Jason Hobbs Lcsw Mdiv

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Insight does not equal change.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often. In this episode, I talk about how we sometimes get misled worrying about the "why" of a behavior instead of looking at what keeps the behavior in place. While the story of "why" is important, it does not lead to change in and of itself. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/insight-does-not-equal-change-2aecdff38813 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Blessed Be the Deeply Rooted on the roots of corn and live oaks, on trusting too much on our own ability". This episode, similar in many ways to the style of the book that I wrote, uses the lectionary texts from this week to offer some reflections about the difference between the roots of corn and live oaks. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/blessed-be-the-deeply-rooted-e399d9946ca2 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Handle the emotion first, then talk…” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often. In this episode, I talk about the error a lot of us make in trying to rationalize with an emotion, in other words a physiological state. It is better to soothe and calm first, then talk. That can apply to all sorts of relationships. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/handle-the-emotion-first-then-talk-5da284ea785 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Are we Bystanders? on reading Howard Thurman in a social media age". In this episode, I talk about starting out in services to people who are homeless, along with some thoughts after reading Howard Thurman's The Inward Journey. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/are-we-bystanders-77b1fa2b6e31 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Don’t work harder than they are.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often. In this episode, I offer a phrase first given to me as a student in social work. It is about boundaries, about parenting, and a lot more. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/dont-work-harder-than-they-are-ab816680c53f  You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Let’s see if we can let your trauma be a part of your story, but not your whole story." Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often. In this episode, I use the analogy of writing, of thinking about ourselves as narratives, to consider how we have some amount of power to change our stories, even after a traumatic event. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/lets-see-if-we-can-let-your-trauma-be-a-part-of-your-story-but-not-your-whole-story-c1ac082ce18a You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “… there was love behind my shut gate.” Subtitled "on the way that fear and pain keep us away from love and each other". In this episode, I quote an episode from the writing of Rufus M. Jones, a Quaker, after the untimely death of his son. Along with the quote, there is the acknowledgement of the way that trauma and tragedy can cause us to draw in, instead of remaining open to God and to others. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/there-was-love-behind-my-shut-gate-9857e106d5ae You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled “Imagine you are hiking up a mountain.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often..  In this episode, I use the analogy of a hike to talk about the progress of therapy, handling setbacks, with a bit of talk about the transtheoretical model.  This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/imagine-hiking-up-a-mountain-c54f2c0fbf23 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. Go here for Jason's recently released book! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post titled "Let your clay be moist": on practicing deep listening, openness, and community. In it I share some about a recent Sunday School class on Parker Palmer's A Hidden Wholeness, but also about how silence gives us space to really listen to someone else and to listen for our own "inner teacher".  This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/let-your-clay-be-moist-924ef68f6ac4 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post “Start with small consequences first; give yourself somewhere to go.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often. In it I review some basics about giving consequences for children's behavior so that you are helping them learn, not simply scaring them.  This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/start-with-small-consequences-first-give-yourself-somewhere-to-go-bf102ba4f0c7 You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post from around Thanksgiving 2018 entitled “Think Less, Love More: On St. Teresa of Avila, Facebook, and Arguing with Propaganda”. There is a wonderful quote from St. Teresa, but also me talking about my own struggles with arguing with erroneous Facebook posts. This post can be found at https://medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw/think-less-love-more-3dcc0156e209. You can read other Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post entitled “Be a Habit Change Detective: the crime of New Year's resolutions”. I reference Duhigg's book The Power of Habit, but also the Transtheoretical Model, all within a tongue-in-cheek, film noir framework. Fun, huh?!? You can read Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a recent Medium post entitled “Anxiety lives in the future.” Part of an occasional series about phrases that this therapist finds himself repeating, often. You can read Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled "I took my birthday off of Facebook and here is what happened". You can read Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled "This is why we talk about the trauma … on how memory is like a leaf rubbing". You can read Medium posts at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw . --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled "I can no longer say I have never been to a Quaker meeting: 43 minutes of silence then … 'Let us try what Love will do.'". Medium posts can be found at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled "Speaking up and being heard on the woman who Jesus told to “go away” and the man that he told to “be quiet”". Medium posts can be found at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled "Talking to that kid: on nostalgia, loss, memory, and forgiveness". Medium posts can be found at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled Spiderwebs: on the ways in which community holds us. Medium posts can be found at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support

A reading from a Medium post entitled: Two Women. Two Deaths. Two Cancers. Medium posts can be found at medium.com/@jasonhobbslcsw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jasonhobbslcsw/support