Ep. 37: “A Great Pause” with Meredith McDaniel
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ABOUT THE EPISODE
Meredith McDaniel, licensed counselor and author of In Want + Plenty, sits down with Sarah to talk about the “great pause” of 2020. Meredith shares what it was like to have her plans for debuting her first book uprooted and how she shifted her expectations. She also talks about what it has been like to walk alongside her clients in such an intense season of isolation, upheaval, and division. Sarah and Meredith discuss wilderness seasons and uncensored conversations with God, the things they hope we take with us out of pandemic life, the value of sharing and holding stories, and much more.
MEET THE GUEST
Meredith McDaniel is a licensed professional counselor and owner of her private practice Milk + Honey, a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and currently attending the Narrative Trauma Care program at the Allender Center based in Seattle. She is the author of her debut book In Want + Plenty: Waking Up to God's Provision in a Land of Longing, which is all about finding manna in the midst of our unfolding stories.
Having served on staff with Young Life and as the lead counselor with Inheritance of Hope, she has a heart for people of all walks of life. Meredith says she feels called to sit with and listen to the stories of women and men, helping them discover who they are, the gifts they have, and their calling in the world. She enjoys entering into the quieter places of people's lives in a safe setting to offer hope and help others taste the land of milk + honey here on earth.
She and her husband, Ben, have three young children and live in Davidson, NC. In her free time you can find her wrangling the kids, eldering at her church, digging in the dirt of her garden, or sneaking spoonfuls of pistachio ice cream with a book in hand. You can connect with Meredith on her website MeredithMcDaniel.com and on Instagram.
EPISODE NOTES
Milk + Honey Counseling
Meredith’s book: In Want + Plenty: Waking Up to God’s Provision in a Land of Longing
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are by Ann Voskamp
The Allender Center - narrative therapy and trauma care program with Dan Allender
Narrative journaling
Here more of Sarah’s son’s life-limiting diagnosis in episode 1
Main Street Books in Davidson, NC
Fabled Bookshop in Waco, Texas
What Meredith is reading:
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings by John O’Donohue
Art + Faith: A Theology of Making by Makoto Fujimara
Connect with Meredith:
Website: MeredithMcDaniel.com
Instagram: @meredith_mcdaniel
