the REALIFE Practice Podcast

Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley join Sharon Swing for a conversation that lists many healthy ways to grieve. This is part 2 of this conversation. You can find part 1 as episode 49. If you are interested in becoming equipped to facilitate others thru 'Listen to My Life' life mapping materials, you can get more information about our upcoming Facilitator Certification Workshop, November 18-20 in the Chi...

Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley join Sharon Swing for a conversation that lists many healthy ways to grieve. If you are interested in becoming equipped to facilitate others thru 'Listen to My Life' life mapping materials, you can get more information about our upcoming Facilitator Certification Workshop, November 18-20 in the Chicago Area. You can find more information here:  https://onelifemaps.lpag...

Adele Calhoun, along with her husband Doug and Clare and Scott Loughrige are authors of 'Spiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram: A Handbook for Harmony and Transformation,' published by IVP. You can purchase the book on Amazon here . The Enneagram opens a remarkable window into the truth about us, enabling us to see how image, wounds, lies, triggers, and default responses shape us every bit as much a...

Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley join Sharon Swing to discuss 'A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Thru Loss,' by Jerry Sittser. You can purchase the book here on Amazon. Here is the book's description: With vulnerability and honesty, Jerry Sittser walks through his own grief and loss to show that new life is possible - one marked by spiritual depth, joy, compassion, and a deeper appreciation of sim...

Alexander Shaia returns to the oneLife Maps Podcast to talk with Sharon Swing about the Gospel of Matthew as a life-stage guide for facing change. You may want to listen to the first episode we recorded with Alexander in episode 34: Reading the Gospels as Life-Stage Guides. If you have engaged in  'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story, ' you may find that your...

REV ADELE AHLBERG CALHOUN Adele delights in adventure, beauty, creativity, and the God who makes all things news. She currently serves as Co-Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Highrock Church in Arlington, MA. Adele co-pastored Redeemer Community Church in Needham, MA with Doug for over eight years. She has also served as the Pastor of Spiritual Formation at Christ Church in Oak Brook, Illinois; dir...

Eric Nevis is the host of 'Halfway There' Podcast, and a person curious about the stages of faith -- how we change, grow, question and become more deeply rooted in God's love and how we are able to show it to one another. He is also the founder of The Christian Podcaster's Association. Find Eric's Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halfway-there-christian-testimonies-spiritual-for...

How can we become healers of trauma? Laurie Proctor, a partner in SOW That, has taken a journey toward healing of her trauma and hopes to help others do the same. Today, Sharon Swing and Joan Kelley talk to Laurie about how her choice to participate in a 'Listen to My Life' group set events in motion that have led her to become a wounded healer. Please find out more about SOW That at their website...

Sharon Swing talks with guest, Laurie Short about her book, 'When Changing Nothing Changes Everything: The Power of Reframing Your Life.' Reframing your perspective can transform your life.  We often face circumstances that we cannot change―a job we are forced to keep, a relationship that did not work out, a decision we cannot take back. The stress of life can overwhelm us, and we may not see past...

Your past shapes your future, but you still have free will -- choices that take your past and work it into your dreams, plans and your way of being in the world. We can also be victims of our past if we remain unaware of the influence it wields. Listen in as host, Sharon Swing talks about this topic with Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley working off a quote from John Monbourquette. “THE PAST HERALDS TH...

Following Forward -- as in following Jesus forward into our future -- is the topic of this episode. Host, Sharon Swing is joined by Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley to explore Map #8 in the 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story,' portfolio. There are many good questions here that can help us to shape our futures in a way that is intentional, and a natural extension...

How does it help to consider welcoming what we resist, what we don't want, what interrupts us? The Welcoming Prayer helps us to engage in 'what is' with grace. Join Sibyl Towner, Joan Kelley and Sharon Swing for a conversation that you may find freeing in some unexpected ways. This link will take you to Contemplative Outreach for a free download of the Welcoming Prayer. https://www.contemplativeou...

What questions are asked in various stages of life, and how to they relate to our relationship with God and finding who he made us to be? Listen in on the conversation with host, Sharon Swing, along with Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley. If you are interested in becoming equipped to facilitate others thru 'Listen to My Life' life mapping materials, you can get more information about our upcoming Facil...

Getting Real with God is a conversation about the inner dynamics of the spiritual life and disciplines. Listen into the conversation between Sibyl Towner, Sharon Swing and Joan Kelley. In this episode we recommend Robert Mulholland's book, Invitation to a Journey, which can be purchased from Amazon here . If you are interested in becoming equipped to facilitate others thru 'Listen to My Life' life...

If you have engaged in 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story, ' you may find that your lingering question may be a reflection of the four questions we discuss in this episode of the OneLIfe Maps Podcast. The Gospels may have more to say about how to navigate thru this season of your life than you may imagine. Alexander Shaia invites us to take a look at the gos...

Whether or not you have journeyed thru 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story,' you'll appreciate the way Jen Pollock Michel talks about the paradoxes of faith as a way to hold the mysteries of of how life unfolds and how God continually invites us in to explore who he is and all that he has made -- including you! What if certainty isn't the goal?  In a world fi...

This podcast episode relates beautifully to the 'Life-Giving Rhythms' map from 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story' life-mapping materials by http://www.onelifemaps.com . Even if you have yet to engage in this life-enhancing process, you'll enjoy the possibilities Christine Sine opens to you as she looks at many activities as spiritual practices to help you c...

Kellye Fabian has authored a 365 Day Devotional that we love. Here at oneLife Maps, and with 'Listen to My Life' life-mapping, we are all about helping people to recognize and respond to God in their stories. That's what Kellye is all about, too. She has crafted a beautiful book, with thought-provoking questions that will help us engage deeply in scripture and our own stories. Joan Kelley, our Dir...

Darrell Smith, author of 'Faith Lies: Seven Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them' is our guest on episode 30 of the oneLife Maps podcast. oneLife Maps is, at its core, interested in helping people to recognize and respond to God in their stories. The seven lies Darrell talks about invitations to consider how a few shifts in perspective on how we think about God and faith e...

David and Karen Mains are joyful followers of Jesus, prolific authors, and teachers. Listen into this delightful conversation that helps us understand that detecting God in our ordinary days has the potential to help us see the extraordinary in ordinary moments -- if we can train ourselves to notice. The God Hunt: The Delightful Chase and the Wonder of Being Found is a book by Karen Mains, availab...

Linda Heaner is the Director of Abiding Hope Ministries. Today we have a conversation about how she, herself, enters the stories of scripture, and helps others to do the same. We'll talk about the beauty of imaginative prayer thru scripture as a way to connect with God. If you'd like to hear her read a few audio meditations for you to enter, we have a few recordings at http://patreon.com/onelifema...

Karen Mains is a prolific author and activist. She joins us for this episode to talk to us about 'Listening Groups,' a unique group process that creates an environment of safety for people to hear themselves, God, and one another in a way that helps heal us. You can find out more about Karen at www.hungrysouls.com. In this episode, we mention Group Spiritual Direction: Community for Discernment, w...

Linda Heaner is the Director of Abiding Hope Ministries. She leads a team of facilitators who volunteer for Prison Fellowship Academy at The Minnesota Department of Corrections facility in Shakopee. Her experiences there have been profound, as she helps incarcerated women dive deeply into their stories, share them with one another, and invite God to heal their deep wounds. Freedom is found behind...

Karen Mains is a prolific author and activist. She researches topics of interest to her very deeply. Currently, rekindling hospitality is her passion and her activism. Listen as Karen helps us understand how the lost art of welcoming is the antidote to astounding levels of loneliness. Find out more about Karen Mains at www.hungrysouls.org. Her extensive bio is at the end of these show notes. Resou...

Deitra Shoemaker, Spiritual Growth Coach and 'Listen to My Life' facilitator from Georgia joins Sharon Swing to talk about how she connects with God thru art and makes spaces for others to do so, too. You can find Deitra at www.closerstill.org to learn more about 'Listen to My Life' groups, spiritual art retreats, one-on-one coaching and more. Please explore  www.onelifemaps.com  to download a fre...