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Between the Covers Podcast126 - Check the FruitLet's talk about checking the fruit in the actions and words of others. For those of you like me who have experienced spiritual trauma or adverse religious experiences, then allow me to apologize in advance for getting preachy in this one and relying on biblical scripture to guide the conversation today. Take care of yourself. If you need to skip this episode or take breaks from it, I understand and encourage you to do what you need to do. In our modern age where I keep hearing people express that they get their morality from the Bible, I sure...
2025-12-2626 minBetween the Covers Podcast125 - Share What Excites YouLet's talk about what excites you, and more importantly, sharing it! I had a recent experience where I received some PDFs for a set of role playing rules I preordered leading up to the release of the physical book...and I couldn't contain myself! It took everything I had to not spend the rest of the day scrolling through the digital copy and actually record this episode. I wanted to share the excitement with Libby and with all my friends. There have also been times where I've held space for others to share what they have been excited for...
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Between the Covers Podcast124 - Hero Study: Alba OnofrioFor this month's hero's study, I have the privilege of introducing you to Reverend Alba Onofrio. In our conversation, we talk about faith, spirituality, sexuality, queerness, the Bible, God, and so much in our time together. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much, if not more than I did speaking with Alba.
Reverend Alba Onofrio is a theologian and spiritual activist rooted in the U.S. South, engaged in human rights work for over two decades throughout the Americas. A queer, feminist Christian pastor—also known as Reverend Sex—they are co-founder of the Sexual Liberation Coll...
2025-12-122h 01Between the Covers Podcast123 - Follow Your DelightLet's talk about following our desires. I share about a story of a trip to Leavenworth, WA where Libby and our friends, John and Dan, spent most of a weekend at one of our favorite places to visit and the fun we had. Much of this came from us choosing to follow our delight. In western societies today when we are often told many important things that we need and should be doing, sometimes it's more important to provide time for what we want to do. The things that need and should be done are nice, but often times...
2025-12-0523 minBetween the Covers Podcast122 - Benefits of Safe CommunityLet's talk about safe community and the benefits we gain from it. A safe community helps us feel physically and emotionally safe, especially in these uncertain times. My community is a lifeline for me and Libby. It's helped us weather mental health crises, given us plenty to look forward to, and has been a light for us even in the darkest of times. I've shared before that I wish it didn't take me over 30 years to find this community, yet having found it is the more important dynamic in our search for safe community.
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2025-11-2821 minBetween the Covers Podcast120 - Hero Study: Brad OnishiFor this month's hero's study, we interview Brad Onishi, a podcaster and writer with some awesome answers to my questions. He's the cohost of Straight White American Jesus, author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism And What Comes Next, and he has some great things to say about heroes, faith, religion, politics, and masculinity. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did! I especially like the answers to my last three questions.
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2025-11-141h 22Between the Covers Podcast119 - What Lights Your Fire?Let's talk about what lights your fire. This is one of my favorite topics because we all have at least one thing that we just come to life when we engage in the activity. It can be games, reading, writing, sports, outdoor activities, working with wood or on vehicles, painting, watching movies, etc. You name it! We all have something that lights the fire in our souls and if you're like me, these are the activities that we often set aside for things that we should be doing. Is that how it needs to be?
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2025-11-0724 minBetween the Covers Podcast118 - Believe It Or Not, You're RightLet's talk about our beliefs. For most, if not all of us, our beliefs color how we see our world. Is your world black and white with clear lines of what's right and wrong with rigid rules? Is your world open and expansive to include many different walks of life and experiences? What we believe about ourselves and the world has a dramatic impact on how we view the world, in good and bad ways. Today I talk about what our beliefs can do and how whether you believe something is true or not, ultimately you are right.
2025-10-3119 minBetween the Covers Podcast117 - What Is Authoritarianism?Let's talk about a prominent topic in today's society. Today we look at authoritarianism, a wide political movement taking place all over in western societies. Much of this discussion comes from the work of Dr. Hilary McBride from her Holy/Hurt podcast (definitely give this a listen if you have experience being hurt from religious/spiritual groups). She uses five qualifiers to describe authoritarianism:
1) Control
2) Consequences
3) Compliance
4) Codependence
5) Cultural
If you are experienced all, or even some of these five Cs, there's a good chance you're involved in an authoritarian structure...
2025-10-2436 minBetween the Covers Podcast116 - Things I Learned from Diablo 1 & 2Let's talk about some lessons from another video game interest of mine. This time we're looking at the games Diablo 1 and Diablo 2. The fantastical adventures I'd have going around the world and slaying demons that were clearly the enemy was a favorite past time of mine. Nowadays, what's truly evil is much harder to discern. These two games have helped me move out of my clear as mud, black-and-white thinking that's guided my life for years. Let's dive in!
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2025-10-1733 minBetween the Covers Podcast115 - Hero Study: Tori Williams DouglasFor this month's hero's study, we interview Tori Williams Douglas! She's the cohost of the White Homework podcast, an activist, and anti-racism educator. Her experience in the conservative evangelical church and being a mother had lasting impacts on who she is and what she does. This was an incredible interview and I hope you glean as much if not more from it. Enjoy an awesome conversation!
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2025-10-101h 23Between the Covers Podcast114 - Setting Ourselves Up for FailureLet's talk about how we can be setting ourselves up for failure. Much of this comes down to expectations. I'm a king at setting my expectations too high for many of the projects I want to work on. This came up with a conversation Libby and I had with our friend Katie about some of our financial goals that we're not meeting. It's good to have goals that will stretch you, but also having ones that are reasonable prevent us from falling into the trap of losing faith and hope in ourselves. Let's look at w hat we can...
2025-10-0321 minBetween the Covers Podcast113 - Power of MythLet's talk about myth and the power it's had over the generations. From my research, it appears that the purpose of myth is to offer explanations to unusual dynamics of our world. Why do we have pain and sorrow? Why is there evil in the world? Why do children change as they get older, before there was an understanding of trauma and hormones? Why are some people born differently, mentally and/or physically? Why do hippopotami fling their poop around? Today, we look at three stories from various culture's myths to look at how they tried to answer these...
2025-09-2630 minBetween the Covers Podcast112 - How to Handle ResistanceLet's talk about how we can handle resistance in our lives. Have you ever found yourself doing something that you believe in your heart you should do and that's when the world seems to come against you as if you are trying to get a wedding cake for a gay wedding from a Christian baker? Bad analogies aside, resistance is a natural part of life, and much of this resistance likely is coming from us! I've mentioned many times that trying to change anything in our lives or develop new habits are hard because our brains naturally want to...
2025-09-1923 minBetween the Covers Podcast111 - Hero Study: David TennantFor this month's hero's study, I take a look at David Tennant. I wish I could get him as a guest on the podcast, but let's be real with the expectations...for now. David Tennant is a phenomenal actor from Doctor Who and Harry Potter, among others that I haven't seen, and he is also a stalwart ally to transgender and LGBTQAI+ individuals, going so far as to call out people in power in the UK and creators of IPs that have provided him with work. He proudly wears rainbow pins and speaks to the injustices being done to...
2025-09-1223 minBetween the Covers Podcast110 - Create a New StoryLet's talk about how we can create a new story for ourselves. If you're like me, and hopefully you're not, you can have a running dialogue offering colorful dialogue as to why life is the way that it is. Many of these come from past experiences and influences from others in our past and present. The important thing is that we can change it if we change the story that we're telling ourselves. Of course, there are outside influences that can make this difficult, such as systemic racism and political or social pressures. It's easier for me to say...
2025-09-0526 minBetween the Covers Podcast109 - Trauma RevisitedLet's talk about trauma once more. As my understanding of trauma grows, we can expect more expansions on this topic. Last time I shared about trauma through the lens of "little t" and "big T" traumas. Some experts in the field still use this language, and others aren't fans and prefer to use post-traumatic stress (PTS) trauma and complex post-traumatic stress (CPTS) trauma when referring to different experiences that have an adverse and lasting impact on our minds and bodies. People can experience events that are traumatizing to most and not have any kind of post-traumatic baggage that they...
2025-08-2922 minBetween the Covers Podcast108 - Adverse ExperiencesSorry again for the bad audio. I swear we're almost done with these. I'm not too sure how many of these I recorded with my earbud, but there shouldn't be much more if this isn't the last one.
Let's talk about adverse experiences. Have you ever heard of ACEs? When I worked at becoming a coach, I learned about ACEs for the first time, and they are adverse childhood experiences. These have such a strong impact on our lives and the decisions that we make on a regular basis. Let's take a look at what this can...
2025-08-2222 minBetween the Covers Podcast107 - Speak Your TruthApologies once again for the terrible audio. I'm almost through the batch I recorded with this bad microphone. Thanks for hanging in there with me.
Let's talk about speaking your truth. In my journey to become the hero in my story, speaking my truth has been an important aspect of my walk. A couple of mentors of mine described it with this simple comparison: the difference between using the word "but" and "and" when you are talking about your experiences. Boiled down, if we use "but" to describe an adverse childhood experience, it becomes a dichotomy where...
2025-08-1525 minBetween the Covers Podcast106 - Hero Study: Brandon ShobeFor this month's hero study, I brought on my friend Brandon to share his story. He's a Christian, an engineer, pilot, a member of the Mid-Columbia Master Singers, and published author! We met through our gaming group and our friendship has grown since. Part of his story involves being ostracized by his friend group and finding acceptance from his mentors. He's also received incredible words against these thoughts throughout his life.
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2025-08-081h 28Between the Covers Podcast105 - Impact of WordsSorry again for the poor audio on this one. I recorded a couple of episodes before discovering how bad the headphones mic sounded.
Today, let's talk about the power that our words can have. Similar to my sticks and stones episode I released much earlier, our words have the power to destroy or build up. With some recent familial troubles, I experienced both. Some members of my family said things when emotions were high and hurt, manipulated, and tried to guilt us into doing what they wanted us to do. Other members of my family said some...
2025-08-0123 minBetween the Covers Podcast104 - Masculinity & FemininityLet's talk about the stories we are hearing, or even telling ourselves, about what's masculine and what's feminine. I grew up hearing that it's masculine to not cry or show emotions, to disregard the emotions of others, and if I showed anything that is considered feminine, then there's something wrong with me as a man. Have you experienced similar messaging in your life? Whether or not, you will either experience or will know someone who has experienced this, so let's get into what we can do about it.
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2025-07-2528 minBetween the Covers Podcast103 - Reserve JudgementToday let's talk about reserving judgement. This come from the handiwork of the excellent podcast, White Homework, where Tori Williams and Benjamin Faye talk about the nature of being unhoused. Benji shared his story of how he found himself without a house and unable to find a job for reasons completely out of his control. This is something that I've struggled with when looking at the unhoused population here: I pass judgement on them. Unless we listen to their story, we are going to get the answer wrong on why someone is pan-handling or looking for help. Let's see...
2025-07-1826 minBetween the Covers Podcast102 - Hero Study: John EsteyI tried a new microphone for this and a couple of other recordings and it turns out that it's not a great one! My apologies for the terrible audio quality from me and I'll make sure to use my original microphone in the future.
For this month's hero's study, I interview my friend John Estey. He's another friend from our gaming group who is a teacher, thespian, and proud homosexual. He has some great insights in his years of teaching, growing up in small town America, coming out to his parents, and finding love, along with his...
2025-07-1155 minBetween the Covers Podcast101 - It Only Takes OneLet's talk about a way we can find hope. Thanks to White Homework for providing another inspiring quote! Today's episode comes from the quote, "I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, but I can see the light in all of you." This has been helpful since the time of the recording and now with the looming Big Beautiful Bill making it's way through, having ally nations warn their citizens that the U.S. isn't a safe place to travel to, the social and financial instability, and so much animosity between groups, it's impossible to know...
2025-07-0421 minBetween the Covers Podcast100 - Violence is Rarely the AnswerToday we have a hard topic. With the recent violent acts that continue to escalate in the U.S., I believe it's important to discuss that violence is rarely the answer to a given situation. The one exception for me is in self-defense. If you are taking a gun to counter protest others, you're not there to defend yourself. If the intrusive thoughts are telling you to drive your vehicle into a crowd of people who believe in something different than you, allow me to suggest you seek therapy rather than act on them. In Pennsylvania, Utah, California, and...
2025-06-2717 minBetween the Covers Podcast99 - Curiosity Over ShameLet's talk about using our creativity to change use instead of shame. If you're like me, then you have a lot of experience with shaming yourself or being shamed by others in order to get us to change. It doesn't work. In fact, I would go so far as to say it never works. If it did, we wouldn't be here having this conversation because we'd have it figured out by now. Curiosity is one of the most powerful tools I've learned to use when I work with my clients and myself. It helps us to find out what's...
2025-06-2021 minBetween the Covers Podcast98 - Hero Study: Katie ShobeFor this month's hero's study I continue my interviews with my friends. Today, it's Katie Shobe, a pet and book lover, gamer, and all around great person who has so many different interests and hobbies. You'll have to hear from her mouth what it is that she enjoys. Katie has overcome some challenges in the last few years that I've been able to support her through and have seen first hand the integrity and perseverance of someone who is trying to live her best life.
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2025-06-131h 22Between the Covers Podcast97 - Reach OutLet's talk about reaching out. It's something that's come up many times from myself and others in previous episodes, and yet it's more important than many people give it credit. Knowing that we're not alone and there are others supporting us in whatever our endeavor is helps us reach the fullness of our purpose, yet there's a siren song of independence, fear, and even pride that keeps us from even sending a text to someone saying we need some help. Reach out! There are others who will support you and want to help you succeed!
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2025-06-0628 minBetween the Covers Podcast96 - Finding Your PurposeLet's talk about finding your purpose. Have you ever felt like you're wandering without direction in life? Just making it by without much of a goal? I've had many conversations in the past about our purpose and it's something that is important for us to determine for direction in our lives. Let's look at some ways that we can find our purpose and how that can move us to being heroes in our day to day.
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2025-05-3025 minBetween the Covers Podcast95 - Power of CreativityLet's talk about the power of our creativity. This is one of the most powerful tools we have at our disposal. It can do wonders to create our future, whether that's for our benefit or detriment. Here we'll discuss what it can do and how we can use it to help us become more the heroes of our stories.
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2025-05-2326 minBetween the Covers Podcast94 - Use Your VoiceLet's talk about using our voices. It's been quite the journey for me to get to a place where I'm comfortable to use my voice. How easy is it for you to speak up for your needs, wants, and desires? Do you find your words getting stuck in your throat before you can even speak them? As someone who has wrestled with the value of his voice, I want to assure you that your voice matters. People need to hear what you have to say.
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2025-05-1630 minBetween the Covers Podcast93 - Hero Study: Ben GibsonFor this month's hero's study, I interview my good friend Ben Gibson! He's the one who introduced me to Dungeons and Dragons, created a safe space for me to ask questions during my faith deconstruction, and is a devout Christian who loves people, play, and laughter! He has some great nuggets to share in this interview.
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2025-05-091h 07Between the Covers Podcast92 - HypocrisyLet's talk about hypocrisy. I grew up hearing this term a lot in my Christian upbringing and it's something that is showing up more and more these days with the rise of white Christian nationalism. What is hypocrisy? According to Jesus, it's focusing on cleaning the outside than the inside, or making ourselves look good when our character doesn't match what we present. It comes from actors putting on masks in order to play other characters on stage. Let's look at where this conversation on this deeply spiritual and cultural topic takes us!
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2025-05-0234 minBetween the Covers Podcast91 - Things I Learned from Corner GasLet's talk about one of my all time favorite TV shows: Corner Gas. It's a Canadian sitcom that takes place in the fictional, rural town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. Zaniness ensues, I laugh a lot, and many of the characters have qualities that resonate with me. We're going to look at what some of the quirks are, how they resonate with me, and hopefully you can join me on a trip down memory lane of such a fun show.
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2025-04-2533 minBetween the Covers Podcast90 - Guilty PleasuresLet's talk about guilty pleasures. Actually, let's talk about pleasure in general. Namely, why does pleasure need to be guilty? Do you have something (or multiple things) that you would define as a guilty pleasure? Why is that? Turns out, many of us have been raised with societal norms that pleasure is a bad thing, maybe even sinful if you grew up Christian like I did. I encourage you to challenge these thoughts. Why does pleasure have to be guilty? Let's look into this a little deeper.
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2025-04-1827 minBetween the Covers Podcast89 - Hero Study: Dan FredricksonLet's talk about another hero. This one is a friend of mine, Dan Fredrickson. A nerdy guy, happily homosexual and engaged to his partner, John. He struggles with imposter syndrome and low self-esteem. He's one of my dear gay friends who manages a movie theater chain and I've had the pleasure of getting to know him since 2020 in our D&D group. We talk about politics, life, and dynamics of heroes.
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2025-04-111h 16Between the Covers Podcast88 - Empathy as a Sin FallacyLet's talk about empathy and how many powerful and vocal people are calling it a sin these days. As an empath, I disagree with this sentiment. The biggest thing for me is that being empathetic is something that has helped me change my views. It helps me connect with other people. It opens my eyes to the plights of others. It's something that makes me love others on a much deeper level. Removing empathy makes it so that these people can ignore the blood on their hands for the harm they cause. Listen in to hear more on this...
2025-04-0434 minBetween the Covers Podcast87 - AppearanceLet's talk about our appearance and how we often want to control our appearance to others. Thanks to Benji Faye and Tori Douglass of the White Homework podcast for inspiring this idea in their work sharing about their struggles with racial justice. We do A LOT to appear a specific way to others and often are trying to hide the suffering we're going through. With many conversations I have with clients, this is almost universal. Let's stop trying to make ourselves look perfect and that everything is going well. It's okay to show how life is truly treating you.
2025-03-2833 minBetween the Covers Podcast86 - Make Your Own DecisionsLet's talk about making our own decisions. With so many influences on what we should do, say, believe, and how to live our lives, it's more important than ever for us to make the best decisions for ourselves. I have conversations with people often where they are asking me for advice on how to handle certain life decisions and the best thing I can do is to ask questions to get them to decide for themselves. Whether it's because we don't want to upset others or are afraid of potential consequences for the choices we make, no one is...
2025-03-2125 minBetween the Covers Podcast85 - Hero Study: Raisa ana'MariannaFor this month's hero's study we are looking at one of the protagonists in the book series The Seven Realms: Princess Raisa ana'Marianna of Fellsmarch. I love how this character is one who displays dogged determination, grit, and wrestles with the complexities of court decorum and political intrigue, while also allowing herself to be the badass princess she is. She's not afraid to love, fight, and argue, and she stands up for herself and her people. Sounds like the kind of hero we could use more of.
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2025-03-1431 minBetween the Covers Podcast84 - Focus On YourselfLet's talk about focusing on ourselves. With many conversations I have with family, friends, and even clients, many of us are raised to focus on others and to give of ourselves. Naturally, we're raised to share toys and space with others, yet there's also a deeper, more nefarious teaching at play that it's selfish to invest in ourselves. Where do we get the resources to give to others if we're not investing in ourselves?
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2025-03-0725 minBetween the Covers Podcast83 - Garbage In, Garbage OutToday, let's talk about the concept of garbage in, garbage out. It's something I've heard from both the mental and physical health departments of this concept. We are capable of producing what we put in. Want to get healthier physically? Eating overly processed foods isn't going to help with that. Finding yourself in a negative mindset all the time? There's a good chance your taking in a ton of negativity.
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2025-02-2828 minBetween the Covers Podcast82 - React vs RespondLet's talk about the difference between reacting and responding. They are synonymous if you look at the definitions of them, yet I want to hypothesize that there is a difference between them. The key difference, reacting is unconscious where responding is conscious. I explore this concept based on my experiences and conversations I've had with others.
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2025-02-2124 minBetween the Covers Podcast81 - Hero Study: Libby SpaurFor this month's hero's study, I bring on a very special guest: my partner! I mention her so much in previous episodes. Once I decided to interview people for these episodes, I wanted to bring her on to share her story. She's been through so much and tells about her struggles with mental health and the support she's found. I hope you find inspiration from her story, and she gives a great metaphor of a snow globe that I love to use now!
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2025-02-141h 43Between the Covers Podcast80 - Believe In YourselfLet's talk about believing in ourselves. I don't know about you, but this is something that I wrestled with all the time. I have more thoughts about how I'm failing in life than pointing out the good I'm doing. This is because I've struggled to believe in myself for years. It's not something I can point my finger at and blame a few key people. This is from society, my churches growing up, experiences in schools, comments made by family and friends, and things I've said to myself over the years. What can we do with all this mental...
2025-02-0723 minBetween the Covers Podcast79 - InsecurityLet's talk about insecurity, a very old friend of mine. I could even go so far as to say it's a bedfellow since I was a child. There isn't anyone I know who doesn't struggle insecurity in some form or fashion. Whether we're talking with our bodies or image, intellect or knowledge, work experience, parenting, the myriad hobbies out there...need I go on? I think it's a universal human experience to struggle with insecurities. Let's see what we can do about them.
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2025-01-3127 minBetween the Covers Podcast78 - Purity CultureLet's talk about purity culture today. This is something that I grew up when it was thriving, and it's still around today, but it's name has changed. If you experienced abstinence only sex education, are familiar with promise rings, have heard that men are more sexually active than women, that men are more visually stimulated than women, that you must remain a virgin until your married, that sex before marriage is one of the worst things you can do in your life, then you are familiar some of the many, MANY messages of Purity Culture. Let's look at it...
2025-01-2431 minBetween the Covers Podcast77 - Don't Yuck Someone Else's YumLet's talk about one of my favorite philosophies on life: don't yuck someone else's yum. It's something I've heard from several sources now, but my first experience was around 2010 when I was working through the backlog of Stuff You Should Know episodes where the podcast hosts Josh and Chuck shared this idea. This is a life philosophy that I operate with that has given me so much freedom and joy compared to what I learned growing up.
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2025-01-1728 minBetween the Covers Podcast76 - Hero Study: Himura KenshinLet's talk about another hero! This time, it's one of my favorite: Himura Kenshin. He's t he protagonist in the Rurouni Kenshin manga and anime and has been a favorite character of mine since I learned about him. What makes him an iconic hero in my eyes? Listen in to find out!
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2025-01-1025 minBetween the Covers Podcast75 - HopeLet's talk about hope this week. After the downer of an episode last week as I processed my fears for 2025, there's also hope to be found in everything that's going on. It's important that we don't succumb to fear and undermine opportunities to push forward. Hope can still be found even in the darkest of times. A large part of becoming the heroes of our own stories is to acknowledge the fears around us and strive forward with the hope for a better future for ourselves and those we love.
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2025-01-0324 minBetween the Covers Podcast74 - Why I'm Afraid of 2025Another year is coming to an end. If only I could be more thrilled about the prospect of another year. This episode was recorded not long after the elections in November and I had some difficult thoughts and feelings. Part of that is what I'm afraid of for the coming year. Don't worry, though. There will be some hope.
I fully expect to receive some backlash for what I have to say. However, I ask for compassion as I processed fear in this episode. The fear I felt, and still feel, is quite real. Only time will...
2024-12-2725 minBetween the Covers Podcast73 - Protagonists vs AntagonistLet's talk about the difference between protagonists and antagonists. If you're like me, then you see protagonists as the heroes and antagonists as the villains. It's actually much more nuanced than that. Let's look at what they are and how we can relate to them.
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2024-12-2025 minBetween the Covers Podcast72 - Hero Study: Mike Chapman*Content warning: this episode discusses childhood sexual abuse and post-traumatic stress.
For this month's hero study, we're interviewing a friend of mine who fitting for the holiday season is a professional Santa portrayal artist. Mike Chapman is also a Christian recovery coach who works with men who have been sexually abused. He shares his story of healing through childhood trauma and what helped him get to where he is today.
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2024-12-131h 02Between the Covers Podcast71 - RestLet's talk about rest today. During this busy season for many with holidays and family gatherings taking place, maybe even some vacations, shopping, and keeping with traditions, it's important for us to give ourselves time to rest. Regardless of what you're December looks like, make sure you are intentional about setting time aside every week or every day to rest.
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2024-12-0626 minBetween the Covers Podcast70 - Things I Learned from Soulsborne GamesLet's talk about more things I've learned from some of my favorite things! This time, we're talking about the video game franchise made by FromSoftware, the studio behind the Demons/Dark Souls and Bloodborne games. What have I learned? Let's dive in!
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2024-11-2930 minBetween the Covers Podcast69 - Take Care of YourselfLet's talk about taking care of ourselves. It's something that's important, has already been discussed in this space, and this likely won't be the last time. The most important things to remember are:
Your care is worth investing time and energy into.
You need to feel safe and secure to thrive.
While others can help you, no one is going to advocate for your needs better than you.
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2024-11-2226 minBetween the Covers Podcast68 - Hero Study: ZeldaLet's talk about this month's hero: Zelda from the Legend of Zelda franchise. Considering the franchise is named after her, she's often been more of a backseat character in the stories. One of the things I've enjoyed about seeing her grow is how she steps out from the shadow of the protagonist, Link, in order to be a hero in her own right.
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2024-11-1526 minBetween the Covers Podcast67 - My Story: Growing UpToday I finish telling my story. There is absolutely more to say than what's been in these last four episodes, but it's a pretty succinct telling of the key events. This is also the one where I share the story of how my partner and I met and the almost romcom nature it details. Seriously. It could almost be a Hallmark movie.
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2024-11-0852 minBetween the Covers Podcast66 - My Story: The Dark Years*Content Warning* This episodes mentions thoughts of suicide and death. If you are uncomfortable with these topics, then skip this podcast. If you are prepared to listen to these stories, then take care of yourself if you ever do get triggered by what is discussed in this episode.
US National Suicide Hotline: 988 or visit https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention
Canada National Suicide Hotline: 9-8-8 or visit https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/mental-health-services/mental-health-get-help.html
UK National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 0800 689 5652 or visit https://www.spuk.org.uk/national-suicide-prevention-helpline-uk/
2024-11-011h 07Between the Covers Podcast65 - My Story: School Years*Content Warning* This episodes mentions actions of self-harm and bullying. If you are uncomfortable with this topic, then skip this podcast. If you are prepared to listen to these stories, then take care of yourself if you ever do get triggered by what is discussed in this episode.
I continue my story this week, discussing how I lost my voice and struggles I had with school. Things start to get darker and I turned to fantasies to cope, along with some other maladaptive coping mechanisms that I'm still working to counter in my life. It's not all...
2024-10-2528 minBetween the Covers Podcast64 - My Story: Early ChildhoodIt's story time! I've mentioned my story off and on for over sixty episodes, but I think it's time to actually tell my story. This is part one focusing on my early childhood up to my years in school.
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2024-10-1822 minBetween the Covers Podcast63 Hero Study: James Earl JonesLet's talk about this months hero, James Earl Jones. For me, the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, he has quite the legacy and story of overcoming his own trials in order to become the man that we knew. From Shakespeare to voice overs to recording the New Testament in the Bible, there are many who have heard his iconic voice and seen him perform, and yet I learned more about his story than I ever knew when researching his life.
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2024-10-1123 minBetween the Covers Podcast62 - CommunityLet's talk about community, something that is important to our survival as a social animal, and something t hat has been weaponized against us probably more times than we realize. Even a look at politics shows how people in power are trying to pit different communities against each other. It doesn't have to be this way and community can be very healthy meaningful if we find the right community where we are accepted.
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2024-10-0424 minBetween the Covers Podcast61 - SkepticismLet's talk about skepticism and being skeptical. This is almost a four-letter word these days because it's often tied to the questioning of Christianity and the faith's stalwart beliefs. As usual, I want to create a safe space to talk about these "taboo" topics and my own journey in asking questions and the power of skepticism. Being skeptical is not a bad thing. It's actually a great sign of maturity. Let's get into this more.
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2024-09-2725 minBetween the Covers Podcast60 - Our Faith ChangesLet's talk about faith and the nature of it changing. This is something I've seen many people struggle with over the years. Many of my clients who come from a conservative Christian background don't want to admit that they wrestle with the nature of their faith. First off: this is natural! As we grow and experience more in the world around us, we find that things we were told as children don't match up with our life experiences. Second: it shows that you're growing and maturing! Let's take a closer look at this phenomenon that pretty much everyone goes...
2024-09-2024 minBetween the Covers Podcast59 - Hero Study: Cecil HarveyLet's talk about another hero! This time, we look at one of my favorite video game protagonists. Cecil Harvey was the first hero to have a huge character arc and visibly changed during the course of his adventure and it's always stood out to me. The battle between dark and light, forgiveness, loss, and overcoming tremendous adversity to be the right person in the right place at the right time.
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2024-09-1331 minBetween the Covers Podcast58 - MentorshipLet's talk about mentoring! It's a large part of the hero's journey. All the great heroes have had individuals invest in them to help them achieve their greatness. Do you have someone in your life who is doing that for you? Do you have someone in your life who can? If not, it's valuable to find those who can invest the time to help you become the hero of your own story.
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2024-09-0624 minBetween the Covers Podcast57 - Take Back Your CreativityLet's talk about creativity. In this consumer society we live in, it seems to be more challenging than ever to create. Not only is more being expected of us in less time, there is so much pressure to monetize our creativity. What if there was a different way? Do you even need to make money off your creativity? Is it pleasurable or work? We'll answer these and more today!
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2024-08-3031 minBetween the Covers Podcast56 - Things I've Learned from D&DLet's talk about Dungeons & Dragons and what I've learned from these adventures. I haven't been shy about my love of D&D and here are only some of the reasons why I enjoy it and other table-top role playing games so much. My original plan was to do ten of these, but I only covered half of them in this episode!
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2024-08-2328 minBetween the Covers Podcast53 - Hero Study: Samus AranLet's talk about one of my favorite heroes of all time: Samus Aran! She's the protagonist in the Metroid franchise from Nintendo and she has been a defining character in the female protagonist genre since 1986 with her most recent game coming out in 2021. What makes her so heroic? Listen in and find out!
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2024-08-1630 minBetween the Covers Podcast54 - Hero Vs VictimLet's talk about heroes and victims. This is something that I enjoy discussing coming from the perspective of someone who lived in the victim mindset for way too many years and it's still easy to fall back into. There are some distinct differences between heroes and victims, so let's dive into it!
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2024-08-0923 minBetween the Covers Podcast53 - BoredomLet's talk about a very common topic I run into with the people I work with. What do we do when we're bored? What is boredom? When we're talking about boredom, we're talking about stress. Our brains need stimulation to thrive and if we lack it, we are more likely to rely on coping mechanisms to give us some sort of stimulation. In this episode, I share some of what I've offered to clients from my own work.
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2024-08-0229 minBetween the Covers Podcast52 - Make Today BetterLet's talk about how we can make to day better. One of the main issues I've been working through in making my days better have been my own expectations of what the day is supposed to be like. There is also the concept by James Clear of improving yourself by 1% than yesterday. If you do this enough, you will be 365% better after a year. Is this true?
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2024-07-2632 minBetween the Covers Podcast51 - MaskingLet's talk about masking. I'm not an expert by any means on this topic, however it is something that I possibly do myself and I've seen in my partner and others in my close circle. In fact, anyone who has some level of neurodivergence likely masks. What is masking? Why do people do it? Let's take a look at this exhausting behavior that helps people blend in.
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2024-07-1923 minBetween the Covers Podcast50 - Hero Study: SpidermanLet's talk about Spiderman, or Peter Parker, or the Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman. He's probably one of the most popular super heroes since I was a kid in the 80s and 90s, and he's still popular today. After looking into what makes him a superhero, it's not a surprise to see why. Let's explore this hero and what makes him heroic.
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2024-07-1221 minBetween the Covers Podcast49 - MoneyLet's talk about one of the challenging topics for people in our modern age. Money is one of those necessary evils today and we have seen how it's influence can bring in incredible philanthropy or corruption. It's one of the three topics that can make or break a romantic relationship, though that was fourteen years ago and maybe there are more topics today that have been added to that list. Regardless, money is something that the majority of people need to live, so how can we have a healthy relationship with it?
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2024-07-0524 minBetween the Covers Podcast48 - You'll Never Please EveryoneLet's talk about pleasing others. Tell me if you've heard this one before: you'll never please everyone. If that sounds familiar, then it makes me wonder why there are so many people I talk with who are so focused on making sure everyone else is happy and pleased. In reality, there is only one person who you can please: yourself! But why is having others happy with us so important? Because we don't want to be socially ostracized from our community and family. We are social animals after all.
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2024-06-2825 minBetween the Covers Podcast47 - What Makes a Strong RelationshipLet's have another talk about relationships. Whether we're talking romantic or not, there are ways we can strengthen our relationships not just through the typical answer of communication, but also through play and respect. Things get a little personal in this one and I'm not afraid to engage in my own mistakes!
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2024-06-2125 minBetween the Covers Podcast46 - Hero Study: Qui-Gon JinnLet's talk about my favorite Jedi in the Star Wars universe: Qui-Gon Jinn. He's one of the heroes who, at least in The Phantom Menace, stuck to his morals and beliefs. Courageous to the core, it's a shame I wasn't able to see him in action any more unless you look to comics and books. Let's see what we can learn about being a hero through Qui-Gon Jinn.
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2024-06-1422 minBetween the Covers Podcast45 - Live Strong For TodayI say, "Live strong for today." as the end of every episode of the Between the Covers Podcast and I will continue to say it as long as this podcast runs. Why do I say this sometimes bizarre sequence of four words? Today, let's talk about the origin of what is also my email closing greeting and what the purpose of it is.
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2024-06-0726 minBetween the Covers Podcast44 - IdentityLet's talk about identity today. What makes up your identity? What are the messages that you tell yourself that impact who you think you are? Knowing our identity, or having someone else determine what our identity is, can have a powerful impact on our lives. If we have an unhealthy identity, how can we change that? If you are unhappy of who you think you are, you can change that.
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2024-05-3127 minBetween the Covers Podcast43 - Trust Your BodyLet's talk about how necessary it is to listen to and trust our bodies. Growing up, I was often told by those close to me and who dearly loved me that I couldn't trust my body because it would lie to me or they understood the situation or life better than I did. This created a disconnect between my brain and body where I would avoid the signals everything below my neck was trying to send to me in order to help me survive and avoid people who didn't have the best of intentions for me. Have you ever...
2024-05-2427 minBetween the Covers Podcast42 - What Is Normal?Today let's talk about normal, or how normal isn't really much of anything in our lives and society. Who defines what's normal? It's often someone other than you. Is your normal wrong? It absolutely can be. With the people I work with, I often help them discover how harmful their normal is so they can break it down and construct a new, healthier normal.
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2024-05-1729 minBetween the Covers Podcast41 - Hero Study: Taylor Swift with Kai FaithLet's talk about a modern hero: Taylor Swift. Instead of trying to research all of this on my own and bumble my way through, I did the heroic endeavor of admitting I'm not qualified to talk about this individual and bring someone else in who could enlighten me of the work and personality of Taylor Swift. After reconnecting with my friend, Kai Faith agreed to come on and share their experience of Taylor Swift and how she impacted their life.
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2024-05-1046 minBetween the Covers Podcast40 - You Don't Have To Be Great To StartLet's talk about one of the quotes that has helped me take steps toward my life goals. It's a quote from Zig Ziglar: You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great. Wow! I want that to sink in a little bit. Really hits me in the parts that want to do things perfectly. How about you?
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2024-05-0324 minBetween the Covers Podcast39 - It's Normal to QuestionLet's talk about asking questions and how normal it is to do so, yet many times our questions aren't treated with the proper respect that they should. I've been there many times before. I still ascribe to the belief that there is no such thing as a dumb question if you are genuinely curious and sincere in asking a question. It's how we learn about the world around us.
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2024-04-2624 minBetween the Covers Podcast38 - Learn from FailuresLet's talk about learning opportunities. Not failures; learning opportunities. In a recent trip to Florida with some other coaches, I had a humbling experience facilitating a psychodrama in a group of other coaches. In this experience, I had a revelation on what I perceived as failures due to my perfectionist thinking at the time. Often times what we perceive as failures are more lessons on how we can grow and evolve as a person. When they become failures if when we fail to learn from them.
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2024-04-1929 minBetween the Covers Podcast37 - Hero Study: Rocky BalboaLet's talk about another hero. This month it's Rocky Balboa. I listened to music from the Rocky franchise whenever I worked out in high school, but it's not just the music that makes these movies memorable. It's the character of Rocky Balboa. He's another everyman character that most people can relate to who overcomes incredible obstacles in his life to reach the heights he does, only to fall from those heights and climb them again. Let's take a closer look at what makes this character so memorable and heroic.
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2024-04-1226 minBetween the Covers Podcast36 - Healthy Harmonious PassionsLet's talk about healthy harmonious passions. Do you have any activities that you enjoy that you feel guilty participating in? Maybe you even call them guilty pleasures. What if these passions and activities were actually healthy for you to do? Today I talk about the difference between harmonious passions and obsessive passions, how we can apply this to our daily lives to improve our wellbeing, and how to notice when a healthy passion drifts into unhealth.
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2024-04-0528 minBetween the Covers Podcast35 - Feed the Right WolfLet's talk about what's credited as a Cherokee parable. It's something I heard years ago and I love this story of what is going on in every one of us, that there are two forces within us and the one that's going to win is the one that we focus on, or the one that we feed. What a powerful message! We have more control over what happens in our lives than we give ourselves credit for.
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2024-03-2928 minBetween the Covers Podcast34 -Adjust Your ExpectationsLet's talk about expectations. Ever heard the saying that expectations are disappointments waiting to happen? I did years ago. The trick is to not keep expectations a secret or not expect anything, it's adjusting them so they are healthy and realistic. In my experience, I've had expectations that could fly to the moon and back and all I got in return was an outcome of a little hop. What can we do to change these expectations? Listen in for some ideas!
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2024-03-2225 minBetween the Covers Podcast33 - Hero Study: Ellen RipleyToday I try my hand at talking about Ellen Ripley, a character in the Alien franchise. A franchise I've never seen. In my research, we see a character who starts out as the Warrant Officer of a mining ship to the alien destroying hero people know and love her for. What's inspiring is she's not anything really special other than being herself and overcoming her fear.
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2024-03-1530 minBetween the Covers Podcast31 - Clean Wounds vs Dirty WoundsLet's talk about the difference between clean wounds and dirty wounds. When we're speaking about our emotions, we are talking about the story we attach to a wound. When we experience something difficult, we have a tendency to tie it to a story in our past. Those stories become beliefs. Those beliefs become the lens by which we view our present experiences. It doesn't have to be this way.
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2024-03-0827 minBetween the Covers Podcast31 - Resistance Is NormalLet's talk about resistance. When we are working on ourselves and becoming the heroes of our stories, we often find resistance. This can come from external and internal sources. The external sources of resistance can be:
Friends
Family
Society
Community/Religious Groups
Even complete Strangers
The internal sources of resistance are the thoughts and beliefs that we tell ourselves audibly, mentally, or subconsciously. How do these all work and what can we do about it?
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2024-03-0125 minBetween the Covers Podcast30 - Affective CommunicationLet's not just talk about communication, but effective communication! Today I explore ways that we can be honest in our communication with others, how to avoid becoming defensive or having others become defensive in our discussions, and how we can be better communicators in general.
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2024-02-2331 minBetween the Covers Podcast29 - Hero Study: Frodo BagginsFor this month's hero's study, I look at Frodo Baggins from The Lord of the Rings. He's a bit of a controversial character in terms of a hero, but he still has heroic qualities that are worth looking into, especially his perseverance.
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2024-02-1625 minBetween the Covers Podcast28 - What is Love?What is love? No, I'm not talking about the song by Haddaway or TWICE. In recognition of Valentine's Day this next week and the many conversations I have with clients about this topic, let's talk about love and what it is.
Here's a brief rundown. There are seven different kinds of love according to the Greek language, but we're looking at three of them because that was all I found when I was looking up this information while recording:
Eros - Romantic love
Philia - Love among friends
Agape - Unconditional love
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2024-02-0934 minBetween the Covers Podcast27 -What Story Are You TellingLet's talk about the stories that we tell ourselves. In a recent visit to the dentist, and thanks to Kristin Hanggi and Natalie Roy of the CREATE Podcast, I became more aware of some of the stories I was telling myself that were setting me up for more negative experiences. Even words or statements that appear innocuous can have an impact on how we navigate our lives and stories.
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