Grief & Gratitude in Partnerships and Parenting by The Allender Center How do we open ourselves up to greater grief – and the potential for greater gratitude – with our spouses, partners, children and closest friends?... Listen
Grief & Gratitude with Family of Origin by The Allender Center As we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Dan and Rachael continue their discussion on the intersection of grief and gratitude, focussing on how to... Listen
Relationship Between Grief & Gratitude by The Allender Center Dan and Rachael start a new series on grief and gratitude. In this episode, they outline the importance of being open to grieving in order... Listen
Remembering Formational Stories: 10 Year Celebration by The Allender Center Dr. J. Derek McNeil, president of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and Cathy Lorezel, Co-founder of The Allender Center join Dan and Rachael... Listen
When Hiding Keeps us from Authenticity by The Allender Center In the episode, Dan and Rachael talk about the ways we hide, how to let others know and see us more, and the freedom that comes with that kind of authenticity. Listen
Sabotage, Self-Contempt & Reenactment by The Allender Center This week on the podcast, Dan and Rachel discuss the soul-eating realm of sabotage and its capacity to ruin community. Together they wonder, can there... Listen
Scapegoating, Projection, and Envy by The Allender Center This week, Dan and Rachael discuss scapegoating as a kind of rage that moves into the dehumanization of others. Stemming from contempt and judgement, the... Listen
When Rage Keeps us from Community by The Allender Center What keeps us from engaging well with one another? What keeps communities from growing in joy? For the next few weeks on the podcast, Dan... Listen
Friends from the Beginning: 10 Year Celebration by The Allender Center When Cyndi Mesmer agreed to participate in the very first Training Certificate program in 2011 (now Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I), she... Listen
Healing from Spiritual and Sexual Abuse by The Allender Center Today on the podcast, Dan and Rachael finish a conversation on spiritual and sexual abuse by discussing the impact of these types of abuse and... Listen