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Episode 19 of the Western Friend Podcast features a wide-ranging interview with Barbara Birch, "Elizabeth Fry & Embodied Spirituality." Barbara Barbara is a member of Strawberry Creek Meeting in Berkeley, California. She discusses her research on Elizabeth Fry, embodied spirituality and its relevance to Quakers today, as well as Friendly 12-Step recovery.
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The “chapters” in this podcast:
0:00 Introductions
01:42 Spirituality, disordered eathing, and Twelve-Step recovery
11:17 Honesty, reputation, Quaker history, Elizabeth Fry
15:00 Elizabeth Fry, alcohol and laudanum, hardships
20:07 Perfectionism, depression, healing experiences
25:57 Honesty, denial, Twelve-Step
27:27 Addictions
28:56 Jesus as a flawed human
31:41 Addiction and a meaningful life
35:00 Hiding imperfections, social media, Quaker judgyness
39:31 Researching Elizabeth Fry and other historic Friends
41:53 The refiner's fire
48:03 Research on Elizabeth Fry's psychology
50:21 Elizabeth Fry's work in prisons
53:28 Embodiment, spiritual embodiment
Click here to read Barbara's article in Western Friend, "Eilzabeth Gurney Fry: A Quaker Mess."
Click on the image below to listen to a short "sound bite" from this program.