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Welcome to the second episode of our podcast book club series on Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton. I'm joined by Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD of ImmaEatThat to discuss Chapter 2: Solitude. This is our second podcast book club series -- the first was on Breaking Free from Body Shame by Jess Connolly and aired on Kylie's ImmaEatThat Podcast. We landed on Sacred Rhythms for our next book because as we were talking about the importance of renaming our bodies as good and making peace with food and body image in our last book club, we kept coming back to this idea of slowing down and finding space to be with God. We're excited to talk through this book with you.

In this episode, we talk about:

• How overstimulation and exhaustion shouldn’t be the norm in our Christian life
• Giving ourselves the space to acknowledge what we're feeling and how that invites God in
• Why solitude is important for disordered eating recovery
• Solitude as a place for desire - the longing for solitude is the longing for God
• The most essential question in solitude is “How have I been wanting to be with God and how has God been wanting to be with me?
• Jesus modeling rest for us, especially when he instructed His disciples to go away to a solitary place (Mark 6:31)
• Technology and its impact on our spirituality

Join the Gratefully Nourished Facebook Community for support and encouragement. But also - we firmly believe in the importance of community in real life, so we highly encourage you to find people in your local community to gather with to discuss this book and enjoy life together.

Links:

• Instagram: Gratefully Nourished 
• Work with Alyssa Pike, RD 
• Work with Kylie Mitchell, MPH, RD