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Let It Matter Podcast
by Kelly Wolfe
The Let It Matter Podcast seeks to make space for, honor, and name… what matters — to us as individuals, as communities, and as beloved children of God. Host Kelly Wolfe, alongside a guest each week, explores & discusses topics ranging from faith & theology to mental health & trauma recovery to sex & sexuality to social justice issues —all from a progressive Christian viewpoint. New episodes drop every Monday!
Episodes
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39: Connection, Our Communities, & Neighbor Love with Shannan Martin
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, speaker, and writer Shannan Martin to discuss themes from her book Start With Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors). Themes like: Simple, practical ways to begin reconstituting connection and community after years of collective...
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38: Faith Exploration: The Episcopal Church with Rev. Catherine Thompson
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by Episcopal priest -- and former rector of Kelly's local parish church -- Rev. Catherine Thompson to explore various aspects of the Episcopal church like: The origins of the Church of England, the Anglican Communion, and the Episcopal Church in the US...
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37: Women, the Bible, & the Early Church with Nijay Gupta
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by scholar and professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary, Nijay Gupta (DPhil) to discuss themes from his book Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church, in particular: looking closer into the three main issues (used...
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36: The Liberating Heart of Scripture with Kat Armas
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by Kat Armas, author of the new book Sacred Belonging: a 40-Day Devotional on the Liberating Heart of Scripture, to discuss: What it means to “repattern, reweave, and reimagine” Scripture and how doing so gives us fresh insights and leads us toward...
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35: Reproductive Care: Justice, Faith & Ethics with Rev. Jes Kast
**Content Warning for this Episode: We discuss topics like sexuality, reproductive healthcare, abortion access, contraception, and more. Please proceed with caution if needed. In this episode, I am joined by Rev. Jes Kast to discuss various aspects of the women's reproductive healthcare...
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34: Sacred Self-Care with Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes
This week's Guest: Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is a prominent psychologist, theologian, and author whose work focuses upon healing the legacies of racial and gender oppression. She is a professor at Columbia Theological Seminary and the author of Sacred Self-Care, I Bring the Voices of My People,...
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33: Knowing & Insisting on Your Value in the Workplace with Morgan Strehlow
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by writer and fellow podcast host, Morgan Strehlow, to discuss the wisdom and best practices they've picked up throughout their time navigating the job market in various industries, roles, and times. They share best practices related to: job hunting and...
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32: Original Blessing & The Truest Thing About Us with Danielle Shroyer
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author and spiritual director, Danielle Shroyer, to discuss: -what the word blessing truly means and how original blessing is the truest thing about us as humans -how the doctrine of original sin is unhelpful and unncessary to understanding human...
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31: Holy Unhappiness & The Emotional Prosperity Gospel with Amanda Held Opelt
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, speaker, and songwriter, Amanda Held Opelt, to discuss themes found in her new book, Holy Unhappiness, such as: -what the emotional prosperity gospel is and how we see it manifest in our lives of faith and how it doesn't hold up to be true...
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30: Your Body is a Revolution with Tara Teng
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe, is joined by embodiment coach, somatic practitioner, author, and former Miss Canada, Tara Teng, to discuss: what it means that our bodies are a revolution how the “unholy trinity” of white supremacy, colonialism, and patriarchy — as well as even some bad...
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29: The Spirituality & Invitation of Wonder with Karen Wright Marsh
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author and co-founder/executive director of Theological Horizons, Karen Wright Marsh to discuss: the importance of wonder as a spiritual practice (or discipline) -- even when we are in low seasons (maybe especially then) the importance of adapting…
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28: Evangelical to Episcopalian: A Faith Evolution with Kelly Wolfe and Kate Boyd
In this episode, host, Kelly Wolfe, shares her own personal faith story with Kate Boyd including: •how her first major faith evolution helped prepare her for the second •the factors at play in her transition out of & away from Evangelicalism •how she arrived in the Episcopal church •what she has...
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27: Who and How Sex Therapy Can Help with Michelle Mower
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by Certified Sex Therapist, Michelle Mower, to discuss: the differences between regular therapy, sex therapy, and sexological bodywork who sex therapy is for (hint: any and everyone regardless of relationship status, sexual history or experience level,...
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26: The (Mostly) Evangelical Myth That We Are Untrustworthy with Devi Abraham
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by (returning Let It Matter Podcast guest) Devi Abraham, for a conversation-style episode where we discuss the (mostly) evangelical myth that we - as people and in particular as women - are untrustworthy in our decision making, instincts, intuition,...
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25: Spiritual Formation: Tending Our Inner Landscapes with Lisa Colón DeLay
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, spiritual companion, and fellow podcast host, Lisa Colón DeLay to discuss themes from her book, The Wild Land Within, about ways to fill out and cultivate our inner landscapes and spiritual formation — including reincorporating Eastern or...
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24: Faith Evolutions, Certainty, and Curiosity with Diana Butler Bass
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, historian, scholar, public theologian, and preacher, Dr. Diana Butler Bass to discuss:-Diana's personal story as a woman, scholar, and theologian before that was widely accepted within much of American Christianity -the recent history of...
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23: LGBTQIA+ Allyship That Makes a Difference with Candice Czubernat
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by lesbian therapist and Christian, Candice Czubernat, to discuss LGBTQIA+ allyship. -in the language, words, terminology, and pronouns we use-in the societal and political sphere -in the Church and in our homes (whether or not there is anyone "out" -...
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22: Wholeness, Disability, & Divine Revelation with Lyndsey Medford
In this episode, host, Kelly Wolfe, is joined by Lyndsey Medford, author of the recently released book My Body and Other Crumbling Empires as:-Lyndsey shares her experience with chronic illness (a rare autoimmune disorder diagnosed in childhood, in remission for several years in older...
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21: Feminist Faith & Reimagining God with Shannon K. Evans
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, Catholic contemplative writer, and retreat leader, Shannon K. Evans, to discuss: some of the harms caused by "white feminism" and how BIPOC (especially women of color), LGBTQIA+ folks, those in poverty, etc are able to reveal blindspots in...
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20: Exploring Quaker Faith & Spirituality with Hannah Mullikin Lutz
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by Quaker pastor, Hannah Mullikin Lutz to explore various aspects of Quaker faith & spirituality like: The origins of Quakerism and defining characteristics Quaker theology and practice around things like: God, mankind, egalitarianism, pacifism, sin,...
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19: Spiritual Mothers & The Sacredness of Survival with Kat Armas
In this conversation, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, speaker, and fellow podcast host, Kat Armas, to discuss: how Kat came to and started to see the Bible and the role of women through the lens of what she calls Abuelita Faith or Abuelita Theology who benefits (and how) when we read the...
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18: The Social Scripts We Inherit & Maternal Exceptionalism with Erin Lane
In this episode, Kelly Wolfe is joined by writer and theologian, Erin Lane, to discuss themes from her recent book Someone Other Than A Mother, like: the social scripts & messaging we hear in the Church and in American culture about the virtues of motherhood, its inevitability, and the stigma of...
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17: On Mindfulness, Sobriety, & Spirituality with Erin Jean Warde
Content Warning for this episode: alcohol use, addiction, sexual assault, trauma coping mechanisms, and recovery. In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by Episcopal priest, spiritual director, and recovery coach, Erin Jean Warde to discuss themes from her new book, Sober Spirituality: The…
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16: Redefining Strength & Learning to Trust Our Very Good Selves with Aundi Kolber
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author and Licensed Professional Counselor, Aundi Kolber, to discuss themes from Aundi's new book, Strong Like Water: Finding the Freedom, Safety, & Compassion to Move Through Hard Things — & Experience True Flourishing -- themes like: what it means...
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15: The Paid and Unpaid Work of Women with Devi Abraham
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by writer and fellow podcast host, Devi Abraham, to discuss several aspects women & work, including: Having the choice to to stay at home and not work outside the home is an example of privilege How can we leverage our privilege so that more and more...
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14: Singleness & Shedding Cultural Narratives with MaryB. Safrit
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, singles coach, and host of the Unsuitable Podcast, MaryB. Safrit, to discuss: the dominant narratives singles tell the Church about what it means to be a single Christian in the American/Western church (and who is left out when we limit our...
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13: Self-love, Solidarity, & Living Resistance with Kaitlin Curtice
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, poet-storyteller, and speaker, Kaitlin Curtice to discuss themes from her new book, Living Resistance: An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day, including: Radical Self-love as an act of resistance from a lens of embodiment…
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BONUS: Establishing Boundaries That Empower Us with Jamie Williams, LPC-S
In this BONUS episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined once again by her personal therapist, Jamie Williams, LPC-S, to discuss:-how to identify when a boundary needs to be set (what it feels like in our bodies, our moods, our relationships that indicates a new boundary is needed or an existing one is...
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12: Icons as Spiritual Formation and Social Dialogue with Kelly Latimore
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by artist and iconographer, Kelly Latimore, to discuss: what icons are and historically how they have been an integral part of the Church's spiritual formation, especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church how icons can play a role in spiritual formation…
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11: The Christian Response to Immigration with Karen González
In this episode, Kelly interviews author, speaker, and immigrant advocate, Karen González, about what it looks like to, and ways we can, center immigrants in the Christian response to immigration. They discuss: the importance of language and the words we choose to use (or choose to unlearn) when...
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10: Defining Sexual Values for Ourselves: Part 2 with Matthias Roberts
In this episode, Kelly is joined by author, psychotherapist, and fellow podcast host, Matthias Roberts for part two of this two-part series on Defining Sexual Values for Ourselves. In it, they discuss: how sexual shame can develop within faith-based upbringings (specifically Christianity in this...
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9: Defining Sexual Values for Ourselves: Part 1 with Erica Smith
In this episode, Kelly is joined by award-winning and nationally-recognized sex educator, Erica Smith, for the first episode in two-part series on defining sexual values and ethics for ourselves. Here, in Part One, Erica walks us through the Five Circles of Sexuality, originally developed by Dr....
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8: The "A" in LGBTQIA+ and True Sexual Liberation with Jenna Dewitt
In this episode, Kelly is joined by Jenna DeWitt, a fierce advocate for queer belonging and full celebration in the Church and a woman who identifies as a sapphic aromantic asexual. Jenna is a writer, editor, and resource curator, and today she joins the show to talk about: what the "A" in the...
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BONUS EPISODE: Triggered After Trauma & Returning to Safety with Jamie Williams, LPC-S
In this bonus episode, Kelly is joined by her personal therapist, Jamie Williams, LPC-S, to talk about: what it means and what is happening in our bodies, brains, and behaviors when we are being triggered after experiencing trauma some tools and practices to keep on-hand when we are triggered to...
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7: Attachment Science and Styles in Spirituality with Krispin Mayfield
This week, licensed professional counselor and author of Attached to God, Krispin Mayfield joins the show to talk to us about: Attachment Science (previously called Attachment Theory) as a concept and helpful tool -- particularly as it pertains to spirituality and our relationship with God The...
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6: On Grief, Rituals, and Creative Expression with Amanda Held Opelt
This is a really special episode of the Let It Matter Podcast. My guest this week is Amanda Held Opelt, who joined me for a very personal, intimate conversation about our respective experiences of grief and: the ways it transformed us (hint: entirely and forever, in big and small ways), the ways...
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5: Our Bodies, Our Stories, and Common Courage with K.J. Ramsey
On today's episode I am joined by trauma therapist and author, K.J. Ramsey, to talk about: our body's response to trauma, stress, circumstance, and safety learning to believe that what our bodies are speaking to us is trustworthy and for our good spiritual abuse and church harm and what courage...
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4: Queen Vashti & The Power of a Woman's No with Sharifa Stevens
In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by Sharifa Stevens to discuss Queen Vashti (from the book of Esther chapters 1 and 2), the power and implications of a woman's "no", the ripple effects of women asserting their own agency and autonomy and Knowing from God that can stretch generations…
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3: A Christian Call To End Homelessness with Kevin Nye
Today, author and homeless services worker and advocate, Kevin Nye, joins the Let It Matter Podcast to talk about issues of justice and faith regarding our unhoused/homeless neighbors. Kevin's book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness, is available now where books are…
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2: Believing In Our Beloved-ness with Aundi Kolber
Today, we are joined by therapist and author, Aundi Kolber, to discuss what it means to have "an embodied sense of our Beloved-ness" -- to God, to ourselves, and to others, and the steps we can take toward that. We also discuss what it means to be trauma-informed, grounding exercises, breath...
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1: The Image & Image-Bearers of God
Surprise! The first episode of Let It Matter Podcast is here, and I'm excited to bring you guys a sample of what's to come in January. This episode discusses the male and female aspects of God, and God's image, as well as the ways that God's image-bearers have historically been misrepresented in...
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The Let It Matter Podcast seeks to make space for, honor, and name… what matters — to us as individuals, as communities, and as beloved children of God. Host Kelly Wolfe, alongside a guest each week, explores & discusses topics ranging from faith & theology to mental health & trauma recovery to sex & sexuality to social justice issues —all from a progressive Christian viewpoint. New episodes drop every Monday!
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