"Creativity, Resistance, and Joy," with Joel Schoon-Tanis

Dr. Helder and I had a wonderful conversation on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). The research on ACEs is still very new, beginning in 1998. The prevalence of and the impact of ACEs is significant, and it has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of what it means to be human. You do…

Next gathering: “LGBTQIA+, Trauma, and Christianity,” with Dr. Emily Helder, clinical neuropsychologist, June 4, 7pm, Port 393, Holland My audio from last week’s gathering is a little annoying because it picks up some of the microphone I used so the people in the room could hear me clearly. But Sar…

Next gathering details: “Creativity, Resistance, and Joy,” with Joel Schoon-Tanis, July 9, 7pm, Port 393, Holland, MI Kate and I had a wonderful conversation on Michigan politics, national politics, Israel/Palestine, and immigration. It was a great night. Artist and activist, Joel Schoon-Tanis join…

Nate DeWard is the Executive Director of Reach the Forgotten Jail Ministry. In this episode, we discuss the logic, or lack thereof, behind the United States’ system of justice and incarceration. As psychologists and neuroscientists and others discover the dramatic effects that our biology and our e…