When we finally get around to taking a vacation, why is it so much work? Can we change the narrative on vacations and really enjoy them? And what if we can't take a conventional vacation? Jen and Steve discuss these questions and more in reference to their recent adventure to the Galapagos and tackle the bigger question of how we can take time off in this life to rejuvenate -- even without a vacation. Also discussed: how "time off" could actually mean waking up out of the hibernation of the monotony of the everyday. So what now? Wake up, listen to this episode, and make a change.  Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp

I started to panic about what to write in the episode description, so I didn't write anything. Enjoy the episode! Share with friends! And don't panic. ~Jen (Steve fell asleep with the 3-year-old) Let's keep (calm and carry on) the conversation! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp  

Which is better, vanilla or chocolate soft serve ice cream? But wait! It doesn't have to be a binary option -- you can get the twist cone! Jen and Steve discuss how humans prefer binary choices even while doing so limits one's own mental or spiritual development. Bringing together excerpts from memorable books, even some Shakespeare, they analyze what dreams may come when they let go of traditional either/or scenarios. Imagine a scenario where the question being asked has an answer outside of the observable options. Then, just when you think you have a rock-solid answer and subsequently stop searching, you have also stopped growing--ay, there's the twist. Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp Referenced in this episode: Hamlet, William Shakespeare Inspired, Rachel Held Evans Love Wins, Rob Bell The Reverend Brian D. McLaren, Session 2, 2022, Evolving Faith Conference Barbara Brown Taylor, "Sacred Stories," Session 4, 2022, Evolving Faith Conference

Reassess your time, actions, and effort. Are you living in the most beneficial way to yourself and the people you care about? Such a simple concept, yet it's one we struggle to take the time to ponder. So listen. Then ponder. Then go live a better (than good enough) life. Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp Referenced in this episode: What the Dog Saw, Malcolm Gladwell

To drink, or not to drink -- that is the question Jen and Steve explore on this episode. Listen and laugh as they regale you with their own (limited) drinking experiences, and pause to ask yourself the question: why drink? Because, after all, not drinking is ... A TEETOTAL WIN!  Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp Resources: TedX "Why Sobriety is a superpower for women" American Heart Association "Is drinking alcohol part of a healthy lifestyle?" Five Thirty Eight "Dear Mona, How Many People Have Never Drunk Alcohol?" NIAAA: Alcohol Facts and Statistics Why We Sleep

Sometimes? Wellness isn't good for us. Jen and Steve chat about how the wellness industry is just waiting to pounce on our desire for control over our bodies and minds. So how can we embrace wellness without falling into the wellness industry's trap? Listen as they tackle this question and more. We want to be well, yes, but we don't want to well the hell out of ourselves.  Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp

How about instead of striving for a life of convenience, we strive for opportunities to learn -- even when it's hard? Or awkward... Or embarrassing... As high school teachers, Jen and Steve chat about how learning is for everyone, not just their students. Some hilarious stories are shared as they learn their way through their own lives. Hopefully, you'll learn a thing or three listening as well.  Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp

What do you consume in a day? You probably think about food and purchases, but what about consumption of time and information? Jen and Steve talk about the mindless consumer culture that is making us complacent and robotic, "stuck" in unhealthy lives. Listen to discover how to fight this consumer complacency. This episode might just be what you need to consume today. Article and Book References: Lessons From the Badass Muscular Neurologist Amusing Ourselves to Death Mindless Eating Your Money or Your Life Let's keep the conversation going! * Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk * Email: [email protected] * Facebook: Steve Knapp

Staying alive -- it's important. And to that end, Jen and Steve banter about how being micromanaged, micromanaging others, and micromanaging ourselves lead to nothing but disaster. Join along in the laughs as they talk about life and death experiences, the importance of taking a poo without your phone, and, of course, Fat Albert.  Let's keep the conversation going! Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk Email: [email protected] Facebook: Steve Knapp

Who are you? But more importantly, how do you know who you are? Whether it is what you do, where you live, what you wear, your religion, or something else, it affects identity. But what happens if one or more of those things change? While trying to avoid identity crises, Jen and Steve explore the roots of identity and wonder if we've gotten all too comfortable putting ourselves and others into the boxes of personality tests, subjective definitions, and religion. So let's stop the constant categorization, have a real conversation with someone, and do some good ol' fashioned introspection. Let's keep the conversation going! Instagram & Twitter: jknapp_jk Email: [email protected] Facebook: Steve Knapp