Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
Shaleen Kendrick
WE ARE ABOUT...Critical Thinking To Cultivate Well-Being. Are you looking for a podcast about human nature, communication skills, & spirituality? You Found Us! We are boldly resourcing the spiritual quest toward integrative living to flourish personally, professionally & collectively. You save time & energy with this educational podcast designed to amplify voices from desert spaces that help us better understand human nature, build up our communication skills, and ground ourselves spiritually. www.desertvoices.com
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29 - Partnership & Shifting Faith - Part 1
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
04/12/21 • 44 min
Holland and I are often asked if we shifted in our faith at the same rate or pace as our partners...spoiler alert, NO!
Join the conversation with our spouses, Sam and Chad, in these two episodes. We talk about how we have all shifted in our faith at different times, in different ways, and to different degrees. It is not easy, and also it is HOLY. Once you leave a paradigm where unity meant conformity and compliance, what does partnership look like if you don't believe the same anymore? We don't offer answers... we offer our stories and experiences. Enjoy!
Guest on the Jesus Never Ran Podcast
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
04/08/21 • 1 min
Come join me on the Jesus Never Ran Podcast with our friend Matt Kendziera! This is a raw, gritty, episode that dives into growing up Evangelical and shifting in our faith. We honor the good aspects of our origin of faith while challenging the oppressive and toxic status quo. Matt is a brilliant host and it was a joy to have this conversation with him!
19 - Laughter, Deconstruction, and Story Telling with Phil Drysdale
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
01/25/21 • 66 min
Welcome to Winter 2021...
We all hoped to say goodbye to the heartache, confusion, isolation, and pain 2020 ushered in...well that lasted 6 days. Whatever your politics, the events of January 6th left us all with no doubt...Winter has come (a nod to all of us who were obsessed with GOT).
Winter is a time when the earth goes dormant. Trees have lost their leaves to hunker down and bear the winter storms. Snow falls (in some places), cold sets in, and the isolation in COVID season seems unending.
Winter can be harsh...it can also be majestic and breathtaking. Join us as we kick off Winter 2021 with deconstructionist Phil Drysdale. In this NEW episode, we talk about
- Stories and why they are important...Spirituality is a way of framing meaning. It is a way of trying to give meaning to whatever the hell is going on right now and what it means to be human in the midst of it
- We look at data asking Phil what data around deconstruction should be paying attention to and why?
Phil’s unparalleled humor drew us to his Instagram page and led us to this conversation!
COVID still rages and winter is harsh... but we can still start 2021 off with laughter, deconstruction, and storytelling!
STAY SAFE AND COME DANCE IN THE SNOW WITH US!
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13 - EXHALE - The Art of Metabolizing Stress with Yoga Trauma Therapist, Dana Brechtel
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
11/10/20 • 38 min
EXHALE...
2020 is a global gut-punch ... add the 2020 Presidential debates and election to it, and as news anchor, Jake Trapper so eloquently put it, “That was a hot mess, inside dumpster fire, inside a train wreck.” However you voted last week, this week is about the EXHALE.
Some of us are celebrating, some of us are somber. Wherever you land this week this episode is FOR YOU. Exhale with us.
Yoga trauma specialist (and one of my closest friends) Dana Brechtel takes us on a journey. In this episode we don’t just talk about spiritual groundedness, we get to experience it together. Dana’s voice of peace walks us through a guided meditation (which you can also do in motion while walking, jogging, or driving), offering us the chance to metabolize the stress and emotions of the last few months.
Come experience the desert with us in this profound and pivotal episode.
“The Body Keeps the Score” - emotions live inside your body, and if you do not metabolize them they will metastasize creating toxicity.
Let’s exhale. Let’s focus on connection. Let’s get grounded...TOGETHER.
A full list of RESOURCES used in this episode can be found on our website.
5- Am I Crazy?!
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
09/28/20 • 43 min
RESOURCES:
Ibram Kendi- How to Be an Antiracist
Teresa Blythe - Theological Assumptions
Marshall Rosenberg- Nonviolent Communication
Dr. Christine Paintner-Desert Fathers & Mothers
The Cross and the Lynching Tree- James H. Cone
Just A Sister Away- Renita Weems
A Third Option- Miles McPherson
“Game Changers”- Stephanie Spaulding
What does it mean to have a Voice?
Voice is a literary term meaning the ability to have a say in the matter.
You have the power and authority to have a say in your own spirituality.
Finding your voice and learning to use it can often leave you feeling crazy! In episode 5, Shaleen and Holland dive into their journeys of finding their voice and learning to use it. They are experiencing liberation in the desert, outside the systems that tell them they don't belong as they are and invite you to join them!
4- Keep Playing...
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
09/18/20 • 33 min
This episode is emotionally raw and embodies the lived human experience. Desert Voices was born from passionate and gritty conversations of loss, pain, joy, and love. Shaleen and Holland wrestle with family dynamics, oppressive ideologies, insecurities, and the call to speak one's truth.
RESOURCES:
Audre Lorde - Sister Outsider
Just a Sister Away - Renita Weems
Dr. Jamie Clark-Soles
Valarie Kaur
Owning Your Own Shadow
Jane Austen - Seriously Displeasing People Tshirt
Complementarian Theology
Calling In vs. Calling Out
#DoBetterYoungLife
Cis-gender
Euro-Centric
Safe Spaces & Brave Spaces
Brene Brown - Braving the Wilderness
Sue Monk Kidd - Book of Longings
Grief Coach - Gina Pollard
"Speechless"- Naomi Scott
69. HOW To Anchor In Your Body: Experience Safety, Connection & Growth (Introduction to Polyvagal Theory)
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
11/17/22 • 36 min
Did you know there is a place in your body specifically designed for you to experience safety, connection, empathy, curiosity, compassion, health, growth, and restoration?!
We are back in SEASON 5 and laser focused on Critical Thinking To Promote Well-Being.
Are you looking for a podcast about human nature, communication skill-building, and spirituality?
Than this podcast is for you!
You save time & energy with this educational podcast designed to help us better understand human nature, build up our communication skills, and ground ourselves spiritually.
You are biologically wired with the need to FEEL SAFE AND CONNECTED.
Befriending your nervous system helps you meet your basic human need for safety and connection. It is essential to your well-being!
This episode introduces HOW you can anchor in your body to experience safety & connection.
Imagine a world filled with humans who feel SAFE AND CONNECTED IN THEMSELVES AND WITH EACH OTHER – a world where everyone’s basic human needs for safety, belonging, and dignity are met and we have the opportunity to self-actualize and where groups of people communally actualize. I want to live in that world! Let's co-create it.
“Polyvagal Theory is the science of feeling safe enough to fall in love with life and take the risks of living . We are wired for connection . Our nervous systems are social structures that find balance and stability in relationship with others . Think about that for a moment . Our biology shapes the way we navigate living , loving , and working . And we now have a way to use this understanding in service of individual , family , community , and global well - being . This “ way ” is called Polyvagal Theory .”- DEB DANA
RESOURCE: ANCHORED BY DEB DANA
Joined by: Cara Johnson
34 - Courageous Rest
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
06/11/21 • 48 min
24 - Am I a Sinner? What Does That Even Mean? Part 1Deconstructing & Reconstructing the Cross
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
03/01/21 • 51 min
DECONSTRUCTING & RECONSTRUCTING THE MESSAGE OF THE CROSS.
We will release a new episode each week leading up to Easter!
- THIS EPISODE Part 1: Am I a Sinner? What Does That Even Mean?
- Part 2: Kaleidoscopes and the Cross
- Part 3: Hold Up, Jesus was Jewish...Does that Matter?
- Part 4: Changing the Story!
- Part 5: Seriously, What the Hell Happened on the Cross?
JOIN US FOR LENT AS WE ORIENT OURSELVES TOWARDS NEW LIFE
Along with each of the next 5 episodes we have created a Street-Level Study to accompany you on your journey!
What are “Street-Level Studies”?
We are taking theology to the streets - creating practical studies for the everyday person!
- Are you deconstructing your faith?
- Are you interrogating what you believe and why?
- Are you looking at the impact of your life and faith on the world around you?
You will not find answers here...you’ll find voices from the desert calling for liberation and joy. You will find a journey.
This is an UNLEARNING project that will engage our headspace ALONG with stories, art, questions, and resources to activate our heart and gut spaces.
When you subscribe to our email this season you will receive early transcripts of this new series we are in the process of creating. These are working drafts of an easily accessible, in-depth, street-level study looking at the cross. Head to our website, DESERTVOICES.COM to subscribe
These pages are designed to help you boldly explore your spirituality and trust your voice. You’ll find questions that spark curiosity at the bottom of each section and resources from a variety of authors and scholars who will dig into your questions with more depth.
Like any journey worth taking, this series will bring you into mystery, more questions, wonder, and you may find yourself transformed along the way. It is guest-oriented towards the cross. It is filled with stories, art, critical thinking, and a mystic’s spirit.
Theology is “faith seeking understanding.” With this approach, this street-level study is open to all and directed to the curious. It is an exploration seeking understanding, which oddly enough does not result in answers. It is NOT a fill-in-the-blank Bible study.
Bring ALL your questions, doubts, pain, and experiences into the wilderness. Be prepared to encounter stories that deconstruct and reconstruct your faith.
18 - A Christmas Gift: Curious Woman by Gretta Miller (Tow'rs)
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being
12/14/20 • 57 min
A HOLIDAY GIFT! Gretta Miller joins the conversation offering the gift of her VOICE. Gretta is no stranger to desert spaces. In this episode, Gretta’s haunting melody and searing insights are a gift in our unprecedented pandemic Holiday season. Her new song “Curious Woman” has been on repeat in our homes.
Listen in as Gretta shares the inspiration behind her lyrics. You might just walk away from this episode with a new favorite song, wisdom, laughter, and JOY!
“Curious Woman the revolution is your joy”...This song is for ALL curious humans. The revolution of love is upon us. Are you curious about it?
AND ALSO THAT IS A WRAP FOR SEASON ONE! Thank you for joining our rookie year! Time is the most valuable asset we have. Holland and I commit to continuing the emotional, time-intensive, and intellectual labor needed to provide life-giving and transformative content. We believe in the healing power of narratives - apparently, Jesus did too! Here at Desert Voices, you will find our content:
- BOLD
- THOUGHT-PROVOKING
- RELEVANT TO YOUR 21st CENTURY CONTEXT
- AND PRACTICAL TO YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE
We shall see you again in January. Until then connect with us on social media @desertvoices_SC
Join us in imagining a world that prioritizes collaborative power and human flourishing!
“We can’t create what we cannot imagine” - Lucille Clifford
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FAQ
How many episodes does Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being have?
Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being currently has 79 episodes available.
What topics does Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being cover?
The podcast is about Christianity, Spirituality, Women, Curiosity, Religion & Spirituality, Podcasts, Jesus and Deconstruction.
What is the most popular episode on Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being?
The episode title '48. "Embracing Prodigals..." Authoritative language is warfare language, and Nurturing language is the language of a journey...come find out why it matters!' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being?
The average episode length on Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being is 44 minutes.
How often are episodes of Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being released?
Episodes of Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being are typically released every 9 days, 6 hours.
When was the first episode of Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being?
The first episode of Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being was released on Sep 5, 2020.
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