In this podcast we have lively conversations about parenting, religion, spirituality and meaning making from an inclusive perspective. We explore what it means to parent and to be spiritual, seeking honest conversations with parents and those parenting about spirituality, prayer, religion, and faith in their lives as parents and families. Life at the intersection of parenting and spirituality can be awe inspiring, humbling, and bonkers but we bring forth our best stories, wisdom and insights ...
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Bringing Forth Podcast Episode 28: "Medicine, faith, and science all coexist..." with Maram Said
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This week I talk with Maram Said, DO about their experience of co-parenting with her mother, raising 2 boys, and caretaking patients as they become parents themselves! Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 27: Learning about Gender Identity alongside your children with Julia Weldon
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This week's conversation we talk with actor and songwriter Julia Weldon about being Non-binary & figuring out what that means in the midst of parenting. Take a listen to the song that they sing to their little ones! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71WtNNHVHGE Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode Episode 26: Following our gut and heart with care with Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano
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We explore mindful and queer parenting with Melissa-Ann Nievera-Lozano. She shares all about her children, her partnership and the thoughtfulness they put into parenting. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 25: Parenting is really about changing the parents...with Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Elisabeth Sophia Lee
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Mother/Daughter Authors Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Elisabeth Sophia Lee join Bringing Forth to talk about their book Mother Daughter Speak and to share about the process of writing a book together and how parenting makes us more human. See below for an article Grace Ji-Sun Kim wrote about vulnerability and motherhood. It's what I needed to read amid the …
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Bringing Forth Episode 24: ...an appreciation for the heartache of parenting with Fran Rossi Szpylczyn
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This week Fran Rossi Szpylczyn talks about step-parenting and caregiving her (now adult) step daughter. She shared about laughter, joy, and admiration as well as the witness of her husband's love for his daughter. You can follow her blog at https://breadhere.wordpress.com/ Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 23: Have the Children pray for parking spots with Uzma Jafri and Zaiba Hasan
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This week's guests are Uzma Jafri and Zaiba Hasan from the podcast Mommying While Muslim. They talk about their faith lives, white supremacy, naming their children and how parenting has changed their understanding of Allah. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 22: "She is real" on having a surprise baby after an infertility diagnosis with Elyse George
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After an infertility diagnosis Elyse and her spouse were able to welcome a miraculous little one After year into parenting we explore some of the religious and spiritual elements of being a mother and an LDS parent while also managing PPD and anxiety. Find her on instagram @elysegeorge Support the show…
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Bringing Forth Episode 21: I'm not levitating while my kid spills cereal on the floor with Shannon Evans
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Listen in as Shannon Evans, author of Embracing Weakness, explores themes of vulnerability, anger, and spiritual practice amid the ordinary (and sometimes extraordinary) realities of parenting children. It is marked explicit because of a couple of words. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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In this episode Martine offers our ears her exploration of non-violence, mothering, daughtering, and eldering. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 19: Season Finale with Rachel Doll O'Mahoney - parenting where deep joy and deep frustration meet
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This is the season finale. I take some time to asnwer YOUR questions and reflect on some of my own experiences of podcasting and parenting. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 18: Widowhood, Remarriage and parenting adult children with Margaret Redman
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In today's Episode Margaret Redmond shares with us her stories of loss, love and parenting. Support the show
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Bringing Forth Episode 17: Shelley Goldman on living a life rich with Jewish practice amid parenting
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Rabbi Shelley Goldman shares about her intersectional experiences of parenting, and the richness that Jewish life and practice brings forth in family life. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Ben Tapper, father of a new baby, brings his reflection on fatherhood, the divine feminine, and the profound presence of being with a new baby awakening to the world. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 15: Bless this Mess (when you are the mess that needs blessed) with Molly Baskette and Ellen O'Donnell PhD
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This week the Authors of Bless this Mess: A Modern Guide to Faith and Parenting in a Chaotic World. They share about good enough parenting, the holy trinity of parenting, and their honest struggles as people of faith and parents! Thankfully these authors aren't "know it alls" or in the business of doleing parenting advice that makes you feel inadeq…
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Bringing Forth Podcast Episode 14: Being Born Again at the Birth of our Children with Leah Gunning Francis
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Dr. Leah Gunning Francis, a mother, Christian Theologian, and author shares with me about her experience of being born anew when her children were born, the challenges of raising and black sons in this America, the importance of being accomplices and being deepest selves as parents. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Podcast Episode 13: Friendship toward difference with Nishta Mehra and Courtney Humphreys
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In this episode 2 friends, Nishta Mehra and Courtney Humphreys share how the differences of race, religion and sexuality in their friendship have been sources of depth and intimacy. They talk about supporting each other's parenting, religious journeys, and the honest struggles of daily life. Support the show…
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Bringing Forth Episode 12: To whom and what do you give power and authority? With Annie Selak
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Today's episode features Annie Selak. Annie shares about her journey to accompany her child as she is. She unpacks images of God and the disorienting power in parenting and we play a snack game! Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 11: "He was born during planting season and died during harvest" Diane Bingham on losing a child
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In today's episode, our guest Diane Bingham, shares about losing an infant and raising her two daughters amid the reality of that loss. The beauty of her prayer and her connection to the earth and her spouse speak volumes. It was an honor to interview her, to know her child. I hope you will be honored as you listen. Anyway, Today’s episode is about…
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Bringing Forth Episode 10: Awe, Exhuaustion and making space to read a book with Delia Raab-Snyder
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Today's guest, Delia Raab Snyder is an atheist Jew thoughfully bringing up her daughter. With stories of awe such as making music with her daughter and making time to care for herself with literature Delia shares wisdom and insight from her place of meaning making. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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In this episode Chad Abbott shares about receiving blessings from his Grandmothers and a Sunday school, and how that launched him into a life where he is able to see goodness in everyone. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Bringing Forth Episode 8: Curiosity, hospitality and a bed that isn't yours with Patrick Reyes
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Patrick Reyes, parent, partner and author shares about curiosity, hospitality and the invitations in an interfaith family. Patrick, the author of Nobody Cries When Die: God,Community, and Surviving to Adulthood, inspired some of my own ministry and I was honored to hear more about his story, his family, and the way that his personal trauma impacts …
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In today’s conversation Crystal Puckett offers her story and wisdom at the intersection of parenting and spirituality. She shared about when your kids call you out, when you and your spouse face trauma and racism, she shared about raising black children, and above all living a life of deep spirituality amid parenting. Support the show…
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Bringing Forth Episode 6: "God isn't exactly butting in" on parenting and grandparenting with Jim Pfeiffer
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In this episode Jim Pfeiffer shares with us about parenting his 4 adult children and the joys of grandparenting. He shares about his expanding worldview and mystical encounters. After having lived in Africa for 11 years, Jim talks about how their time in Namibia impacted family, worldview, and spiritual life. Support the show…
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Today's guest, Christy Noren-Hentz, shares with us about her experiences of living with bipolar disorder, anxiety and depression while parenting and working as a minister. She shares her tools for reflection, coping and developing community. To support this podcast please visit patreon.com/bringingforthpodcast or leave a review on Itunes. Support t…
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This week we explore the opportunties and challenges of praying when a toddler is present, as well as exploring some of the ways that parenthood has impacted Edmund as a priest and leader of a community. Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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Hannah Shanks, author of This is My Body: Embracing the Messiness of Faith and Motherhood, shares her story of welcoming her child. She shares about her stories of hope, how she prays, and her journey with preeclampsia when her son was born. You can hear, as Hannah shares, how raw so much of her story is, and how much these experiences sit in us ev…
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Please consider being a patron! All artists need support and I need you. Patreon.com/bringingforth Today's special episode I meet with a 7 year old to talk about the spirituality of her life: we talk aphids, limestone, cicadas and geodes! Support the showPor Rachel Doll O'Mahoney
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This episode, with Natalia Imperatori-Lee explores her experience of Cuban American and Latinx Catholic practice and family and the importance of honesty in how we talk about parenthood. Speaking of which, if you are interested in her current book Cuentame you can buy it here: https://www.orbisbooks.com/cuentame.html It's on Amazon too. Support the…
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Bringing Forth Podcast Episode 1: Connection and Disconnection in Parenting with Sean Doll O'Mahoney
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Today we hear from Sean Doll O'Mahoney about connection and disconnection as that relates, for him, to parenting and spirituality. Using the ideas and language from the Jean Miller Baker institute in Wellsley Massachusetts, Sean shares with us about relationship, parenting and some of his personal experiences of letting go of control. Support the s…
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