Rest with Melvin Swafford

In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk we discuss friendship with Head Coach at Vibrancy Unlocked. What is friendship, why is it so important, why does it seem to be in such a shortage, and how to we increase it within our life. If you would like to talk with Brent or consider using his coaching services, you can contact Brent at [email protected] or find out more about his coaching at vibrancyunlocked.com Articles referenced during the discussion: Surgeon general lays out framework to tackle loneliness and ‘mend the social fabric of our nation The friendship recession

Caring for people takes a great deal of energy. What do you do with it starts to fatigue you? In this episode Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Jeff Thomson about Compassion Fatigue. Jeff's model that anyone can use: Recognize Relate  Refer

In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk Eric, Jared, and Robert talk with Chaplain Derek Arnold concerning how our bodies respond to trauma. We're normal people going through normal responses to abnormal circumstances. Books referenced during the episode: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by  Gabor Maté M.D. Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion by Dr. Wendy Suzuki

Our emotions and money are more entangled than we usually recognize. How we spend (or don't) is often mixed up with our emotional well-being. In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk with discuss this with Retirement Advisor Clancy Cramer.

In this bonus episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk Eric Nobrega talks about a specific time when forgiveness was difficult for him but also exactly what he and his family needed to be able to recover from a circumstance.

Jared shares his desire for a reset button in life and the realization that there are seasons within our lives and years and those seasons offer us the chance to make new choices.

We all get hurt and we all hurt others so forgiveness is an essential thing in our lives. Yet we often don't know what it means to forgive and how to do it. In this episode of Chaplain, Can We Talk we discuss forgiveness with our fellow chaplain Carl Griffin. Carl's practical steps: Decide Follow through Accept HERE's the episode on forgiveness from the Russell Moore Podcast that is mentioned during the episode. The book Free of Charge by Miroslav Volf is mentioned in the episode. You can find that book HERE.

We have to edit down our episodes each time. This bonus episode is a part that we cut out of the main segment but feel is still full of good information.

What is rest and why is it so important for us as humans? We talk with Melvin Swafford about this and how we can better incorporate rest into our lives. Melvin defines rest as "a healthy perspective and practice of disconnecting and connecting - not just unplugging but also plugging into things that you give you life."

A quick thought on the power of the non-anxious presence within a system and our need for it within our families during the holidays.  An OODA loop is: Observe Orient Decide Act