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Philip Shepherd is a recognized leader in the global embodiment movement, known for his work in integrating the mind and body's intelligence. He is the co-founder of The Embodied Present Process (TEPP), a set of practices designed to help individuals reunite the thinking of the head with the deep, present, and calm intelligence of the body. Embodied PresentShepherd's journey into embodiment began in his teens when he cycled alone through Europe, the Middle East, India, and Japan. His studies included classical Noh theater in Japan, and he has had a diverse career as an actor, playing lead roles on stages in London, New York, Chicago, and Toronto. He has also co-directed an interdisciplinary theater company and taught workshops on embodied thinking and spontaneous creativity. Embodied PresentAs an author, Shepherd has written several books exploring themes of embodiment and wholeness:New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century (2010)Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being (2017)Deep Fitness: The Mindful, Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform Your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a Week (2021), co-authored with Andrei YakovenkoThrough his teachings and writings, Shepherd emphasizes the importance of listening to the world through the body's intelligence, fostering a deeper connection with oneself and the present moment. Embodied Present

Sermon: Not So Ordinary: Grace, God's Unmerited Favour Scripture: Galatians 1:10-16 Pastor: Michael Dean Smith Our Sermons can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean. © Fremantle Church 2024

Book interview with Kathy Izard for her excellent book “Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspires Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace“ Learn more at: kathyizard.com findyournextcalling.com

Is it possible to transform Iran with the Gospel? Steve welcomes Lana Silk to explore what God is doing in Iran today. Lana is Chief Executive Officer - USA for Transform Iran. The mission of Transform Iran is to preach the gospel to all Iranians, plant churches, disciple believers, develop leaders, and resource and activate the body of Christ into nation-transforming mission. Also this hour, Kathy Izard will help us connect the "God Dots" in our lives with her book Trust the Whisper: How Answering Quiet Callings Inspire Extraordinary Stories of Ordinary Grace. Kathy Izard is an award-winning author and speaker who helped bring transformation to Charlotte in homelessness, housing, and mental health. Her first memoir The Hundred Story Home released in 2016, received a Christopher Award for outstanding inspirational nonfiction. In 2019, she created a children’s book, A Good Night for Mr. Coleman with artist Evelyn Henson, written to encourage kids to dream big and do good. The Last Ordinary Hour is a new inspirational nonfiction book written to help people who have been shattered by untimely death or unexpected diagnosis learn to live in faith not fear. A native of El Paso, Texas, Kathy and her husband have four daughters and live in Charlotte. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jarod K. Anderson, poet, author, and podcaster—a.k.a The CryptoNaturalist— joins me to talk about why we write, wrestling with mental health, self v. traditional publishing, and more. There's also a wee poetry reading. You can find out more about Jarod's work including the podcast and Patreon on his website. You can preorder Something in the Woods Loves You directly from Hachette. And you can follow him on Instagram as CryptoNaturalist or Jarod K. Andersen. The book I was trying to remember is Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger. He's written several more. Please support Black, indigenous, queer, trans, and women-owned, local, independent bookstores and occult shops. Transcripts of all episodes are available at witchlitpod.com Support WitchLit by using our affiliate link to purchase books from Bookshop.org or buy us a coffee on Ko-fi  The award-winning books Changing Paths by Yvonne Aburrow and Conjuring the Commonplace by Laine Fuller & Cory Thomas Hutcheson are both available from 1000Volt Press or to order wherever you buy books. My book, Verona Green, is now available in all the usual places.Autographed copies also available from 1000Volt Press.

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In today's episode of The Written Compass, I had the pleasure of interviewing Philip Shepherd. Philip is a long-time expert on embodiment and has published several books on the subject. We had so much fun and deep conversations about... - writing as an embodiment tool- how our words are an embodiment of us- what defines embodiment- 5 pillars of presence and wholenessAnd much more! Connect with Philip and see his latest offerings to work with him at https://embodiedpresent.comFollow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philipshepherdGet a copy of his books Deep Fitness: The Mindful, Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform Your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a Week: https://a.co/d/17crtZRRadical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being: https://a.co/d/7JHScwXNew Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the 21st Century: https://a.co/d/bIGVQ2O If you loved these tips and ideas and want more, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you are ready to explore what a writing community can do for you and your writing goals, head to shanahartman.com/schedule to get on our calendar and talk about next steps. If you want some help kicking things off, download my Embodied Book Writing Kickstarter: https://shanahartman.com/writingkickstartAs always, leave us a review so that more people see the podcast and get the writing support they need. Then, share your takeaways and this episode on IG, tagging me @shanahartman_ Remember, we are here to change the personal growth and biz strategy publishing world by activating our unique voices and stories.If you are ready to see if working with Shana and her team is your next step for leaving your legacy and getting your core messages from business and life in an empowering book click this link to work with Shana! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Let's look back to a simpler time, when kids played outside until dark and phones were attached to the walls. Have you seen the movie Secretariat where the father says to his sons, “Get your devices off the table,?” The devices were their toy airplanes, that always cracks me up but it also is a reminder of how much things have changed. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger reminds us of a less hurried time. He wrote from his hear masterfully weaving together a novel of historical fiction, matters of grief, coming of age (bildungsroman), and mystery. The story is told from Frank Drum's viewpoint as he, now a grown man, looks back to the summer when he was an unsettled kid of thirteen grappling with what manhood was all about in his mixed-up world. His younger brother, Jake, has a stuttering problem. He also has deep insight. He didn't fake things, he was the real deal. Ariel, their talented older sister, was soon to be on her way to Juliard. Their father, Nathan Drum, pastors 3 churches, ministers to his war buddy,Gus, and pours into the whole community. “My father and his great embracing heart.” On the other end of the caring spectrum we meet Ruth Drum, distant mom and wife, being a preacher's wife is not what she signed up for. Kruegar shows the after effects of WWII. “I think that it wasn't so much the war as what we took into the war. Whatever cracks were already there the war forced apart, and what we might otherwise have kept inside came spilling out.” The novel starts with an accidental death of a small boy then the boys find a homeless man who died of natural causes. Next, there's a suicide attempt and a murder! Not a book for youngsters, the content is heavy and the language is like that of sailors, but for readers that are ready it is a gift. We are shown the different ways people work through grief. “Hope was what my father held to. My mother chose despair.” “I (Frank)felt ______'s death had shoved me through a doorway into a world where I was a stranger.” Jake said, “If we put everything in Gods' hands, maybe we won't have to be afraid anymore.” Please join Kate and Sheila as they dive into the 1960s. Blessings to you, dear readers! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/recapbookchat/message

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: bookish pre-orders and picking the right books for ourselves Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: Bookish Friends' best and worst books of 2023, with interesting overlaps! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  2:19 - Currently Reading Patreon (sign up for a 7 day free trial and check out all the goodness!) 7:42 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 10:57 - The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (pre-order, releases June 11, 2024) 11:01 - Long Bright River by Liz Moore 12:51 - Fabled Bookshop 14:29  - Our Current Reads 14:42 - The Elephants of Thula Thula by Francoise Malby-Anthony (Kaytee) 15:09 - The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony and Graham Spence 18:04 - The Serpent & the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent (Meredith) 20:32 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas 20:35 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 24:12 - Erasure by Percival Everett (Kaytee) 29:48 - The Trees by Percival Everett 30:42 - What the Dead Know by Barbara Butcher (Meredith) 35:28 - The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein 36:51 - Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis (Kaytee) 36:56 - The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes 40:38 - The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger (Meredith) 45:31 - This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger 46:11 - Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger  46:20 - Ordinary Grace by Willam Kent Krueger 46:42 - Deep Dive: Bookish Friends' Best and Worst Reads of 2023 46:51 - Currently Reading Patreon 50:35 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros (#1 best AND worst read) 51:25 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese (#5 favorite) 51:28 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (#4 favorite) 51:32 - Hello Beautiful by Anne Napolitano (#3 favorite) 51:36 - Tom Lake by Ann Patchett (#2 favorite) 51:49 - The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer (#5 least favorite)  51:54 - Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson (tied #3 least favorite) 51:56 - Happy Place by Emily Henry (tied #3 least favorite) 51:59 - I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai (#2 least favorite) 52:23 - Shark Heart by Emily Habeck 52:46 - Happiness Falls by Angie Kim 53:46 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 53:47 - Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 54:39 - Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld 54:46 - Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros 57:58 - The Whispers by Ashley Audrain 59:05 - The Many Lives of Mama Love by Lara Love Hardin 59:17 - Sarah's Bookshelves Interview with Lara Love Hardin 1:01:37 - Meet Us At The Fountain 1:01:45 - I wish for  more duologies in the bookish universe. (Kaytee) 1:02:12 - The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny 1:02:45 - I want those who love mysteries, thriller and horror to follow @mother.horror on Instagram (Meredith) 1:03:34 - Mother Horror Patreon 1:03:51 - Near the Bone by Christina Henry 1:04:09 - The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. February's IPL is brought to you by Booktenders in Huntington, West Virginia. Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Hey friends, I'm coming to you solo this week (and about 12 hours early) because I want to share with you my favorite books of the year! Many of these books released this year, but all of them I read this year. Listen to the episode to hear detailed explanations of why I loved each novel and who they'd make great gifts for! Here are the affiliate links to purchase them on Amazon: 1.The Truth According to Us by Annie Barrows 2. Letters from My Sister by Valerie Fraser Luessej 3. When the Day Comes by Gabrielle Meyer 4. Only the Beautiful by Susan Meissner 5. The Queen's Secret by Karen Harper 6. The Rose and the Thistle by Laura Frantz 7. The Call of the Wrens by Jenni L. Walsh 8. The Weight of Air by Kimberly Duffy 9. The Legacy of Longdale Manor by Carrie Turansky 10. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger If you'd like to listen to the episodes in which I discuss some of these books with the authors, click to hear me talk with Valerie Fraser Luesse, Gabrielle Meyer, Laura Frantz, Kimberly Duffy, and Carrie Turansky. Subscribe to my mailing list to receive book recommendations and samples of my writing! Join my community and help support the show on Patreon! Join the Historical Fiction: Unpacked Podcast Group on Facebook! Be sure to visit my Instagram, Facebook, and website. Follow the show on Instagram! Alison's historical novel, One Traveler, is 20% off on Black Friday only on her website! Click this link and scroll to the bottom of the page to purchase an autographed copy with free shipping to the contiguous United States (while supplies last). Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, you help support my work without paying any more for the product. Thank you for your support!

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: reading with family and choosing family's reads Current Reads: lots of books great for fall! Deep Dive: books that follow a formula, and when it feels phoned in or not The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:40 - Currently Reading Patreon 3:42 - The Novel Neighbor 4:09 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 4:16 - Elizabeth Barnhill on Instagram @wacoreads 6:13 - This Tender Land by William Kent Kreuger 7:33 - Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese 7:40 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Kreuger 7:46 - Holly by Stephen King 7:58 - Current Reads 8:06 - A Death In Door County by Annelise Ryan (Mary) 9:53 - Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant  10:44 - Death in the Dark Woods by Annelise Ryan (releases December 2023) 11:43 - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent (Meredith) 13:39 - Unraveling Oliver by Liz Nugent 15:36 - Sarah's Bookshelves Live 16:25 - The Maid by Nita Prose 18:17 - The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston (Mary) 18:26 - The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston 21:34 - Outlive by Dr. Peter Attia and Bill Gifford (Meredith) 23:06 - Oprah Daily “The Life You Want” talk w/Dr. Peter Attia (this is for Oprah Daily subscribers. I tried finding it elsewhere and no luck. Sorry friends!) 26:08 - Tim Ferriss and Dr. Peter Attia episode #517 27:06 - Dead Eleven by Jimmy Juliano (Mary) 29:39 - @what_amy_reads on Instagram 29:48 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier 29:56 - 11/22/63 by Stephen King 32:00 - DM Mary on Instagram if you read Dead Eleven @maryreadsandsips 32:21 - The Governess Game by Tessa Dare (Meredith) 37:58 - Deep Dive: Books That Follow Formulas 38:08 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager 48:43 - Meet Us At The Fountain 48: 53 - I wish everyone would find their bookish joy and be totally extra about it. (Mary) 50:22 - I wish everyone would follow Mary on Instagram! (Meredith) Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredithmondayschwartz on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Do you have a recommendation for a guest on the show? Want more of a particular direction of guests? Drop me a line at hank.garner@dabblewriter.com and let me know! Join us at our YouTube channel to join in LIVE for upcoming author interviews!  https://tinyurl.com/dabbleyoutube Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He's been married for fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last eleven novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019 and spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list.

Do you have a recommendation for a guest on the show? Want more of a particular direction of guests? Drop me a line at hank.garner@dabblewriter.com and let me know! Join us at our YouTube channel to join in LIVE for upcoming author interviews!  https://tinyurl.com/dabbleyoutube The River We Remember: A Novel Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He's been married for fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last eleven novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019 and spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list. When you click a link on our site, it might just be a magical portal (aka an affiliate link). We're passionate about only sharing the treasures we truly believe in. Every purchase made from our links not only supports Dabble but also the marvelous authors and creators we showcase, at no additional cost to you.

The empowerment of a Christian's life is not seeking after “mystical zap” experiences but through these ordinary means of grace from the Father. Normal means of grace builds contentment in our heart so that we are strengthened to endure all circumstances, whether we are brought low and are suffering or experiencing abundance in every area of our life.  - Emily Rose Massey SUBSCRIBE to our sister podcasts:Your Daily Prayer: https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-prayer/Your Daily Bible Verse: https://www.lifeaudio.com/your-daily-bible-verse/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Levee Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He's been married for nearly fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019 and spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list.

The Levee Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He's been married for nearly fifty years to a marvelous woman who is a retired attorney. He makes his home in St. Paul, a city he dearly loves. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O'Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019 and spent nearly six months on the New York Times bestseller list.

WE'RE BACK! Hello! This episode is about the wedding that wasn't, and Lydia and Tay are annoyed. We recap & discuss Bridgerton s2, e6, "The Choice."Lydia's recs:Watching: How to Build a Sex Room, House of the Dragon, and Rings of PowerReading: Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger, a local MN author, Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood, sequel to The Love Hypothesis Tay's recs: Ali Hazelwood's Love on the Brain, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, Jeannie Lin's Pingkang-li series (murder and forbidden love in the Tang Dynasty), [Also mentioned: Ordinary Grace by WKK, The Night Watchman by LE, The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley, The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline. PLUS Desi Geek Girls ep 70]We'll put out the next episode as soon as we are able- thank you so much for listening!Instagram and Facebook: @callingcardspod Twitter: @CardsCalling Website: https://www.callingcards.wixsite.com/callingcardspod Email us at callingcardspod@gmail.com. Theme music by PASTACAT @pastacatmusic on Instagram.

In this conversation with embodiment coach Philip Shepherd we explore the concept of wholeness as an embodied practice, attuning to the world through embodied sensitivities, the intelligence of the pelvic floor, five qualities of being and the gateway of surrender. Philip Shepherd is an international authority on embodiment. He travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed for getting us out of our heads and reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body. He is the author of two ground-breaking books, New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being and is the co-author, with Andrei Yakovenko, of Deep Fitness: The Mindful Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a week. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Don McMillan took the path less traveled, in fact he may be that path's lone pedestrian. Don came to stand-up comedy from Silicon Valley. A former engineer with a Masters from Stanford, the comedy and problem solving portions of Don's brain have collaborated to craft a unique act that features a hilarious roast of power point presentations, illustrated, of course, by a power point presentation.Don's uniquely relatable brand of stand-up took him to the semi-finals on this year's America's Got Talent. With jokes that are perfectly pithy, while maintaining all the elegance of the Pythagorean Theorem, Don has established a Corporate comedy niche that finds him performing consistently for an audience of global brand giants.Don joins us with AGT behind-the-scenes secrets, success tips and power point dos and don'ts!Plus, Weezy recommends ORDINARY GRACE by William Kent Krueger and Fritz's pick is B.J. Novak's VENGEANCE.Path Points of Interest:Don McMillanDon McMillan on YoutubeDon McMillan AGT SemifinalsDon McMillan on TwitterDon McMillan on InstagramVengeance - PrimeOrdinary Grace by William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger is the award-winning author of the Cork O'Connor mystery series which features books about a former sheriff who is part Irish and part Ojibwe. Krueger has received numerous awards for his writing, including the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Novel for his book, Ordinary Grace.  His newest book is Fox Creek.

Register for "The Word of God Endures Forever" webinar. Our guest today is the Rev. Dr. Annette Brownlee, chaplain, director of field education and professor of pastoral theology at Wycliffe College, a theological school that forms many Anglicans and Christians of other traditions, in Toronto, Ontario. And she is someone who has had a profound influence in many lives of clergy and clery in training, whether they're serving in the Episcopal Church or elsewhere. She is the person whose door, in her own words, people knock on and say, "Can I come talk to you?" She is someone I have wanted to talk to for some time, and I finally got a chance to get her on the other side of the mic to ask her what it takes to nurture and disciple people who will very soon be leaders in God's Church -- many of them in the beautiful and broken family we know as Anglican. We talk together about how training young ministers to be effective means teaching them to be rooted and ecumenical. In a school where Episcopal and Catholic students learn Greek with Reformed ACNA and non-denom students, what happens in this kind of context? And how can the challenge and opportunity it presents be pressed into formation? So you're not into corporate prayer? Well you need it. Crack open that prayer book! And you? You're in love with the BCP, the liturgy? Reverent with your burses and veils? Great! Now go sing praise songs and help serve soup at that storefront church. Much of what we talk about centers also on teaching seminarians early to value and know the power of the Holy Spirit in the quotidian and the small, because much of parish life -- and indeed our life given as creatures -- is made of exactly this small dailyness. And if moments of heroic decision or action come for any of us, they'll depend on what we did without being noticed. The de-centering of oneself and learning the art of humilty -- something we could all benefit from. Before coming to Wycliffe Annette was in fulltime parish ministry for many years. She currently assists and preaches at St. Paul's L'Amoreaux in Scarborough. Her research interests include the multiple implications of preaching Scripture as the church's book, Augustine's divine pedagogy as a rule of life for preachers, the sermons of André Trocmé, and a model of theological reflection based on the Spirit's use of Scripture in the Church. She is married to Ephraim Radner and they have two children. Strap on your knapsack. Zip up your anorak. We're going to Canada. We may even see a bit of what the future of Anglican formation looks like. Register for "The Word of God Endures Forever" webinar. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/living-church/support

​Dr. Rand Diab joins us to discuss her empowering Reels and what she brings to the table that's different than other accounts. She even broaches the difficulties of parenting adult kids that are harder to divulge on social media. A conversation that can't be missed!​​Tune in at 6pm EST on Apple podcasts, Stitcher, or click on the link in our bio. Share this episode with a mom doc friend or three.Dr. Rand Diab on the web: http://www.randdiab.com/Rand on IG: https://www.instagram.com/rdiabmd/ Rand on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmtnCAit78aGVDz5Y5GTdtg/featured Rand's book recommendation: Ordinary Grace by William Kent KruegerWeb: www.mommyingwhilemuslim.comEmail: salam@mommyingwhilemuslim.comFB: Mommying While Muslim page and Mommyingwhilemuslim groupIG: @mommyingwhilemuslimpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrrdKxpBdBO4ZLwB1kTmz1wSupport the show

Pastors Courtney and Daryl chat about the Lord's supper and baptism, how God meets us with his grace, the role of repentance, and their hopes for the season ahead. Plus: a story about their time as hospital chaplains and how God makes ordinary things--bread, wine, juice, us!--holy.

William Kent Krueger is the author of the Cork O’Connor series of mystery books about a detective who is part Irish, part Ojibwa and who solves crimes on the frozen tundra of northern Minnesota. Eighteen books in, it is one of the most beloved active crime series. Book eighteen, Lightning Strike, came out last fall, and the next iteration, Fox Creek, is due out autumn 2022. As with each of his last nine books, this new title is sure to be a New York Times best seller. Of course, some of you might know Krueger for his recent standalone novels, This Tender Land and Ordinary Grace—books with a touch of mystery, a dose of Americana, and a healthy serving of Krueger’s customary high-octane prose. Krueger joined the show recently to chat about the books he loves the most: the titles he loved as a kid and that inspire him as a writer today. He’s a born conversationalist and I think his love of books, stories, and his home shine through in this chat. Be prepared to add a few titles to that ever-growing TBR list you keep. Thanks for listening (and happy reading)! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit closereads.substack.com/subscribe

Recording of Off the Shelf Radio Show from WDLR with co-hosts George Needham and Nicole Fowles. Our special guest this week is Katy Hite, Assistant Branch Manager of Adult Services at the Orange Branch. We speak with her today about celebrating poetry month with a Poet-tree which will be on display at the Orange Branch through the month of April. Recommendations include Just Jaime by Terri Libenson, Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger, and Steeped in Stories by Mitali Perkins.  Read more about today's episode here. Listen live every Friday morning at 9 AM https://wdlrradio.com/program-schedule/off-the-shelf/  This episode originally aired on April 1, 2022

Show Notes: Philip Shepherd is an international authority on embodiment and author of New Self, New World - Recovering our Senses in the 21st Century and Radical Wholeness - The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being.   This is a specially curated edition of a more extensive interview I had with Philip back in August of 2020. In today's conversation he  shares guidance and tools for shifting from the head driven strategies of control and order to an embodied and deep connection with the present moment. He offers thought-provoking wisdom on these important questions:If our essential nature is wholeness then why do we act against the whole in service of our own best interests?Rather than striving for answers, how can we formulate meaningful questions in a world of disinformation, divisiveness, polarization and chaos?How do we stay in connection as we navigate diverse perspectives and challenging dialogues?Why do we lapse back into old patterns, and how do we choose the thing we know is better for us?  How do we access our body's inherent wisdom and find creative ways forward in times of crisis and social uprising?Does Philip feel we're headed for self-termination and if so, how does he orient to that possible reality?SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Great chance to hear Philip LIVE!Saturday February 26th, 2022 at 11am MT. He'll be leading an insightful hour long talk and a guided practice which will support you in experiencing a softer receptive state of awareness that enables you to listen to the world through your body.You'll also learn about his new 7-week live video course on how to radically embody your humanity and wholeness for greater healing, alignment, and clarity within yourself and the world. *If you can't make the call you'll still receive a recording.Listen to our original, full length interview:Radical Wholeness and Embodied Activism with Philip Sheperd - Part 1Radical Wholeness and Embodied Activism with Philip Sheperd - Part 2Today's Guest: Philip Shepherd's unique techniques have been developed to transform our disconnected experience of self and world. The practices of TEPP help people reunite the thinking of the head with the deep, present and calm intelligence of the body. Philip's approach helps you listen to the world through the body, and come to know what the body most deeply understands: that it belongs to the world. Philip's website: PhilipSheperd.comConnect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagramIf you like the show, I'd so appreciate it if you'd follow and share it with people you know would love it. It's an unpaid labour of love, and your support encourages me to keep it coming!

The NLS annotation follows: Ordinary grace: a novel DB78187 Krueger, William Kent Reading time: 11 hours, 44 minutes. Graham Halstead A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories Minnesota, 1961. Thirteen-year-old Frank Drum's summer is steeped in death: a neighborhood boy hit by a train, a hobo found dead--and then a member of Frank's family is murdered. Frank is determined to seek vengeance and can't understand why his younger brother isn't. Some violence and some strong language. 2013. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4358626?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPW9yZGluYXJ5IGdyYWNl

The NLS annotation follows: Ordinary grace: a novel DB78187 Krueger, William Kent Reading time: 11 hours, 44 minutes. Graham Halstead A production of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress. Mystery and Detective Stories Minnesota, 1961. Thirteen-year-old Frank Drum's summer is steeped in death: a neighborhood boy hit by a train, a hobo found dead--and then a member of Frank's family is murdered. Frank is determined to seek vengeance and can't understand why his younger brother isn't. Some violence and some strong language. 2013. You can find this book on Bookshare at the following website: https://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/4358626?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9tb2R1bGVOYW1lPXB1YmxpYyZrZXl3b3JkPW9yZGluYXJ5IGdyYWNl

Tom and Tyler link up to discuss the need for every member ministry in the church.  What is “Every Member Ministry” and why is it important?  That is what the guys discuss on this episode of Ordinary Grace! 

Summary:   Host Scott McInnes' guest on this episode of Building Better Cultures exemplifies the passion she prescribes for strong leadership. Zana Goic Petricevic, founder and managing director of Bold Leadership Culture, brings a uniquely compelling brand of coaching and transformational approach to empowering workplace cultures. Her new book, “Bold Reinvented: Leading with Courage, Consciousness and Conviction,” lays out foundational steps that leaders can take to inspire the best in their teams.  Communication is key, and it starts with setting the right tone and vision. The strongest leaders, says Zana, are constantly learning. They're able to hear all kinds of perspectives and embrace a broad spectrum of viewpoints. In other words, they are learners (the No. 1 trait Zana believes the strongest leaders share). There is an infectious energy communicated when corporate decision-makers are unafraid to do the digging, entertain the feedback and explore new, potentially better paths.   Zana shares with us a powerful model for corporate self-actualization with the acronym SOUL, Self, Other, Universe and Legacy. In this episode she spells out each of these four elements, providing personal examples and a challenge to leaders who are stuck in a “check-the-box” mentality. She wants all of us to ask – at work and in life – are we leaving it all on the field? Are we approaching the world from a place of fear or love? Passion is contagious and the visionaries who bring it transfuse everything and everyone around them.   Zana gives a shout-out to a book that has informed her thinking. Click here to learn more about “Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being,” by Philip Shepherd.   You can discover more about the Building Better Cultures podcast and related services, by visiting www.buildingbettercultures.com If you're struggling with communications in this time of hybrid workplace, click here to explore Workvivo, a collaboration platform that offers seamless digital integration.  Key Takeaways:   Originally from Croatia, Zana introduces herself as a coach and consultant, as well as an author who understands ways in which conversations can be valuable tools for dissecting and improving leadership styles.  Different cultures and a global orientation are integral to Zana's approach.  The single word that for Zana embodies the best leaders? Learners. They share a common ability to stop and think, understand, raise their own awareness and grow.  Another core competency prevalent among strong leaders? Decisiveness. Interestingly, it correlates back to being a learner. Doing your homework and pausing to reflect enables clear, decisive decision-making.  Shifting perspective about what constitutes development can be powerful. Beyond the classroom, it can occur in myriad unexpected places, even among difficult colleagues.  Does everyone have the potential to be a competent leader? Zana unequivocally says, “Yes!” It all depends on whether we actually choose to engage those innate abilities.  About Zana's model and the four things she believes are key to sound leadership, which all require that we bring a strong sense of soul to the mission. Those elements are:  S: Self. The journey begins with raising our own self-awareness and confronting ourselves honestly as to our beliefs, preconceptions and blind spots.   O: Other. Leadership doesn't occur in isolation. When we lean into each other and bring compassion, we are strengthening a message of trust that builds strong cultures.  U: Universe. On the leadership journey, there comes an inevitable point of adjusting to the larger atmosphere we're co-creating around us. What are we doing to impact and shape our overarching culture? We are part of a whole.  L: Legacy. Great leaders bring a passion. They see the value and meaning in the work they are doing, and that commitment to honoring purpose is contagious.  How do you know if you're laboring under an unconscious bias? We need to tune in and receive the feedback. We cannot grow ourselves alone, and devoid of how we're impacting those around us. It can be a calling “forth” rather than a calling “out.”  Zana shares thoughts on the subject of trust, which she believes has three faces that are inextricably intertwined:  Trusting ourselves: You need to believe that what you are bringing is worthy and unapologetically embrace it, as well as take responsibility for your impact.   Trusting others: It comes down to a decision to invest in a relationship, allow mistakes and provide a safe space to grow a mutual bond.  Trusting something bigger than ourselves: We must come to terms with the fact that not everything is under our control, much as we would like it to be.  It all comes down in the end to impact. Are you being the leader you are meant to be and bringing to each day a commitment to eliciting your best self in every endeavor?  Zana's #1 Leadership Gamechanger: Ask yourself whether you're playing to win, or playing not to lose. These are two drastically different approaches that determine whether you're doing things from a place of fear or a place of love. Are you staying silent and safe or speaking up? Are you taking risks to create what's missing or are you hanging back?  About Zana: More information about Zana's new book, “Bold Reinvented: Next Level Leading with Courage, Consciousness and Conviction,” is available here.  Website: www.boldleadership-culture.com Zana @LinkedIn  About ScottLearn more about Scott McInnes, your host and the Founder and Director of Inspiring Change, by clicking here. About WorkvivoTo discover Workvivo, a workplace communication and engagement platform that offers seamless digital integration, please click here.

It has been over five years since Amy Allen Clark brought her amazing book recommendations and reader insights to Sorta Awesome, but this is no trick, it's all treat - she's back! Amy sits down with Meg this week to discuss the health and medical challenges she has overcome, and that ultimately led her to lauch her brand new podcast MomAdvice Book Gang, and she has brought a list of can't-miss under-the-radar books that are perfect for autumn reading. Plus a BUNCH of beauty fun in Awesome of the Week!Wanna get in on that texting fun with Meg and the Sorta Awesome team? Come join the Super Star Awesomes and get the texting perk along with bonus episodes, ad-free episodes, a Super Stars-only Facebook group, and more!THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:Best Fiends: Download Best Fiends FREE on the App Store or Google PlaySHOW NOTES:Olive & JuneMaking Mauves by ColourpopExtraordinary life of Sam Hell by Robert Dugoni (Bookshop link)Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (Bookshop link)Setting Free the Kites by Alex George (Bookshop link)How Lucky by Will Leitch (Bookshop link)In the Wild Light by Jeff Zentner (Bookshop link)My Sweet Girl by Amanada Jayatissa (Bookshop link)You can find Meg on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!You can find Amy on her blog, on Twitter, and Instagram! Check out the MomAdvice Book Club on Facebook. You can find the MomAdvice Book Gang podcast on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast app. Check out all the BONUSES on the Book Gang Patreon!Visit sortaawesomeshow.com for show notes on this and every episode. And don't forget to find us in the Sorta Awesome Hangout on Facebook or @sortaawesomeshow on Instagram, and @sortaawesomepod on Twitter!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Perry and David talk about crime novels again, discussing books by Australian writers Garry Disher and Candice Fox, a classic by Dorothy L. Sayers, and others. Booker Prize Shortlist (02:15) US National Book Award (01:48) Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (08:04) Hirchausen Series by Garry Disher (09:20) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (10:47) Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (Free Standard Ebooks Edition) Hades Trilogy by Candice Fox (09:14) We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (12:11) Nominative Determinism (01:47) Science fictional crime (02:58) Windup (01:55) Photo by Jeremy Bishop from Pexels Note: some links above are to Amazon.com. We receive a small affiliate commission for any purchases you make on Amazon via such links.

Perry and David talk about crime novels again, discussing books by Australian writers Garry Disher and Candice Fox, a classic by Dorothy L. Sayers, and others. Booker Prize Shortlist (02:15) US National Book Award (01:48) Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (08:04) Hirchausen Series by Garry Disher (09:20) The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (10:47) Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (Free Standard Ebooks Edition) Hades Trilogy by Candice Fox (09:14) We Begin at the End by Chris Whittaker (12:11) Nominative Determinism (01:47) Science fictional crime (02:58) Windup (01:55) Click here for more details and indexes Photo by Jeremy Bishop from Pexels Note: some links above are to Amazon.com. We receive a small affiliate commission for any purchases you make on Amazon via such links.

There are qualities we all yearn to experience in our lives - peace, simplicity, grace, connection, clarity. Yet these qualities evade us, because each of them arises from an experience of wholeness, and we live in a culture that enforces divisions within each of us. This week, Philip Shepherd joins me in conversation to discuss the countless ways in which we are persuaded to separate from the body and live in the head. Disconnected from the body's intelligence, we also disconnect from the wholeness of the present. This schism within us is the primary source of stress not just in our personal lives, but for the systems of the planet. I really enjoyed this conversation and am excited to share it with you all. Enjoy! RESOURCES: New Self New World (Book) Radical Wholeness (Book) Deep Fitness (Book) EmbodiedPresent.com   

William Kent Krueger joins Carol Fitzgerald to discuss his newest novel, Lightning Strike, which is a prequel to his Cork O'Connor series. He is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace, This Tender Land, 18 Cork O'Connor novels, and more. Lightning Strike tells the story of 12-year-old Cork O'Connor in his home town of Aurora, Minnesota. When Cork stumbles upon a dead body, he begins his first foray into detective work. His father, who is the sheriff of Aurora, needs to confirm that the man is dead by suicide, as all evidence suggests. But Cork takes matters into his own hands to find out what may have gone awry. Kent talks to Carol about how he decided to write this prequel that both serves an entry point for those new to the series (essentially functioning as a standalone), and also shares a backstory for longtime readers. He talks about some of the oft forgotten history of Minnesota in the novel --- including the repercussions of The Native Families Relocation Act of 1956, as well as his research, his inspirations, and a hint of what's next. Readers who enjoyed Ordinary Grace and This Tender Land will appreciate this latest novel. Book Discussed in this Episode: Lightning Strike by William Kent Krueger https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/lightning-strike More Bookreporter Talks To: Malibu Rising: https://youtu.be/6HUSQdISH18 The Last Mona Lisa: https://youtu.be/BBKKvV9moW8 The Paper Palace: https://youtu.be/jYhiuOz7X3Q Check out our Bookaccino Book Club live events! Julie Clark: https://youtu.be/8AjJHRttMpU William Kent Krueger: https://youtu.be/dX-mHWLmv5k Sign up for the weekly Bookreporter.com newsletter here: http://tbrnetwork.com/newsletters/bookreporter-weekly-newsletter-subscribe FOLLOW US Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookreporter Website: https://www.bookreporter.com Photography Credit: Greg Fitzgerald

A crime-filled bicentennial celebration episode is in store this week on the KPL Podcast. We are joined by Vicki and James Erwin in discussion of their latest title, Notorious Missouri: 200 Years of Historic Crimes! Then Jigisha and Ryan chat about some of their recent True-Crime favorites. All this and more in this week's dangerous episode of the KPL Podcast! Happy Friday the Thirteenth! Please write to us at podcast@kirkwoodpubliclibrary.org.1. Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger2. The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Corben3. A Glimmer of a Clue by Daryl Wood Gerber4. Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil War by Earl Hess5. Shakespeare's Lives by Samuel Schoenbaum6. Babylon's Ashes by James Corey7. Portrait of a Killer by Patricia Cornwell8. Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb9. Agatha Christie's True Crime Inspirations: Stranger than Fiction by Mike Holgate10. Lost Boys of Hannibal Podcast

(John 6:35, 41-51) Message by Rev. Kristen Curtis Wright

Everyday Magic. Ordinary Grace. The wind that transforms the landscape overnight. Believe it, you might see it. Or you might only see what it does. Accrete. Sublimate. All the great Vocab. One trip canceled, but the Ante Room's always open. Are you IN?

William Kent Krueger is a nine time New York Times bestselling author. Known for his Cork O'Connor mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota, Krueger is also the author of several stand alone novels such as The Devil's Bed and Ordinary Grace. Krueger, who grew up in Oregon and now lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the recipient of numerous awards including the Minnesota Book Award and Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America for his book Ordinary Grace. His most recent novel, set in 1932 at an Indian boarding school in Central Minnesota, is titled This Tender Land.

Ever wondered why Ben frames his teachings around the 6 Pillars of a Lean, Healthy and Muscular Body... for Life? In this episode, Ben explains what he was searching for at the beginning of his bodybuilding career and why he felt the need to create something that was previously missing in the fitness industry.  He speaks to how the Muscle Intelligence brand has evolved, gives you his approach and definition of health, goes into the only type of client he takes on for contest prep and so much more. There's quotes, tips and book recommendations in this podcast for you.  If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on ApplePodcasts to support us and share it with a person you feel will benefit from this conversation.    Thank you to our amazing show sponsors Real Mushrooms. Real mushrooms are the highest quality mushroom extracts we can find. They are 100% mushroom certified organic. They have no added fillers or grains, and they are third party tested multiple times. You can add their mushroom extract powders to things like coffee, tea, smoothies, or oatmeal, or they also have capsules. Ben uses Real Mushrooms Lion’s Mane organic mushroom powder in his Intelligence Coffee every morning, and he uses the Cordyceps-M mushroom capsules for improved focus and cognitive performance.  Please visit https://www.realmushrooms.com/ben Code BEN gets you 30% off for first time buyersCode MUSCLE gets you 20% off all other orders   Mentions Charles Poliquin Website Instragram  Milos Sarčev Youtube Instagram Dorian Yates Instagram  The Daily Stoic Instagram  Dr. Jordan Shallow Instagram  PreScript Website Instagram   Ben’s Books Leo Buscaglia – Love: What life is all about  Russel Brunson – DotComSecrets  Philip Shepherd - Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being    ⏱Timestamps [00:40] – The back story of Muscle Intelligence [01:06] – Ben’s role models [01:49] – The value gained from getting into very low bodyfat %. [02:53] – Why Ben doesn’t recommend competing. [03:38] – Health in Pro Bodybuilding? [04:15] – The Bodybuilding Culture. [04:44] – Looking at optimizing the athlete. [05:08] – Ben’s definition of health. [05:43] – The Trilogy of Muscle Intelligence. – Lean, Healthy, Muscular [06:07] – Health is a precursor to muscle building. [06:39] – Aesthetics: What being lean says about you. [07:33] – Health and your ability to adapt. [08:58] – Your perception of stress. [10:42] – Muscular equals vitality. [11:26] – The foundation to achieving your goals. [11:58] – One of Ben’s favorite quotes. [12:26] – The key to building the maximum amount of muscle in the shortest amount of time. [12:44] – Why more isn’t better.  [13:56] – Does Ben prep clients for contests? [19:59] – High Impact Habits for life. [21:39] – Powerful quotes from The Daily Stoic. [23:53] – Upcoming projects and the evolution of the Muscle Intelligence brand. [28:33] – The three books Ben is currently reading. [34:28] – Ben’s tip of the week. [37:27] – Ben’s quote of the week. [38:01] – Why Ben is grateful for Dr. Jordan Shallow. [34:28] – Today’s Sponsor – Real Mushrooms

Ordinary Grace returns with the release of an interview from July 2019 with Matt Page of Bible Films Blog and the book The Bible Onscreen in the New Millennium. We discuss growing up Anglican, Charismatic Evangelicalism, as well as his eventual loss of faith.  We also discuss biblical films, the ways in which Jesus is portrayed onscreen, and the horror elements of The Passion of the Christ.  God bless you and your family in this difficult time. 

In this episode I have the unique opportunity to have a deep dive conversation with the author of Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being, Philip Sheperd. This profound book really touched me and gave expression to many of my own experiences of wholeness. Philip shares my love of creativity and the power of present moment awareness for helping us move from our head back into our bodies intelligence where we can ground ourselves in the wholeness of being. We also touch on how we are a 'standing wave' not an object in space, which is very aligned with our understanding on Musitations, that we are music! From his amazing soul adventure at the age of 18 biking from England to Japan to study Noh Theatre, to his playing lead roles on stages in London, New York, Chicago and Toronto, to the international teaching he now does on The Embodied Present Process™(TEPP), Philip is on a mission to help wake us up to the inherent wholeness and grace of our being. Join me in this very rare and not to be missed soulversation. For me a soulversation - is two souls encountering each other in the present moment with the intention of exploring what arises. I hope you'll enjoy ours!

Episode Summary:Your truth does not live inside of you like a gold coin at the bottom of a purse. Your truth, who you are, what your purpose is, illuminated as you come into felt relationship with the world.Show Notes:Join us today for Part 2 of my conversation with Philip Shepherd. Philip is an international authority on embodiment and author of New Self, New World - Recovering our Senses in the 21st Century and Radical Wholeness - The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being. On today's show Philip shares how to move away from the head driven strategies of control and order, and into an embodied return to harmony and deep connection with the whole. He also offers wise and thought provoking answers to these listener questions: How do we navigate a system founded in oppression and inequity and create real and lasting change? (1:50)Why is there so much disconnection if our truth is wholeness, and how do we even start to repair the harm caused by our culture? (9:38) Why do we lapse back into old patterns, and how do we choose the thing we know is better for us? (14:35) How do we access our body's inherent wisdom and find our personal way forward in this time of crisis and social uprising? (25:46) Do you think we're headed for self-termination, and how do you orient to that possibility? (29:08)Listen to Part 1 of our discussion here: Radical Wholeness and Embodied Activism with Philip Shepherd: Part 1Did this episode spark questions for you? Send a voice message or email me here.Awesome humans mentioned in today’s show:Today’s Guest: Philip Shepherd’s unique techniques have been developed to transform our disconnected experience of self and world.The practices of TEPP help people reunite the thinking of the head with the deep, present and calm intelligence of the body. Unlike the prevailing view of embodiment – which involves sitting in the head and ‘listening to your body’ – Philip’s approach helps you listen to the world through the body, and come to know what the body most deeply understands: that it belongs to the world.Philip’s website: PhilipShepherd.comThe Embodied Present Process: TEPP.LifeConnect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagram The story that launched the ethos:Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday MagicIf you like the show I’d so appreciate if you would rate it, subscribe, and share it with people you think would love it. Your support helps me keep creating great content.Thanks so much for listening!

Episode Summary: The most potent activism doesn't come from the head, it comes from what the body knows and feels. It comes from some 'wrong' that your specific sensitivity feels deeply, and that’s the call. That is the world—activating you to move forward.Show Notes:Join us today for Part 1 of my conversation with Philip Shepherd. Philip is an international authority on embodiment and author of New Self, New World - Recovering our Senses in the 21st Century and Radical Wholeness - The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being. On today's show Philip speaks to a return to wholeness, and how activism is most effective when it's coming from a place of deep embodiment. He shares his thoughts on the intersection between embodiment and social activism and responds to these thoughtful questions from listeners: If our essential nature is wholeness then how does it happen that an entity pits itself against the whole in service of its own best interests? (15:00)What does activism look like through the lens of wholeness? (23:55) Can you scale a business and stay in integrity, and if so, what does that look like? (32:15) There seems to be a movement characterizing tyranny and violence as a product of ”whiteness” - do you see this as an accurate perspective? (34:35) Ostracization and vilification of contrary points of view are common place in public discourse. How do we stay in wholeness and connection as we navigate diverse perspectives and challenging dialogues? (40:32)How does one formulate personally meaningful questions as we live in a world of disinformation, divisiveness, polarization and chaos? (46:00)Listen to Part 2 of our discussion here: Radical Wholeness and Embodied Activism with Philip Shepherd: Part 2Did this episode spark questions for you? Send a voice message or email me hereAwesome humans mentioned in today’s show:Today’s Guest: Philip Shepherd’s unique techniques have been developed to transform our disconnected experience of self and world.The practices of TEPP help people reunite the thinking of the head with the deep, present and calm intelligence of the body. Unlike the prevailing view of embodiment – which involves sitting in the head and ‘listening to your body’ – Philip’s approach helps you listen to the world through the body, and come to know what the body most deeply understands: that it belongs to the world.Philip’s website: PhilipShepherd.comThe Embodied Present Process: TEPP.LifeAndrew Harvey: Sacred ActivismConnect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagram The story that launched the ethos:Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday MagicIf you like the show I’d so appreciate if you would rate it, subscribe, and share it with people you think would love it. Your support helps me keep creating great content.Thanks so much for listening!

Tom and Ryan Bigham continue their series of conversations on the importance of the ecumenical creeds with a conversation on the Apostle's Creed.  The dangers that the Apostle's Creed addressed are resurrected in just about every generation and the guys outline a few of those for us in this episode.  We also have a "little fun with northerners" as we talk about the differences in our vocabulary...oh and we have stumbled upon a T-shirt idea for Ordinary Grace.  "Don't be a Marcionite" (Pronounced Marshionite).Tune in!  

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome New York Times best-selling authors ANNE HILLERMAN and WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER in CONVERSATION. About Kent Krueger: Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He currently makes his living as a full-time author. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019. About Anne Hillerman: New York Times best selling author Anne Hillerman continues the mystery series her father Tony Hillerman created beginning in 1970. Anne's debut novel, "Spider Woman's Daughter," follows the further adventures of the characters Tony Hillerman made famous: Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn and adds Bernadette Manuelito as a major player. The book received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Best First Novel. @copyrighted. Listen on Spotify or your favorite podcast app.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack is honored to welcome New York Times best-selling authors ANNE HILLERMAN and WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER in CONVERSATION. About Kent Krueger: Raised in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, William Kent Krueger briefly attended Stanford University—before being kicked out for radical activities. After that, he logged timber, worked construction, tried his hand at freelance journalism, and eventually ended up researching child development at the University of Minnesota. He currently makes his living as a full-time author. Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land, was published in September 2019. About Anne Hillerman: New York Times best selling author Anne Hillerman continues the mystery series her father Tony Hillerman created beginning in 1970. Anne's debut novel, "Spider Woman's Daughter," follows the further adventures of the characters Tony Hillerman made famous: Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn and adds Bernadette Manuelito as a major player. The book received the Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Best First Novel. @copyrighted. Listen on Spotify or your favorite podcast app.

In this final episode of the first series, we take you on a quick trip to the South of France with a brief dalliance in Minnesota. Critically acclaimed, international best seller, Peter May, joins Theresa Talbot from his home in France. He talks about his brand new book, Lockdown, written 15 years ago about a global pandemic which closes London down. Peter talks about digging deep in writing, the importance of research, and you’ll hear about his best-selling Lewis Trilogy, The China Thrillers and Enzo Files - there could be a new 7th book in the series coming next. Peter’s book recommendation is Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger - he predicts that it will be recognised as an American classic one day (remember, you heard it here first). And we have a great extract from the Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival last year - Helen Fitzgerald, Louise Candlish and Catherine Steadman are interviewed by Russel McLean in the session, Till Death Do Us part. Join The Tartan Noir Show Club: https://www.patreon.com/ttnsTTNS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheTartanNoirShowPeter May: http://www.petermay.co.uk/ @authorpetermay William Kent Krueger: https://williamkentkrueger.com/ @WmKentKruegerHelen Fitzgerald: https://helenfitzgerald.wordpress.com/ @fitzhelen Louise Candlish: http://www.louisecandlish.com/ @louise_candlishCatherine Steadman: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Catherine-Steadman/2141499785 @CatSteadmanRussel McLean: http://www.russeldmcleanbooks.com/ @RusseldMcLeanTheresa Talbot: http://www.theresatalbot.com/about @Theresa_TalbotBloody Scotland International Crime Festival: https://bloodyscotland.com @BloodyScotlandFor more information about The Tartan Noir Show, visit: www.thebiglight.com/thetartannoirshow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Shortly before heading out to Minneapolis, Dave and I were starting to get into a couple of books by William Kent Krueger. Well, it turns out that he lives in the area, so while we were in town, he graciously agreed to let us swing by and set up shop in his dining room to talk the mechanics of mystery writing, how he got his start, and, of course, what he's reading. Listen in as we discuss: What makes a good mystery story Why he frequently include 13-year-olds as primary characters in his books A shared favorite book of Aaron & Kent’s Why we might want to revisit The Catcher in the Rye Mystery and crime authors to read and learn from How reading affects his writing Great Minnesotan authors and the role place plays in his stories This episode is sponsored by Gospel-Centered Discipleship. On April 13th, GCD will host their 2020 Writer's Intensive in Louisville KY (right before T4G) featuring Ronnie Martin, Jonathan Dodson and Jared C. Wilson. Learn more and register at gcdiscipleship.com/writers-intensive. A few of the books we mentioned on this episode: This Tender Land, Ordinary Grace, and the Cork O'Connor novels by William Kent Krueger The Witness of Combines by Kent Meyers The Crossing by Cormac McCarthy The Reivers by William Faulkner Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Death Without Company by Craig Johnson Sharing and supporting the show Leave a five-star rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to the show. Give us a follow on Twitter at @MalContentsPod Be sure to use the Amazon affiliate links above to help us pay for the costs of producing and hosting the show. Interested in sponsoring Table of (mal)Contents? Let's talk via email or DM @malContentsPod on Twitter.

Work travel is often challenging, but one benefit of it is going to conferences is that I have the opportunity to chat with writers who don't often come to Nashville. During the Super Bowl last week, Dave and I sat down to chat with Jen Wilkin, who is one of the best theologically-minded writers I know and a whole lot of fun to hang out with. Listen in as we discuss: What Jen really thinks about Super Bowl Sunday Jen's sci-fi street cred What recommending a book can mean What happened when I (Aaron) watched Les Miserables Why classic (serialized) novels might need to be edited for modern readers What more theologically-minded Christians need to keep in mind about reading What might motivate someone to write a memoir Reading while writing a Bible study All as we listen to smooth jazz and shouts of excitement about whatever's going on in the Super Bowl from the Hilton in downtown Minneapolis. This episode is sponsored by Gospel-Centered Discipleship. On April 13th, GCD will host their 2020 Writer's Intensive in Louisville KY (right before T4G) featuring Ronnie Martin, Jonathan Dodson and Jared C. Wilson. Learn more and register at gcdiscipleship.com. A few of the books we mentioned on this episode: None Like Him, In His Image, Women of the Word, and Better: A Study of Hebrews by Jen Wilkin The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein Great Expectations by Charles Dickens The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett (book one of the Lymond Chronicles) The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Shakespeare Wrote for Money by Nick Hornby This Tender Land and Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Sharing and supporting the show Leave a five-star rating and review of the show on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to the show. Give us a follow on Twitter at @MalContentsPod Be sure to use the Amazon affiliate links above to help us pay for the costs of producing and hosting the show. Interested in sponsoring Table of (mal)Contents? Let's talk via email or DM @malContentsPod on Twitter.

Kristen is chatting with our new cohost Roo Powell about the difficulty of being present, and interviews Philip Shephard about the concept of embodiment and radical wholeness. We also introduce BJ Hickman, our new resident therapist who will be taking your questions (ask them here!) In this episode we talked about: Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being  New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-First Century TEPP The Strava App GoFiltr Alkaline Water Scrumptious Wicks  The Davinci Wedge Klova Patches Photo by Brooke Cagle on Unsplash

Danna Thomas is a former Baltimore City Public School teacher turned founder of a global initiative to support the mental health and wellness of educators. Her organization, Happy Teacher Revolution, is on a mission to increase teacher happiness, retention, and professional sustainability by providing educators with the time and space to heal, deal, and be real about the social-emotional demands they face on the job. Danna served as the national spokeswoman for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) Maryland and the “Music for Mental Health” campaign. She is the recipient of the 2019 Johns Hopkins Community Hero Award and the 2019 Winner of the Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab. Her favorite forms of self-care include playing backgammon, community hot yoga, and rocking out on the saxophone. Danna's Book/Resource Recommendations Happy Teacher Revolution Website Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being First Aid for Teacher Burnout: How You Can Find Peace and Success Teach Happy: Educating Wellness for Teacher and Student Success Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide for Cultivating Mindfulness in Education The Beginning Teacher's Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years (Self-Care and Teaching Tips for New Teachers) Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day...No Matter What If you are interested in connecting and collaborating with Danna, you can e-mail her at general@happyteacherrevolution.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/todd-scholl0/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/todd-scholl0/support

Missouri native Allen Eskens' "stunning small-town mystery" (New York Times Book Review) is "a coming-of-age book to rival some of the best, such as Ordinary Grace." (Library Journal, starred review) A LIBRARY JOURNAL Mystery Pick of the Month In a small Southern town where loyalty to family and to "your people" carries the weight of a sacred oath, defying those unspoken rules can be a deadly proposition. After fifteen years of growing up in the Ozark hills with his widowed mother, high-school freshman Boady Sanden is beyond ready to move on. He dreams of glass towers and cityscapes, driven by his desire to be anywhere other than Jessup, Missouri. The new kid at St. Ignatius High School, if he isn't being pushed around, he is being completely ignored. Even his beloved woods, his playground as a child and his sanctuary as he grew older, seem to be closing in on him, suffocating him. Then Thomas Elgin moves in across the road, and Boady's life begins to twist and turn. Coming to know the Elgins -- a black family settling into a community where notions of "us" and "them" carry the weight of history -- forces Boady to rethink his understanding of the world he's taken for granted. Secrets hidden in plain sight begin to unfold: the mother who wraps herself in the loss of her husband, the neighbor who carries the wounds of a mysterious past that he holds close, the quiet boss who is fighting his own hidden battle. But the biggest secret of all is the disappearance of Lida Poe, the African-American woman who keeps the books at the local plastics factory. Word has it that Ms. Poe left town, along with a hundred thousand dollars of company money. Although Boady has never met the missing woman, he discovers that the threads of her life are woven into the deepest fabric of his world. As the mystery of her fate plays out, Boady begins to see the stark lines of race and class that both bind and divide this small town -- and he will be forced to choose sides.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes William "Kent" Krueger to the studio. ABOUT KENT: Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land was released in September 2019. @copyrighted Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud.com/authorsontheair or on your favorite podcast app.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes William "Kent" Krueger to the studio. ABOUT KENT: Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land was released in September 2019. @copyrighted Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud.com/authorsontheair or on your favorite podcast app.

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes William "Kent" Krueger to the studio. ABOUT KENT:   Krueger writes a mystery series set in the north woods of Minnesota. His protagonist is Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Tamarack County and a man of mixed heritage—part Irish and part Ojibwe. His work has received a number of awards, including the Minnesota Book Award, the Loft-McKnight Fiction Award, the Anthony Award, the Barry Award, the Dilys Award, and the Friends of American Writers Prize. His last nine novels were all New York Times bestsellers. Ordinary Grace, his stand-alone novel published in 2013, received the Edgar Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition for the best novel published in that year. The companion novel, This Tender Land was released in  September 2019. @copyrighted   Listen to the podcast on Soundcloud.com/authorsontheair or on your favorite podcast app.

A daughter considers the differences in being a supportive family member rather than a primary caregiver. TRANSCRIPT The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. This is not a substitute for professional medical care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests on this podcast express their own opinions, experience, and conclusions. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity, or therapy should not be construed as an ASCO endorsement. Welcome to JCO's "Cancer Stories, the Art of Oncology," brought to you by the ASCO Podcast Network, a collection of nine programs covering a range of educational and scientific content and offering enriching insight into the world of cancer care. You can find all of the shows including this one at podcast.asco.org. The cattle don't care. Stephanie L. Graff, MD. The silence is filled by the sound of a long, slow Midwestern freight train rumbling past. The sounds reverberate off the brick buildings that line the parking lot of the Save A Lot grocery store. I'm in the front seat of my father's Ford pickup truck. I close my eyes and breathe in the smell that has long penetrated everything about my father-- paper feed sacks dusted with ground corn, manure and dander from our cattle, and machine oil. His words are circling around my mind as I try desperately to remember everything I learned in anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology. He said it is just some high blood and chronic leukemia. He says they just found it in his blood but that he feels fine so the damn doctors are probably wrong. If he is asymptomatic, it is probably early, right? Chronic leukemia is one you can live with for years, right? He's only 71 years old. He still farms full time and owns a general contracting business that constructs steel buildings around the Missouri River Valley. He'll be fine. He has to be. The financial situation of a Midwestern farmer is too tenuous for illness. I snap from my reverie as he hands me copies of his laboratory work and says, now you can't tell your mother. She doesn't know. Then he opens the truck door and heads into the grocery store. The conversation is over. My father lost his hearing during his time in the reserves. When he came home in his early 20s with significantly damaged hearing, he went to see a doctor. It has never been clear to me what kind of doctor he saw. Was it a primary physician, an audiologist, or a specialist? I'll never know. He won't talk about it. The doctor told my 20 something year old father that the nerves that stimulated the teeth and ears are the same so if he wanted to get his hearing back, he would have to pull all his teeth to stimulate the nerves. The doctor referred him to a dentist who happily pulled a full mouth of completely healthy teeth to save my father's hearing. Needless to say, it didn't work. At age 20 something, my father was deaf and wearing dentures. Doctors have been damn doctors ever since. When questioned about his deafness, he often replies, the cattle don't care. At the age of 21, I was home for medical school to live with my parents and do a month of rural medicine, a routine part of the curriculum in my Midwestern school. I know the only reason my father shared this diagnosis with me is that he assumed that his doctor, who was my preceptor for the next month, will tell me if he doesn't. It is an unfounded assumption. My preceptor is a consummate professional. And over decades as a small town doctor, he has learned to respect the privacy of the community. Dad climbs back into the truck. The small pickup bounces and rebounds with his weight as he climbs in. He puts the truck in reverse and pulls out of the parking lot without bothering to latch the seat belt that I have never seen him use. I thumbed through the laboratory results I just remember I am holding. Elevated glucose, slightly abnormal lipids, and normal hemoglobin and platelet count. The WBC count is 87,000, predominantly lymphocytes. I glance at the clock and mentally start the countdown until I get to the city library-- my family home does not have internet-- to look up everything I can on chronic lymphocytic leukemia, CLL. But first I will be helping to complete all the farm chores. I breathe in the smell of my father again. Years pass by. My research that day reinforced the positive message I vaguely held from my early medical education. Over the years, two truths became apparent to me. First, my dad's CLL was not an aggressive or rapidly progressive type. Second, my father truly didn't believe he had the disease. During my residency years, he was hospitalized with sepsis from a farming wound. I sat in the bedside chair while he explained to the hospitalist that he just had a touch of anemia. My mother had already proudly explained to the hospitalist that their daughter was a doctor too, all but giving out copies of my diploma. The hospitalist raised his eyes to meet mine and I just shrugged. Trying to scream talk to my deaf father and explain the nuances of his hematologic condition while he's hospitalized with a far more pressing health issue doesn't seem like the best strategy. Plus my mother is still in the room. And I am sworn to keep Dad's CLL secret. I have suspected for a year or so that Mom knows, but she has never asked me directly so I am never forced to make the decision about moving from my life of omission to either an outright lie to my mother or a betrayal of my father. When the hospitalist left the room, my father handed me a handwritten note. I unfolded it, expecting it to reveal something about his CLL and the doctor or my mother. Instead, he has handed me a list of farming chores that need to be completed. The cattle don't care I'm in here. Still need to be fed. His singular focus is simultaneously irritating and endearing. My father is now in his 80s. Though I only live three hours away from home, I rarely see him or my mother. My mother doesn't like to drive alone. She worries about her eyesight. My father can't bear to be away from the cattle overnight. The rhythm of farm life seems to function like a pacemaker for him. Plant harvest, lub dub, seed water, lub dub, build repair, lub dub. He is as fiercely independent at age 80 as he was at age 30. My father hates asking my brother who farms alongside him to help him with farming tasks like fence repairs or feeding the cattle. They each have their own tasks and responsibilities and neither would ever burden the other. They have an unspoken rhythm moving around the farm chores, separate but vital responsibilities. Systole, diastole, lub dub. My physician husband and I spent much of our Christmas visit whispering about how much weight and muscle mass my father had lost in the six months since we had last seen him. My brother pulled me aside to complain of how not right dad had been lately. My mother complained about how he falls asleep on the couch every night with the TV blaring. I probed as much as is possible with a patient who doesn't want to open up. How have you been feeling? Are you still getting around OK after your knee replacement? How are things going with work down on the farm? Are you still eating fish for lunch every day? I get a series of grunts and nods, answers that don't correlate with my questions. He can't hear me. Even with my scream talking, he is confabulating because he doesn't hear the questions. The only chief complaint I can elicit from my aging father is that it is getting dark already and he needs to get back to the cattle. By early January, my mother is calling with stories of dad's abdominal pain. She thinks he has a hernia but she isn't able to answer my questions of a hernia where. My brother calls to tell me something is really wrong with dad's belly, that he isn't able to farm, is in a foul mood, and has been seen doubling over in pain. Did it occur to me? Nope. I am a board certified medical oncologist and hematologist. My 80 something year old father has unspecified abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, sarcopenia, and a 10-year-old CLL diagnosis. Do I even for a second think, oh, splenomegaly, his CLL is acting up? Nope. Hearing my family try to explain their medical symptoms bends my mind in knots. My parents will confuse medical jargon, downplay symptoms, omit critical details, and elaborately describe incidental findings, all of which makes it hard to find the medical truth. In my father's case, I have attributed it to his eighth grade education and the stoic, no complaint, German heritage farmer mentality so I gave up long ago. I remember the moment years ago that led me to stop trying to interpret their medical issues. My mother called me. She said, "Stephanie, I didn't want you to worry but I had a colostomy. I just had my follow up appointment and everything is OK so I thought I would call and let you know now." I screech in panic into the phone. A colostomy. What? Why? My mother calmly chides me. Well, you know, because of my brother Stanley. My uncle had died of metastatic colon cancer when I was still in high school. At the time, my uncle's death had rocked me to my core with the idea that my parents were not immortal. But Mom, that isn't really a reason to have a colostomy. Sure it is, she responds. They recommend it at 50. You know that. Anyway, it all turned out OK. It was clean. Just a few A-D-E-N-O-M-A-T-O-U-S polyps. She spells the word for me. Even over the phone, I can tell that she had dutifully asked her physician to write it down so that she could report back to me accurately. I sigh with relief. "Mom, do you mean you had a colonoscopy, like a doctor looked with a scope inside your bowels, or a colostomy like you have a bag outside your body to collect your stool?" I can hear her getting annoyed with me. "Like I said, Stephanie, I had a colostomy. They just checked me. Why do you always have to be so critical?" After that, I let it go. My parents are adults. They are never going to lean on me for medical advice. They value independence and privacy. They do not like to make others worry or fuss over them. This is just how it is going to be. After relentless harassment from my mother, Dad acquiesces and goes to his primary doctor. His spleen is three times the upper limit of normal. He has lost about 30 pounds. And both his RBCs and platelets have plummeted. They consult with his oncologist. And to my surprise, my father agrees to do the chemotherapy that the damn doctor recommended. My mother, who slides through the process smoothly, the only telltale sign that she's always known the diagnosis, calls me and spells out the chemotherapy drugs. I ask whether she has questions that I can answer. She doesn't. My phone call with dad is tedious. I'm yelling into the receiver louder and louder. No, he does not have questions. No, he does not want me to come down. He will be fine. He understands it all. He importantly exclaims that he was able to arrange the treatment late enough in the day that he can still get all his work done on the farm with the cattle before driving into the city for treatment. I chat with my mom off and on leading into that first treatment. I can tell she is scared, not of the disease or the treatment but of the unknown. Her questions are metaphysical, not medical. For reasons that are unclear to me, she tells my father's oncologist that I want to talk to him and gives him my cell phone number. Given our established pattern wherein my parents conceal their health issues until they can be assured it is nothing bad, I did not even imagine that they would be comfortable with me talking to dad's damn doctor, oncologist to oncologist. He calls and I don't really have any questions. The broken reports I get from my parents are pretty clear. I have no doubts about his choice of treatment. Dad's oncologist and I end up chatting about some clinical research I am doing. As we end the call, he says, you know, your father is really hard of hearing. It makes it hard to take care of him. Have you ever talked to him about hearing aids? I laugh out loud. And I'm still laughing days later. Yes, I explain, we have had conversations about hearing aids. By the time he consented to talk to a damn doctor about his hearing, it was beyond the point that hearing aids would help. But I calmly reassure my father's oncologist that the cattle don't seem to mind in the least. The first crisis hits when my father is asked to schedule a second cycle of chemotherapy prior to leaving the oncology clinic after completing cycle one. He doesn't hear any of the interaction. So when my mom hands him the follow up on an appointment card in the parking lot, he explodes. Why would he ever need to go back? He already did his treatment. It should be better now. He feels fine. Damn doctors. My mom calls me crying in fear, and anger, and frustration. Can I talk to him? I remind mom what it must be like to undergo cancer treatments without being able to hear about them. When I call, he is calm back on the farm. He tells me he doesn't know why mom called or involved me. He will do whatever the damn doctors say. So instead we talk about farming, weather, and if he will be able to get the fields planted. The experience of being a supportive family member rather than a primary caregiver or physician in charge has opened my eyes to two fundamental truths. First, every patient has a central identity that is unchangeable. My father is a farmer. Nothing is going to mess with that. Chemotherapy or not, he has cattle to tend and fields to plant. Second, barriers can be invisible from either side. While physicians are sometimes blind to barriers like transportation, literacy, food insecurity, and financial concerns, patients can be blind to barriers within their interactions with the health care system. My father is deaf. It doesn't seem to bother him. He isn't going to read printed material. He won't take any other steps to overcome a barrier he doesn't see. Caregivers like my mother, dutifully writing down appointments and putting her phone number in the patient phone number blank on forms, allow invisible barriers to go unnoticed. Dad has laboratory work done at our rural community hospital. And his big city oncologist is able to review them without an extra trip. The morning before the second cycle of chemotherapy, he has his laboratory work completed and heads to the farm. The clinic has been calling my mom with everything. Screaming at my dad through the phone is not ideal. Her phone rings around noon. The nurse explains that my dad won't be able to receive his second cycle of chemotherapy tomorrow. He is N-E-U-T-R-O-P-E-N-I-C. That means he might get sick and the chemo is working, my mom explains to me. That nurse was so nice. She talked me through these precautions. She said that dad needs to stay clean-- I wrote that down for him-- and about cooking food and checking his temperature. "She spent at least 30 minutes with me on the phone, Stephanie. So nice." My mom teaches me everything she learned about neutropenic precautions while I try to stuff in my lunch during my own busy oncology clinic. So when she was done telling me about all that stuff, I asked her what we needed to do about the cows to be safe. I don't think she really knew. She kind of stammered a bit. What do you tell your patients about cattle? I take a deep breath. And I can smell the essence of my father. On a farm 200 miles away, my 80-year-old father is living his best life surrounded by his fields and his cattle with an absolute neutrophil count of zero. I smile into the phone and respond, oh mom, the cattle don't care. [MUSIC PLAYING] I'm Lidia Schapira, editorial consultant for JCO's Art of Oncology, and the host of "Cancer Stories, the Art of Oncology" podcast. With me today is Dr. Stephanie Graff. Dr. Graff is the director of the breast oncology program at Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute in Kansas City and the author of "The Cattle Don't Care." Welcome to the program, Stephanie. [Dr. Graff] Thanks, I'm excited to be here today. [Dr. Schapira] We loved your essay. And before we start talking about the essay and the message, tell me a little bit about your writing. Have you always been a writer? [Dr. Graff] Yeah. I actually really fell in love with writing even in grade school and middle school and always entertained the possibility of a career in English literature. And so it's always been something that I turn to to deal with being an oncologist and the emotional weight of our career sometimes. And it's always been a really powerful form of expression for me. [Dr. Schapira] Fantastic. So writers usually love to read. What is on your night table now? [Dr. Graff] Well, right now I am reading a book called "Inheritance" by Dani Shapiro, which is about how basically doing an ancestry panel completely upended her identity. And it's fascinating. And I just finished "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates, which was fantastic. "Ordinary Grace" before that by William Kent Kruger. Yeah. I've got a pretty diverse reading list. And I love to read. [Dr. Schapira] And when do you find time to read? [Dr. Graff] I do a fair amount of Audible while I'm commuting back and forth to the hospital. But it is my unwinding at night strategy so I tend to read a few chapters every night before bed, not only to myself but to my kids as well. So lots of reading in the Graff house at night. [Dr. Schapira] That sounds wonderful. And what are you reading to or with your kids? [Dr. Graff] So my oldest and I are just reading "James and the Giant Peach" and we finished "The Phantom Tollbooth" before that, so just reading through some children's classics and having a really great time doing that. [Dr. Schapira] That's wonderful. So let's turn our attention to the story of your dad. Your dad, his deafness, his leukemia. It's so interesting because it's so dramatic and yet there is no drama. It's funny. And that makes it so incredibly amazing. How did you put this all together? [Dr. Graff] You know, it's just really my life actually. My parents are fantastic people. They're very stereotypical Midwestern farmer salt of the earth people. And I am proud to be their child and to have been raised with them. But they really are very amusing now as an adult and a physician to sort of interact with this just in their perception of what's happening with their health care and the way that they open up to me at seemingly random times about what's going on. Watching my dad's experience going through treatment for this diagnosis of the CLL of progressing has just been really interesting to watch. And I've been experiencing life as a caregiver rather than as a physician or a patient myself and trying to find wisdom in those moments of interaction with my parents. [Dr. Schapira] So take us to the beginning of the story. You're 21 years old. You're a medical student visiting your parents. And your dad just gives you these lab tests while he's going into the grocery store. Take us to that moment and tell us how you felt. [Dr. Graff] I was still pretty early in my medical school career at that point. And I pretty early on had an interest in oncology. That information had seemed to stick a little earlier. So when my dad told me that he had high blood and handed me the stack of paperwork, and I started flipping through it and saw the lymphocyte count was markedly elevated, I pretty instantly thought, OK, it's just CLL so chances are it's going to turn out great and everything's going to be fine. But I was a little flabbergasted at trying to figure out what it was that he wanted. Was he telling me because he wanted advice? Was he telling me because now as an adult child he wanted to start including me in these discussions and decisions more? Was he telling me this because, again, I think he was worried that the primary care doctor I was shadowing on this preceptor rural medicine month would tell me if he didn't. And I don't think he wanted to be outed by someone else for this diagnosis. And so part of it was maybe pride in him telling me first. And so I think my reaction in the moment was just sort of shock and confusion. He hadn't really been transparent with me about health care issues in the past. And it made it difficult for me to even figure out how to respond much less then grapple with what that meant medically. [Dr. Schapira] That's so interesting. I imagine it must have influenced you in some way as you approached your career in medicine and took your first steps from student to a doctor. And then you bring the reader again to another scene where your dad is hospitalized for sepsis some years later. And there you are now during your residency. And you think then there is that he's bringing you into the conversation and finally hands you a note. And you think this is going to be some deep thought. And what he really is giving you is a list of farm chores that need to be completed. Tell us a little bit about that scene. At that hospital stay, my dad and mom had both thought that I didn't need to come down to see him, that he was fine, and that it was just sepsis. And they were sort of dismissive of my plan to come down and check out how he was doing with that diagnosis. And so I arrived. And I was trying to get a little bit of information from the nursing staff and waiting for the physicians to round. And my dad got this note out to me. And I think he's going to disclose something private and important that maybe he hadn't wanted to share on the phone or hadn't wanted to share with my mom. And I think it was telling me to go to a certain property and make sure that there was hay, corn out for the cattle. But I did touch base with my brother about some of the other things that needed to happen on the farm. I just remember thinking, well, he's still good enough to give me farming chores so he's probably going to be OK, which was very true. At least he hadn't lost sight of what was truly important. [Dr. Schapira] That's so funny. And in my reading of your essay, perhaps the central theme also is his deafness. And it seemed to me as a reader that he uses deafness almost as a shield so that he would protect himself from the things that he didn't want to face or talk about, and that he used this very well to stay in control. And that perhaps suited him and his identity as the farmer, the grounded guy who was supporting his family. Was that your intention in conveying the deafness in the way you did? [Dr. Graff] Yeah. And I think my mother would 100% agree with your assessment that you just articulated so beautifully. He really is not bothered in any way by not being able to hear and had used it to avoid talking about things that he's not interested in talking about and has used it to augment his own stubbornness in any given situation where his way or the highway kind of because he can't hear with anybody else's way might be. And that's a really interesting dynamic in our family not just when it comes to health care but just in all the little day to day stuff that's happening in any extended family is communicating effectively with my dad. Through the years, he ran a successful business. He did some general contracting on the side of being a farmer and did great doing those detailed business things even with a hearing loss. Does a good job reading lips if you are making good direct eye contact with him when you're talking more German so there's lots of hand waving going on and hand gestures to communicate anyway which help fill the gap. And I think a lot of it is just very intuitive. He is, I think, very empathetic and can know what people are feeling around him even if he can't understand their words. Even though there's a clear barrier in our communication, I always still feel like we're able to get it done. Sometimes it's hard to talk to him. Like he'll call me when I'm at work and I have to yell so loud into the phone that I'm like, oh my gosh, everybody in my clinic can hear me on the phone right now until I close the office doors. And even then I know that people can hear through the walls if I'm screaming at him through the phone. But it's sort of our normal at this point. [Dr. Schapira] So it sounds to me in reading your essay several times, it sounds that you are completely connected to your dad and that the deafness certainly has not come between you. But have there been times in your life when you felt sorry for his not being able to hear or felt you needed to defend him from others perhaps who didn't understand or relate to him because of deafness? [Dr. Graff] For me, and I hadn't anticipated before-- the only part of his hearing loss that's ever been heart wrenching for me that I know he doesn't hear my children. I have three kids. And I know that when they say, "I love you, Grandpa," or "thank you for my present, Grandpa," or those little things that they tell him that he doesn't hear what they're saying because they have little kid voices, and they mumble, and he can't read their lips. And little kids speech patterns aren't always predictable or follow a normal conversation line. So he can't confabulate the gaps in what he understands and what they're really saying. And my oldest child who's nine now, the last time him and my dad were together, he was trying to ask my dad about farming and what it's like to be a farmer and about the cattle because he knows that that's something that's a real interest to my dad. And my dad just kept responding with yeah kind of responses, like clearly wasn't understanding what my son was asking him at all. And that was really difficult to see and watch because there was not a real good way for me to foster the connection without getting in the middle of it. So I did end up repeating his questions for my dad several times but I can tell that that sort of spark and intimacy that you'd like to see your children and their grandparents have is just going to be fractured a little bit because of my dad's hearing loss. [Dr. Schapira] In your essay talking about this point, you talked about the fact that there may be barriers that can be invisible from either side from patients to clinician or clinician to patient. How does your dad's experience and your experiences as a caregiver affected the work you do every day when you're with patients and thinking about perhaps invisible barriers that you're not aware of? [Dr. Graff] You know, I tried to be more intentional asking the family members that come with my patient toward the end of a visit. So during the visit, I'm trying to stay very focused on the patient, making sure that all of their questions are answered and making sure that they understand everything. But then toward the end of a visit, particularly a new patient consult, or one of those disease progression heavier oncology clinic appointments, I try to look at that family member and say, is there anything that you wanted me to know or that you thought was important that we haven't covered yet, to see if something comes out if there is that barrier. And I think I mentioned in the essay something about food insecurity. There's been several times where in that moment, the family member has shared that they are really worried that they're not able to get to the grocery store to get healthy food, or that they see that they're skimping on their blood pressure pills in order to pay for their cancer treatment medications, or things like that that I'm lucky to work in a place with really great resources that I can help and support a lot of that but the patient never would have volunteered that if I hadn't specifically called out their family member to offer that additional information. And so that's been a real opportunity for me to grow professionally to see that specifically giving the caregiver an opportunity to share their concern strengthens my ability to care for the patient. [Dr. Schapira] So my final question to you is this. You talked about your dad having had bad experiences early in life with doctors and referring to them as those damn doctors. What do you think your dad thinks about your career? [Dr. Graff] You know, I think that my dad is really, really proud of me. But I don't know that that has anything to do with my career. I mean I think he would have been proud of me if I was a farmer, or a teacher, or anything. I mean I think he's a parent and he loves me and is proud of me. I think that he has seen some of my professional achievements and better understand why I love what I do. I suspect it's actually helped make him a little bit better as a patient. I mean I think he understands a little bit more what a physician looks like outside of the clinic and all the things that go into getting a physician in a clinical practice, all the years of work, obviously that lead up to that moment. And so I think he's proud of me. I don't think he considers me a damn doctor, which is probably a feather in my cap. And I think he's proud. [Dr. Schapira] Well, thank you so much for sending your essay to us. "The Cattle Don't Care" is beautifully written. It's rhythmic, and breezy, and funny, and addresses one of the most important themes in our lives. And that is our parents, ourselves, our love for our parent, and the enormous distress or impact of having a parent who is ill. And you did it in such a beautiful way. Thank you, Stephanie. [Dr. Graff] You're welcome. And thank you so much for inviting me to this podcast. It's been fun. [Dr. Schapira] This concludes our interview today with Dr. Stephanie Graff. 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William Kent Krueger is best known for his award-winning Cork O'Connor mystery series set in Minnesota. He's also written three stand-alone novels, The Devil's Bed, Ordinary Grace, which won the Edgar award for best novel, and the latest one, This Tender Land, which is published by Atria.

This is his first stand-alone book since 2013’s best-selling, award winning ORDINARY GRACE, and tells the epic story of four kids (all orphans) who embark on one helluva journey during the long summer of 1932. Unforgettable storytelling and so beautifully written. The themes of family, loss, love, forgiveness and being connected to the land and water are intertwined. 4 stars

Ordinary Grace pays tribute to former guest Susan Pierce, who passed away after a long illness, on July 16th of this year. May her spirit and her legacy live on in those she loved and who will always love her. Rest in Peace Susan Pierce  1946 – 2019  “Amazing Grace 2011” by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com 

In the premiere episode of Ordinary Grace, Matt talks to Lise Quintana of Zoetic Press about the presence of God, living in the woods, melding Catholicism with Buddhism, and (of course) Jesus Christ Superstar. Come for the brilliant conversation, stay for the mental image of Mitch McConnell in a white sequin jumpsuit. 

We’ve made it to the end of season 2, folks, and it’s bittersweet! Thank you sticking around if you’ve been listening this season. We’re taking a hiatus as we both have our babies in November, but we wanted to leave you with a fun Q&A of all things bookish, life, and motherhood! Books mentioned: Ask Again, Yes by Mary Beth Keane Things You Save In a Fire by Katherine Center How to Walk Away by Katherine Center The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Gilead by Marilynne Robinson Peace Like a River by Leif Enger Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield The Wonder Emma Donoghue The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón Beartown by Fredrik Backman Lock Every Door by Riley Sager Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty  The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo  Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger Virgil Wander by Leif Enger This Momentary Marriage by John Piper The Meaning of Marriage by Tim Keller The Path Between Us by Suzanne Stabile How People Change by Paul David Tripp and Timothy S. Lane Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson Coraline by Neil Gaiman The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke+18&version=NRSVACE (Luke 18:1-8) I recently read a wonderful novel entitled, “Ordinary Grace.” In a scene in the story, Nathan, who is a pastor, says to his friend and congregant, Emil who has just made a failed attempt at suicide, that he would be praying for him. Emil responds, “That's about as useful as throwing a penny down a wishing well.” I fear there are many Emils in the world with the same attitude about prayer. People struggle with prayer – starting with it and staying with it. I've seen it in my years of shepherding people in my church and sometimes even in my own life. There are a variety of reasons for these obstacles and struggles. Unanswered prayer, for instance, causes one to give up on it and on God. A pastor friend of mine, who I have always admired, admitted to me in a conversation, “Prayer really is a mystery and a struggle for me to understand. I have more questions than answers about it, so I struggle with keeping at it myself.” Personal pride enters into the picture. I can take care of things myself. Many Christians think they can run the race of faith on their own power. Someone said, “When we don't pray, it is primarily because we don't sense our need for God.” What is it about us that we think we don't need God? Oftentimes it is pride. Prayer is seen as a last resort in many people's lives. When all else fails, pray. So, of course, we don't develop the habit of praying regularly. Some of us don't pray because we're not really sure how to pray. Therefore, we never do it. All this carries a danger with it. It can hurt one's spiritual health and cause us to lose our focus on God. We miss out on getting to know Him better. A personal relationship with God brings peace and power as we learn of His faithfulness in all circumstances. Not praying is actually deadly to our faith. Jesus knew this so He told His disciples a parable about the importance of praying. We find this parable attached to a conversation Jesus was having with His disciples about the rough times ahead for them and for all disciples in the future as we wait for Christ's second coming. Luke tells us that Jesus told this parable to encourage them to pray always and not lose heart. It's been entitled, The Parable of the Persistent Widow and the Unjust Judge. “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people.”He was shameless, had no respect for anyone, was crooked, and gave his attention only to those who could offer him something under the table. Otherwise, he ignored people who came to him for help. In the city was a widow who was been taken advantage of by someone – an adversary perhaps, a landlord – who knows? She needed justice. She needed help. Widows in those days were vulnerable and high on the to-be-protected-in-society list in the Old Testament. She had the courage to approach the judge in his court, which was male-dominated, and plead for justice but he ignored her, for she had nothing to offer him. For a while, he refused but she kept after him. Finally he changed his mind. “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.” Jesus then gave a commentary on the parable. “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?”Jesus is asking a rhetorical question of us, and He is using a teaching method that's called, “How much more?”  If this corrupt, uncaring, atheistic judge can be convinced to do something for the widow, then imagine how much more your God, who is the complete opposite – who is good and just and loves you – will respond to His chosen ones when they come to Him in prayer. Notice how Jesus describes the kind of praying we do: “crying day and night,” fervently, passionately,...

Philip Shepherd originated The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices that reunite the intelligence of the head with that of the body. He is the author of New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being. His work draws on a lifetime of research and adventure that includes cycling alone as a teenager through Europe, the Middle East, Iran, India and Japan; studying classical Noh Theater in Japan; designing and building several houses; co-founding an arts magazine; co-founding an interdisciplinary theatre company; writing two internationally produced plays and a television documentary; and playing lead roles on stages in London, New York, Chicago and Toronto. He currently travels the world sharing workshops and Facilitators Trainings, and is also developing an app based on his work. We spoke about embodied spirituality and his work grounding people in physical experience. Learn more about Philip Shepherd here: https://philipshepherd.com/

Which is the real miracle? Water into wine or God showing up among ordinary people like us?

Philip Shepherd is recognized as an international authority on embodiment. His unique techniques have been developed to transform our experience of self and world, and are based on the vision articulated in his celebrated books, New Self, New World (2010) and Radical Wholeness (Nov 2017). The approach he takes heals the frantic, restless pace of the intelligence in the head, which tends to run on overdrive, by uniting it with the deep, present and calm intelligence of the body. This way of thinking is in contrast to the prevailing view of embodiment, which involves sitting in the head and ‘listening to the body. Instead, Philip helps us listen to the world through the body. His personal path to understanding has been shaped by his adventures as a teenager, when he cycled alone through Europe, the Middle East, India and Japan. Philip currently spends his time divided between teaching international workshops, running Facilitators Trainings, and participating in a documentary about his work. Listen & Subscribe on: iTunes / Stitcher / Podbean / Overcast / Spreaker / Spotify Contact Info Website: http://www.philipshepherd.com/ Blog: https://philipshepherd.com/blog/ Most Influential Person Marion Woodman (Featured in Dancing In The Flames www.DancingInTheFlames.com) Effect on Emotions We think of our emotions as personal, private things. We, we feel our experience as private and everything you experience is shared. It's just the nature of our reality. And so to come into that grounded place of wholeness is to feel, not that contained charge of the emotion, but that dilation where it's not that the emotion goes away, but it becomes integrated, it's able to be integrated. Thoughts on Breathing Breathing is a huge part of what I teach and my contention is that the whole of the body should be available to the breath and if it's not, you're not in wholeness. And we keep the breath out of our legs. We keep it out of our backs, we constrain it. So we, we talk from here and we lose our wholeness by constraining our breath. So it's the foundation. Suggested Resources Book: Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being by Philip Shepherd App: Body World (Philip Shepherd's App to be released approximately April 2019) Bullying Story I'm thinking of one [bullying story] that happened very recently. I facilitate teacher strings. So there are people who were learning to teach my work and a woman just wrote me back. There was a woman in her neighborhood who is something of a bully. We actually talked about it during the course and she said, what can I do about it? And I made some suggestions. Well, she got back and sure enough, she went out walking her dog and there's this woman and there's no getting away and the woman comes at her and she'd just dropped more and more deeply into her wholeness, into her mindfulness, into that grounded, receptive chorus, responsive place. And she said, the woman talked for about two minutes and then left looking slightly confused. And normally it would have been like 20 minutes of. And I really took heart from that. She didn't do anything but land in that mindful coherence of her awareness at this moment. I love where that went and how it went. Free Gift Do you want to improve the focus, drive, and productivity of your employees? If so, you can learn how by downloading, '10 Simple & Effective Ways to Increase Mindfulness in the Workplace Now', a free PDF at MindfulnessMode.com/workplacep.

Your body can talk. Are you ignoring what it has to tell you? Check out Power Your Life Radio with host Jo Anne White and guest Philip Shepherd to find out why it’s so important to tune into the intelligence of your body. Philip Shepherd travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed to get people reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body. He’s the author of New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and the newly published Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being, which draw on a lifetime of research and experience. Philip has a passion for adventure and exploration, and throughout his life his passion has been coupled with deep connection to the body’s intelligence, and a desire for freedom. Those passions set him on a lifetime of experience and exploration from cycling through Europe, the Middle East, Iran, India and Japan to studying classical Noh Theater in Japan. Philip is the co-founder of arts magazine, Onion, and an interdisciplinary theater company. He continues to teach workshops on embodied thinking and presence and is well known for his business coaching.

In today's episode, we talk with Philip Shepherd – a recognized international authority on embodiment. Philip travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), which is a unique set of practices he developed for getting us out of our heads and reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body. He is the author of two ground-breaking books, New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and the newly published Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being. The books draw on a lifetime of research and experience and have been widely acclaimed for their original vision.  Philip has a passion for adventure and exploration, and throughout his life it has been coupled with deep connection to the body's intelligence, and a burning desire for freedom. At 18 those passions led him from his native Canada to cycle alone through Europe, the Middle East, Iran, India and Japan. He studied classical Noh Theater in Japan, and has since designed and built several houses, co-founded an arts magazine, Onion, co-founded an interdisciplinary theater company, taught workshops on embodied thinking and presence, wrote two internationally produced plays and a television documentary, and earned a reputation as a corporate coach. Philip has also been an actor his whole life, and has played lead roles on stages in London, New York, Chicago and Toronto. In our conversation, Philip shares the essence of The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), where it comes from, and why it is so essential for our health and well-being. Through TEPP, we can tune into the profound intelligence of our body, bringing us into greater clarity, peace and a deeper connection with the world. Philip further explains the myth of independence and how the true path to wisdom lies in recognizing how we are all one and getting out of our head and into our body.   Key Takeaways Our culture incorrectly defines the individual from a state of independence, as if you were independent from the world around you. When your primary relationship is with the self, you lose the richness of relationship with the present and the world around you, and the wholeness to which you belong. We must rekindle the connection between the brain and the intelligence of the body. To live forever is to live in the present because the present is eternal. To live in the head is to experience the body mechanically. To say we have 5 senses is a construct of our culture to maintain the boundary of self. Real listening is felt in the body – in that attunement to the world, you find guidance in every moment of your life. Receive Your Free Gift First chapter of Radical Wholeness Books Radical Wholeness Radical Wholeness Audio Book (narrated by Philip Shepherd) New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century Connect With Philip Shepherd Website: philipshepherd.com

Aired Friday, 1 June 2018, 7:00 PM ETReconnect with Your Deeper Self: The Embodied Present Process ExplainedShaking up the way we look at our self and the world, our guest Philip Shepherd documents how our culture systematically desensitizes our ability to sense the whole in his new book ‘Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being.'Philip shares with us how each of us is whole, yet we are taught life works differently.In this episode, he lays out a simple, practical way of undoing the divisions and compartmentalizations within us. You will:~ Discover the profound healing intelligence of our body,~ Uncover how to undo desensitization and return to living an experience of wholeness,~ Unwrap how to find your way out of your head and reunite with your body's intelligence,~ Find ways to ground yourself in a wholeness-of-being that feels and supports the healing harmonies of life, plus much more…Philip Shepherd is recognized as an international authority on 'embodiment.' He travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed for getting us out of our heads and reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body.He is the author of two ground-breaking books, ‘New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century,' and the newly published ‘Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being.' The books draw on a lifetime of research and experience and have been widely acclaimed for their original vision. Learn more about Philip at www.philipshepherd.com/ and listen to our interview June 1st at 7 PM ET.

Shaking up the way we look at our self and the world, our guest Philip Shepherd documents how our culture systematically desensitizes our ability to sense the whole in his new book 'Radical Wholeness.' Philip shares with us how each of us is whole, yet we are taught life works differently. In this episode, he lays out a simple, practical way of undoing the divisions and compartmentalizations within us.  You will:• Discover the profound healing intelligence of our body,• Uncover how to undo desensitization and return to living an experience of wholeness,• Unwrap how to find your way out of your head and reunite with your body's intelligence, • Find ways to ground yourself in a wholeness-of-being that feels and supports the healing harmonies of life,  plus much more....Philip Shepherd is recognized as an international authority on 'embodiment.' He travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed for getting us out of our heads and reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body. He is the author of two ground-breaking books, 'New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century,' and the newly published 'Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being.'  The books draw on a lifetime of research and experience and have been widely acclaimed for their original vision. Learn more about Philip at www.philipshepherd.com/and listen to our interview June 1st at 7 PM ET at www.LifeInterruptedRadio.com/Wholeness.

2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT (Outside US: Dial 00 + 1 + 714-464-4891) Viki Winterton interviews Philip Shepherd!  Philip Shepherd is recognized as an international authority on embodiment. He travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed for reuniting the anxious, restless pace of the intelligence in the head with the deep, present and connected intelligence of the body. Philip spends much of his time leading TEPP workshops and giving talks around the world, and is training and certifying others to facilitate his work. He is the author of two books, New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and the newly published Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being.  The books draw on a lifetime of research and experience and have been widely acclaimed for their original vision.  In his newest book, Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being, Philip draws from neuroscience, anthropology, physics, the arts, myth, personal stories and his experiences helping people around the world to experience wholeness. Philip illuminates what true wholeness means and offers practices designed to help readers soften into the intelligence of the body. Radical Wholeness is a call to action to recover wholeness and experience a new way of being.

In this week's episode Philip Shepherd speaks with Joanna about: our strength is in the matrix of all our relations; "con-sciousness", knowing with others; the alienation in the fantasy of independence; body consciousness and the living world around you; the pulse and subtle guidance of the world; the prohibitions against the embodied experience of wholeness; resting in the pelvic floor; the foundation of intelligence is grounded sensitivity; the wound of separation between thinking and being; balance is a felt relationship; informed by a bottomless sensitivity; feeling the body as  a resonator; moving into the dance of a new way of being. The post The Ordinary Grace of Being appeared first on Future Primitive Podcasts.

At any moment, you need simply open your eyes and look to the middle of the camp. The only way to miss Him is by turning your back.

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Award-winning author and Minnesota favorite William Kent Krueger reads from his novels Windigo Island and Ordinary Grace.

Our first video episode ever!  We speak with NY Times Best Selling Author William Kent Krueger about his upcoming book "Ordinary Grace" and talk about Book and Comic Book News! Your Hosts:  Sir Jimmy, Paul Alves, Professor Alan Guest Host: Craig Damlo from EBS.  Guest: William Kent KruegerPublished On Feb 19th, 2013 Find out more on the Book Guys Show website. Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/bookguys/c92817cc-e22e-4409-af25-b0e7285d335b