The Arise Podcast

Website is reclamationcounseling.net  and my instagram is @reclamationcounselingllc Jenn is a therapist and writer who resides in Mobile, Alabama. She is also currently working as a fellow with the Allender Center. A lifelong resident of the south and a mother of four wild and remarkable daughters, she is passionate about reclamation. She loves to see those who know the legacy of trauma carve new...

From Danielle: " Alethea is a skilled facilitator, and compassionate truth teller - and all around good people. Alethea teaches me, through her way of moving in the world, to continue to use my own voice. I know her to bring her awareness in difficult spaces for herself and others in moving towards healing. Alethea lives her life through the lens of love." I would be honored to co-host a podcast w...

Akuyea Karen Vargas: source ( https://www.tidelandmag.com/articles/2022-03-a-warrior-for-peace ) (photo credit:  Nora Phillips) "Vargas may be small in stature, but the 59-year-old mother of three is a towering presence in the West Sound’s African American community. An army veteran, community activist, arts educator, youth mentor and historian, she has been a tireless advocate for the young and u...

Misty Harper-Anderson is someone who values deep connection and authenticity in relationships. She has led in various faith spaces for the past eight years after spending the first part of her vocational life in the corporate world. She is a visionary leader who appreciates the power of collaboration.   Misty is the Senior Director of Event Management for Pulse (https://pulse.org). Additionally, s...

  Bios: Ernest Gray Jr. is the pastor of Keystone Baptist Church located in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago.  He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute with a degree in Pastoral Ministries, and a graduate of Wheaton College with a Master’s Degree in Biblical Exegesis.  He completed his PhD coursework at McMaster Divinity College and is currently completing his thesis within the...

Bios: Ernest Gray Jr . is the pastor of Keystone Baptist Church located in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago.  He is a graduate of the Moody Bible Institute with a degree in Pastoral Ministries, and a graduate of Wheaton College with a Master’s Degree in Biblical Exegesis.  He completed his PhD coursework at McMaster Divinity College and is currently completing his thesis within the c...

And this week  you're going to listen in on a conversation between myself,  Rebecca Wheeler Walston, and TJ Poon. We're all part of a project we've been working on together for over a year now. And, and as part of that project, we're exploring the Latinx experience in, in this time. And so what, what we're doing in this conversation is kind of fleshing out, like, what does it mean to have an inter...

My name is Jacqueline Batres Bonilla. I was born in El Salvador and moved to Minnesota at the age of 11 years old. I am a Cáncer survivor who lives with a grateful heart and with a mission to bring God’s kingdom to the earth. Happily Married to Marvin Batres who are also excited to become adoptive parents. I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist working with individuals, couples and families. I am als...

Hospitality, Advocacy, Education and Community (Belonging) with Latina Martha Little of Kitsap County - "Anytime we have a conversation with, with someone, it's like, um, you are part of our family. You are part of us. And so we want to impart that, that wisdom and that love, because we want to, um, we want to ensure that we're all a family and we're all, you know, um, benefiting from, from each o...

Dr. Eliza Cortes Bast is a fierce and honest follower of Jesus. She is a pastor and denominational executive, dedicated to helping churches think missionally. She lives into her passion by connecting people, advocating for the community, and helping organizations think strategically so they can be healthy, vibrant, and sustainable. Eliza lives in Michigan with her patient and handsome husband EJ,...

Danielle's Fall Story Groups:  https://wayfindingtherapy.com/groups Email or Call for more information (danielle@wayfindingtherapy.com) Spiritual Abuse Story Group (with Kali Jensen ) Women of Color CoHort (With Abby Wong-Heffter / Jen Oyama Murphy ) Race and Story (with Kali Jensen ) The Art of Living Narrative Training. https://artoflivingcounseling.com///trauma-focused-narrative-group-therapy/...

In an ongoing season littered-literally - with bodies of color, lets disrupt norms, love one another well - advocate for one another, let’s urgently pursue collective identity work for white bodies that can run in the same direction as the folks of color. Let us be active participants in healing collective trauma. Let us not further perpetuate the dominant cultural norms that I believe many conser...

Angie Hong is a worship leader, writer, and speaker. She has completing her master’s of divinity from Duke University and lives in Durham, North Carolina, with her spouse and two children. Angie's Article in the Atlantic " The Flaw at the Center Purity Culture " Atlanta Spa Shooting - March 17, 2021 Resources: The Folly of 'Purity Politics'     - A new book by Julie Beck that argues for the value...

Connect with Jana through her website:   janalgpeterson.com NAIITS - North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies Here are some resources: A great conversation on the Syrophoenician Woman from Dr. Mitzi Smith and her colleagues:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVy-kp-3jDY&t=4994s The book referenced by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove is Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Sla...

Poem  Incident at the Oscars.   Psalm 116:2 [NLT] "Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Connect with Susan on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/susanhcunningham/ Or find her online at: https://www.susan-cunningham.com/ Susan is listening to:   Kate Bowler's Podcast Everything Happens Brené Brown's Unlocking Us Podcast and Dare to Lead Podcast a podcast on gr...

CORRECTION: Ancestors from Melitopol, Ukraine not Mariupol, Ukraine. The Daily Show's Trevor Noah on Refugees : "...refugee is not a synonym for brown person. Anyone could become a refugee. It's a thing that happens to you, it's not who you are." -Trevor Noah NAACP's tweet comparing the treatment of Haitian Refugees in 2021 to the treatment of enslaved people in the 1800s.  Photo of Strollers left...

TRIGGER WARNING-- This episode may be disruptive and uncomfortable for some listeners. If you become dysregulated, please pause and offer yourself kindness.  Rebekah Vickery is a Psychotherapist in the Pacific Northwest at Heart Root Psychotherapy,  She's also the program coordinator at the Allender Center . She is a friend and Danielle's former classmate from Grad School. Connect with Rebekah:  E...

Jenny McGrath is a licensed mental health counselor who does somatic psychotherapy and teaches movement. She offers online classes and courses that help individuals find their way back to their body. She is passionate about helping folks who grew up in fundamental Christianity work through deconstruction in a way that honors their faith and their body.  She is researching purity culture and Christ...

This episode was recorded in Dec 20, 2021.  Tracy Johnson – Lives in Austin, Tx. Works with and for Chris Bruno at Restoration Counseling in Fort Collins, Colorado. She is the founder and Chief editor of Red Tent Living Magazine, online space for women around the world. She works in the virtual world with story work and spiritual direction, seeing people from all over the world.  Chris Bruno – Fou...

We have a special bonus episode today as we remember one year ago and the Jan 6th (2021) insurrection at the capitol. We’ve asked former guests, friends and colleagues what they remember about this day? What this event meant to them? How they are feeling a year later.  Hearing the words, stories and tears from each of the folks who’ve taken the time to lend their voice to this project has been a p...

Danielle kicks off by asking Rebecca what “collective identity” means to her.  As a Black American woman she has a sense of herself as a part of a community that is larger than herself. It is a community she can rely on and one that she feels a strong sense of responsibility to the collective as a whole and the people in it.  Danielle wonders what collective identity mean for the Mexican Americans...

No guest today! Just Danielle and Maggie. We can talk about a lot things…. But we wanted to talk to what it’s been like to have our kids back to in-person school, COVID updates, Advent and Year End. Maggie said, yes let’s start with Advent. It’s the season we’re in, both in the Church Calendar and in our lives with COVID. It’s the waiting, the darkness, but also the anticipation. This is parallel...

At Cultivate Counseling Services we believe in creating space for conversations that bring healing, from one on one conversations to collective community conversations on relevant cultural topics. We offer counseling sessions and groups for individuals, couples, families, and also provide training programs for businesses, schools, and churches.   Therapist: Kali Jensen (LMHC) Kali founded Cultivat...

This episode, our notes will be brief, in order to honor both host's bodies. Over the Thanksgiving Weekend, both Maggie and Danielle lost a Grandparent. In order to give ourselves space and then practice a bit what we talk about, the notes for this episode will be brief. "Rachel is a foster, adoptive and bio mom with three kids in her home, a foster son in her heart and five babies in heaven after...

Back by popular demand, David Hayward, the NakedPastor  returns to the Arise Podcast.  You can listen our first conversation with David HERE . David is a cartoon artist who uses his art to challenge the status quo, deconstruct dogma, and offer hope for those who struggle and suffer under it. After 30 years in the church, he left the ministry to pursue his passion for art. He holds a Masters in The...