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John Maytham speaks to Patricia Glyn, founder of Storycatcher about what drives her to seek out these stories, the magic of storytelling, and the unforgettable encounters along the way.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Imagine if a simple habit could unlock your innermost thoughts, align your external life with your inner self, and empower you to face each day with confidence. That's the power of journaling, and Whitney's guest is here to dive into it. Christina Baldwin is a renowned author and pioneer in the field of personal writing. Christina is more than just an accomplished author; she is a decades-long teacher of journey and story. She has written numerous books, including One to One, The Seven Whispers, Storycatcher and the book discussed today, Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest. During the conversation, Christina shares the practice of journaling as a tool for self-discovery and spiritual growth. They delve into methods like flow writing and dialogue writing, and she emphasizes the importance of handwritten journaling over typing. The episode also touches on the evolution of women's empowerment through journal writing and offers practical advice for integrating these practices into a busy life. Here's what you can look forward to in today's episode: The deeper purpose of journaling Practical tips for starting a journaling practice Exploring flow writing How journal writing has changed for women over the years The importance of handwriting when journaling Incorporating journaling into our daily lives The role silence plays in our spiritual journey Reflection question to ponder: What is the story that I want to live and how do I tell myself that story? The interest list for Season to Shift, Whitney's signature, six-week mastermind for moms, is open! Claim your spot today. Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l Free 5-Minute Guided Meditation l Electric Ideas Podcast Connect with Christina: Website | Facebook | Life's Companion | Storycatcher
Podcasting is magic because it takes personal interest and makes it interesting to other people. Enthusiastic hosts make content that connects with their listeners, which helps them become loyal fans. But to keep the excitement going, they have to really care about their topic and stay true to the purpose and goals of their podcast. April Bell is a storytelling expert and founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a project based in the San Francisco Bay Area that focuses on storytelling and wisdom keeping. She has also developed an iOS app called StoryCatcher, which helps individuals tell and preserve their personal stories. April is passionate about values-based storytelling and helps people explore their core values through their origin stories. Today, April shares insights on the importance of personal storytelling, the elements of a good story, and how to effectively share stories in both personal and professional settings. Listen to learn more! Resources April Bell's Website Tree of Life Legacies' Website April Bell on LinkedIn Your Story Unleashed My Life in Paragraphs: Find and Tell Your Stories by April Bell on Amazon
My guest for this episode is Mark Yaconelli. Mark Yaconelli is a writer, retreat leader, community builder, spiritual director, storycatcher, husband, and father. He is the founder and executive director of The Hearth. Previously, he co-founded and served as program director for the Center for Engaged Compassion where he helped develop a unique set of practices and training programs for assisting individuals, organizations, and communities in cultivating compassion. He is the author of six books including Between the Listening and the Telling: How Stories Can Save Us (Broadleaf, 2022), which is the primary basis for this interview, The Gift of Hard Things (IVP 2016), Wonder, Fear, and Longing (Zondervan 2009). Interviews and profiles of Mark Yaconelli's work have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, BBC News, ABC World News Tonight, The Washington Post Online. Mark holds an MA from the Graduate Theological Union and a Graduate Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction from San Francisco Theological Seminary. The intro and outro music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project.
Amber (aka; Sheilajit) is a performance artist who weaves her deep connection to the earth and the cosmos into dance and music. Her reflections on the ways she channels the wisdom and medicine of the cosmos is a wonderful reminder to us all; we are not just our physical bodies, we are the 13.8 Billion year long story of the Universe. How are you working to collaborate with this Cosmic Body? Dan and Amber discuss how such a journey takes shape in her life, and its impact on the way she views herself and the world we share. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. SoulForumPodcast.com _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter First Sunday of the Month @ 10:30 a.m. _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS SoulForumPodcast.com Episode Photo of Sheilajit by: Eric Allen Photography Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In the previous two episodes, Karen and Dan discussed the different ways she finds her soul within the earth body. In this conversation, April speaks with her about the origins of her journey from waking up in domestication to becoming feral, wild and free; all while learning to coexist with the earth body, developing a more symbiotic relationship with this beloved planet we all call home. -More About Our Guest- If you're interested in learning more about the Post Doom Bloom Women's Circle and/or the Post Doom No Gloom Discussion Group, you may contact Karen at her email below. Also below are two articles by Karen which she asked to be shared with our audience. Email: ChickenfootReWilding@gmail.com 15 Benefits of Collapse Acceptance Tenets of GRAC/E (Getting Real About Collapse/Extinction) Karen and Jordan Perry Media Work YouTube: Karen Perry: Post-doom BENEFITS of Collapse Acceptance and "Getting Real About Collapse" - Karen Perry, live with Jordan Perry & David B. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS SoulForumPodcast.com Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
When all you imagine of yourself is integrated into the rhythms, patterns, and sustaining energy of the planet, where do you derive your sense of soul? In this second episode, Karen continues to explore her perspective on the character of this most intimate relationship and how it informs her self-understanding, and her deepest engagement with world. As the episode concludes, her life as an environmental activist begins to shift as she copes with a planet in crisis and discovers a hidden grace in the inevitability of climate collapse. -More About Our Guest- If you're interested in learning more about the Post Doom Bloom Women's Circle and/or the Post Doom No Gloom Discussion Group, you may contact Karen at her email below. Also below are two articles by Karen which she asked to be shared with our audience. Email: ChickenfootReWilding@gmail.com 15 Benefits of Collapse Acceptance Tenets of GRAC/E (Getting Real About Collapse/Extinction) Karen and Jordan Perry Media Work YouTube: Karen Perry: Post-doom BENEFITS of Collapse Acceptance and "Getting Real About Collapse" - Karen Perry, live with Jordan Perry & David B. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Is there some way to expand your sense of body to include the very planet that sustains us? In the next three episodes, we sit down with Karen Perry as she takes us on a journey into her experience of moving away from domestication and into the wild. There, she begins to find a way into a deeper connection to the soul of the planet. For many, it is their relationship with nature that creates their most spiritual moments. Can it be that there is some access to soul body held within earth body? -More About Our Guest- If you're interested in learning more about the Post Doom Bloom Women's Circle and/or the Post Doom No Gloom Discussion Group, you may contact Karen at her email below. Also below are two articles by Karen which she asked to be shared with our audience. Email: ChickenfootReWilding@gmail.com 15 Benefits of Collapse Acceptance Tenets of GRAC/E YouTube: Karen Perry: Post-doom BENEFITS of Collapse Acceptance and "Getting Real About Collapse" - Karen Perry, live with Jordan Perry & David B. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
The path of an artist is typically an uncommon one. In this episode, April sits down with Brian to unwrap the winding path that has led him to commit his life to a big goal that involves saving our planet in a conscious way. -More About Our Guest- Brian Enright's mission is to create works of art that inspire value and hope for individuals, communities and future generations; educating us about the beneficial impact of working with reclaimed materials. All of our actions are interconnected and vital to our survival on this planet. Awakening as many people as possible to this reality is, therefore, increasingly important. By utilizing objects that would otherwise be discarded in landfill or forgotten places, he sheds light on the hidden potential of our refuse to literally take on a second life. He seeks to educate through his work on how better product design can and will eventually eliminate the end of lifespan for many man-made objects, an indispensable step in creating a sustainable environment worldwide for generations to come. Enright and his art clearly demonstrate that simple changes in our thinking can effect positive changes in our culture and environment. Website: EnrightSculpture.com Instagram: @12_Sticks Facebook: Brian Enright Vimeo: @12Sticks Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Brian Enright is an artist who works with found materials; the stuff none of us tend to notice. It is an art form that can remind us that there is a deeper story that is hidden beneath the surface. While we tend to focus on our individual soul and its expression, is there a way to tend to the story held within our collective soul? Brian uses the discarded to explore what that collective story might look like, what it tells us about ourselves, and the worlds we create. How might each of us tend to the collective story of our shared soul that runs silently under everything we touch, and see, and feel? -More About Our Guest- Brian Enright's mission is to create works of art that inspire value and hope for individuals, communities and future generations; educating us about the beneficial impact of working with reclaimed materials. All of our actions are interconnected and vital to our survival on this planet. Awakening as many people as possible to this reality is, therefore, increasingly important. By utilizing objects that would otherwise be discarded in landfill or forgotten places, he sheds light on the hidden potential of our refuse to literally take on a second life. He seeks to educate through his work on how better product design can and will eventually eliminate the end of lifespan for many man-made objects, an indispensable step in creating a sustainable environment worldwide for generations to come. Enright and his art clearly demonstrate that simple changes in our thinking can effect positive changes in our culture and environment. Website: EnrightSculpture.com Instagram: @12_Sticks Facebook: Brian Enright Vimeo: @12Sticks Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Shifting from the idea of the individual soul to a possible collective soul is a tricky one. In this episode, Dan sits down with Brian Enright, who works as an artist, to discuss his experiences and perspectives as he attempts to create community art. There is something about the process that feels like it might provide a window into the way each of us might tap into some sense of a collective soul. Where do we look or listen or journey to tap into a sense of soul that is beyond or beneath the individual perspective? We hope you find the conversation provides some insights as you look a little deeper into the nature of our collective soul body. -More About Our Guest- Brian's mission is to create works of art that inspire value and hope for individuals, communities and future generations; educating us about the beneficial impact of working with reclaimed materials. All of our actions are interconnected and vital to our survival on this planet. Awakening as many people as possible to this reality is, therefore, increasingly important. By utilizing objects that would otherwise be discarded in landfill or forgotten places, he sheds light on the hidden potential of our refuse to literally take on a second life. He seeks to educate through his work on how better product design can and will eventually eliminate the end of lifespan for many man-made objects, an indispensable step in creating a sustainable environment worldwide for generations to come. Enright and his art clearly demonstrate that simple changes in our thinking can effect positive changes in our culture and environment. Website: EnrightSculpture.com Instagram: @12_Sticks Facebook: Brian Enright Vimeo: @12Sticks Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In her early 30s, Marjorie was a super-capable single-mother doing all she could to keep life flowing for herself and her young children. Then the unimaginable happened, she discovered she had a brain tumor. Although the operation to remove the tumor was a success, Marjorie was left with her physical capacity deeply compromised. This forced her onto a new path which included the hard won lessons of self-compassion and self-forgiveness. Along her journey, she discovered the opening to embrace owning her own value with true grace and humility. As you listen to Marjorie share about her unique journey, which she's also written about in her recent memoir, maybe consider the ways you allow yourself to step a little deeper into self-love and self-acceptance as you traverse the gentle, and not so gentle, paths life has laid before you. -More About Our Guest- Nearly thirty years ago Marjorie found herself in a hospital bed after brain surgery to save her life, paralyzed on her right side. The years since then have been a healing journey as she has regained her ability to walk, with support. Little did she know those years ago that one day she would be the author of five Easy Walks walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Her most recent book, a memoir, is available on Amazon: My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Finding the Sacred in Everyday (and some very strange) places. Website: MarjorieTurner.com Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Using a few good stories, Dan works his way through a number of perspectives on what it means to imagine your spiritual life as an emerging spiral, or concentric circles, rather than a straight line. From the tree trunk, to the mythic story of Job in the Hebrew tradition, to discovering playground, to the Tenderloin in San Francisco, this episode invites you to explore the way your soul's journey might be unraveling and how you can pay attention to its curious dynamic. -More About Our Guest- Nearly thirty years ago Marjorie found herself in a hospital bed after brain surgery to save her life, paralyzed on her right side. The years since then have been a healing journey as she has regained her ability to walk, with support. Little did she know those years ago that one day she would be the author of five Easy Walks walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Her most recent book, a memoir, is available on Amazon: My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Finding the Sacred in Everyday (and some very strange) places. Website: MarjorieTurner.com Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In this episode, Dan sits down with Marjorie who is a storyteller. The stories she tells emerge from a body that has faced both emotional and physical trauma that derailed her from the linear path most of us think we travel, and set her on one that feels more like a circle. There is nothing graceful about the journey, but there may be some strange grace that allows a greater sense of self in the world. Don't we all walk away a bit wounded as we face all that life holds? How does it have an affect on the character of your soul? Take a walk around the island with us, as we reflect on the wisdom Marjorie brings to the journey. -More About Our Guest- Nearly thirty years ago Marjorie found herself in a hospital bed after brain surgery to save her life, paralyzed on her right side. The years since then have been a healing journey as she has regained her ability to walk, with support. Little did she know those years ago that one day she would be the author of five Easy Walks walking books focused on helping others, including those with mobility issues, to get out and enjoy the outdoors. Her most recent book, a memoir, is available on Amazon: My Liturgy of Easy Walks: Finding the Sacred in Everyday (and some very strange) places. Website: MarjorieTurner.com Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” experience each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In this episode, April sits down with Nina to explore her journey a little deeper. As a first generation Indian-American who holds a science doctorate, Nina brings a unique perspective to her expression as a college educator, yoga instructor, and a healing arts practitioner. Listen is as we learn how she's journeyed to hear the distinct voices of her body and soul. -More About Our Guest- As an educator, yoga teacher, and self-discovery guide, Nina's purpose in life is to guide others on their self-discovery journeys so they can heal from trauma, reclaim their wholeness, and ultimately thrive in a heart-centered life. She is also the host of The Discovering Your Soul Podcast, a podcast that explores the experiences and lessons that we all may encounter while healing on our self-discovery journeys. You can connect with Nina through her website, Instagram, Facebook, and podcast. Website: Discovering Your Soul Instagram: @Discovering_Your_Soul Facebook: Discovering Your Soul Podcast: Discovering Your Soul Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Using poetry by Wendell Berry, Dan explores what it means to move beyond the experience of body as functional to the way it holds deep wisdom that we rarely tend to. As that inner wisdom finds voice, it often appears as intuition. Are there some ways you might try to enhance your listening skills? Dan and Nina continue the conversation into the story your body might be wanting to tell. -More About Our Guest- Nina is an educator, yoga teacher, and self-discovery guide. Her purpose in life is to guide others on their self-discovery journeys so they can heal from trauma, reclaim their wholeness, and ultimately thrive in a heart-centered life. She is also the host of The Discovering Your Soul Podcast, a podcast that explores the experiences and lessons that we all may encounter while healing on our self-discovery journeys. You can connect with Nina through her website, Instagram, Facebook, and podcast. Website: Discovering Your Soul Instagram: @Discovering_Your_Soul Facebook: Discovering Your Soul Podcast: Discovering Your Soul Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Nina knows that there is a hidden book within every body. A book that is built chapter by chapter, story by story. Your body stores memories and moments that can invite you deeper into awareness. How might you integrate the layers of your body's story into your sense of soul? How can you tap into the sensations of your body in a way that allows you to read your own complex and winding story. Nina's wisdom about the body will invite you to look deeper within as you seek a path into your most authentic self. -More About Our Guest- Nina is an educator, yoga teacher, and self-discovery guide. Her purpose in life is to guide others on their self-discovery journeys so they can heal from trauma, reclaim their wholeness, and ultimately thrive in a heart-centered life. She is also the host of The Discovering Your Soul Podcast, a podcast that explores the experiences and lessons that we all may encounter while healing on our self-discovery journeys. You can connect with Nina through her website, Instagram, Facebook, and podcast. Website: Discovering Your Soul Instagram: @Discovering_Your_Soul Facebook: Discovering Your Soul Podcast: Discovering Your Soul Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In this episode, April sits down with with Jenn to discover more about her unique journey. April and Jenn talk about the body-mind-spirit aspect of getting physical and the different ways that is expressed for different people. Jenn's perspective is that as one finds and explores their own personal passions in the physical realm, it serves as a gateway and access point to tap into their most powerful selves. We hope you enjoy hearing this conversation and maybe notice for yourself the places your body leads you to your own unbound self. -More About Our Guest- Jenn Mecham is the founder at Unbound Training Company, headquartered in Lafayette, California. Unbound creates an inclusive, supportive training environment while improving the physical and mental health of members and their community. Simplify. Expand. Transform. Offering in-person and virtual training, nutrition and support. Website: UnboundTrainingCo.com to learn more about Jenn and her empowering community. Instagram: @UnboundTrainingCo Facebook: Unbound Training Co. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Dan picks up on the content from Episode 4 to explore more fully Jenn's notion of the way the body has capacity to let all the distractions drift into the background as it is drawn into fully showing up. A capacity mirrored in many spiritual traditions that invite a kind of “letting go” which allows you to find your most authentic self. In what ways can you begin to let go and allow your body to show up more fully? And as it does…you may discover a new landscape that draws you into your sense of soul. -More About Our Guest- Jenn Mecham is the founder at Unbound Training Company, headquartered in Lafayette, California. Unbound creates an inclusive, supportive training environment while improving the physical and mental health of members and their community. Simplify. Expand. Transform. Offering in-person and virtual training, nutrition and support. Website: UnboundTrinaingCo.com to learn more about Jenn and her empowering community. Instagram: @UnboundTrainingCo Facebook: Unbound Training Co. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Jenn has spent a lifetime working with the human body. Training athletes to perform at their peak, working with folks from all walks of life looking to engage their bodies in activities that bring them joy and health. Jenn has discovered along the way that everybody has this capacity to transcend the wild array of distractions and to show up fully, to be focused in a way that feels like true presence. This “flow” state provides an experience of presence that serves as a foundation for being. Can it be that your body knows the way home to your most authentic self? -More About Our Guest- Jenn Mecham is the founder at Unbound Training Company, headquartered in Lafayette, California. Unbound creates an inclusive, supportive training environment while improving the physical and mental health of members and their community. Simplify. Expand. Transform. Offering in-person and virtual training, nutrition and support. Website: UnboundTrinaingCo.com to learn more about Jenn and her empowering community. Instagram: @UnboundTrainingCo Facebook: Unbound Training Co. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In this episode, we bring together a philosopher of religion, a few personal insights, and the poetry of Walt Witman to invite us more fully into a relationship with our own bodies. As we prepare for a deeper dive into the place of our body's expression of soul, how do we foster the best relationship and expectations for the role our body might play in the shaping of our sense of soul. Join Dan as he wraps up Pt. 2 of our introduction to this series. Bring your body along for the ride. _________________ Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
In Western religious traditions there is often a wedge driven between body and soul. It can feel like the spiritual can exist on a plane that ignores the body at best. But, body not only matters, it is for many the pathway to a full experience of what it means to live in harmony with all we imagine as sacred. Orienting more fully to body can invite each of us to feel the soul's journey in our flesh and bones, and maybe even to find some deeper connection to the earth / cosmic body of which we are a part. In this Episode, Dan lays the groundwork for the way ahead. Bring your body along for the ride. _________________ Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ *Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion* Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live _________________ Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store _________________ Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum.
Soul Forum: A conversational journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series - SoulBody - we explore the wisdom and wonder within our own bodies that can provide a pathway into the experience of soul. The season begins with reflections on the body each of us inhabits and ends with reflections on the wider earth or cosmic body. There is plenty of reasons to trust that any access to a relationship with the divine, or mystery, or the very essence of life, is primarily accessed through the body. Can we reverse the idea that the sacred has figured out how to incarnate, or become flesh and bone, and explore how our sense of the sacred manifests from within every body? How might you honor and explore the body that invites you into wonder? Welcome to Soul Forum. _________________ Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom-keeping project based in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording & Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Main Logo Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Christina Baldwin is a writer, wanderer, and teacher on the trail of community and story; she is co-founder, with Ann Linnea, of PeerSpirit, Inc. and The Circle Way Process, bringing modern structure and application to the human heritage of circle. Christina is the author of 7 books, including (with Ann) The Circle Way, A Leader in Every Chair; Storycatcher; Life's Companion; Calling the Circle; and The Seven Whispers, Spiritual Practice for Times Like These. She works cross-culturally and internationally instilling circle process wherever it can flourish and in the Art of Hosting network.She addresses the question of “What Could Possibly Go Right?” with thoughts including:The “need for story to survive” and to capture our humannessThat journal writing and archiving allows us to process experiences for greater understandingThe role of story in healing trauma and organizing our insightsComplete show notes HEREConnect with Christina BaldwinWebsite: https://peerspirit.comFollow WCPGR/ResilienceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildresilienceTwitter: https://twitter.com/buildresilienceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildresilienceSupport the show (https://www.resilience.org/what-could-possibly-go-right-podcast-vicki-robin/supportthepodcast/)
Don and Carolyn have a magical life story. Their reflections are an invitation to look more deeply under the hood of those key stories that serve as milestones in your own life. Do they serve as the foundation for the way soul might manifest in your life? _________________ Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
In this episode, Dan reflects on some of the themes that have been emerging in this series. Throughout all the conversations so far, a few key trends have emerged that might help you navigate or explore your own journey into your sense of soul. What is the character of the landscape on which this journey takes place? How to engage in the work? Is there a destination? _________________ Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Today April interviews Victoria, exploring community and connection as our collective world shifts into a new reality. “Today, if we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other - that man, that woman, that child is my brother or my sister.” ~Mother Teresa Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Victoria grew up going to catholic schools. As a GenX'r she has lost her zeal for the trappings of organized religion and yet continues to seek the impulse that may still beat within the origins and mystical experiences that rest under the trappings of religious life. Through a capacity for stillness and receptivity, she discovers some greater sense of life that rises up to meet her. Are there places and moments in life that invite you to strive less and simply soften into the gracious capacity of life to hold you close? Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
In this episode, April sits down with Candy, a passionate and committed social activist who supports causes that move us toward living in a world that works for everyone. She's a creative woman, who's been running her own communications and marketing consultancy for over thirty years now. What's truly inspiring about Candy, is her incredible resilience in the face of the challenges life has thrown her way. With each experience she has embodied true grace, and chosen growth, expansion, and love above all else, consistently leading a heart-centered life. We hope you too will be inspired by her unique and intuitively guided path. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Candy has a way of digging deep into her life experiences to find an authentic “through-line” that tethers her present moment to the trajectory of her life. There is something generative about living as a full expression of your authentic self. Her honest embrace of her winding story is a testimony to the capacity to find meaning within every story, your story! What is the thread that weaves its way through your story that might tether to your authentic self? Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Building on the previous episode, Dan reflects on the characteristics of ritual that underpin the impact they have on our lives, and proposes that we explore the creation of rituals for our time. Given this recording took place a few days prior to Winter Solstice, a simple ritual tethered to the natural world provides an example of how you might craft rituals that work for you. How do you create moments that take you deeper into your experience of life? Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Bob and Joan have spent a lifetime living into the challenges and opportunities of organized religion. Both have found something similar in the mechanism they use to tap into their sense of soul. One in the swimming pool, one in the ritual of communion. How do we foster the capacity to deeply connect to each other, the world and the ideas that help shape our lives? What are the simple practices you nurture that draw you into an expanded awareness of life and your own growing edges. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. - we're on holiday hiatus, returning January 9, 2022 - Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Flowing with the Soul's Journey: For our third installment in this series of conversations, April interviews Cole, a 22-year-old college senior studying philosophy and psychology. His breakdown+spiritual awakening invoked a course correction that's placed him on the path of leading his own authentic life. Listen in as he reflects on the ways he seeks those moments and relationships that help him navigate his own sense of soul. Where do you look for guides and guideposts along the way? Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. - we'll be on hiatus, returning January 9, 2022 - Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
The Pathway to Joy This week we dive a little deeper with John, who recently turned 87, and has been on a path of spirituality and environmental activism, grounded in his relationship to the natural world. Lean in to hear how John's simple yet deep practices create soulful connections in his life. How do you practice the art of listening? Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
S1E2: Journey into Connection Cole and John are at two ends of life's journey. Cole is a Junior at college, studying philosophy. John just turned 87, and has been on a path of spirituality and environmental activism, grounded in his relationship to the natural world. Both share the way they connect to the journey of the soul. What is the deepest connecting point that pulls you into a search for soul? Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. Today's Poetry by Drew Dellinger; Hymn To The Sacred Body Of The Universe _________________ Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter to join virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
Series Launch is 12/12/2021 with new episodes each Friday thereafter Soul Forum is a weekly journey across the landscape of the collective soul. In this series, “In Search of Soul,” we explore the diverse ways people stumble into, recognize or craft their sense of soul and its expression in the world. Each interview attempts to put language to experiences and expressions that often defy clear description. Weaving in the voice of each person, Dan reflects on the key themes that emerge within each conversation while April spends time exploring the back stories that emerge as the matrix from which a meaningful life develops. Each episode provides some insight into how you might construct your own deep and vibrant sense of soul. So, give yourself a moment to journey a little deeper into the human experience. Welcome to Soul Forum. Curated by: Dan Senter, who brings over 35 years of experience engaging in the spiritual journey with individuals, congregations, and the community. April Bell, founder of Tree of Life Legacies, a storytelling and wisdom keeping project in the San Francisco Bay Area. Want to be part of the “live” recording each week? Open to talking to others about your unfolding journey? Longing to hear how others are finding their way? Join us every Sunday morning for the Soul Forum Live recording. Soul Forum Recording | Open Discussion Sunday's | 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Creekside Commons 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette, CA. 94549 Hosted by: Dan Senter If joining virtually, click for Facebook Live Soul Forum Podcast Team: Co-hosts: Dan Senter, Creekside Commons & Our Savior's of Lafayette April Bell, Founder at Tree of Life Legacies and Co-creator of StoryCatcher® for iOS Artwork: Kyra Glover, Find her work on-line or on Instagram @thelivingline Marketing: Mariko Middleton, MarikoMiddleton.com Series Sponsor: StoryCatcher for iPhone, download on the Apple App Store
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Jeff Lawrence is a Biblical Storyteller knows as "The Storycatcher". He is a practitioner of the art of listening, catching our stories, inviting connections and finding directions. He also provides training in male suicide awareness and male suicide prevention, and he runs "Sole to Soul", A Men's Contemplative Bushwalking Retreat. And he's the Chairman of a his local men's shed in his spare time. Listen in to Jeff's testimony of how God has used him to impact many lives!
It's our 25th episode everversary! Meade Palidofsky is a director, lyricist, and award-winning playwright and is the founder and artistic director of Storycatcher's theater, a nonprofit organization that teaches theater arts to incarcerated and post-release youth as part of their therapy and rehabilitation and has done so for the past 30 years. She has been featured in This American Life. We talk about teaching police and judges empathy through theater, the direct power that storytelling has in healing trauma, and her total indifference and contempt to our points system.
Martie McNabb is a Personal Historian/ Visual Storyteller, and she takes us on an interesting journey through the story of “things”. Martie tells us how she moved from teaching in New York City to compiling traditional scrapbooks for busy overwhelmed people. She created an event, called Show and Tales, as a way to get people to open up and share a story about one of their favorite objects in a group setting. Her examples and advice on how to use our personal objects as a prompt for sharing stories can be used by everyone to get that conversation going at home. Connect with Martie at www.memoriesoutofthebox.com, and check Martie’s events listing at her facebook page https://www.facebook.com/martie.mcnabb I also review the Storycatcher app available on iTunes (no Android version). It was created by Personal Historian and videographer in Silicon Valley, April Bell, and iphone app coder Urs Brauchli. The app is designed to record your stories, allows for simple editing, and the end result is a movie, with an introduction and music and captions and photos. Its all very simple and super easy to use. It has many applications and I step through how the app works. The app allows your projects to be directly posted to Youtube, Dropbox, Facebook, or email them. And I give you a tip about making the most of your sound quality for your videos.
At the age of seven, Varsha Seshan discovered she wanted--and could be--a writer. Since then, there has been no looking back. She wrote through her college years at Junior Herald, the children's supplement of Maharashtra Herald, where over 20 stories of hers were published. The budding writer has now blossomed into a confident author for children who has published a book of short stories for children titled The StoryCatcher and a series of illustrated books for children on the Indian Railways. Varsha will now speak at the Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore to be held between May 25-29 2017. Along the way, Varsha has gone through more than her fair share of rejections but the love of writing never waned. The hardest thing, as per her, is to promote your book especially as a writer for children. She is also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer.
Journalist, broadcaster & communication consultant Dr. Susan Maushart joins host Robert Plotkin to discuss her internationally acclaimed memoir & BBC Book of the Week The Winter of Our Disconnect: How Three Totally Wired Teenagers (& a Mother Who Slept with Her iPhone) Pulled the Plug on Their Technology & Lived to Tell the Tale. Maushart is the author of five books, including the feminist classics The Mask of Motherhood & Wifework. An independent producer, Susan's popular radio series Multiple Choice & StoryCatcher have been heard across Australia on ABC Radio, & across the world on via the web. She has appeared as a commentator on The Today Show, Lateline, CNN, Fox & Friends & in publications ranging from Family Circle & Parents to the Huffington Post & The Guardian. Susan's lifestyle column in the Weekend Australian Magazine ran weekly for a legendary 12 years, & she has lectured in media at NYU, Fordham & Curtin University of Technology. The mother of three global nomads, Susan lives between Perth, Western Australia & the East End of Long Island. Susan has written news, features, profiles, history, memoir, comedy & genre fiction. Her current projects include the commissioned history This Little World, which celebrates the centenary of Presbyterian Ladies' College, Perth, & the forthcoming management novel Not the Smartest Guy in the Room. Connect with Dr. Susan: http://www.susanmaushart.com/. On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the “Hack Your Mind” series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at www.technologyformindfulness.com/podcast. Follow us on: Twitter.com/TechForMindful Facebook.com/TechnologyForMindfulness/ Subscribe Here: iTunes: http://apple.co/2opAqpn Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/robert-plotkin/technology-for-mindfulness SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/technologyformindfulness TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Technology-For-Mindfulness-p963257/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCadmsqRjuiilNT5bwHFHDfQ RSS - http://feeds.feedburner.com/TechnologyForMindfulness Music courtesy of Tobu - Colors [NCS Release] www.tobumusic.com/ youtu.be/MEJCwccKWG0 @7obu www.facebook.com/tobuofficial www.twitter.com/tobuofficial www.youtube.com/tobuofficial See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
An early connection to "Gone with the Wind" leads Tara to believe wholeheartedly in the stories people have to tell and eventually to create the community in which to share them.
An early connection to "Gone with the Wind" leads Tara to believe wholeheartedly in the stories people have to tell and eventually to create the community in which to share them.
Christina Baldwin knows a lot about connection—she is a writer, wanderer, and teacher on the trail of community and story as well as the cofounder, with Ann Linnea, of PeerSpirit, Inc., and The Circle Way Process. In addition, Christina is the author of seven books, including (with Ann) The Circle Way: A Leader in Every Chair; Storycatcher; Life's Companion; Calling the Circle; and The Seven Whispers: A Spiritual Practice for Times Like These. She works cross-culturally and internationally instilling circle process wherever it can flourish and in the Art of Hosting network. Learn how we can make better, more meaningful connections in this powerful interview.
Christina Baldwin discusses the power of storytelling, journaling and holding circle (The Circle Way Process); the story of how her influential book, The Seven Whispers, was birthed, and living the unconventional life. “Let's be a community. Let's know one another. Let's tell one another enough true story about who we are that we break the pattern. We have a synergistic energy that makes us dynamic and powerful.”– Christina Baldwin About Christina Baldwin Christina Baldwin is a writer, wanderer, teacher on the trail of community and story; she is co-founder, with Ann Linnea, of PeerSpirit,Inc. and The Circle Way Process, bringing modern structure and application to the human heritage of circle. Christina is the author of 7 books, including (with Ann) The Circle Way, A Leader in Every Chair; Storycatcher; Life's Companion; Calling the Circle; and The Seven Whispers, Spiritual Practice for Times Like These. She works cross-culturally and internationally instilling circle process wherever it can flourish and in the Art of Hosting network. ....In this show…. Christina Baldwin's Life Purpose To share stories and help people realize that we can take action between the borders of our lives and the bigger story. Life Purpose Ah-Ha Moments As a 10 year old in the 4th grade, Christina Baldwin read two stories in the paper about wheat surplus in America and starvation in India. She shared her idea about sending the surplus wheat to India to her father, who explains to her that "that's not how the world works". Christina Baldwin's heart broke when she was told that wheat was pushed into the sea, but then decided at this early age that she wanted a world where these kinds of events didn't happen anymore. Major Life Events that Hinted at Your Life Purpose In high school, Christina Baldwin was moved by the diary of Anne Frank. She learned from Anne Frank's life that even if you don't survive, your story can. Because this was during the time of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and threats of WWIII, Christina Baldwin took her own diary, Anne Frank's diary, a couple of Life Magazines, Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Bible, and buried it in a bank box in the woods. This was a moment she linked her own life to the larger story. She knew then that her life's work was going to be to save the story and to help everyone live their true story. In college, Christina Baldwin took a course called "Man And His World", which taught about peace activism and feminism. She then became a different kind of woman than how she had been raised and what she saw in the rest of the world. She carried her new sense of feminism into her literature course, in which her professor challenged her to relate each novel to feminism. This gave Christina Baldwin the ability to look at the world through a lens without being consumed by it. At the age of 30, Christina Baldwin went to a writers conference and was given a 15 minute time slot to talk about the importance of journaling. She offered to speak more about the subject after the prevention in a conference room, and forty women showed up. The organizer of the conference encouraged Christina Baldwin to write a book about journaling. This lead Christina to write her first book "One to One: Self-Understanding Through Journal Writing." This topic was so new, that the Library of Congress created a new category for it. Spiritual Belief "Yes" (Listen for details) Raised in a liberal and loving aspect of Protestant Christianity and thinks of Jesus as a profound teacher and healer Considers herself to be "Episcopagan" We show up with aspects of the divine radiating out of ourselves over and over again. Defines God as "what happens in the space between. God is what is happening between the whirling atoms that create this whole universe. God is what is happening in the space between you and me when we are in heart space. God is when I really see creation and am moved to tears by beauty and courage." Recommended Personal Growth Resource or Practice Journal. Make time to wonder about yourself and reflect on why things are the way they are. Walk in nature. Christina Baldwin's Wisdom on Igniting Life Purpose and Personal Growth "There's a poem by William Stafford called 'The Way It Is' that begins, 'There's a thread you follow. It goes amongthings that change. But it doesn't change.People wonder about what you are pursuing.You have to explain about the thread.But it is hard for others to see.While you hold it you can't get lost.' There is a thread, a narrative thread, that we're holding in ours lives. If we hold on to that thread, sometimes the story shatters, terrible things happen, surprises happen and we have to surrender to them. But as long as you hold to this thread, you're going to be okay." Interview Links and Special Offers from this Episode Christina Baldwin's website Find the "Resource" section for a Circle Guideline Christina Baldwin books mentioned in the podcast The Seven Whispers: A Spiritual Practice for Times Like These The Circle Way: A Leader In Every Chair Storycatcher: Making Sense of Our Lives through the Power and Practice of Story One to One: Self-Understanding through Journal Writing Life's Companion: Journal Writing as a Spiritual Quest Calling The Circle: The First and Future Culture Subscribe to the Life Purpose Advisor Podcast To subscribe and review the Life Purpose Advisor podcast on iTunes. Click here. (Your reviews keep us growing so you'll hear more great stories from difference makers.)
Welcome to Episode 82! Learn this week's Psychiatric Secret Word from Dr. Julie (Nelson-Kuna, PhD). Our expert this week is author, Christina Baldwin who talks about her latest book, Storycatcher, and the importance of Story in an ever more technical world. Dr. Mike (Kuna, MD) keeps you informed with Psychiatry In The News.www.GenesisClinicalServices.com www.KunaLand.com drmike@kunaland.com
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