Self Care in the Midst of COVID-19

Good day, friends! Today, hosts Adam and Matt sit down on their virtual front porches in order to talk about where we're at in this pandemic and discuss ideas on how we can take care of ourselves in the midst of it.

While Adam and Matt are not licensed therapists or counselors, Adam does work around social and emotional intelligence, and Matt does spiritual direction, so they have some thoughts to share around practicing good self care in the midst of this time. We hope these thoughts sow some seeds for you and that you enjoy this episode!

Krissy Matthaei with Ashley Barlow-Thompson: Setting Boundaries with Neighbor Kids

Welcome back to The Neighbor Next Door! Today, host Adam is honored to sit down on the virtual front porch with Krissy Matthaei and Ashley Barlow-Thompson in order to talk about setting boundaries with neighbor kids.

It is an honor to welcome Krissy Matthaei to the virtual front porch! Krissy is a supermom and a gifted educator. With two kids of her own and twenty years of teaching experience in the Wichita area, Krissy possesses an incredible amount of knowledge around fostering relationships with young people. Krissy is also joined by Adam's wife, Ashley Barlow-Thompson, and it is always a joy to have Ashley on the front porch! Together, the two friends and moms tag team in sharing stories and tips around what setting boundaries with neighbor kids looks like.

Recently, a new family with kids moved in a couple houses down from the Barlow-Thompsons. While this was super exciting, and Prescott, Ashley and Adam's son, was super pumped to have neighbor kids to play with, it was also a bit nerve-wracking for Ashley and Adam as they started thinking about the boundaries they would have to set. So, they called up their friend Krissy for advice! This conversation details the story and the advice that Krissy gave them and would give other families.

Guest Episode!

This week, we present a guest episode from one of our favorite podcasts, Reports From The Spiritual Frontier, as host Benjamin Yosua-Davis interviews Gregory Ellison II, whom we will let introduce himself.

Again, we want to allow Greg to introduce himself, but believe us when we say that he is doing amazing work and that you won't want to miss his interview! Because this is a guest episode, it is a bit longer than the ones we normally produce, but again, we think you are going to enjoy every bit of it. Like a few of our episodes, this one also contains discussion of spiritual and religious topics. As always, we want to reiterate that we do not present this episode to promote any one spirituality or religion but instead because we think it is helpful and encouraging for all neighbors, regardless of their relationships to spirituality or religion.

We hope you enjoy, and for more episodes and information, please check out the Reports From The Spiritual Frontier website!