# David Achata

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The Mind-Body-Spirit Connection --Your Story's Impact on Your Soul

Discover the powerful connection between your mind, body, and spirit with us. David shares his personal journey of overcoming a decade of chest pain by understanding the link between his emotions, breathing, and physical health. Dr. McCurry explores how spiritual practices like prayer and meditati…

Season 4 Introduction: What is a Transition? With David Achata

Transitions are marked by endings, then a murky middle zone, and then a new beginning. In this episode David Achata discusses why we're focusing on transtions for season 4.  To learn about David's work see http://achatacoaching.com To support this podcast go to the new Substack page at: https://s…

Season 5 Introduction - Living a Rooted Life With David Achata

What does it mean to be a rooted person in a world that leaves so many of us feeling lost? To be rooted is to be connected — to God, to others, and to the larger story we’re part of. This season, David Achata, author, leadership consultant, coach, and former pastor, takes listeners on a journey of…

Choosing a Deep Life: Parker Palmer on Finding Faithfulness Over Effectiveness

In our season finale, David Achata sits down with legendary author Parker Palmer to explore what it means to live a rooted life. Discover the wisdom of prioritizing faithfulness to your true values over the pressure of external effectiveness, and how integrity deepens as we grow old. In this episo…

BONUS - David Achata: Was Bethlehem Strategic? Recovering the "Religion of Jesus" in an Age of Empire

In this bonus episode, David Achata challenges us to look at the Holiday Season as a time to remember "The Religion of Jesus" vs. "The Religion about Jesus." Who were the Magi that came from a distance of 1600 miles? Why did they go to Jerusalem? What do their beliefs about power, wisdom and author…

Season 6 Introduction - What Indigenous Wisdom Can Teach Us Today With David Achata

Welcome back to Season 6 of the How People Grow Podcast.  This season focuses on what indigenous wisdom could teach us today. In this introductory episode, David Achata overviews for us why this conversation is important and what the word "indigenous" means. David takes us on his own journey of e…

Danny Zacharias & Chris Hoklotubbe - Decolonizing the Way We See

In this episode, David Achata interviews Danny Zacharias & Chris Hoklotubbe's about their new book, Reading the Bible on Turtle Island: An Invitation to North American Indigenous Interpretation.  Their book explores the historical and systemic dismissal of Indigenous worldviews within Western Chri…

Season 7 Introduction - How We Become Who We Are With David Achata

David Achata introduces the new season of How People Grow, Becoming Who We Are—an exploration of the inner journey of transformation. Drawing from the Hero’s Journey, Brian McLaren’s stages of faith, Richard Rohr’s Order → Disorder → Reorder, and the wisdom of writers like James Hollis and Rumi, Da…

Dr. Elizabeth Santiago - Answering the Call to Adventure

In this interview, David Achata speaks Dr. Elizabeth Santiago. She is a writer, educator, and mentor who teaches at Emerson College in Boston, where she works in literature, storytelling, and narrative. Through her work with The Untold Narratives, she has mentored emerging writers from diverse back…

David Achata - Crossing the Threshold

What happens when the life we expected suddenly changes? After not being accepted into a PhD program, David entered a two-day silent retreat—and in that liminal space, and had a dream of his grandfather in the Amazon of Peru. In this episode, David tells that story and how nine months later, he is…