Episodes

On this week’s episode we’re joined by Dr. Amy Marschall to talk about being a trauma-informed community. What does ‘trauma-informed’ even mean? What changes when we use that lens? How does it shape caring for others (and ourselves)? We talk about all this and more! Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - Trauma-Informed Pastoral Care: How to Respond When Things Fall Apart by Karen McClintock - Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care by Deborah van Deusen Hunsin...

This week we talk with Niro Feliciano about the difference between happiness & contentment (13:02), why happiness is so hard to find in the first place (17:37), and the 8 keys to contentment (24:11). These keys include things like connection (27:38) and present focus (33:34). In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about birthday parties for animals! Niro Feliciano is a psychotherapist, podcast host, national media commentator, and expert on anxiety, brain science, and spirituality. She holds a maste...

This week we talk with Niro Feliciano about the difference between happiness & contentment (13:02), why happiness is so hard to find in the first place (17:37), and the 8 keys to contentment (24:11). These keys include things like connection (27:38) and present focus (33:34). In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about birthday parties for animals! Niro Feliciano is a psychotherapist, podcast host, national media commentator, and expert on anxiety, brain science, and spirituality. She holds a maste...

This week we talk with Niro Feliciano about the difference between happiness & contentment (13:02), why happiness is so hard to find in the first place (17:37), and the 8 keys to contentment (24:11). These keys include things like connection (27:38) and present focus (33:34). In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about birthday parties for animals! Niro Feliciano is a psychotherapist, podcast host, national media commentator, and expert on anxiety, brain science, and spirituality. She holds a maste...

On today’s episode, we talk with author & podcaster James Prescott! We talk about grief, how learning how to grief can guide us through certainty & deconstruction, and we hear a lot of James’s story. Also, he talks about superheroes! Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - Poema S6 034 | Holly Oxhandler on Mental Health & Church During & Beyond The Pandemic - Poema S7 039 | Living with ADHD: Robert Vore APC, NCC, CCATP - CXMH ep. 17 - Grief & Loss (feat. John Pavlovitz & Dr. Eliza...

On today’s episode, we talk with author & podcaster James Prescott! We talk about grief, how learning how to grief can guide us through certainty & deconstruction, and we hear a lot of James’s story. Also, he talks about superheroes! Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - Poema S6 034 | Holly Oxhandler on Mental Health & Church During & Beyond The Pandemic - Poema S7 039 | Living with ADHD: Robert Vore APC, NCC, CCATP - CXMH ep. 17 - Grief & Loss (feat. John Pavlovitz & Dr. Eliza...

On today’s episode, we talk with author & podcaster James Prescott! We talk about grief, how learning how to grief can guide us through certainty & deconstruction, and we hear a lot of James’s story. Also, he talks about superheroes! Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - Poema S6 034 | Holly Oxhandler on Mental Health & Church During & Beyond The Pandemic - Poema S7 039 | Living with ADHD: Robert Vore APC, NCC, CCATP - CXMH ep. 17 - Grief & Loss (feat. John Pavlovitz & Dr. Eliza...

Today we’re joined by Emmy Kegler to talk about her new book, All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness. In the intro, we talk about Spring Break and how Holly might’ve taken the ‘break’ part of that a little too practically. Connect with Emmy on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Listen to Cafeteria Christian. Buy her books: All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness and One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Ma...

Today we’re joined by Emmy Kegler to talk about her new book, All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness. In the intro, we talk about Spring Break and how Holly might’ve taken the ‘break’ part of that a little too practically. Connect with Emmy on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Listen to Cafeteria Christian. Buy her books: All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness and One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Ma...

Today we’re joined by Emmy Kegler to talk about her new book, All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness. In the intro, we talk about Spring Break and how Holly might’ve taken the ‘break’ part of that a little too practically. Connect with Emmy on her website, on Facebook, on Twitter, or on Instagram. Listen to Cafeteria Christian. Buy her books: All Who Are Weary: Easing the Burden on the Walk with Mental Illness and One Coin Found: How God's Love Stretches to the Ma...

Content warning: in this episode we talk about suicide  This week we’re joined by Brandon Johnson, public health expert and creator of The Black Mental Wellness Lounge. We talk about why conversations specific to black mental health matter (including suicide prevention), how a public health lens helps, and the role that the black church can play. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about famous people from their hometowns. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - the Instagram Liv...

Content warning: in this episode we talk about suicide  This week we’re joined by Brandon Johnson, public health expert and creator of The Black Mental Wellness Lounge. We talk about why conversations specific to black mental health matter (including suicide prevention), how a public health lens helps, and the role that the black church can play. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about famous people from their hometowns. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - the Instagram Liv...

Content warning: in this episode we talk about suicide  This week we’re joined by Brandon Johnson, public health expert and creator of The Black Mental Wellness Lounge. We talk about why conversations specific to black mental health matter (including suicide prevention), how a public health lens helps, and the role that the black church can play. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about famous people from their hometowns. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - the Instagram Liv...

It’s book launch day for Holly’s brand new book The Soul of The Helper! To celebrate, we’re releasing the interview we did where Robert interviews Holly about it. In a really special intro, Robert’s copy of the book gets delivered (seriously) and Holly reads the Intention from the book for our listeners. (There’s a lot of Robert’s dog Nox in this intro.) Original Show Notes: This week is a special episode of CXMH! Robert interviews our very own Dr. Holly Oxhandler about the ideas in her upcomin...

It’s book launch day for Holly’s brand new book The Soul of The Helper! To celebrate, we’re releasing the interview we did where Robert interviews Holly about it. In a really special intro, Robert’s copy of the book gets delivered (seriously) and Holly reads the Intention from the book for our listeners. (There’s a lot of Robert’s dog Nox in this intro.) Original Show Notes: This week is a special episode of CXMH! Robert interviews our very own Dr. Holly Oxhandler about the ideas in her upcomin...

It’s book launch day for Holly’s brand new book The Soul of The Helper! To celebrate, we’re releasing the interview we did where Robert interviews Holly about it. In a really special intro, Robert’s copy of the book gets delivered (seriously) and Holly reads the Intention from the book for our listeners. (There’s a lot of Robert’s dog Nox in this intro.) Original Show Notes: This week is a special episode of CXMH! Robert interviews our very own Dr. Holly Oxhandler about the ideas in her upcomin...

This week we talk with Kevin Nye, author of the upcoming book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. Kevin tells us about how COVID has impacted homelessness, why the housing first model is so important, and how homelessness is related to faith and mental health. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - preorder Kevin’s upcoming book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness - Preorder Holly’s book now: The Soul of The Helper: Seven Stages...

This week we talk with Kevin Nye, author of the upcoming book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. Kevin tells us about how COVID has impacted homelessness, why the housing first model is so important, and how homelessness is related to faith and mental health. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - preorder Kevin’s upcoming book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness - Preorder Holly’s book now: The Soul of The Helper: Seven Stages...

This week we talk with Kevin Nye, author of the upcoming book Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness. Kevin tells us about how COVID has impacted homelessness, why the housing first model is so important, and how homelessness is related to faith and mental health. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - preorder Kevin’s upcoming book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness - Preorder Holly’s book now: The Soul of The Helper: Seven Stages...

This week we’re rereleasing our conversation from 2019 with Holly Stallcup & Dr. Bella DePaulo about singleness. Here’s the link to preorder Dr. Holly Oxhandler’s new book! Original show notes below: -------------------------------------------------- It’s Valentine’s week, and one important conversation to have is about singleness. What messages do people get about being single? Are there positives and negatives? How can the church do a better job at creating space for single people to exist a...

This week we’re rereleasing our conversation from 2019 with Holly Stallcup & Dr. Bella DePaulo about singleness. Here’s the link to preorder Dr. Holly Oxhandler’s new book! Original show notes below: -------------------------------------------------- It’s Valentine’s week, and one important conversation to have is about singleness. What messages do people get about being single? Are there positives and negatives? How can the church do a better job at creating space for single people to exist a...

This week we’re rereleasing our conversation from 2019 with Holly Stallcup & Dr. Bella DePaulo about singleness. Here’s the link to preorder Dr. Holly Oxhandler’s new book! Original show notes below: -------------------------------------------------- It’s Valentine’s week, and one important conversation to have is about singleness. What messages do people get about being single? Are there positives and negatives? How can the church do a better job at creating space for single people to exist a...

This week we talk with pastor & author Courtney Ellis about playfulness! Why it matters, how it can show up in our everyday lives, and how to play more regularly. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about games they’ve enjoyed recently. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - CXMH ep. 63 - Uncluttering Our Spaces, Our Schedules, & Our Lives (feat. Courtney Ellis) - the GoodReads giveaway for Holly’s book! - The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourse...

This week we talk with pastor & author Courtney Ellis about playfulness! Why it matters, how it can show up in our everyday lives, and how to play more regularly. In the intro, Robert & Holly talk about games they’ve enjoyed recently. Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - CXMH ep. 63 - Uncluttering Our Spaces, Our Schedules, & Our Lives (feat. Courtney Ellis) - the GoodReads giveaway for Holly’s book! - The Honest Truth About Dishonesty: How We Lie to Everyone--Especially Ourse...