The Ride Home - Tuesday, October 25, 2022

On Becoming A Prodigal Parent:  if a prodigal is wastefully extravagant or lavish, then how can parents of prodigals become prodigals themselves? … GUEST Michelle Van Loon … author of 5 books, including “Translating Your Past: Finding Meaning in Family Ancestry, Genetic Clues, & Generational Trauma," "Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, & Spirituality in Midlife,” and “Born To Wander: Recovering the Value of our Pilgrim Identity" …  She blogs at michellevanloon.com and theperennialgen.com. The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in Others (new book) … GUEST Holly Oxhandler … associate prof and associate dean for research & faculty development at Baylor Univ’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work … For over a decade, Dr. Oxhandler has developed tools to assess mental health care providers’ integration of clients’ spirituality in treatment, helping professionals’ infusion of their own faith in their work, and clients’ views toward discussing their spirituality in mental health care … She co-hosts the weekly podcast CXMH: A Podcast on Faith and Mental Health … lives in Waco, TX w her husband & 2 kids. The three iterations of Halloween from Samhain to Secularism ... GUEST Rev Jay Slocum. DOES THIS MAKE SENSE? Did the pandemic change people’s personalities? (Vice)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.