Exploring life, family, faith and relationships through storytelling.
Listen in as Julie Interviews Meghan Fitzgerald about her new book Butterfly Out. We live life forward and understand it backward and often find the things we go through to be random and Meghan Fitzgerald has written a beautiful book about her journey to finding her purpose. In her book, she shares intimately about her journey from an eating disorder to true love and care for her body.
And, once again what is most pers...
For the past few months, Julie has been working with the SUN project on developing what we hope will be a continuing relationship to tell real stories of moms on a journey of addiction recovery. This is the second of 2 conversations that we have recorded. Enjoy!
The SUN Project is a cross-sector, collaborative system of compassionate care that uses best practices to support the health, safety, well-being, and recovery of p...
For the past few months, Julie has been working with the SUN project on developing what we hope will be a continuing relationship to tell real stories of moms on a journey of addiction recovery. This is the first of 2 conversations that we have recorded. Enjoy!
The SUN Project is a cross-sector, collaborative system of compassionate care that uses best practices to support the health, safety, well-being, and recovery of pr...
Julie runs to conflict. Steve runs from conflict. We are all wired differently and have different baggage coming to conflict. Julie shares her passion for conflict and how it has been healing and surprising. How can we all work to build a world with more peaceful conflicts? Without conflict there is no true intimacy.
To access the second part of The Power of Conflict on Marco Polo Sharecast, click here: Live or Late...
Julie and Steve talk about some of the obstacles to date night. Also a review of Grove Cartel Brewery and the adjoining Meadows @ Grove Cartel. And this week is a twofer, where we also celebrated a friends birthday with a game night!
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Julie and Steve have a conversation about the book The Power of Fun by Catherine Price and what in the book appealed to them for their marriage, parenting and life. Here is the link to the Fun Toolkit mentioned in the episode.
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The last Date Night was at Deejai Noodle Bar & Starlight on 22nd (as called in the episode, the Starlight Lounge ... whoops).
We also got a story from Julie's recent trip to Atlanta for the Taylor Swift Concert.
Here is the West Wing Clip mentioned in the podcast.
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Part 2 was a labor of grief and love. Julie and Steve discuss the grief that accompanies the necessary decision to leave a faith community they loved. They also discuss what they hope to find in the next faith community and their own baggage that truly effected the unhealthy ways they bonded to their previous church home.
Certainty Episode
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We start with a list of memories from our 22 years of marriage. Then stories and reviews of our recent stay at the UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.
Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay
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A new podcast that lets you peak into Julie and Steve's weekly date night. Expect restaurant, brewery and attraction reviews, as well as some witty banter. Enjoy!
Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay
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Julie and Steve reflect on memories of their childhood church experiences and reflect on how church in adulthood met needs for family and security. They begin to discuss what the process of re-evaluating their relationship with church looks like and the loss of what they once had. Listen in for an authentic conversation about the complexity of finding the right church home.
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Some thoughts on why people hold certain political ideologies, a conversation with Nick Vincent on how his thoughts have changed and the state of politics today.
Nick Vincent's Bio
Links from todays Show:
A Different Way of Thinking Podcast
The elevator skit from Candid Camera
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/the-psychology-of-conformity/251371/
People ten...
Steve gives his experiences and thoughts on his time with church over the last 20 + years. Then Steve and David Roberts have a discussion on the state and future of the Christian Church in the US. Hope you enjoy.
David Roberts Bio and Social Media Links
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This week Steve finishes up a 2 part series of the The Grey of some social issues. This week, we talk race with Dr. Tracey Benson, co-author of the book, Unconcious Bias in Schools and founder of the Anti-Racist Leadership Academy. Please listen with an open mind to this important conversation!
More about Tracey - https://traceyabenson.com/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-race-racism-and-unconsciou...
Introduction to a new podcast from Celebrate Story! Steve Wagner presents Celebrate The Grey! We will look at a number of topics that used to feel black and white, but now fall into a Grey space.
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In the inaugural episode of Celebrate The Grey, Steve will take us back to a turning point in his way of processing the world around him and give a set-up into what the coming weeks of the podcast will be about.
Julie Wagner's Podcast Website - www.celebratestorypod.com
Reference Material:
Origin of the Quote "If are given something for free, then you are the product"
Article on In...
This week we are talking about Work and Identity with Steve and his good friend Nick Vincent. If nothing else, you need to hear Nick's healthy take on what work means to him. Worth the listen!
About Nick Vincent - Self Proclaimed, Approachable Nerd
Nick Vincent is a longtime friend of the Celebrate Story! podcast team. Nick is a father of two living in northern VA with his wife, Rebecca. He is coming to terms with his ...
Steve and Julie Wagner discuss their journey through parenthood and the joy, dread and challenge that has presented.
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