S1, E6: Knowing When to Stay or Go with Emily P. Freeman

a conversation about discernment and the spaces we occupy

Sarah and guest Emily P. Freeman talk about the shared struggle we often experience when trying to decide whether to stay or to go. Whether we are assessing relationships, ideas, faith communities, or the PTA, these decisions often carry the weightiness of a capital D. In this conversation, Emily shares some of the wisdom she has collected in her latest book How to Walk into a Room, giving us a framework for paying attention and discerning our way forward with peace and compassion.

Episode Notes:

• The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions

• Emily’s latest book: How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

• Priya Parker, The Art of Gathering

• Brene Brown

• Emily attributes the phrase “The path is behind us” to poet Lynn Ungar

• Dr. Keas Keasler - “spiritual personalities”

• Gary Thomas - “spiritual pathways”

• Centers of Intelligence

• Pádraig Ó Tuama (Irish poet and theologian) - “We might know more than we know we know.”

• Suzanne Stabile - the Enneagram

• Ronald Rolheiser

• Richard Rohr

• FRIENDS (tv show)

• Geoffrey Cohen, Belonging

• Preorder Bonuses for How to Walk into a Room (thru 3/15/24)

• The Quiet Collection

Connect with Emily:

• Instagram: @emilypfreeman

• Podcast: The Next Right Thing

• Website: emilypfreeman.com

• Book: How to Walk into a Room: The Art of Knowing When to Stay and When to Walk Away

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