Front Porch Retreats

Ep. 10 Emotional Literacy: Naming the Feels

In this episode, Ashley and Judith chat about emotional literacy. They connect over how feelings were (or weren't) talked about growing up, what it looks like to come to greater emotional awareness later in life, and whether there's such a thing as too much focus on your inner world.  Resources & Links * Conversation Guide: Ready to take this topic deeper with a friend or a group? Get the full Ep. 10 Conversation Guide here. [https://www.frontporchretreats.com/conversationguides/categories/conversation-guides] * Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frontporchretreats] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/frontporchretreats/]. * Subscribe: Never miss a Front Porch Retreat! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@frontporchretreats]. * Explore: Find more resources & experiences on our website - ⁠www.frontporchretreats.com⁠ [www.frontporchretreats.com].

Ep. 9 Let's Get Coffee Sometime

In this episode, Ashley and Judith chat about the phrase "let's get coffee sometime".  Ashley wanders through the rich history of the coffeehouse as a gathering place, and together Ashley and Judith get curious about what we're really reaching for when we throw the phrase “let’s get coffee sometime” around in our everyday lives.  A quick note: in this episode, Judith attributed the quote "Science may never come up with a better office communication system than the coffee break" to Earl Wilson the baseball player. It's actually credited to a different Earl Wilson, the American newspaper columnist and author. Resources & Links * Free Conversation Guide: Ready to take this topic deeper with a friend or a group? Get the full Ep. 9 Conversation Guide here [https://www.frontporchretreats.com/post/conversation-guide-let-s-get-coffee-sometime-ep-9]. * Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frontporchretreats] and Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/frontporchretreats/]. * Subscribe: Never miss a Front Porch Retreat! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@frontporchretreats]. * Explore: Find more resources & experiences on our website - ⁠www.frontporchretreats.com⁠ [www.frontporchretreats.com].

Ep. 8 The Meaning of Education

In this episode, Ashley and Judith share a casual chat about what education means today, questioning whether the modern school system treats learning as a product and factory-like process and wondering what it would like to support a focus on lifelong learning, meaningful assessment, and real-world mastery.  Resources & Links * Free Conversation Guide: Ready to take this topic deeper with a friend or a group? Checkout the full Ep. 8 Conversation Guide here [https://www.frontporchretreats.com/post/conversation-guide-what-does-education-mean-ep-8]. * Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frontporchretreats], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/frontporchretreats/] or TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@frontporchretreats]! Subscribe: Never miss a Front Porch Retreat! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or YouTube. * Explore: Find more resources & experiences on our website: www.frontporchretreats.com [www.frontporchretreats.com]. #FrontPorchRetreats #Connection #Education

Ep. 7 Lessons in Letters: Cultivating Intentional Connection

In this episode, Ashley and Judith chat about the evolution of communication and how the shift from slow, intentional handwritten letters to the constant, instantaneous nature of modern texting impacts the depth and expectation of our personal connections. Resources & Links * Free Conversation Guide: Ready to take this topic deeper with a friend or a group? Grab the full Ep. 7 Conversation Guide here [https://www.frontporchretreats.com/post/conversation-guide-lessons-in-letters-cultivating-intentional-connection-ep-7]. * Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frontporchretreats], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/frontporchretreats/], and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@frontporchretreats]. Subscribe: Never miss a Front Porch Retreat! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@frontporchretreats]. Explore: Find more resources & experiences on our website - www.frontporchretreats.com [www.frontporchretreats.com] Link to blog post Ashley references by Ankita Guchait: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-realities-of-refugee-screening/202603/seen-unseen-and-still-anxious-the-psychology-of

Ep. 6 Gravity or Gloss? Discerning Truth in the Information Age

In this episode, Ashley and Judith chat about the challenge of discerning truth in an era of information overload, exploring how to distinguish between well-packaged narratives and the substantive facts we can actually rely on.  Resources & Links * Free Conversation Guide: Ready to take this topic deeper with a friend or a group? Get the full Episode 06 Conversation Guide here [https://www.frontporchretreats.com/post/conversation-guide-gravity-or-gloss-discerning-truth-in-the-information-age-ep-6]. * Connect with us: Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/frontporchretreats],  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/frontporchretreats/], or TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@frontporchretreats]. Subscribe: Never miss a Front Porch Retreat! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app or YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@frontporchretreats]. * Explore: Find more resources & experiences on our website - ⁠www.frontporchretreats.com [www.frontporchretreats.com]