CXMH: On Faith & Mental Health
Health & Fitness:Mental Health
This week we talk with poet and author Tanner Olson. We touch on balancing hope & pain, where he finds inspiration, and learning to still be himself while being a writer. In the intro, Robert and Holly check in after Texas’s recent weather and talk about WandaVision.
Things we mention in this episode/other resources: - CXMH ep. 122 - How Writing Can Shape Your Past, Present, & Future (feat. Allison Fallon) - CXMH ep. 90 - Small Beginnings, Other People's Stories, & Being Made to Make (feat. Morgan Harper Nichols)
Connect with Tanner on his website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Listen to his work on Spotify, Apple Music, or watch it on YouTube. Buy his books on Amazon.
Quotes: - “Don’t call yourself an ‘aspiring writer.’ If you’re putting words down on a piece of paper…you are a writer.” (tweet) - “When I write something hopeful that comes out of heartbreak, I don’t want to ignore the heartbreak.” (tweet) - “Hope always has the outstretched hand.” (tweet) - “It’s really hard to deal with the things inside of us when we just keep them there.” (tweet)
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Intro/Outro music for this episode is ‘Fall Down’ by Rivers & Robots.
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146 - How Patriarchy Got Baptized (feat. Dr. Beth Allison Barr)
145 - How Children's Books Can Shape Our View of God & Ourselves (feat. Matthew Paul Turner)
144 - Embodiment, Healing, & Working With Our Bodies (feat. Dr. Hillary McBride)
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143 - Seeing the Sacred in Ourselves & Each Other (feat. Dr. Holly Oxhandler)
Bonus! "Walk a Little Slower" by Tanner Olson
142 - People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers (feat. Dr. Brianna Garrison & Dr. Dennis Myers)
141 - Navigating Suicidal Thoughts (feat. Dr. Kathryn Gordon)
140 - Understanding Suicidal Thoughts (feat. Dr. Kathryn Gordon)
139 - Calling, Adulting, and the Changing World of Work (feat. Dr. Michaela O'Donnell)
138 - Autism, Faith, & the Gifts of Neurodiversity (feat. Daniel Bowman Jr.)
137 - Love, Justice, & Memento Mori (feat. Marlena Graves)
136 - Motherhood & Contemplative Spirituality (feat. Shannon Evans)
135 - The Importance of Connecting Faith & Mental Health in This Moment
Bonus! "Prayer for the Overwhelmed" by Kayla Craig
134 - Prayers & Liturgies for Parents (feat. Kayla Craig)
Bonus! "Prayer for a Child With Big Feelings" by Kayla Craig
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