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Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw
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4.9 • 29 Ratings
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Attaching to God connects relational neuroscience and attachment theory to our life of faith so you can grow into spiritual and relational maturity. Co-host Geoff Holsclaw (PhD, pastor, and professor) and Cyd Holsclaw (PCC, spiritual director, and integrative coach) talk with practitioners, therapists, theologians, and researchers on learning to live with ourselves, others, and God. Get everything in your inbox or on the app: https://www.grassrootschristianity.org/s/embodied-faith
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090 Risky Play, Fun, and the Life of Faith
Why do kids climb trees, run really fast, and spin until they fall over? What is the benefit of risky play? And what does that have to do with attaching to God and our spiritual life?In this episode, we look at the research regarding play and how it connects to attaching to God.Baggage Claim: Don't miss the new segment where we finish by claiming some overproductive tendencies we share. Resources: The Circle of Security (website)"Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Declin...
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089: Our Attachment Wounds and God's Promise (with Summer Joy Gross)
Emmanuel—God with us. We have heard this promise of God’s presence. But might our attachment wounds skew, distort, or hinder us from embracing this reality? Do we live as slaves to our attachment strategies rather than as beloved children of God? And how can we learn to do something different in our spiritual lives?Summer Joy Gross is an Anglican priest, retreat leader, and spiritual director whose work is guided by the belief that our stories can be transformed by God's invitation to make hi...
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088: Don't Do Nothing about Mental Health in the Church
There is an innate need in all of us to know that there is something more beautiful than the dark places of the world we live in. After two losses within their community just prior to the 2020 pandemic, St. Andrew Methodist Church in Plano, TX discerned that God was asking them to go on the offense against the darkness of mental illness.This is the story of Beacon of Light, a ministry providing much-needed resources, support, and treatment for those struggling with mental health issues while ...
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087: Geoff's Second Half of Life "Crisis" and why the new name
The inaugural episode of season six, and all about "Geoff's Second Half of Life 'Crisis' and why we renamed the podcast" (and note, 'crisis' is in scar quotes).Welcome to Season 6, of what is now called the Attaching to God podcast. We are going to be doing more episodes of just the two of us talking (Cyd and Geoff). But we will also have interviews with people, and hopefully a regular guest appearance (if we can get him to commit once a month).In addition to this, we are adding a regul...
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086: Non-Toxic Masculinity (with Zachary Wagner)
The problem of toxic masculinity is much bigger than contemporary expressions of Christianity. Mistreatment of women and men dehumanizing others is a feature of human culture fraught with sin. But the church is called to be salt and light, so how can we foster a non-toxic masculinity?Our guest today is Zachary Wagner, a writer, researcher, and minister. He serves as the editorial director for the Center for Pastor Theologians. We’re talking about his book Non-Toxic Masculinity: Recoveri...
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085: Forming Spiritually Resilient Children (with Dr. Holly Allen)
Many children today are growing up amid adversity, whether brought on by family difficulties or larger societal crises. All children need to be able to deal with stress, cope with challenges, and persevere through disappointments. While we cannot protect children from all hardships, we can promote healthy development that fosters resilience.Our guest, Dr. Holly Catterton Allen, recently retired from her position as Professor of Christian Ministries and Family Science at Lipscomb University in...
Customer Reviews
Enjoy and learn
Geoff, enjoy your programming built around neuroscience so I’m always learning from you and your guests. Especially like the conversations with our mutual friend, Fred Liggin, about trauma and now Charles Kiser on trauma-informed evangelism. I’ve learned much from them and your other guests. Thanks for your work.
Excellent Introduction to authors and books
Each episode is interesting and informative, but also typically introduces a book or two that can provide a deeper dive into the topic.
Answers to some of the toughest spiritual growth questions
There are barriers to your own personal spiritual, social, and emotional growth and barriers to the growth of people that you influence that seem so hard to move past. This podcast helps you understand (both biblically and biologically) why that is and how you can hope to move forward in practical ways. I also find as I’m listening that I can employ the strategies in the moment and become more grounded in God’s loving presence with me. This one is in my new top 5 for podcasts.