Poema Podcast
Episodes
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Poema S7 021 | Our Grief Stories: J. A. Browne
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Monday Apr 26, 2021
Today a new on-off series 'Our Grief Stories' begins with author J. A. Browne telling the story of the loss of her mother in 2015, and then her dad in 2019, how she experienced grief, her reaction, and the lessons she learned.
She tells us how she learned how we experience life differently through the lens of loss, and how the loss of a parent is a very particular, and very painful type of grief. She tells us the physical, emotional and bodily trauma responses.
In talking about this I resonated and shared a bit of my own journey, as we found shared experiences and reactions to the loss of a parent, how life changes, how it influences our life choices, and how we have both discovered healthy ways to process and manage our grief.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Poema S7 020 | Rev Dr Kate Hanch PhD on Reclaiming Women's Voices & Finding Hope
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Today Rev Dr Kate Hanch PhD, comes on the show to talk about her study on prophetic humility through the lens of women, and marginalised women.
Fully acknowledging her own inbuilt bias and white privilege, she talks about how we need to centre women in conversations around theology, and historical women theologians whose voices have been silenced due to patriarchy.
Dr Kate then moves on to talk about how and where she is finding hope in these difficult times we're living in and how her faith helps her face challenges. And then she talks about finding joy in the midst of pain, and lessons we can learn from periods of struggle.
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Poema S7 019 | Bob Doto on Sitting with Spirits
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Monday Apr 19, 2021
Today I welcome writer and speaker Bob Doto to the show. In this episode we explore how we can have a form of relationship with the spirits of those who have passed.
Bob explains how he discovered and experienced how we can encounter spirits and do spirit work through the lens of biblical hermeneutics, magical and mindfulness practices, shadow work, and self-inquiry.
Bob shows having a relationship with the spirits of those who have passed is not only possible within the all Christian traditions, but is inherent to the faith as a whole - and we discuss exactly how this fits in with the practices and experiences of lament and grief.
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Poema S7 018 | Caroline McGraw on Why You Don't Owe Anyone
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Monday Apr 12, 2021
Today author and coach Caroline McGraw joins me to talk about her new book and why "You Don't Owe Anyone".
Caroline explains to us how often we feel obligated to the world around us, feel we "owe" people and put impossible expectations on ourselves, and the unhelpful roles we can sometimes assign ourselves. We explore the dangers of perfectionism and how to free ourselves of it.
We also discuss why it's so important to name what we're carrying - fear, trauma, mistakes - and face up to it in order to be transformed and grow. And why continually pursuing growth is so important.
Finally, Caroline gives us some practical steps we can take to begin this journey in our own lives.
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Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Poema S7 017 | Sarah Bessey & Lisa Sharon Harper on the Rhythm of Prayer
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Today I'm joined by author & speaker Sarah Bessey, and speaker, author, podcast host and activist Lisa Sharon Harper, to talk about the new collaborative book they've worked on and contributed to, along with many others, 'A Rhythm of Prayer'.
We talk about the background to the creation of the book in the context of the events of the last 12 months - global pandemic, the murder of George Floyd, the US Presidential election and the weight this book carries and the message it wants to send us in these times of grief & uncertainty.
We talk about the inspiration for Lisa's own contribution, Sarah's reasons for creating this book and the importance of new liturgies for a new time - and the significance of all of these voices being women.
"A Rhythm of Prayer" is available now at all online booksellers.