When is the Allender Center podcast 2021?
July 1, 2021. This week on the podcast, Dan begins the first of two conversations with special guest Abby Wong-Heffter, a teaching staff member at the Allender Center... Listen.
When did Cyndi Mesmer start training?
When Cyndi Mesmer agreed to participate in the very first Training Certificate program in 2011 (now Certificate in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Level I), she...
Collective Healing: 10 Year Celebration
As we continue to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of The Allender Center, we have two special guests from The Allender Center team joining Dan and...
Grief & Gratitude in Partnerships and Parenting
How do we open ourselves up to greater grief – and the potential for greater gratitude – with our spouses, partners, children and closest friends?...
Grief & Gratitude with Family of Origin
As we prepare to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Dan and Rachael continue their discussion on the intersection of grief and gratitude, focussing on how to...
Relationship Between Grief & Gratitude
Dan and Rachael start a new series on grief and gratitude. In this episode, they outline the importance of being open to grieving in order...
Remembering Formational Stories: 10 Year Celebration
Dr. J. Derek McNeil, president of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology and Cathy Lorezel, Co-founder of The Allender Center join Dan and Rachael...
When Hiding Keeps us from Authenticity
In the episode, Dan and Rachael talk about the ways we hide, how to let others know and see us more, and the freedom that comes with that kind of authenticity.
Sabotage, Self-Contempt & Reenactment
This week on the podcast, Dan and Rachel discuss the soul-eating realm of sabotage and its capacity to ruin community. Together they wonder, can there...
Who is Dan Allender's wife?
Continuing a conversation about hospitality, Dan invites his wife, Becky Allender, back to the podcast to recount a personal, life-changing experience that changed their perspective of hospitality. Sometimes it is assumed hospitality is setting a ‘perfect plate’ for guests, however, we need to remove ourselves from the idea that hospitality is simply entertainment. How are you engaging others at the grocery store, in your neighborhood, or at work? What does it mean to offer care and welcome from the heart? Throughout the episode you’ll hear more of Dan and Becky’s stories as well as how they are actively changing in order to become more hospitable in their day to day practices. Listener Resources: Read a blog post by Dr. Dan Allender titled “Forgotten Hospitality” Listen to the first episode in podcast series “A Summer of Hospitality”
How do Dan and Rachael find restoration?
One of the ways Dan, Rachael, and good friend Dr. Steve Call find restoration is through fly fishing. Over the course of this podcast episode, you’ll hear both humorous and insightful anecdotes from all three about their various endeavors into fly fishing and, even if you yourself are not energized by fishing, you can’t help but be swept up by their delight. And as you listen, ask yourself: Why do we need something that so deeply captivates us? Listener Resources: Listen to the podcast series, “A Summer of Play” Read blog post “It’s Summer, Let’s Play!” by Robyn Whitaker Listen to podcast episode “Play, Anxiety and Resilience: How to Help Kids in a Pandemic” featuring special guest Dr. Pam Davis
When is the story workshop due for 2021?
Listener Resources: Learn more about Sue and her counseling practice - susan-cunningham.com Curious about pursuing your own story work? Learn more about and apply to Story Workshop—applications due August 31, 2021: https://theallendercenter.org/event/story-workshop-october-2021/
Online Courses
"Harm and heartache are inevitable, but all too often we lack the tools to care for our wounds.” — Dr. Dan Allender
The Allender Center Podcast
Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen candidly discuss the deep places of heartache and hope that are rarely addressed in our culture.
Story Sage Series
Learn how to apply an essential framework to care for others that guides them towards illuminating discovery and insight that leads to true healing and lasting change.
Healing the Wounded Heart Online Course
Featuring 9 sessions with compelling teaching from Dr. Dan Allender, powerful video interviews with survivors, and a downloadable journal for deeper reflection, Healing the Wounded Heart is an online course designed to support your journey toward restoration.
To Be Told Online Course
To Be Told is an online course designed to give you permission to explore how the goodness and pain in your life has shaped you. This journey opens the door to transforming your future.
Marriage Online Course
Featuring 8 sessions and 25 videos with compelling interaction and teaching from Dr. Dan Allender and Dr. Steve Call plus a downloadable journal with reflection questions to go deeper. This self-paced online course will help couples discover how personal stories shape their marriage story and find hopeful pathways forward.
