Selah - A Deep Pause

After an unexpected month away following a family emergency, we're back - and returning with one of the most honest conversations we've had. This episode explores a question that quietly shapes every relationship: What does it actually mean to feel safe in a relationship? For one person, safety might mean feeling heard and emotionally connected. For another, it might mean being accepted without cr...

In this deeply raw and vulnerable episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , Laura and Tim share what they call their “third energetic divorce” - a six-day separation that forced old identities, old coping mechanisms, and buried truths to finally surface. What began as a simple disagreement unexpectedly opened the door to something much deeper: months of unspoken tension, nervous system overwhelm, adaptive...

This episode is an invitation to see beyond the surface. When you look at a man who appears strong, grounded, and unshakable…  you’re not seeing the full story. Our very special guest, Slade Thompson, shares his journey from chaos, addiction, and emotional suppression to a path of deep healing, presence, and service. In this conversation, we explore:  The hidden pain many men carry   Why asking fo...

In this deeply personal episode, Laura shares a powerful realization that unfolded after a recent Wachuma journey… not during the ceremony, but in the quiet days that followed. What began as a simple, repeated vision revealed something much deeper - a moment from childhood where a part of her learned to turn off her light in order to feel safe. Together, we explore how the nervous system protects...

In this episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , Laura shares a deeply personal and embodied experience that unfolded over several days… one that didn’t come as a story, but as something that moved through her. What began as a physical response in her body revealed something much deeper. Not just emotion, but a somatic and relational experience tied to old wounds, generational patterns, and a level of hea...

What happens when the things we never say begin shaping our relationships? In this episode of Selah – A Deep Pause , we sit down for a conversation with our friend, Jon Jennings, about truth, resentment, and the courage it takes to stop editing ourselves in relationships. Many of us grow up looking outside ourselves for answers. Parents, teachers, religion, and culture often tell us what we should...

In this episode of Selah, Laura and Krissi explore what happens when your body knows something before your mind is ready to admit it. From childhood conditioning to adult relationships, many of us were trained to override our signals in the name of being polite, spiritual, patient, or “measured.” Over time, that quiet comes at a cost. Not always in lost relationships or outcomes, but in delayed bo...

What happens when the roles that once defined you start to fall away? In this episode of Selah – A Deep Pause , Laura, Tim, and Krissi explore what most people call a midlife crisis, but what they’ve learned to call The Tunnel . A season where kids are grown, work shifts, identities loosen, and you’re left asking a quieter, more unsettling question: Who am I when no one needs me? They talk honestl...

In this episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , Laura and Krissi explore a tender but powerful theme: reorganizing relationships . Not because anyone is “wrong,” but because something new is asking to be supported. Laura shares what it felt like to move through a season of shedding, where emotions got louder and her body stopped letting her ignore the truth. Together, they talk about sacred reciprocity ,...

2025 had surprises. Some were beautiful. Some were… OUCH !!! In this episode, Laura and Tim reflect on what this year revealed, what actually worked, what didn’t, and the patterns that kept showing up until they finally landed. We talk about learning to catch triggers sooner, listening without fixing, setting boundaries without guilt, and why “just because I can doesn’t mean I should” became a tur...

In the final episode of 2025 - and the closing chapter of Season One - Laura and Krissi welcome Danielle for a deeply honest conversation about grief as initiation, shedding old identities, and finding the courage to come home to ourselves. Framed by 2025 as the year of shedding - the Year of the Snake , a time of dissolving illusions and accelerated transformation - this episode follows Danielle’...

Hormones and the holidays 🦃… what could possibly go wrong? In this episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , Laura and Krissi get honest about what happens when midlife hormone shifts collide with family traditions, expectations, and “be pleasant and fine” energy. Laura shares the story of returning from a three-and-a-half-week honeymoon cocoon feeling soft, grounded, and in love, only to crash hard once...

Where does judgment live in your body — your jaw, your chest, that whisper of “I should have known better”? In this week’s episode, Laura and Krissi explore what it means to see our mistakes as medicine — not proof that we’ve failed, but invitations to soften, reflect, and reconnect. Because let’s be honest… we’ve all had those “I would never” moments that turned into “until I did.” Together we un...

In this episode, Laura and Krissi sit down with Laura’s longtime friend, Dr. Michelle Cox — a physician, veteran, and regenerative medicine practitioner who also works with psychedelics and breathwork. 🌿 What starts as a “let’s just see where this goes” kind of chat turns into a deep, funny, and refreshingly honest conversation about rupture and repair , anger as wisdom , and the power of saying...

What happens when “success” looks perfect on paper but feels empty inside?  In this heart-forward episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , we sit with dear friend Samantha Guthrie to explore the moment she said “enough.” Together, they unpack the patterns that keep high-achievers on autopilot—people-pleasing, overworking, and equating worth with output—and the brave practice of pausing long enough to choo...

Community is beautiful… and messy. Wherever humans gather, there will be difference, tension, and sometimes rupture. In this episode, Laura and Krissi dive into the uncomfortable but transformative space of conflict in community .  Together they explore:  ✨ Why conflict is not failure, but a sign of life and care  ✨ The myth of “perfect” community vs. authentic connection  ✨ How old patterns of...

In our last episode, Laura shared the moment she felt truly heard . Today (In Part 2 of our listening and repair series), Tim is back to tell his side - what changed in the quiet, how listening with his whole body replaced the urge to fix, and how that single pivot reshaped their marriage, parenting, and community.  We explore:  Willingness over winning : dropping the agenda and the mask. Nine day...

In this episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , Laura and Krissi dive into the art of listening, not just with our ears, but with our whole presence. Beginning with an ancient teaching about why we shout when we’re angry, Laura shares how distance between hearts shows up in relationships, and how listening can become a powerful act of love. Together they explore: Why anger and shouting often signal dista...

What if the moment everything falls apart is actually the beginning?  In this deeply personal episode, Laura invites her husband, Tim, into the Selah space to share the sacred collapse that nearly ended their marriage - and ultimately transformed it. With Krissi guiding the conversation, they reflect on:  Living in the "gap" between where you are and where you think happiness lives The roles we fa...

What happens when your body speaks - but no one, not even you, is listening?  In this powerful episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , Laura and Krissi explore the moment when your body quietly (or not-so-quietly) whispers “enough.”   Through raw personal stories, they unpack how we learn to silence our truth to keep the peace, earn love, or fit in - and what it takes to finally reclaim our voice.  From...

Selah: A Deep Pause – Episode 2 Host: Laura Deir Producer & Editor: Krissi Burdette Laura and Krissi return with a powerful conversation about the wisdom held within our bodies. 💫 Topics in this episode: How physical pain can be our body’s way of speaking truths we’re ignoring Laura’s raw and personal story of 12 years of chronic back pain—and the moment she refused to accept someone else’s v...

✨ In this very first episode of Selah: A Deep Pause , host Laura Deir and producer Krissi Burdette invite you into the heart of what this podcast is all about: truth, transformation, and the sacred power of slowing down.  Laura shares the origin of the word Selah —a message whispered through a past life regression—and how it became a guiding light for this space. Together, she and Krissi explore...