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New Normal?
An unexpected shift At first so shocking, So unsettling, So off-center. Fear began without understanding. A kidney donation surgery canceled. Fury and outrage, “Why?”...
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Coronavirus, Porn, and Anxiety: When Three Pandemics Converge
Times of uncertainty like the one we’re in naturally intensify anxiety and powerlessness, and with it, the spread of pornography use. We turn to behaviors...
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Routine and Rituals in Covid-19, Part Two
In this episode of the podcast, Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen talk with Heather Stringer about her creative process of stepping into a...
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Routine and Rituals in Covid-19, Part One
Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen invite Heather Stringer, a facilitator at The Allender Center, therapist, and ritual-maker, to begin a conversation about the...
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Good Enough Parenting in a Time of Crisis
I’ve had my one-month trial of pandemic parenting and I’d like to cancel my subscription. Being a parent is one of the most rewarding and...
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What Does it Mean to Submit to Authority?
In their final conversation about authority, Rachael Clinton Chen and Dr. Dan Allender return to complex waters to discuss mutual submission, what good authority looks...
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Trust and Submission in Authority
Rachael Clinton Chen and Dr. Dan Allender continue a conversation about authority, this week diving into who we’re meant to trust and submit to in...
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Bloom: Learning to Thrive in Light of Our Stories
I sit as part of a circle of seven women and watch as one of them begins to cry. I begin to rock my body...
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