Ep. 47: Curt Thompson [Art + Ash series]

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ABOUT THE EPISODE

Psychiatrist and author Curt Thompson returns to Not My Story for the Art + Ash series. Sarah and Curt discuss what it looks like to live out the truest version of our stories within the context of community by asking two important questions of ourselves and of each other. They go on to talk about Curt’s newest book The Soul of Desire (coming October 2021 with IVP), which includes a framework for how we can pursue both beauty and connection within confessional communities, even in the presence of suffering.

MEET THE GUEST

Curt Thompson (MD, Wright State University) is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of Being Known, an organization that develops resources for hope and healing at the intersection of neuroscience and Christian spiritual formation. He is also the author of The Soul of Shame and Anatomy of the Soul.

Thompson is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and his main focus of clinical and research interest has been the integration of psychiatry, its associated disciplines, and Christian spiritual formation. He is actively engaged in learning and teaching as he supervises clinical employees and facilitates ongoing education groups for patients and colleagues. He also speaks frequently on the topic at workshops, conferences, and retreats.

Serving as an elder at Washington Community Fellowship in Washington, DC, his duties have included preaching, teaching, and participation in the fellowship's healing prayer ministry. He and his wife, Phyllis, a licensed clinical social worker, are the parents of two children and reside in Arlington, Virginia.

EPISODE NOTES

• Episode 19 - “Where to Go From Here” with Curt Thompson [originally aired December 2020]

• The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community

• Find out more about Sarah’s story and the beginnings of the Not My Story podcast in Episode 1.

• Psalm 27:4

• The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson (IVP, 2015)

• Romans 5

• Being Known podcast (Season One, Ep. 04 - Story)

• Connect with Curt:

  • Instagram: @curtthompsonmd

  • Twitter: @curtthompsonmd

  • Podcast: Being Known

  • Website: CurtThompsonMD.com

• What Curt is reading: Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World by Tom Holland

• SUBSCRIBE to Sarah’s newsletter, The Shelf.

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