Speak in the Suffering: Recent Episodes
Speak in the Suffering
The Christmas season is filled with wonder, but not when you’re grieving or hurting. This episode has two parts, focused on how we can engage the season when we’re hurting or grieving. The first conversation is with Sara Ward, author of Made for Hope. She and Trevor talk about how to engage hurt well during […]
Lament. It’s probably not a regular topic of conversation at your dinner table. You may not even be really sure what lament is. You wouldn’t be alone. But lament is powerful, and for those who are dealing with suffering, grief, and pain, it is especially important. We also live in a world that is deeply broken, […]
“Your reputation is in the hands of others. That’s what the reputation is. You can’t control that. The only thing you can control is your character.” Wayne Dyer On this episode of Speak in the Suffering, Markus Watson shares a difficult part of his story. He talks about the fears, but also how he experienced […]
In this final part of our series on the Enneagram and suffering, Kelley tackles number 7, 8, and 9. Some of the things she touches on… How do different people “metabolize” suffering? How our behavior can change when things aren’t going well. What it means to be fully human–and how we move in that direction. […]
How does suffering impact our relationships? What do people need in their suffering? How does our suffering produce growth? These are all questions covered in part two of our series on Suffering and the Enneagram with Kelley Gray. This episode focuses on numbers 4, 5, and 6. Even if you aren’t a 4, 5, or […]
The way we’re made plays a huge role in how we experience and process suffering. Do we dive deep into our feelings or try to avoid them? Do we long for community or have a strong desire to pull back and handle things ourselves? With this in mind, we’re starting a three part series on […]
There are so many things in life that are both challenging and rewarding–hard but profoundly good. That dynamic comes through in my conversation with Wendy and Abby on this episode about parenting children who have special needs. Wendy talks about her daughter Clara (Wendy’s family is in the picture), the challenges Clara faces, and the […]
How do you keep from becoming cynical about everything in life when suffering is chronic or long term? In this episode Paul Steinke shares some of his story and explores the fight for hope and joy over cynicism.
What happens when tragedy and suffering just keep coming? What does suffering look like in different stages of life? Why can googling things be both a blessing and a curse? These are just a few of the questions Sara gets into on this episode of the podcast. She explores the contours of her own story […]
Expectations create a backdrop against which we often measure life. But expectations often go unmet. In this episode Abby opens up about a variety of experiences in life that have not fit with her expectations–cancer, struggles in parenting, and moving frequently despite a desire to be rooted in one place. Abby’s honest exploration of these […]