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Amy Daughters: How writing letters changed my life

Amy Weinland Daughters calls in from Texas to chat with Catherine about the vast number of letters she has written, and the book that followed. This is a story of deep friendship, that began when Amy decided that she would support a grieving mother by writing to her. It's a story of connection despite differences and God's grace in people's lives, but it's also secretly about being willing to indulge the crazy whims God sends our way in order to let God do something we'd never even dreamed of. Amy's book is calledDear Dana: That Time I Went Crazy And Wrote All 580 Of My Facebook Friends A Handwritten Letterand this is the story of how it came to be. A story to make you laugh, make you cry (maybe), and make you think. You won't want to miss this one!
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The STILL Method with Sarah Watson

Today Catherine is talking to Sarah, who is just embarking on a new adventure, and hoping to take others along with her. Diving into the STILL course, together they unpack some of the toolbox of techniques that Sarah has learned, that can help others manage anxiety and overwhelm, but also to pick up more slack where they are able to, too. And in between they talk about parenting, DIY, piano playing and managing departments in the NHS, in Catherine's usual inquisitive and friendly style. Sarah's email address if you would like to get in touch, is: Unshrinkable1@gmail.com
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Getting Triggered: Sally Bubbers

These days, people are often talking about 'being triggered' and there are trigger warnings on all sorts of things. But what do we actually mean when we talk about triggering? What is happening to us when it happens? And what can we do about it? For ourselves and for others. 
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Rob Rogers and ACT Oxford: Compassion in Action

Catherine meets Rev Rob Rogers, from Oxford, at St Aldate's parish centre. They talk about this city of contrasts, where those leaving prison and the homeless also live among the dreaming spires. Rob talks about the way community can bring help and healing.
 
Rob has been on both sides of the coin of homelessness and addiction, so as he and Catherine discuss his work with ACT (a charity working with prison leavers and the homeless, amongst others)  and ponder the question, when there's a volunteer serving a person in difficult circumstances, which one is really being Christ to the other in that space? Rob talks about creating community that will create safe spaces for people on their journeys, how addiction is usually a symptom of deeper trauma and how studying for ordination with CMS (Church Missionary Society) created space for him to step back from his activism to think more reflectively and how that has ultimately been helpful to his ministry.
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Rev Jane Dicker: 30 Years of Women's Ordination

2024 marks 30 years since women were first ordained as priests into the Church of England in England, and today for International Women's Day, Catherine interviews Jane Dicker, who has been there from the beginning. Together they discuss the joys and frustrations found along the way; Jane in the thick of it, and Catherine cheering along as an observer at the time. Along with, of course, how God is found in all of that. Jane also tells us about the book she's writing: The Misadventures of Mother Jane.
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Things you'll find in this podcast: Florence Li Tim-Oi, first woman to be ordained in the Anglican communion, in Hong Kong; Benedictine Oblates; flying bishops; forward in faith movement

Hannah Lamberth: Ask a Better Question!

This episode, Catherine is visiting Hannah, who no longer has a bathroom office and has been thinking about the kinds of questions we ask people when we first meet them. Hannah would like to ask better questions....
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Godfrey Birtill: The Unforced Rhythms of Grace

Godfrey Birtill has been singing and writing songs and producing albums at the rate of about one a year for more than 25 years. In this conversation, he talks about his unique musical style, his faith and his growing conviction that we don't need to earn God's love and favour. It is lavished upon us already. To really appreciate this episode, you are going to want to listen to some Godfrey Birtill, so there are some links to songs below. 
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Some of the songs mentioned in this episode:
Living in the Unforced Rhythms of Grace
It's a Wonderful Dance
I am not disappointed  
Do you believe what I believe about you?
And here's one that's not mentioned, but is utterly beautiful:
Entangled
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Chaplaincy at Birmingham Children's Hospital with Andrew Phillips

Catherine travels to Birmingham Children's Hospital to speak with Chaplain Andrew Phillips about his role supporting children, families and staff. He shares how he facilitates ways for them to cope with walking this hardest of paths, and also the way the children's own spiritualities are shaping him. Take off your shoes for this episode. You are on holy ground.
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Cathy Ross from CMS: Women on the Mission Field

Cathy Ross, from the Church Mission Society, shares her experience of being a woman and a missionary in the Congo. She also talks about her research into the hidden experience of missionary women in the 19th century and the influence of the concept of pious domesticity, both then and now. 
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Compassion with Siobhan Horton

What is compassion? Can we keep being compassionate without reaching burnout? Siobhan Horton, who is a spiritual director and who worked with the dying for three decades as a palliative care nurse, has been fascinated by compassion for several years. In this episode, she shares her deep knowledge and insight about compassion, drawing together wisdom from evolutionary biology, buddhism and Christian thought.
​This episode is an interesting follow up to the conversation in the last episode with Maria Garvey, with some synergies and some differences of perspective. 
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If you would like to explore further you might interested in these resources:
1. Paul Gilbert's Compassionate Mind Foundation2. Paul Gilbert interviewing Tanyia Singer on her work on empathy and compassion3. Paul Gilbert interviewing French Buddhist Monk on Compassion 
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