Episode 6

Soul Repair: After Moral Injury is hosted by Dr. Susan Diamond and Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock. And is produced by Studio D Podcast Production.

Episode 6: Soul Repair: Finding Goodness in Each Other

This final episode in our series provides a call to action for all of us to do soul repair work. Rita and Susan are joined by their friend Kyle Fauntleroy, a former Navy chaplain who retired after a distinguished thirty-year career. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss how understanding moral injury is a call to spiritual and religious leaders, their communities, and to all who seek to alleviate suffering and repair souls.

Hosts:

Rev. Rita Nakashima Brock, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President for Moral Injury Programs at Volunteers of America (VOA) and a Commissioned Minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the Capital Region. She is a former professor and academic administrator and co- author of Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury After War. An online, one-hour moral distress-relief program at VOA is open to the public at www.voa.org/rest.

Rev. Susan Ward Diamond, D.Min., is Lead Pastor of Florence Christian Church, Florence, KY, and was ordained as a pastor in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 1990. She has served on a number of boards and leadership roles in the denomination, including moderator of the church. She is author of The Daily Grind:  GOD with Your Coffee. Her daily blog, “Thoughts for the Day,” can be found at pastorsusantftd.wordpress.com.

Guest:

Captain W. Kyle Fauntleroy, M.Div., M.A., is Director of Development at Brite Divinity School at TCU, and a retired Chaplain of the U.S. Navy, where, among his many assignments, he directed the Navy Chaplaincy School and Center and served as Command Chaplain of the Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Resources:

The Soul Repair Center Webinars

For online Moral Distress Relief: www.voa.org/rest.

Soul Repair: After Moral Injury is hosted by Dr. Susan Diamond and Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock. And is produced by Studio D Podcast Production.

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