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Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera

Isabela Herrera

Hi, I’m Isabela, host of the Amateur Activist Podcast where we talk about big social, political and sometimes theological issues. Join me and my guests as we try to understand topics that sometimes seem too big or too nuanced. We don’t have all the answers and we certainly don’t have the resources to make a big impact but we have our voices. I invite you to join me in these conversations that are sometimes complex and uncomfortable. I’m not qualified nor do I have the capacity to be all in all the

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01:00:01

Living a Trauma Informed Life with Dr. Joel Hollier

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2022/04/22

This week the Amateur Activist is joined by Dr Joel Hollier, researcher, writer, social worker, and pastor. Joel has degrees in both social work and theology, with a PhD in Behavioural Science. His research covers the intersections of trauma, faith, gender, and sexuality. He is the author of A Place at His Table: a biblical exploration of faith, sexuality, and the kingdom of God and teaches at the University of Sydney. Isabela and Joel have a conversation about living a trauma-informed life. They

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00:30:32

Friendship in your 20s with Isabela Herrera

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2022/03/17

The Amateur Activist brings you another solo episode! On this week's episode, join in on a conversation around navigating friendships in your 20s. She covers all of the bases - from friendship breakups, investing in existing friendships, and how to make new friends. Enjoy amateur activists.

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00:42:57

The Messy Middle with Kate Boyd

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2022/03/03

This week, the Amateur Activist is joined by Kate Boyd. Kate is a writer, Bible teacher, and host of the Happy & Holy podcast. She helps believers who find themselves in the messy middle between loving the church and leaving it to more confidently walk the lines between doubt and certainty and faith and action with love and grace for all. She has travelled the world to interview and tell the stories of believers on mission, and inspired by those encounters, she creates spaces to facilitate

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01:14:08

A Little Reunion with Cody Nesper

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2022/02/17

The Amateur Activist is joined by Cody Nesper for a little reunion. Isabela and Cody met in 2018 when Cody was Isabela's trainer at bible college and over the years he has become both a mentor and a friend. In this episode, Isabela asks Cody about his relationship with Jesus and the Church and how that relationship has evolved and changed over the years. Their conversation covers a range of topics from Jesus and church to "sin" to proof texts and back again to Jesus. *TRIGGER WARNING: brief mention

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00:27:05

Amateur Activism with Isabela Herrera

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2022/02/03

The Amateur Activist is joined by ... herself. In this week's episode, Isabela provides some advice. She discusses the frequent questions and worries that people DM and ask like "how do you deal with burnout?" or "how do you navigate the online activism space?" Such important questions, especially after the last two years. Isabela doesn't attempt to erase worries from your mind or solve issues but she hopes that in this short, solo episode, you feel a little more equipped to take on this year as an

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01:02:08

Looking Back with Sarah Young

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2022/01/13

The Amateur Activist is joined by Sarah Young as the pair look back at the last two years, reflecting on their deconstruction and discussing how they plan to continue to process and deconstruct in 2022. Sarah is 25 years old, a recent Master in Theology graduate, digital theologian, researcher and creative. As the two reflect, Sarah and Isabela discuss the biggest difference between the Sarah of 2020 and the Sarah of 2022 and reflect on how much has happened. They also define deconstruction and look

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01:30:20

Foster Care, Prioritising Reunification and Building...

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/12/03

The Amateur Activist is joined by Ellie Coburn to chat through her experience fostering and adopting. Ellie is a 25 year old photographer, writer and storyteller from San Diego, California who began fostering at 21 years old. Four years later, 14 foster placements, and now two beautiful children she’s adopted, Ellie and Isabela talk about her philosophy around adoption, her unlearning of the nuclear family, and the “unconventional” practices Ellie has implemented throughout her journey as a foster

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00:56:27

Out of Church and Into Politics with Leané Van Essen

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/11/18

Leané joins the Amateur Activist to talk about her move away from "traditional ministry" and into the space she feels God calling her to: politics. Leané and Isabela follow the timeline from 2018 until now, attempting to track Leané's journey from Brisbane to Sydney, through her time on staff at a Christian college, to now where she's currently employed as a Social Media & Policy Advisor to a NSW State Minister (& will be starting a new role soon as Parliamentary Liason Advisor to NSW Minister,

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01:17:52

Chronic Pain Advocacy with Danii Zak Jernigan

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/11/04

The Amateur Activist is joined by a dear friend living in Canada, Danii Zak Jernigan. Danii is passionate about chronic pain advocacy and wellness because back in 2017, she was hit by a car as a pedestrian while living and studying in Sydney, Australia. Danii shares her story about the accident, the timeline of healing and her “discovery” that she had chronic pain and damaged nerves. Isabela and Danii dive into Danii’s experience with the journey of healing from a serious accident, they get slightly

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01:31:32

Actor on Actor on Amateur Activist with Charlotte...

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/09/10

Charlotte is an award-winning singer and actor who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting. She has worked professionally as a performer, producer, model and artist in Canada, England and Australia. She's acted in two films (Eurovision and Rocketman) with her most recent roles include playing Beth in Little Women (2020), the voice of the Commander in Tom Clancy’s video game Division Two (2019) and her most recent role at Fox Studios (2021). Caitlin has a Diploma in Film & TV and is currently studying

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01:30:54

The Purity Culture Movement with Cait Spencer

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/08/29

Cait joins the Amateur Activist to talk about the beast that is purity culture, a subculture of evangelical Christianity that saw its peak in the late 90's early 2000s that promoted a biblical view of purity. It does this by discouraging dating & promoting virginity before marriage through things like purity rings and purity vows / balls. The impact of purity culture on Christians is felt decades later and Cait and Isabela attempt to start to peel back the layers and simply have a discussion

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01:01:46

On Mental Health during Lockdowns with Victoria Stark

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/08/07

Victoria joins the Amateur Activist to talk about tools they use to navigate the season of lockdowns and restrictions in 2021. As Sydney approaches almost 50 straight days in lockdown, Victoria and Isabela look back at the lockdowns of 2020 - what their mindsets were, the pressure they felt to be creative and handle it well and compare it to their mindsets now. They talk about the importance of community, even if it's in the form of "diet connection" and share various tools and grounding exercises

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01:10:20

A Collective Experience with OCD with Isabel Starr &...

Amateur Activist with Isabela Herrera ·

2021/07/23

Isabel & Steph join the Amateur Activist to talk about their collective experience with OCD, how it presents in their lives, how they've learned to live with it & how their friends and family can support them on this journey. Isabel shares her experience of being recently diagnosed with OCD after having an overwhelming year, doing her research and finding the right therapist. Steph shares what she's learned over the last 6 years after doing her own research and receiving a diagnosis. Isabela

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