Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation
Attaching to God connects relational neuroscience and attachment theory to our life of faith so you can grow into spiritual and relational maturity. Co-host Geoff Holsclaw (PhD, pastor, and professor) and Cyd Holsclaw (PCC, spiritual director, and integrative coach) talk with practitioners, therapists, theologians, and researchers on learning to live with ourselves, others, and God. Get everything in your inbox or on the app: https://www.grassrootschristianity.org/s/embodied-faith
Podcasting since 2021 • 140 episodes
Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation
Latest Episodes
135 Tested with Jesus (3): "Worship Me" and the Attack on Love
In this final Lent episode on Jesus’ temptations, Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw explore the third temptation as an attack on Jesus’ agency—shifting from anxiety-driven hyperactivation to independence-driven deactivation of attachment. They discuss how...
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Season 8
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Episode 135
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134 Tested with Jesus (2): Attack on Faith and Falling from the Temple
The Attaching to God podcast continues a three-week Lenten series on the Temptations of Jesus.This episode reframes Jesus’ second temptation as an attack on his secure attachment to the Father—an attack on FAITH,...
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Season 8
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Episode 134
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133 Tested with Jesus (1): Stones to Bread and the Attack on Hope
The Attaching to God podcast returns after a break to begin a three-week Lenten series on the Temptations of Jesus. Hosts Cyd and Geoff Holsclaw (co-founders of the Center for Embodied Faith) reframe Jesus’ first temptation as an attac...
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Season 8
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Episode 133
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132 Is Joy Even More Central Than Love? (Replay for Thanksgiving)
What is so important about joy? The great commandment is to love God and others, but is joy even more central than that? Where does joy fit in the landscape of political outrage and cynicism, in the seriousness of life today?We're talki...
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131 (Bonus) Spiritual Direction as Friendship (from the Kellia, with David Clayton)
In this BONUS episode (before season 8 starts), host Geoff Holsclaw starts experimenting with regular guest hosts to dive deeper into certain topics.This episode sees the return of David Clayton, a spiritual director, supervisor of spiri...
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Episode 131
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