Everything is Workable

Embodying Faith with Andy Sikora

Today’s episode is with Andy Sikora, lead pastor at the Renew Communities Missional church in Ohio. It was a delight to speak with Andy about his practice. He shares what it means to truly embody faith—to walk the walk—by not simply understanding scripture but really integrating the teachings of Jesus Christ into his life in ways that allow him to be of benefit to as many people as possible.

To download the e-book Andy mentions, and find out more about the Renew Community church, visit www.renewcommunities.com 

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A Secular Approach with Emmanuel Pleshe

Today’s episode is with Emmanuel Pleshe, who takes a secular approach to spirituality. He shares with me his journey through various spiritual communities and how he has come to recognise the importance of flexibility for any system of belief, and what it looks like to take what we study and apply it to how we live. He also talks about his experience with substance abuse and the role community support groups have had in his practice. 

Visit www.refugerecovery.org to learn more about the support they offer.

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Reframing with Diane Dutchin

Today’s episode is with Diane Dutchin, a personal coach based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Diane and I had a delightful discussion about the power of reframing and how self-awareness calls us to action, to take personal responsibility for our attitude and way of being in the world.

You can learn more about Diane’s work through her website, makethemovecoaching.com, and she invites listeners to connect with her through LinkedIn.

To find out more about what I do, including signing up to get a monthly email from me, visit www.kaitlynschatch.com

Lovingkindness with Sharon Salzberg

Today’s episode is with Sharon Salzberg, one of the founders of the Insight Meditation Society and author of a number of books, including ‘Faith’, ‘Loving Kindness’ and ‘Love Your Enemies’—co-authored with Bob Thurman. Sharon Salzberg was the first teacher I had when I first came to Buddhism, so it’s quite fitting that she’s the first Buddhist teacher I interview for Everything is Workable. She and I discuss lovingkindness, the strength and power of love, and how empathy and compassion are things we can all learn and cultivate over time. 

If you’d like to suggest a guest like Sharon, you can do so through my website, www.kaitlynschatch.com

You can visit Amazon to pre-order Sharon’s newest book, Real Love, which comes out on June 6th, 2017. 

Unpacking Compassion with your host

Compassion is a surprisingly challenging and provocative topic. In this episode Kaitlyn unpacks the word by getting into what it is, what it isn’t, and what it looks like. Kaitlyn was in solitary retreat the week this episode aired.

Embracing Life with Grace Heavy Runner

Today’s episode is with Grace Heavy Runner, who’s given Kainai name is Little Blood Women. She’s a journalism student at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta and member of the Kainai Blood Nation from Treaty 7 territory.

In this episode, she talks with me about culture, identity and belonging, and the role love has played in helping her embrace her experience and let go of resentment.

Here’s the link to Grace’s show on CJSW: http://cjsw.com/program/indigenization-across-the-nation/

Visit reconciliationcanada.ca to find out how you can do your part in the reconciliation movement.

Thinking Deep Thoughts with Chris Sealy

Today’s episode is with Chris Sealy, a former student of Political Science, on taking time to think deep thoughts and how doing so helps us to better understand our place in the world and how we can be of benefit. We discuss how we bring our attention to our implicit biases, and the importance of questioning how we think, act and speak.

CN - Strong language and Luke Cage spoilers. 

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EiW S3 David Mariano on Self-Awareness

David and I had a delightful interfaith dialogue about cultivating self-awareness, he as a Christian, and me as a Buddhist. In this episode we discuss self-awareness and the application of our practice in the day-to-day, including what ethical business looks like. David shares the tools he uses and offers resources to anyone, but especially those seeking to create change from within a corporate setting.

To learn more about David and what he does, visit his site: davidpmariano.com

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Season 2 Wrap-up

End of season 2 and the 50th episode of EiW! 

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Please keep sharing and see you in 2017!

Abandon Hope

Hope might seem like something necessary for life to feel workable, but along with hope generally comes a lot of expectations. By letting go of hope we can become a lot more flexible, develop a stronger sense of curiosity, and see the infinite possibilities of the future - which remains unwritten.