A Third Place Podcast

A Third Place

Let's come together to find community outside of home and work, have curious and meaningful conversations, and embrace each other just as we are. Hosted by Sara Fulton and Holly Schmidt. athirdplacecincy.substack.com

  1. What Lent Was Always About

    5 DAYS AGO

    What Lent Was Always About

    What if Lent was never meant to be about giving up chocolate? In this episode, we explore what Lent was actually designed to be — a communal season, held together, moving toward something as a community. We trace how it drifted from a shared communal practice into a private self-improvement project, and why that loss matters — not just for people of faith, but for all of us. Because it turns out, humans across every culture and every era have built seasons that look remarkably like Lent — and we think that's trying to tell us something. This one is for anyone who has felt the quiet hunger for something more intentional, more connected, and more alive with shared meaning. Don’t forget to share or subscribe! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    19 min
  2. Sabbath and the Radical Power of Rest

    2 MAR

    Sabbath and the Radical Power of Rest

    Let’s be honest - we all struggle to rest. In a world of endless notifications, constant productivity, and year-round self-optimization, rest has quietly become something we have to earn. In this episode, we explore one of the most radical ideas humanity ever practiced: Sabbath - a full day built into the week where the world simply stops. We look at: * The origins of Jewish Shabbat and its embodied, communal rhythm of rest * Why Christians shifted Sabbath from Saturday to Sunday * The theological differences between stopping (Judaism) and remembering (Christianity) * How modern culture lost both the structure and the story that once protected rest Whether you’re religious or not, this conversation is an invitation: What would it look like to take one day where you don’t fix, prove, or produce anything? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    30 min
  3. The Evolution of Parenting: How We Change as Our Kids Grow

    23 FEB

    The Evolution of Parenting: How We Change as Our Kids Grow

    Parenting doesn’t stay the same — and neither do we. In this episode, we explore the evolution of parenting, how our perspective shifts as our kids grow older, and the wisdom that only comes with time, mistakes, and experience. From early survival mode to deeper reflection, this is an honest conversation about raising kids while growing up ourselves. Thanks for listening! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    33 min
  4. Year of the Horse

    16 FEB

    Year of the Horse

    Happy (Lunar) New Year! We are about to enter Year of the Horse - and buckle up, it’s going to be a fiery one. Sara and Holly talk about the year we’re about to end (year of the Snake), how the transition will feel, and what you can expect from this year - and next - according to the lunar cycles, including what previous cycles in history have taught us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    37 min
  5. Collective Grief in Our Cultural Moment

    9 FEB

    Collective Grief in Our Cultural Moment

    Sara and Holly are discussing a phrase we don’t typically think about for this moment in time - collective grief is the idea that we are all sharing emotional processing of loss at a cultural level. Whether its political instability, climate crisis, pandemic aftermath, or even technology and AI, we might us other words to describe how we’re feeling (stress, anxiety, heaviness) but it’s all really under the umbrella of collective grief. Grief changes shape but it remains, so we talk about how to integrate this into your life so we can keep moving forward together. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    38 min
  6. What Gen Z is Getting Right (and What We Can Learn)

    2 FEB

    What Gen Z is Getting Right (and What We Can Learn)

    Sara and Holly are talking about Gen Z - the good, the bad, even the “brocolli,” but mostly what we can learn from them. From authentically facing the realities of the world they inherited to how they are redefining the rules for themselves, there’s a lot we can take from how they are approaching today’s world. Also, the communities of Minnesota are on our hearts. If you feel called to help, here’s a great link full of resources. Other resources: [Book] The Fourth Turning is Here [Podcast] Soul Boom: Will Gen Z Spark a Revolution? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    39 min
  7. The Woo Factor: Intuition and Psychic Abilities

    26 JAN

    The Woo Factor: Intuition and Psychic Abilities

    Sara and Holly are talking about intuition today. They discuss how we all have access to certain “clairs” and the ability to receive messages that, while they might not be big and dramatic like the movies, can make our day-to-day lives just a little easier. Sara also talks about her Reiki training and explains how you can utilize Reiki to help connect to your body and strengthen your intuitive abilities. Resources: [Youtube] Lee Harris Energy [Podcast] Pulling the Thread with Carissa Schumacher [Book] Awakening Your Psychic Abilities, Lisa Campion This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    45 min
  8. Against-ism

    19 JAN

    Against-ism

    Sara and Holly are talking about the history of “against-ism,” how it shows up in the world today, and also how it’s not productive or moving us forward. They share some ideas on how you can be a “For-ist” instead of an “Against-ist” and how it actually doesn’t change what you stand for, but can absolutely change the impact you have in your world. Other resources: [Podcast] Pulling the Thread - What Every Astrological Sign Should Know for 2026 with Jennifer Freed [Book] Braving the Wilderness, Brené Brown Teddy Roosevelt “The Man in the Arena” + excerpt: “It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” Sasquatch music festival 2009 - guy starts dance party This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit athirdplacecincy.substack.com

    34 min
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Let's come together to find community outside of home and work, have curious and meaningful conversations, and embrace each other just as we are. Hosted by Sara Fulton and Holly Schmidt. athirdplacecincy.substack.com

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  • Creator
    A Third Place
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    23
  • Rating
    Clean
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