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BONUS: Sibyl Towner's Story
In this special bonus episode of the podcast, you'll hear spiritual director and oneLife Maps Founding Leader Sibyl Towner share her life story. We believe each story ...
S1 Ep04: Solitude: Embracing Your Season, with Sibyl Towner
What does practicing solitude look like in different seasons? Today we are thrilled to welcome special guest Sibyl Towner, spiritual director and Founding Leader of on...
S1 Ep03: Solitude: What do I actually DO? Tools and Practices for Solitude
What do you actually DO in solitude? In this episode, we get really practical as we share practical tools and practices you can engage in during solitude, including va...
S1 Ep02: Solitude: Finding Your Sacred Space and the Practice of Breath Prayer
Where is your sacred space for solitude? In this episode, we continue our conversation about the practice of solitude as we explore how it can transform from an obliga...
S1 Ep01: Solitude: Naming the Noise
Welcome to the REALIFE Practice Podcast, Season 1: Solitude. In this episode, we'll introduce the theme of solitude and explore the concept of finding quiet spaces ami...
Welcome to the REALIFE Practice Podcast
Join hosts Teresa McCloy and Lindsay Sterchi in the premiere episode of the Real Life Practice Podcast as they reintroduce the former One Life Maps podcast under a new...
Celebrating a Great Transition for oneLife Maps!
We are excited to let you know that oneLife Maps will have a new home with the REALIFE Process® and Teresa McCloy’s stellar team.Our teams have had both personal and p...
More On Life Story as a Spiritual Practice
oneLife Maps is, at its core, interested in helping people to recognize and respond to God in their stories. There is so much to be said on the topic of life story as...
81. Choose
Sharon Swing hosts a conversation with Jodi Niznik about the life of Moses and her new study, Choose.Jodie Niznik is Adult Ministries Pastor at Irving Bible Church in ...
80. Tell the Story That Pursues You
Jim Brule is a Maggid, a trainer of story-tellers from the Jewish tradition and an End-of-Life Dula. His passion is transformational storytelling -- the art of though...
79. An Unexamined Life is Destined to Repeat Itself
Thomas A'Kempis wisely stated that 'an unexamined life is destined to repeat itself.' What does that mean and what can we learn from the act of examining ourselves an...
78. Self-Aware and God-Aware
Self-Awareness proceeds God-Awareness in the spiritual life. We may have picked up the idea that self-awareness is somehow not considered spiritual. Listen in as Sib...
77. Life Story as Spiritual Practice
oneLife Maps is, at its core, interested in helping people to recognize and respond to God in their stories.If you have engaged in 'Listen to My Life: Maps for Recogni...
76. Reading Your Life Story
Host, Sharon Swing, welcomes Keith Anderson to the podcast to discuss his book:Reading Your Life’s Story: An Invitation to Spiritual Mentoring:Spiritual mentoring is a...
75. Prison Saved My Life: I Recommend it for Everyone
Louis Dooley was a young man who found himself imprisoned with a life sentence for theft and attempted murder. Through a miraculous turn of events, Louis received Jesu...
74. Imagination and Prayer
Jason Feffer and I had a fantastic conversation about the role of imagination in spiritual practices -- and it drifted into many more interesting topics and stories. Y...
73. Exploring Spiritual Direction
We love Cheri Hudspith, and so will you. She lives in rhythms of grace that keep her grounded, listening and delighted in experiencing God's life-changing grace hersel...
72. 28-Day Prayer Journey
Listen into Sharon Swing's conversation with Chrystal Evans Hurst. We'll talk about getting into a regular rhythm of prayer, her new book, '28-Day Prayer Journey,' an...
71. Checking In
When we gather people for a workshop or a class, we often ask people to participate in a 'one-word checkin' to help people connect with themselves and others. It helps...
70. Breath Prayer
What is breath prayer, and why would you want to know?Calming, connecting, and centering, this way of praying breathes life into any collection of practices.oneLife Ma...
69. Real Life with Teresa McCloy
Forget being productive and do what matters!Teresa loves to help people see the bigger picture and learn to feel fulfilled in all areas of life. As a Certified Coach, ...
68. Go to the Desert, Wait for Instruction
I love Steve Carter. He's a great conversationalist and a good human being. Listen in as Steve and I (Sharon Swing) talk about spiritual formation and life story. He g...
67. Are You Responsible To or For Others?
Are you responsible TO others or responsible FOR them? It's a very useful distinction for all of our relationships. It may keep you out of trouble, improve your relati...
63. Silence is the Secret
Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley join Sharon Swing to discuss Mama Maggie Gobran's wisdom on silence.“I learned that silence is the secret.Silence your body - to listen to...
66. The Expansiveness of Prayer
Is all of life prayer?Sharon Swing talks with Sibyl Towner and Joan Kelley about this intriguing idea that may have you thinking about your prayer life in a new and in...
65. Peak Experiences
One way to help you find your way forward is to do more of what connects you deeply to God-given design.Peak Experiences is the name of the 3rd visual map in the 'List...
64. Choosing Life-Giving Rhythms
How might you go about selecting spiritual practices that fit for this season of your life? How might you expand the number of possibilities?Sharon Swing hosts a conve...
62. The Joy of Daily Solitude
Jon Peacock has come to love his daily time of solitude. He says he's become a better man because of it. He loves his dog, Jack, too. Jack is a big part of making this...
61. Human(Kind)
I love this conversation with Ashlee Eiland. I love Ashlee. You will, too.Please listen to a piece of her story here, and then also read her book, "Human(Kind): How Re...
60. Journaling as a Spiritual Practice
Liz Lassa, Creator of the 'Spiritual Circle Journal' joins us for a conversation on how journaling helps us become God-aware and self-aware. The specifics of the journ...