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Stasi welcomes her dear friend Becky Allender on today's podcast to discuss story work and the healing that can come through it. Story work is a way of honoring our life's story and the ways it has shaped us and engaging the places we need care, compassion, and mercy. If this feels new to you, Becky also offers a simple place to start. Friends, each of us desires to be seen and known, and giving a voice to our story is a beautiful level of self-care that expands our hearts for Jesus to come and compassionately give us more freedom through healing.…..SHOW NOTES:…..VERSES: Psalm 139:17-18 (NLV) — Your thoughts are of great worth to me, O God. How many there are! If I could number them, there would be more than the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.…..Becky Allender BIO:Becky Allender lives in the Pacific Northwest and is the co-founder of The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Psychology and Theology. She is the author of Hidden In Plain Sight, One Woman's Search for Identity, Intimacy and Calling. Becky has been facilitating Story Workshop groups and Narrative Focus Trauma Groups with The Allender Center. She has been a monthly contributor to the online magazine, Red Tent Living, for the past eleven years. She and her husband, Dan Allender, lead Marriage Intensives, Conferences, and Retreats with Steve and Lisa Call's organization “Reconnect”.  Her greatest joy is being a wife, mother, and grandmother to 6 beautiful wild, beautiful grandchildren.RedTentLiving.com contributor: https://wahe.art/45wBDPDBlog: https://fridaylights.wordpress.com/Instagram: @Becky3971Becky's Book: Hidden In Plain Sight: One Woman's Search for Identity, Intimacy and Calling  https://wahe.art/3sfJiUcAdditional Podcasts: Allender Center Podcast – Hiding No More: https://wahe.art/4532Eud Adam Young Podcast – How Your Story Leads to Your Style of Relating https://wahe.art/45qNsYd…..OTHER RESOURCES:The Allender Center Story Workshops  https://wahe.art/3ORgIAi…..Don't Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for FreeSubscribe using your favorite podcast app:Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42SsOipApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42E0oZ1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3M81kxLAmazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3M9u6hJ

We understand that not only is carving our time for a date night challenging, but connecting deeply with one another can be difficult if you don't have the right framework! In today's episode, we bring Tracy Johnson to share about their new FREE resource, A Year of Good Dates, and share the THREE components to cultivating a great date. This episode brought a new thought to Jon and Carrie and we know this will be important for marriages. Meet Tracy: Tracy Johnson is the Supervisor for Storywork Coaches at ReStory Counseling and co-facilitator and co-creator of the ReStory® trauma, abuse recovery, and marriage intensives. She is also the founder of Red Tent Living, a community of women reframing femininity through intentionally curated spaces. She and her husband have been married for 35 years and live in Texas with the youngest of their 5 children.Download the FREE guide: A Year of Good DatesWork with Tracy!Thrive Marriage Labhttps://www.restory.life  – this is where Tracy is offering care from her unique “ReStory” approach. At ReStory, we're interested in restoring the heart on all levels.https://www.restory.life/thrive -  is where listeners can learn about Thrive Marriage Lab and join our Thrive community.Follow Tracy on social media:Facebook: facebook.com/ReStory.LifeInstagram: @storyrestoredWhat did you love most about this episode? Send us an email at jcvhouse@gmail.com to let us know or DM Carrie on Instagram.We'd also love to have you take 30 seconds to leave us a review for the show over on Apple Podcasts. We love hearing from you and would love to feature your review on the show!Support the showSupport Couples Becoming Intentional! Buy us a coffee! Sign up for the credit card that has allowed us to travel so often!

Did you know that the narrative you tell about your marriage truly matters, perhaps more than almost anything else? Yes, truly knowing one another and sharing meaningful stories is the best way to reach the deepest intimacy in relationships. Today, we are grateful to have ReStory expert Tracy Johnson, Enneagram 8 (8-7 pairing), introducing us to a model for reaching one another again and again as we tell new stories and find new ways to make that deeper meaning together. She gives us a formula that has a natural yet practical flow so we can bring ourselves to each date or activity ready for reconnection. Enjoy this rich conversation with Tracy as we walk towards delighting, discovering, sharing our depths, and connecting more closely than ever before. Watch the Episode on YouTube! Visit Tracy and the entire group at ReStory here! Sign up for "A Year of Good Dates" here: https://www.restory.life/thrive-dates   https://www.thrivemarriageweekend.com @thrivemarriageweekend on Instagram View the Unwanted Sexual Behaviors Course at ReStory Visit Tracy on Red Tent Living for her prolific blogs Head on over to enneagramandmarriage.com to check out all of our Enneagram & Marriage freebies and resources! Instagram: @enneagramandmarriage | @enneagrammarriagepod Facebook @enneagramandmarriage   Love what you're learning on E + M? We would be honored if you'd leave a review so others can find us too right here at Apple or on Spotify here!

We have a special bonus episode today as we remember one year ago and the Jan 6th (2021) insurrection at the capitol. We've asked former guests, friends and colleagues what they remember about this day? What this event meant to them? How they are feeling a year later. Hearing the words, stories and tears from each of the folks who've taken the time to lend their voice to this project has been a powerful lament. Maggie has felt them deeply within her body. So because of this was a traumatic event and these are stories recounting trauma responses, you the listener may also experience mild to significant discomfort. Please consider good self care, be mindful of yourself and taking breaks as needed. Here is the number for a national mental health care hotline, if you need to talk to someone1-800-273-8255Maggie start us off by reading an excerpt from her journal:"Jan 6, 2021 Honestly I've got too many words and thoughts for what has transpired today. Trump supporters, radicalized and encouraged by Trump, rioted, broke into the US Capitol and sought to stop the counting of the electoral votes claiming election fraud. “An Election was stolen,” Trump said. 4 Dead. Many arrested. I'm completely shocked at the scary and dangerous level of these “nationalists.” Really, it's the stuff we hear about happening in other countries. This is the world we brought our children into? Wow. I want to have hope in our government but I clearly cannot. I want to see change led by the church, but I do not. "Where are you God and what are you up to? Your endless patience, long suffering and waiting for someone to partner with… I just don't think humankind has got enough for you to work with right now. [And yet] even as I write this I know it to not be true. [Once] again I'm looking in the wrong place. "God show me. I know in my head you are good and you are near. I can't feel you. I can't see you. Help me. I want you to make all things new. Have you started? I know you're doing things in my family and in me… but what is [happening in] the big picture? Where is the grand finale, the great reversal, the coming of your upside-down kingdom?"These are strange and wild times. Division is palpable. I can feel myself want to withdraw inward, to hole up and focus on “just my little world,” but I know this is not the way. Maggie said she remembers in the days and months following that day, the haunting and disturbing images on the news and in social media. "I felt sick, disgust, anxious and afraid. Truly afraid for the uncertain times ahead."She says  some of these feels continue even into this morning reading the news regarding the investigation that there is “significant testimony” that Trump's own daughter asked him to intervene and stop what was happening at the capitol and he refused. "The disgust and  fear around how much evil was at work that day is scary, even a year later."  Written Statement (No Audio Available):Though I wasn't in front of the news last January 6, the tension in the air was palpable. As the day unfolded, I found myself in shock & disbelief as the nation's Capitol was overrun by What appeared to be primally driven, animistic behavior. There was nothing I could scrape together in myMind to make sense of the behavior. I was not aware these events were to take place. I attempted to make sense of the whole in shock, anguish, and disgust. The right was blaming the left. Groups claiming a "few bad apples" ruined the intended peaceful rally. I do not believe that small collective accurately represent entire organizations or people groups.    Nevertheless, I was horrified as I continued to read about gallows, a noose, and defecation. How do we turn a blind eye to something so horrific? I find myself in an interesting place. The masses of my friends have chosen to spend the last number of years learning, growing, understanding, and attempting to change this nation's shameful history of racial exploitation and misogynistic white structures. Being white, it would be remiss for me not to name the times I have felt I am not a part of this. And yet, if I'm honest, heartbreakingly, I am. There are no two ways about it. We all are.  At times I have quietly listened as the events and ramifications of that day have been discussed; other times, I have not been so quiet. For me, nausea and sadness, coupled with anger, caused questions to roll over and over in my mind. How in the world are the events of that day be considered a step toward making America great again, and not a permanent stain on who we are, And how far we have to go? Written Statement #2 (audio available):January 6, 2021 I found myself at home, just a regular old pandemic living type of day. I bathed my kids, nursed my "baby" for the last time, I baked a loaf of sourdough bread, all while trying not to draw my kids attention to the constant news that was playing in the background.As I watched both the news covering the insurrection at the capital and the footage of the Trump rallies nearby I would jump back-and-forth between the two events and also to commentary from several major news networks. My body was tense, I remember feeling torn and anxious and worried and almost displaced from reality. Something in me needed to SAY something or DO something especially because many around me or not or were downplaying what we were watching unfold.I took to my Facebook page and wrote the status update "This is terrorism, white privilege, idol worship, and insurrection on full display. To not denounce it is harmful."As I look at it now and recount the comments posted in reply. I look at the 'reactions' chosen by people and I wonder did they use the angry face because they were angry at what was happening, or at me for calling it like I was seeing it. I look back at those reactions a year later and I still am not certain. I remember learning about the term "terrorism" and the complicated nature of the word itself. Using it to describe what happened on January 6, I learned, could have serious ramifications for BIPOC individuals and even on legistaltion. I'm so thankful for the folks who took time to teach about this, and also glad I recorded my learning in the comments because I can revisit how important that type of leraning was and is. I also didn't just dirty delete something, the folks in the thread to follow along as my understanding developed and changed. As I learned that using the word terrorism for this type of event can be harmful, even if at the time it was the most accurate word I had for what I was watching, people in the comments learned with me. I also see now that my gut reaction of calling this "white nationalism" or an "insurrection" were accurate.I lost friends because of that thread, some in person and some online friends. But, I don't regret calling it what it was. In fact I'm really grateful for the people who also did the same, when I asked my friends what they were doing or remember from this day a year ago one said, "I remember feeling terrible about the event but I felt equally terrible about my Christian peers saying nothing." That struck me and upon reflection I'm glad my instincts were to cry out even if it wasn't an actionable step and especially because it led me to a deeper understanding.I recall jumping into text threads and asking others “are you seeing this to?” “What are we watching unfold?” And the sad part is our guts were right. I remember the prophetic voices in my life years prior predicting it would all go this way. Who then were there giving accurate insights into what was happening, never saying "I told you so," but instead helping us process, think about what we could do to keep POC around us safe, anticipating what else might come next. What a sacred and devastating place to be.Now a year later it is not lost on me that January 6 is the 12th day of Christmas where some celebrate the day of epiphany. One year later I find myself in this tension again celebrating and mourning, questioning and wondering. Reading the updates about what Congress is unearthing around this event, wishing and hoping we could know the full truth of what actually went down and realizing we may never know except for what we saw with our own eyes… And even that feels complicated because everybody's lived experience and perception is their own reality and everyone saw it so differently. I still find myself anxious and in knots when thinking about what happened and what has or has not happened since. The tension is palpable and the devastation unresolved. Written Statement (no audio):"Just saw some pictures from January 6th. Got physically sick. I am not going to do a recording, As a survivor of 48 years with malignantly narcissistic men...it was very familiar nightmare I watched unfold that day. And, the consequent gas lighting of too many. Blatant abuse. And, even then people would keep him in office. Its is beyond words for me. Heart sick."  Remember January 6th 2021 –Deanna Gemmer, Director of Community Development, Summit Ave ChurchAt work, writing on social media about the feast of epiphany. But also I kinda kept check twitter – had been intentional about adding voices from POC to news feed as I had been learning about my own blind spots and ignorance. These folks were warning of violence.At one point I switched on live news coverage and couldn't stop watching. It felt like a foreign country, except it wasn't. The hardest part for me was seeing symbols of Christianity – like crosses, used as part of the riot. I was angry, I was hurting, I made a point to publicly condemn the violent actions as a faith leader in my community.In the year since I have watched as Republican leaders around this country work not only to strategically dismantle voting rights, but also bully, intimidate, and harass local election workers – and in some places take over the administration of these professional and non-partisan offices. I wonder often, what will elections look like in this country this fall.And as I think about that, I wonder – what would I do if I thought the election had been stolen? If I saw evidence and heard from trusted leaders that indeed, the wrong person was declared the winner. What would my anger cause me to do?This fall I watched the HBO documentary – Four Hours at the Capitol. Watching the footage and hearing the first-hand accounts of the fear, of people calling loved ones to say goodbye, of officers being dragged into crowds and beaten…it just didn't feel real. And yet it was – we lived it. And we are still living the consequences.When it comes to our American system of government, I am very scared that we are losing our democracy. As a pastor and as student of history, I know empires rise and empires fall. And as someone called to participate in the kindom of God, which is antithetical to everything empire, I want this one I live in to crumble. Despite the myths we share and perpetuate, this nation was built on stolen land by enslaved peoples – so maybe it does need to die so something new and better can rise in its place. But I'm afraid for my own family, my own way of life, and particularly afraid for the poor and marginalized should American democracy come crashing down. So I constantly live in the tension of fear and trust.Like the writer in Ecclesiastes says, there is a time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build. What time are we in?NOTES (MARISA Wandeler):My voice is sacred and it's tied to how I feel about Jan 6th. Most of my traumatic story centers around not having a voice to advocate for myself or be seen by people who were supposed to love and treasure me. My healing journey has been about empowering my voice. So my literal voice just doesn't want to give Jan 6th the pleasure of my voice or any kind of rebuttal.The whole event was essentially about shutting down the voices of people like me and anyone who doesn't elevate white supremacy. I'm not welcome at that table and never will be simply because of the color of skin and my ancestry.Jan 6th wasn't a new thing to feel, it was just a public display of what I already know, feel, and live with every day.How did I feel on that day?Simply, the same. Of course. I felt the same as I do any day—- deeply disappointed. Thank you from Danielle for Rebecca Wheeler Walston, Jimmy McGee, Impact, Sam Lee, Linda Royster, Dan Allender, Kali Jensen, so many more - Kristi Repp - Maggie, my kids, my husband. Thank you.

Tracy Johnson and Dr. Christy Bauman engage in another conversation about The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast particularly the lack of options women have in the church. This episode highlights the shame culture and sexual shame that impact Christian women's ability to live out of a place of mutuality and wholeness. Join us for the conversation as we dive into what kind of faith it takes for women to remain Christians in the Western, Evangelical church under narcissistic leaders. This episode will talk about shame culture defined as an oppressive nature of American patriarchy emphasizing fundamental effects that shame or dehumanization have on the psychological development of women. We will also discuss the clinical definition of sexual shame as internalized feelings of disgust and humiliation toward one's own body and identity as a sexual being; particularly feelings of abnormality, inferiority, and unworthiness (Clarke, 2017). "It would appear women are without options." Tracy so brilliantly says in the episode. We explore what it means to have a deeper faith and engage God's options for women rather than man's options for women. Join us at womaneering.com or on any major podcast venue. You can follow us @womaneering_ on Instagram. Womaneering podcast partners with Red Tent Living and bringing Christian women's voices to the table. You can find more information at redtentliving.com #womaneering #womaneeringpodcast #theriseandfallofmarshill #christianitytoday #redtentliving #christybauman #mikecosper #tracyjohnson #christianpodcasts #christianpodcast #theologyofthewomb #upperroom #christianwomen #brenebrown #shameculture #sexualshame #patriarchystressdisorder #patriarchy #oppression #objectification #womenshealth #christianwoman #spirituality #markdriscoll #marshillchurch #act29church #church

In this episode of Lavish Hope, host Liz Testa welcomes Jill English, a writer, regular contributor to Red Tent Living, and director of admissions at Western Theological Seminary in Holland Michigan. In this episode Jill reflects on her foremothers’ legacy of resilience as midwestern farmers, shares life lessons learned dealing with unexpected health and relationship challenges, using her gift for writing to process the pain, find humor and build resilience. In her role as a mentor and admissions director, Jill champions the next generation of leaders in a way that inspires us to embrace lavish hope for the future.

In this special episode, Christy and Tracey talk about being a community of woman who grieve together. They focus on the death of Jackson Brave Bauman. Christy wrote a book after her son Brave's death called A Brave Lament and this conversation follows part of that journey for herself and her friends. A film of Brave Lament can be found on her website. A Brave Lament encourages the scandalous invitation into the belly of grief. Pain matters and is the doorway to knowing God more fully. With heart-wrenching grief accessible through poetic writings, hope is found in the most unlikely place, in the pain itself. This book undertakes the enormous task of stepping into our own heartache with the tragic loss of our son, Jackson Brave Bauman while inviting the reader into their own story of sorrow for the sake of collectively healing our wounds. The following pages have sustained us; these words have been bread and water to our soul may they be the same to you. -Andrew & Christy Andy is grateful for the Womaneering Podcast and the work Christy and Tracy do every week on their show and so he wanted to share their important work with his audience. The Womaneering Podcast is a conversation pioneering Christian womanhood. Dr. Christy Vidrine Bauman, founder of Womaneering and Tracy Johnson, founder of Red Tent Living are your hosts. Each 25 minute episode will offer you deep stories of women who have continued to womaneer the world of Christianity and faith. Womaneering is the act of de-colonizing Christian womanhood. To learn more, check out Christy's work at womaneering.com If you are interested in having your story shared and discussed by Christy and Tracy, please email your question or story (please no more than 600 words) to womaneering@gmail.com. The Winter Faith Podcast says, "sometimes faith feels as cold and dead as Winter". Podcast music by Josh Cleveland. Follow @winterfaithpodcast on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. Subscribe to the Winter Faith Podcast on Apple, Anchor, or Spotify. Support the show for as little as $1 a month on Patreon. --- 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/winterfaithpod/message

Thanks for listening to this Summer Rewind episode of the Devoted Dreamers Podcast! Follow Beth Bruno on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiercelovely/ You'll find the show notes from the original episode with Beth here: https://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/81 In this interview, Beth Bruno talks about her journey to becoming a writer even though she didn't think she was a “creative.” Her first book, A Voice Becoming, released in 2018 and illustrates her passion for mothers to lead their daughters through a year of meaningful conversations, engagement, and actions that will give them a bigger vision to live for than the common needs to find love, fit in, and belong. Beth shares about the importance of understanding our story and suggests that, as we investigate our dreams, we need to ask questions like: What brings you to tears? What stirs you to sacrifice time and money? Who are the people you feel passionate about? Since this was recorded two years ago, Beth has launched a course, membership community and a podcast to serve and support mothers of girls. Find out more on Beth's website Fierce and Lovely. About Beth:  In the margins of parenting three teens, Beth Bruno directs a non-profit aimed at preventing domestic minor sex trafficking and regularly speaks to students, law enforcement, educators and community groups around the topic of sexual exploitation. She is a proud member of Redbud Writer's Guild, a regular contributor for Red Tent Living, and a writer for various online publications. Grab your copy of the journaling questions for this episode here: merrittonsa.com/store Join My Patreon Support Team Learn more about how you can get more connected to me and the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/DevotedDreamersPodcast Journal Your Dream: All summer long I am re-sharing some of my favorite episodes that you may have missed the first time around, especially if you're kinda new around here! For every Summer Rewind episode, you can get a set of journaling questions to help you process your dream. The ENTIRE set for the whole summer is just $5 because I believe there is some deep internal work we all need to do before we're able to fully pursue and invest in the dreams God has given us. And I want to see you there, with the work DONE and ready to pursue that dream when fall 2020 rolls around. So grab the journal packet in my store at merrittonsa.com/store and go a little deeper as you consider the next steps in your dream. I'll be back with Season 8, starting on September 9, 2020. Until then, you can find me in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders' Group on Facebook.   Leave your review of the show on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on Apple Podcasts * Subscribe on Android   Amazon Affiliate Link disclaimer: Merritt Onsa is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.  Affiliate Link Disclosure: Certain link to products on this site are affiliate links. When you click those links and make a purchase, I earn a small commission that supports my podcast and creative endeavors but costs you nothing extra. Thanks for your support!

Belinda Bauman is the founder of One Million Thumbprints, a movement of peacemakers advocating with women in the world’s worst conflict zones. Belinda is also the cofounder of and the visionary behind #SilenceIsNotSpiritual, a campaign calling churches to break the silence on violence against women. Belinda is a speaker and contributor to Newsweek's The Daily Beast, Red Tent Living, Huffington Post, and Christianity Today. Belinda completed a masters in curriculum development at Covenant College, and a certificate in lay trauma counseling from the Seattle School of Theology. She and her husband, Stephan, and their two sons live in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Connect with Belinda: https://onemillionthumbprints.org/   ++++ The My Story Podcast is a production of ConjoStudios, LLC For professional, award-winning video or podcast production, visit: www.conjostudios.com Like the music on the show? Check out Drew Davidsen's music at www.drewdavidsen.com Check out our pics on Instagram: @MyStoryPodcast Send us a tweet @MyStory_Podcast And LIKE us on Facebook. We like to be liked.

Chris Bruno- Founder and Counselor at Restoration Counseling in ColoradoBeth Bruno - Chief of Strategic initiatives at Restoration CounselingTracy Johnson - Spiritual and story work counselor, leads virtual team at Restoration Counseling, she is also the founder of Red Tent Living.We start with a Together but Separate check in - How is everyone holding up?Tracy she has grown kids out of the house as well kinds living at home. After almost 30 years plus of avoiding homeschooling, she is homeschooling her youngest and “it's as bad as I thought it would be.” She is feeling the distance with her grown kids being far away and being without any family near by. Tracy has “all the feelings” including what she is holding for her clients as all.Maggie can relate to avoiding homeschooling her kids and fo course has found herself in the same place as most people. Her kids say it's not their favorite to which she whole-heartedly agrees and then acknowledges that she is not a teacher and has not been trained as a teacher so they are all having to make the best of an awkward and difficult situation.Beth started by reeling from so much loss —  so many cancelled exciting things that were coming up for her. Feeling so sad and disappointed led to anger, fear and anxiety. She describes it as a sense of feeling out of control, of not knowing really what we're really dealing with. She has begun to limit her news consumption to avoid the panic that begins to rise as she reads too much news and media. They have been very purposeful about getting outside and do something that gives them life everyday.Chris mentioned they emptied out their garage rafters and found a giant 12' x 25' photo backdrop that they then put out along their fence and invited people in their neighborhood to come journal, draw, write things they are grateful for and prayer requests… They provide space for people to express and communicate to each other as a way to do something communal in a time of separation.Danielle notes how much complexity this time is — its full of grief, having kids home or being alone, working at home, losing a job and not being able to get unemployment… issues with the internet—which is a chief source of connection—because the internet was not made for the whole world to be on at the same time. It's all overwhelming.Restoration Counseling is offering virtual help and support, for leaders and pastors and it's open for all people. Chris says that mental health field has gone online the past few days in light of the decreased access to care. Beyond just one-on-one counseling, which many places are offering (including them), it's actually the group spaces in the moments of trauma that create an ability to process as a community, and uniquely in this time when our group spaces are so deeply limited. They are offering group spaces to offer communal lament as well as celebration.They started by asking their teams what they are passionate about, what themes are already coming up in their individual practices and spheres of influence… and then to create a digital space for groups to connect: group for women who've experienced trauma, trauma-informed yoga, college freshmen who've been displaced, high school seniors who have lost their last year of high school, etc.Tracy's group for women who've experienced trauma starts this coming week (Thursday April 2nd) and meets for a half an hour. There are still spots available—see link at the bottom—and the goal is to provide space for the women to be able to name what is happening in them right now, what is coming up for them now as opposed to past trauma or story work. How are they noticing what's happening in the here and now that is hitting places of trauma from the past. It's to get a sense that we are not alone and don't have to spiral into hopelessness or depression. The group will meet for the next six weeks to be a safe space for women to connect and be heard and to feel supported. Limit is 8 ladies, can be from any where, 7-8:30pm CST on Thursdays.Danielle noted that she has been feeling the need to lay down and take naps, and has heard from other friends this same feeling of exhaustion even when it seems like we're doing far less. Tracy said we're actually doing more in this move to working from home. Our normal working rhythms have been lost to back-to-back meetings online rather than having time to go get coffee or lunch, or chatting with another co-worker along the way. And we're all also holding our collective trauma—fear and anxiety, losses, uncertainty. Tracy is hearing it again and again how tired people are, greater levels of exhaustion.Maggie says the increase in tiredness could also be the result of the blurring of lines between a place of rest and a place of work: Our homes are now our places of work. You can work longer and you've lost the time you would normally be able to shut off work mode because we aren't leaving to go home from work. Maggie seconds Beth's choice to limit media consumption—your brain tries to process all the information and news and social media, it'a always changing and it's hard to know what to read and trust. It's crazy making.Beth also adds there is the impact of staring at screen all day. She noticed the other day that her husband's eyes were bright red, bloodshot from 9 hours in front of the computer without a break. We're working in entirely different ways and we're in the midst of trauma making us fragile and thin as our window of tolerance is getting smaller. We're falling apart over things that we wouldn't normally, and then we think ‘what's wrong with me' rather than normalizing it: We should be feeling this way!  We're in a world-wide pandemic.Chris acknowledges that people experience things differently—older generations have experienced similar world-wide events, younger people have no frame of reference, less history of global events. How we are engaging is not just based on our gender or previous experience of work-life and home-life but also our experience of history and the age at which we find ourself here in 2020. How we have engaged our previous trauma (or how we have not engaged it) informs how we are sitting with this current trauma. It's important recognize that there are a lot of different reactions out there and there is space enough acknowledge and name these reactions as valid even if they are different. And to allow that to inform our communal understanding of engaging this. All are different and all are true.Maggie talks about the importance of coming to this current experience with curiosity—when and where have I experienced trauma? How am I responding now and how is that the same or different than how I have responded in the past? Wondering why I am feeling this way and naming what it is I am feeling. Maggie said she's been feeling “out of sorts” … That she's not necessarily afraid of being sick but that she is afraid of other people panicking: deprivation and scarcity. She said she was in her early 20s when 9/11 happened [correction: she was 18 and heading off college] and she reflects on how that collective trauma is different than the current coronavirus collective trauma. She said this feels worse, though she acknowledges that she was not in NYC when 9/11 happened and the trauma felt in Seattle at that time was easy different then what was felt in NYC, because of the global scale of scarcity and deprivation.Chris says by comparison, they were living in the Middle East when 9/11 happened and it was a very different trauma than the one that people living in the US experienced. In the midst of this current situation, Chris said they have found that they are returning back to the things they found comforting and rest in as they were coping during 9/11, and are choosing to lean in to that and allow it to bring the comfort again. It's this sense of “where have you been?” and “how have you experienced trauma before” and “how would you like to enter into it now?”Beth said it was actually surprising to be remembering these old tv shows that they watched after 9/11, bring drawn back to them with nostalgia… And they named that it was brought them comfort then and this caused them to acknowledge that they were in trauma again. That those were the things that helped them walked through that time before and it can be that again now.Danielle said that her kids don't have that “other memory” of collective trauma to look back on but instead have been asking to watch older movies (Brave and Signs). They've asked her “Well do you think aliens will come now?” They were trying to make sense of why we were isolated. They are looking for something to put sense and story to what's happening.Chris said our brains actually process the world in narrative and story. If we can help our children and ourselves to engage in stories and narrative of characters that have walked through significant catastrophes and trauma and survive, than we can borrow some of that bravery and hope for ourselves to ingest it for now.Tracy thinks about her own story: she's known trauma and desperation, that feeling that you can't trust God because He doesn't seem good, faithful or present… And she's come out to the other side of that. She calls these her “buoys of hope” that she can swim back to when the water gets deep and the waves get high. She can hold on to the buoy of hope until the storm calms down. You can't do the work for other people, but if do your own and then you can be with them and walk along side them, holding space for them because you've wrestled with God. It's unnerving right now. What wakes her up in the middle of the night is a loss, will things ever be the same? No, it won't. We will be forever changed. What will it mean for her children? for the country? what will it mean for travel? There's just a fear the loss.Check out Chris, Beth and Tracy's services and groups:www.careduringcorona.com

Beth Bruno and Katy Johnson start off talking about community development in Bangladesh and #4justgirls, a girl-led campaign to end gender based violence in their country. (To learn more, see links.) Then they dive into the feminine metaphors in scripture and reading the Bible through a feminine lens. Connect with Katy:FacebookInstagramKaty's WebsiteWorld Renew#4JustGirls Fierce & Lovely Giving Team Connect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideGet access to my resource libraryInstagramFacebookWebsiteBook

Beth Bruno and Eliza Cortes Bast talk about reading scripture through a cultural lens and how reading the book of Ruth through an immigrant lens changes the way Eliza thinks about Boaz's mother, Rahab. A leader in a church denomination and pursuing a PhD, Eliza is mother, wife, practitioner, leader, and academic living a fierce and lovely life in Michigan. Books Mentioned:Hermanas: Deepening Our Identity and Growing Our Influence by Natalia Kohn Rivera, Noemi Vega Quinones, and Kristy Garza RobinsonThe Forgotten Ways by Alan HirschConnect with Eliza:InstagramRed Tent LivingConnect with Beth:Sign up for a monthly City GuideInstagramFacebookWebsiteA VOICE Becoming Book

Belinda is the founder of One Million Thumbprints, a movement of peacemakers advocating with women in the world’s worst conflict zones, and co-founder behind #SilenceIsNotSpiritual, a campaign calling churches to break the silence on violence against women. Belinda is also a fellow at Wheaton College's Humanitarian Disaster Institute. She shares her global experience on gender-based violence in this podcast with Josh and Laurie. Belinda is a speaker and contributor to Newsweek’s The Daily Beast, Red Tent Living, Huffington Post, Christianity Today, and Psychology Today. Her first book, Brave Souls: Experiencing the Audacious Power of Empathy, was published by InterVarsity Press in April 2019.

Beth Bruno, Tracy Johnson, and Nichole Nordeman continue their conversation in Part 2. In this section, they dive into their own stories and how they are ever present as they mother daughters. They talk about the importance of highlighting the ordinary as the majority story most girls will follow, rather than the curated, branded life. Connect with Nichole: Website Facebook Instagram You Tube Twitter **Connect with Tracy:** Facebook Instagram Brave Day/ sitwithbeth for 15% off Writing Confessional Red Tent Living Website Restoration Counseling Center Connect with Beth: Get exclusive access to my resource library, including Global Sisterhood Guide and City Guides Instagram Facebook Twitter Website Book

Beth Bruno is joined by Tracy Johnson and Nichole Nordeman to discuss the beauty of authenticity, mothering daughters in light of their own stories, and bringing more ordinary into their lives. This is part 1 of a 2 part series. **Connect with Nichole:** [Website](http://www.nicholenordeman.com/) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/nicholenordeman) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nicholenordeman/) [You Tube](https://www.youtube.com/user/NicholeNordemanVEVO) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/nicholenordeman) **Connect with Tracy:** [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/seizedbyhope) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/seizedbyhope) [Brave Day/ sitwithbeth for 15% off](www.braveonconference.com) [Writing Confessional](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-red-tent-confessional-embodying-story-through-the-craft-of-writing-tickets-57203079952) [Red Tent Living](www.redtentliving.com) [Website](www.realtracyjohnson.com) [Restoration Counseling Center]( https://www.restorationcounselingnoco.com/austin) **Connect with Beth**: [Get exclusive access to my resource library, including Global Sisterhood Guide and City Guides](https://www.bethbruno.org/freebies) [Instagram](https://instagram.com/bethhbruno) [Facebook](https://facebook.com/bethhillarybruno) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/bethhbruno) [Website](https://www.bethbruno.org) [Book](https://www.bethbruno.org/avoicebecoming/)

Hidden in Plain Sight “We all have stories and they’re a goldmine. You must tend to them.” - Becky AllenderOn this edition of Restoring the Soul, Michael talks with Becky Allender. Becky helped co-found The Allender Center at The Seattle School, where she directs intercession for the Training Certificate program, leads groups for Story Workshops, and co-leads marriage retreats with her husband. She is the author of Hidden in Plain Sight: One Woman’s Search for Identity, Intimacy, and Calling and has been a regular contributor to Red Tent Living since 2013. A mother and grandmother, she is quite fond of sunshine, yoga, Hawaiian quilting, and creating 17th Century reproduction samplers. A community of praying women, loving Jesus, and the art of gratitude fill her life with goodness.In this podcast, we hope you will discover:The effects of parents’ trauma transferred on to their children.The importance of embodiment and why it matters in your story.How Becky got involved with trafficked women. 

Beth Bruno and Tracy Johnson, Editor of Red Tent Living and Chief dreamer of Brave On Conference, discuss leading out of brokenness, sitting at the "head of the table" as the mother of 4 daughters and leader of women through Red Tent Living and Brave On Conference. Tracy shares the ways she just asked Jen Hatmaker, Nicole Nordeman, and Sarah Bessey to speak and how "no chill" she can be. Find Tracy: [Red Tent Living](https://redtentliving.com/) [Brave On Conference](https://www.braveonconference.com/) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/tracyjohnson) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/seizedbyhope) [Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/seizedbyhope) **Connect with Beth**: [Instagram](https://instagram.com/bethhbruno) [Facebook](https://facebook.com/bethhillarybruno) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/bethhbruno) [Website](https://www.bethbruno.org) [Book](https://www.bethbruno.org/avoicebecoming/)

In the margins of parenting a 17, 14, and 11-year old, Beth Bruno directs a non-profit aimed at preventing domestic minor sex trafficking and regularly speaks to students, law enforcement, educators and community groups around the topic of sexual exploitation. Her first book, A Voice Becoming: A Yearlong Mother-Daughter Journey into Passionate, Purposed Living (FaithWords), released on January 16, 2018. Beth is a proud member of Redbud Writer's Guild, a regular contributor for Red Tent Living, and a writer for various online publications. In this interview, Beth talks about her journey to becoming a writer when the concept of being “a creative” originally didn't seem like a worthwhile direction. As we investigate our dreams, she encourages us to ask a few key questions like: What brings you to tears? What stirs you to sacrifice time and money? Who are the people you feel passionate about? Figuring out who those “others” are that we're called to serve is one of our greatest priorities. Beth also shares her passion for activating women (and their daughters) to link arms with our global sisters around the world and bring the fullness of who we are to God's kingdom. Her book illustrates her passion for mothers to lead their pre-teen daughters through a year of meaningful conversations, engagement and actions that will give them a bigger vision to live for than the common need to find love, fit in and belong. This was such a powerful conversation! I pray you not only enjoy hearing about Beth's journey toward her dream but also about the dream itself, which is so inspirational, especially if you have a daughter. You'll find the show notes, links to resources mentioned, and ways to connect with Beth, here: http://www.merrittonsa.com/podcast/81   MENTIONED ON THE SHOW: Dr. Dan Allender Personality Tests: Birkman EnneagramMyers-Brings Join the FB Group – A Voice Becoming – and get your copy of Beth's free resource, A Guide to Global Sisterhood.   BOOKS:To Be Told by Dan Allender Rising Strong by Brene Brown Reading People by Anne Bogel A Voice Becoming by Beth Bruno   Get More Involved...Become a Devoted Dreamers Patron.   Learn More Here:  https://www.patreon.com/DevotedDreamersPodcast   GET CONNECTED: Find your tribe in the Devoted Dreamers Insiders Facebook Group where you can connect with other like-minded women in pursuit of their God-shaped dreams. Leave your review of the show on iTunes or Stitcher Subscribe on iTunes * Subscribe on Android   Some links to products listed here are affiliate links. When you click those and make a purchase, I earn a commission that supports this podcast. Thanks for your support!