Priya Parker: The Art of Gathering
11/08/22 • 47 min
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How do we gather in meaningful ways? After the pandemic took apart so many of our favorite ways of hanging out, we might be out of practice. Or too tired or overwhelmed.
Priya Parker is an expert facilitator who encourages us all to practice being together for different reasons. And they don’t have to be nearly as fancy or predictable as we might think...
In this episode, Kate and Priya discuss:
- How do we show up for other people and ourselves in creative ways
- How to know when a change might be needed in a regular gathering
- Risk and the awkwardness of needing people
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How do we gather in meaningful ways? After the pandemic took apart so many of our favorite ways of hanging out, we might be out of practice. Or too tired or overwhelmed.
Priya Parker is an expert facilitator who encourages us all to practice being together for different reasons. And they don’t have to be nearly as fancy or predictable as we might think...
In this episode, Kate and Priya discuss:
- How do we show up for other people and ourselves in creative ways
- How to know when a change might be needed in a regular gathering
- Risk and the awkwardness of needing people
***
Looking for the transcript or show notes? Click here.
Find Kate on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter.
Subscribe to receive blessings in your inbox every week.
No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) is now available in PAPERBACK. Order your copy, today.
Looking for some short spiritual reflections and blessings? Check out GOOD ENOUGH: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection. Available wherever books are sold.
We are going to practice the season of Advent together. Download a free Advent guide, here.
Introducing THE LIVES WE ACTUALLY HAVE: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days (releasing February 14, 2023). Learn more, pre-order, and receive a free pennant, here.
To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy
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In this episode, Kate, Jay, and Katherine discuss:
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- How to talk to your kids about the difficulties they might face
- The different experiences of being a caregiver and care-receiver over the long haul
- The story of hope and love that Jay and Katherine live into
- Why you are worth caring for—no matter how broken your body or mind or heart is
I felt so grateful to speak with them fifteen years after the original crisis. This tender conversation offers a wide view of their story of hard-won hope.
P.S. If you are someone for whom people didn’t stick around after your crisis, we see you. We love you. I hope you will hear Katherine’s words: “You are worth it.”
CW: stroke survivor
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Julia Samuel: Every Family Has A Story
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In this episode, Kate and Julia discuss:
- What to do when we’ve inherited the pain of our parents or grandparents and when our own problems might be the pain we pass down
- How we navigate generational divides especially around how we express our feelings
- How to not pass down inherited trauma by understanding our bigger family webs
This conversation also is a much-needed reminder that you in all your actual problems and actual pain are far better than any idealized version of you. And maybe that is the exact honesty that might offer us and our families the freedom we long for.
CW: mention of suicide, some spicy adult language :)
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Find Kate on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter.
Subscribe to receive blessings in your inbox every week.
No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) is now available in PAPERBACK. Order your copy, today.
Looking for some short spiritual reflections and blessings? Check out GOOD ENOUGH: 40ish Devotionals for a Life of Imperfection. Available wherever books are sold.
We are going to practice the season of Advent together. Download a free Advent guide, here.
Introducing THE LIVES WE ACTUALLY HAVE: 100 Blessings for Imperfect Days (releasing February 14, 2023). Learn more, pre-order, and receive a free pennant, here.
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