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A Stake in the Ground Against Racism
I woke up early on Saturday morning and my mind was instantly churning. With one eye cracked open and my mind still groggy from sleep,...
ReadRacial Trauma and White Supremacy
Today on our podcast, Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen have an honest conversation with Wendell Moss, a Teaching Staff member, and Linda Royster,...
Listen“I Can’t Breathe”
Breathing is our most fundamental spiritual, soulful, and embodied work. None of us can live beyond minutes without breathing; inhaling and exhaling. This simple gas...
ReadThe Allender Center’s Statement on Racial Trauma
George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. The list of Black men, women, and children killed in our nation’s history stretches far, far beyond...
ReadNew 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?”...
ReadCoronavirus, 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...
ReadFood and Body, Part Three
In their final conversation, Dr. Dan Allender, Diane Summers, RDN, CEDRD-S, CD, and Matt Tiemeyer, LHMC, explore ways we can heal our relationship with food...
ListenGood 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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