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The Psychology and Legality of The Murdaugh Trial with Attorney Lori S. Murray Mar 14, 2023

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Attorney Lori “Mouth of the South” Murray and Kim sit down and explore Lori’s firsthand experience with the Alex Murdaugh trial. Lori has been on CourtTv and many other media outlets, helping us understand the many facets of this notorious S.C. trial! Lori was in the courtroom during the Murdaugh trial, giving us an idea of the climate. Join them as they discuss the legal and psychological aspects of the Murdaugh family and trial! This powerful podcast combines the two professional worlds that Kim absolutely loves: legal and psychology!

They Discuss:

TikTok and Attention
Details of the trial
Post-psychological impact for all directly involved
Diagnosis of Alex Murdaugh
Psychopathy vs. Sociopath
Narcissism
Drug addiction & Drug cartel
Empathy
Small town mentality

About Lori:

Lori is an aggressive litigator and negotiator focusing on criminal defense and personal injury matters. As a former prosecutor, she has the experience needed to navigate the unknowns of the legal process.

Connect with Lori:

www.lorimurraylaw.com

TikTok: @lawyerlori and IG: @lorimurraylaw

Abuse Systems & Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with Tasha Hunter Feb 28, 2023

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Kim and Tasha Hunter dive into a comparison of the trauma system between the church and the military. Tasha provides her personal account as a Black lesbian who is former military and someone who was deeply entrenched in the church system.

They Discuss:

Surviving and Thriving
Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
Importance of Community
Recognizing trauma within authority figures
Don’t ask, don’t tell psychological damage

Also, please note there is some discussion of sexual assault within the military. Please take care of yourself around this difficult trigger.

Tasha's Bio:

Tasha Hunter, MSW, LCSW is Black, queer Internal Family Systems therapist and consultant. She is the owner of Ascension Growth Center, PLLC which is located in North Carolina. As a United States Air Force veteran, she primarily serves Black and BIPOC women and the LGBTQ+ community. She is the author of her memoir, "What Children Remember," contributing author in the anthology " She Lives Her Truth", and host of the podcast " When We Speak". She is passionate about speaking about adult child trauma, suicide, and collective healing and liberation.

Connect with Tasha:

www.tashahunterlcsw.com

IG @tashahunterlcsw

How One Thing Has the Power to Change Everything with Kevin Sweeney Feb 07, 2023

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Join Kevin Sweeney, host of The Church Needs Therapy podcast and author of The Making of a Mystic: My Journey with Mushrooms, My Life as a Pastor, and Why It's Okay for Everyone to Relax" and "The Joy of Letting Go" as he and Kim discuss the ingredients of surrender and how it might not be what we think it is. Kevin is a calm, compassionate man whose perspective on his relationship with God is refreshing and very encouraging. His new book is fire! Check out our podcast and grab his new book, "The Joy of Letting Go."

Love
Surrender
Learning from the mystics
Letting go of what you created
Being in self not being obsessed with SELF

Ether Perel quote, “Love rests on two pillars: surrender and autonomy. Our need for togetherness exists alongside our need for separateness. One does not exist without the other.”

NakedPastor: Authentic Love Covers Everything Nov 02, 2022

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Larissa and I had the absolute honor of interviewing David Hayward, who you probably know as the NakedPastor! David is known for his expansive artwork that depicts the unfortunate experience of many people in parts of the Christian world, and he does it in a way that is incredibly healing. David lives in Canada with his wife and grown children. His experience in the church and in the world as the NakedPastor is intriguing and inspiring. And a side note, David will be here in Charlotte, NC April 2023 to speak on our icuTalks stage!

What we discuss:

The dream that flipped David's lid
The story behind The NakedPastor
Being our most authentic selves
David's theological journey
Diverse communities make our lives fuller
Feeling safe in connection
Potluck community
Healing happens when we are safely seen and heard
Being heard without being hurt

David's Bio:

David Hayward was ordained to the ministry in 1987 and left in 2010. He's been running the NakedPastor blog since 2005, where he posts his provocative cartoons and articles. He launched an online community called The Lasting Supper, a place for people to change without being judged or instructed, and where they can learn to become spiritually independent. He's been cartooning, making art, writing, speaking, and coaching around his core passions: personal authentic freedom, the power to change our own lives, and the creative spirit to make our world a better place. He and his wife live in eastern Canada. They have three adult children.

Connect with David Hayward on IG and FB @nakedpastor and on his website: NakedPastor.com

For David's new book, Flip It Like This: NakedPastor.com/FlipItLikeThis

Mako on Being an Abortion Policy Expert, Christian, and Asian-American Oct 19, 2022

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Mako and Kim discuss his expansive knowledge about abortion, including his book Abortion Policy and Christian Social Ethics in the United States. Mako shares about his Asian-American culture and his love for Jesus. Mako gives a refreshing and thought-provoking description of restorative versus retributive justice. Mako is the Director of the Anastasis Center and schools Kim about its meaning.

Mako Nagasawa (BA/BS Stanford University; MTS Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Seminary) is the Director of The Anástasis Center for Christian Education and Ministry. He and his team write curriculum, and teach, on how early Christian restorative justice and healing atonement are relevant for today’s racial and political issues, for emotional development, and ministry today. Mako has contributed to NIV God’s Justice Bible (2016) and Honor, Shame, and the Gospel (2020). He has lived in Christian intentional communities since 1995 and lives with his wife Ming in Dorchester, MA.

Connect with Mako on his website AnastasisCenter.org

Christian, Gay, Rejected, & Repurposed with Mike Maeshiro Sep 27, 2022

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Christian, Gay, Rejected, & Repurposed with Mike Maeshiro

Kim Honeycutt interviews the amazing Mike Maeshiro. In this episode, they discuss Mike's involvement with Bethel Church and how he's been treated since he came out. Mike discusses each of the clobber passages and declobbers them! Mike shares very openly about how much he didn't want to be marginalized and mistreated by people for simply being who he is and how he continues to resolve the pain of being rejected by Christians.

Mike's Flip Your Lid Moment: Coming Out
How Bethel Church Responded
Declobbering The Clobber Passages
Relationships Since Coming Out
Non-Affirming Friends
The Irony of What's Taking Place In The Church
The Hot Seat

Mike Maeshiro is the founder and CEO of Numa, a spiritual intelligence organization that equips people in theology, spirituality, and faith. Mike is gay, an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, and a queer theology enthusiast. He is the author of the book #themikeboard and also travels the world teaching on spiritual intelligence, supernatural discernment, queer theology, emotional health, and redemptive deconstruction.

Connect with Mike on his website www.mikemaeshiro.com and on IG @mikemaeshiro

Chronic pain, Church, & Counseling with K.J. Ramsey Sep 06, 2022

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Kim had the absolute privilege to sit and speak with K.J. Ramsey. K.J. is a highly skilled counselor who is also the author of many books. Her most recent one is The Lord is My Courage.

Kim and K.J. discuss:

Prayer vs. Autonomic Nervous System
Dismissive vs. Safe People
Chronic pain & Trauma
Resiliency & Mentalization
Modalities of Therapy & Grounding Techniques
And much more! Basically, it is free therapy!

K.J.'s Bio:

K.J. Ramsey is a trauma-informed licensed professional counselor and writer whose work offers space to see every part of our souls and stories as sacred. She holds degrees from Covenant College and Denver Seminary and is the author of This Too Shall Last. Her writing has been published in Christianity Today, RELEVANT, The Huffington Post, Health Central, Catalyst, and Fathom Magazine on the integration of theology, psychology, and spiritual formation. She and her husband, Ryan, live near Denver, Colorado.

Connect with K.J. online at kjramsey.com and across social media @kjramseywrites.

The Trauma & Beauty of Adoption as told by an Investigate Reporter, Stuart Watson! Aug 23, 2022

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Kim and Stuart have an informative and humorous conversation about Stuart’s life, trauma, and recovery. Stuart shares openly about how his abandonment may have resulted in his dismissive nature towards women. Today he is intentional about listening to women, including having a podcast dedicated to him being a listener!

-Trauma & Beauty of Adoption

-Sobriety & Recovery

-God as Big Mama

-Stuart gets free therapy from Kim

-Cults & Churches

-Loving everyone, including ourselves

Stuart's Bio

Stuart Watson is the Founder of VoiceLocket - custom-made films saving the life stories of precious family…while there’s still time.

In a television career spanning four decades, Stuart interviewed more than 7,000 people on camera, winning 10 Emmys, three Peabody awards, and a fellowship in journalism at Harvard.

He’s written two books, a memoir, and a children’s book, SOFIA LOVES TORTILLAS, and produced 135 continuous weekly episodes for his podcast IN HER WORDS, listening to the stories of strong women who bounce back.

Stuart was placed in the foster care system at birth and adopted as an infant. As an investigative reporter, he discovered his biological father died of acute alcoholism.

He has 29 years of continuous recovery thanks to a loving God and a host of friends who choose to remain anonymous.

Connect with Stuart

You can connect with Stuart on FB, IG, and Twitter @ManListening and his website ManListening.com

You can also check out his fantastic podcast called: In Her Words

Eating Disorders, Trauma, & Becoming Whole with Meg Carber Aug 09, 2022

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Interviewee: Meg Carber, RD LDN CNSC (she/her)

Meg Carber is a Registered Dietitian, but more importantly, she is a compassionate and trauma-informed woman who cares deeply about her profession and all humans. Meg shares her journey of transformation from a cognitive behavioral practitioner to being an embodied recovery practitioner.

Meg and Kim discuss:

Polyvagal and Eating Disorders
Trauma and new ways to view eating disorders
Maladaptive behavior and trauma
Top Down & Bottom Up Therapeutic Approaches
How to not teach our kids how to disconnect from self
How to not use food in destructive ways with self and our children
Co-regulation and neuroception
Defining personal safety

Bio: Meg Carber is a sports and eating disorder Dietitian and founder of Nourished + Strong nutrition counseling located in Huntersville, NC. Meg and her team blend a “top down” and “bottom up” approach to help clients reconnect with, understand, and trust their bodies to fuel recovery, health, and sport.

Connect with Meg:

@megcarberrdn on Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest

Website: www.nourished-strong.com

Shoutin’ In The Fire with Danté Stewart Jul 26, 2022

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In this episode, Kim interviews the amazing Danté Stewart as they discuss what it means to be Shoutin’ in the Fire, his upcoming book, and so much more.

Loss and Grief
Learning to Love Yourself
Reconciling our Past and Present
Effects of Racism on Metal Health
Taking Control of The Narrative
Grief That Expands Us
Injustice and Indifference
Assimilation
Dismantling The Idea of White Jesus
Marginalized Communities Being Free
DOG - Discipline, Originality, and Grit

Danté Stewart is a minister, essayist, and cultural critic. He is the author of Shoutin’ In The Fire: An American Epistle. Named by Religion News Service as one of “Ten Up-And-Coming Faith Influencers,” his work has appeared on CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, ESPN’s The Undefeated, Sojourners, and more.

He received his B.A. in Sociology from Clemson University. He is currently studying at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.

In Shoutin’ in the Fire, Danté Stewart gives breathtaking language to his reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy—both the kind that hangs over our country and the kind that is internalized on a molecular level. Stewart uses his personal experiences as a vehicle to reclaim and reimagine spiritual virtues like rage, resilience, and remembrance—and explores how these virtues might function as a work of love against an unjust, unloving world.

You can connect with Danté Stewart on his website https://www.dantecstewart.com/ and on IG @stewartdantec

You can purchase Danté Stewart's book here Shoutin’ In The Fire

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