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77: Bearing Witness to Humanity's Pain and Power

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - March 28, 2024 20:00 - 25 minutes
This newest episode from Desert Voices tackles some deep and intense subjects, blending education, critical thinking, and spirituality. Hosted by Shaleen Kendrick, a culture coach, mystic, and theologian, the episode explores human nature, communication skills, and spiritual grounding with a foc...

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76. How Do We Define and Understand Genocide & What Can We Do?

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - February 28, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes
Dive deep into the heart of critical thinking with the latest episode of the Desert Voices podcast, where we untangle the complex web of human nature, communication, and spirituality to cultivate well-being.  Join Jill, a gifted abolitionist educator, and Shaleen, a passionate culture coach and...

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75. War on Gaza: Oppression to international law...and shared humanity

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - January 18, 2024 16:00 - 26 minutes
Part 3: War on Gaza...Continued conversation with Jill Elizabeth The episode's heart lies in its unwavering focus on humanizing the conflict, guided by Jill's extensive knowledge and empathy. As we navigate complex topics from oppression to international law, their conversation remains grounded...

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74. 🌍 What Does Expansive Empathy Feel Like?

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - December 18, 2023 16:00 - 26 minutes
Part 2: A journey into empathy, understanding, and meaningful action. Would you want to increase your capacity for empathy?  Come explore the neuroscience of empathy with us and do exactly that. Episode 74: "What Does Expansive Empathy Feel Like?" Join us for focused discussions on the Israel...

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73. War: How Did We Get Here & How Can We Help!🕊️

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - November 13, 2023 15:00 - 30 minutes
Learn alongside us about the Israel-Hamas conflict… War: How Did We Get Here & How Can We Help!🕊️ “Over the years, Dalia's curiosity would fuel her empathy. It helped her understand…” - The Lemon Tree The goal for this short series is rooted in curiosity. We desire to understand better how th...

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72. The Power of Presence...What Is It Really?! with Anne Garner

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - January 25, 2023 09:00 - 30 minutes
We all have superpowers, most of which go unnoticed and untapped. Join the continued conversation starting in Episode 69. This episode centers the gentle, healing voice of Anne Garner joined by Kerry Connelly and Cassidy Hall. Together we discover a superpower WE ALL HAVE...the power of presen...

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Back In 2023

Educreate - January 20, 2023 20:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Happy New Year!  This episode reintroduces the host, Dr. York, who starts by apologizing to listeners for being away from podcasting for so long.  However, she quickly shares WHY and explains what to look forward to this year.  It's a short, reintroduction for 2023. #FRD Faith, Resilience, Domi...

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71. EROTIC...What is it and how does it promote well-being? with Cassidy Hall - Part 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - December 01, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes
Part 2…Two beautiful conversations about queerness, spirituality, & eroticism. So…What is it… what is the EROTIC, and how does EROS promote well-being? Is it pornographic or is it so so so much more? Come find out. This episode featuring author, contemplative, filmmaker, and scholar Cassidy ...

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70. QUEER - A Word of Invitation and Expansive Possibility with Cassidy Hall - Part 1

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - November 30, 2022 23:00 - 50 minutes
Are you interested in engaging with the word queer differently and understanding how queerness promotes well-being? “You're about to listen to an episode discussing queerness, queer life, and queer expressions. In this episode, I share my experience of being queer in my sexuality and in the way...

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69. HOW To Anchor In Your Body: Experience Safety, Connection & Growth (Introduction to Polyvagal Theory)

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - November 17, 2022 23:00 - 36 minutes
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...

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68. Finding Affinity Spaces with Laura Beth Buchleiter

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - August 23, 2022 20:00 - 34 minutes
What are "Affinity spaces and how do we find them?" Come along with Laura Beth Buchleiter and Shaleen Kendrick exploring Affinity Spaces! Jesus didn't fit in very many places, while on earth, yet belonged everywhere. Why? Because he fully completely and wholly belonged to himself first. What ...

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67. Spiritual Evolutions and Becoming with Josh Perez

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - August 16, 2022 17:00 - 46 minutes
 In this episode, we are here with my great friend, Josh Perez. Josh is the creative magic that happens on this show.  And Josh is a true creative similar to the powerful Enneagram four energy; he thinks circularly about narrative and in stories, and he basically takes all of the chaos that I t...

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66. Egalitarianism & Complementarianism: Meanings and Impact with Riley Powell - Part 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - July 26, 2022 09:00 - 56 minutes
PART 2 Continues the conversation on "Egalitarianism" & "Complementarianism." What odd, funny words! These weird words seem benign and archaic. They are mainly used in church settings as background words that we overhear but don't pay much attention to. Why should we care about fancy words tha...

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65. Egalitarianism & Complementarianism: Meanings and Impact with Riley Powell - Part 1

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - July 12, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes
"Egalitarianism" & "Complementarianism" - What odd, funny words! These big weird words seem benign and archaic. They are mainly used in church settings as background words that we overhear but don't pay much attention to. Why should we care about fancy words that don't mean much to us? Rhetori...

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64. Abortion Origin Stories & Evangelicalism with Rev. Anne Garner

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - June 29, 2022 16:00 - 59 minutes
Rightly so, abortion is one of the most complex and critical ethical issues of our day. Uncertain how to competently engage the topic, I buried my head in the sand for too long, claiming, "I don't do politics." What a fool I have been. Learn alongside us and dig into "The Real Origins of the R...

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63. Called Out on a Public Mistake - With Kerry Connelly Part 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - June 07, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes
We end every episode by saying, we reserve the right to change our minds, make mistakes, and continue to evolve. And so, reserving the right to make mistakes is what this episode is about. Shaleen has made a mistake publicly and she wanted to share it publicly. This is part 2 of the conversati...

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62. Called Out on a Public Mistake - With Kerry Connelly Part 1

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - May 31, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes
We end every episode by saying, we reserve the right to change our minds, make mistakes, and continue to evolve. And so, reserving the right to make mistakes is what this episode is about. Shaleen has made a mistake publicly and she wanted to share it publicly. In this episode, Shaleen has invi...

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61. BONUS - Feminist Storytelling with Cara Johnson

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - May 25, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour
This episode continues the work of the Feminist Education Series by offering personal stories and experiences. After an overwhelming engagement from our community in What is Feminist Spirituality? with Cara Johnson Parts 1 & 2, Cara was asked to dive deeper into sharing her life stories. She kin...

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60. What is Feminist Spirituality? with Cara Johnson - Part 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - May 18, 2022 09:00 - 52 minutes
In this series, Cara Johnson and I (Shaleen Kendrick) explore what feminist spirituality might look like. Told through intimate life experiences, we discuss how feminism is inherently intertwined with our spirituality. We define terms, teach theory, and specifically in this episode tell stories...

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59. What is Feminist Spirituality? with Cara Johnson - Part 1

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - May 11, 2022 18:00 - 48 minutes
In this series, Cara Johnson and I (Shaleen Kendrick) explore what feminism IS and what feminism is NOT.  Told through intimate life experiences, we discuss how feminism is inherently intertwined with our spirituality. We define terms, teach theory, and tell stories.  Cara and I share our pers...

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58. Becoming More Human: A Conversation with Tommy Allgood

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - April 20, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour
Tommy Allgood...a friend of the Pod...and Ryan Lambros have a beautiful conversation with NO agenda other than talking about what healing looks like in life…their own and in the world. Tommy and Ryan talk about listening to our bodies and what that means. They talk about safety on a personal and...

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57. Exploring Mystic Spirituality with Laura Beth Buchleiter - Part 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - March 30, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutes
If God is love and truly loves YOU and all creation, and we believe another mystic's words "for in God we live move and have our being"... Then YOU and ALL creation lives, moves, and has our being IN GOD'S LOVE. It's actually not physiologically possible for YOU or anyone else to be outside of G...

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Bonus: Consecrating Russia

Theology and Insanity - March 23, 2022 20:34 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
Mike and Dave discuss Pope Francis's upcoming consecration, Fatima, Russia's errors, and Marian Consecration in general. Music by Suomega

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56. Exploring Mystic Spirituality with Laura Beth Buchleiter - Part 1

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - March 23, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes
"If we stop at God is mystery. Then there's an equity to everyone who is willing to embrace God's mystery. And that's where mysticism becomes a much stronger spiritual platform to look at the world from, for me." -Laura Beth Part 1 with Laura Beth Buchleiter and Shaleen Kendrick exploring what...

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55. Can You "Take The Bible Seriously" & Live Mystically? with Riley Powell-Part 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - March 08, 2022 10:00 - 42 minutes
PART 2 EXPLORES HOW  MYSTIC SPIRITUALITY... - Decreases our anxiety (who couldn't use less anxiety right now!) - Increases our experiences with freedom, joy, growth, heart connections, empowerment, and belonging. This 2nd episode with Riley Powell, a brilliant theologian and a close friend of S...

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54. Can You "Take The Bible Seriously" & Live Mystically? with Riley Powell-Part 1

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - March 01, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes
Welcome to Season 4! Ryan and Shaleen are back from a long season of rest. Season 4 sits a the intersection of Mysticism, Feminism, and Spirituality. In this episode, Riley Powell, a brilliant theologian, and a close friend joins Shaleen in exploring what it might look like to "take the Bible ...

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53. Taylor Richardson - I am a Black History FACT in the making!

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - December 14, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes
Taylor Richardson (also known as Astronaut Starbright) is an advocate, activist, philanthropist and speaker. She wants to be a physician, scientist and astronaut. Taylor’s service and advocacy work continue to have an incredible trajectory that began when she was nine and attended Space Camp in...

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52. People Who Radically Love Themselves with Jeff Brown

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - December 01, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes
Ever wonder what our world would look like if it were filled with people who RADICALLY LOVE THEMSELVES...not in a selfish, navel-gazing, narcissistic way, but with a vibrant, grounded, healthy self-concept? Damn, that's a world I want to live in! That is a world I want for the next generation!...

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51. Experience "The Indigenous People’s History of the United States" with Jill Elizabeth - PART 3

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - November 17, 2021 10:00 - 47 minutes
Looking to increase your cultural intelligence and celebrate Thanksgiving in a meaningful way this year?  This is the series for you. This final episode of a 3-part series explores how STORIES shape our ideas, actions, holidays, and ways we raise children in this country. How do manifest de...

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50. Experience "The Indigenous People’s History of the United States" with Jill Elizabeth - PART 2

Desert Voices: Critical Thinking to Cultivate Well-Being - November 16, 2021 10:00 - 29 minutes
Celebrating our 50th episode in a brilliant way...exploring how STORIES shape our ideas, actions, holidays, and ways we raise children in this country. How do manifest destiny, the covenant God made with Abraham, Andrew Jackson, and Christian missionaries impact our lives today?  Come find out...