Participant interview: Marcel Patillo

In this episode of the Searching Inward Podcast, Scott Reall, Seth Abram and Anna Bryant speak with Marcel Patillo about his experience with Restore Small Group. Initially joining to strengthen himself on an emotional level, Marcel shares how the eight-week program with an initial group of strangers helped him gain a new perspective and a new clarity of who he is and why he is the way he is. “One of our primary things for going through our groups is you cultivate self-awareness. You can’t really travel a map without locating where you are on the map.” -Seth [06:52] “I love the articulation of like eight weeks is not going to change your life. You’re not going to walk out completely different in circumstantially your life looks brand new, but it’s like the start.”-Anna [07:25] “By identifying where you’ve been and why you might have the feelings that you have, it can unlock new paths to process in your life that you may have never imagined really.” -Marcel [19:00] TIMESTAMPS [00:05] Intro [00:47] This week’s guest, Marcel [01:38] What drew Marcel to Restore Small Groups [02:47] Marcel’s experience with Restore Small Groups [07:25] Putting tools in your tool chest [10:28] Identifying who he is [12:35] The collaborative effort [18:33] Why recommend Restore Small Groups [21:07] Rapid fire questions [24:30] Outro Follow and Contact Facebook: Restore Small Groups Instagram: @restoresmallgroups YouTube: Searching Inward Podcast Website: restoresmallgroups.org