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In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with Tammi Van Drunen, a longtime Faithwalker, Faithwalking coach, facilitator, and Circle leader, and children's minister. Tammi shares about the impact of Faithwalking on her relationship with her kids and on her ministry with kids and their parents. She expresses how much she loves walking parents through this process, because of how much change she sees i...

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with Ben Vos, a youth pastor and Faithwalking grad who lives and serves in northwest Iowa. Ben shares that the impact of Faithwalking for him has been in layers - among other things that he is more patient, quicker to listen and much better at listening, and a less-anxious person - and that he is a better employee, husband, and father. He talks about his growth i...

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with Deanna Napier, a teacher and coach and a long-time Faithwalker and FW coach. Before Faithwalking, Deanna struggled with deeply ingrained feelings of worthlessness that she brought with her out of her first formation. Faithwalking helped her identify where that lack of worth was coming from and to address its root causes. Deanna shares that at the time she de...

In this episode, Ken Shuman shares a Substack post by Alan Hirsch* in which Hirsch reflects on words from theologian-psychologist Richard Beck on the concept and nature of "Satan." Hirsch speaks of the forces in the world that are anti-Jesus, and the temptation for those in the Church to adopt the same tools and become anti-Jesus in his name. But he also celebrates the good news of the O...

In this epsode, Ken Shuman shares a personal transformation story about the power of asking the question, "What is my role in keeping this problem in place?" He shares how he asked himself this question when reflecting on an area of chronic disappointment in his life, and how it led him to an important and potentially life-changing realization and a powerful guiding principle that he wil...

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with Aundrea Baker, a professional coach, spiritual director, Faithwalking coach and board member. Aundrea shares a powerful Faithwalking testimony of healing and reconnection - reconnection with herself, her emotions, and her body and restoration of important relationships that had been estranged. She talks about learning to manage her anxiety, dismantling her v...

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with Mario Ramos, a retired pastor and professor from San Antonio, TX, and a Faithwalking coach, facilitator, and board member. In it Mario tells a powerful story of personal and relational transformation as a result of the work he has done through Faithwalking. He speaks of a need for acceptance, love, and affirmation so vast "it was like the Grand Canyon -...

In this episode, Ken Shuman talks about pursuing the practice of curiosity. He states that curiosity is foundational to developing healthy relationships, to developing extraordinary relationships, and to our growth in emotional maturity. He posits that shame is what often stands in the way of curiosity, along with our triggers and wounds. This episode was recorded on June 27th, 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with Stacey DeLaney, a Faithwalker, FW coach, and children's book author who is retired from public education and lives in upstate NY. Stacey shares that Faithwalking pulled her out of a "deep hole" and dramatically changed how she perceives the world and her relationships and how she interacts in her relationships - and that it has had a particular...

In this episode, our guest speaker Lou Huesmann (who is a regular participant in our Keep Calm weekly gatherings) grapples with the question, "What role does faith play in Faithwalking?" as well as how faith fits in with the five components of emotional maturity that Ken has been teaching us about - self-awareness, self-definition, self-regulation, personal responsibility, and self-diffe...

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks of the deep Faithwalking value of offering a safe space for everybody, and the challenge that presents in the midst of so much diversity and polarization in our world. He shares the critical building blocks for creating a safe place and describes the kind of safe people he hopes Faithwalkers become. This episode was recorded on June 13th, 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman speaks with John Reasons, a pastor and Faithwalking coach from Texas, about the authenticity and safety of the FW process and the gift of experiencing people's stories of change and transformation as a coach journeying with them through the process. John shares that the process of Faithwalking allows people to begin to experience the "fully alive life," th...

In this episode, Ken Shuman talks about another component of self-regulation - managing our anger. He speaks about the root causes of anger and getting clear about what our triggers are, then what we can do to respond to our anger without sinning. Ken distinguishes between reactive anger and assertive differentiation and reminds the group of the concept of sin as shalom (or wholeness) breaking, th...

In this episode, Ken Shuman states that learning to regulate ourselves is a big piece of growing in emotional maturity, and that one way we can do this is to learn how to manage ourselves when we are triggered. Part of learning to manage ourselves in this way involves taking responsibility for getting healing for the wounds of our past. In this episode, Ken shares 10 ways we can begin to tackle th...

In this episode, Ken Shuman has a conversation with Dawn Bird, Faithwalking coach, facilitator, board chair, and manager of our coaching area, about what Faithwalking has meant to her and why she invests so much in it. As she shares about her journey with this work and the powerful impact it has had on her relationship with her adult children, among others, Dawn states that she has yet to find any...

In this episode Ken and a group of Faithwalkers discuss how to respond when we are triggered. Ken states that the goal is not to never be triggered - the goal is to manage ourselves as well as we can in the midst of being triggered, taking full responsibility for our part in the triggering. Ken encourages the group to go deeper, to drill down into what is behind the triggering. He offers some key...

In this episode Ken Shuman has a conversation with Tony Mayer, a Faithwalking coach, facilitator, and our newest team member, about his Faithwalking journey and why he invests so much in this work. Tony discusses managing anxiety during the stress of a cross-country move and in a new context and showing up differently in the midst of anxiety from the way he did before. He also shares how Faithwalk...

In this episode Ken Shuman states that a huge part of growing in emotional maturity is learning to define ourselves - and then aligning our lives with that self-definition. What does it look like to live it out? To illustrate this concept, Ken shares some of the ways he defines himself and how he puts that self-definition into action. This episode was recorded on May 16th, 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman has a conversation with Dr. Sarojini Sharma, an internal medicine physician, FW graduate, and FW coach. In it Sarojini shares her story of burn-out and the healing she encountered through the Faithwalking process and practices. Key for Sarojini was learning to slow down and live an unhurried life; learning to manage her own anxiety and determining what she is responsibl...

In this episode Ken Shuman speaks about one component of self-regulation - adaptability, and more specifically, the capacity to face and embrace change and challenge as part of growing in emotional maturity. This episode was recorded on May 9th, 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman has a conversation with Sean Rutter, a Faithwalking graduate and new FW coach, about the lie he used to believe that drove him every day and the way FW has equipped and freed him to live into his best and truest self. This episode was recorded in March 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman shares the next major component of emotional maturity, self-regulation, and breaks it down into five key areas that have a powerful impact on our lives, our relationships, and our alignment with the way of Jesus. This episode was recorded in May 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman states that if you want to know what God is like, you only have to look at Jesus. He encourages us to ask the question whether our theology aligns with what we know of the character and heart of God, as God will always be consistent with his character. If our theology doesn't match, then it is time to reconsider our theology. This episode was recorded in April 2025.

In this episode, Ken Shuman has a conversation with Amy Keahi, a Faithwalking graduate and nonprofit leader from Sioux Center, Iowa. In this conversation Amy shares some of the things that have impacted her most in her FW journey - among others, learning to be curious rather than defending herself; becoming as emotionally healthy as she can be so she can do a better job of helping and leading othe...

In this episode, Ken Shuman shares a Good Friday message on what he believes about Jesus and why we are people of hope. Not even death stops the Kingdom! It has come, and it is coming! This episode was recorded in April 2025