The Place We Find Ourselves

The Place We Find Ourselves


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134 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 3
March 13, 2023

In order to heal from sorrow, we need to move our bodies as we participate in rituals of honoring and releasing our sorrow. A ritual is a sequence of bodily movements and symbolic actions performed wi

133 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 2
February 27, 2023

This is part 2 in a series of episodes on how to engage our sorrow and grief in a way that brings healing. The focus today is on the four conditions needed to allow us to work with sorrow and grief. F

132 How to Heal from Sorrow and Grief Part 1
February 13, 2023

For most modern people, the place we find ourselves is in a land where grief and sorrow are unwelcome. Most of us do not feel like the people around us can bear the depth of our sorrow and grief. And

131 Engaging Your Family of Origin Story with Dan Allender
February 04, 2023

This episode is a joint release of The Allender Center podcast and The Place We Find Ourselves. We have all experienced hurt, abandonment, or disappointment at the hands of our parents or caretakers,

130 But Then Something Happened
January 30, 2023

Im joined today by theologian and author Pete Enns, who also co-hosts a podcast called The Bible for Normal People. Although we talk about quantum physics at the end, the focus of our conversation is

129 What Gets in the Way of Healing? Four Obstacles
January 16, 2023

God created our hearts, minds, and bodies to heal. When the conditions are right, healing will occur. Therefore, its important to clear away the things that block the right conditions for healing. To

128 When Bible Verses Are Used Against You (or, Is Your Heart Really Trustworthy?)
January 02, 2023

Last year I saw an Instagram post asking people to share stories of Bible verses that had been used against them. The comments section was devastating. I read story after story of how the Bible had be

127 Trauma, Fragmentation, and the Soothing Certainty of Dogmatism
December 26, 2022

Connections between brain regions lead to a healthy and stable brain (and a healthy and stable life). Trauma prevents these brain connections. This is known as fragmentation. In todays episode, I exp

126 When Neglect Is Not Really Neglect
December 05, 2022

Pascale Wright joins me today to share a very vulnerable story from her childhood. The temptation is to view her story as one of neglect but its not. We cover a lot of ground today, including: Pasca

125 Spiritual Wounding: What It Is and How To Heal Part 2
November 21, 2022

Todays episode looks more deeply at the spiritual abuse KJ Ramsey suffered at the hands of Christian leaders. We begin by talking about the relationship that many Christians have with their emotions.