The In-Between: Where Shift Happens

In this episode  we get real about what it actually looks like to show up for equity, liberation, and collective healing. Spoiler: it’s not all candlelight and perfect meditation vibes. We talk about the messy, brave, spiritually charged moments when you choose to stand up, speak up, and keep going even when the world feels upside down. Think of it as your reminder that practicing your spirituality and fighting for justice can absolutely happen at the same time, coffee in hand and imperfections included.

Family used to mean the people you shared a roof and maybe some casseroles with. Now it can mean your group chat, your yoga class, or the random folks you met at a meditation retreat. In this episode, we dig into how ideas of family and community have evolved, and how spirituality has stirred the pot (sometimes literally at those potlucks). From bloodlines to chosen families to communities that exist mostly on Zoom, we ask: has spirituality been the glue, the spark, or just the excuse for all these shifts? Spoiler: probably all of the above.

Turns out your muscles and organs are nosy little creatures, holding onto every stress, heartbreak, and awkward encounter you’ve ever had. In this episode, we explore how your body remembers, signals, and even guides you with intuition—whether you’re paying attention or not.

"We all love validation, but do we ever stop to ask if it’s actually… good? In this episode we dig into how we slap the 'good' or 'bad' label on situations, circumstances, emotions, and experiences as if life were Yelp-review simple. Spoiler: it’s not. What if our definitions of 'good' are just outdated scripts we never bothered to question? Join us as we poke at our own need for approval, explore how our judgments shape our stories, and wonder if evolving our idea of 'the good' might actually make life less of a cosmic popularity contest."

So, your spiritual beliefs packed up and left without a forwarding address. Now what? In this episode, we dive headfirst into the glorious mess of faith deconstruction, the awkward middle of not knowing, and the surprising beauty that can show up when your spiritual life gets a reboot. It’s for anyone who's ever thought, “Wait… do I still believe this?” Spoiler alert: You’re not alone—and yes, you’re still spiritual enough to listen.

So, your spiritual beliefs packed up and left without a forwarding address. Now what? In this episode, we dive headfirst into the glorious mess of faith deconstruction, the awkward middle of not knowing, and the surprising beauty that can show up when your spiritual life gets a reboot. It’s for anyone who's ever thought, “Wait… do I still believe this?” Spoiler alert: You’re not alone—and yes, you’re still spiritual enough to listen.

"Who knew the divine could be found in a meltdown?"This week, we're diving into The Sacred in the Struggle, because apparently, spiritual practice doesn’t just show up on the meditation cushion, but right in the middle of grief, chaos, and that moment you ran out of ice cream and hope. Join us as we explore how presence, practice, and maybe a little profanity can carry us through life’s messiest moments.

In this episode we discuss our top 3 books…and maybe a few more that are must reads for navigating The In-Between.  You are going to want to run not walk to pick these up and turn their pages. 

Befriending the DarknessDarkness can be a scary word…at least that is what we have been conditioned to think. But what if we could shift our language? Light isn’t good and dark isn’t bad…they just are! How would this shift encourage us to embrace all the experiences of life? In this episode we will explore these questions…and maybe a little more!Content Warning: grief and loss

Lately it feels like even brushing our teeth is hard.  It can often feel like we are being crunched between what is happening in the world and the expectations that we are so desperately trying to meet.  How can we make it through the day in a way that not only creates space for our authentic selves, but invites others to do the same? In this episode we will explore this and so much more, and together make it through another day!

What does it mean to be in the relationship to the world around us? How do we lean in to what is ours to do?  If you have ever asked yourself these questions then you are in the right place..and even if you haven’t asked those questions this episode is for you too.  We will explore the activity of relationship…and so much more!

Are there experiences in your life, or in the world, causing you to feel like you are blowing in the wind?  Yeah us too.  In this Season 3 finale episode, we will explore practices and activities that can ground us in the more windy times of life.

Where are we? Simple question right? Well maybe not simple but definitely one worth exploring. So in this episode we will do just that. We will explore this moment in time, where we have come from, where we are going, and everything in between!

Who is our neighbor?…hint…everyone and everything! In this episode we will explore what it means to be a good neighbor, what gets in the way, and how we can begin to see everything and everyone as part of our neighborhood.

Join us in this episode as we explore the nature and impact of hope.  Whether this is an experience that is familiar to you or one that you have to take off the shelf and give a little dusting, this conversation will give you hope…at least we hope it does!

In this episode we are tackling one of the biggies... peace! World peace, inner peace, peace in your family, peace in relationships... all of the peace. But first we might need to figure out what peace even is. What does it even mean to have peace?

Have you ever said “I’m trusting the process”…and then wondered “does the process know all of these folx are trusting it?” Haha…us too. In this episode we will explore what the process is, and if or if not we should be trusting it. CW: grief, genocide

“But that’s not what I meant”.  We have all either said it or had it said to us.  In this episode we will explore intent vs. impact and how the realization of our interconnectedness is the gateway to understanding that impact is everything!

Have you ever told someone, or had someone tell you, “just get over it”? Not super helpful was it? In this episode we will discuss the impact and the alternative to the “just get over it” mentality. 

In this episode we challenge our own perceptions and perspectives as we discuss the myths of poverty. Special guest Kris Alexander, leads us on a journey of uncovering the layers of societal beliefs and constructs, and how we can shift and move to transform this issue both individually and collectively.  Kris Alexander is a meta minister with Soul Evolution Collaborative and the Curriculum Development Specialist for Circles USA, and national non-profit dedicated to eradicating poverty through intentional relationships and community building. For more information on Circles USA go to circlesusa.org.

In this episode we start off season three with a topic that we can all probably relate to: information overload.  Daily we are inundated with well, everything. How can we stop, calibrate, and move about our life in ways that truly support us? We will address this question and so much more!

In this episode we explore the topic of chosen solitude. Those moments where we step out of the doing of life and sink a little further into the being. Why does this often scare us? What can be revealed during these moments? We will answer, or at least try to, these questions and so much more. 

In this episode we tackle the age old questions, "nature vs. nurture" and "good vs. evil". But what if we moved past the "either or" of these questions and stepped into a new perspective? We explore this possibility and so much more.

In this episode we explore the gentle call….and sometimes strong pull to return to the natural world. What does a deeper awareness and relationship with nature reveal to us? We will explore this question and so much more.  Pause. Breathe. Get Out In Nature!

In this episode we are ripping off the bumper stickers...well not really...but we are talking about those little sayings that often get tossed around! You know like "don't worry, be happy:...whatever that means? We will explore the impact of these sayings and so much more.

In this episode we explore the Myth of Purpose? Have you spent your life trying to “find your purpose”? If so then this episode is for you…if you haven’t…then this episode is also for you.

In this episode we discuss everyone’s favorite topic….relationships.  No one is immune from their impact. How can we navigate the sometimes bumpy road of relationships, to ourselves, others, and the world around us? We will answer this question and so much more. CW: war, 9/11, pandemic, toxic relationships

In this episode we explore the question “Can we afford to be silent?” Hint: Nope! So how can we begin to use our voice in support of the world around us? That is both the question and the answer. CW: war, genocide

In this episode we ask the question "Is there such a thing as good grief?" Spoiler alert...there is in fact such a thing. We will explore how the process of grief is the natural way we navigate the transitions of life, also known as the in-between. CW: death, dying, trauma, collective grief

This episode explores the idea that rest is one of our most revolutionary acts. What would it look like if we truly believed that we were enough? What if we believed that productivity did not determine our worth? We will explore these answers and so much more…..and then we will rest. 

If we look around, not only in our own lives, but at the world around us….chaos abounds on some level or another. How can we be mindful in the midst of seeming chaos? How can we navigate all the experiences of our lives in ways that support ourselves and those around us? In this episode we will explore just that with our amazing friend and colleague Rev. Darrell Jones.   Content Warning: Trauma Darrell Jones is a minister, spiritual director, author and mindfulness coach who brings 20 years of personal practice and over 14 years of professional experience inspiring, teaching and coaching individuals, spiritual communities and business groups to begin and maintain a life of spiritual practices to deepen connection with life.  Darrell published the heart of his work in 2021 with the book Soul Gym: A manual to connect mind, body & spirit for soulful living.Darrell Jones is a minister, spiritual director, author and mindfulness coach who brings 20 years of personal practice and over 14 years of professional experience inspiring, teaching and coaching individuals, spiritual communities and business groups to begin and maintain a life of spiritual practices to deepen connection with life.  Darrell published the heart of his work in 2021 with the book Soul Gym: A manual to connect mind, body & spirit for soulful living.

In this episode we explore the often silent impact of loneliness and isolation.  This “silent” lurker impacts our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing in ways often overlooked. What is the answer?  How can we reverse its impact? We will explore these questions and so much more. CW: Pandemic, death, illness https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

In this episode we welcome special guest Corabelle Hall, as we discuss the individual and collective impact of religious trauma. We explore the question of how we can create spaces for healing that nurture our authentic expressions. CW: religious trauma, suicidality, suicidal ideations

This episode takes a look at the impact of colonization on every single one of us, as well as the impact on our global society. Special guest, Rev. Amy Phillips, helps us tackle why it is so important to be talking about decolonization right now. Content Warning: race, whiteness 

In this episode we explore the question "do we always have to be grateful?" What do we do with the experiences of our lives that illicit a less than grateful response? We'll let you in on a little secret...we don't always have to be grateful. Content Warning: grief, death For more on gratitude check out our series on gratitude: https://youtu.be/m4mgGj1KJEk?si=w5CUlfM_x0A7C0Hm

This episode is asking all of the questions (ok, some of the questions) about the pursuit of happiness: is it possible, why are we pursuing it, and what even is happiness, does happiness know that we are chasing it? What we have found is chasing happiness may actually keep us from experiencing the full spectrum of emotions, the full experience of life.

This episode explores a topic we may all be too familiar with, being tired. And even more than that being tired of being tired. So what can we do to breathe, rest, and create a little more space while navigating the chaos we may see and experience in our lives? We will ask the questions, and maybe have some answers. CW: war, genocide, oppressive systems

In this episode we tackle the body liberation conversation. What it is? Why is it important? And how we can both individually and collectively bust out of societal expectations and systems of body oppression. Special Guest: Yvette Trujillo spiritual leader, speaker, teacher and overall bad ass

This episode takes a look at all of the bits and bobs of connection. What it is, what gets in the way, and how we can lean into it a little bit more.

Are you tired of the idea of rugged individualism? So are we. In this episode we will talk about some of the reasons why that seems to be true for so many people. and ways that we all can begin to shift in the direction of connection and community.

In this episode we tackle the sometimes fun topic of transitions: the easy, the hard, the in-between. How do we navigate and what is on the other side?

Meet the folx behind The In-Between and Soul Evolution Collaborative. We wanted to take a second to introduce ourselves if you have never meet us before.

It is finally here folx. The appetizer episode of The In-Between: Where Shift Happens, the podcast that looks at all the stuff of life (and not just the parts we love). Meet Ryan and Dan as they introduce Season 1, why it excites them and what you can expect.