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SoulStream, Living from the Heart Podcast

Deepen your connection to God, yourself, and others.

On the SoulStream “Living from the Heart” podcast, we explore encountering God personally, integrating body, soul, mind, and spirit to live authentically in Christ. We discuss becoming open to God’s presence, overcoming obstacles, embracing transformation into Jesus’ image, and cultivating supportive practices. Additionally, we delve into understanding prayer as responsive to the Holy Spirit, ancient practices, and living out contemplative prayer to love neighbors, care for the earth, and seek

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47:00

Cassidy Hall on Queering Contemplation and Living...

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2025/11/07

Writer, filmmaker, and minister Cassidy Hall joins host Rod Janz for a conversation about queerness, contemplation, and living from the heart. Cassidy shares how reading Thomas Merton’s New Seeds of Contemplation led her to visit 19 Trappist monasteries in the United States. That journey opened her to silence as a space of healing and discovery. Together they discuss queering contemplation, mysticism, and how authenticity deepens our connection to God, to one another, and to ourselves.Resources

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23:45

The Sacred Work Within: Honesty, Wholeness, and the...

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2025/10/24

Author and songwriter Justin McRoberts joins us on the SoulStream Living from the Heart podcast to discuss his new book In the Low: Honest Prayers for Dark Seasons.Justin speaks openly about living with depression, navigating ADHD, and what it means to seek wholeness instead of perfection.We talk about faith, burnout, and learning to trust that something good is already growing inside us, even when life feels difficult.Resources MentionedBooks* In the Low: Honest Prayers for Dark Seasons by Justin

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43:56

From Burnout to Wisdom with Ben Katt

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2025/10/10

This episode begins with the idea that every life holds a hero’s journey. Ben Katt joins Rod Janz to talk about how his adventure began on a rainy run around Seattle’s Green Lake. That day, a quiet inner voice told him, “If you don’t have your heart, you have nothing.” It marked the start of an inner quest that led him to trade achievement and perfection for presence and authenticity.Ben explains how real change starts with listening for those inner whispers, saying yes to the unknown, and getting

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43:51

A Poem a Day for 19 Years: How Rosemerry Wahtola...

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2025/09/11

Our guest today is poet, teacher, and performer Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer.Since 2006, Rosemerry has written a poem every single day. What began as a 30-day challenge with friends grew into a way of living. For her, the page has become a place to practice presence, curiosity, and trust.In this conversation, we explore how a daily creative practice can change the way we see the world and how showing up to the blank page can be life-changing. Rosemerry shares the profound story of losing her son Finn

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53:47

Amy Frykholm on Julian of Norwich and All Shall Be Well

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2025/08/19

In this episode of Soul Stream: Living from the Heart, Rod Janz sits down with writer and podcaster Amy Frykholm to talk about her deep connection with the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich. Together they explore Julian’s famous words, “All shall be well,” her surprising story as the first known woman to write a book in English, and her vision of a Christ who suffers with us.Amy shares how Julian’s writings helped shape her own spiritual journey and how she sees suffering, love, and the voice of God

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49:31

Perfect Love and Canadian Soil

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2025/08/06

In this conversation, Amy Bratton shares her story of living a multivocational life rooted in love, spiritual formation, and Canadian soil. As a writer, teacher, and leader with the New Leaf Network, Amy invites us into a more profound understanding of what it means to be formed by God, to live from the heart, and to reimagine church in small, faithful ways. We explore the language of perfect love, the tension between passion and practicality, and the reserved beauty of Canadian

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50:31

Here's What Makes a Great Listener

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2025/07/21

In this conversation, we sit down with professor, researcher, and Telecare Executive Director Bill Strom for a deeply meaningful exploration of what it truly means to listen. With stories from his life and insights from his research, Bill invites us into the heart of supportive listening as a practice that forms us, heals us, and draws us closer to each other and to God.We talk about the kind of presence it takes to become a good listener, how listening shapes our relationships, and why becoming

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This Isn’t Just Another Course. It’s an Invitation to...

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2025/07/10

Do you long to come home?You’re not alone. Many of us experience a restlessness, a desire to come home to ourselves and to God. We grapple with the masks we wear and at times feel disconnected from our authentic selves in Christ. It’s a journey we all navigate, and together—during the Living from the Heart course—you will be invited to explore and experience a deeper sense of belonging and purpose.An Invitation, Not a ProgramLiving from the Heart is not a program to complete or a set of ideas to

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61:58

Living from the Heart with Brad Jersak: Simone Weil,...

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2025/06/26

In this episode, we sit down with Bradley Jersak, author, theologian, and university principal, for a rich and moving conversation about the life and writings of Simone Weil.Bradley shares how Simone's fierce honesty and mystical vision changed his life during a season of deep unravelling. We explore her understanding of affliction, attention, desire for God, and the mystery of divine love in a suffering world.We talk about what it means to pray without striving, the power of contemplative

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55:28

Living from the Heart with Peter Traben Haas:...

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2025/06/17

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Peter Traben Haas, author, pastor, and contemplative guide, for a rich conversation about silence, beauty, and the invitation to deeper spiritual union. From his home in the majestic San Juan Mountains of Telluride, Peter shares how landscape becomes liturgy and how the presence of God can be found in quiet walks, sacred words, and the inner stillness of centering prayer.Peter opens up about the joy and challenge of pastoring in a place of overwhelming beauty, the

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48:07

"Walking Each Other Home" with Felicia Murrell

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2025/06/04

Felicia Murrell joins us to explore the life-changing influence of love in a world increasingly shaped by either/or thinking. Felicia is a spiritual director and companion, author, speaker, and master life coach. A former ordained pastor, she brings decades of lived experience in faith communities—and a profound attentiveness to the presence of love.We speak of her southern upbringing and the spiritual tapestry of her youth, woven from diverse church traditions and a deep intimacy with God. We talk

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46:18

Care, Community, and Rebellion

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2025/05/29

In this episode of the SoulStream Living from the Heart Podcast, we welcome poet, writer, and visual artist David Gate. David joins us from his homestead in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where he and his partner raise animals and grow food with intention and care.David speaks honestly about his journey, from his roots in the UK and the charismatic church to his evolving spirituality, creative life, and the deep desire to show up with love. We discuss the beauty and messiness of

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58:11

Coming Home to Yourself: Tracy Cochran on...

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2025/05/08

What does it mean to truly come home to yourself? In this episode of the SoulStream Living from the Heart Podcast, I have the privilege of speaking with Tracy Cochran, author of Presence: The Art of Being at Home in Yourself. Tracy is a gifted meditation teacher whose journey has been one of discovering presence not only in peaceful moments but in life’s most challenging circumstances.Join us as we explore how mindfulness can be a refuge, how mystery is an invitation to wisdom, and how

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53:14

No Stranger to Grace: A Conversation with Helen Barry

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2025/04/26

During this podcast conversation, we have the privilege of visiting with Helen Barry—a SoulStream partner, spiritual director, and Irish truth-teller with a love for poetry, the ocean, and humanity in all its glorious complexity. Helen shares her pilgrimage from Ireland to Canada, from the rigid confines of institutional thinking to the wide-open spaces of contemplative living and loving community.Born a little person, Helen speaks honestly about wrestling with anger toward God, walking through

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59:21

When Good Intentions Aren’t Enough: The Courage to...

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2025/04/17

This week on SoulStream: Living from the Heart, we’re joined by writer, coach, and spiritual leader Kerry Connelly for a wide-ranging and deeply human conversation.During our conversation we cover the themes of contemplation, justice, and healing.We discuss Pause, her first book—a devotional for busy souls longing to stay grounded in the sacred amid the chaos. We explore how silence can become a spiritual practice of resistance and how reimagining the language we use for God opens up more space for

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45:45

What’s Mine to Do: The Sacred Work of Inner and Outer...

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2025/03/25

Katherine Murray didn’t set out to be an advocate for peace. She simply kept showing up to the silence, leaning into contemplative practice, and listening for the still, small voice. One day, that listening led her onto a train bound for Ottawa—and later, to the United Nations.In this timely conversation, Rod and Katherine explore discernment, courage, and the radical idea that peace begins within. Together, they sit with the sacred, everyday question: “What’s mine to do?” This is a public episode

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50:21

Joyce Rupp – Living Fully with Compassion, Faith, and...

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2025/03/07

Rod Janz sits down with beloved writer and spiritual teacher Joyce Rupp to explore faith, self-compassion, and aging with grace. Joyce, author of Praying Our Goodbyes, Open the Door, and her award-winning Fly While You Still Have Wings, shares how her early faith, hospice work, and life experiences have shaped her understanding of love and acceptance.They discuss the deeper meaning of Lent as a time for reclaiming goodness, not self-denial, and the value of compassion in daily life. Joyce reflects

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39:33

Rediscovering Lent: A Journey of Trust and...

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2025/02/13

In this episode of the SoulStream Living from the Heart podcast, host Rod Janz welcomes his good friend, Shauna Gill, to explore the meaning and personal journey of Lent.Shauna, a retired critical care nurse educator, spiritual director, and author, shares her evolving understanding of Lent—from childhood traditions of "giving something up" to a deeper, more contemplative practice of spiritual renewal.Together, they discuss Shauna’s book Reflections on Lent: A Reticent Wanderer’s Journey, the power

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48:35

Journeying from Head to Heart

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2025/02/06

In this episode, Doug Schroeder shares his personal and spiritual transformation, from his theological training and pastoral leadership to becoming a spiritual director.Doug reflects on pivotal moments such as officiating his daughter's same-sex wedding and the spiritual awakening he experienced through SoulStream’s Art of Spiritual Direction.He discusses contemplative prayer, the role of nature in spiritual formation, and how vulnerability and community have shaped his journey. Doug’s insights on

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51:32

Living Fully: Integrating Body, Mind, and Spirit with...

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2025/01/23

In this episode of the SoulStream: Living from the Heart podcast, we sit down with John Kiemele, a well-being educator, spiritual director, and listening coach with a deep passion for holistic living—body, mind, and spirit. John shares his personal journey of transformation, from his early influences to his pivotal experiences with SoulStream's spiritual direction training. Together, we explore the power of listening, the gift of contemplation, and the richness of integrating all aspects of life

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