Episode #41 Shannon Neffendorf Coffee & Living Your Values

Shannon Neffendorf calls the neighborhood of Oak Cliff in South Dallas home.  His family has rooted themselves in Oak Cliff and are an integral facet of life in that neighborhood.  Shannon and Jenni own and operate Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters and also Davis Street Espresso and they were named D Magazine's First Family of Dallas Coffee.  Shannon's approach to his personal and professional life displays wonderful inefficiencies that get to the heart of family, community and the stewardship of wonderful coffee beans.  

https://www.oakcliffcoffee.com/

http://davisstreetespresso.com/

Episode #40 Matt Inman The Problem With White Moderates

Matt Inman is a psychotherapist in private practice and host of Inefficiency Podcast. Matt believes a truly efficient life makes plenty of room for the inefficiencies of life, namely relationships, following our convictions and maturing into spirituality.  Matt leads group experiences for organizations such as Pause Hawaii and Venture Expeditions.  His work revolves around helping people grow in love and find connection in creative and bold ways. Matt resides in Austin, Texas with his family. 

Episode #39 Connor Jay Depression & The Beauty of Wrong Turns

Connor Jay is an undergraduate student studying the art and politics of story and is working towards going for his masters in counseling. He lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He's trying to spend his days reminding people that they are so worth loving. He reads and rides bikes a lot. You can find him online on most platforms at @connorrejay.

Episode #38 Ryan O'Leary Perfectionism, Anxiety & Depression

Ryan O'Leary is a producer for Bleacher Report and lives in New York City. A 2004 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he also received his masters in sports management from West Virginia University. Over the past 10 years, Ryan has worked for NBC Sports covering the Olympics and the NHL while frequently contributing to the International Ice Hockey Federation. Outside of work he's passionate about useless information, iced coffee, traveling and mental health issues.

Episode #37 Bart Tittle & Ira Inman Learning From Our Children

Bart Tittle is a teacher in early education who has degrees from The University of Missouri- Kansas City and Erikson Inititute in Chicago, Ill.  Bart is a long time friend who has developed a voice worth paying attention to in both progressive education and child development.  

 

Ira Inman is my 4 year old son. He is the leading co-sleeping expert in the country, has consumed 150 lbs of cheerios in the past two years and has constructed over 100 lego ships by hand.  He teaches me patience, presence and the sacredness of silliness.  

Episode #36 Joe Pug The Inefficiency of Songwriting

Joe Pug is originally from Maryland and came to Austin, Texas years ago to be in and around the storied Texas songwriting tradition. He has two studio EP’s, most notable being Nation of Heat in 2009. He also has three albums, Messenger in 2010, The Great Despiser in 2012 and Windfall in 2015. 

Paste Magazine said this of Pug, "In lesser hands, songs of this nature could take on the tone of self-help books, maxims of dubious value. But Pug's honesty and wordplay combine to levitate the songs over those empty, cliched realms."

He credits not only musicians like Dillon, Beck and M. Ward as his influences but also literary giants like Fredrick Beekner and Walt Whitman. 

 

Episode #33 Erin Lane Commitment & Living Your Words

Erin Lane is a thirty-something writer and facilitator who schemes ideas for better belonging. She wants to live in Seattle when she grows up, but these days she is putting down roots in Durham, NC. She calls herself a Jesus follower, and a feminist too.

She works remotely for the Center for Courage & Renewal to develop programs that deepen the leadership formation of people of faith and support healthy congregational life. 

She is the author of Lessons In Belonging From A Church Going Commitment Phobe. She also has a blog at erinslane.com  

Episode #32 Erin Lane Disillusionment & Commitment

Erin Lane is a thirty-something writer and facilitator who schemes ideas for better belonging. She wants to live in Seattle when she grows up, but these days she is putting down roots in Durham, NC. She calls herself a Jesus follower, and a feminist too.

She works remotely for the Center for Courage & Renewal to develop programs that deepen the leadership formation of people of faith and support healthy congregational life. 

She is the author of Lessons In Belonging From A Church Going Commitment Phobe. She also has a blog at erinslane.com  

Episode #31 Dan Allender Sex & Trauma, Part II

Dr. Allender earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University.  In 1997, Dan and a cadre of others founded The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, in order to train therapists, pastors, artists, and leaders to more effectively serve in the context of the 21st century. Dan served as President of The Seattle School from 2002-2009.

Dr. Dan Allender has pioneered a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy over the past 30 years. Central to Dr. Allender’s theory and approach are the categories of Faith, Hope and Love, and their converses betrayal, ambivalence, and powerlessness. Through identifying and engaging these categories in one’s personal narrative, healing and transformation can occur by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many.

Dan continues to serve as Professor of Counseling Psychology at The Seattle School. He travels and speaks extensively to present his unique perspective on sexual abuse recovery, love and forgiveness, intimacy and marriage, worship, and other related topics. Dan is the author of The Wounded Heart, The Healing Path, To Be Told, and God Loves Sex, and he has co-authored several books with Dr. Tremper Longman, including Intimate Allies, The Cry of the Soul, Bold Love, and Bold Purpose.

Episode #30 Dan Allender Sex & Trauma

Dr. Allender earned his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Michigan State University.  In 1997, Dan and a cadre of others founded The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology, in order to train therapists, pastors, artists, and leaders to more effectively serve in the context of the 21st century. Dan served as President of The Seattle School from 2002-2009.

Dr. Dan Allender has pioneered a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy over the past 30 years. Central to Dr. Allender’s theory and approach are the categories of Faith, Hope and Love, and their converses betrayal, ambivalence, and powerlessness. Through identifying and engaging these categories in one’s personal narrative, healing and transformation can occur by bridging the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse that mark so many.

Dan continues to serve as Professor of Counseling Psychology at The Seattle School. He travels and speaks extensively to present his unique perspective on sexual abuse recovery, love and forgiveness, intimacy and marriage, worship, and other related topics. Dan is the author of The Wounded Heart, The Healing Path, To Be Told, and God Loves Sex, and he has co-authored several books with Dr. Tremper Longman, including Intimate Allies, The Cry of the Soul, Bold Love, and Bold Purpose.

Episode #29 Moral Injury (w/ Josh Morris & Zachary Moon)

Josh Morris is a Staff Chaplain in pediatrics at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center and Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, CA.  He is also an Army Reserve Chaplain who recently returned from an 8 month deployment to Afghanistan.  He is also a PhD student at Claremont School of Theology studying Practical Theology and Spiritual Care and Counseling. 

Twitter: @joshtmo

  

 

 

ZACHARY MOON IS A COMMISSIONED MILITARY CHAPLAIN WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A CHAPLAIN IN THE VA HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND WITH COMBAT VETERANS IN RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. HE RECEIVED HIS MASTERS OF DIVINITY FROM CHICAGO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND IS CURRENTLY A PHD CANDIDATE AT ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY. HE LIVES WITH HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO ENTHUSIASTIC TODDLERS IN DENVER, COLORADO.

Episode #28 Sam Song Interruptions & The Color Yellow

Sam Song is a photographer, explorer and creator who lives in Orange Country, California.  He created Yellow Ventures to help create a beautiful future today.  Sam is a creative with 10 years experience as a pastor at New Song Church in the Los Angeles area before launching out on his own. Sam is a leader in regard to curiosity, creativity and helping helpers.

website: www.yellow.ventures.com

instagram: yellow.ventures

Episode #25 Jeremy Ezell True Self Care

Jeremy Ezell is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor with a private practice in Austin, Texas. He is pursuing a PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision. At his heart, he is a writer, feeler and educator.  He works from a psychodynamic psychotherapy approach with influences in object relations and existentialism. He enjoys the blues, bikes and his family. 

www.austinpsychotherapycenter.com

Episode #24 Matthias Roberts Safer Spaces, Sexuality & Faith

Matthias Roberts is a writer, speaker and student at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. He is working on two master's degrees: one in Theology and Culture and the other in Counseling Psychology.  By trade, Matthias is a graphic designer and photographer.  As a gay Christian with a passion to communicate and unite, Matthias advocates for change in how faith communities engage with LGBT people.

My name is Matthias. I’m a writer and speaker advocating for change in how faith communities engage with LGBT people.

Twitter: @matthiasroberts          Instagram: matthiasroberts        Youtube:  /matthiasroberts


Episode #22 Sarah Syed Perceived Bubbles, Islam and Islamophobia

Dr. Sarah Syed is a pyschologist at the Khalil Center near Chicago, Illinois.  She completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Purdue University. Her master’s degree is in clinical psychology was obtained from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University and her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Texas School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Syed has a broad range of experience working within the field of psychology including diagnostic and vocational testing, career counseling, domestic violence, addictions, family and couples therapy, depression, anxiety, stress, adjustment, grief/loss, school concerns, lifespan adjustment, and community mental health. Her pre-doctoral experiences include neuropsychology testing, children, family, and couples counseling and inpatient psychiatric care of adults with moderate to severe psychiatric issues.