All Episodes

Spiritual Conversations with Children (with Terra McDaniel)

Ep 248 Spiritual Direction in a Homeless Shelter (with Lacy Finn Borgo)

E 247 Fixing vs Serving and Empowering

Ep 246: Blast From The Past: Hero/Heroine Journey

E 245: A Fresh Take On St Patrick’s Day

E 244 Blast from the Past: Delirious? And Others

E 243 Blast From the Past: Making of A Leader

E 242 How Do We Measure Spiritual Health?

E 241 Surprising Wisdom From Gen Z Trends

E 240 3 Views of Time

E 239 6 Benefits of Being Unbalanced

E 238 Contemplative Kids (+ Christina’s Book Release)

E 237 The Practice of Enoughness

E 236 8 Ways Spiritual Direction Has Changed Me

E 235 Theology of Pause

E 234 Ignatian Exercises (interview with Phoebe Love)

E 233 What Is Discernment?

E 232 Neurodivergence + The Contemplative

E 231 The Importance of Integration

E 230 Focal Practices

E 229 Corporate Life Meets the Contemplative with Alejandro Rodriguez

E 228 AI and Spiritual Guidance

E 227 Places That Have Impacted Us

E 226 Sample Spiritual Direction Session, Part 3

E 225 Sample Spiritual Direction Session, Part 2

E 224 Sample Spiritual Direction Session, Part 1

E 223 Legacy Letters

E 222: Spiritual Guidance in Everyday Life

E 221: Music As Prayer

Ep 220: Types of Rest

E 219 Barriers to Rest and Renewal

E 218 Rest and Renewal Paradigms

E 217 Awakening our Souls through Listening

E 216 Liturgy + Visual Art with Sarah Bianchi

E 215 Contemplative Photography with Ann Kowaliczko

E 214 Art As Spiritual Practice with Matt Whitney

E 213 All About Energy

E 212 Body-Mind-Spirit + PT with Shannon Kunstman

E 211 Body-Mind-Spirit + Yoga with Katie Anders

E 210 Modern Contemplatives: Dave Schmelzer

E 209 Modern Contemplatives: Scott Erikson

E 209 Modern Contemplatives: Waterdeep

E 208 Modern Contemplatives: Barbara Brown Taylor

E 207 Modern Contemplatives: John O’Donahue

E 206 3 Lessons from 2024

E 205 Beyond The Christmas Carol

E 204 Revisiting the Winter Solstice

E 203 Value of Masterminds

E 202 Wanting For More

Ep 201 Limited Eating

Ep 200 Spirituality of Healthy Eating with Betsy Gonwa

Ep 199 4 Ways We Relate to Food

Ep 198 Spirituality of Food

E 197 Contemplative Practices in An Election Year

E 196 MythBusters, Part 2

E 195 MythBusters, Part 1

E 194 Spiritual Direction in Europe

E193 God Showing Up At Work: 3 Stories

Ep 192 Fifth Season: Late Summer

Ep 191 The Importance of Place

Ep 190 Seeking Shalom in our Neighborhoods (With Justin Markofski.

Ep 189 Speed of Life

Ep 188 Resource Netting

Ep 187 Interruptions or Invitations?

Ep 186 Empaths

Ep 185 Seasons of Life

Ep 184 Activating & Reactivating

Ep 183 Perspectives from Training: Interview with Linda Hershberger

Ep 182 Mindsets in Starting A Practice with Grace Schmelzer

Ep 181 Wisdom from the Generations with Jo Giarrante

Ep 180 Contemplative Canoe Trips with Becca Langhough

Ep 179 Contemplative Figures: Brother Roger of Taize

Ep 178 Contemplative Figures: Desert Fathers and Mothers

Ep 177 Contemplative Figures: Clare of Assisi

Ep 176 Contemplative Figures: Ignatius of Loyola

E 175 Loving in an Election Year

E 174 4 Lessons from Nature

E 173 A Fresh Look at Scripture (with Stephanie Spencer)

E 172 Forest Bathing (with Pastor Zayna Thomley)

Ep 171 Goodbyes and Hellos

Ep 170 Deconstructing Our Faith

Ep 169 Grief Informed Spiritual Care

Ep 168 Mindfulness in Prisons

Ep 167 Reverse Golden Rule

Ep 166 Stress vs Stressors

Ep 165 Emotional Labor

Ep 164 Recalibrating

Ep 163 Outdoor Companioning

Ep 162 Thoughts on AI

Ep 161 Loneliness Epidemic

Ep 160 Best Case Scenarios

Ep 159 Community Care

Ep 158 Self Care for…Businesses

Ep 157 Self Care for… Clergy/Spiritual Leaders

Ep 156 Self Care for… Medical Professionals

Ep 155 Self Care for…Military Families

Ep 154 Self Care for…Spiritual Directors

Ep 153 Being With in Everyday Life

Ep 152 Barriers to Being With

Ep 151 The Many Ways of Being With

Ep 150 Being With

Ep 149 What is…Pilgrimage

Ep 148 What is…Audio Divina

Ep 147 What is…Visio Divina

Ep 146 What is…Ecumenism

Ep 145 What is…A Rule of Life

Ep 144 What is…Centering Prayer

Ep 143 What is…Kataphatic Prayer

Ep 142 What is…Apophatic Prayer

Ep 141 What Is…Contemplative Prayer

Ep 140 I’m Feeling…Numb

Ep 139 I’m Feeling…Muted

Ep 138 I’m Feeling…Jumbled

Ep 137 I’m Feeling…Spiritual Loneliness

Ep 136 Teresa of Avila: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 135 Brother Lawrence: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 134 St. Thérèse of Lisieux: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 133 St. Benedict: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 132 Hildegard von Bingen: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 131 Julian of Norwich: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 130 St. Patrick: Mystics/Contemplatives Exploration

Ep 129 Agape

Ep 128 Do-Overs, Apologizing & Forgiveness

Ep 127 Healing

Ep 126 Transitions

Ep 125 Increasing Our Wellbeing

Ep 124 Is Visualization for Me

Ep 123 Laughter

Ep 122 Leaning into Acceptance

Ep 121 What Is Spiritual Direction?

Ep 120 Nurturing our Interspiritual Friendships

Ep 119 Caretaking As Spiritual Practice

Ep 118 Spirituality in Times of Wilderness

Ep 117 Ways We Engage with Money

Ep 115 Taking Risks and Trying New Things

Ep 114 The Spiritual Practice of Fasting

Ep 113 The Spiritual Practice of Collaboration

Ep 112 The Spring Equinox and our Spirituality

Ep 111 Getting Unstuck

Ep 110 Spiritual Bypassing

Ep 109 Lament

Ep 108 Our Empowered Voices

Ep 107 Expanding Your Self-Care

Ep 106 Can Gratitude and Hope Co-Exist

Ep 105 Engaging the Contemplative in College

Ep 104 Living with Overwhelm

Ep 103 Curiosity Around Chakras

Ep 102 The Value of Retreats

Ep 101 Three Ways to Engage the New Year

Ep 100 The Power of Pause

Ep 99 Childhood Memories

Ep 98 The Value of Lectio Divina

Ep 97 Do My Ancestors Matter

Ep 96 “Being with”/ “Doing For”

Ep 95 Sound Healing

Ep 94 Growing our Awe-wareness

Ep 93 Measuring Spiritual Growth

Ep 92 Inclusive Outdoor Spirituality

Ep 91 Engaging Calm

Ep 90 Spirituality and Trauma

Ep 89 Art, Creativity, and the Contemplative

Ep 88 Mental Health and Spiritual Journey

Ep 87 Releasing Our Inner Critic

Ep 85 Compassion in Today’s World

Ep 84 What We Learn from Kids

Ep 83 The Art of Hospitality

Ep 82 The Importance of Play

Ep 81 Living into Uncertainty

Ep 80 The Practice of Transformation

Ep 79 Brain Chemicals + the Contemplative

Ep 78 Are Our Personalities Fixed

Ep 77 Making Space for One Another in Our Ordinary Lives

Ep 76 Calming the Nervous System

Ep 75 Grief

Ep 74 Summer Solstice

Ep 73 Finding Our Outdoor Personality

Ep 72 Aging and the Contemplative

Ep 71 Stress

Ep 70 Poetry and the Contemplative Life

Ep 69 Spirituality Today

Ep 68 Technology, Screens and The Contemplative Life

Ep 67 Parent-Child Dynamics

Ep 66 Inner Wisdom

Ep 65 Non-Duality

Ep 64 Lifelong Learners

Ep 63 Spiritual Journey

Ep 62 Evolving Faith

Ep 61 What’s All the Hype about Gratitude

Ep 59 Legacies

Ep 58 Learning from Indigenous Wisdom

Ep 57 The Spiritual Practice of Staying Steady

Ep 56 Limiting Mindsets

Ep 55 How "Yes, And" Empowers Us

Ep 54 The Gift of Self-Awareness

Ep 53 The Great Shift

Ep 52 Dreams as a Spiritual Practice

Ep 51: Divine Encounters

Ep 50 Celebration as Exhale

Ep 49: Invitation to Year-End Examen

Ep 48 Lessons from the Winter Solstice

Ep 47 The Perennial Wisdom of Awe

Ep 46 Can Busy Be Balanced

Ep 45 Four Quadrants of Spiritual Life

Ep 44 Is Self-Care Just a Buzzword

Ep 43 Living into Meaning

Ep 42 A Compassionate Look at the Ego

Ep 41 Four Forms of Compassion

Ep 40 Three Ways to Engage the Enneagram

Ep 38 Interspirituality

Ep 37 Adulting

Ep 36 Reframing Our Images of God

Ep 35 The Powerful Spirituality of Music

Ep 33 Processing Our Emotions

Ep 32 How to Meditate

Ep 31 Second Naïvetés and Spirituality

Ep 30 Ex-vangelicals

Ep 29 Sensory Infused Living

Ep 28 Contemplative Storytelling

Ep 27 Invitation to Rest

Ep 26 Contemplative Joy Hacks

Ep 25 Burnout

Ep 24 Connecting with God thru Creation

Ep 23 Vocational Discernment, Part II

Ep 22 Vocational Discernment, Part I

Ep 21 The Sacred Space Inside Today

Ep 20 AA Meets Contemplative Spirituality

Ep 19 Spiritual Independence

Ep 18 Creating New Mindsets

Ep 17 Beauty in the Ordinary

Ep 16 Toxic Positivity

Ep 13 Fear: Choosing Action over Reaction

Ep 12 Beyond Body Shame

Ep 11 Embodied Spirituality

Ep 10 Why We Need Companions

Ep 9 Contemplative Inspired Parenting

Ep 8 Masculine/Feminine Energies in Spiritual Companionship

Ep 7: Spiritual Triggers

Ep 6 Spiritual, Yes. Religious, No.

Ep 5 Starbucks, Spotify & The Contemplative

Ep 4 Shadow Side of Personality

Ep 3 Contemplative Social Justice