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All the Feels (with Dr. Angela Schaffner) Aug 18, 2020

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This week, Dr. Angela Schaffner joins us again to discuss mental health and the pandemic. Whether you've struggled with mental health in the past, or mental health struggles such as anxiety, OCD, depression, etc. are new to you, but have been brought on by the current crisis, we want you to know you are not alone. Our goal this week is normalize these struggles, and talk about how we can cope and see some light shining in the darkness. We also discuss Body Image and how it relates to these shared realties of stress and quarantine. We pray our chat with Dr. Schaffner is as helpful to y'all as it was to us!

Resources from Dr. Schaffner:

https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ https://www.livestrong.com/article/13727491-kickstart-healthy-habits/ Atlanta Area Dietitians: Page Love, RD, LD https://www.nutrifitga.com/ Erin Schulberg, RDN, LDN http://www.wholeheartpsychotherapy.net/erinschulberg Erin Enzweiler, LPC, RD https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/erin-enzweiler-marietta-ga/311321 Heather Lasco, RD https://heatherlasco.com/ Eileen Shaw, LPC, RD, CEDS https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/eileen-broudy-shaw-atlanta-ga/417378 For more information about Dr. Schaffner's writing and counseling practice, visit her at www.angeladschaffner.com

Leading Transformational Small Groups (Even in a Pandemic) Aug 11, 2020

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For the next two weeks, we've invited Dr. Angela Schaffner back to Woven. Next week, we will discuss mental health and the Pandemic. But, this week, we discuss her new book, Gather Us In: Leading Transformational Small Groups. While the way we gather, at church or otherwise, has changed significantly, our need for community has not. We all find ourselves in situations, whether in our families, our neighborhoods, at work, at school, at church, etc. where we are leading and engaging with small groups of people. How can these groups be arenas where true transformation and authentic community takes place? What are some tips for leading groups in new capacities, even for those of us who don't usually consider ourselves leaders? Angela helps us address these questions and more!

Don't forget to purchase and review her new book at the Amazon link above! Also, to learn more about Dr. Schaffner and her counseling practice, visit her website-http://angeladschaffner.com

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Pandemic Parenting: Love Her Well (with Kari Kampakis) Aug 04, 2020

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Continuing in our series, Pandemic Parenting, this week we talk to Kari Kampakis. Kari is the author of the new book Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter. If you have a daughter, know someone with a daughter, or serve teenagers in any capacity, this book is a very hope-filled and practical guide to loving them well. Even if your daughter is younger, she will be a teenager one day, and now is the time to build the foundation with her for what's to come later. Kari brings her wealth of experience writing for and working with teenagers to us and our listeners as we all navigate how to love the girls in our life well. It is a powerful and practical discussion.

Kari Kampakis is an author, speaker, blogger, and newspaper columnist from Birmingham, Alabama.

Her two books for teen girls, 10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know and Liked: Whose Approval Are You Living For, have been used widely across the country by teen youth groups and small groups to empower girls through faith. Kari's newest book, Love Her Well: 10 Ways to Find Joy and Connection with Your Teenage Daughter, releases August 2020.

Kari's work has been featured on The Huffington Post, The TODAY Show, EWTN, Proverbs 31, Yahoo! News, The Eric Metaxas Show, Ann Voskamp's blog, and other national outlets. She and her husband, Harry, have four daughters and a dog named Lola.

Learn more by visiting www.karikampakis.com or finding Kari on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.

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Pandemic Parenting: Back to School? with Michelle Nietert Jul 28, 2020

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This week we begin a new series called "Pandemic Parenting". Living during a global pandemic has definitely presented parents with new challenges. The one on the forefront of most parents' minds right now is the looming 2020-2021 school year. No matter what you choose for your children and their schooling this year, or if you've not been given a choice; we've all been thrown for a loop. No matter where you live, this new school year will look very different from years past. How do we as parent prepare ourselves and our kids for all the changes to come? What are the right decisions to make for our kids? How do we finish summer strong while we have so much anxiety for the fall?

To help us answer all these questions and more, we've invited Michelle Nietert to join us. As a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor, Michelle has been providing therapeutic interventions to children and their families in counseling offices for over 20 years. As a previous educator, public school crisis counselor, and youth and children's minister, she interacts regularly with parents and students at public school assemblies, PTA meetings, local churches, and is the mental health consultant for a local private Christian school. Michelle also provides trainings for school counselors, teachers and homeschool parents. A recognized expert in Solution Focused Therapy, she is the clinical director and owner of a large counseling center in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Michelle's writing can be found on the MOPS blog, in Lifeway's Parenting Magazine and she is the Mental Health columnist for Just Between Us Magazine. She also joins her audiences in the parenting trenches as a happily married mom of two school-aged children. To discover her Counselor Thoughts blog and podcast providing Solutions for Life, please visit MichelleNietert.com. She is also the co-author of the book Loved and Cherished, a devotional bool for girls ages 8-12, which releases on 9/8. Michelle also co-hosts the Raising Brave Beauties podcast with Lynn Cowell, co-author of Loved and Cherished.

Just Keep Swimming: Sustainable Activism with Jen Young Jul 21, 2020

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This week we conclude our series we've called "Just Keep Swimming". We all find ourselves in the precarious, messy middle of this crazy year- 2020. Many of us find ourselves burned out, depressed, anxious, and uncertain about our future. We know we're called to push through despite all these emotions, but how? How do we remain faithful to Jesus when we can barely wake up and face a new day of social distancing? How do we find time for rest when we have to be constantly vigilant and entertaining to our children? How do we not burn out as we are being called to be consistent activists for social justice? Our prayer is that we can answer some of these questions and more in this series.

Today, Jen Young joins us to discuss sustainable activism. Not only are we in the middle of a global pandemic, we also find ourselves in the middle of a time where injustices have finally been brought to the surface. Many of us have joined the call to be activists and allies on many fronts. We here at Woven affirm those calls, but we also want to provide resources on how sustain quality activism that doesn't lead us to burn out. How can we incrementally create change, while not giving up and fizzling out? How can we join causes and fight for justice without our push being a flash in the pan? How can we rest and rejuvenate in order to continue soldiering on? How do we approach social media in a way that brings awareness with authenticity? All of these are hard questions, and we are thankful for Jen's wisdom in helping us find some of the answers.

Jen has a lot of experience in the area of sustainable activism. She is the executive director of Impact 46, a faith-based nonprofit in Lawrenceville, GA that builds partnerships with a purpose to transform Lawrenceville into a thriving place with thriving people. To learn more about Impact 46, visit the website linked above, or follow them on these social media platforms:

Facebook- @impact30046

Instagram- @impact46_inc

YouTube- @impact46, Inc.

Resource Mentioned:

Sacred Pathways

Just Keep Swimming: Sacred Rest with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith Jul 14, 2020

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This week we continue our series we're calling "Just Keep Swimming". We all find ourselves in the precarious, messy middle of this crazy year- 2020. Many of us find ourselves burned out, depressed, anxious, and uncertain about our future. We know we're called to push through despite all these emotions, but how? How do we remain faithful to Jesus when we can barely wake up and face a new day of social distancing? How do we find time for rest when we have to be constantly vigilant and entertaining to our children? How do we not burn out as we are being called to be consistent activists for social justice? Our prayer is that we can answer some of these questions and more in this series.

This week, Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith joins us to discuss how rest is a very important if not essential part of perseverance. Dr. Dalton-Smith is a doctor of Internal Medicine and the author of Sacred Rest In sacred rest and in this conversation, we discuss the 7 types of rest she found in the lives of those in her practice. She expertly ties the science of rest with the spirituality and gifts of rest. If you feel worn out, exhausted and unable to move forward in this time, this conversation is definitely for you! We are so grateful that Dr. Dalton-Smith joined us, and shared her wisdom and expertise with us. We were greatly enriched by this interview and pray you are as well.

To learn more about Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith's practice and ministry, visit her website. You can also follow her on IG @drdaltonsmith and FB @Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith.

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Just Keep Swimming: Everyday Faithfulness with Glenna Marshall Jul 07, 2020

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This week we begin a new series we're calling "Just Keep Swimming". We all find ourselves in the precarious, messy middle of this crazy year- 2020. Many of us find ourselves burned out, depressed, anxious, and uncertain about our future. We know we're called to push through despite all these emotions, but how? How do we remain faithful to Jesus when we can barely wake up and face a new day of social distancing? How do we find time for rest when we have to be constantly vigilant and entertaining to our children? How do we not burn out as we are being called to be consistent activists for social justice? Our prayer is that we can answer some of these questions and more in this series.

For the first part of this series, we interview Glenna Marshall on her new book, Everyday Faithfulness: The Beauty of Everyday Perseverance in a Demanding World. With Glenna's help, we discuss what Christian faithfulness looks like when life is demanding, hard or just plain ordinary. We discuss small ways to build simple habits that can lead to a lifetime of spiritual growth. As Christians, we are called to persevere in all circumstances. With grace and strength, Glenna helps us to see how it is possible with God's help.

Besides Glenna's website (linked above), you can find Glenna on Facebook , Instagram , and Twitter where she writes consistently and beautifully about a host of topics. Along with purchasing Everyday Faithfulness (linked above), you can check out her first book, The Promise is His Presence which we discuss with her back on episode 76 during out Faith and Doubt series. In this episode, we also discuss that Glenna is a pastor's wife, and we learn about some amazing things going on at her family's church. To hear more, visit their website- Grace Bible Fellowship of Sikeston, MO

Summer Food: Not Just Hotdogs Jun 30, 2020

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This week we take a little break from our more serious topics to talk summer food. Our resident culinary expert, Rebecca Cochran, reminds us of some summer food safety tips and gives us some creative twists to liven up our humdrum, traditional summer dishes. Also. we know a lot of you have been tending to new gardens during COVID, but what do we do with all those tomatoes and zucchini?!! We hope you enjoy! Stay safe this 4th!

Zucchini Pie Recipe

This Isn't A Political Issue: Part 3 (Bad Logic) Jun 23, 2020

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This week we wrap up our political series with an episode on how to argue effectively, wisely and gracefully. We tackle 10 logical fallacies often used in discourse, and we discuss how we can argue more like Jesus. Arguments and discourse are inevitable, but our conversations can still be salt and light, even as we agree to disagree. We pray this episode, and this series, empower you to not shy away from the hard conversations of our time, but to lean into them confidently and winsomely.

Resources Mentioned:

Logical Fallacies article from Perdue University

How To Argue Like Jesus Book

A Gentle Answer Book

This Isn't A Political Issue: Part 2 (Poli-Sci 101) Jun 16, 2020

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For Part 2 of our political series, we decided we all needed to return to Poli-Sci 101. Many times, in election years, we get into heated arguments about politics or fall into despair, forgetting basic facts about our government and political system. This week, Chris Cochran (Rebecca C's husband), joins Woven to re-educate us on topics such as the party system, checks and balances, how a bill becomes a law, and the electoral college. Chris holds a degree in political science and works in government administration. We pray that renewed knowledge will help us all to have not only graceful but also educated political conversations in our communities.

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