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Weave & Cleave

Weave & Cleave

Written by: The Faithful City
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 What happens when people commit to a trauma-informed lifestyle? Perspectives and responses shift, behaviors and actions change. Multi-ethnic groups are woven together, cleaving to each other with resilience and a healthy sense of being and belonging. Join Dr. Sanghoon Yoo, founder of The Faithful City and leader of the AZ Trauma-Informed Faith Coalition, and co-host Michelle Stiffler, writer and owner of Sincerity Method, as they discuss all things faith, science, and resilience.Copyright The Faithful City Science Social Sciences
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  • Finding Power Through Creativity & Community: An Interview with Keiko Ratcliffe

    Finding Power Through Creativity & Community: An Interview with Keiko Ratcliffe
    Jan 14 2026
    Welcome to the first episode of Season 5!

    Join us as we speak with Keiko Ratcliffe, founder and CEO of Skye's the Limit! Foundation, an orginization that empowers youth and families through creativity and connection.

    In 2014, Keiko lost her daughter, Skye, to a drug overdose. The devastating loss turned her world upside down, but even then, Keiko knew she would somehow use Skye's story to help others. In 2019, Keiko founded the Skye's the Limit! Foundation with a mission to prevent trauma-related loss by strengthening resilience and mental wellness for youth, families, and communities. As Keiko has continued to learn about neuroscience and the effects of trauma, she's better learned how to equip young people with tools that help them cope, regulate emotion, recover from stress, and ask for help when needed—protective factors proven to reduce substance use, overdose, and suicide.

    Currently, Keiko is designing curriculum to take into schools. Blending art, music, somatic practices, and experiences in nature, she's curating the very activities Skye held dear.

    Connect with Keiko: info@skyesthelimitfoundation.org

    For more about Skye's the Limit!: https://skyesthelimit.org/
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    29 mins
  • Shalom and the Process of 'Wholing': An Interview with Dr. Andy Mainiero

    Shalom and the Process of 'Wholing': An Interview with Dr. Andy Mainiero
    Dec 10 2025
    Andy Mainiero's missional experience started with obedience and small beginnings. He started house churches and clubs for youth. These ministries grew, and as they grew, so did Andy's awareness of trauma and its impact. But when Andy and his wife adopted children from the foster care system, he dove into learning all he could about trauma--or more importantly, what it means to be trauma transformed.

    Today, Andy is an assistant professor of mission theology at Fuller Seminary, and the founder and director of the Shalom Gospel Network—a global impact network that promotes and facilitates trauma-transforming mission and ministry. Listen in as Andy shares his biblical interpretation of Shalom, wholeness, and what it looks like to enjoy wholeness in the midst of pain. "Shalom is the way things were meant to be..it's never fully complete. It's an ongoing journey of wholing all our parts, putting them back together into its intended shalom."

    What better way to close the year than with an episode focused on Shalom. Join us for our final episode of 2025!

    To connect with Andy: ajmainiero2@gmail.com
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    36 mins
  • Choosing the Freedom of Forgiveness & Beauty: An Interview with Amber Hunter Jesse

    Choosing the Freedom of Forgiveness & Beauty: An Interview with Amber Hunter Jesse
    Nov 19 2025
    Amber knew profound grief from an early age. First, it was her parent's divorce. Then her father went to prison to serve a life sentence. Four months after receiving a cancer diagnosis, her mother died from cancer. All of this happened before Amber graduated from high school.

    From an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) perspective, Amber could have sought people, places, or behaviors that compounded her suffering, but instead, Amber sought beauty, goodness, and relationships. She joined the Apprenticeship to Jesus community; she met Sanghoon Yoo and accepted his invitation of mentorship; she wrote songs and stories rooted in healing and hope. And when it was time, Amber chose forgiveness over anger. Listen in as Amber shares her incredible story with vulnerability and wisdom.

    Amber and her husband, Justan, live in the Phoenix area with their twin daughters and son. With her children all in school, Amber is investing more time in her creative side. You can enjoy her work at:

    Amber's songs: amberhunter.bandcamp.com

    Amber's written work: amberhunter.medium.com
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    37 mins
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