Story Matters Podcast
In the Story Matters Podcast, Hosts Ryan and Emily Baker discuss the intersection between theology and psychology helping listeners to better grasp how their particular stories have shaped them.
Podcasting since 2024 • 40 episodes
Story Matters Podcast
Latest Episodes
41.Bonus Re-Release "The Holidays" When Longing For Home Meets The Ache Of Reality
In Season 1 we had a conversation the week of Thanksgiving that we want to share again as we conclude Season 3. Holiday tables can be warm, funny, and deeply desired—and they can also be minefields of subtle jabs, old roles, and unspoken rules....
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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39. Tender Hearts, Strong Hope: More with Mary Ellen Owen
What if the shortest path to joy runs straight through your tears? We sit down with Mary Ellen Owen to unpack why uncomforted harm teaches us to banish tenderness, how that “closed book” stance blocks love, and why grief— often done in the pres...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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38. The Missing Ingredient For a Life of Joy and Comfort - with Mary Ellen Owen
We sit down with counselor and artist Mary Ellen Owen for a candid, life-giving conversation about why tears matter, how to tell when your present reactions are hooked to old stories, and what it takes to move from self-protection to genuine co...
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37. Are You At War With Desire?
A simple question can expose a lifetime of scripts: what do you want? We unpack why that prompt can feel threatening, trivial, or strangely blank, and trace the roots back to childhood moments where wanting was ignored, shamed, or made expensiv...
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36. Seeing Triggers as Invitations to Healing (Part 2)
We explore how triggers reveal unhealed wounds, and how integrating top‑down truth with bottom‑up practices helps the body and mind trust each other again. A biblical story of David’s overreaction, real‑life examples with horses and rivers, and...
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