Unfolding Faith: Sermons from Foothills Unitarian

Why our current conversation on Mental Health falls apart with Dr. Janina E. Fariñas

Get people talking about the biggest challenges we face, and eventually, the conversation turns to mental health. So why does one of our community's leading neuropsychologists and family therapists believe this is exactly the wrong place to focus our conversation, instead advocating that we turn our attention to belonging?
 
In this episode of The Foothills Deeper Pod, we welcome Dr. Janina Fariñas, Founder and CEO of the award-winning La Cocina. La Cocina is a nonprofit practice-based Latine training institute that has offered no-cost, culturally affirming mental health services to Latine adults, youths, children & infants since March 2017.
 
Rev. Gretchen and Dr. Fariñas will share in a live dialogue considering the ways lack of true belonging and mental illness are tied up together and the real meaning and source of mental health.

Belonging Across Difference

Rev. Gretchen Haley explores the practices and pitfalls of Intercultural Belonging together.

Where does belonging start?

In this episode, Rev. Sean confesses a teenage indiscretion and the lessons it taught him about what it means to belong, to have true relationships, and to be forgivable. He also teaches us five questions to help us build meaningful relationships.
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Our Beliefs About Belonging

This episode kicks off a new series called Sit By Me: Belonging is an inside job all about how true belonging starts from within. 
 
Learn more about our Sit By Me series at https://foothillsuu.org/sitbyme

Creative Flow Is For Everyone

This special 20-minute episode features an interview with Foothills Unitarian member and creative Steve Sedam all about embracing play and creativity and how inspiration finds us.
 
View Steve's Flower Ceremony illustration: https://youtu.be/Mz8ad_9vbhQ

State of LGBT+ Rights: What’s happening and why you should pay close attention

In this special episode of The Foothills Deeper Pod, we bring you an important update on the state of trans, queer, and non-binary rights, both nationally and within our local community. Reverends Sean Neil-Barron and Gretchen Haley, two influential voices advocating for equality and social justice, discuss what's happening at the policy and the personal level and why it should matter to us all. From the potential reverberating effects on our public education system to government institutions to far-reaching social programs, Rev. Sean and Gretchen dive into why we all need to pay attention to what's happening with LGBT+ rights now, regardless of where we live.

Spring meditation for hope

Rev. Elaine guides us in meditation for spring, moving towards light, and hope.

Cringy Confessions and Guilty Pleasures

Welcome to our new series Time Well Wasted. Together, we're exploring those things that help you feel alive, connected, and filled with joy – and yet have no real purpose other than that! Together, let’s lean into those things that take us entirely out of the producing mode and into fun mode. Let’s remember that our worth has nothing to do with our work.
 
In this episode, Rev. Gretchen will help us dive into those things that bring us so much joy but also make us feel shame when we share them with others. What's that about? And how can we release our guilt and shame and lean into our joy?