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 • 45 episodes
Story Matters Podcast
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45. Why We Avoid What Heals Us
Resistance is something we all feel at times. We know growth is good, we know story work matters, and yet we'd rather stay in “get things done” mode rather than feel what’s tender. We lean into that tension of a nervous system that doesn’t want...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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35:54
44. I Believe, Help My Unbelief pt.4
This is an updated and edited episode replacing the one we accidentally published two weeks ago. In it we discuss how your mind can say “I trust God” while your body quietly braces for abandonment. That tension is not a character flaw, it...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:29
43. I Believe, Help My Unbelief pt.3
In this conversation, drawing from Mark 9, Romans 7, and Romans 12, we unpack ambivalence. Two opposing truths can freeze the body, fog the mind, and keep the heart guarded. Rather than calling one wrong and another right, we ask what each part...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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32:17
42. I Believe, Help My Unbelief pt. 2
Ever set a bold goal only to watch your body reach for the old comfort? We pull back the curtain on why change feels like a tug-of-war, showing how the limbic system, dopamine, and attachment history shape cravings—and why that makes perfect se...
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41. I Believe, Help My Unbelief pt. 1
We kick off Season 4 with a timely exploration of goals, Lent, and the deeper workings of the human heart. Drawing from neuroscience and Christian spiritual formation, we unpack why 80–90% of our daily actions originate in the limbic system and...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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