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Hosted by Amanda Held Opelt · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 28 episodes
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Conversations about the expectations we have of what the life of faith will feel like. Each week Amanda Held Opelt (author of the book Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life ) will interview writers, pastors, artists, and friends about the myths we believe about "the good life." Together, we'll reimagine what blessing can look like when we are willing to look beyond our culture's definitions of happiness and success. Here we make space for grief, lament, weariness, and restlessness, trusting that even our unhappiness has something to teach us about ourselves, about God, and about the world around us.
Amanda Held Opelt hosts Holy Unhappiness with Amanda Held Opelt, a religion show with 28 episodes published.
In the last week, we've all witnessed the terrible devastation unfold in Los Angeles. Images of destruction - of loss of life, property, and community - are filling our news feeds. Meanwhile, here in North Carolina, my r
Christmas Day is almost upon us, and during this last week of Advent, we focus on the theme of love - its challenges, its requirements, its embodiment. Today, I speak with baker and theologian Kendall Vanderslice about t
We live in a time that is dominated by cynicism and suspicion...and joy is sometimes in short supply. Today, I speak with artist and poet Corey Frey about the role curiosity and imagination have in cultivating a life of
How do we define peace? Is it a feeling? A disposition of the heart? A state of being? To help answer these questions as we meditate on the theme of week two of Advent, I talk with Pastor Rich Villodas about what Jesus h
Week 1 of Advent is focused on the theme of hope, so for this conversation I wanted to speak with someone who knows what it's like when doubt and shifting faith threaten to steal your hope. Ian Harber is the author of th
Today I am privileged to speak with Dr. O. Alan Noble, professor and author of the book On Getting Out of Bed, which is one of the best books I've ever read about the reality of struggling with mental health as a person
Today, I talk with Meredith McDaniel, a licensed clinical mental health counselor and director of Milk + Honey Counseling in Davidson, North Carolina. Meredith and I cover A LOT in this episode, as she helps me unpack a
Grief has been an enormous part of my own mental health journey. Today on the podcast, I talk with Dr. Mekel Harris who had a profound encounter with grief, one even a Ph.D. in clinical psychology did not fully prepare h
Mental health continues to be a taboo topic in many churches, but today's guest - Chuck DeGroat - has spent years as both a pastor and a psychologist. He brings insights on how the tools of psychological study can be an
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, so for the next five weeks, I'll be having conversations with licensed counselors, therapists, psychologists, and pastors about the intersection of faith and mental health. Today, we
On week four, the Church focuses on the theme of Love. Today I am joined by author and friend Lore Ferguson Wilbert. This was such a timely conversation for me. As we head into a week of celebrations with family and frie
Advent Week 3: JOY! This upcoming Sunday of Advent is known as Gaudete Sunday…taken from the Latin word for Rejoice! This week, I talk with Joy Marie Clarkson who is a professor and author of the book Aggressively Happy:
For week 2 of Advent, the church has historically focused on the theme of peace. Today, I talk with Dr. Benjamin Norquist, whose work and study led him to spend a lot of time Israel and the West Bank. Ben focused his res
The podcast is back for the season of Advent! Historically, the church has recognized four themes through the four weeks of Advent, and we begin with the theme for week one: Hope. I speak with Cole Arthur Riley, author a
As I bring the Holy Unhappiness podcast to a close, I wanted to process some final thoughts with two close friends: Ethan Hardin and Graham Aitken, who both serve in pastoral roles at my church here in Boone. I hope this
Sometimes, it feels like the church in America is void of hope. With failures and abuses continuing to make headlines, how do keep our eyes fixed on the vision of redemption and new creation that has always been the corn
When it comes to spiritual growth and personal righteousness, many Christians have a set of expectations for themselves and for God. What happens when our sanctification process isn't as smooth as we think it should be?
What do we do when life gets really hard and we pray for the peace that passes understanding…but the peace doesn’t come? Is God still present? Is our suffering an anomaly or aberration? Have we failed or has God failed?
It is no secret that participation within institutions of faith is significantly declining in this country. While the reasons for this are complex, the decline has coincided with a series of very public failures and scan
Humility, while it is often a stated value of many Christians, is difficult to truly put into practice, to embrace with our whole beings. Too often, it is a lack of humility that stands in the way of our peace and conten
Rich Villodas
author of The Deeply Formed Life · The Deeply Formed Life
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Mekel Harris
grief expert, author and licensed psychologist
1 appearance on this show
Chuck DeGroat
Professor of Counseling and Christian Spirituality, Executive Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program · Western Theological Seminary
1 appearance on this show
Lore Ferguson Wilbert
1 appearance on this show
Cole Arthur Riley
writer, poet, and spiritual curator
1 appearance on this show
Matthew Soerens
World Relief
1 appearance on this show
Hannah Anderson
author of "Heaven and Nature Sing: 25 Advent Reflections to Bring Joy to the World" · The Center at Waterfront
1 appearance on this show
Shannan Martin
best selling author
1 appearance on this show
Jon Guerra
1 appearance on this show
Kayla Craig
1 appearance on this show
Kaitlyn Schiess
author, speaker, podcaster, doctoral student
1 appearance on this show
Dr. Sharon Hodde Miller
speaker, author, church planter, co pastor, scholar
1 appearance on this show
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