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Fostering spiritual growth, emotional well-being, and authentic connection through candid conversations rooted in faith and mental health.
I Got a Song: Spirituals, Music And Mental Wellness
A song can carry a whole history without ever naming it directly and sometimes that is exactly why it heals. We sit down with Alfred Lynn Roberts, Cynthia Spann, and Dr. Beverly Chin from St. Luke Community United Methodist Church to explore the African American spiritual as a musical tradition built from faith, cultural memory, and the fight to stay human under inhuman conditions. Along the way, we unpack call and response, communal singing, and the way spirituals hold sorrow and hope in the...
31 Aug 2026
The Three A’s: Advocacy, Accountability & Availability
A lot of families are doing their best and still feel stuck in the same cycle: a problem pops up at school, everyone gets stressed, and the conversation turns into either fixing everything for the student or coming down hard on them. We want something better, and we’ve got a simple framework you can actually use this week: the Three A’s of student support, Advocacy, Accountability, and Availability. We unpack what advocacy really looks like for parents, guardians, and caring adults, plus how...
23 Jul 2026
The Issue of Autonomy: Choosing Yourself Without Abandoning Others
Being “the strong one” can look noble on the outside and feel crushing on the inside. We’re Dr. Janice Moore and Reverend Jermine Alberty, and we’re digging into autonomy, boundaries, and the quiet burnout that often comes with high-functioning codependency, especially for helpers, fixers, caregivers, leaders, and rescuers. When your worth gets tied to being needed, love can start to feel like a job you can’t quit, and your internal peace becomes the price. We draw inspiration from Terry Col...
30 Jun 2026
Why Men Don’t Talk—and Why It’s Killing Us.
Silence can look like strength, but it can also be a warning sign. We sit with a painful reality: a lot of men have been trained to perform confidence on the outside while carrying fear, grief, shame, and exhaustion alone. That training doesn’t just shape individual lives; it spills into marriages, parenting, friendships, and the wider church community when “I’m fine” becomes a lifestyle instead of a moment. We’re joined by Dr. Terry Allen and PJ Dunn to unpack why men don’t talk and why it’...
26 May 2026
Beyond Birth: Maternal Health, Mental Health, and the Power of Support
A smiling pregnancy can still be full of fear, and a “healthy” birth can still be followed by a mental health crash. We sit down with Pastor Jamie Bruning and Pastor Todd Bruning for an honest, personal conversation about maternal mental health, postpartum depression, and what support actually looks like when the house gets quiet and the days blur together from exhaustion. Jamie shares what it was like to carry deep anxiety while loving pregnancy, then hit a wall after their son arrived earl...
23 Mar 2026
Women’s History Month Conversation: Faith, Leadership, Purpose, and Words of Wisdom
Leadership isn’t a title you receive. It’s a path you practice, often years before you can name it. For our Women’s History Month conversation, we sit down with four remarkable women whose work spans higher education, family life education, ministry and chaplaincy, and music education. Together, we trace the moments that shaped their sense of calling and the mentors who helped them keep going when the road got complicated. We talk about what it means to lead when you’re “the first” and there...
18 Feb 2026
One Hundred Years Of Black History
A century after Negro History Week, we revisit why the project began as a corrective and why it still protects our minds and communities today. With historian and storyteller Donald Payton, we trace a clear arc: Reconstruction’s fragile gains, the textbook erasures that shrank national memory, and the coalition of churches, abolitionists, and early colleges that opened doors when the state would not. Along the way, we explore how media—from black newspapers to early film—preserved truth, spre...
8 Dec 2025
Hope And Healing For The Holidays, Part 2
We explore real ways to find hope when the holidays hurt, weaving faith practices with counseling, planning, and gentle rituals that honor grief. We also share how supporters can show up with presence, not platitudes, and why boundaries are a gift. • defining grief as mental, physical and spiritual • distinguishing hope from happiness • using scripture, prayer and Good Grief by Westberg • practicing affirmations and journaling • creating holiday plans and saying no • honoring loved ones with...
19 Nov 2025
Hope and Healing for the Holidays
The season promises joy, but for many of us the holidays arrive with a quiet ache. We sit with that truth and offer a kinder way through, exploring how grief and hope can share the same space without asking you to fake cheer or “get over” what still matters. With Rev. Dr. Tamara Brown and guest Rev. Dr. Sharon L. Larkin, we name the many faces of loss—death, job changes, benefit cuts, deployment, illness, distance, and fractured relationships—and show how acknowledging them opens the door to ...
17 Oct 2025
When Health Becomes Worship And Community Becomes Medicine
We bring faith, medicine, and lived experience together to support women’s physical and mental health, with a special focus on breast cancer, boundaries, and building a circle of care. Two doctors and two survivors share scripture, science, and practical tools that turn self-care into stewardship. Guest highlighted the following: Embodied Faith and Stewardship: Viewing health as worship, practicing mindfulness and breathwork, and setting healthy boundaries as acts of spiritual care. Wo...
25 Sept 2025
Faith Matters: Breaking the Silence on Suicide – Hope, Healing & Recovery in Faith Communities
Reverend Jermine Alberty joins Dr. Janice Moore for a powerful, life-saving conversation about the alarming rise in suicide rates among Black youth and how faith communities can respond with both spiritual wisdom and practical support. The statistics are sobering: suicide is the third leading cause of death for African-American youth ages 10-24, with rates increasing by 144% between 2007-2020. For young Black men, the suicide rate is over four times higher than for young women. Behind these ...
1 Sept 2025
Beyond the Stigma: Voices from St. Luke's 10th Mental Health Symposium
The second episode of 1 Soul Matters podcast highlights the powerful impact of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church's 10th Annual Mental Health Symposium through interviews conducted by Rev. Dr. Tamara Brown and Pastor Jamie Bruning. Guests from across the community share how the symposium influenced their personal, spiritual, and professional growth while reflecting on what "one soul matters" means to them. • Pastor Richie Butler discusses the importance of clergy wellness and self-ca...
1 Aug 2025
Youth Matters: Faith in the Classroom
What happens when faith meets education in today's high school classrooms? Teacher and former pastor J. Todd Bruning reveals the delicate balance of bringing values into secular education without imposing beliefs. Through candid conversation with host Rev. Jermine Alberty, Todd shares how his approach of being "wise, kind, and fair" creates a foundation for meaningful student connections that transcend traditional boundaries. The conversation takes an illuminating turn when Todd discusses th...
25 Jun 2025
Refuel, Retool, Recharge: Where Faith Meets Mental Health
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Paula C. Dobbs-Wiggins who shares how faith communities can address mental health challenges by integrating spiritual resources with mental health services and community support. She explores the importance of education, connection to resources, and collaborative action as we navigate troubled times together. The podcast also delves into the need for communities to shift from stigmatizing mental health to supporting it through education and resource c...
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