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8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSmall, Right, Things. Series Reflection with Spencer OwenIn this episode of the 8,000 Promises podcast, Adi and Spencer Owen discuss the intersection of theology and trauma-informed care. Spencer, who is a licensed counselor specializing in trauma, shares insights from his podcast, Trauma Informed Church Kid. Adi and Spencer reflect on this year’s Small Right actions. Their Empathy and attending to one's emotions. They also touch on the significance of integrating faith with psychological insights to foster healing and wholeness.You can connect with Spencer through his website Renewed Life Counseling and on Facebook at Renewed Life CounselingPodcast: churchkidpod.podbean.com...
2025-11-2155 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersThe Power of Journaling with Chris MyersIn this episode, Adi hosts Chris Myers, a writer and speaker, to discuss his journey from landscape design to becoming a published author. They explore themes of faith, journaling, and the power of waiting. As Chris shares insights from his upcoming book, "The Power of Journaling." The conversation delves into personal growth, spiritual stillness, and the importance of embracing life's seasons.Want to see more of Chris or his book? Here’s a link to his website!https://chrismyersauthor.com/You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites, Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website...
2025-11-0749 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSmall Right Things: Ears to Hear, Hearts for Truth and Healing in Adoption with Sara Easterly, Beka Overby and Colin FaganIn this episode of 8,000 Promises, host Adi Tilford is joined by members of the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption, including Sara Easterly, Beka Overby, and Colin Fagan. They discuss the importance of centering adoptee and birth parent voices in adoption narratives, particularly within faith communities. The conversation delves into the complexities of adoption, the healing journey, and the role of faith in understanding and supporting adoptees and birth parents.Content Warning: Care for your soul, this episode will talk about Suicidal ideationWant to connect with todays guest? Here are their link's!
2025-10-311h 13
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSmall Right Things: Grief, Grace, and the Next Right Thing with Sally HenryIn this episode of "8,000 Promises," host Adi Tilford welcomes Sally Henry, an adventurous woman in the third third of life, who shares her journey through grief, the importance of living in the present, and the power of doing the next right thing. Sally discusses her experiences with loss, finding purpose, and the significance of small, meaningful actions in everyday life.Want to subscribe to Sally Henry’s Substack? Here are her links! https://substack.com/@sallyhenry?utm_source=about-page https://sallyhenry.substack.com/about...
2025-10-2450 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSmall Right Things: Where Stories Stitches Us Back Together with author Michele VrabelIn this heartfelt conversation, Adi Tilford hosts Michele Vrabel. They discuss the Journey of healing and Michele’s book, “Butterfly Stitches.” They explore resilience, faith, and the power of sharing stories. Michele shares with Adi her insights into her writing processes and the importance of positive child experiences in overcoming trauma. CONTENT WARNING: Michele’s story is not easy, her story includes things like Child abuse and Sexual abuse, be prepaired to care for your soul. So if any of these topics stir up a need to stop, Honor yourself.Want to follow Michele? Here's a link to...
2025-10-1752 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersA Small Right Thing: Finding Healing in the Whole Story with Julie RyanIn this episode of 8,000 Promises, host Adi Tilford welcomes Julie McGue, an American writer and adoptee, to discuss her latest book, "Twice the Family: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Sisterhood." The conversation delves into themes of adoption, family dynamics, and the journey of self-discovery. Julie shares her experiences of navigating closed adoption, the importance of belonging, and the healing power of storytelling.Want to connect with Julie? Here are links to her socials!https://juliemcgueauthor.com/https://www.facebook.com/juliemcguewriteshttps://www.instagram.com/julieryanmcgue/Want to...
2025-10-1139 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersLittle Things, Lotsa Impact with the Nerdy Bible GirlsIn this episode of the 8,000 Promises podcast, host Adi Tilford is joined by her friends, the Nerdy Bible Girls, to discuss the theme of 'Small Right Things.' They explore the significance of intentionality in everyday actions and relationships, sharing personal stories and insights on how small, right decisions can create meaningful impact. The conversation delves into the challenges of obedience, the importance of maintaining right relationships, and the role of faith in navigating life's complexities.Want to connect with Jayme? Email her at Jaymeadams22@gmail.comWhat about Tiff? Give her...
2025-10-0353 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference Makers8KP is back and Adi T Life Update!In this episode of the 8,000 Promises podcast, host Adi Tilford reflects on her year-long hiatus and shares her journey of personal growth, including her experiences with homeschooling her daughter, resurrecting her passion for coaching soccer, and navigating grief within her family. She emphasizes the importance of doing small, right things in life and how these actions can create significant ripple effects. Adi also discusses the new direction of the podcast, including upcoming interviews and community-focused initiatives.It's been almost a year since the last episode.The podcast focuses on doing small right...
2025-09-2620 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersGrappling with Rest: The Neuroscience of Sabbath with Spencer Owen (S8:E88)In the closing episode of 2024, the discussion with Spencer Owen delves deep into the spiritual journey of rest, Sabbath, and sabbatical. Both hosts explore personal experiences and challenges in making time for rest amidst hectic schedules. The conversation touches on the neuroscience of rest, the theological basis of Sabbath as evidenced by creation and the cross, and how true rest can serve as an act of social justice. Insights and stories reflect on dynamic and static rest, the transformational power of genuine Sabbath practices, and offer practical tips for integrating rest into daily life.
00:00 Welcome and Introduction
2024-09-1953 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersGrand Finale of Sitting with a Cynic: Rest, Reflect, Repeat (S8: E87)S8: E87 Grand Finale of Sitting with a Cynic: Rest, Reflect, Repeat with a Christian and an Agnostic
In the grand finale of the 8KP podcast, host Adi is joined by her friend and brother-in-law, Casey Rippy, for a heartfelt discussion on rest, Sabbath, and sabbatical. They reflect on the importance of taking time off to recharge and explore personal anecdotes related to napping and taking breaks from the daily grind. Casey shares his perspective on the necessity of dedicating a day each week to relaxation, his thoughts on how sabbaticals should ideally be away from home, a...
2024-09-1329 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersNo More Busy Badges: Talking Rest with Pamela Henkelman, Host of the Midlife Momma Podcast (S8:E:86)In this episode of 8000 Promises, Adi welcomes Pamela, a long-time ministry leader and empty nest coach, to discuss the importance and practice of rest, Sabbath, and sabbatical. Pamela shares her personal experiences with power napping and the shift towards embracing true rest amidst a busy lifestyle. The conversation touches on various aspects, including the cultural resistance to rest, strategies for incorporating Sabbath into one's life, and the profound spiritual and relational benefits that come from slowing down. Additionally, Pamela offers insight into her work supporting mothers transitioning to empty nests and provides valuable resources for cultivating a restful and...
2024-09-0651 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersResting and Loved: Sabbath as a Truth-Telling Day with Marty Solomon (S8: E85)In this episode, hosts Adi and Tiff welcome Marty Solomon, the creator and executive producer of the Bema Discipleship Podcast and president of Impact Campus Ministries. The discussion centers around the concepts of Sabbath, rest, and sabbaticals. Marty shares insights about his own journey with Sabbath, including his personal struggles with anxiety and the importance of surrender. They also explore the Biblical roots of Sabbath, discuss the complexities of integrating rest into modern life, and touch upon the relationship between Sabbath, rest, healing and forgiveness. Marty emphasizes the importance of being gracious with oneself and others while practicing Sabbath.
2024-08-2956 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersChecking out and filling your cup with Sally Henry (S:8, E: 84)In this conversation, Adi Tilford and Sally Henry discuss the importance of rest and Sabbath. They explore the cultural messages around productivity and the need to constantly be doing something. They also discuss the role of rest in sustainability and balance, and how it allows us to have a more realistic perspective of our role in the world. Sally emphasizes the importance of checking out from work and responsibilities and taking time to rest and recharge. They also touch on the idea of seasons and how there are times when we need more rest and times when we need...
2024-08-2349 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFinding Rest: Exploring Sabbath and Personal Renewal with Spiritual Director Rebecca Anthony (S8:E:83)In this enlightening conversation, Adi Tilford welcomes Rebecca Anthony, a long-time friend and spiritual director, to explore the concepts of rest, Sabbath, and sabbatical. Rebecca shares her personal journey and powerful encounters with Jesus during moments of rest. She provides practical advice on how to incorporate Sabbath practices into a full life, emphasizing the importance of rest as a gift from God rather than an earned reward. Rebecca also discusses how her new business, Peaceful Homes, aims to bring peace and organization into families' lives through intentional rest and decluttering. This episode offers valuable insights and practical tips for a...
2024-08-1956 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersThe challenge to rest in a culture of busy with the Nerdy Bible Girls (S:8, E:82)
S8: E:82: The challenge to rest in a culture of busy with the Nerdy Bible Girls
In this conversation, the Nerdy Bible Girls discuss the importance of rest, Sabbath, and sabbatical. They share personal experiences and stories related to napping and the challenges of finding time to rest in a busy culture. They explore the different definitions of rest, Sabbath, and sabbatical, highlighting the need for physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual rest. The conversation emphasizes the importance of silence and solitude as practices that can lead to rest for the soul. They also discuss the...
2024-08-121h 02
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersThe Friendship & Attachment Grapple with Spencer OwenIn this conversation, Adi Tilford and Spencer Owen discuss unexpected friendships that formed during the COVID-19 pandemic and the challenges of making and maintaining friendships. They explore the idea of reconstructing religion for those who have experienced spiritual trauma and the need for trauma-informed theology. They discuss the division and polarization in society and the role of the church in promoting love and unity. They also touch on the importance of setting realistic expectations in friendships and the need for inner work and attachment healing. The conversation explores the importance of secure attachment and feedback loops in building healthy r...
2024-07-261h 14
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersHow to be friends beyond faith differences: A Christian and Agnostic Talk Friendship (S7:E80)In this episode of '8,000 Promises,' Casey returns for his fourth conversation. Adi, the Christian, and Casey, the Agnostic, delve into the complexities of friendship across differing religious beliefs, exploring whether Christians and agnostics can maintain authentic relationships. They humorously dissect Biblical stories, discuss respectful dialogues, and share personal insights on living out faith authentically. The episode also teases an upcoming discussion on rest and Sabbath before taking a brief hiatus.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Goal
00:40 Discussing Conversion and Friendship
02:30 Respect in Interfaith Friendships
06:12 Living Out Faith Authentically
12:44 Challenges...
2024-07-1942 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFrom Sibling Rivalry to Satisfying Sisterhood: Friendship with ‘Word with the Girls’ (S:7, E:79)This episode of 8000 Promises features the Evans sisters—Molly, Emily, and Abby—co-hosts of the podcast 'Word with the Girls'. They discuss the dynamics of their sisterly friendship, unexpected friendships formed through life experiences, and how their podcast fosters deeper conversations and relationships. The sisters share insights on how to nurture sibling relationships, addressing challenges in different life seasons, and the importance of creating safe relational spaces. They also discuss summer plans focused on play and reconnecting with both nature and important people in their lives.
00:00 Welcome to 8,000 Promises with the Evans Sisters
01:11 Unexpected Friendships: Moll...
2024-07-121h 00
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersEmbracing Friendship: Overcoming Fear and Finding Joy with Ondi Mejia and Nancy Neufeld (S:7, E:78)In this episode of 8000 Promises' the focus is on friendship and community. Adi Tilford and her friends Ondi and Nancy, discuss their personal journeys and insights on establishing and maintaining meaningful connections. Ondi, a mother and writer, shares her proactive approach to building friendships, while Nancy, who has faced challenges with social anxiety, speaks candidly about her experiences and progress. The conversation also explores the definitions of friendship and community, the value of consistent engagement, and how these relationships contribute to personal healing. The episode concludes with a discussion on the importance of play and how each plans to...
2024-07-0546 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersOn Friendship: From Sparkling Cider to Spiritual Wisdom with the Nerdy Bible Girls (S7:E77)Join Adi Tilford, along with her Nerdy Bible Girls co-hosts Tiff Haithley and Jamie Adams, as they dive into a heartfelt discussion on unexpected friendships, the lessons they bring, and the importance of being present in each other's lives. In this episode, they share personal stories of unlikely connections and reflect on maintaining meaningful relationships amidst life's chaos.
Introduction: Welcoming Words
Prayer and Purpose
Unexpected Friendships
Jayme's Tale: Virginia, the Retired Nun
Tiff's Unexpected Friendship
Adi's Story: Wylene, the Elder Mentor
Insights on Friendships and Grievin...
2024-06-2759 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBorn to be Queen Part III: The Golden Crown, A Therapeutic Story by Adi TilfordIn this episode, Adi Tilford shares the third and final part of the therapeutic story called 'Born to be Queen'. The story follows a woman who learns valuable lessons from a gardener after a childhood marked by unwanted experiences in the desert. In part III, the woman embarks on a journey through the desert, facing her fears and discovering her true identity. She eventually finds the golden crown she was given at birth and realizes that she was born to be queen. Adi Tilford also mentions upcoming episodes on the topic of friendship.
Keywords: therapeutic story, healing...
2024-06-2012 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersGrappling with dreams, desires and their fulfillment with Spencer Owen (S:6, E:75)In this episode of the 8000 Promises series on dreams and desires, Adi and Spencer Owen, who brings his expertise in scripture and neuroscience, delve deep into the nature of dreams, desires, and their spiritual and psychological impacts. They explore the challenges of trusting God, dealing with unmet needs, and understanding how our desires align with our identity and spiritual growth. Through personal anecdotes and scriptural analysis, they discuss the balance between contentment and longing, the process of maturing spiritually, and the importance of recognizing our limitations. The episode concludes with a discussion on gratitude and the transformative power of...
2024-06-061h 04
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFrom Football to Family: Casey's (Our 8KP Cynic) Dream Evolution (S:6, E:74)
In this heartfelt episode, Adi welcomes back Casey - the 8KP cynic - to discuss their different worldviews and how dreams, desires, and longings shape their lives.They explore the transformation of dreams from seeking the spotlight to prioritizing family and presence. The conversation delves into the importance of being present with family, the role of art and creativity, and how understanding and redirecting dreams and desires can lead to a more fulfilling life. This episode offers rich insights into the evolution of aspirations and the significance of making choices aligned with personal values and responsibilities.
2024-06-0435 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersStrengthening marriages through dreams, fun and confession therapy with Josh and Katie WaltersIn this episode of the 8000 Promises podcast, Adi converses with Josh and Katie Walters about their book New Marriage, Same Couple and their journey in marriage. They discuss topics like dreams and desires from childhood, the impact of pain and crisis on relationships, and the importance of confession therapy in sustaining a healthy marriage. The episode delves into personal stories of vulnerability, healing, and growth, highlighting how maintaining hope and working through difficulties with God’s help can lead to a deeper, more fulfilling relationship. They also touch on the significance of humor and fun in marriage and share pra...
2024-05-301h 03
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFrom Childhood Dreams to Heavenly Hustle: A Father-Daughter Dialogue with Ondi Mejia and Peter Foster (S:6, E:72)In this episode of the 8000 Promises Podcast Ondi Mejia and her father Peter discuss their journey of faith, dreams, and longings. Ondi shares about her new book Heavenly Hustle: Giving Your Earthly Life a Heavenly Purpose and reflects on her childhood dreams and how they shape her life today. Peter adds his insights on dreams from his own childhood and how they influenced his path, including his commitment to ministry and living a Jesus-centered life. The conversation also delves into the importance of reading scripture, living a congruent life, and the role of parents in discipling their children. The...
2024-05-2354 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersDreams, Determination and Making a Difference with Cameron Cunningham, Founder/Director of Reverent Rhythms Dance Company (S:6, E:71)
In this captivating interview, Cameron shares her journey from a child entrepreneur with a passion for making a difference to the founder of Reverent Rhythms, a faith-based performing arts ministry. She discusses the importance of following through on million-dollar ideas with determination, her personal struggles and triumphs, including overcoming divorce and personal challenges while building her ministry. Cameron emphasizes the role of privilege in pursuing dreams and the need for boundaries to protect priorities. She also provides advice for young listeners, encouraging them not to let fear of failure hinder their success. The interview touches on Cameron's...
2024-05-161h 04
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersExploring Spiritual Direction and The Power of Desires with Pastor Megan Babayco (S6:E69)In this episode of the 8000 Promises Podcast, host Adi Tilford, invites her friend and spiritual director, Megan Babayco, to discuss the significance of desires, longings, and dreams in spiritual formation. Megan shares her journey from dreaming of becoming an astronaut to actually becoming a pastor, highlighting how her underlying desire to make a difference manifested in her spiritual calling. They delve into the misconceptions about desires within the church and emphasize the importance of aligning desires with God's will for personal growth and fulfillment. Megan introduces practical spiritual practices, such as the prayer of examen to help listeners discern...
2024-05-0950 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersThese Dreams We Have: Faith, Dreams and Real Life with the Nerdy Bible Girls S6:E68In this episode of '8,000 Promises,' the hosts, known as the Nerdy Bible Girls - Tiff, Jayme, and Amy, embark on a new series exploring dreams, longings, and desires titled 'These Dreams We Have: The Role of Desire and Longing in Our Lives.' They begin by discussing childhood dreams and how they intertwine with their present lives. Special focus is on Tiff's journey from a respiratory therapist to fulfilling her dream of writing a children's book, 'Mrs. Poppish's Pickles,' inspired by a family story and her longing for laughter during the challenging COVID-19 pandemic. The episode...
2024-05-0257 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersGrapple with Forgiveness with Spencer Owen (S5: E:67)In this episode, Adi and Spencer discuss the theological aspects of forgiveness and the challenges that come with it. They emphasize the importance of understanding forgiveness as a process that starts within ourselves and extends to others. They also explore the concept of justice and how it relates to forgiveness, highlighting the need for restorative justice rather than punitive justice. The conversation touches on the role of the body in forgiveness and the significance of seeing ourselves and others as image bearers of God. They conclude by discussing the difference between trust and forgiveness and the importance of creating...
2024-04-1853 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSitting with a Cynic: A Christian and an Agnostic figure out forgiveness (or do they???) (S:5, E:66)Adi (Christian) and Casey (Agnostic) discuss the topic of forgiveness. They explore the definition of forgiveness, the challenges of forgiving, and the importance of understanding and empathy in the process. They also touch on the role of faith in forgiveness and the impact of past experiences on one's ability to forgive. The conversation highlights the complexity of forgiveness and the need for personal growth and self-reflection in order to let go of anger and resentment.
Keywords: forgiveness, understanding, empathy, faith, past experiences, letting go, anger, resentment
Resources Mentioned
Old School Episode 20: 8000 Promises with...
2024-04-1531 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersUnburdened Heart: A True Tale of Forgiving the Unforgivable with Janielle Westermire (S:5, E:65)In this conversation, Janielle shares her story of forgiveness after experiencing childhood trauma. She discusses the importance of forgiveness in the healing process and how it lifts the weight of anger and resentment. Janielle emphasizes the role of God in guiding her through forgiveness and the need to trust Him. She also highlights the significance of boundaries and self-care in the forgiveness journey. Janielle's story serves as a reminder that forgiveness does not mean forgetting, but rather letting go and finding wholeness.
Janielle Westermire is a native of the Grand Valley on the Western Slope in Colorado...
2024-04-1156 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBorn To Be Queen Part II: Born to Be Queen, A therapeutic story by Adi Tilford (S5:E:64)S 5: E 64 Born to Be Queen Part II: Born to Be Queen
Born to Be Queen Part I: The Lost Crown
Part I:Read it Here: AdiTilford.com
Part II: Read it Here: AdiTilford.com/blog
Summary
In this episode, Adi Tilford shares part two of her therapeutic story, 'Born to be Queen.' The story follows a young girl who experiences harm in the desert and gives up her crown. As she grows up and becomes a mother, she tries to protect her child from the desert by following a...
2024-04-0813 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFrom Pain to Punchlines: Navigating Forgiveness with Comedian Monique Bellamy8000 Promises host, Adi Tilford and comedian Monique Bellamy, explore the heavy topic of forgiveness and moving forward after experiencing harm. Monique shares her personal journey, highlighting the importance of laughter in difficult times and discussing complex issues like social media's influence, personal struggles, and the process of forgiveness. She emphasizes how humor has been a vital tool in her healing process and in facing life's challenges. Additionally, Monique touches on her experiences with alcoholism, the importance of community in overcoming personal struggles, and how she employs comedy to navigate and express complex emotions and experiences. The conversation concludes with...
2024-04-041h 10
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersA prayer to help you start your journey to forgiveness by Courtney CarlsonCourtney is an author, speaker and teacher. She has been through a lot in your life and now uses this wisdom to empower and inspire others to go on their own healing and recovery journeys with the Lord. Her resilience and belief in God's promises for her life have kept her going through the hardest times. She now shares these techniques, and experiences with others. You can read today’s writing by heading to Courtney’s blog: https://www.the-colorful-table.com/blogposts/forgiveness
To support Courtney Carlson and her ministry, as well as check out her current book...
2024-04-0212 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersPut me in coach: learning how to walk the talk with forgiveness coach Nicole Williams (S:5, E:61)In this episode of the 8000 Promises podcast, host Adi converses with Nicole Williams, a forgiveness coach, writer, and author, exploring the sensitive and profound subject of forgiveness. Nicole shares her personal journey of forgiveness with her mother, emphasizing how understanding and seeing the image of God in others can lead to transformative healing and forgiveness. The discussion delves into the challenges and misconceptions surrounding forgiveness, highlighting the difference between forgiving as a one-time act and viewing it as a continuous, grace-filled journey. Nicole offers insights into her work as a forgiveness coach, including the importance of identity in Christ...
2024-03-281h 00
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersForgiveness Unfiltered: Real Talk and Revelations with Sara Easterly, Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard and Lori Holden (S:5, E:60)Adoptee Sara Easterly, Birth Parent Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, and Adoptive Parent Lori Holden join host Adi Tilford in a discussion focusing on the theme of forgiveness within the context of adoption. The authors of Adoption Unfiltered explore the complex emotional landscapes of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents, utilizing Dr. Gordon Neufeld's metaphor of a traffic circle to illustrate the process of frustration, adaptation, grief, and attack when unaddressed emotional needs fester. Each guest shares their personal journeys and struggles with grief, loss, and the necessity of facing one's emotions to heal and forgive, emphasizing the importance of...
2024-03-211h 07
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSally Henry and The Journey of ForgivingSally shares her reflective writing on the journey of forgiveness in the Ignite Insight episode!
Hi there, I’m Sally Henry. I am wife to Kim, mother of Sarah and Sean and grandmother of three crazy boys: Rilo, Rocco and Vito. I also have two sisters who sandwich me and I love dearly. I am a writer, pastor, musician and listener. As an Enneagram 9, I love having people in our home, cooking for friends and family, having meaningful conversations and doing work that makes a difference. I am an ordained Presbyterian minister, but currently work as a behav...
2024-03-1820 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersUnpacking Forgiveness: A Journey with the Nerdy Bible GirlsIn this episode of '8,000 Promises,' host Adi Tilford, alongside guests Tiffany (Tiff) and Jayme, delve into the profound topic of forgiveness within the Christian faith. Tiffany, a respiratory therapist, mom, and soon-to-be-published author, and Jayme, an amazing mom deeply involved in Young Life, share their personal journeys and struggles with understanding and practicing forgiveness. The discussion evolves to a deeper exploration of what forgiveness truly means, especially in challenging times. They ponder the difference between forgiving as God does—instantly and completely—and human forgiveness, which they note as a process filled with struggle, repeated efforts, and some...
2024-03-1454 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersGrapple Loudly - Wrapping up Amplify: God Sees and Hears Everyone (S4:E57)Adi and Spencer grapple with concepts brought up in various episodes this series. Topics you'll hear about: empathy, mirror neurons, regulate/relate/reason, how scripture can serve as a Rorschach Test and so much more!
You can connect with Spencer through his website Renewed Life Counseling and on Facebook at Renewed Life Counseling
You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites, Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com.
Are you loving what you hear and want to help financially support the production of this podcast? You can contribute through this link: https://anchor.fm/adi-tilford/support
You can n...
2024-03-011h 05
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersA Christian and an Agnostic Walk into a bar.... Sitting with a Cynic (S4:E56)Casey (the agnostic) and Adi (the follower of Jesus) talk about what it means from two different world views to Amplify Voices.
Find Casey at https://www.facebook.com/casey.rippy/
You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites, Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford.com. Keep up with tips for living into the promises for you life and the latest news on the pod by subscribe to my newsletter Rule of Life: Printable PDF Harvest Reflection Guide: Printable PDF Anam Cara by Adi Tilford on Substack...
2024-02-2637 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersTurn up the volume on love, loss and lessons learned with Stephanie Jordan (S4: E:55)
Adi and Stephanie Jordan talk about Steph’s journey of widowhood, the lessons she’s learned along the way and how we can better care for the widows and widowers in our lives.
Stephanie Jordan is an author, teacher, and speaker. She has been a cosmetologist for 24 years. She has 5 amazing kids. She has two dogs and two cats.
She has broad life experiences and likes adventure. She loves Jesus and intends to spend her life sharing His message in an unconventional way. Her artistic and rock n roll style influence her outlook on life...
2024-02-221h 05
Old School with Michele VrabelEpisode 20 - 8000 Promises with Adi TilfordToday we welcome our teacher, Adi Tilford. Adi Tilford is an adoptive mom, long-time educator, advocating for therapeutic, trauma-informed living. Adi hosts the 8000 Promises Podcast, writes a monthly essay for her newsletter subscribers and guest preaches at First Presbyterian Church, Grand Junction. She also serves on the women's ministry team, enjoying both low and high impact adventures with Pray and Play!
Adi’s writing and speaking engagements illuminate the therapeutic love of Jesus, the ongoing journey of healing from complex developmental trauma, and the in-the-trenches experiences of becoming a therapeutic parent, educator and friend.
Most of...
2024-02-2144 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersHe's Always Been Faithful with guest writer Molly Evans (S4: E:54)Molly Evans lives in Grand Junction, Colorado. She is a proud Auntie, recovering perfectionist and karaoke enthusiast. She has lived all over the world including Flagstaff, Arizona, Bandung, Indonesia, Bangkok, Thailand, and Portland, Oregon. Passionate about education, mental health, and advocating for children, she champions the cause of the vulnerable in her work as a school psychologist. When she isn’t lacing up her running shoes for a trail run, she’s crafting delicious treats in her kitchen to share with friends and family.
She occasionally adds to her blog which is a collection of stories and refle...
2024-02-1923 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersRaise the Volume on Deliverance: Michele Vrabel's "Old School" Story S:4 E: 53Adi and Michelle Vrabel talk about how the concept of amplifying a voice can start with your own inner work and eventually become a journey of deliverance for others. We talk about the challenges of writing a story that includes really traumatic events and we discuss the journey of becoming a podcaster! It’s never too late to learn something new!
Michele Vrabel is an expert bean counter by day. Her super powers and side hustles include pastry chef and author in training. Her writing coach, Bob Goff, says she has “sass”, which she deploys regularly. She is neari...
2024-02-151h 01
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersChasing Jesus: A Message for the Well Intentioned, but Uninformed by Kristen BrockKristen Brock shares from her blog posts in 2020 with a call to action to become more informed. This episode or Kristen's new podcast is a great place to start.
Kristen runs Kiongozi Consulting, an LLC that trains people and organizations in trauma-informed care. She is also the executive director of Friends of Ruwenzori a non-profit that supports an NGO in Uganda. Her lifelong commitment to advocating for and empowering underserved communities of all stripes has seen her work with communities including US Veterans, families living under the poverty line, at-risk youth, and HIV+ communities in...
2024-02-1221 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersAmplifying God's Pursuit and Our Response with Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez E.51Adi and Pri talk health, holiness, unification, sanctuary and so much more in this mid-morning interview. Lean in and embrace what God has for you today.
Pricelis Perreaux-Dominguez is the founder/ceo of Full Collective and host of the annual Sowers Summit Conference in New York City. She is a coach, author, advocate, podcaster, creator, Bible teacher, entrepreneur, and is pursuing a Masters in Biblical and Theological Studies at Denver Seminary. Pricelis is a Black Latina living in NYC with her husband and son.
Connect with Pricelis: Ministry Page My website My IG Sowers Summit
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2024-02-0854 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersAmplifying Your Story with Writing Coach Tracie Miles S4:E 49Adi and Tracie talk about the power of having a writing coach, how to love and support yourself or others in the midst of divorce and the power of testimony.
Tracie Miles is the Author of seven best-selling books, a writing and author coach through her business, Tracie Miles Author Coaching Services, the Director of COMPEL Writers Training at Proverbs 31 Ministries, a member of the international Proverbs 31 Devotion Writers Team which reach 1.5 million people per day with God’s Word, and the founder of the Living Unbroken Divorce Recovery Program. Tracie has 3 grown children plus a daughter an...
2024-02-0149 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersLiving in the Kingdom for Real, with guest writer Sally Henry (S4: E:48)Sally's Bio: Hi there, I’m Sally Henry. I am wife to Kim, mother of Sarah and Sean and grandmother of three crazy boys: Rilo, Rocco and Vito. I also have two sisters who sandwich me and I love dearly. I am a writer, pastor, musician and listener. As an Enneagram 9, I love having people in our home, cooking for friends and family, having meaningful conversations and doing work that makes a difference. I am an ordained Presbyterian minister, but currently work as a behavioral health care coordinator working with families who have children coming out of mental health crise...
2024-01-2917 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersAmplify: God Sees and Hears every ONE with the Nerdy Bible Girls (S4:E:47)Adi, Tiff and Jayme riff on the concept for series 4: Amplify and share responses for God Hunt - the spiritual practice of this series.
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2024-01-2542 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBorn to be Queen Part I: The Lost Crown, A Therapeutic Story S:4 E:46Adi reads part one of her three part therapuetic story. Get your written copy here:
Born to Be Queen, by Adi Tilford
Part I: “The Lost Crown” Published Jan 22, 2024
Anam Cara by Adi Tilford on Substack
Everything Happens by Kate Bowler: Listen Again: Beth Moore
Books by Susan Perrow: Healing Stories for Challenging Behavior, Therapeutic Storyteling: 101 Healing Stories for Children
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2024-01-2221 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference Makers8KP 2024 TrailerA little of what's coming in 2024, and a new way of doing things!
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2024-01-1202 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersGet Started Grappling with GodAdi and Spencer Owen share the idea behind their recurring episode for the 8000 Promises Podcast - Grappling with God. You can catch their live conversation on Feb. 23 or listen here when the conversation is published on the pod.
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2024-01-1129 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersIntro to the Nerdy Bible GirlsAdi, Tiff and Jayme introduce themselves and the Nerdy Bible Girls concept. Each series, these friends will talk about the series topic as a way to introduce you to the concepts and spiritual practices embedded within the coming weeks! Enjoy!
Connect with the NBGs:
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2024-01-1021 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersNew Year, New Word, Updated Rule of LifeIn this episode, Adi welcomes you back to the podcast and shares her new word for 2024. She also gives a layout of her rule of life for this first quarter of 2024.
Novena of Surrender Day 1
Rule of Life: Printable PDF
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2024-01-0813 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersThe Great Chili Cookoff, A Christmas Blessing and that time I modeled how to hold plans in open hands....In this episode Adi shares her decision to stop podcast production over the two week Christmas holiday, so that she can focus on living love with the people right in front of her. She shares a little about the word Rejoice/Celebration, and then sends you into the New Year with a Christmas Blessing.
Here are the links you might be interested in checking out from this episode:
Harvest Reflection Guide: Printable PDF
Champion Chili: Campfire Delight
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2023-12-2211 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFour Lessons about God the AdvocateIn this episode, Adi shares four of the lessons she learned about God's advocacy for her life as she said Yes! to laying down advocacy for three months... even advocacy for her children! Each of the lessons is told through a short vignette of an experience during her Personal Sabbatical Sept. 1- Nov. 30, 2023.
Things Adi mentioned during this episode:
Transforming Center Information
Uncovering How God Turns Sorrow to Mercy - Adi’s story
Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton
Chase the Fun by Annie F. Downs
You ca...
2023-12-2116 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersA Thank You Letter to Julia Louis-Dreyfus for Wiser than MeToday, Adi shares a thank you letter to her new podcasting hero, Julia Louis-Dreyfus for her award winning show, Wiser than Me.
Check it out at these links:
Wiser Than Me on Spotify
Wiser Than Me on Apple
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2023-12-2003 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersA Practice for Learning to be StillIn this episode, Adi shares about her experience with silence and contemplative prayer and gives you an opportunity to give it a try for 30 seconds. It's amazing how 30 seconds can reset an entire situation, afternoon or even a day.
Join Adi in learning to be still.
If you want to hear the story of why she chose the word mercy at the retreat in September be sure to listen to S3, E9 from Thursday, Dec. 14
Uncovering How God Turns Sorrow to Mercy
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2023-12-1907 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersOn rest, laying down advocacy and receiving + Advent week 3In this episode Adi introduces the weekly topic(s): Rest, Lay down Advocacy and Receive. She shares about the slow journey to understanding the invitations God extended and her hope that this weeks reflections will lend clarity to what she learned along the three month journey of laying down advocacy of every form in her previous life. She also shares a little about her advent study Joanna Harader's
Expecting Emmanuel
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2023-12-1811 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersReturn Mercy to Your Mother: A Poem by Adi TilfordAdi Tilford wrote this poem after a day spent on the farm with her mom.
2023-12-1503 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersUncovering How God turns Sorrow Into MercyIn this episode, Adi shares how an encounter with God at the Transforming Center's Silence and Solitude retreat in September helped her understand herself in a new way. God, the creator of the universe is also the one who took the sorrow that surrounded Adi and turned it into mercy, her highest spiritual gift.
Spiritual Gifts test from Cru
Transforming Center Information
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2023-12-1414 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersA Book Dedication for Beth Moore after reading All My Knotted-Up LifeAdi shares her daydream of writing a book dedication for Beth Moore who like the Samaritan woman at the well out of John 4 shares her testimony and leads Adi to a more intimate encounter with Jesus.
All My Knotted Up Life by Beth Moore
Encounter - Adi’s Sermon from Oct. 2022
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2023-12-1304 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersIn order to recover, you first must uncover, Advent week 2In this episode, Adi Tilford shares how the word recover didn't just disappear because she wasn't up for the hard work of uncovering what needed to be recovered. Instead, the work that began over sabbatical is continuing in this Advent season.
Also hear the story of Rahab and how Joanna Harader encourages looking at identity in a different way in her Advent devotional,
Expecting Emmanuel
2023-12-1114 min8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSabbatical Reflection: Lessons and Takeaways
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2023-12-0816 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersYou are Not as Bad as You Think Because God is Better Than you Know with Nancy NeufeldNancy is a momma of one, step momma of 3, an ESL teacher, as well as the voice of the One Minute Bible Study and the Five Minute Bible Study. She is also the creator of My Unphotoshopped Life on Instagram and TikTok, where she tries desperately to share her struggles with God and everyday life. In a world of perfect photoshopped pictures and perfect photoshopped lives, Nancy's aim is to try to live unphotoshopped - flaws, freakouts, meltdowns and all. After living a life believing she needed to photoshop herself to be lovable, and after following a God she...
2023-08-0351 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to Biblical Wisdom & Practical Advice for Taking Care of Yourself and Your PeopleAfter becoming a mom in 2012, Rachael fought to overcome postpartum depression in
her own life. When she recovered, she dedicated her life and career to helping new
mothers who didn’t have access to the help she had.
Rachael is one of only three winners of Lysa Terkeurst’s “Book Proposal Bootcamp. Over
the last year, she has partnered with Lysa to bring her new book, “A Mom Is Born
– Biblical Wisdom and Practical Advice For Taking Care of Yourself and Your New Baby”
to life.
Rachael wrote the book she needed during her own struggle with PPD and PPA. She is
a Lice...
2023-07-171h 00
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to Proxy Power and Preserving DignityMona is a well known woman in my local community, and a woman whose wisdom deserves to be shared beyond our small city walls.
Though Mona spent several years in the women’s ministry speaking circuit, her current priorities hone in on specific needs found in the heart of our community. Eight years ago, Mona founded the Joseph Center, an organization aimed at helping the unhoused, especially at-risk youth and elderly populations. Highline’s work helps people navigate the legal system with regard to child affairs, offers a day shelter for families to eat and shower and provi...
2023-06-261h 02
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes to Representation and RestVivian Mabuni is a national speaker and author, bible teacher and podcast host. With 34 years serving on staff with Cru, Viv loves teaching about the Bible and practical application to ministry and life and serves on the Board of Trustees at Denver Seminary. Author of "Open Hands, Willing Heart," and host of the Someday Is Here podcast for AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islanders) leaders. Viv loves drinking coffee with her husband of 31 years, Darrin, and marveling at their young adult kids.
Connect with Viv on Instagram @vivmabuni or on her website www.vivianmabuni.com
You c...
2023-06-121h 01
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to Opening Up about Pornography Addiction and RecoveryGerald and Tabby Zgabay (pronounced sky-bye) have been married for 20 years and reside in Texas. They have 2 children Zaden (11) and Zenli (7) through adoption. Gerald is a banker but also a published author and has written two books about his faith walk and how God has met him in the darkest of places, addiction. Sobering Faith and Opening Up are available for purchase on Amazon. Tabby is a professional photographer, homeschool mom and a woman of immense joy!
Content warning: Pornography dependence, addiction and recovery and how it potentially can impact people with trauma histories that include sexual ab...
2023-05-221h 10
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to Relationship in the Healing Journey with Courtney Carlson
Courtney Carlson is a single mother of three lovely children. Courtney’s healing journey began 7 years ago when the Lord radically saved her. Since then, God continues to reveal Himself to Courtney which has led her to experience radical freedom, heart healing from past pain and a clearer understanding of her identity in Christ. Courtney is passionate about sharing her healing and transformational journey with women, believing fully that we are all called to be and live set free.
Content warning: Messages about identity that form from childhood abuse.
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2023-04-241h 00
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to the promise for Atonement (Repair and Reconnect)Spencer Owen was born and raised in central Illinois and went to college at Huntington University near Ft. Wayne, Indiana. While there, he discovered his passion for helping people heal from their psychological hurts; after he graduated he went to University of Colorado in Colorado Springs for his Master's degree in counseling and human development. He started out as a school counselor, working first with elementary-age students and then later with middle-school ages. During the latter half of that time, he was working after hours as a counselor to gain his licensure status. When he achieved that, he left...
2023-04-061h 12
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to Relationship that Invites You to Step into Wholeness with Mariah MartinToday’s guest is the bad and the beautiful Mariah Martin. Mariah is a pastor at Faith Mennonite Church and the host of the Called to be Bad Podcast. Called to be Bad is a podcast where guests reveal a "bad" topic they are passionate about (by "bad" we mean strange, taboo, something that goes against the status quo of what it means to be faithful). She loves animals, coffee, and books--especially books about vampires. Mariah lives with her spouse Nick Bouwman in Goshen, Indiana with their two bunnies and seven chickens
In this episode, Mariah and I...
2023-03-2753 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes! to Relationship that Redeems and Restores with Stacey Lyons, Part 2Content warning
Part 2 of my interview with my friend and LPCC Stacey Lyons includes the end of . Although there is a reference at the beginning to the relationship that Stacey left due to domestic violence, the conversation in this episode moves from the what happened to the how God redeemed and restored my sweet friends story. The story we finish from the first episode does include a mention of gun violence, so please take care of yourself as needed with regard to this content.
In this episode, Stacey shares how her life-long love story with...
2023-03-1347 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes to Relationship that Rescues and Woos, Part I with Stacey LyonsContent Warning: My guest Stacey Lyons and I are going to talk about living in domestic violence and the difficulty in leaving that relationship. We also discuss a little bit the harm that can come from church messages that push a punishing God.
My friend and colleague Stacey Lyons joins me on the podcast. This is part I of this two part interview. Part II will be available for listeners on March 13.
In her late teens and early twenties, Stacey found herself suddenly trapped in a relationship that she had never expected. Wondering if she...
2023-02-2741 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSaying Yes to the Adventure of Relationship with Tom and Shelly Hansen and Sam TilfordIn this episode of 8000 Promises, three guests who have played a role in developing my understanding of God’s promise to be in relationship with me unconditionally come on to discuss learning about, leaning into and embracing God’s promise for relationship. My husband Sam is a commercial construction contractor and a committed husband and father. He has been my number one partner in my own healing journey and after 16 years of marriage we are still figuring out how to make this marriage relationship all it can be while we still enjoy each other right now in the present. My othe...
2023-01-2356 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersSEASON 2 TRAILERSeason Two is almost here!
January 23 we begin the journey of learning about, leaning into and embracing God's Promise for Relationship.
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2023-01-2100 min
Called to be Bad"Childhood Trauma and Faith" with Adi Tilford--Called to be Bad Podcast S2 EP 10--CW in descSend us a textCW: In this episode Adi shares her story of childhood trauma, involving SA by a person of trust, as well as the death of an infant family member. We also discuss how purity culture can make trauma worse. Adi Tilford, author, speaker, fellow podcaster, and longtime educator (specializing in trauma informed practices) walks us through her story of how early childhood trauma impacted her life and faith. She asks honest questions like, "Does Jesus love me if I am being harmed?" We discuss the presence/absense of God in situations of...
2023-01-1645 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersAll God's Promises Season One ReflectionEnjoy this reflection episode for the 8000 Promises Podcast Season One: Learn, Live and Launch. Season one guests talked about how God was calling them to launch what they’ve learned and lived into the world. The interviews were designed to investigate what saying Yes! to God’s promises might include when we live into, embrace, believe and trust that those promises are in fact for us. Through this podcast, I want you to see that on the other side of the hard work it takes to integrate the traumas from your past into your story is a life filled with...
2022-12-3141 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersAn Advent Episode with TBRI Practitioner Greg Lombard ReaIn this episode of 8000 Promises Greg Lombard Rea shares his journey to becoming a father by adoption, discovering TBRI and a new professional calling, his journey with grief and loss and parenting through his wife’s death and how TBRI became a great tool for him through all of these seasons of life as he learned to TBRI himself. This episode is not just for adoptive parents. It’s for the parent ready to do the work of integrating their past so they can be more available to the people in their present, it’s for the adult adoptee who ne...
2022-12-1056 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersMinisode: Novena of Surrender Day 9Listen and pray with me as I read the ninth day's prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
If you feel so led please give the podcast a rating and recommend it to a friend, maybe even hit the subscribe button! You can find me on Instagram at AdiTilfordWrites, Facebook at AdiTilford-Author and at my website AdiTilford...
2022-12-0917 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersMinisode: Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 8Listen and pray with me as I read the eighth day's prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
2022-12-0816 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersMinisode: Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 7Listen and pray with me as I read the seventh days prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
2022-12-0716 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersMinisode: Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 6Listen and pray with me as I read the sixth days prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the endin1g line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
Also, check out this devotional my friend who attended IG live sent after this episode. She read it before the prayer today!
https://www.aa.org/daily-reflections
2022-12-0615 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersMinisode: Novena of Surrender Day 5Listen and pray with me as I read the fifth day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the endin1g line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
2022-12-0511 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBonus Minisode: Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 4Listen and pray with me as I read the fourth day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
2022-12-0414 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBonus Minisode: Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 3Listen and pray with me as I read the third day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
2022-12-0317 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBonus Minisode: Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 2Listen and pray with me as I read the second day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
2022-12-0212 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBonus Minisode:Novena of Surrender to Jesus Day 1Listen and pray with me as I read the first day prayer from Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo's Novena of Surrender to Jesus. I share some of what I've seen God do over this year and some of what God brings to mind as I pray the ending line, Oh Jesus I surrender myself to you. Take care of everything.
May awesome things happen for you today.
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2022-12-0111 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersLeaning In, Loving People and Letting God Show Off with Rebecca VahleRebecca Vahle is my treasured guest on today's episode. My friend and mentor, Rebecca has been my number one go to person for advice in motherhood. She has pointed me to incredible resources and walked with our family during some challenging times. It's wild to think that we met because of a call for hospital education and reform around adoption that God placed on her heart! We dig into that journey for Rebecca from her personal experiences with adoption in the hospital to finding herself as a national leader for changing how hospitals care for unique populations. This episode...
2022-11-0540 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersThe most healing force in the universe with Bryan PostThis gem filled conversation is with parenting guru and adoption expert Bryan Post. I was lucky enough to meet Bryan in person right before the start of the pandemic. Bryan lives out his messages, and his in person presence is calming and kind. It is easy to see how Bryan’s methods and messages so profoundly change the way people parent and live. This episode of 8000 Promises covers large turf - from Bryan’s challenging start in life to three steps leaders can take today to live a more regulated life and create systemic change. We discuss the power of o...
2022-10-0846 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBusting Into, Busting Beyond with Heather O'BrienMy guest today is my friend and fellow podcaster, Heather O’Brien. Heather is a wife and mother, biker and poet, educator and strong believer in the American ideal. Her current passion is bringing people of different beliefs and philosophies together to engage in discourse and dialogue. Heather’s podcast is called US or Bust and can be found on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Earlier this year, Heather and I found ourselves reveling in the newness of trying podcasting. At some point we agreed - wouldn’t it be fun to sit down for one conversation to be used...
2022-09-0945 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersLittle Yeses Go a Long Way with Ondi MejiaMy beautiful and caring guest is Ondi Mejia. She is a pastor in the Foursquare Church and the writer of a blog and an almost finished book! Ondi’s passionate about passion - longing and callings and working hard all for the glory of God. In this Episode of 8000 Promises, Ondi and I chat about writing a book and saying yes to the small things and watching how they add up to make much bigger yeses for God. We also chat about how the church and the people that make up God’s church have a distinct call to love...
2022-08-1336 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersWorthy of Care with Rachael Hunt ElmoreMy incredible guest today is Rachael Hunt Elmore. She is a licensed Christian counselor in North Carolina and she specializes in helping moms in the throes of postpartum depression as well as helping all moms find ways to develop and maintain emotional health. In addition to being a fulltime mom, wife and practicing counselor, she is finishing up her manuscript for her first book, A Mom is Born and speaking in a variety of places to share her wisdom around motherhood. For this pod, she showed up to talk about the power and promise for change in our lives...
2022-07-0940 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersLove Doesn't Destroy with Erin NesticoErin Nestico is a former elementary teacher who uses her education background to speak on dating, domestic violence and the differences between healthy and unhealthy relationships. God saved her physically from an abusive relationship, and she is passionate about helping teens and young adults enter into safe, loving partnerships. She and her husband, Chris live in Adams, New York with their four children and a menagerie of pets.
After 12 years in an abusive relationship, Erin was able to find her way out. In this episode of 8000 Promises, Erin and I talk about how Erin was able to le...
2022-06-1841 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFinding Joy and Peace in the In Between with Kayla Hunley, MOT, OTR/LKayla is currently a pediatric occupational therapist with experience treating behaviors, sensory concerns, and trauma in children from birth to 23 years old. She was diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease in September 2020 and has on a journey to heal mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Throughout her healing journey, Kayla has identified her own trauma from childhood and witnessed how it manifests first-hand in her life. This understanding makes her not only a better wife but occupational therapist too. She currently resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado with her beloved husband of 5 years and her two beagle mixes, Bailey and Marshall. In...
2022-04-2342 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersFrom Mended Man to MNDYRR with Adam Starks PH.DAdam Starks is an author, speaker and child advocate. Adam and I met as freshmen in college at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA. At the age of 18, Adam had just aged out of the foster care system and with very little resources found himself attending the same Anabaptist college I had traveled across the country to attend. Adam’s first book, Broken Child, Mended Man, a memoir, takes the reader on his journey from being removed from his biological family at the tender age of 8 and his ten years in foster care as well as his journey to success and...
2022-03-2642 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersBabyBeBrave: Creating Purpose from the PainMichelle McManus didn't think she'd ever be leading a public advocacy movement, and yet her online presence showcases the power of her healing journey. Her life speaks to the truth that we can do beautiful things, even when we have hard histories.
Michelle Marie, also known as BabyBeBrave_,is an international adoptee, born in Romania. She lived in an orphanage and was adopted at the age of two by an American family. When she was eight, her parents changed her life forever when they shared they had adopted her. From that point on, her questions were unending...
2022-03-0541 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersMy Body IS a Temple with Health Coach Lina Warner8000 Promises: Season 1 (Learn, Live, Launch) Episode 3: My Body IS a Temple
Lina Warner joins me for this episode to tell us more about her journey to launch her own business as a health coach. Like so many of us, her decision to become an entrepreneur stemmed from several life experiences colliding at the just right time in her life. She calls it her come to Jesus moment! Inspired to live the healthiest life she can by her 100 year old grandmother, Lina began a journey to change her own life habits. Now, she's ready to share those gifts with others as...
2022-02-1932 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersLiving into the Season You Are In with Lori Holden8000 Promises: Season 1 (Learn, Live, Launch) Episode 2 : Living into the Season You Are In
Lori Holden, author, blogger, podcaster and friend, joins me to talk about the work she's embracing in her newest season as well as to reflect on the journey that's led her here. (Please forgive the audio glitches - I think I've figured them out and all should be well by episode 3). Enjoy tuning in to Lori's wisdom around embracing BothAnd experiences, benefitting from the seeds planted that turn into a new fruitful season and learning from the voices of adoption not often lifted in m...
2022-02-0533 min
8000 Promises: Contemplative Conversations for Cycle Breakers and Difference MakersDoing a New Thing8000 Promises: Season 1 (Learn, Live, Launch) Episode 1 : Doing a New Thing
Host Adi Tilford takes the guest seat on this inaugural episode of 8000 Promises. She invites her friend and editor Cassie Lee to help her share her story about the work God is doing in her life. They talk about friendship, new houses, Pray and Play, and Adi's decision to take her place alongside survivors of childhood trauma in seeking healing in order to live their best lives.
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2022-02-0133 min