THE ARISE PODCAST
Season 1, Episode 1: Introductions
Welcome to the Arise Podcast with Danielle Castillejo and Maggie Hemphill. In this episode we introduce who we are and what we're about. We talk about our passions and what we hope for in creating space to belong.
Season 1, Episode 2: Guest Kimberly Riley
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In episode 2 Danielle and Maggie sit down with Kimberly Riley, therapist, social work doctoral candidate, mother and wife, to talk about her work in narrative family therapy and engagement in the community.
Season 1, Episode 3: Conversations with Pastor Cyon Edgerton
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In this Episode, Pastor Cyon Edgerton talks leadership, pastoring, family, advocacy, white privilege, and "The Table Leadership." This conversation leads to curiosity, and awareness around what it means to live into our strengths, acknowledge our weaknesses, while pursuing our dreams.
Season 1, Episode 4: A Conversation with Tamice Spencer
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In this episode our Guest Tamice Spencer of Sub:Culture Inc. talks about what it looks like to support People of Color, Immigrants and Native Americans. She challenges our way of thinking about financial support as coming alongside, resourcing and discipline a generation of "agents of God's glory." She believe that college students are culture makers and pioneers of our collective future. Listen in to how you can be involved in this important work of barrier removal through your Giving Tuesday.
Season 1, Episode 5: Kali Jensen talks The Color of Compromise, Advent, and the Church
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Kali Jensen (LMHCA) of Cultivate Counseling Services talks family life, The Color Of Compromise (by Jemar Tisby), race, faith, parenting, and church. Basically, Kali touches on these various subjects and guides helpful conversation around teaching children about their own privilege and whiteness.
In her practice she loves working with children, adolescents, and adults. Kali Jensen is a Faith Leader in Kitsap County.
Season 1, Episode 6: Pastor Steph O'Brien on Leadership, Activism, and Curiosity
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Danielle and Maggie have a chat with Pastor Stephanie O'Brien about her new book "Stay Curious" and discuss the difference between wandering and wondering, how curiosity grows faith and what activism looks like in her life.
Season 1, Episode 7: Becky Allender talks about Endings, Anxiety and Knowing your body
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We have the honor of introducing a brilliant, thoughtful, fierce warrior and friend. Becky Allender is one of the Founders of the Allender Center, author of “Hidden in Plain Sight”, Core Facilitator at The Allender Center, author at Red Tent Living, speaker, and more. Becky highlights the importance of ending the year well, giving some examples of how she works with anxiety, knowing her body, and embracing a new year.
Season 1, Episode 8: Janel, Jason, and The Welcome Home Project
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THE WELCOME HOME PROJECT
JANEL BRODERSON AND JASON GOMEZ Maggie, Janel, Jason, and I talk about this pilot re-entry program that is transforming lives, reducing the recidivism rate, and allowing space for human dignity. Janel and Jason are vulnerable, truthful, and talk real about what it is like to work through trauma, and the justice system. Janel and Jason have worked hard to form a program that is centered on strengths and works from a viewpoint that everyone has value - human dignity.
SEASON 1, MLK DAY EPISODE: DAN TAYLOR
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Dan Taylor, Coach, Leader, Educator, Spiritual Leader, and more. Dan came on The Arise Podcast for a special episode on Dr. Martin Luther King Day.
He discusses the practical ways that he is an anti-racist, leadership in his sphere of influence, and encourages us to keep learning, educating and working to change our systems of oppression.
SEASON 1, EPISODE 9: Jackie Loos and Danielle. Human Trafficking Awareness Month
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Jackie Loos talks about Human Trafficking, self-care, REST in Seattle, Advocacy, Entrepreneurship, and the long road to healing. Episode Notes It’s National Human Trafficking Awareness month. Had the best chat with @flapjacks_withbutter (Jackie Loos) leader, entrepreneur, advocate, mother, supervisor, artist, pioneer and so much more...don’t miss hearing her speak about direct service work with #complextrauma survivors, @rest_seattle and #motherhood and #selfcare ... this woman is an example of dreams meet hard work. She shares wisdom and philosophy on working with those who want to exit the #sextrade - Stay tuned, folks.
SEASON 1, EPISODE 10: Rebecca Bender and Danielle speak about her book, In Pursuit of Love, life, work, calling, family and trauma.
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Speaking with Speaker, Author, Minister, Rebecca Bender (CEO and Founder of the Rebecca Bender Initiative), on her new book, In Pursuit of Love, life, work, calling, family, and trauma. She states, "We can give ourselves grace to finish the race." Thank you, Rebecca for your hard, persistent, and good work on behalf of others so that they, too, can finish the race.
Season 1, Episode 11: Gabes Torres, Maggie Hemphill, and Danielle S. Castillejo speak about decolonization, race, faith, and the impact on bodies of color.
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Gabes Torres, island women (she/they/siya), speaker, theologian, artist, racial trauma psychotherapist who is working in decolonizing and anti-racist research, graduate student at The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology, talks with us about decolonization, race, faith, and the impact on bodies of color. How can we be anti-racist? Gabes states, "The Spirit of colonialism exists today -- Internalized oppression, which is another way of saying that for a lot of folks that have a history of colonization in their own nation, they have a tendency to reject their own-selves and consider the white, western ways of being as superior as compared to their own."
Season 1, Episode 12: Kelly Welk, Maggie Hemphill, and Danielle S. Castillejo discuss calling and following your passions
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Kelly Welk, Maggie Hemphill, and Danielle S. Castillejo discuss calling, developing community, space for dreaming, the hard work of self-discipline, and meaning making in the ordinary and everyday. Kelly highlights practical ways she remains present in her life, pursues her calling, gathers and develops community.
Season 1, Episode 13: Michael Thornhill
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Joining the conversation this week is Michael Thornhill, an Associate Director of Cross-Cultural Ministry at the Coalition for Christian Outreach, an organization that supports campus ministries across the country. He teaches and speaks at college campuses, does consultant work with businesses and organizations on diversity, equity and inclusion. He is also a husband, a father, an Afro-Latino man and Salsa Instructor.
We talk about the Allender Center's certificate Training on Narrative Focused Trauma Care; doing ministry with generational, cultural and racial differences; Be The Bridge racial reconciliation and unity, Black History Month and the Superbowl Halftime show.
SEASON 1, EPISODE 14: PASTOR KEN RILEY
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Pastor Ken Riley joins us for a discussion on racial relations and reconciliation, and how the church should lead the way. He talked about how to engage important conversations about race (and politics!) while still respecting each other’s human dignity. Ken shares some of this own stories about traveling Dakar, Senegal, his time serving as a Navy Chaplin and being wrongly incarcerated. Pastor Ken Riley is the Campus Lead for newlife Church in Bremerton, WA. He's also a husband, father to three teen-aged girls, and a former Navy Chaplin.
SEASON 1, EPISODE 15: KOBE BRYANT AND JEFTE SANCHEZ
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The Arise Podcast chats with Jefte Sanchez about immigrating to the US, growing up in Los Angeles and the impact that Kobe Bryant had on him. This episode contains moments of silence as Jefte reflects on his grieving process for Kobe Bryant's death. Jefte Sanchez is a Creator, Musician, Entrepreneur, Husband and Father. He is a a creative visionary with a passion for storytelling through art, music, design, film & photography. He has worked with brands and clients from Google & Under Armour to smaller local businesses looking to launch or revamp their story. You can connect with Jefte through his website: www.jeftesanchez.com or follow him on instagram @jeftesanchez
SEASON 1, EPISODE 16: RACHAEL CLINTON- CHEN
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A conversation with Rachael Clinton-Chen, Director of Care and Teaching at the Allender Center, talks about her place at the intersection of Trauma and Spiritual Formation. She talks about the church's role in healing social injustice; it's not just about awareness and action, both of which are needed, it's about transforming the way we view injustice and care for those who have been oppressed by systems that have been perpetuated by bad theology. We are to use our positions, our voices, our gifts and resources to care for and bless others.