Podcast Episodes

Grief & Gratitude in Partnerships and Parenting

Join Dan and Rachael as they explore the intimate relationships we have in our lives now - our spouses, children, roommates and friends - and how we …

4 years, 7 months ago

Grief & Gratitude with Family of Origin

As we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Dan and Rachael continue their discussion on the intersection of grief and gratitude, focussing …

4 years, 7 months ago

Relationship Between Grief & Gratitude

Dan and Rachael start a new series on grief and gratitude. In this episode, they outline the importance of being open to grieving in order to be open…

4 years, 7 months ago

Remembering Formational Stories: 10 Year Celebration

Dr. J. Derek McNeil, president of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and Cathy Lorezel, Co-founder of The Allender Center join Dan and Racha…

4 years, 8 months ago

When Hiding Keeps Us From Authenticity

This week, Dan and Rachael discuss how hiding keeps us from being authentic. Sometimes hiding can be an outright refusal to let others see, and other…

4 years, 8 months ago

Sabotage, Self-Contempt & Reenactment

This week, Dan and Rachel discuss sabotage and its connection to self contempt, which has capacity to ruin communities and lives.

4 years, 8 months ago

Scapegoating, Projection, and Envy

This week, Dan and Rachael discuss scapegoating as a kind of rage that moves into the dehumanization of others. Stemming from contempt and judgement,…

4 years, 8 months ago

When Rage Keeps us from Community

What keeps us from engaging well with one another? 

For the next few weeks on the podcast, Dan and Rachael are going to be debating four categories t…

4 years, 9 months ago

Friends from the Beginning: 10 Year Celebration

When Cyndi Mesmer agreed to participate in the very first Training Certificate program in 2011 (now Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Leve…

4 years, 9 months ago

Healing from Spiritual and Sexual Abuse

Today on the podcast, Dan and Rachael finish a conversation on spiritual and sexual abuse by discussing the impact of these types of abuse and ways w…

4 years, 9 months ago