The Arise Podcast

Jen Oyama Murphy of Paper Crane Coaching  joins Maggie and Danielle to talk about her work with dreams. Jen is a Story Guide. She has a BA in English from Yale University. She’s worked in ministry and Non-profit settings for 30 years using both theology and psychological modalities. She’s a dream guide, a mom and she most recently worked for t he Allender Center in Seattle. Jen has been a guide fo...

Cyndi Mesmer – colleague, mentor and friend to Danielle. She’s first and foremost a wife and a mom of five. She’s a therapist and owns her own group practice called Art of Living Counseling based out of Illinois. She also works at the Allender Center, based out of Seattle, WA, and wears many hats as a teacher and trainer as well as story facilitator. Cyndi is an avid reader and loves to hang out w...

  Resources for Learning about Consent: https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent " What is consent? Consent is an agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity. Consent should be clearly and freely communicated. A verbal and affirmative expression of consent can help both you and your partner to understand and respect each other’s boundaries. Consent cannot be given by individu...

David Hayward is the NakedPastor www.nakedpastor.com 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 Theological Studies, as well as Diplomas in Religious Studies and Ministry. He is also a writ...

Phil Allen Jr is author of Open Wounds, a filmmaker, theologian, poet and PhD Candidate. He is founder of Racial Solidarity Project, an organization committed to justice through solidarity, community building and healing.  You can connect with Phil work at: www.philallenjr.com Twitter @philallenjr Instagram: www.instagram.com/philallenjrig/   facebook www.facebook.com/philallenjr Get his new book...

Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley, PhD  is an activist/scholar, distinguished teacher and wisdom keeper who addresses a variety of issues concerning American culture, faith/spirituality, justice, race/diversity, regenerative farming, our relationship with the earth and Indigenous realities. His expertise has been sought in national venues such as  Time Magazine, The Huffington Post and Christianity Today.  D...

Rebecca Wheeler Watson - CRT Instagram Live 8/28/2021 Notes Rebecca lives in Virginia, has completed  Law School at UCLA, holds a Master’s in Marriage and Family Counseling, is also a licensed minister. What is Critical Race Theory? We need to define it before we actually step into defending or refuting, coming to the pros and cons, in order to have informed discussions.  Rebecca says, CRT is a wa...

This is a special episode corresponding with an upcoming  demonstration of "loving your neighbor" in our hometown of Poulsbo, WA. You will hear a collection of voices and words of why folks love their neighbor as a direct response to  an upcoming known hategroup leader speaking a local church in our community this coming Sunday (Aug 22nd.) To call on the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin  Luther King J...

This is part two of a conversation with Michael Chen of AAPI.Liturgy. Recorded on April 30th, 2021 Find Michael Chen on instagram @aapi.liturgy  Michael Chen lives in Philadelphia with his wife Rachael and their two boys.  He is a graduate of Princeton Seminary where he earned his Master of Divinity, and is currently working on a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy at Eastern University.  As a long...

Find Michael Chen on instagram @aapi.liturgy  Michael Chen lives in Philadelphia with his wife Rachael and their two boys.  He is a graduate of Princeton Seminary earned his Master of Divinity, and is currently working on a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy at Eastern University.  As a long time campus minister, he has a heart for helping people live more fully into their  unique identity and voc...

Marisa Wandeler is a trauma Coach in the somatic mind-body realm with a heavy emphasis on decolonized Psychology. She leans on indigenous practices and meets virtually one-on-one with clients from all over the world to experience their stories as an empathetic witness.  Marisa says that COVID has shown that in America we have not been equipped to process or handle this current level of suffering....

We are filled with sorrow and rage. In the last year, violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has surged 149% according to a recent article in Time . It is sickening and heartbreaking. The most recent attack gaining national attention happened last week in Atlanta on March 16th,  (the murder of 8 people) 6 of whom were Asian women in what has still yet to be classified as a hate cri...

We welcome back to the podcast, Rev. Dr. Susie Beil of Summit Ave Presbyterian Church and Deanna Gemmer, Director of Community Development and Engagement to talk about Lent. We are currently in the church season of Lent. Danielle names it has almost been a year since our lockdown began in Washington State and we’re still battling COVID. “We are still in the wilderness!” Deanna agrees, it was about...

Leticia Ochoa Adams is a wife, mother, grandmother and loves her family’s three pit bulls. She is a born-and-raised Texan. She is Hispanic, Catholic, Whole Life, anti-racist and is dedicated to helping people make space in their lives for their own grief or for the grief of those they love. She speaks and writes on parenting, her Catholic faith, learning how to process childhood trauma and suicide...

Yvette Stone, psychotherapist and dv advocate. She has her own private practice and is an affiliate and trainer at NW Family Life . During covid she graduated from grad school and started her own practice. It’s been a season of “Grief and Gratitude.” When people ask “How are you doing?” For the first time in my life I stop and say, “I don’t know.” It’s complex and we’re all carry so much. There ar...

Tamara Woodruff Bio: Tamara is a self proclaimed Justice Warrior, who is, admittedly, still learning what that means. She spent 7 years on active duty with the Navy as a Surface Warfare Officer (plus a few more as a Naval Reservist). She’s now a Navy spouse who has lived all over the U.S. from Virginia to Rhode Island, Hawaii, Florida, Washington state, and Washington DC. She is currently living i...

Links: Connect with Rev. Dr. Susie Beil and Deanna Gemmer at Summit Ave Presbyterian Church.  You can read Seattle Presbytery's   Rev. Eliana Maxim and their statement about the co-opting of Christian symbol's in Wednesday's attempted coup. PSUSA's Statement . National Council of Church's call for Trump's Removal. “Happy New Year!” is said with fear and trepidation according to Rev. Dr. Susie Beil...

Danielle and Maggie pick up the previous episode’s conversation around comfort vs. distraction/numbing.  Maggie says there’s a great temptation to “get out of our bodies” because this season is so long, so uncertain, there’s anxiety and fear; it’s seemingly unbearable. Things that bring us comfort are things that will invite us into our bodies. Distraction and numbing are ways to dissociate and es...

Dan Allender, PhD - is a pioneer of a unique approach to trauma and abuse therapy that has brought healing and transformation by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse. He helped found the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology in 1997 as well as the Allender Center in 2011 to train leaders and mental health professionals to courageously engage others’ stories of h...

Diana Frazier - Story-teller, musician, worship leader, mother, wife and entrepreneur who's on sabbatical from her business Poulsbo Elderberry.  Alex Jacobson -  Leader, speaker, writer, avid book reader and book reviewer, activist, advocate, lives on her hobby farm with her husband of 12 years and their five children. She's an excellent cook and provides tips and tricks on her instagram and blog...

Dr. Kimberly Riley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and a certified child mental health specialist in the state of Washington. She has experience working with children and is passionate about their behavioral health needs, although she currently works mostly with couples and families in the private practice setting. She loves being a wife and mom to her 3 teenage daughters. She also enj...

Continuing our conversation with Pastor Michael Walker... You can listen to PART ONE HERE . Maggie jumps right in: When we’re reading stories from the bible, what do they illustrate for us today around how to engage racial tensions, political systems, caring for the oppressed and marginalized? What do we about injustice? The story in Judges about the Levi and the concubine — the way she was treate...

Pastor Michael Walker has been follower of Christ for 47 years and served in ministry since 1986. He is a black American male, married to his college sweetheart, they're a biracial couple happily married for over 30 years. He has served as a youth pastor, missionary in Africa for 11 years, the Director of Love Botswana Bible School, and as Director of Word to Africa Mission school in Botswana, Out...

COUNT The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it.  ~John Lewis  (1940-2020)   Votes are voices cast Upon excruciating water Splashed like dark oval notes In bottles like ships illustrating Hope thrown or sent Out to sea See power   Full votes cast one By one faces circulate in flowing lines — post offices Polling places voices...

Megan Lundstrom is the co founder and Director of Research at The Avery Center, a nonprofit organization that serves victims and survivors of exploitation and human trafficking through evidence-based, survivor-centered programming. Megan holds a Bachelors of Science in Finance and Masters in Sociology from the University of Northern Colorado.  During COVID Megan lead her company through a legal na...