We Turned Out Fine Naomi & Lydia Jackson

Naomi recounts her experience with therapy

In the final segment of our conversations with the prolific Iris Lacsamana, we hear her take on what “pro-lfe” means for her as both a Catholic and a feminist, and how she incorporates self-defense training and fair trade activism into her pro-life lifestyle. Also, be sure to check out her one-woman show Divine Mercy Witness showing again in Houston on Sunday, April 28th ($10/ticket donation suggested)!

Episode 9 features special guest Iris Lacsamana, a local Houston visual and performing artist, playwright, choreographer, P.E. coach and all-around Catholic Wonder Woman. The sisters had such incredible, invigorating and profound discussions with Iris that it had to be split into two episodes! Be sure to listen to both parts to hear about all of the soulgasms, Mary being the new Eve, God loving sex-workers, god-loving sex-workers and practicing self-defense as part of a pro-life lifestyle!

Cool Stuff Mentioned in this Episode:
Local Houston artists:
@richellegemini
@tonestith

Iris Michelle Lacsamana
Divine Mercy Witness
A 2nd Cup

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going outside your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

What started off as a vehicle for freedom and indolence became a conversation on interdependence.

In this episode, Naomi shares her story being a commuter cyclist. From cycling through Chicago winters, to confronting mortality and challenging the status quo, Naomi recalls how this simple form of transportation changed her life.

Along the way you’ll hear the sisters discuss some practicalities that come with cycling as well as understanding the complex relationship between cyclists and motorists.

For more information you can check out Naomi’s website The Cycling Gospel

More Resources:

Bike laws can differ depending on where you live. Please stay up today with your state and city’s transportation laws and resources. That being said here are some resources from advocacy groups that have been helpful to us.
-League of American Bicyclists
-Bike Austin
-Active Transportation Alliance
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In this episode, the sisters discuss the Enneagram and the Five Elements, two different personality type/belief systems that have a lot in common. Enneagram is Greek for “nine-pointed figure” and the Five Elements comes from ancient Chinese culture.

Both systems have helped us learn more about ourselves and the people in our lives, but they have also given us deep emotional language to talk about self discovery and spiritual growth.

We hope you enjoy this episode and we hope that you check out some of the resources that have been most helpful to us.

Learn the Five Elements from Dondi Dahlin

Other 5 Elements Sources:YouTube — 5 Elements Qigong Tutorial

https://www.springforestqigong.com/spring-forest-qigong/121-theory-of-five-elements

Enneagram Resources:

These are the resources that Naomi has relied on to learn more about the enneagram and my type. I highly recommend checking out The Enneagram Institute website as it provides a great history to the origin of the enneagram and how we have came to learn about it. The Wisdom of the Enneagram is practically a textbook. If you are interested in digging into the nitty gritty details of your type, this book is for you. The Road Back to You on the other hand is a much lighter read that provides a great scope of the enneagram complete with plenty of anecdotes. If you want to do deeper into contemplative practice and engaging with your enneagram type then The Sacred Enneagram is the choice for you.

-Riso, Don Richard., and Russ Hudson. The Wisdom of the Enneagram: the Complete Guide to Psychological and Spiritual Growth for the Nine Personality Types. Bantam Books, 1999.

-Heuertz, Christopher, L. The Sacred Enneagram. Zondervan, 2017.

-Cron, Ian Morgan., and Suzanne Stabile. The Road Back to You. Intervarsity Press, 2016.

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[BE WARNED — Bunny Trails & Fuckery Ahead!] In episode 6, Lydia embarks with friends Bethany and Matt of We Didn’t Ask for This Podcast on a rambling adventure, foraying through all kinds of topics around mental health and the Law of Attraction, “The Secret,” and other comparable theories, and the harmful and excluding implications of those theories for those who struggle with mental health; bottom line — it's not that simple. We also commiserate on the struggles of being empaths, highly sensitive people, and melancholy artistic types. Overall, we explore how, by sharing our difficult experiences with others, we can find ways of gaining greater perspective and having more consideration for all our fellow humans of varying sensitivities, with the aim of becoming better at loving ourselves and others. Make sure to check out Matt & Bethany and We Didn’t Ask for This and give them a listen, subscribe, share with some friends, show them some love on their social media!

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