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#130: The Soul of the Helper (with Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

#130: The Soul of the Helper (with Dr. Holly Oxhandler)

Professor, researcher and podcaster Dr. Holly Oxhandler is my guest, talking about the supports that helpers need to keep on helping. Whether we’re talking about parents, therapists, pastors, teachers or literally anyone else who helps, Holly’s research has shown the importance of seeing the divine inside ourselves so that we can connect with the divine in others. Her book, The Soul of the Helper: Seven Stages to Seeing the Sacred Within Yourself So You Can See It in Others, has been very impactful in my life and we unpacked her social work research, what she’s found, and why it works. This is gentle and vulnerable and practical, like all good Puddcasts should be. Get in!

Jonathan PuddleSeptember 16, 2022mental health, emotions, pride, namaste, faithComment

#110: Facing depression with saints from the past (with Diana Gruver)

#110: Facing depression with saints from the past (with Diana Gruver)

This week on The Puddcast we talk all about depression. Diana Gruver, author of the wonderful book, Companions in the Darkness: Seven Saints Who Struggled with Depression and Doubt, shares her own story with depression, and the fellowship we can find with notable Christians who have struggled just like us. Whether you suffer from clinical depression, periodic bouts of depression or you just know someone who does, there’s hope and practical advice in here for you.

Jonathan PuddleApril 16, 2021depression, mental health, life, healing, anxiety, emotionsComment

#102: Introducing The Puddcast B-Side: Jesus & Trauma (with Chris Long)

#102: Introducing The Puddcast B-Side: Jesus & Trauma (with Chris Long)

This week you get to enjoy a brand-new piece of content, the first Puddcast B-Side! I sat down (virtually) with my good friend Chris and we unpacked the ways that episodes 100 and 101 (the panel on Jesus & Trauma) impacted us. I also shared some behind-the-scenes discussion on how the panel came together, some challenges I faced running it and more. Going forward, I’ll be releasing a B-Side for every episode, where a friend of mine and I discuss the topics in further depth. You may also get some funny bloopers, mistakes, gotchas and various other things. It's gonna be fun!

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 18, 2021emotions, trauma, healing, church, b-sideComment

#100: Panel - Jesus & Trauma Pt. 1 (with Wm. Paul Young, Alison Cook, Ph.D, Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe, Ahmeda Mansaray-Richardson)

#100: Panel - Jesus & Trauma Pt. 1 (with Wm. Paul Young, Alison Cook, Ph.D, Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe, Ahmeda Mansaray-Richardson)

Welcome to the 100th episode of The Puddcast! As I looked back over the first 3 years I realized that the intersection of Jesus & trauma formed a throughline across many conversations. I wanted to do something special and so I assembled a panel to discuss this subject. My guests are Wm. Paul Young, Alison Cook, Ph.D, Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe and Ahmeda Mansaray-Richardson. Using the lenses of psychology, neurology, theology, cultural studies, and more we look at identity, brokenness, colonialism, institutional religious structures, diversity and more. If you’ve ever wished to know precisely why it’s so hard to believe that God loves you, if you’ve wanted to understand yourself better, to know why our societies are so busted right now, why we struggle to put ourselves in other’s shoes, and more… then this is the discussion for you.

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 4, 2021brokenness, emotions, trauma, healing, race, anxiety, identityComment

#99: Highlights from the first 100 episodes (Aundi Kolber, Luke Gifford & Stephanie Tait)

#99: Highlights from the first 100 episodes (Aundi Kolber, Luke Gifford & Stephanie Tait)

This week we do a bit of a retrospective and I highlight some of the most popular episodes since The Puddcast began, as well as those that were the most impactful in my own life. As promised, I also reveal the guests of my upcoming panel on Jesus + Trauma! Inside, you’ll find a replay of the very first episode of The Puddcast (“God is Everywhere”) as well as clips from my interviews with Luke Gifford, Aundi Kolber and Stephanie Tait. There’s also lots of further commentary from me looking back on the first 3 years of The Puddcast. Tune in to hear the exciting news of what I’ll be able to do once I hit 70 Patrons!

Jonathan PuddleJanuary 28, 2021brokenness, emotions, trauma, healing, suffering, aundi kolberComment

#98: Poems of Disappointment and Discovery (with David Tensen)

#98: Poems of Disappointment and Discovery (with David Tensen)

My guest on the show this week is poet David Tensen. Once upon a time, David was the worship director at a megachurch… then he led a large inner healing prayer ministry… then his life fell apart and he started writing poetry. David recently released his first book The Wrestle: Poems of Divine Disappointment and Discovery. We talked all about breakdown, disappointment and surprising joy. David read a few of his poems for us—if you’ve ever experienced your life falling apart then this will be a blessing for your heart’s journey.

Jonathan PuddleJanuary 22, 2021poetry, brokenness, emotions, suicideComment

#97: Masks of Masculinity (with Brendan Kwiatkowski)

#97: Masks of Masculinity (with Brendan Kwiatkowski)

Brendan Kwiatkowski is a PhD candidate, researching adolescent males’ levels of emotional restriction and related pressures. I’ve loved the work that Brendan shares on his Instagram and so he joined me on the show to discuss the masks that men & boys wear, trust vs vulnerability, issues of identity and sense of purpose, and the fragmentation that results from not being our true selves. If you have a male in your life, listen in.

Jonathan PuddleJanuary 15, 2021masculinity, embodiment, emotions, suicideComment

#82: When Suffering Lingers (with K.J. Ramsey)

#82: When Suffering Lingers (with K.J. Ramsey)

K.J. Ramsey is a therapist, writer and the author of This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers. K.J. and I have become good friends over the course of the pandemic, and in this interview we discussed the hope embedded in suffering, the tension between Jesus’ words “All these things and more you will do” and “In this life, you will have troubles”. She shared how stories that include very hard things can also include great hope and love, and how brain science reveals that being still with God in the midst of our suffering is of transformative importance. I cannot recommend her to you highly enough.

Jonathan PuddleJune 11, 2020covid-19, suffering, jesus, hope, emotions, therapy Comment

#73: How to deal with fear, anger and sadness during COVID-19

#73: How to deal with fear, anger and sadness during COVID-19

Many of us were raised to believe all kinds of myths about emotions, such as they’re sinful, they lead us astray, that emotions aren’t spiritual and so on. Right now, terrorized by the fear of a global pandemic, we’re surrounded by emotions! The truth is that emotions are a God-given source of wisdom when we know how to interpret them. In this episode, I share some science on what emotions are in our brains and bodies, a few practical tips on how to process the fear, anger and sadness coming up during this COVID-19 crisis, and then we practice accessing our emotions and bringing them to God.

Jonathan PuddleApril 2, 2020trauma, science, jesus, psychology, covid-19, emotionsComment

#72: The Psychology of Jesus (with Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe)

#72: The Psychology of Jesus (with Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe)

My guest this week is Dr. Jerome D. Lubbe, the creator of the Brain-Based Enneagram. We talked about science, hope, trauma, shame, the Brain-Based Enneagram… pretty much anything relating to the psychological framework of Jesus and the application for that in our lives. Dive in!

Jonathan PuddleMarch 12, 2020trauma, enneagram, science, jesus, psychology, emdr, healing, heartsync, emotions, wholenessComment

#69: You Are Enough (free Lenten devotional)

#69: You Are Enough (free Lenten devotional)

This week's guest on The Puddcast is yours truly! I'm introducing my new devotional through a free daily email during the season of Lent. In this episode, I explain how Easter is like heart surgery for Christians and why it’s worth preparing for surgery, and then I read the first daily reflection along with the accompanying meditation from my book. My invitation to you is to give up self-hatred, self-doubt and self-condemnation for lent this year and try on love instead.

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 20, 2020lent, trauma, self-love, compassion, therapy, healing, devotional, emotions, contemplativeComment

#62: Self-Awareness in Parenting (with Courtney Burg)

#62: Self-Awareness in Parenting (with Courtney Burg)

This week I am joined by Courtney Burg AKA Mombojombo, to talk about everything to do with trauma-informed parenting. We touched on boundaries, safety, self-regulation, rewiring your own brain, tantrums, and changing your parenting to reflect the unconditional love of God. Even if you’re not a parent, there’s something in here for you!

Jonathan PuddleDecember 19, 2019trauma, boundaries, healing, parenting, emotionsComment

#51: How happiness happens (with Max Lucado)

#51: How happiness happens (with Max Lucado)

This week Max Lucado joined me to discuss happiness, that elusive joyous emotion we all want to feel all the time. Max’s latest book is called How Happiness Happens: Finding Joy in a World of Comparison, Disappointment and Unmet Expectations, so we riffed on that subject for a while and also talked about writing, pastoral ministry and a few other things. Listen now.

Jonathan PuddleSeptember 5, 2019happiness, joy, grace, max lucado, emotions Comment

#49: Overcoming anxiety and panic attacks (with Sarah E. Ball)

#49: Overcoming anxiety and panic attacks (with Sarah E. Ball)

Sarah Ball is a highly energetic, “can-do” mother of 5 who was floored by crippling panic attacks and generalized anxiety. The kind of person who just didn’t understand depression was riddled by it until God drew her into healing, a journey which included therapy, emotional counselling, spiritual healing, physical health & fitness, and more. Sarah is the author of the award winning devotional, Fearless in 21 Days: A Survivor’s Guide to Overcoming Anxiety, which we discussed in this interview.

Jonathan PuddleAugust 22, 2019healing, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, fear, emotionsComment

#48: Supporting yourself through trauma (with Aundi Kolber)

#48: Supporting yourself through trauma (with Aundi Kolber)

Aundi Kolber is a licensed therapist and author who I’ve been following online for the last couple of years. We finally managed to schedule some time together and the result is a really helpful conversation on trauma, what it does in our bodies and brains, and how God designed our bodies and brains to give us the feedback we need in order to heal. As Aundi says, you can become a partner with God in your own healing. Listen and share today!

Jonathan PuddleAugust 15, 2019trauma, healing, emdr, therapy, emotions, wholeness, aundi kolberComment

#37: Emotions and what to do with them (with Marc Alan Schelske)

#37: Emotions and what to do with them (with Marc Alan Schelske)

“The Wisdom of your Heart” by Marc Alan Schelske has been one of the most important books for me in the last few years. In this interview Marc shared his story with me about being a very performance driven pastor and the effect that had on his family, his church and ultimately his mental and emotional health. We talked about why we have emotions at all, what purpose they serve and how to listen to them.

Jonathan PuddleApril 9, 2019performance, identity, anger, emotionsComment

#31: Transformative Masculinity (with Luke Gifford) - Part 2

#31: Transformative Masculinity (with Luke Gifford) - Part 2

What kind of man does your family say you are? What kind of a men do you want your boys to grow into? This week I spoke with men’s coach Luke Gifford about helping men become aware of their emotions, mastering fear and anger, moving beyond toxic masculinity and trying to raise kids who’ll face their monsters. And yes, of course, we talked about the Gillette Ad as well. This is the second part of our discussion.

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 14, 2019men, masculinity, anger, fear, heartsync, emotionsComment

#30: Transformative Masculinity (with Luke Gifford) - Part 1

#30: Transformative Masculinity (with Luke Gifford) - Part 1

What kind of man do you want to be? What kind of a man do you want your husband to be? This week I spoke with men’s coach Luke Gifford about helping men become aware of their emotions, mastering fear and anger, moving beyond toxic masculinity and trying to raise kids who’ll face their monsters. And yes, of course, we talked about the Gillette Ad as well.

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 7, 2019men, masculinity, anger, fear, heartsync, emotionsComment