The Deepening Place: Recent Episodes
Angela Abide
A space to discuss Life, Self-Leadership and Love with free thinking people who understand what it means to deepen; and have paid the price to do so.
Angela shares a summary of the 9 Life Rules presented in a commencement address by Tim Minchin.
Angela Abide, Licensed Professional Counselor, discusses working to get established in Greensboro, GA, the meaning of psychotherapy, and what services she offers to the community and surrounding areas.
Angela discusses the reasons it is sometimes easier to choose belief over truth. People are afraid to let go of the certainty of their beliefs and admitting they are wrong is sometimes more than the ego can handle. She also explains the meaning of sin as missing the mark and how she uses the simplified concepts of mind, body and spirit to help people learn to observe their thoughts and emotions and become a good self managers. The episode closes with the first ever "Ask Angela" question and answer.
In her first solo episode, Angela discusses her 3 major influences, the origins of The Deepening Place, plus what has happened since the last episode was published in March and her vision for the podcast moving forward. At this critical time in history, Angela is creating a space where we the people can meet in the middle, ideas can be freely discussed, we learn to see each other, and learn to love.
Evan Flory-Barnes is an artist, musician and composer from Seattle, Washington. Evan tells the story of his transformation through life events, circumstances, and artistic expression. Baptized by fire, Evan emerged from the ashes with a strong sense of Self; free to think and emboldened to speak.
Barrington Martin shares his philosophy about love, unity, and changes he would like to see in politics. Martin was the last person to run against the late Congressman John Lewis in the 5th district of Georgia.
Angela Wetzel, certified Life Coach and relationship specialist, offers her perspective on the division we are currently experiencing in our country. Drawing from her unique background, she explains why we are divided, obstacles to unity, and strategies for building bridges.
Lucas the Abstract returns to The Deepening Place to share his experience attending the rally in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021.
Bryan Penrod was in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2021, and shares a firsthand account of the experience and what he saw..
When we hear the call to "amplify black voices," it is curious that so few conservative black voices are amplified. Lucas The Abstract joins Angela in this episode to discuss his ideas and perspective. As a conservative black man, he speaks from his lived experience about why he is conservative, the backlash he faces from black and white people for being conservative, and his ideas about and hope for the future.
Leah Love is a mother, grandmother, homemaker, homeschool educator and conservative activist. Love discusses her perspective as a conservative Black woman in America and her concerns about making children fearful, the dynamic between Black men and Black women, and the censorship and mistreatment she has endured as a conservative.
Patrick Spencer, is a warrior philosopher, and is wise beyond his years. We discuss balance: having a strong arm and a strong mind, the value of discipline, discovering your True Self, and a special influencer in his life.
Richard Franklin is a community activist, mentor, and founder of Youth Unlimited. Richard works with students in the Del Valle school district. In this episode he shares some of the difficulties he encounters as well as his hope for the future.
Jye explains what it means for him to feel like a second-class citizen as a black man in America. We discuss the difference between racism, ignorance, and willful ignorance. What is the reason people are clinging to their belief systems and turning away from each other? What does Black Lives Matter stand for? Can we support the phrase "Black Lives Matter" and not support the BLM organization? What does the Black community need for healing?
Nat Bradford is a native of Austin, TX and a proud University of Texas Longhorn. In episode 17 of The Deepening Place Podcast, Mr. Bradford shares his perspective about the current unrest in our country, his thoughts about the destruction of statues and other historical monuments, his personal experience with racism, and his ideas for peace. Mr. Bradford served in the Army, graduated from the University of TX, and worked for IBM. He and his wife raised their children in Austin and he currently has a son who is a State Trooper in Texas.
Jye and Angela discuss the direction of the podcast moving forward during this time; a place for people to tell their truth and and share their perspective about race, unity, and possible solutions. Jye discussed his vision; what he would do if he were king for a day, as well as well as actual plans for making a difference with his ideas and resources.
Jye and Angela discuss their thoughts and feelings after publishing Episode 14; In Honor of Ahmad. The importance of overcoming division, The Great Mother and The Great Father, history of the NAACP, and learning to see each other beyond the earthsuit.
First Episode of TDP Friends: Conscious Conversations with people we love. Angela talks to her friend Rin about censorship, free press, conspiracy theories and the importance of digging around and doing independent research.
Jye and Angela discuss the tragic death of Ahmaud Arbery. Race relations, racism, mothers of black sons, toxic masculinity, unity, perspective, fear, shame, love, healing..
Jye tells the story about how his childhood and life dramatically changed after crack cocaine invaded his community in New Orleans, LA in the 1990's. Police corruption, drugs, drug dealers, President Clinton, New Orleans, Tupac, three-strikes-you're-out law, prison, systemic racism.
Jye tells the story of his “matrix moment,” the impact of a teacher and the reasons he made the choices he did. Angela said her moment was when she realized being good wouldn’t prevent suffering.
Jye and Angela discuss the importance of unity as the highest good; for relationships and for society. "The country is in a crisis moment, we won’t be the same after this. We have the option: are we going to grow towards life or are we going to keep fighting amongst ourselves?" Also discussed, was the importance of maintaining curiosity: "If we don’t...keep wondering, and keep searching for the truth, we are going to be divided, be driven far apart, and stagnate. In the end, we'll become a casualty to our lack of union." United we stand, divided we fall.
Jye and Angela discuss feeling "in control," and using discipline, gratitude, vision and self-compassion to stay on course even through difficult times. Jye tells a story from his early childhood that demonstrates the power of the spoken word.
Jye and Angela discuss how our "refusal to see" leads to a lack of unity. In a world that looks like it is spiraling into chaos, where people feel like they lack control, it is easy to look outside of ourselves to find the problem and blame others. In this episode, we talk about the power that each person has and how to be useful.
Jye and Angela discuss: the extremes of belief, the difference between tragedy and malevolence, the sad state of journalism, the President's press briefings, and conspiracy theories.
Angela interviews Michael Vilches of Man Under Construction (Podcast, YouTube, Instagram). Michael tells his story of overcoming an addiction to pornography; how he woke up to see his path was leading to destruction, and how he transformed his pain to become a loving father, husband and humble leader to other men on the journey to healing. Michael says, "I decided to forge a man out of the rubble I was. I still have much more to learn but as I grow in understanding, I see my purpose...I am a man under construction."
In this episode, Angela talks with Adam Asher, founder and host of The Edge of Adventure. They discuss the current Coronavirus crisis, and Adam offers his wisdom about being brave, what it means to be fearless, and looking for ways to transform challenges into opportunities.
Jye and Angela discuss managing fear, and learning to live in love between the extremes of fear and judgement. Meet me in the middle for a Love Revolution.
Jye and Angela discuss the challenges and benefits of working The Four Agreements. The book, The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, was written by Don Miguel Ruiz.
In this episode, Jye and Angela discuss the inspiration for the name of the podcast. They discuss the current division in our country and the need for “all hands on deck” to work for unity.
In this episode of The Deepening Place Podcast, cohosts Angela Abide and Jye Turk outline their vision for The Deepening Place podcast as a refuge for people on their "walk in the desert."