After a brief life update from Ashley (she’s coming back to the podcast soon!) Katey talks with Cari Jackson about what to do when we long for spiritual community but have trouble finding a place where we fit in. Cari offers some ideas for how to begin creating community on our own, and we even […]
Rachel Marie Stone on Birth, Death, and Hope
Katey joins author Rachel Marie Stone to discuss her latest book Birthing Hope: Giving Fear to the Light. We examine the simultaneous discomfort and the awe we feel about how in the act of giving birth, we touch death as we bring new life into the world. We discuss the ways that the medicalization of birth has […]
Erin Lane on Taking Sabbatical and Celebrating Small Victories
On this episode Katey sits down with author Erin Lane about her decision to take a year-long sabbatical, what responsibility she feels for the time, and what lessons–like celebrating small victories–she has learned that we all can incorporate into our lives, whether or not we can take a year off from paid work. Erin is […]
Ashley Easter on Leaving Fundamentalism and Ending Abuse in the Church
We interview advocate Ashley Easter about her upbringing in the stay-at-home daughter movement, how reading scripture on her own paved the way for her to leave fundamentalism, and how she works to end abuse in all forms, both within the walls of the church and beyond. Ashley is a writer, speaker, and a powerful advocate […]