Curiously with Ericka Graham Ericka Graham
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I’m Ericka Graham, and I am so honored to be your host for this podcast. Nearly a decade ago, I graduated from Rice University, while focusing my masters research on sexuality in the Bible. More recently, I graduated from seminary and completed my thesis on soul-body integration (and embodiment). Although graduate school is over for me (at least for the time being), I still have an insatiable desire to continue learning from the wisdom and lived experiences of others. I also believe that I am never alone in my need and desire for connection, through authentic conversation. So here I am, pursuing my own curiosity, incase you are longing to do the same. My hope is that together, we can learn to take this life a tad more “curiously,” while having conversations at the intersections of faith, religion, science, mental health . . . and so much more! Thanks for being here!
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Adapting for Change and Leading with Courage with Judy Le
In this Episode, Ericka sits down with her good friend Judy Le to talk about her story as a Vietnamese refugee, and how that beginning has shaped her beliefs about building trust, leading with courage, and adapting for change today. In this episode, Judy and Ericka also explore questions about what it means to be human . . . as well as what it means to be at a Beyoncé concert.
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Taylor Swift, Reframing Questions, and Living In The Tension with fahad punjwani
In this Episode, Ericka sits down with her friend fahad punjwani, to talk about the deepening questions that they often explore together within their friendship. These questions include what Taylor Swift has taught them about themselves, and how some of life’s biggest questions come with so much contraction and tension.
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Life as a CEO, Mother, and Trailblazer—with Mia Mends.
In this interview, Ericka sits down with her friend Mia Mends, who was named “one of the Most Powerful Women in Corporate America” by Black Enterprise. The two discuss how Mia leads with courage, integrity, and radical hope—and not just in the office and board rooms—but at home too.
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Biblical Literacy and Asking Questions, with Dr. Mattias Henze
In this episode, Ericka Graham sits down with the professor that first introduced her to Biblical Studies at Rice University, Dr. Mattias Henze. The two discuss the power of asking questions, and what it means to hold onto a Christian faith while using other texts and religions to improve literacy.
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Pastoring, Evolving, and Mental Health, with Joshua Carney
In this episode, Ericka Graham sits down with her friend Joshua Carney to talk about his time as a Pastor leading a church community, and his recent month-long manic episode that took his friends and family by surprise. This is a casual and conversational episode, as two friends exchange their honest lived experiences.
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Faith and OCD with Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale
In this episode, Ericka Graham sits down with Dr. Elizabeth McIngvale to discuss her own OCD diagnosis, and exchange stories about what it means to surrender and live a life of faith and recovery.