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How do we work with doubts that come up around our visions, dreams, and hopes? How might we embrace the flow of liminality? Where might be invited to courageously embrace and tend to the wisdom of our wounds?

In this offering, I share my personal notes and contemplations about the week ahead. With the invitation of astrology as the portal and with the guidance from my sacred ancestors, I hope these messages will serve you as you walk your path.

While this contemplation was inspired by the energy and the astrology of the week of 12.11.23, I also offer the possibility that the message here is relevant for you - even if you found the episode sometime in the future. 

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We're continuing our monthly astrology series and looking at the astrology of October 2023. HOW ARE WE ALREADY IN OCTOBER???

The theme for this month is "At A Crossroads" - so we're breaking down the idea of "crossroads" in some really intricate ways, because it's a common theme in mythology and folklore across many cultures. October is basically like one giant crossroads moment. Where will you choose to go from here? 

We're not going to sugarcoat it: October has a lot going on. You might say it'll feel pretty "heated" because the "Via Combusta" (AKA the "fiery road") is getting activated by a ton of planetary alignments. We're telling you what the Via Combusta means and how it's being activated throughout the month. Between two eclipses (a New Moon Eclipse in Libra and a Full Moon Eclipse in Taurus), five (count them, five!) planets changing signs, and Pluto finally ending its long retrograde...there's a lot of cosmic action going on and we're ready to share it all with you.

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Ready to shiver down your spine? Embark on a hair-raising exploration of liminal spaces with us - those eerie places that evoke feelings of fear and unease, such as abandoned malls and desolate train stations. We share our own personal experiences with these unsettling locations and the ghostly figures that seem to inhabit them, drawing you into the chilling world of liminal spaces and questioning the very fabric of reality.

As we journey deeper into these strange and enigmatic territories, we'll also discuss essential tips for staying safe while exploring. Learn the importance of sticking together, packing supplies, and marking your trail, especially in areas like the Paris Catacombs. Whether you're a seasoned urban explorer or simply captivated by the unknown, this episode promises to keep you on the edge of your seat! So buckle up, and let's navigate the twilight zones of liminal spaces together.

This episode follows Chapter 3, Section 4: "Activate Responsibility" of Anxiety... I'm So Done with You! The idea of responsibility may stress you out because it feels like an obligation or a trap. In this episode, I debunk that idea and explain how responsibility brings freedom. You'll learn how

• Responsibility leads to a positive self-view
• It energizes and invigorates you
• To think of yourself in a power role when approaching tasks
• To negotiate for what you want

Stepping closer to adulthood could be daunting, but I'll show you how accepting responsibility is good for you. 

Adolescence is a time of transition. Many traditional cultures have rites of passage designed to help youth transition from childhood to adulthood, also known as liminal time. In Western society, many of us have been disconnected from our ancestors' rites of passage ceremonies, which could make youth feel adrift. In this episode, I acknowledge that loss and make suggestions to smooth the process of stepping into responsibility. 

You'll learn the benefits of responsibility in so many areas of your life. Let me show you how responsibility is your ally. It'll help you become empowered, invigorated, and purposeful. Most importantly, it has the potential to give you control over your anxiety. 

"Responsibility makes you feel good about yourself. You'll feel accomplished,  relieved when the task is off your plate, or happy if you helped someone. Plus, if you had a challenge when doing that task, you will feel proud for overcoming that challenge." - Dr. Jodi Aman

Resources discussed in this episode:

• Order the Book: “Anxiety . . . I'm So Done with You: A Teen's Guide to Ditching Toxic Stress and Hardwiring Your Brain for Happiness”
• Blog post and resources
• Arnold Van Gennep and Rites of Passage
• “Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains how the pandemic affected teen brains” on YouTube
• Find Your Diamond Confidence e-course
• Teaching Teens Growth Mindset
• How to set SMART goals
• The Number 1 Reason Kids Complain
• How to Teach Empathy to Your Teen and Why They Will Thank You!
• Why Kids Need Chores

About Dr. Jodi Aman

Therapist | Author | Spiritual Mentor

Dr. Jodi Aman is a Leadership and Spiritual Coach who has spent 25 years as a trauma-informed psychotherapist. She earned a Doctorate in Social Work in ’23, focusing on Leadership, Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Social Work acknowledges the person in their environment and understands how humans react to situations. Work with Jodi.

“After 25 years of clinical experience, I feel deep resonance and empathy for the complexities of others’ pain and am compelled to stand against the context of injustice that causes it. Using this keen understanding of how and why people suffer, my unique and varied training, rooted ethics, as well as decades being a trauma-informed psychotherapist, I help sensitive souls release what they don’t want, recover their energetic bandwidth, and grok a socially conscious life of overflowing joy. More about me.”

Her doctorate thesis project addresses the current teen mental health crisis. She is designing a psychoeducational curriculum for improving teen mental health. This program, called COMPASS, will help young people navigate human emotions, giving them the information to understand what is happening and the tools to heal themselves and their communities. If you care about, work with, love, and/or are concerned for teenagers and are worried about the devastating mental health crisis too many of them are living through, you may be interested in my research and plans for this classroom-based, culturally-sensitive curriculum for high school health teachers to facilitate during their mental health units. Learn More.

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Hey, you're here with Dr. Jodi, and this is Season 3 of "Anxiety… I'm so Done with You!" This podcast is a teen and young adult guide to ditching toxic stress and hardwiring your brain for happiness. If you're new here, grab a copy of my book "Anxiety… I'm so Done with You!" because this series goes section by section through the book, going a little bit deeper, giving more examples, and telling more stories. Season 3, which goes along with Chapter 3, expands hope by looking at your skills and abilities. 

You are amazing! You have many skills and abilities. However, anxiety does not want you to know that. It tries to block your view of them. But not anymore! This season, we'll bring them out into the open, giving you more access to them when you need them the most. As this season progresses, you're going to envision yourself in a new way––as a person who is able, caring, confident, and determined. Thank you for listening, subscribing, and leaving me five stars on Apple Podcasts. Mental health problems are skyrocketing, especially among young people, and this series will help them cease judging, stop questioning, and start healing!

Welcome to Chapter 3, Section 4: Activate Responsibility. In this episode, I'm going to discuss how:

1. responsibility leads to freedom and a positive self-view
2. responsibility can be energizing and invigorating
3. to position yourself in a power role when approaching any task, and lastly,
4. to negotiate for what you want

Before we dive into all that, remember that I go live every Monday on YouTube and Facebook. You'll find me on YouTube and TikTok at @DoctorJodi. 

"Responsibility" may have a bad rap, especially for teenagers! And that's because you're trying to individuate and become your own person. Developmentally, you are supposed to rebel. As you move along this process of individuating––

(I find the word "individuate" interesting because it doesn't mean be on your own or be a single, individual person; it comes from the word indivisible, meaning undivided. That means, as you grow into adulthood, you realize you are part of a whole. It's so convoluted that the word that means indivisible has a connotation of a person being on their own. It's supposed to be a person being a member of a whole community and connected to that community. Or even beyond the community––connected to the energy field and the land. Connected as in being one with all of that.)  

As you travel your life path from kid to adult, you are transitioning to this new identity––the adult you. In many older societies, older than Western culture, cultures that still connect with the land and are more communal, there are Rights of Passage rituals that young people go through to mark this transition into adulthood and their community. In these ceremonies, they accept the responsibility of adulthood. They take their position in society. There's a big hole missing in Western culture because most young people don't have these rituals to help them get through this time psychologically. 

An anthropologist named Arnold van Gennep studied rites of passage around the world. An anthropologist is someone who looks at human culture and humanity. He suggests that rites of passage and rituals follow the three-stage process described below.

1. In the first stage, you are changed from something you were to something new or different. That's called separation. You leave childhood––your young identity––and transition into adulthood. 

2. In the second stage, you remove yourself from society temporarily because you're in a period of transition called liminality; sometimes, I refer to this as the caterpillar's cocoon. 

3. The third stage is when you re-enter society as a new person, which is called incorporation. 

In adolescence, you are going through this process. If your family doesn't have a cultural ritual for this, you will have to feel your way through the process on your own. In the second stage, the liminal space is a betwixt-and-between place where you pull back from your parents and are in your head a lot. You're trying to figure out who you are and your position. In non-individualized cultures, you might be in the forest on a vision quest. If so, you would have a guide for this experience––the medicine person from the community or a spiritual elder would guide you through this process. 

As a young adult, you may be going through this liminal time. You might feel like you're in caterpillar soup, releasing that caterpillar body and growing a new body with beautiful wings. If you're here in this liminal space, having one or some adults in your life that you can trust makes it more accessible. If you don't yet have one, find a trusting adult to support you. Let them help you. Humans are not meant to do things alone, especially something as big as becoming your own person. You want an adult to show you that adulthood isn't that bad, that the responsibility that comes with it is freeing and connecting, and that it gives you a sense of purpose and position in the community, which provides you with belonging and lifelong happiness. 

Studies from all over the world show a correlation between purpose and living longer and happier. We'll discuss that more in Chapter 5, but as a preview here, I'm letting you know that a sense of purpose gives you a reason to live. It gives you a feeling of worthiness. You deserve/need that because people without a sense of purpose feel lost and untethered. 

How does responsibility equal freedom? 

Think about your life. In particular, think about a time when you're around well-functioning adults. (Sadly, I have to specify "well-functioning adults" because many of you have adults who are not functioning that well.) If not your parents or grandparents, there should be some good adult somewhere in your sphere; aunts, uncles, someone at school, a neighbor, or one of your friend's parents. Think about how you feel when you're around them. Reflect on when you helped them with something like holding the door for them, acting politely, or doing something kind. When well-functioning adults witness you being responsible, they want to give you things like compliments, privileges, support, and opportunities. They recognize you and are so happy that you're doing those things they want to give you whatever they can. That is how well-functioning adults act around young people who are responsible. 

I don't mean that they give you everything that you want. (That's not well-functioning to give someone everything that they want.) However, they want to give you rewards and privileges when they see your responsibility. And those rewards and privileges equal freedom to do the things you can't do if you hadn't earned them. 

People with rewards and privileges without having earned them usually don't appreciate them the same way as people who have earned them. The people who earn privilege through their behavior––and by behavior, I mean kindness and actions, and by actions, I mean, they are responsible, conscientious, ethical, and do what they say they're going to do––are usually nicer people to hang out with. They feel more grounded and comfortable with themselves. And because they're comfortable with themselves, they treat other people around them better. The amount of responsibility you embody is relative to the freedom you get. 

(There's a relationship, but not a guarantee. Because our world is very unfair, many injustices marginalize people in our society, keeping them from the opportunities they deserve. Then, bullies, criminals, and accidents hamper people's freedom, too. In general, though, responsibility is highly correlated with freedom.)

It's helpful to consider responsibility low-risk and high-reward because it's absolutely worth the effort. For example, if you showed commitment at a job, you'd get promoted faster and earn more money. Plus, responsibility won't only earn you rewards and privileges; it also makes you feel good about yourself. You feel: 

• accomplished
• relieved when the task is off your plate
• happy that you helped someone, and
• proud for overcoming any challenges you may have faced

On the other hand, being irresponsible makes you feel bad about yourself. You may not think you care about being "responsible," but often, even if it is below your awareness, there is shame and guilt about being irresponsible. Then, you have to overcompensate to convince yourself that you don't care, and the guilt and shame eat you up inside anyway, even if you deny them. Plus, being irresponsible hurts relationships. It gets you into fights and conflicts, makes you put walls up, keeps people away, and makes you distrust yourself and others. Unfortunately, this isolates you. 

Responsibility, though, connects you to people. It gives you a sense of belonging. People need you, and you need them. They help you, and you help them. For example, when you participate in your family chores, you are part of helping your house run. Even if you don't consciously care about that, your brain feels settled in that belonging. It enjoys the safety that comes with belonging to a group. Another benefit is that managing and completing tasks robustifies your prefrontal cortex. (I just made up the word "robustify," but I have not found another word that really portrays the same meaning––to make it fuller, richer, and more invigorated.) 

Anytime you build up your prefrontal cortex, your anxiety, and depression go down. I recently listened to a news segment with Sanjay Gupta, which I'll link to in the blog post that goes with this episode. He was referring to some studies of the teenage brain where they took MRIs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. On those scans, they found an overall shrinkage of the participant's prefrontal cortex, which they attributed to the lack of activity during the social isolation of the lockdowns. When the prefrontal cortex is under-stimulated, anxiety and depression increase. 

Remember, the prefrontal cortex is the mammalian brain that can override any false beliefs that the anxiety (the reptilian brain) tells you. That means the more robust the prefrontal cortex is, the less power anxiety has. The prefrontal cortex is the brain's executive functioning, where you make meaning and decisions and recognize your agency and authority. Now that we are post-pandemic, your prefrontal cortex desperately needs stimulation. 

The prefrontal cortex is stimulated through activities like problem-solving, challenging yourself, learning new things, and being creative. Responsibility makes you feel better! Anxiety and depression want you to pull away from any responsibility. Plus, they have you too exhausted to do anything. However, that not only keeps anxiety and depression in your life, but it makes them worse. Don't listen to the anxiety and depression. They do not have your best interests at heart. 

Do something little, even when you're exhausted, or the anxiety wants you to pay attention to its lies. Do something little, even if it's clean out one drawer. That might be all you can do if you're exhausted. Try that one little task. Then, celebrate it! Look at it. See how good it looks all organized. This will help you feel good about it. That's what we discussed in the last episode: celebrating anything you do. And it will feed you energy for the very next task. Then you get more energy to do the next task; you use the energy you get from that task to do the next task, the next task, and the next task. 

When you are unmotivated, you are an "object at rest" (inertia= object at rest stays at rest; an object in motion stays in motion). To get out of "rest," you must slowly transform yourself into an object-in-motion with your prefrontal cortex. Your mammalian brain has to make you engage in the first small task. You can't go from 0 to 100 (rest to super speed). You have to accelerate slowly. Luckily, once you are in motion, the inertia carries you, and it takes less effort to stay active.

The other thing about responsibility to remember is that you see yourself reflected off the people around you. So, when they see you as responsible, it affirms and acknowledges you. You feel really good about yourself. That acknowledgment, acceptance, appreciation, and being noticed? It lifts you, energizes, and invigorates you. Without positive feedback like this, you start to feel shriveled up. You stop having your dopamine release, and then you stop caring about anything. You feel increasingly exhausted, saying, "I'm so tired all the time. I'm so tired all the time." 

In that state, you feel like a victim of everything anyone asks you to do. The requests feel like demands and obligations. You feel powerless and out of control, so what do you do? You protest those things, but the protest itself can be more effort, while at the same time, you are losing your potential rewards or privileges from the conflict caused by protesting. (You don't win anything here. You just stay suffering.)

Instead, I want you to think about responsibility as you being in a power-role. You are choosing to do anything that you do. It's true! Everything you do is a choice. (Even if it doesn't feel like a choice, like when you are doing it because you don't want to get in trouble. You are choosing not to get in trouble.) When you feel empowered, that is your choice; it will feel totally different to do that thing. This is a mindset shift. It's always your choice; you just have to see it that way. Besides, sometimes doing the task is much less energy than protesting it. Plus, you get the benefits from doing it! 

Kind in mind: if responsibility gives you freedom, then responsibility gives you power. Tasks will seem more manageable when you think of it this way. They will take less energy to start because you're not fighting yourself as much. As time passes and you get used to doing things, your calorie-conserving resistance will decrease. When your brain gets used to tasks, it stops protesting them. The task becomes easier and worth the effort (since there's less effort.) Life is so much easier when you don't oppose the little actions you must do to manage your life. When you're used to doing them, they get easier, and you will get more opportunities. And you'll be able to handle bigger challenges that come your way. 

Before we close this episode, let's talk about negotiation. Negotiation is an excellent skill for anyone to have. The world works through relation and cause and effect. People have needs and wants, and also things to offer others. Humans are social beings, and we can't do everything that we have to do in our life alone. We can barely do a small portion of the things that we have to do in our life alone. We need other people, and other people need us. Therefore, you have to learn how to negotiate for those needs. When you were a child, people met your needs without you having to ask, but now that you're entering adulthood. You are in this liminal space. You have opinions about what you want and how you want it. So, you must start learning how to negotiate to get those things. What's important to know about negotiating is that it's a two-way street. You have to give something to get something in a negotiation. 

You're older now and can be responsible. You have to give what the other person needs to get what you need. "Giving" can sometimes merely be acting responsibly. For example, you have to clean your room before going out or do some extra chores to earn a few bucks. Here's a hot tip about negotiating: If you know the other person well, you know what they want, which will help you understand what you can offer them. Offer something first, something that you would absolutely do, before making your request. 

Keep in mind, though, if you offer something that you promised before but didn't do, it won't work. If you still need to build up trust, then you'll have to do something that you said you do before you get what you want. Expect you need to build trust before that kind of negotiation works. If you're saying, "I'll do this if you do this for me," they have to count on you that you will do that thing. If they can't count on you, you must do your thing first to earn what you want. That's where the responsibility comes in. When you're responsible, it gives you tons of negotiation power. That means you can ask for more things with fewer things you have to offer! They trust you already! 

I will link to more negotiation tactics in the blog post that goes along with this episode because this skill will help you so much in life. You'll use it in every single relationship: friends, romantic partners, kids, and in every career. No matter what you do, having a good understanding of negotiation skills will benefit you. The link to the blog post is in the show notes.

That's it for this episode. Thank you so much for sticking with me through this whole process. Today, I talked about 

1. Responsibility correlation with freedom and a positive self-view
2. Responsibility being energizing and invigorating
3. Thinking of yourself in a power role when approaching tasks
4. Negotiating for what you want.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for listening and commenting and leaving me a five-star review on Apple Podcasts. If I've helped you at all, share this book and podcast series because you never know who is struggling around you, and you might make a huge difference in their lives. The next episode is Chapter 3, Section 5, Activate Confidence. Read or listen to that section, and I'll meet you there.

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Welco ____... HEYYYY IT'S THE LUNAR GODDASS!  Good morning, I hope you are having a wonderful day withing the Scheming Mind Palace.  My True Party King always introduced me last so I'm butting in at the start so you understand that I, a She/WOW, will no longer be sidelined! ... Time for me to take some laughing gas before I surrender it all to the true Lunar Goddess, Hekate.  In this episode, we are also joined by Flash Harry,  Azula, and Vagabon as we each offer our addictions to the Holy Spirit, Hekate.  She has many names and faces but what remains consistent is her domain over liminality.  Just as Hekate guided Persephone out of the Underworld, we ask for the Mind Palace to be relocated from NYC to somewhere South.  So join us in this ceremony with candle burning, language learning, and Tarot Card discerning.  I hope that our ceremony with Hekate inspires you to offer your own addictions if you feel stuck at a Crossroads.  

In this episode, Lori and Christina answer an email question regarding "Empathy" through the lens of liminality.

Erik gives some practical ways to improve our empathy aptitude.

Discussed in the podcast:
LiL podcast about mourning. https://lifeinliminality.buzzsprout.com/887302/3641674-is-this-over-yet-a-posture-of-mourning-in-liminal-space.

Books:
Vulnerable by Raleigh Sadler
Power of Moments by Chip and Dan Heath
Compassionomics by Stephen Trzeciak and Anthony Mazzarelli

How can you reach states of awe? Can events hold transformational experiences that change people? Why do liminal spaces matter significantly in this era of online experiences? Can you design for radical self-expression and authenticity? In today´s episode, we are journeying with Dr Barbara Neuhofer. Barbara is a Professor of Experience Design and Head of Experience Design at the Department of Innovation and Management in Tourism at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria. She is also the co-founder of the award-winning Experience Design Summit Year Zero, a transformational experience event. Barbara’s research focuses on the experience and transformation economy. She consults, writes and speaks on the intersection of human experiences, experience design and transformation across the physical and digital domains. She has also spoken on The Global State of Awe at TEDx and been featured in international media around the globe.

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I’m @elenarodriguezblancofrom @authenticitys, and I’d love to be in conversation with you and hear your thoughts, ideas and feedback. Visit ReDesign-Travel.com for more notes on this Podcast and Authenticitys.com to follow our work.

‘The cut’ is one of the old vernacular names given to the canal. It was the one most of us used during my childhood. The name reminds us of its history and construction. This episode explores the strange and sometimes ambivalent place that canals inhabit within our natural and cultural environments.

Journal entry:

“14th November, Saturday.

Charcoal sketched tree against a rain faded sky.
 Clawed branches tangle in the dawn light.
 The cormorant is back,
        Pterodactyl winged, oily slick.
 A universe that barely touches mine. 
 It raises its head and looks up into the sky
          As the rain falls.
 At least we hold that much in common.”

Episode Information

Floating our Boat

Fran and Rich’s (Floating our Boat) podcast can be heard here: Floating our Boat podcast.
Their vlogs are a great way to experience life when living permanently aboard a narrowboat. You can watch them on their Youtube channel here: Floating our Boat Vlogs.
 
 

In this episode I refer to E Temple Thurston’s book The Flower of Gloster, published in 1911. Sadly, it is currently out of print, but second-hand copies are still available. There is also a free-access electronic copy (containing some wonderful illustrations by W.R. Dakin) is available at the Hathi Trust Digital Library . The link to the book is: The Flower Gloster. The reference to John Aiken and Anna Laetitia can be found on pages 40-48.

In the intro and outro, Saint-Saen's The Swan is performed by Karr and Bernstein (1961) and available on CC at archive.org.

Two-stroke narrowboat engine recorded by 'James2nd' on the River weaver, Cheshire. Uploaded to Freesound.org on 23rd June 2018. Creative Commons Licence. 

Piano interludes composed and performed by Helen Ingram.

All other audio recorded on site. 

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Published at a time when many parts of the world begin to see shoots of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, this week's episode of The Divine Feminist delves into the time between times and world between worlds that many of us seem to find ourselves in.

Sharing a little of her own lockdown journey, Ceryn speaks of the experiences many of us have had during this time of sheltering in place, and asks how we navigate a world that is no longer the one we shut out for protection, but isn't yet all that we know it can be.

Episode notes

• As this episode was recorded, crowds were taking to the streets to protest police brutality against Black people following the murder of George Floyd. For those wishing to continue their anti-racism education, please check out Academic and Writer Rachel Cargle's The Great Unlearn, which can be found here .
• The book Ceryn quoted at the end of today's podcast is Transformed by Birth, by Britta Bushnell
• Ceryn also mentions the music of Sam Fender, her soundtrack to lockdown 2020. Sam's album, Hypersonic Missiles is available on Spotify.
• Music is Start again, copyright Alex (2014), sourced through YouTube and available to hear in full here
• If you'd like to know more about working with Ceryn, and about Soul-Led Therapy, her approach to talking therapies, click here
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We've never walked this way before.

This motto has shaped the leadership of the Metro District for months. But the trial and transition we're moving through because of the COVID-19 pandemic puts the idea in a whole new light.

As we journey through this season, how can we adapt and discover new ways to walk with God? How can challenges and changes throughout our lives help us freshly see God at work and recognize the new ways He's leading us to walk with Him?

How can leaning into God during these seasons help us not only endure them, but grow through them? What new ways has God lead us personally and collectively during this difficult season?

How can trials help us to be pilgrims and exiles in this world, rather than being situated here? How can it sharpen our focus on the kingdom of God and grow? How can we be purposeful to discover God in this trial rather than passively trying to get past it? 

Dr. Chuck Davis joins hosts Kim Valenzuela and Metro District superintendent Rev. Kelvin Walker.  He has served as a pastor, missionary, seminary professor, and itinerant speaker. He trains church leaders in understanding culture for evangelism and mission, and empowering leaders in spiritual warfare for the advance of God's kingdom.

COVID-19 Resources and Information: https://metrocma.org/covid19
Collective Leadership: https://metrocma.org/podcast
The Metro District: https://metrocma.org/
Dr. Chuck Davis leadership: www.Globallead.org
Dr. Chuck Davis pilgrimages: www.Globalpilgrimage.org

Daily 5-6 Minute Podcast - The Living Word with Chuck Davis

Dr. Chuck Davis' Books:

Speak Up God is Listening, Listen Up God is Speaking (2020)

Jonah and Me: On Mission with God (2017)

The Bold Christian (2013)

El Cristiano Atrevido (2013)

In this episode, we test Noelle Kringle from the film Noelle on Disney+, interview Seth Barnes, author of Kingdom Journeys: Rediscovering Pilgrimage, and talk about how taking risks can change your life.

Seth Barnes, the leader of a large nonprofit and the author of a book about pilgrimage, Kingdom Journeys: Rediscovering the Lost Spiritual Discipline. Seth also happens to be my father-in-law, and in my book Crowdsourcing Paris, he’s the one who challenged me to add more adventure to my book project, which completely transformed the book and my whole trip.

• Seth Barnes' blog
• Kingdom Journeys (book)
• Camino de Santiago
• Liminal space
• Noelle (film)

In this interview we talk about some of Seth’s biggest adventures, including a journey to Cambodia as a young man to work with refugees during the Cambodian genocide and his frequent hikes along the Camino del Santiago pilgrimage trail in Spain and France. At the end of our conversation we talk about the nature of adventure and our need for risk in our lives so that we can live better stories.