PRN: Pause, Renew, Next

Did you know that there is more than one kind of memory? In telling our stories, we are accessing both explicit and implicit memories to form a coherent narrative. In this episode, we’ll begin with a calming exercise, then talk about the role of about explicit and implicit memory in our lives and in our stories. We’ll end with an exercise that can help to access and incorporate both ki...

What is memory, and how does memory affect how we process and tell our own story? In the next couple of episodes we’re going to dive into that subject together. We’re also going to talk about how we are story-bound people. So, join me for this 150th episode of the podcast, as we explore our stories through the lens of memory. May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

Join me today, as we spend a few minutes together meditating on one the stories of Jesus. His stories, called parables, are earthly stories that carry a heavenly meaning. They share ideas and metaphors to describe his Kingdom. If you want to read along, we’ll be in Matthew 13, in the New Living Translation. We’ll end our time together with a breath prayer. May you be encouraged on your...

As we continue the theme of examining our stories, today I’m posing the question, what if it turns out that your story is ordinary? Join me today for an 11-minute reflection episode. We’ll begin with a grounding exercise, reflect together on what it means to live an ordinary life, and then close with a benediction. May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

In today’s episode, we’re continuing to ponder our own stories. Specifically, we’re examining how the lens of how suffering affects our stories. To do so, I’m using Walter Brueggemann’s framework for considering the Psalms in 3 parts: Orientation, Disorientation, and Reorientation. Regardless of which of these three frameworks you currently find yourself in, I hope th...

What makes a compelling story? On this episode, I talk about this idea and more with author, Katie Powner. She was on the podcast three years ago to talk about her first book, The Sowing Season, and today, we’re talking about her newest book, The Wind Blows in Sleeping Grass. On this episode, Katie and I talk about the writing life, animals, Montana, what she’s reading these days, and...

This is a relaxed episode. No music. No centering practice. It’s just me, being honest with you, about my own soul-care practices in this season. May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

In today’s podcast episode, we’re going to be meditating on a familiar story, but from a different perspective. We’ll begin our time together with a breath prayer, and then examine the story of The Good Samaritan. Get ready to employ your holy imagination! May you be encouraged on your journey with Jesus.

It was a joy to have Alicia Akins back on the podcast today to talk about her new book, The Gift of the Outsider: What Living in the Margins Teaches Us About Faith . This season we are talking about stories, and one story that needs to be told is that of the outsider. In this episode, Alicia defines what an outsider is, and we talk about the beauty of discovering the gifts that come to the body of...

All day, every day, we are being inundated with an onslaught of stories, but do we have a limit to how many stories we can take in? In today’s episode, we’re going to talk about that very thing! We’ll start the episode with a slow-down exercise, then spend some time considering how the stories we hear affect us. We’ll also talk about spiritual practices that we can employ t...

This season on the podcast we are immersing ourselves in stories: the stories of Scripture, the stories of guests, and learning from storytellers. However, there’s another story that deserves to be looked at this season, and that’s your story. In today’s episode, we’re beginning to examine and engage our own stories. We’ll begin with a grounding exercise, then begin t...

What happens when you firmly know your whole life story, only to one day find out a secret that changes the way you look at your past? My guest today, Robin Parish, lived through just such a life shift. She shares today about her healing journey, and how she is reframing her story. You will come away from this episode amazed and encouraged. If something resonates with you from listening to Robin&#...

It’s been a while since we’ve had a soul-care reflection episode, and what better way to reflect, than with a Scripture meditation. This season, our theme is “Tell Your Story,” so we are spending some time with the stories of Jesus, the Author himself. In today’s episode, we’re reflecting on one of the shortest parables, found in Luke 13. It may be a small story...

Today, we begin season 6 of the podcast! This season our theme is, Tell Your Story, and what better way to begin, than to talk to a storyteller. Our podcast guest today is, T.I. Lowe, storyteller and author. Personally, I’m a fan of her books, so it was a joy to get to sit down and talk to her about writing, life, motherhood, and faith. Although her pen name is T.I. Lowe, to her friends, her...

This is the last episode of Season 5, and I’m so thankful for another great season! Today’s episode is such an important addendum to this spring’s podcast series on attachment. My guest today is an old friend of PRN, Melissa Corkum. She was on the podcast a couple of years ago to talk about connected parenting and the Enneagram . In this episode, she’s back to talk about a...

Today, we’re finishing our attachment series, by talking about moving from insecurity in our relationship with God to a place of security. Remember all of the insecure attachment styles? We’re going back over them today, but differently! Instead of relating them to our earthly relationships, we’re exploring how they present themselves in our relationship with God. Just as always,...

Before we close our attachment series, I wanted to spend some time talking about what attachment looks like in our relationship with the Lord. Of course, that begs the question: How can we be attached to someone who is invisible? In order to do that, we’re diving into Scripture to find examples of secure attachment. We’re spending time with the Trinity, but also with David, because thr...

I’m so excited to share the second part of my conversation with Jeffrey and Amy Olrick! If you missed last week’s episode , I hope you’ll go back and listen. In this episode, we’re continuing to talk about the needs of children and parents, and how those needs relate to attachment research. I love when research meets real-life, and Amy and Jeffrey do this beautifully in the...

As a part of our attachment series, I am so pleased to share this conversation with you. This episode takes all of the attachment information we’ve talked about thus far and makes it applicable and relevant to our everyday lives as parents. It was such a joy to talk with Jeffrey and Amy Olrick about their book, The 6 Needs of Every Child: Empowering Parents and Kids Through the Science of Co...

We’ve made it through all four of the attachment styles, but wait! There’s a fifth style, and this one is the most hopeful of all. It’s called earned secure attachment. Thankfully, God has designed our brains to be able to learn secure attachment patterns, even in adulthood. In today’s episode we’ll talk about ways in which one can move from insecure attachment to ear...

Continuing PRN’s attachment series, in today’s episode, we’re talking about the last two attachment styles: Anxious Avoidant and Disorganized. If you’ve missed the episodes outlining the first two attachment styles, Secure Attachment and Anxious Ambivalent , I encourage you to go give those a listen before continuing with this episode. Although the content in today’s...

Welcome back to PRN’s Attachment Series! Today, we’re talking about the first of the insecure attachment patterns: Anxious Ambivalent. If you missed the episode on Secure Attachment , you might want to go back and listen to that one before starting this episode. There is so much information in this episode. It’s a lot to digest! By the time we finish this series, you’re goi...

Welcome back to our attachment series! Before we jump into the insecure attachment styles, I thought we might talk about an important need that correlates with attachment, and that is authenticity. This episode dives into the work and research of Canadian physician and author, Gabor Mate, to look at how both of these needs are set up in early childhood, and continue to manifest in our adult lives....

This week on the podcast, we’re jumping into the four attachment patterns, beginning with secure attachment. In this episode, we’ll cover the fundamentals of the “attachment dance,” the hallmarks of secure attachment, and how having a secure attachment style sets us up for healthy emotional regulation and resiliency. This is such an important topic, and there is so much mor...

Today, we’re continuing our new podcast series on attachment, by diving into the history of attachment theory. If you like biography episodes, or learning about history, this episode will delight you. In this episode, we’ll be talking about 3 of the main attachment players: John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, and Mary Main, and how their work has influenced the way we now think about parentin...