The Arise Podcast

Mary Lovell is a queer grassroots organizer, visual artist, and activist who has been fighting oil and gas infrastructure and for social justice for their adult life - living up in the Kitsap Penninsula they are working on their first book  and love working with people to build power in their communities Welcome to the Arise podcast. This is episode 12, conversations on Reality. And today we're to...

Guest Bio : Renee Kylestewa Begay is from the Pueblo of Zuni in Southwest New Mexico. She is a mother to three daughters and married to high school sweetheart Donnie Begay. During her undergrad, she founded the Nations movement—a national ministry... Good morning. It's October 30th, 2025. Can you believe it? So I'm releasing these videos. Today's videos on resilience. Four distinct cultures coming...

BIO: Sandra Van Opstal EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF CHASING JUSTICE Sandra Maria Van Opstal, a second-generation Latina, is Co-Founder and Executive Director of Chasing Justice, a movement led by people of color to mobilize a lifestyle of faith and justice . She is an international speaker, author, and activist, recognized for her courageous work in pursuing justice and disrupting oppressi...

Vanessa Ogaldez, LAMFT SPECIALTIES: Trauma Couples Communication Identity/Self Acceptance https://www.dcctherapy.com/vanessa-ogaldez-lamft From Her website:  Maybe you have said something like, “What else can I do?” and it is possible you feel stuck or heartbroken because you can’t seem to connect with your partner as you want or used to. Whether or not you’re in a relationship and you have experi...

BIO: The Reverend Dr. Starlette Thomas is a poet, practical theologian, and itinerant prophet for a coming undivided “kin-dom.” She is the director of The Raceless Gospel Initiative, named for her work and witness and an associate editor at Good Faith Media. Starlette regularly writes on the sociopolitical construct of race and its longstanding membership in the North American church. Her writings...

Bio: Jenny - Co-Host Podcast (er): I am Jenny! (She/Her) MACP, LMHC I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Somatic Experiencing ® Practitioner, Certified Yoga Teacher, and an Approved Supervisor in the state of Washington. I have spent over a decade researching the ways in which the body can heal from trauma through movement and connection. I have come to see that our bodies know what they need....

Danielle ( 00:20 ): Welcome to the Arise podcast, conversations about reality and talking a lot about what that means in the context of church, faith, race, justice, religion, all the things. Today, I'm so honored to have Sarah Van Gelder, a community leader, an example of working and continuing to work on building solidarity and networks and communication skills and settling into her lane. I hope...

Bio: Jenny - Co-Host Podcast (er): I am Jenny! (She/Her) MACP, LMHC I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Somatic Experiencing ® Practitioner, Certified Yoga Teacher, and an Approved Supervisor in the state of Washington. I have spent over a decade researching the ways in which the body can heal from trauma through movement and connection. I have come to see that our bodies know what they need....

Bio Phil Allen, Jr., PhD is a theologian and ethicist whose research and writings include the intersections of social structure, race, culture, and theology and ethics of justice. He has authored two books: Open Wounds: A Story of Racial Tragedy, Trauma, and Redemption and The Prophetic Lens: The Camera and Black Moral Agency From MLK to Darnella Frazier. He is an affiliate assistant professor at...

Rebecca A. Wheeler Walston, J.D., Master of Arts in Counseling Email: asolidfoundationcoaching@gmail.com Phone:  +1.5104686137 Website: Rebuildingmyfoundation.com I have been doing story work for nearly a decade. I earned a Master of Arts in Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary and trained in story work at The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. I have served...

Reality and Faith Prompts 1. What are the formations or structures for how you know you are in reality in regards to your faith? Do you have indicators? Internal senses? External resources?  2. Who are you in active dialogue with in regards to your faith? Who that is living and who that is passed on?  3. When you encounter dissonance with your reality of faith, how do you stay grounded in your exp...

The Arise Podcast – Edited Transcript Speaker 1 (00:29): Welcome to the Rise Podcast. As part of this process, we're going to talk about what reality is—how to find it, and how to ground yourself in it. I’ll have some regular co-hosts with me, as I mentioned earlier, and we’ll continue to explore faith, gender, race, sex, the church—all in the context of discovering reality. Today is September 10,...

 Spiritual Abuse, Christianity and the Election with Guest Host Christian Nationalism and Spiritual Abuse: A 90 minute workshop with Jenny McGrath (click here to register) w/Danielle S. Castillejo and Jenny McGrath Are you confused about what is going on in the US? Do you feel triggered about past spiritual abuse when you see certain elected officials and faith leaders using harmful rhetoric? Are...

https://www.philallenjr.com Phil is a man driven by vision, compelled to fulfill God’s calling on his life. His passion is not only to see individuals come to know and grow in a relationship with Jesus, but to see social transformation that includes addressing systems and structures that affect the everyday lives of people, especially those typically pushed to the margins because of oppression, in...

Trigger Warning: Proceed only if you are comfortable with potentially sensitive topics. This is not psychological advice, service, or prescriptive treatment for anxiety or depression. The content related to descriptions of depression, anxiety, or despair may be upsetting or triggering, but are clearly not exhaustive. If you should feel symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, please seek professiona...

Matthias Roberts is a queer  psychotherapist (in Washington State) and the author of both "Holy Runaways: Rediscovering Faith After Being Burned by Religion" and "Beyond Shame: Creating a Healthy Sex Life on Your Own Terms". He is one of my favorite friends I met in graduate school, a human deeply committed to connection and curiosity,  and someone who I deeply admire. With Matthias, I feel a sens...

Trigger Warning: Proceed only if you are comfortable with potentially sensitive topics. This is not psychological advice, service, or prescriptive treatment for anxiety or depression. The content related to descriptions of depression, anxiety, or despair may be upsetting or triggering, but are clearly not exhaustive. If you should feel symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, please seek professiona...

    Contributors are listed here: Danielle S. Castillejo (Rueb), Cyon Edgerton, Rachael Reese, Chasity Malatesta, Debby Haase, Kim Frasier, Briana Cardenas, Holly Christy, Clare Menard, Marjorie Long, Cristi McCorkle, Terri Schumaker, Diana Frazier, Eliza Cortes Bast, Tracy Johnson, Sarah Van Gelder, Marwan, and more   Welcome to the Arise Podcast, conversations on faith, race, justice, gender, an...

  Link to Solutions article: HERE https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/03/10/parent-group-offers-steps-toward-safety-inclusion-in-schools/69987422007/   Latino parent group presents steps toward safety, inclusion in schools Danielle S. Castillejo Guest column On February 7 community members gathered at a town hall meeting in Poulsbo to support the Latino Parent Group’s request t...

STOP the HARM NOW Background informa/on, context and chronology of events: For those fighting racism in the North Kitsap School District  In November you, NK families, were asked to come up with solutions to the problems your students and you are experiencing. As a member of the Poulsbo Latino community I was invited to support my community in coming up with viable solutions. A good place to start...

Hey y'all, some reason I have to think that all of us got into this work is because there's something about telling our story or being on the other side of listening to someone else's story that connects us. And it's not just the pain that connects us, it's the goodness that brings us together when we can be with another person in their pain and the story of their people and the pain of their peop...

Latino parents, students say they face racism, discrimination at North Kitsap High Peiyu Lin Kitsap Sun NORTH KITSAP — More than 40 members of the Latino community gathered in the library of North Kitsap High School on Tuesday to tell high school administrators about instances of discrimination against Latino students. Participant after participant stood up and spoke, most in Spanish, offering tes...

LINKS to ARTICLES https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2022/11/26/latino-parents-students-discrimination-racism-at-north-kitsap-high-school/69673972007/ https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2023/02/06/latino-parent-group-meeting-with-north-kitsap-schools-over-race-issues/69864128007/ https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/opinion/columnists/2023/03/10/parent-group-offers-steps-toward-safety-inclusion-in-...

Listen to this fun conversation with @indwell_movement and @abbymwong and myself @artoflivingcounselingcenter as we talk about attachment, somatic body movement, and group work in the context of story. I love these fierce, brilliant and playful woman and we love doing our Trauma Focused Narrative Group Trainings and would love to have you join us for our upcoming spring cohort. Deadline for regist...

TELLING A TRU(ER) STORY MASTER CLASS Are you struggling with a traumatic experience or maybe trying to better understand how your past keeps impacting your present?  Are you in a helping profession (mental health professionals,  ministers, spiritual directors, teachers, mentors) and want to learn how to assist others that are navigating traumatic experiences? Introducing a NEW 2-Track professional...