Western Friend Podcast
Welcome to the Western Friend Podcast, an official publication of Quakers in Pacific, North Pacific, and Intermountain Yearly Meetings. Teaming up with partners like Jonathan Stoll and colin cole of Soul Force Ones, Western Friend Podcast explores questions of faith, purpose, and practice.(Visit Soul Force Ones at: https://www.soulforceones.com/) And grab your calendar! Follow this weblink to join a follow-up conversation about each podcast: https://westernfriend.org/western-friend-podcast
Western Friend Podcast
19. Barbara Birch Interview - Elizabeth Fry & Embodied Spirituality
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Episode 19 of the Western Friend Podcast features an interview with Barbara Birch. Barbara is a member of Strawberry Creek Meeting in Berkeley, California. She discusses her research on Elizabeth Fry, embodied spirituality and its relevance to Quakers today, as well as Friendly 12-Step recovery.
Click here to read Barbara's article in Western Friend, "Eilzabeth Gurney Fry: A Quaker Mess."
Introductions
Spirituality, disordered eathing, and Twelve-Step recovery
Honesty, reputation, Quaker history, Elizabeth Fry
Elizabeth Fry, alcohol and laudanum, hardships
Perfectionism, depression, healing experiences
Honesty, denial, Twelve-Step
Addictions
Jesus as a flawed human
Addiction and a meaningful life
Hiding imperfections, social media, Quaker judgyness
Researching Elizabeth Fry and other historic Friends
The refiner's fire
Research on Elizabeth Fry's psychology
Elizabeth Fry's work in prisons
Embodiment, spiritual embodiment