The Sacred Art of Slowing Down with A.C. Seiple, LCMHC
We were created for so much more than rushing through life.
It’s easy for everything in our lives to seem fine on the surface. But deep down inside, there’s often another story at play―one of overwhelm, stress and heartache, of finding ourselves stuck in old patterns. Rather than feeling the weight of it all, it’s easier to spend our days on autopilot, ignoring the noise inside. But what if the peace and relief we most long for comes from tuning in with what’s happening inside, instead of tuning it out?
This is what author and therapist A.C. Seiple and I explore today as we talk about her new book The Sacred Art of Slowing Down. With such gentleness, wisdom, and experience, A.C. invites us to connect with our bodies and get curious about the spaces within that feel most stuck―and find where we need safety, attunement and care. I hope you'll listen in.
Check out A.C.'s new book The Sacred Art of Slowing Down
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Simple Shifts to Move Your Nervous System out of Constant Overdrive
Some days it can feel like life is on fast-forward, leaving our nervous systems in constant overdrive.
What does it look like to invite the whole of our being — bodies, minds, and souls — to slow down and move into a more sustainable pace of life?
In this episode, I explore small, intentional practices that can help us move from momentary relief to lasting restoration. I also share three specific shifts I’ve been experimenting with recently — simple changes that are beginning to reshape the way I engage in and experience life.
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Creating a Life That Feeds Your Soul
Many of us know the cycle all too well: exertion, burnout, withdrawal — and then back again.
So what do we need to help us live the way that we want to in the world for the long haul? More like Jesus and less like our typical, modern-day stressed out selves?
In this opening episode of our new series on Soul Care Practices for a Sustainable Life, I talk about the important differences between soul care and self-care. I also share some reflections from an intense season of grad school, and what I’ve been learning about the rhythms and practices we need to live well in an ongoing way.
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Series 9 Trailer | Soul Care Practices for a Sustainable Life
Have you tried self-care but found that you still feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, and are struggling emotionally?
Too many of us – myself included – hold misconceptions or inadequate concepts of self-care, and we are suffering as a result. I’m learning that true, spiritual self-care isn’t about an occasional break. It’s about organizing our lives around the kind of rhythms that Jesus lived by: rhythms of work and rest, fast and slow. It’s learning to pay attention to what’s happening inside of us, and then making small, faithful choices in the everyday moments of life.
In our next Faith & Feeling's podcast series, we’re going to be explore what it looks like to build these kinds of soul-restoring rhythms that lead to a sustainable, fulfilling life. I’ll be joined by wise and trusted voices in the soul care and spiritual formation space, who will be sharing what they’re learning on their journey.
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Developing a Rule of Life
Dallas Willard once said, “The most important thing about us is not the decisions that we make, but the person we’re becoming.”
That brings us to the final relational skill in this series: which involves, nurturing a growing spirituality that enables us to love God and others well. This calls for an intentional, purposeful plan. To truly implement what we’ve learned over the last few months – and to reverse decades of unhealthy ways of living and operating – requires thoughtfulness.
One way to do this is by drawing on an ancient treasure from the Christian tradition called a Rule of Life. Simply put, a Rule of Life is an intentional, conscious framework for keeping God at the center of everything we do. To wrap up our series on emotionally healthy relationships, Carley and I share some rhythms and practices from our own Rules of Life, and offer practical steps for creating one of your own. Listen in.
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Faith & Feelings is a podcast designed to help you untangle & honor your emotions, authentically practice your faith, and integrate both into your everyday life so that you can experience the goodness & delight that comes from living in relationship with yourself, God, and others.
Join author and clinical counseling grad student Taylor Joy every Monday, where she’ll share therapeutic insight and spiritual truth aimed at helping you implement small shifts into your daily rhythms and routines.
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