Abby works as a Pediatric physical therapist in early intervention. Today she talks about her everyday life working in this field and also highlights models of disability which provides insight for how we might practice deeper love.

Anahi spends her time as an educator specifically an instructional coach at a title 1 school. In the fall she'll transition to the role of intern assistant principle. Kyle works as a charge nurse and together they also spend time with Santiago, who just turned two!

Amanda works at BD medical as an engineer on vascular catheters but is a Femtech enthusiast. She, along with a team, recently won impact.51's first innovation program. Impact.51 is now providing funding among other resources to help her project develop into an actual company.

In this series we are listening to different stories from people in the community about how what they do in their everyday lives connects to God's loving and renewing work in the world.Krysti talks about the International Rescue Committee and you can find how to volunteer here

In this series we are listening to different stories from people in the community about how what they do in their everyday lives connects to God's loving and renewing work in the world.

Megan Raby (@author.meg.raby) is the author of My Brother Otto, a picture book, illustrated by Elisa Pallmer, about the love, acceptance, and understanding of differences a young crow has for her brother, who is neurodivergent and nonspeaking, specifically he is autisticMeg holds a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a certification in Autism Spectrum Disorders from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, and has several years of experience working with autistic children ages 2-17.Meg is also an ambassador for KultureCity, a nonprofit or movement that makes places and spaces sensory inclusive, and an avid advocate for the neurodivergent community.

Virginia Brewster is a licensed professional counselor. Her work finds her with kids and also people with criminal behavior. The latter have often caused damage to relationships and have usually had damage in their relationships from the past. Virginia loves to talk to people about learning to trust and how to feel safe and learn to be safe for others. This podcast gives us some really practical tools for how we can develop trusted connections both with God and others.

Johanny Mulvilhill joined me this week. Johanny is from the Dominican Republic where she practices as a licensed clinical therapist. She recently moved to Utah and shares her personal story as a way to encourage us toward deeper, more secure relationships. She is passionate about this topic in particular because of how much it has helped bring healthy change to her personal relationships.

This week I am joined by Robyn Ray to talk about developing security in relationships. Robyn is currently an Adjunct instructor at the University of Utah where she teaches classes about infant and child beginnings and also intimacy and love.She comes with a great deal of understanding about secure attachment and how to develop it.

Katrina is a 3rd generation female farmer, fermenter, and nurse practitioner. Weaving these practices together fills Katrina’s life with joy and meaning. As a business entrepreneur she diversified the family farm opening up a wedding venue, brewery, cidery, tasting room (with the most epic pizza) and planted a vineyard. Katrina’s great-great grandparents founded a vineyard in Switzerland and later immigrated to Helvetia, Oregon (1905) where they planted Yungen Vineyards. Continuing the tradition, Katrina’s uncle and aunt pioneered Elk Cove Vineyard in 1974 in the Willamette Valley. So, planting a vineyard on the farm was simply part of her farming heritage!Katrina’s faith and values of generosity and hospitality tell such an inspiring story of the way work can be a place of gratitude and hope. Katrina has always been a refreshing, generous presence in my life and she joined me on this week's podcast to talk about the practices and habits of work & generosity. If you want to read Trina’s farm blog: gratefulfarmer.com (she shares lots of amazing photos and recipes and stories and it's well worth a look).If you want to learn more about her family farm you can visit Mt View OrchardsIf you want to watch the episode of Bravo’s top chef that was filmed on the family farm you can do so here

Daniel is passionate about people–deep and thoughtful while also being fun, playful, and having a skill for accents. He’s spent considerable time at the Mission, a homeless shelter and recovery program located in downtown SLC. He first joined the program in June 2015, graduating in November 2017. He rejoined the program last year and is set to graduate in the next month or two. His decision to choose and stay in community for his own growth is powerful and courageous. Today, Daniel will be sharing insights about the practice of community.

Today Heather talks to Michael O'Brien. Michael earned a Government/Theology degree from the University of Notre Dame. Attended law school at the University of Utah and is a catholic writer and lawyer who lives here in Salt Lake City.  After reading his book, Monastery Mornings, it made sense to me to have him along for a conversation about stability and rootedness. In his early adolescence he found an unlikely family in the company of monks at Holy Trinity Abbey, in the mountains of Huntsville, Utah. Struggling with his parents' recent divorce, this community of people helped him to develop the practices of stability and rootedness in a time of instability in his life.

Dr. Olivia Scott is a university Psychologist who has the belief that faith and psychology inform one another in meaningful ways that transform lives. She is an athlete, likes Star Wars and enjoys having a good laugh. She also has a passion for promoting stories and visibility of those who are underrepresented.She’ll be talking to us today about the practices and habits related to justice.

Apricot Irving is the author of The Gospel of Trees, a lyrical meditation on ecology, loss and the tangled history of missions in Haiti. She reported on post-earthquake recovery efforts in the north of Haiti for the radio program This American Life.She has taught literature and writing in many contexts and countries.As a writer she has spent a great deal of time interviewing and listening to the stories of others. For her memoir she also had to do a lot of listening to herself. With the listening comes a deeper awareness of the practices and habits that surround lament.

This week Heather is talking to Dr Stephanie Gehring-Ladd who is a theologian, poet and artist. She has an MFA in poetry from Cornell and a PhD from Duke. As an artist and theologian she has spent a great deal of time thinking about how to communicate truthfully, honestly and with beauty. She's also spent time thinking  about truth and storytelling and what they mean for the practices and habits of listening to and speaking about God to oneself and to others.

In this Episode Heather is talking to Chelsea. Chelsea spent eight years in prison, three of those in maximum security, which is where she learned to pray. She was first arrested at 16 for environmental activism then went to prison twelve years later for actions of property destruction with the Earth Liberation Front. She is talking about how she learned to pray and walks us through a helpful prayer practice for our everyday lives.

In our new podcast, Spark, Heather will be hosting conversations with different people about their spiritual practices and habits that help them cultivate deeper love. Listen and subscribe here.