Episodes 49
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Episodic
Consistency
36%
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About This Podcast

Mental and spiritual health insights, resources, and practices to help you cope and give you hope

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Recent Episodes

S2 What Courage As Resistance Looks Like

Mar 27, 2026 3m

Showing up for our local No Kings Day protests won't stop the horrible things happening now. But it will connect us, encourage us to persevere, and bring us joy as we admire the creative signs and…

S2 The Courage to Reject Patriarchy, Love Your Authentic Self, and Change Your Life

Mar 14, 2026 1h 5m

Kelly shares parts of her recovery journey, including leaving a high-control religious environment and unpacking the conditioning that shaped her early life. I share my recovery from a severe…

S2 Changing Lives: Reprogramming Your Love GPS

Feb 13, 2026 1h 2m

Our brains have been conditioned by childhood experiences, fairy tales, ads, and cultural norms to view love in unhealthy ways. Lillian is an anthropologist who has studied how this happens and what…

Your Invitation to Join a Revolution of Love

Jan 30, 2026 2m

I have no affiliation with Valarie Kaur’s Revolutionary Love Project, but I share its goal: to “reclaim love as a force for justice, healing, and transformation.” I agree that “the root of the…

Our New Lives Began When We Stopped Doing What Wasn't Working

Jan 23, 2026 31m

Nell and I had a great conversation about what we had to subtract from our lives to begin creating new lives that are healthier and happier. Perhaps the most important subtraction was our utter…

3 Powerful Life Lessons From The Grinch

Jan 16, 2026 2m

3 Life Lessons From the Grinch, including the power of communities to help us do what we can't on our own. Join my community: https://wendigordon.substack.com/subscribe Get full access to Changing…

S2E2 How To Start Over When You Don't Think You Can

Jan 09, 2026 1h

Jane’s husband died. My former career ended abruptly and painfully. We share our journeys from wanting to die to creating new lives and how we help others navigate difficult transitions and age with…

S2 How We Move Beyond Religious and Cultural Programming to Personal and Societal Transformation

Jan 03, 2026 51m

It’s so liberating to have honest conversations like the one Julie and I had! The first monthly “Changing Lives” Zoom gathering is on Sunday, January 11 at 1 PM Central. We’ll be discussing…

Hope For The Holidays

Dec 05, 2025 35m

Thanks to those who joined me live; here’s the “Hope for the Holidays” PDF I mentioned. Please share the link with anyone you know who would appreciate this free 20 page PDF of prompts, quotes, and…

S1 Changing Lives: The Masks We Wear and Benefits of Removing Them

Nov 01, 2025 48m

Halloween isn’t the only time we wear masks. We learn at a young age to mask our emotions because it’s not safe to express them. We’re told to “stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about”…

Changing Lives: Creativity as a Survival Strategy and Spiritual Practice

Oct 25, 2025 1h 3m

Nathalie’s I Am Alive book includes art that she created from her hospital bed while undergoing painful round-the-clock radiation treatment. She could only move her arms and feet. Oil pastels enabled…

S1 Changing Lives: Trials, Travels, and Triumphs

Oct 19, 2025 1h

At 56, I’m happily childfree. Liz is decades younger and dealing with infertility. We discuss how personal, religious, and cultural expectations about motherhood affect our mental health and our…

S1 Living with and Recovering From Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

Oct 04, 2025 1h 7m

It sounds crazy, because it is. Allegra and I both thought that our families would be better off without us. Death by suicide seemed like the only way to escape our misery and free our loved ones…

S1 Changing Lives: Wild Encounters, Animal Attractions, and Close Connections

Sep 20, 2025 56m

Swimming next to sea turtles is a spiritual experience. Making eye contact with the humpback whale that just sprayed you with its breath is memorable. And saving an animal’s life is the ultimate…

S1 Changing Lives: Divine Connections in Unexpected Places

Sep 13, 2025 1h 1m

Some people see their religious beliefs as absolute truths. My husband Steve saw a bumper sticker today that said, “Jesus is Lord whether you believe it or not.”Other people, including Brad and me,…

S1 Changing Lives: Ask Me Anything

Sep 05, 2025 54m

Thanks to all who joined me live! Among other things, I talked about:* The supportive community I’m creating, starting with Sunday’s Zoom gathering* Melinda Blau’s awesome Wisdom Whisperers book* Why…

Are you Ready to Tell The Truth and Listen As Others Share Their Truths?

Sep 01, 2025 1m

I don’t claim to have all the answers or trust anyone who does. Nor do I think this Sunday’s Zoom conversation will change the world. But an honest, respectful discussion is a step in the right…

S1 Changing Lives: From Rock Bottom to Recovery and New Life

Aug 29, 2025 1h 3m

No one has a perfect life or the right answers for everyone. But talking about how we each handle life’s challenges helps us all find new ways to cope and to be the change we want to see. September…

S1 Changing Lives with guest Kathy Brunner

Aug 22, 2025 59m

Join the conversation at my September 7 Zoom gathering and connect with other people who would rather be real than perfect. Key points from today’s conversation:* Do what you really want to do now,…

S1 Changing Lives with Dr. Bronce Rice

Aug 16, 2025 1h 12m

Resources mentioned: Valarie Kaur’s See No Stranger book and Revolutionary Love Project. My Changing Lives Zoom Community GatheringOur personal wellbeing is affected by many factors. Some are beyond…

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