The Way Back Podcast

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, author, editor, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. You can get her debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt with Wipf and Stock Publishers on Amazon and wherever books are sold. Come join me as I sit down and talk with Dr. Terence Lester, author, speaker, minister, professor, and founder of Love Beyond Walls. This episode comes at “such a time as this,” as we talk about empathy, compassion, and faith and how vital those qualities are as we all strive together to be people and communities of belonging. Dr. Terence Lester speaks on: -His inspirational “from streets to scholarship” story -His recent book, All God’s Children -Homeplace and homelessness - The “posture of love” and the “power of the one” -Loving your neighbor and their neighborhood -The role of distance and proximity in our lives -Reconciliation, inclusion, and justice -The role of an authentic faith in healing longstanding division -Suffering, perseverance, and hope This is an episode you won't want to miss! You can connect with Dr. Terence Lester here: Terence Lester – Writer. Storyteller. Public Scholar. Terence Lester, Ph.D. (@imterencelester) • Instagram photos and videos And get his books here: Amazon.com: Terence Lester: books, biography, latest update Donate to Love Beyond Walls here: LoveBeyondWalls – A Movement of Doers

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, author, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. You can get her debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt with Wipf and Stock Publishers on Amazon and wherever books are sold. In this episode, lean in and get cozy. We are talking about everything The Way Back to Ourselves, the literary journal, upcoming events, and our mission. We also chat about art, faith, writing, and belonging, as well as our upcoming projects and best advice about writing. You don’t want to miss this one! You can find Kimberly Phinney on Substack and Instagram here:My Way Back | Kimberly Phinney | SubstackKimberly Phinney🪴| Your Poet Counselor (@thewayback2ourselves) • Instagram photos and videos You can find Sarah Steele here: bysarahsteele.com – Words + WatercolorAn Ocean Without: Learning to Embrace Boundaries: A Story in Poems: Steele, Sarah, Steele, James: 9780997445336: Amazon.com: Books You can find Kimberly Kralovic here:HOME | Kimberly KralovicKimberly Kralovic | Writer (@kimberlykralovic) • Instagram photos and videosThe Daily Mental Fight | Kimberly Kralovic | SubstackThe Mental Fight on Apple Podcasts You can find Ashley Whittemore here:🌿 Ashley Whittemore (@ash.whittemore) • Instagram photos and videosproof of living | Ashley Whittemore | Substack

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, author, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. You can get her debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt with Wipf and Stock Publishers on Amazon and wherever books are sold. In this unique and unscripted episode, I got to sit down with Daniel Eccles of The Opportunity Collective. We got to co-interview each other and chat about making opportunities happen in our lives through connection, community, and collaboration. We also talk a bit about our own stories and passion projects, as well as faith and the arts. Listen for fun name drops with our friends steve veasey and Tanner Olson, as well as others like Deidre Braley and Edward Holmes. Want to hear more from Daniel Eccles? Visit Daniel at his website: Home | Daniel Eccles Listen to his podcast: The Opportunity Collective | Podcast on Spotify Read his Substack here: The Opportunity Collective | Daniel Eccles | Substack

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, author, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. You can get her debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt with Wipf and Stock Publishers on Amazon and wherever books are sold. In this unique and unscripted episode, I got to sit down with bible teacher and author Jen Weaver, as we co-interviewed each other about our faith journeys, creative process, and poetry books that are out now. If you are looking for inspiration for your next creative endeavor or some comfort in life's hardest moments, then this episode is for you. Want more from Jen Weaver? Website: Hi, I'm Jen. Author, Podcast Host, Bible Teacher, And Ministry Coach... Passionate About Helping You Experience A Vibrant Life With God. | Jen Weaver (thejenweaver.com) Book: Amazon.com: A Beckoning To Wonder: 9798989876303: Jen Weaver: Books Instagram: Jen Weaver | Bible Teacher & Podcast Host (@thejenweaver) • Instagram photos and videos  

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, published writer, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. You can get her debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt with Wipf and Stock Publishers on Amazon and wherever books are sold. The Way Back to Ourselves also wants to invite you to our first ever in-person retreat, THE CULTIVATE RETREAT in Winston-Salem, NC June 22-23, 2024. Learn more here: You’re Invited: TWBTO Cultivate Retreat June 22-23 in Winston-Salem, NC — THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES (thewayback2ourselves.com) In this episode, I got to sit down with Rachel Marie Kang to talk about her new book, The Matter of Little Loses. We talked about grief, faith, hope, Shakespeare, and the literary luminaries that have helped Rachel in her grief and the changes in her life. It’s an episode that seeks to speak into grief and hold you exactly where you are. You don’t want to miss this one! Want more from Rachel Marie Kang? The Matter of Little Loses: Amazon.com: The Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things: 9780800740870: Rachel Marie Kang, Ramsey, K.J.: Books Let There Be Art:Amazon.com: The Matter of Little Losses: Finding Grace to Grieve the Big (and Small) Things: 9780800740870: Rachel Marie Kang, Ramsey, K.J.: Books Website: Rachel Marie Kang Instagram: Rachel Marie Kang (@rachelmariekang) • Instagram photos and videos

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, published writer, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. In this amazing episode, I got to sit down with author, podcaster, speaker, and tech entrepreneur Jordan Raynor. We talked about his new book The Sacredness of Secular Work, which was a game changer for me. And I know it will be for you, too. When we follow Christ, everything in our lives is sacred; and that means your work--no matter what it might be--is sacred, too! Also, stick around until the end, where you'll get to hear me read my new poem, "Women's Work," which will be in my debut poetry collection, Of Wings and Dirt, out this spring with Wipf and Stock Publishers. You can connect with Jordan Raynor in a few places: Instagram: @jordanraynor Website: www.JordanRaynor.com Podcast: Mere Christians Podcast And you can buy his new book, as well as his other big hits, like Redeeming Your Time, Master of One, or The Creator in You, wherever books are sold, as well as on Amazon.

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, published writer, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling. You can find Kimberly Phinney on Substack and Instagram here: My Way Back | Kimberly Phinney | Substack Kimberly Phinney🪴| Your Poet Counselor (@thewayback2ourselves) • Instagram photos and videos In this episode, lean in and get cozy. We are talking about everything The Way Back to Ourselves, the literary journal, upcoming events, and our mission. We also chat about art, faith, writing, community, and what is going on in the editors’ worlds, as well as their upcoming projects and best advice about writing. You don’t want to miss this one! Sarah Steele: bysarahsteele.com – Words + Watercolor An Ocean Without: Learning to Embrace Boundaries: A Story in Poems: Steele, Sarah, Steele, James: 9780997445336: Amazon.com: Books Kimberly Kralovic: HOME | Kimberly Kralovic Kimberly Kralovic | Writer (@kimberlykralovic) • Instagram photos and videos The Daily Mental Fight | Kimberly Kralovic | Substack The Mental Fight on Apple Podcasts Ashley Whittemore: 🌿 Ashley Whittemore (@ash.whittemore) • Instagram photos and videos proof of living | Ashley Whittemore | Substack

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, English professor, published writer, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community care and mental health counseling.

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, professor, writer, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community and mental health counseling. SHINING A LIGHT ON MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH The month of November is also known as Movember, which is a movement to shine a light on men’s mental health. In this two-part series, come join mental health counselor Blake Roberts and artist and writer Steve Veasey, as we lean in to learn more about this silent epidemic and how men can help themselves and one another and how women can help the men they love. BLAKE ROBERTS | Mental Health Counselor You can follow Blake on Instagram @blake.the.counselor and get his Substack newsletter here:(1) More to the Story | Blake Roberts | Substack Follow along with Blake as he grows a platform for men's mental health. Sign-up and connect. You can also connect with him at his website:Counselor in Brentwood TN for Men & Teenage Boys (blakerobertscounseling.com) STEVE VEASEY | Artist, Writer, and Mental Health Advocate You can follow Steave on Instagram @steve.can.draw and get his Substack newsletter here:steve veasey | Substack Contact Steve for commissioned art, collaborations, or to book him for a talk. You can also buy his upcoming special second edition book Thin Spaces in the new year. Stay connected with him at his rad website: steve can draw | illustrator, author and coffee lover. He's definitely cooler than me!

The Way Back Podcast is brought to you by www.TheWayBack2Ourselves.com and is hosted by founder Kimberly Phinney, professor, writer, and counselor, earning her doctorate in community and mental health counseling. SHINING A LIGHT ON MEN'S MENTAL HEALTH The month of November is also known as Movember, which is a movement to shine a light on men’s mental health. In this two-part series, come join mental health counselor Blake Roberts and artist and writer Steve Veasey, as we lean in to learn more about this silent epidemic and how men can help themselves and one another and how women can help the men they love. BLAKE ROBERTS | Mental Health Counselor You can follow Blake on Instagram @blake.the.counselor and get his Substack newsletter here: (1) More to the Story | Blake Roberts | Substack Follow along with Blake as he grows a platform for men's mental health. Sign-up and connect. You can also connect with him at his website: Counselor in Brentwood TN for Men & Teenage Boys (blakerobertscounseling.com) STEVE VEASEY | Artist, Writer, and Mental Health Advocate You can follow Steave on Instagram @steve.can.draw and get his Substack newsletter here: steve veasey | Substack Contact Steve for commissioned art, collaborations, or to book him for a talk. You can also buy his upcoming special second edition book Thin Spaces in the new year. Stay connected with him at his rad website: steve can draw | illustrator, author and coffee lover. He's definitely cooler than me!

The Way Back Podcast from TheWayBack2Ourselves.com is excited to kick off our Reading Room series. This week's theme is RELEASE. Join Kimberly Phinney as she explores the theme of RELEASE in the autumn season, life, literature, and faith. Lean in as she talks about her own health struggles with chronic illness and Stage 4 Endometriosis and her upcoming major surgery that is meant to restore her back to health. She'll be reading from the greats, like Mary Oliver, A.E. Housman, John Bunyan, and Dane Ortlund's breakout book, Gentle and Lowly. She'll even read one her own poem written for this season. So, get cozy, brew yourself some coffee or tea, and prepare to sit and stay a while. You belong here.

The Way Back Podcast from TheWayBack2Ourselves.com is excited to kick off our interviews with a two-part series with Nicholas Trandahl, award-winning poet, journalist, veteran, and outdoorsman. Follow us as we journey into the wild, seeking truth and beauty, as Nicholas recounts his most dangerous adventures and the poetry they inspired. You don't want to miss this, friends. So come journey with us as we find the way back to ourselves with Part 2 of "Into the Wild." *** Get in touch with Nicholas Trandahl on his Instagram @nicholastrandahl and on his NEW Substack nicholastrandahl.substack.com. You can also purchase his books of poetry, like Mountain Song and All the Color, All the Wind on Amazon. We highly recommend it.

The Way Back Podcast from TheWayBack2Ourselves.com is excited to kick off our interviews with a two-part series with Nicholas Trandahl, award-winning poet, journalist, veteran, and outdoorsman. Follow us as we journey into the wild, seeking truth and beauty, as Nicholas recounts his most dangerous adventures and the poetry they inspired. He also debuts one of his brand-new poems, "After the Last Supper." You don't want to miss this, friends. So come journey with us as we find the way back to ourselves. *** Get in touch with Nicholas Trandahl on his Instagram @nicholastrandahl and on his NEW Substack nicholastrandahl.substack.com. You can also purchase his books of poetry, like Mountain Song and All the Color, All the Wind on Amazon. We highly recommend it. *** And if you enjoyed this episode, stick around for Part 2 of the series, which will drop next week. We will chat about our favorite poets and writers, answer your questions, and more.

OUR MISSION: WE ARE FOR SEEKERS, BELIEVERS, WANDERERS, & CREATIVES. Welcome to THE WAY BACK Podcast from The Way Back to Ourselves with founder, writer, professor, and counselor Kimberly Phinney. In today's very FIRST and completely UNSCRIPTED episode, Kimberly talks about the journey to The Way Back to Ourselves and the thoughts and dreams behind it. You can connect with Kimberly and The Way Back to Ourselves in several places: Website: THE WAY BACK TO OURSELVES (thewayback2ourselves.com) Instagram: @thewayback2ourselves Substack: My Way Back | Kimberly Phinney | Substack LinkedIn: (12) Kimberly Phinney, M.Ed. | LinkedIn Email: [email protected] YOU BELONG HERE.

Let the journey begin.