Odyssey. (00:04:18) — Why feeling lost may be the beginning of your real journey. (00:07:22) — Why you were never meant to figure everything out alone. (00:12:14) — The Dark Night of the Soul and why you can't skip the darkness. (00:16:22) — How to hear the inner voice that can guide you home. (00:21:03) — The three stages that turn darkness into transformation. (00:35:39) — Why telling your story may be the healing you need. (00:47:04) — How to stop losing yourself and finally find your way home. Some Questions I Ask: What do you do when you feel completely lost in life? How do you trust the journey when everything is falling apart? Is suffering necessary for real transformation? How do you navigate the Dark Night of the Soul? Why does doing the right thing sometimes feel like losing? How do you find your way back to your true self? In This Episode You'll Learn: Why feeling lost may be where your real journey begins. How to navigate the Dark Night of the Soul. Why suffering can become a doorway to transformation. How to hear your inner voice when life gets noisy. Why telling your story can set something inside you free. How to find your way home to your true self Get in Touch: Phil Cousineau https://www.philcousineau.net Create a life that is a masterpiece. Join the transformational journey: www.boundlessblissbali.com Email: kuteblackson@kuteblackson.com Website: www.kuteblackson.com  

The poetry of the sixteenth-century Spanish mystic, John of the Cross, has inspired and consoled for hundreds of years, influencing writers from James Joyce to Seamus Heaney, Geoffrey Hill to T.S. Eliot. Dark Night (Penguin Classics) gathers all of John's poetry, together with a selection of his prose. The book's translator, poet Martha Sprackland, joined LRB contributing editor James Butler for a discussion of the life and work of John of the Cross, and his abiding influence. You can buy a copy of Dark Night from the London Review Bookshop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Midnight Carmelite, we explore the deep connection between prayer, the intellect, and will. Drawing on the wisdom of St. John of the Cross and a famous illustration by Bishop Fulton Sheen, we uncover how intellectual knowledge naturally leads to love and how love, in turn, begets a profound "love knowledge" that surpasses all concepts. We discuss why God sometimes withdraws spiritual consolations and how true prayer is found not in feelings or inspirations but in the silent, refocusing act of the will choosing to love God for who He is.The Midnight Compass: Stop treating the Dark Night like a mood disorder. You don't need another devotional; you need a map for the void. Get the biweekly field guide featuring exact translations and the "Reflect-Pray-Act" micro-disciplines to turn your daily silence into presence and encounter. https://midnightcarmelite.com/compass

Today we explore wisdom. Not the "don't put tomatoes in a fruit salad" kind. Serious business wisdom.It turns out, the wise tend to converge on understanding the world in a similar way.In the 20th century, philosophical titans saw this convergence. They look back to the original seers of wisdom and see in them parallels that run so deep, that upon deep contemplation of these philosophies, they found a "highest common factor," including among:Epicteus, Marcus Aurelius, and the StoicsPlato, and various Neoplatonists such as PlotinusSpinoza, SchopenhauerPossibly Hegel, Wittgenstein, though they are famously difficult to interpretJiddu KrishnamurtiLao Tzu, who authored the Tao Te ChingALso Chuang Tzu and Lieh TzuJewish philosophers such as Philo of AlexandriaSufi mystics of Islam, most famously Jalal al-Din RumiJesus of NazarethSt. PaulMeister Eckhart, the mystic Christian St. Jon of the CrossHinduism:The Sages of the UpanishadsAdi Shankara's The Crest-Jewel of WisdomThe Bhagavad GitaThe BuddhaParticularly Zen masters who followedVarious SutrasThe Bardo ThodolIt is the Perennial Philosophy. I call it the One Wisdom. Huxley called it the “Highest Common Factor” of universal truth.SOURCESCamus, Albert. The Myth of Sisyphus. 1942.Huxley, Aldous. The Perennial Philosophy. Harper & Row, 1945.John of the Cross, St. Dark Night of the Soul (La noche oscura del alma).Jung, C. G. Letters, Volume 1: 1906–1950. Princeton University Press.Kahan, Dan. Identity-protective cognition research (cross-referenced, this project).Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch (Liuzu Tan Jing).Polanyi, Michael. Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy. University of Chicago Press, 1958.Polanyi, Michael. The Tacit Dimension. Doubleday, 1966.Tolle, Eckhart. A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose. Dutton, 2005.Tao Te Ching (Laozi).Watts, Alan. Become What You Are. Shambhala, 1995 (essays, 1930s–1950s).Watts, Alan. Out of Your Mind: Tricksters, Interdependence, and the Cosmic Game of Hide-and-Seek. Sounds True, 2017.Watts, Alan. The Wisdom of Insecurity. Pantheon, 1951.Wittgenstein, Ludwig. Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus. 1921.Wright, Robert. Why Buddhism Is True. Simon & Schuster, 2017.Xiangyan Zhixian — traditional Chan/Zen biographical account (Tang dynasty, c. 820–898).Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu), "On the Equality of Things" ("Discussion on Making All Things Equal").Bible. Job 42:5–6; Luke 15:11–32 (KJV).Bhagavad Gita, 2.47.Ovid. Metamorphoses.McGilchrist, Iain. The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World. Yale University Press, 2009.Miles Kington. Quoted in The Independent (UK), Mar 28, 2003. Joseph Campbell. The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Pantheon, 1949 — "Freedom to Live," Stage 17. Eckhart Tolle. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment. New World Library, 1997 Ramana Maharshi, quoted in Ram Dass, "Dying Is Absolutely Safe"Alan Watts, Become Who You Are. Sam Harris, Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion. Dalai Lama & Paul Ekman, Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion. Times Books, 2008Emmet Fox, The Sermon on the MountErnest Kurtz & Katherine Ketcham, The Spirituality of Imperfection. BantamByron Katie, Loving What Is. Harmony, 2002. Diana Chapman & Jim Dethmer (with Kaley Klemp), The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. 2014.Epictetus, Discourses / Enchiridion.Marcus Aurelius, Meditations.Plato, RepublicPlotinus, The Enneads.Spinoza, EthicsSchopenhauer, The World as Will and Representation.Hegel, Phenomenology of Spirit. Jiddu Krishnamurti, Freedom from the Known Philo of Alexandria, On the Creation of the World. 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1:25, 3:19 — "the wisdom of the world is foolishness"John 14:6 — "I am the way, the truth, and the life." John 8:12 — "I am the light of the world."Galatians 2:20 or 2 Corinthians 5:17 -- "in Christ" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The dark night of the soul is not God abandoning you - it's God growing you up. Tim Holloway unpacks why spiritual dryness, doubt, and deconstruction can actually be the mercy that moves you from emotional faith into mature, steady love.If you have ever wondered why prayer feels flat, worship feels distant, or your once-vibrant faith now feels like it is being stripped down, this episode puts words to the experience. Tim traces the dark night through Scripture and spiritual formation, showing how crisis exposes immaturity, reveals what is really ruling your heart, and forces you to confront the competing voices of fear, pride, lust, anger, and approval-seeking.You'll discover: Why spiritual growth happens in stages, not as an instant leap How Hebrews, Corinthians, and Peter all point to the same maturity pattern Why self-control is really about mastery, temperance, and authority How good spiritual practices can become dangerous when they replace relationship Why God sometimes removes the training wheels so your faith can finally walk Tim also makes a sharp case against the trap of “cultural Christianity” and the modern habit of chasing experiences, fixes, and emotional highs instead of seeking the Lord Himself. He reframes the dark night as a proving ground where God expands your capacity, rebuilds your inner life, and teaches you to carry what He wants to entrust to you.This is a needed listen if you feel stuck in spiritual infancy, are wrestling with doubt, or suspect your faith has become more about the tools than the treasure. Tim closes by pointing to the kind of love that does not depend on a feeling spike - the kind that keeps choosing God when the emotions settle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamie Smith is a Reformed philosopher — one of the first to put a Catholic mystic in the title of a book and then proceed to argue that it was the contemplative tradition that brought him back to a flourishing form of faith on the far side of a series of nerdy dead ends. Make Your Home in the Luminous Dark is his most personal and, I would argue, most beautiful book. It began the day, more than a decade ago, when Jamie was in the depths of a severe depression his analytical philosophical training could not think its way out of, and his wife came home from a garage sale with a battered used copy of The Dark Night of the Soul and told him he should read it. What that began — St. John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila, Meister Eckhart, Merton — is what this book bears witness to. It is a book about the mystics saving Jamie's faith. It is also a Reformed philosopher's argument that the cultural liturgies project he is best known for needs a prior undoing before its formative work can do anything at all. As I told Jamie in the hour, this is a book that made me feel uncomfortable about how much I enjoyed it. We covered the apophatic/cataphatic distinction with the twist Jamie puts on it, the way certainty is still Cartesian even when it calls itself pious, the trad-wife/manosphere as snorting modernity while claiming to have escaped it, Charles Taylor's Cosmic Connections as the real sequel to A Secular Age, and what to do when Distraction Inc. has fully occupied the inner room. The platform is the plantation. Come sit with this one and check out the book. You can WATCH the conversation on YouTube About our guest Dr. James K.A. Smith is Professor of Philosophy at Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he holds the Gary and Henrietta Byker Chair in Applied Reformed Theology and Worldview. He earned his PhD at Villanova University under John D. Caputo. He served as editor of Comment magazine (2013–2018) and as editor-in-chief of Imagejournal (2019–2024). His new book is Make Your Home in the Luminous Dark. His previous books include the Cultural Liturgies trilogy — Desiring the Kingdom, Imagining the Kingdom, and Awaiting the King — as well as You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit, How (Not) to Be Secular: Reading Charles Taylor, On the Road with Saint Augustine, How to Inhabit Time, and his early philosophical work Speech and Theology. He writes at Quid Amo on Substack. ⁠JOIN OUR OPEN ONLINE CLASS: The Empire Christ Couldn't Keep⁠⁠ Ever notice how Christian nationalism gets talked about like it's some bizarre new glitch in the faith? It isn't — it's a 2,000-year-old arrangement wearing new clothes, and once you see how the pattern works, you can also spot the Christ who keeps slipping free of it. Join theologian Joerg Rieger and Tripp Fuller for The Christ Empire Couldn't Keep, a free six-week online class tracing the holy alliances, imperial creeds, and stubborn resistance that have shaped Christianity from Paul to the present. You'll get six lectures from Joerg, six live Q&As, weekly readings from his book Christ and Empire, and a community of fellow troublemakers thinking it through together. It's free to join, every session is recorded, and it kicks off Thursday, August 27. Grab your spot at ⁠⁠HomebrewedClasses.com.⁠⁠ This podcast is a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Homebrewed Christianity ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠production. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠the Homebrewed Christianity⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theology Nerd Throwdown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rise of Bonhoeffer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcasts for more theological goodness for your earbuds. Join over 75,000 other people by joining our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack - Process This!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get instant access to over 50 classes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.TheologyClass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast, drop a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, send ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠feedback/questions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠member of the HBC Community⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show, we finish our 6 Foundations of Prayer series with Humility and Purification with Msgr. Thomas Richter. Humility (2:04) God's Blessings (3:52) Holy Desire (8:20) The Little Way (15:40) Break 1 Purification (25:08) Dark Night and Spiritual Desolation (29:20) Break 2 Rich Young Man (42:29) And Giving the Lord Permission (46:59)

Join Pastor Candy Christmas from Regeneration Nashville as she delves into 'The Dark Night of the Soul.' Drawing from Psalm 139, Pastor Candy offers encouragement and insights on finding God's presence in times of darkness and solitude. This spiritual discussion emphasizes the transformative power of such periods and how they can lead to deeper intimacy with God. Discover stories of faith and perseverance through biblical references and personal anecdotes, providing hope and reassurance for those experiencing their own night seasons.

BB28 Thursday Eviction Ep Recap, Week 3 Also available on YouTube. Big Brother 28 has the house on edge as tensions spike following a tough eviction night and growing controversy around certain players' social media history. Rob Cesternino, Taran Armstrong, Mike Bloom, and Kirsten MacInnis, guide listeners through this week's eviction fallout, eviction number 3, and what it means for the shifting alliances and possible resistance in the house. This episode dives deep into Kamu's problematic behavior both inside and outside the house, and the difficult eviction of Jason, who leaves as a celebrated fan favorite after a bruising house campaign against him. The HoH competition, dubbed “Videotape Tumble,” sees Mallory clutch a close win, shifting the focus from Jason's likely continued isolation to whether Mallory, Lyric, and Melody (the “Giggle Girls”) can turn the tide against the dominant alliance, often referred to as “the Toolshed.” The recap covers why a resistance failed to form, most notably how Drew and Barrett talk about flipping, but never pull the trigger, and explores the emotional toll of the week, especially for Jason. Mike notes that Mallory staying may be better for the underdog alliance's chances than if Jason had remained as an isolated target. Taran and Rob Cesternino break down the failed vote flip, showing how Taylor's indecision and Drew/Barrett's reluctance leave the Toolshed in power. Kirsten highlights the sharp, heartfelt exit speech Jason gave and the positive fan response he gets upon leaving. The hosts discuss the close and well-produced Blockbuster competition, the lack of DR shoutouts, and whether props like Angela's “evil eye” necklace really shift the house's energy. With Mallory's win giving a glimmer of hope to the outsiders, will the younger houseguests and the “Giggle Girls” finally band together to challenge the core alliance next week? Find out how the shifting sands could change in the next eviction by listening to the full episode. 00:00 Dark Night in the Big Brother House 06:24 Kamu's Social Media Controversy Emerges 12:58 Jason's Exit and Speech Reflections 17:27 Hope for a Mallory Blockbuster Shift 27:47 Anticipating Next HOH Competition 31:01 Blockbuster Competition: Videotape Tumble 36:29 Eviction Votes and Standout Shoutouts 49:31 Jason Seizes the Tea Party Moment 57:04 Jason's Identity and Reality Icons 1:03:09 Drag Queens Bring Big Brother Drama Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Big Brother coverage! LISTEN: Subscribe to the Big Brother podcast feed WATCH:  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT:  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

BB28 Thursday Eviction Ep Recap, Week 3 Also available on YouTube. Big Brother 28 has the house on edge as tensions spike following a tough eviction night and growing controversy around certain players' social media history. Rob Cesternino, Taran Armstrong, Mike Bloom, and Kirsten MacInnis, guide listeners through this week's eviction fallout, eviction number 3, and what it means for the shifting alliances and possible resistance in the house. This episode dives deep into Kamu's problematic behavior both inside and outside the house, and the difficult eviction of Jason, who leaves as a celebrated fan favorite after a bruising house campaign against him. The HoH competition, dubbed “Videotape Tumble,” sees Mallory clutch a close win, shifting the focus from Jason's likely continued isolation to whether Mallory, Lyric, and Melody (the “Giggle Girls”) can turn the tide against the dominant alliance, often referred to as “the Toolshed.” The recap covers why a resistance failed to form, most notably how Drew and Barrett talk about flipping, but never pull the trigger, and explores the emotional toll of the week, especially for Jason. Mike notes that Mallory staying may be better for the underdog alliance's chances than if Jason had remained as an isolated target. Taran and Rob Cesternino break down the failed vote flip, showing how Taylor's indecision and Drew/Barrett's reluctance leave the Toolshed in power. Kirsten highlights the sharp, heartfelt exit speech Jason gave and the positive fan response he gets upon leaving. The hosts discuss the close and well-produced Blockbuster competition, the lack of DR shoutouts, and whether props like Angela's “evil eye” necklace really shift the house's energy. With Mallory's win giving a glimmer of hope to the outsiders, will the younger houseguests and the “Giggle Girls” finally band together to challenge the core alliance next week? Find out how the shifting sands could change in the next eviction by listening to the full episode. 00:00 Dark Night in the Big Brother House 06:24 Kamu's Social Media Controversy Emerges 12:58 Jason's Exit and Speech Reflections 17:27 Hope for a Mallory Blockbuster Shift 27:47 Anticipating Next HOH Competition 31:01 Blockbuster Competition: Videotape Tumble 36:29 Eviction Votes and Standout Shoutouts 49:31 Jason Seizes the Tea Party Moment 57:04 Jason's Identity and Reality Icons 1:03:09 Drag Queens Bring Big Brother Drama Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Big Brother coverage! LISTEN: Subscribe to the Big Brother podcast feed WATCH:  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT:  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

The Dark Night of the Soul isn't just about struggle—it's a divine invitation to strip away false identities and attach securely to God. What if the most profound growth happens not through knowledge, but through surrender and inner transformation? If you've ever felt lost in the chaos of life, overwhelmed by superficial success or spiritual frustration, this episode is your necessary wake-up call.Tim Holloway dives into the profound insights of St. John's Dark Night of the Soul, revealing that the path to true maturity isn't paved with intellectualism or external achievements. Instead, it's marked by the stripping away of everything that falsely defines us—money, success, relational roles—to reveal the one thing that never changes: our union with God. Drawing from personal experience and Scripture, he explains the critical difference between knowing about God and truly knowing Him through intimate, embodied relationship.You'll discover: Why spiritual growth starts with detachment, not accumulation of knowledge The distinction between knowledge and wisdom—and why most believers miss the deeper part of the journey How God uses the dark night as a divine reset, stripping away attachments to false idols like career, success, and even religious identity The importance of inner surrender and practical steps to anchor yourself in your true identity as God's child How to tell when your attachments are hindering your spiritual progress—and what to do about it This episode isn't just theory—it's a guide to experiencing transformation that affects your actions, your mindset, and your entire identity. Whether you're navigating personal crises or seeking authentic spiritual depth, understanding the purpose of the dark night can turn suffering into a powerful gateway to wholeness.Prepare to confront the illusions of self-sufficiency and false loves, and embrace the true journey of resurrection—dying to the old you so that Christ's life can flourish within. Hit play if you're ready to see your spiritual walk from a radically new perspective, rooted in surrender, embodiment, and divine union.Guests: Tim Holloway is a passionate Christian, author, and speaker who specializes in spiritual-depth teaching and inner transformation. His insights challenge and elevate believers toward authentic maturity and union with Christ.This episode is essential listening for anyone craving genuine spiritual growth—one that leads to inner peace, fullness, and a life fully aligned with God's true purpose. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we unpack the true meaning of the road to perfection in the spiritual life. Tracing the word back to its Latin and Greek roots (perfectio, perficere, telos), we discuss how perfection is not a static endpoint but a complete action with ongoing results. Using a sports analogy, we explore the difference between quantitative capacity and qualitative greatness. We then turn to the wisdom of St. John of the Cross and St. Thérèse of Lisieux to understand how a continuous desire to serve God, not achieving flawless moments, is the true path to union with Him.Key Topics Discussed:The etymology of perfection (perfectio and telos) and what it implies.Analogies from sports regarding capacity, potential, and qualitative greatness.How the grammar of Christ's final words on the cross ("It is finished") reveals the nature of a completed action with continuing impact.St. John of the Cross on the continuous desire to serve God as the true measure of perfection.The difference between our objective spiritual reality and subjective experience.St. Thérèse of Lisieux's teaching on perfection: simply being who God calls us to be.The Midnight Compass: Stop treating the Dark Night like a mood disorder. You don't need another devotional; you need a map for the void. Get the biweekly field guide featuring exact translations and the "Reflect-Pray-Act" micro-disciplines to turn your daily silence into presence and encounter. https://midnightcarmelite.com/compass

In this episode I speak with actor and educator, Jeff Miller, about the Jungian concept of individuation, drawing on the work of analyst James Hollis and author Marilynne Robinson to examine what it truly means to step away from collective expectations and step into oneself. We reflect on our own personal turning points—including my decision to walk away from an academic path in London to break free from long-held internal projections, and Jeff's experience of coming out in his twenties and navigating a dark night of the soul through midlife and recovery—to explore how shadow work, the courage to be different, and learning to stay present through uncertainty and suffering allow us to lead a more conscious, meaningful life.

In this episode, Jess draws a hard line between depression and the dark night of the soul — two states that get collapsed into one another, and shouldn't be. Depression, in her experience, is flat and dead: no frequency, no vibration, nothing moving. The dark night of the soul is the opposite. It's full frequency, full range — blissful and devastating within the same few minutes, Pandora's box thrown open rather than a light switched off.She walks through what actually happens in the deeper chambers: the filters come off, and you start seeing the structure underneath everything — the soul contracts between people, the masks, the patterns that were always there but invisible. It's a kind of genius activation, and it's disorienting precisely because so much is coming online at once. This is where isolation shows up too — not as punishment, but because what you're seeing, other people often can't, and won't want you to say.The throughline of the episode is this: most people wait for the dark night to finish before they let themselves look at their vision. Jess argues that's backwards. The vision has to come into the chamber with you — it's the vehicle that flies you back out. Leave it outside, and there's nothing to anchor you; you're untethered in the dark with no way back.She draws on Mark Rothko, Prince, Michael Jackson and her own spiritual awakening — the marriage ending, 22 years of work walked away from, the home sold, all inside a state of undeniable bliss and crippling anxiety at once — to make the case that the artists and creators who move people are the ones willing to go into the dark den and create from inside it, rather than watch safely from what she calls "the Barbie life." It's a call to bring your pinnacle vision with you into whatever is falling apart, rather than waiting for solid ground first.Topics CoveredWhy the dark night of the soul isn't depression — the frequency differenceThe concentric circles / deepening chambers of the dark nightSeeing soul contracts, masks and patterns — and the isolation that comes with itBringing your pinnacle vision into the chamber as your way back outJess's own awakening: divorce, leaving a 22-year career, and bliss alongside anxietyArt, suffering and creation — Mark Rothko, Prince, Michael Jackson, Taylor SwiftThe Barbie life vs. the artist's lifeThe masculine/feminine dynamic in bringing vision into manifested formhttps://spiritualised-the-vessel.netlify.app/

There comes a time for many players where the game changes in such a way that it moves away from what they loved most about it. I talk about this phenomenon and detail my own personal "dark night of the soul" experience.

As the White House Correspondents’ Dinner brings the media elite together with Donald Trump, the consequences of normalizing his attacks on democracy grow clearer. Steve Schmidt breaks down the media’s surrender to Trump and warns of what comes next. Today's Merch: Tear Down This Ballroom Tee https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/products/tear-down-this-ballroom-tee SUBSCRIBE for more and follow me here: Substack: https://steveschmidt.substack.com/subscribe Store: https://thewarningwithsteveschmidt.com/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thewarningses.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SteveSchmidtSES/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewarningses Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewarningses/ X: https://x.com/SteveSchmidtSESSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Beyond Sunday" are episodes from Adam and Narrate staff that dive deeper into out life with Christ.Long time owner, Ron Weins shares about his spiritual journey, specifically a period he calls a "dark night of the soul", a period in a spiritual journey where things feel dark and difficult. He shares a bit of encouragement and some things he did to get through that period in his walk with God.

“A comprehensive guide to healing that incorporates psychological, physical, and spiritual practices for overall wellness.”—Kirkus Reviews• Explains how to connect with your Soul for inner guidance, peace, and an opportunity to reach your highest potential• Offers integrative psychological, spiritual, and mind-body practices to help you reduce stress and your reactive behaviors, and reconnect with your higher consciousness• Reveals your Soul's purpose through proven methodology and shows how to cultivate gratitude, compassion, and happiness by living an authentic lifeExploring the intersection of spirituality and neuroscience—utilizing both to optimize spiritual and mental health—psychiatrist and neuroscientist Helen Lavretsky shows that the evolution of the Soul is the purpose of life. Drawing on the latest research and examples from her clinical practice, Lavretsky helps you know and embody your Soul—a union that provides inner guidance, peace, balance, happiness, and an opportunity to reach your highest potential.Lavretsky aims to put the psyche (soul) back into psychology using a proven methodology to enable you to control reactive behavior and reconnect with higher consciousness. She gives guidance on how to navigate challenges and spiritual emergencies, such as the Dark Night of the Soul, with enhanced intuitive abilities and clarity.With clinical examples and more than 20 practical exercises, Lavretsky shows how you can incorporate the neuroscience of spiritual awakening to transform negative thoughts and feelings into a sense of excitement and curiosity. This will increase your ability to reduce stress, regulate negative emotions, improve your brain health, and cultivate gratitude, compassion, and a consistent sense of serenity and well-being by living a truly authentic life.Helen Lavretsky, MD, MS, is an integrative and geriatric psychiatrist, neuro-scientist, and a professor of psychiatry at UCLA. She directs clinical and research programs in integrative mental health and serves as a director of research for the UCLA Integrative Medicine Collaborative. She lives in Los Angeles.https://drhelenlavretsky.com/Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/earth-ancients--2790919/support.

Jane and Sarah love a good spiritual awakening story, and Amanda Elemental has a fascinating one. We're bringing back this beautiful conversation with Amanda from a few years ago! (Episode 38) Amanda joins us to share her journey from a career in corporate advertising to becoming a Reiki Master, medium, and conscious DJ. During the pandemic, Amanda began looking for ways to heal her trauma. As she went deeper into that work, she unexpectedly found herself moving into a profound spiritual awakening. And as we all know, awakening isn't always easy. Amanda talks about following the signs and connecting with the people who helped support her through a huge time of change. She also shares how her spiritual journey led her into sobriety, something both Jane and Sarah know something about! Amanda describes moving through a dark night of the soul and the practices, resources, and people that helped her along the way. She also talks about the importance of taking trauma healing slowly and being gentle with yourself as you move through big changes. But wait! Don't worry - the conversation turns to music and dance. Amanda's years as a DJ have evolved into a more conscious approach to music, energy, and healing. She talks about ecstatic dance and the way movement can help us reconnect with our bodies, our joy, and ourselves. Because we're here to be embodied. We're here to experience ourselves. And what better way to do that than by dancing? This is another fun-filled episode with plenty of laughs, honest conversations, and a few epiphanies along the way. In This Episode Amanda's journey from corporate advertising to Reiki Master and medium What led Amanda to begin healing her trauma during the pandemic The unexpected spiritual awakening that followed What it can feel like to move through a dark night of the soul Amanda's journey into sobriety The importance of community and finding the right people during times of change How Reiki and energy work can support the development of mediumship Why trauma healing needs to happen slowly and mindfully Learning to recognize and trust the signs The connection between music, energy, movement, and healing Amanda's work as a DJ for ecstatic dance How dance can help us reclaim joy and freedom The importance of being present in our bodies Creating safe and inclusive spaces for people to dance and connect Amanda's vision for combining mediumship, music, movement, and healing Quotes “Community is so important right now.” “I know that trauma is something that happens fast and is meant to be healed very slowly.” Connect With Amanda Elemental Amanda Elemental Support the Podcast If you enjoy Medium Curious, please check out our Patreon and consider supporting the podcast. And please, please, please download the podcast when you listen. It really helps. Find Us Online Medium Curious:  MediumCurious Jane Morgan Medium: Jane Morgan Medium  Sarah Rathke: Sarah Rathke Instagram: MediumCuriousPod (@mediumcuriouspod)  Substack: https://mediumcuriouspod.substack.com/   If you enjoyed this episode of Medium Curious, please download, rate, review, share, and subscribe.  

Jared Bryson joins Adam Wright for another week of our Leadership for Everyday Disciples series. This week Jared and Adam discuss encountering the dark night of the soul in our leadership. Adam reflects on the daily Gospel reading. Download the Covenant Network app today! Pray the Visual Rosary at VisualRosary.org For more information on Covenant Network, visit OurCatholicRadio.org

(Original Run Date: 6/30/2026) Dr. Tom Curran shares insights from Reign of Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8-17) about surrendering to the consequences of disobedience to God, even the loss of wealth, fame and power. Tom discusses themes written about in his upcoming book on his Camino pilgrimage, No Half Measures.Referenced Texts: Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross.

Garrett and Mike discuss Chapter 9, Ivan's "Dark Night of the Soul".

In "The Wound Where the Light Enters: Staying Awake in the Dark Night," Rev. Wendy Craig-Purcell teaches that life's challenges can "break us open" rather than break us apart, revealing opportunities for healing and spiritual growth. By facing our pain with curiosity instead of resistance, we uncover limiting beliefs, transform our wounds into wisdom, and allow our Christ nature to emerge. The sermon reminds us that nothing is wasted—every experience can become a pathway to greater purpose, compassion, and service.Website: http://www.theunitycenter.net Download Our New App: https://theunitycenter.churchcenter.com/setupAsk Yourself This: https://www.amazon.com/Ask-Yourself-This-Questions-Expand/dp/087159336XSubscribe to our YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/2hBqp7F Purchase Lesson Series Packages: https://theunitycenter.net/sunday-series-packagesListen to our Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6YJWcAhQUnkEHFqBXQmz1G

We're back in the library as we continue to sort out our house of faith. This time we're thinking about books we don't use as much, and why it's worth keeping old bits of the Bible around, because you never know which bits are going to come in handy. Also, Joe has had some issues with paint, and Nick has been giving martini recipes to medical staff. Support the podcast Contact the podcast through your email machine Mid-faith Crisis Facebook Page Nick's Blog Mentioned in this episode: The Dark Night of the Shed | Nick Page The Badly Behaved Bible | Nick Page

n this episode, we dive deeply into the mystery of the Incarnation and how we are meant to relate to Christ. Drawing from a profound quote by St. Augustine, we explore how Christ made the things we fear losing entirely worthless by depriving Himself of them. We examine what it truly means to be poor in spirit, how to navigate worldly dignities, and the Christian response to injustice. Ultimately, echoing the wisdom of St. John of the Cross, we are called to radical detachment—assigning true worth only to God and aligning our lives perfectly with His divine will.Key Topics Discussed:The mystery of the Incarnation and God's perfect wisdom.St. Augustine's contrast between worldly desires and Christ's choices.Understanding true poverty of spirit in our daily duties.Responding to injustices as a Christian witness.St. John of the Cross and the call to detach from worthless things.The Midnight Compass: Stop treating the Dark Night like a mood disorder. You don't need another devotional; you need a map for the void. Get the biweekly field guide featuring exact translations and the "Reflect-Pray-Act" micro-disciplines to turn your daily silence into presence and encounter. https://midnightcarmelite.com/compass

In Russia, you can now rent a barbecue companion for $15 to $65 a day — jokes and anecdotes included, no lasting friendship expected. Brian From opens with that story as a window into something both funny and genuinely heartbreaking about the loneliness epidemic. Then a personal story: getting pulled over late at night with his son in the car, expired plates, and the surprisingly rich spiritual parallel — what happens when those lights come on behind you, and do you repent or make excuses? Former congressman Ben Sass is walking his terminal cancer diagnosis publicly and with remarkable faith, and Brian reflects on what it means to display your theology when the stakes are as high as they get. A pointed look at the lukewarm church of Laodicea in Revelation 3 — hot or cold, not somewhere in between — and what it means for a congregation to be spiritually comfortable, wealthy, and quietly dying. A meditation on what faith looks like when God feels silent, drawing on the stories of the bleeding woman and Jairus's daughter in Mark 5, and the startling private letters of Mother Teresa, who spent decades feeling God's complete absence while continuing to serve the poorest of the poor. The paradox of faith, Brian concludes, is that it often shines brightest not in clarity but in darkness — and what feels like absence will in time reveal itself as a deeper presence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode begins with a real-time crisis after Chrism's trailer is damaged by an electrical fire, then unfolds into a wide Kundalini Q&A on trauma, dark night, psychic gifts, twin-flame expectations, health challenges, Shaktipat, meditation, expanded consciousness, dream protection, blockages, aura pictures, noble behavior, family judgment, swelling and expansion symptoms, crown tingling, group healing, entities, cold-water purification, and trusting Kundalini as the guiding force behind difficult transformation.•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•≈•Drawing on more than six decades of direct experience with awakened Kundalini, Chrism offers grounded guidance for those navigating the physical and energetic challenges of awakening.This podcast is offered freely to support those walking the path of Kundalini awakening.For private one on one support from Chrism for your own Kundalini equation, as well as other services and resources, visit https://chrismkundalini.com.Recorded live on 05 Jul 2026

BB28 Premiere Recap Big Brother 28 kicks off with chaos and confusion as Rob Cesternino hosts this premiere Recap alongside Taran Armstrong, welcoming guests Melissa Deni and Pooya. The house is left in shock after a wild twist involving dinosaurs, time travel, and a reality TV legend meeting a bizarre fate, setting a tense and unpredictable mood right from the jump. The panel digs into the BB28 premiere's headline moment: Rachel Reilly's dramatic exit, chased by a faux velociraptor and thrown into a volcano, leaving fans and houseguests stunned and scrambling for answers. Melissa and Pooya debate the impact of the time-travel twist, wondering whether the “house time machine” could undo Rachel's departure or play into future buybacks. Only the three returning icons, Angela, Rick Devens, and a soon-to-be-revealed third, compete for the first HoH, forcing the BB28 newbies into immediate deal-making as they battle for safety. The group highlights misplays from early strategizers like Jason and LaTrice, who signal their intent to go after previous players right in front of the power-holders. Comic relief breaks out with the high-velocity slime challenge and themed comp sets, while social dynamics begin to take shape as showmances, alliances, and floaters navigate day-one confusion. Rachel Reilly's shocking “death by volcano” prompts speculation about whether a time machine twist could bring her back into the game. Only returning icons compete for HoH, putting pressure on newbies to form alliances fast or risk becoming early targets. Jason and LaTrice draw heat by targeting returnees before the HoH comp, raising questions about trust and early house dynamics. Notable personalities, including a mustachioed Rome, quirky Mallory, and Melissa's take on the over-the-top slime challenge, add humor and strategy, with live feed updates set to reveal more soon. Julie Chen's stone-faced delivery brings laughs as she sells the campy twists, anchoring a night of unpredictable BB action. Alliances are forming, trust is breaking, and houseguests are on edge as the BB28 game explodes out of the gate. Will the time machine rewrite history and bring Rachel back? Can the newbies withstand the icon advantage, or will early missteps cost them dearly? Don't miss the full premiere breakdown as Rob, Taran, Melissa, and Pooya unpack every BB28 twist, alliance, and social play from this unforgettable first night! 00:00 Dark Night for Big Brother 02:56 Big Brother House Gets Time Machine 05:13 Rachel’s Shocking Exit Explained 08:02 Dinosaur Volcanos and Rachel’s Fate 12:10 Reality TV Icons Enter Big Brother 14:18 Three Player HOH Format Begins 17:04 Newbies Target Returning Houseguests Early 20:46 Survivor's Rick Devens Comes to Big Brother 26:01 Enzo and Meow Meow Industries Time Machine 29:02 Cast Rundown: First Impressions 36:01 Social Dynamics and Early Alliances 41:06 Survivor-Style Challenge Rocks Premiere 46:01 Rick Devens' Strategy and Challenges 53:03 Angela's Big Brother 28 Reception 1:01:46 Mullets, Crypto Bros, and Modern Cast 1:12:21 Big Brother Unlocked and Live Feeds Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Big Brother coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Big Brother podcast feed WATCH!  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

BB28 Premiere Recap Big Brother 28 kicks off with chaos and confusion as Rob Cesternino hosts this premiere Recap alongside Taran Armstrong, welcoming guests Melissa Deni and Pooya. The house is left in shock after a wild twist involving dinosaurs, time travel, and a reality TV legend meeting a bizarre fate, setting a tense and unpredictable mood right from the jump. The panel digs into the BB28 premiere's headline moment: Rachel Reilly's dramatic exit, chased by a faux velociraptor and thrown into a volcano, leaving fans and houseguests stunned and scrambling for answers. Melissa and Pooya debate the impact of the time-travel twist, wondering whether the “house time machine” could undo Rachel's departure or play into future buybacks. Only the three returning icons, Angela, Rick Devens, and a soon-to-be-revealed third, compete for the first HoH, forcing the BB28 newbies into immediate deal-making as they battle for safety. The group highlights misplays from early strategizers like Jason and LaTrice, who signal their intent to go after previous players right in front of the power-holders. Comic relief breaks out with the high-velocity slime challenge and themed comp sets, while social dynamics begin to take shape as showmances, alliances, and floaters navigate day-one confusion. Rachel Reilly's shocking “death by volcano” prompts speculation about whether a time machine twist could bring her back into the game. Only returning icons compete for HoH, putting pressure on newbies to form alliances fast or risk becoming early targets. Jason and LaTrice draw heat by targeting returnees before the HoH comp, raising questions about trust and early house dynamics. Notable personalities, including a mustachioed Rome, quirky Mallory, and Melissa's take on the over-the-top slime challenge, add humor and strategy, with live feed updates set to reveal more soon. Julie Chen's stone-faced delivery brings laughs as she sells the campy twists, anchoring a night of unpredictable BB action. Alliances are forming, trust is breaking, and houseguests are on edge as the BB28 game explodes out of the gate. Will the time machine rewrite history and bring Rachel back? Can the newbies withstand the icon advantage, or will early missteps cost them dearly? Don't miss the full premiere breakdown as Rob, Taran, Melissa, and Pooya unpack every BB28 twist, alliance, and social play from this unforgettable first night! 00:00 Dark Night for Big Brother 02:56 Big Brother House Gets Time Machine 05:13 Rachel’s Shocking Exit Explained 08:02 Dinosaur Volcanos and Rachel’s Fate 12:10 Reality TV Icons Enter Big Brother 14:18 Three Player HOH Format Begins 17:04 Newbies Target Returning Houseguests Early 20:46 Survivor's Rick Devens Comes to Big Brother 26:01 Enzo and Meow Meow Industries Time Machine 29:02 Cast Rundown: First Impressions 36:01 Social Dynamics and Early Alliances 41:06 Survivor-Style Challenge Rocks Premiere 46:01 Rick Devens' Strategy and Challenges 53:03 Angela's Big Brother 28 Reception 1:01:46 Mullets, Crypto Bros, and Modern Cast 1:12:21 Big Brother Unlocked and Live Feeds Never miss a minute of RHAP's extensive Big Brother coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Big Brother podcast feed WATCH!  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

Max talks about the fatal crash of Beech C90 King Air N249CP, an air ambulance flight that departed Roswell Air Center in New Mexico shortly before midnight on May 13, 2026. The aircraft was headed for Sierra Blanca Regional Airport near Ruidoso to pick up a patient for transport to Albuquerque. It was a short flight—only about 51 nautical miles—but it ended in tragedy when the King Air struck terrain near the Capitan Mountains. Both pilots and both flight nurses were killed. The aircraft was operated by Generation Jets under Part 135 as an unscheduled fixed-wing aeromedical flight. The two medical passengers were flight nurses employed by Trans Aero Medical Services. Max emphasizes the human side of the accident: these were young professionals on a mission of mercy, people who had dedicated themselves to helping others. That makes the accident especially painful, but also especially important to study carefully. According to the preliminary report, the flight occurred in dark-night VMC with zero percent moon illumination. Max explains why that matters. In rural or mountainous terrain, a dark night can feel very much like instrument conditions, even when the weather is technically visual. There may be no visible horizon, no way to judge terrain ahead, and no meaningful outside references to confirm whether the aircraft is safely above rising ground. Pilots may be legal to fly VFR or accept a visual approach, but operationally they may need to fly with the discipline of an instrument procedure. A second major factor was GPS jamming. The report says U.S. military GPS jamming activity was taking place in the area and at the altitudes used by the accident flight. During the flight, ADS-B data that had been reporting every few seconds began reporting at roughly one-minute intervals. The crew later told Albuquerque Center they had lost GPS capability and needed a heading. Other aircraft in the area also reported GPS problems, including one pilot who appeared to have difficulty identifying or navigating to a ground-based navigation aid. Max uses this to highlight a broader issue for pilots: most of us have become deeply dependent on GPS. That dependency affects not only primary navigation but also the tools we rely on for situational awareness. Electronic flight bags, panel-mounted moving maps, terrain displays, and many terrain warning systems all depend on accurate aircraft position. If GPS is jammed or unreliable, those tools may stop working, may degrade, or may give pilots less protection than they expect. The flight was initially cleared as filed to Sierra Blanca and assigned 12,000 feet. At one point, the controller advised the crew that the aircraft was at 13,000 feet, about 1,000 feet above its assigned altitude. The pilots responded that they were correcting and had lost GPS. The controller provided headings and later began working to have the military stop the jamming. As the flight continued, the crew requested the RNAV approach, then later requested the ILS approach because of the GPS failure. But the destination presented another complication. Sierra Blanca's automated weather observation system was out of service, and the ForeFlight briefing showed no METAR and no TAF for the airport. The instrument approach procedures contained notes stating that when the local altimeter setting was not received, the procedures were not authorized. Max explains that this may have left the crew without a legal instrument approach option, even though flying an approach would have provided more structure and terrain protection than descending visually in dark-night mountainous terrain. At about 12:08 AM, while northeast of the airport, the crew reported that they had the airport area in sight and could proceed visually. The controller cleared them for a visual approach and told them they could cancel IFR in the air above 9,000 feet or after landing. Shortly afterward, the aircraft began turning southwest toward Sierra Blanca. The Capitan Mountains, rising to more than 10,000 feet, were between the aircraft and the airport. After the aircraft was cleared for the visual approach, the controller's supervisor reportedly told the military that jamming could resume. ADS-B again began recording at about one-minute intervals. The aircraft descended toward the airport and later appeared to climb during the final moments of the flight. The last recorded Spidertracks data showed the aircraft at about 9,823 feet GPS altitude, with a groundspeed of 150 knots and a heading of 250 degrees. The aircraft impacted terrain at an elevation of about 9,950 feet, near the Capitan Mountains Summit Radio Facility. Max discusses several lessons from the accident. First, dark-night operations in mountainous areas deserve special caution, even in VMC. Second, pilots should maintain proficiency with non-GPS navigation, including VORs, localizers, and raw-data flying. Third, before accepting a visual approach at night, especially in terrain, pilots should have a clear plan for terrain clearance and should consider using any available ground-based guidance, such as tracking a localizer or ILS course, even if cleared visually. Fourth, pilots should understand what equipment they may lose when GPS fails: not just navigation, but also moving maps, terrain pages, and some terrain warning capabilities. The episode closes with a practical reminder: GPS jamming is not theoretical. If you fly enough, you may eventually lose GPS. The goal is to make sure that losing GPS does not also mean losing situational awareness, terrain clearance, or your life. If you're getting value from this show, please support the show via PayPal, Venmo, Zelle or Patreon. 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Opie and Ron roast a NYC heatwave, bidet disasters, and a chocolate-syrup balloon ass demo that ruins everyone. Then the BBQ Ninja joins with the mounted head of the “Dark Knight” — an 11-foot gator he hunted for years. Alligator tacos, roadkill talk, Empire State climbers proposing, and classic Opie-Ron chaos. Redneck comedy meets New York crazy — messy, hilarious, and unfiltered.If you wnt to support the show https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/JANCGHFW7GJHA and THANK YOU!

Feeling restless, bothered, irritated, or like something is off in your life? You may not be broken. You may be in the disruption phase of spiritual growth. In this episode, Tim Holloway breaks down why God often disrupts a man before He transforms him. When numbing stops working, when success feels empty, when your marriage, health, business, emotions, or spiritual life start exposing pressure points, it may be God knocking beneath the noise. This message is for Christian men who feel stuck, spiritually dry, emotionally tired, or successful on the outside but unsettled on the inside. You'll learn why discomfort can be mercy, why old patterns have to fail, and why God uses disruption to wake men up from cluelessness, numbness, self-sufficiency, and false peace. Using Revelation 3, Saul on the road to Damascus, Cain, Moses, and real-life examples of marriage crisis, health scares, business pressure, and emotional heaviness, this episode shows how God interrupts survival patterns so men can finally see clearly, embrace formation, and step into deeper transformation. You'll learn why disruption is not always punishment, but often God's mercy interrupting patterns that no longer work. You'll see how numbing, addiction, busyness, achievement, and self-sufficiency can keep men spiritually blind until God allows pressure to expose the truth. You'll understand how biblical examples like Saul, Cain, Moses, and the church in Laodicea reveal the way God uses questions, crisis, and discomfort to awaken awareness. You'll be challenged to examine where your wife's pain, your children's distance, your business pressure, your body, your emotions, and your spiritual dryness may be trying to get your attention. 00:00 Phase Three: Being Disrupted02:15 When Numbing Stops Working04:32 Successful Outside, Unsettled Inside06:38 Revelation 3: Jesus Knocking at the Door09:37 Truth That Bothers You11:21 When God Shakes Your Patterns13:30 God Awakens Awareness15:12 Why Feel-Good Messages Don't Transform16:06 Saul Before the Disruption18:37 Why Are You Persecuting Me?20:35 God Uses Questions to Wake Men Up22:13 When Certainty Gets Shattered25:32 Blindness, Formation, and Real Sight28:54 When Your Framework Stops Working30:41 Crisis as a Fork in the Road32:45 System Failure and Spiritual Awakening35:31 Stop Blaming Everything Outside You38:34 Pressure Reveals What You've Been Using41:25 The Dark Night of the Soul43:39 The Temptation to Go Back to Numbing47:39 Cain, Anger, and Awareness Before Destruction49:34 Moses and the Burning Bush51:01 Where Is God Disrupting Your Life?52:29 Disruption Is an Invitation #ChristianMen#SpiritualGrowth#MensMinistry#Transformation#FaithJourney Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we unpack a profound quote from St. John of the Cross: "When something distasteful or unpleasant comes your way, remember Christ crucified and be silent." We explore how the natural human reaction is to defend ourselves against perceived injustices, but the spiritual path calls us to a radical silence. By viewing our adversaries not as enemies but as God's chosen craftsmen, we can embrace the purifying chisel of suffering. Like Christ annihilated on the cross without consolation, we are called to trust God as our sole vindicator and allow our trials to sculpt us into saints.The Midnight Compass: Stop treating the Dark Night like a mood disorder. You don't need another devotional; you need a map for the void. Get the biweekly field guide featuring exact translations and the "Reflect-Pray-Act" micro-disciplines to turn your daily silence into presence and encounter. https://midnightcarmelite.com/compass

Dr. Tom Curran shares insights from Reign of Jehoiachin (2 Kings 24:8-17) about surrendering to the consequences of disobedience to God, even the loss of wealth, fame and power. Tom discusses themes written about in his upcoming book on his Camino pilgrimage, No Half Measures. Referenced Texts: Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross.

In the second half of this follow-up to the recent Ruling Your Domain series, John, Blaine, and Allen address some really big questions. Topics include how to deal with chronic pain and the overwhelming suffering in this world, ways parents can respond to a physically and verbally defiant foster child in their home, how to interpret and navigate depression as part of our domain, and what a wife can do if her husband is uncooperative or not interested in leading their realm in a godly way.Show Notes: Discover how you can support the ministry of Wild at Heart here. The books referenced—The Dark Night of the Soul by Gerald May, The Life-Changing Art of Self-Brain Surgery by W. Lee Warren, and Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer—are available wherever books are sold. The Captivated podcast (Episode 128) featuring John and Stasi Eldredge answering viewer and listener questions will be released August 19th, 2026.Keywords: Q&A, Christianity, Emotional Regulation, Parents, Chronic Pain, Marriage_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website:WildAtHeart.org  or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App

Guest speaker Aidan Yamada preaches on what theologians call "The Dark Night of the Soul" - seasons when we don't feel God's presence - and teaches how we can faithfully walk through them.

This episode explores the concept of the dark night of the soul, demystifying spiritual transformation and emphasizing the importance of self-care during difficult inner journeys. Today I share insights on recognizing signs of inner shifts, balancing spirituality with mental health, and practicing self-compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode explores the concept of the dark night of the soul, demystifying spiritual transformation and emphasizing the importance of self-care during difficult inner journeys. Today I share insights on recognizing signs of inner shifts, balancing spirituality with mental health, and practicing self-compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Tom Curran explores the questions: What shapes your philosophy on life? What's your vision for life? How does your life project what's most important to you? Tom shares insights from Ascent of Mount Carmel and Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross. Referenced Philosophy Books:On Caring by Milton MayeroffWho Is Man? by Abraham J. HeschelMan's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl

In the sixth 15-minute section of our screenplay, Napoleon plunges into his darkest hour. Reeling from betrayal and defeat, he confronts the plague-ridden horrors of his campaign in the Levant and faces the brutal consequences of war, both on the battlefield and within himself. The myth of his invincibility shatters as failed sieges and the massacre at Jaffa weigh on his conscience. Josephine's infidelity and his own disillusionment reach a crisis, forcing Napoleon towards a reckoning with his ambitions, relationships, and the cost of power. As despair and self-doubt threaten to overwhelm him, the stage is set for the transformation that will propel him towards his final bid for greatness.Yes, it's episode seven of our screenwriting escapade, in which we continue to forge ahead in our mission of crafting a top-notch screenplay treatment about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Alex Stevenson is joined by James Topham (who knows a thing or two about screenwriting) and Ben Deery (who knows a thing or two about acting) to put the movie world to rights. Having analysed the pitfalls and frustrations of Ridley Scott's Napoleon 2023 in the first season the Napoleon Movie Quarter-Hourly, this time round the team have to come up with the magic themselves.As our resident artificial aide-de-camp NAIpoleon Bot-aparte puts it:Alex Stevenson opens the episode by reflecting on its many possible names, likening it to the Beatles' White Album, and notes listener feedback they've received for discussion 00:00:10.01:03 - All three speakers share significant personal updates in rapid-fire, overlapping fashion to create comedic confusion for the audience 04:01 - James Topham reveals the existence of a secret WhatsApp chat with Benjamin Deery (excluding Alex Stevenson), mirroring earlier feelings of exclusion05:52 - James Topham debuts a homemade Napoleon movie trailer, involving Benjamin Deery performing in different voices, to energize the creative process 12:04 - James Topham recaps the previous episode: Napoleon is exiled to Egypt under the guise of glory, his fleet is destroyed, and he discovers Josephine's infidelity, marking his lowest point 20:24 - A historical debate occurs: Alex Stevenson clarifies that Napoleon was enthusiastic about Egypt rather than simply exiled, and discusses how both his ambitions and the political machinations of others shaped his choices 29:38 - The group discusses the "dark night of the soul" as a structural turning point, emphasizing Napoleon's internal reckoning after a series of personal and military setbacks, rather than a literal period of inaction33:30 - Alex Stevenson details three major events for Napoleon's crisis: the plague hospital at Jaffa, a war crime (massacre of prisoners), and the failed siege of Acre—all contributing to his psychological breaking point 41:29 - The B story (Josephine's infidelity) is revealed to have a psychological turning point for both characters, paralleling Napoleon's emotional hardening and the collapse of romantic idealism51:01 - The hosts reveal a major twist: this project is envisioned as a trilogy, meaning there's much more story (and podcasting) ahead than Benjamin Deery anticipated, much to his mock dismayHelp us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly

Today's Scripture: Psalm 40:1–3 What do you do when you've prayed, waited, done the work, and still feel stuck in the middle of a pit? In this episode, Dr. Alison Cook reflects on Psalm 40:1–3 and the kind of patience that isn't passive, polished, or emotionally detached—but deeply honest before God. This episode is for anyone who feels worn down by waiting and needs a reminder that God hears, turns toward, and meets us with love one small step at a time. We explore: *Why biblical patience doesn't mean suppressing your emotions *Why Christian hope is different from forced optimism *What it means to find “a firm place to stand” *How God forms a new song in us slowly Go Deeper: Episode 77: The Dark Night of the Soul: Why It Happens and What It Means Episode 99: Exploring a Broken Spirit & the Dark Night of the Soul with Christopher Cook Connect with Dr. Alison on Instagram: @dralisoncook Join 80,000+ Soul Menders in Dr. Alison's free email community for ongoing reflection and support. While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only.‍ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices