Listen to Your Life

<p>In our first Tuesday Thought of 2025, Bailey shares a short story and invites us to reflect on this question: What if it all works out? Although our brains and bodies are more likely to remember negative experiences...

<p>Sarah Clarkson is an author living in Oxford, England with her Dutch husband (an Anglican priest) and four hobbit-like children.</p><p>Her work centers on beauty, theology, suffering, and story. In her...

<p>Dr. Erin Ambrose is a licensed therapist and the director of Jessup University’s traditional undergraduate psychology program. </p><p>In this episode, she shares her story of unexpectedly being called to psychology...

<p>Caroline Williams is a leading voice in the faith-based approach to yoga. Several years ago, she founded the Yoga Abbey, an at-home yoga sanctuary of peace, presence, and belonging for the lover of God searching for...

<p>Taylor Parra has strong feelings about plants, honey, memes, and rest. As a beekeeper and owner of The Local Wild, she crafts medicinal honey—“electuaries”—for a tasty, ancient way to get your daily herbs. We talk...

<p>In the first full episode of Season 2, I’m thrilled to have my husband Noah join me as a co-host 🙌</p><p>Together, we share the “why” behind our health journeys and what we’ve loved most about them so far. We also...

<p>Welcome to Season 2 and 2025, my friends! I'm so happy you're here, and I can't wait to continue having soulful conversations about faith, health, and well-being. </p> <p>Cheers to living fully, even in the face of...

<p>Welcome to Episode 13, the final episode of Season 1 and 2024! </p><p>In this episode, I talk with Bekah Buchterkirchen, a small business owner from the Pacific Northwest who just released her debut devotional book...

<p>Today's guest is Tanner Olson, an author, poet, and speaker who writes under the name Written to Speak. In this episode, Tanner opens up about how his personal journey intertwines with Advent—a season of waiting and...

<p>Today’s guest is Meg from Meg’s Reading Room. In this episode, we talk about making space for peace and gentleness in the midst of hard things and how a reading life can support that.</p><p>Meg hails from New York...

<p>In Episode 10, Bailey talks with Lexi Dacy, a good friend and fellow writer whose joyful, hope-filled presence is so needed in the world (and in future bookshops!). Lexi shares about her BookTube channel, the wonder...

<p>“It’s not about your work, and it’s not about you making great work. It’s about you becoming the kind of person who makes great work.” </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the first thing I remember hearing Justin McRoberts...

<p>Welcome to this guided nature walk! This will be a 30-minute experiential time of movement and reflection to help you connect with God, yourself, and the natural world. Find a place that brings you peace, and set out...

<p>In Episode 7, Bailey Gillespie defines her terms and explores what it means to listen to our lives, a resonant phrase from the works of Frederick Buechner. She also shares some autumn favorites and leads listeners in...

<p>In Episode 6, Bailey Gillespie hosts a special conversation with her mom, Patty. The two swap stories about the books that formed them as children, and Patty tells a moving story about two book-inspired dreams that...