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...
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"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.
Navigating Transitions One Step at a Time
Change is inevitable, and transitioning through change often holds together two realities: grief for things that have been lost and hope for what lies ahead. How do we navigate these transitions when it feels as if we’re wandering through the ...
Rituals & Rhythms for Intentionality
With so many things fighting for our attention, how do we intentionally create space of goodness for ourselves and others? Join us as we contemplate what it means to focus on the things that matter as we begin this new ...
Rituals & Rhythms for a New Year
How do we begin to process this past year and look forward to a new year when so many things feel beyond our control? In this special New Year’s Day edition, husband and wife duo Dan and Becky Allender discuss ...
The Gift of Connectedness
This season of gift-giving may prompt a myriad of layered feelings: excitement, pressure, anticipation, dread, hope, and inadequacy. How do we give gifts that are truly meaningful and encourage a deeper connection with the recipient? Join Dan and Rachael as ...
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 Rachel this week: Linda Royster from the Training and Pastoral Team, and Sam Lee, the ...
Grief & Gratitude in Partnerships and Parenting
Join Dan and Rachael as they explore the intimate relationships we have in our lives now - our spouses, children, roommates and friends - and how we can embrace grief and gratitude to engage with those closest to us.
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 engage those categories in our families of origin. In this episode, they dive into how ...
Friends from the Beginning: 10 Year Celebration
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...
Healing from Spiritual and Sexual Abuse
Today on the podcast, Dan and Rachael finish a conversation on spiritual and sexual abuse by discussing the impact of these types of abuse and...
Connections Between Spiritual and Sexual Abuse
In this episode, Dan and Rachael begin to talk about the connections between sexual and spiritual abuse. Sexual abuse is also spiritual abuse, but not...
The Making of Redeeming Heartache
What goes into the creation of a book? In this special episode, we take a deep dive into the making of Dr. Dan Allender and...
Stories from 10 Years of The Allender Center
No story is without its share of joy, anticipation, trials, and victories, and the same can be said about the founding of The Allender Center....
Engaging Our Stories with Adam Young
For the final episode in our series on engaging stories, Dan and Rachael talk with therapist, podcast host, and Allender Center Fellow, Adam Young. Many...
Engaging Our Stories with Sue Cunningham
How do we read and engage our own story, and how by reading our own story do we have a lens to read and engage...