How To Be Human: A Podcast about Belief and Healing

How To Be Human: A Podcast about Belief and Healing

Author: Rachael Ward Language: English Episodes: 15
Hosted by Rachael Ward, How To Be Human: A Podcast about Belief and Healing explores the profound and often messy intersection of personal faith and collective recovery. This isn't about offering simple instructions; instead, each episode unfolds as a shared journey, focusing on the raw emotions, challenging thoughts, and deliberate actions of people working to transform both their inner lives and their communities. You'll hear intimate stories from individuals as they strive to live authentically, demanding to be seen and heard while forging paths toward meaningful change. The conversations in this podcast delve into what it means to truly inhabit your convictions, examining how the process of healing-from personal wounds or societal fractures-shapes our daily existence. Rachael guides these narratives with a thoughtful presence, creating space for reflection on the forces that drive us to grow. Tune in for a candid exploration of spirituality and human connection that feels more like a series of deep, necessary conversations than a lecture. Within the broader categories of religion and spirituality, this podcast finds its home in the practical, lived experience of belief, asking how our deepest truths can guide us toward a more whole and compassionate way of being together.
Episodes
Revolutionary Love: Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:40
In the midst of Holy Week, Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis reflects on our universal call to heal the world through revolutionary love. On this episode we'll discuss the truth of racial disparity in the United States becoming more…
Emotional Honesty: Rev Benjamin Perry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:35
From Rev. Benjamin Perry's New York home he can hear the daily sirens of ambulances arriving at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He, like many, are coping with the significant loss being experienced within this pandemic.…
Finding Your True Colors: Kai Stevens [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:42
What does it mean to be a kind human? For Kai Stevens it looks like spreading a message of God's desire for authenticity in our lives and creating spaces for LGBTQ+ individuals of faith to share their stories. On this ep…
Undoing toxic Biblical narratives for queer folks: Erin Green [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:22
What does it look like to unravel toxic narratives of the Bible for queer folks? What if you don't identify as a Christian? How do the voices of queer people get heard in academic institutions? Hear all this and more in…
The Voyage: Authentic Community [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 36:50
Rev Bailey Brawner and Angel & Nicole share their story of shared passion for space creation through authentic community. Currently, these three have started a digital and in-person space called The Voyage. The Voyage is…
Matthias Roberts: Beyond Shame [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:56
On this first episode of How To Be Human Season 2 Matthias Roberts walks listeners through the possibilities of liberating the body from shame toward a healthier sex life.
To Hold Grief & Belief: Rachael Ward [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:42
On this episode, the host of How To Be Human will discuss the parallels of grief and joy and the non-linear journey of healing from trauma.