39: Connection, Our Communities, & Neighbor Love with Shannan Martin

In this episode, host Kelly Wolfe is joined by author, speaker, and writer Shannan Martin to discuss themes from her book Start With Hello: (And Other Simple Ways to Live as Neighbors). Themes like:

• Simple, practical ways to begin reconstituting connection and community after years of collective distancing, disconnection, and division
• The importance of noticing homogeny in our existing relationships, in those we interact with & follow on social media, and in those whose books we read
• The difference between entertaining and hospitality and how to practice hospitality without pressure to perform or be/present yourself as perfect
• and more!

Guest Bio: Shannan Martin, author of Start with Hello, The Ministry of Ordinary Places, and Falling Free, is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. She is a voracious reader, a wannabe-gardener, a news-geek, a thrift store-stalker, a justice-fighter, and an aficionado of not-too-spicy salsa. Shannan works as a cook at a community kitchen and falls asleep most nights thinking about breakfast. She and her family live as grateful neighbors in Goshen, Indiana. You can find her on IG, Twitter, and Threads @shannanwrites or on her website at shannanmartin.com