Delgado Podcast

Jan 23 2025 58 ep. 44 mins 2
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Conversations with academics, authors, artists and people who challenge our thinking and help us grow in empathy and compassion. Reach out @DelgadoPodcast on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

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Understanding Grief & Loss: Clinical Strategies for Supporting the Bereaved - Dr. Jacob Sermeno

Jan 23 2025 35 mins  
Grief is a deeply personal experience that affects each individual differently. In this episode of the Delgado Podcast, Dr. Jacob Sermeno, LCSW highlights the importance of distinguishing between adaptive grief, a normal response to loss, and complicated grief, which involves prolonged symptoms like avoidance, hyper-attachment, or significant daily impairment. Recognizing these d

Understanding Climate Trauma: Mental Health Impacts of Wildfires & Collective Healing - Dr. Jyoti Mishra

Jan 14 2025 32 mins  
In this episode of the Delgado Podcast, Dr. Jyoti Mishra, a neuroscientist and associate professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego, discusses the growing field of climate trauma and its effects on mental health. Dr. Mishra provides an in-depth analysis of how environmental disasters like wildfires contribute to collective trauma, impacting entire communities with symptoms such as PTS

Exploring Faith Perspectives, Theological Camps & Queer Theology - Dr. Hanna Reichel

Oct 16 2023 41 mins  
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Hanna Reichel, an associate professor of Reformed Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. In this interview, Dr. Reichel shares their unique journey of faith, from growing up in Germany with minister parents to exploring various religious communities.. Discover how Dr. Reichel's global perspective on faith informs their understanding of

Toxic Theology, Deconstruction & Coping with Complicated Grief – Dr. Terri Daniel

Apr 11 2023 50 mins  
We’re honored to learn from Dr. Terri Daniel about her academic work on toxic theology as a contributing factor in complicated mourning and work as an interfaith chaplain. Topics covered: 01:17 The Conference on Death, Grief & Belief 03:17 Toxic Theology as a Contributing Factor in Complicated Grief (Or Mourning) 05:22 The Atheist Purity Test 08:24 Complicated Grief in Relat

Identity Formation, Faith Reconstruction, Hermeneutics & Queer Theology - Father Shannon T.L. Kearns

Mar 29 2023 44 mins  
Father Kearns was a former fundamentalist who became the first openly transgender man ordained in the Old Catholic priesthood. He believes in the transformative power of story and has made it his life's work to explore the intersection of theology, church life, and creativity. Father Kearns grew up in a rural area in the 80s and 90s when access to information and language arou

The Practice of Forgiveness in an Unforgiving World – Dr. Matthew Ichihashi Potts

Jan 21 2023 41 mins  
We’re honored to learn from Dr. Matthew Ichichashi Potts about his book, Forgiveness: An Alternative Account, which is focused on understanding the practice of forgiveness in an unforgiving world. In this episode, Dr. Potts shares: • When forgiveness causes emotional distress • Common misunderstandings about forgiveness • When forgiveness causes shame for victims of abuse

Prophetic Literature, Social Ethics & Politicized Religion – M. Daniel Carroll R.

Jan 15 2023 35 mins  
We’re honored to learn from Dr. M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas) about the key ethical concerns and social critiques of Amos, Isaiah, and Micah. It’s the topic of his book: The Lord Roars: Recovering the Prophetic Voice for Today. In this episode, Dr. Carroll shares: • Understanding Amos, Isaiah, and Micah: Prophets on Ethics • Comparing the social and ethical concerns of Isa

Ways to Grow in Hope, Compassion & Mindfulness Amid Seasons of Grief – Valerie Brown

Nov 01 2022 55 mins  
We’re honored to learn from Valerie Brown about ways to cultivate hope, compassion, and mindfulness amid seasons of grief and loss. It’s the topic of her book “Hope Leans Forward: Braving Your Way Toward Simplicity, Awakening & Peace.” In this episode, she shares: • On writing "Hope Leans Forward" during a time of grief and loss • Tending your grief •

Making Meaning from Our Suffering – Dr. Ken Duckworth (NAMI)

Oct 23 2022 32 mins  
In this week’s podcast, we’re honored to learn from Dr. Ken Duckworth about his fantastic book entitled “You Are Not Alone: The NAMI Guide to Navigating Mental Health.” His book is a comprehensive guide on how to compassionately support friends, family, and loved ones in their mental health journeys. His book combines evidence-based research on what treatments work for dif

Embracing Curiosity in the Journey of Faith w/ Lore Ferguson Wilbert

Sep 27 2022 44 mins  
In this week’s podcast, we’re honored to learn from Lore Ferguson Wilbert about her new book entitled, “A Curious Faith: The Questions God Asks, We Ask, And We Wish Someone Would Ask Us.“ Her book explores the powerful ways our faith and doubt can impact our understanding of God. Lore invites us all to embrace curiosity in our faith journey, and to get comfortable with not