34. When Silence and Stillness Gets LOUD with Brian Russell, Ph.D.

Brian Russell (Ph.D.) is an award winning professor of biblical literature and a transformational coach for spiritually-minded professionals. Known for his curiosity, compassion and commitment to growth, his personal mission is to seek out, study, and embody the deepest truths about spirituality and the universe so that he can share them compellingly, lovingly, and transformationally with others.

Brian is the author of:
-Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed 2014)
-(re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade 2015)
-Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life.

Brian is also the host of the Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations podcast.

In today’s episode, Brian and I take a deep dive into the following:

-“What did it feel like when you felt that nobody was coming to help you?”
—> Reflections on this experience (which many of us face in our path) and how we have both navigated this

-The concept of ‘The Spiral Staircase’ dd

-The importance of stillness and silence and how, contrary to popular belief, things get REALLY LOUD when you truly begin to sit in meditation

-'Shadow Work’

-Moving through guilt, shame, fear and rage

-The “7 Deadly Sins” or what Brian calls “Internal Pain Spots” - - what these mean, how they show up and how to navigate them (no matter your spiritual or religious views)

-Facing death in our day-to-day reality

-How to live a life of service under the principle of ‘Being a Reservoir, not a Canal’

And SO. MUCH. MORE.

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If you’d like to find more of Brian, you can find him here: Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife  Brian's Podcast, Coaching & Other Teachings can be found HERE:

https://linktr.ee/briandrussellfbclid=PAAaZFuSAaQf_7iGNBDrUZRQrCkhosd5wzRP7Nw2QjjmL4kwUJDpnBD92IYjQ

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