Feb 25, 2021
Christiana Peterson, author of Awakened By Death, shares some stories with us today about what it was like to grow up with a fascination with death, nearly falling into a grave when she was a child, and how she talks to her own kids about mortality. They explore Shawn's Amish roots and how that community deals with...
Feb 23, 2021
A little over a year ago, Leslie Bustard received a cancer diagnosis--Stage 2 breast cancer and Stage 4 melanoma. The side effects of immunotherapy have been harsh, the entire journey a roller coaster. And yet in the midst of it, life is beautiful, and she has discovered something new about herself: she is a poet. Today...
Feb 18, 2021
Shawn speaks with poet Antoinette Brim-Bell about trying new things (she's a professor but also taking a playwriting class), why she's waited to write about race (until now), and the difference between simply taking up space and being worthy of the space we've been given.
Feb 12, 2021
Jen Fulwiler is a renaissance woman: she has six children, she's an author, she once had her own radio show, she runs one of the most popular podcasts on the Internet, and she has even recently created her own stand-up comedy special now airing on the major streaming platforms. But today she talks with us about what...
Feb 9, 2021
Shawn and Maile talk about the Great January experiment--what it was, how their kids reacted to the idea, and the results they saw. They also revisit the idea of setting expectations, goals, and dreams, and then making sure your life is aligned with the direction you'd like to be heading.
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