Everyday Thin Places

By Rachael Gallagher and Elizabeth Varaso

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Episodes: 111

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In each episode of Everyday Thin Places, birth doula Elizabeth Varaso and interfaith hospice chaplain Rachael Gallagher ​draw from their experiences supporting birthing people and dying people to explore with honesty, authenticity and humor how we can all become more truly-living people.​ Although birth and death are two of the only truly universal human experiences, we often think of them as painful, frightening and best kept behind closed doors. But behind those closed doors Rachael and Elizabeth have experienced the wonder and delight of “thin places” - those points in space and time where the line between known and unknown, between temporal and eternal, between the ordinary and the transcendent become beautifully blurred. No matter if you are the kind of person who finds the topics of birth and death thrilling, terrifying or just not all that interesting Rachael and Elizabeth’s conversations with each other and with guests from all walks of life will draw you in and keep you coming back for more. No topic is off-limits and every episode will have you seeking and savoring the everyday opportunities to visit life’s thin places.

Episode Date
We're Still Here!
Mar 11, 2024
Where'd You Park Your Spaceship?: An Interplanetary Tale of Love, Loss, and Bread by Rob Bell
Oct 30, 2023
Trea Turner and The Rabbit Effect
Oct 16, 2023
Psychedeladoula: Nicki Cowan
Aug 28, 2023
Healing and Learning in the Desert with Kay Bruner
Aug 14, 2023
Neighbors With No Doors featuring Josiah Haken
Jul 17, 2023
Art, Music, and Light with Dan Martin and Michael Biello
Jul 03, 2023
Where Possibility Plays - Rachael's Year of Truly Living
Jun 19, 2023
Come on in, the water's fine! - Elizabeth's Year of Truly Living
Jun 19, 2023
Cheers to three years! Happy Third Anniversary Everyday Thin Places!
Jun 15, 2023
Special Episode: Philly Sports Fanaticism as a Thin Place featuring Erik Johanson
Feb 13, 2023
Happy (2nd) Birthday, Everyday Thin Places!
Jun 15, 2022
The Thin Places that Teachers Create
May 23, 2022
Unbelieve with Marla Taviano
May 09, 2022
Silence - Let's talk about it!
Apr 25, 2022
Silence as a Thin Place
Apr 11, 2022
Building a Blended Family featuring Angela Dobryznski
Mar 28, 2022
Advance
Mar 14, 2022
Retreat
Feb 28, 2022
Oruguitas y Mariposas
Feb 14, 2022
Your Chrysalis with Melissa Jill Clark
Jan 31, 2022
Stories for Community-building featuring Matt Gorkos
Jan 17, 2022
Happy Old Year, Happy New Year! (Again!)
Jan 03, 2022
Rachael's Recent Thin Places
Dec 27, 2021
Elizabeth's Latest Thin Places
Dec 20, 2021
Miniature Thin Places
Dec 13, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 29): Hanukkah featuring Dr. Liam Robins
Dec 06, 2021
Cycle of Lives featuring David Richman
Nov 29, 2021
Happy Thanksgiving (& Receiving)!
Nov 22, 2021
Generosity as a Thin Place
Nov 15, 2021
Nostalgia as a Thin Place
Nov 08, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 22) : Horror Films featuring Jennifer Moorman
Nov 01, 2021
Activism and Theology as Thin Places featuring Dr. Drew Hart
Oct 25, 2021
Curiosity as a Thin Place
Oct 18, 2021
Changing Your Mind with Halley Kim
Oct 11, 2021
The Joy of Pets
Oct 04, 2021
Truly Living with Autism featuring Eileen Shaklee
Sep 27, 2021
Building a Family Through Infertility with Tara McAlonan
Sep 20, 2021
Grief & Creativity
Sep 13, 2021
A New Season
Sep 06, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 21): Everything is Spiritual with Rob Bell
Aug 30, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 28): Deconstructing and Reimagining Advent with Kaitlin Shetler
Aug 23, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 11): Ritual
Aug 16, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 10): Pain
Aug 09, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 9): Fear
Aug 02, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 19) : Earth with Christa Barfield of Farmer Jawn Greenhouses
Jul 26, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 18) : Water with Keri McGinn of Halcyon Floats
Jul 19, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 17) : Fire with Ilyssa and Dave Kyu, editors of Campfire Stories: Tales from America's National Parks
Jul 12, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 16) : Air with Amy Wright Glenn
Jul 05, 2021
REPLAY (Episode 15) : 4 Elements
Jun 28, 2021
Buy us a coffee!
Jun 21, 2021
Happy Birthday, Everyday Thin Places!
Jun 14, 2021
Reiki Energy Healing with Zoe Archer
Jun 07, 2021
Cycles, Cicadas & Legacy
May 31, 2021
For the Birds
May 24, 2021
Black & White with Ben Wildflower
May 17, 2021
Finding Your Herd featuring Marla Taviano
May 10, 2021
Grief Dreams featuring Dr. Joshua Black
May 03, 2021
Becoming a Family Through Fostering featuring Kara Sansonetti
Apr 26, 2021
Blooming Into Spring
Apr 19, 2021
Detour Guides
Apr 12, 2021
Grief and Gratitude with Mari-Carmen Farmer
Apr 05, 2021
Letting Go and Leaning In with Paige Chapman of Mama's Wellness Joint
Mar 29, 2021
Candles for Calm featuring Paris Northcutt of Lady Cimonne Candle Co.
Mar 22, 2021
One Year In: You Are Not Alone
Mar 15, 2021
Words Create Worlds - The Power of Naming
Mar 08, 2021
Poet, Pastor, Peacemaker featuring Drew Jackson
Mar 01, 2021
Stars with Charlie McLoughlin
Feb 22, 2021
Down To Earth - Regenerative Organic Agriculture with Jeff Tkach of Rodale Institute
Feb 15, 2021
When a Lawyer Becomes a Doula with Cathy McCormick
Feb 08, 2021
Margins
Feb 01, 2021
"What's up with Elizabeth's Monthly Word Art?" : a mini episode!
Jan 25, 2021
Rachael and Elizabeth talk about what's in it for our child-free listeners: a mini episode!
Jan 18, 2021
We're hosting an imaginary dinner party!
Jan 11, 2021
The surprises of hosting Everyday Thin Places: a mini-episode!
Jan 04, 2021
Happy Old Year, Happy New Year
Dec 28, 2020
Embracing the Darkness
Dec 21, 2020
Hanukkah featuring Dr. Liam Robins
Dec 14, 2020
Deconstructing and Reimagining Advent with Kaitlin Shetler
Dec 07, 2020
Jewelry featuring Michelle Pajak-Reynolds
Nov 30, 2020
Bonus Episode: Black Dolls Matter featuring Mark Ruffin
Nov 27, 2020
Whatever happens, we'll get through it together with Kay Bruner
Nov 23, 2020
The Enneagram featuring Erin Sur
Nov 16, 2020
A Holocaust Survivor and a Rainbow Baby
Nov 09, 2020
Public Art and Getting Out The Vote with Conrad Benner
Nov 02, 2020
Bonus Episode - Special Election Edition featuring Tangle founder Issac Saul
Oct 30, 2020
Horror Films featuring Jennifer Moorman
Oct 26, 2020
Everything is Spiritual with Rob Bell
Oct 19, 2020
Birthing Your Stories with Halley Kim
Oct 12, 2020
Earth with Christa Barfield of Farmer Jawn Greenhouses
Oct 05, 2020
BONUS EPISODE: Surfing with Jeremy Avellino
Oct 03, 2020
Water with Keri McGinn of Halcyon Floats
Sep 28, 2020
Fire with Ilyssa and Dave Kyu, editors of Campfire Stories: Tales from America's National Parks
Sep 21, 2020
Air with Amy Wright Glenn
Sep 14, 2020
4 Elements
Sep 07, 2020
Queer Eye featuring Noah Hepler - Part Two
Aug 31, 2020
Queer Eye featuring Noah Hepler - Part One
Aug 24, 2020
Travel with Melody Boyd
Aug 17, 2020
Ritual
Aug 10, 2020
Pain
Aug 03, 2020
Fear
Jul 27, 2020
Can Facebook be a thin place?
Jul 20, 2020
Music Therapist featuring Heidi Lengel
Jul 13, 2020
Poet featuring Andrea Hope
Jul 06, 2020
Dancing Doula featuring Elizabeth Weinstein
Jun 29, 2020
Art Therapist featuring Dana Rummery
Jun 22, 2020
Bonus Episode: In case it needed to be said, BLACK LIVES MATTER
Jun 22, 2020
Doula featuring Elizabeth Varaso
Jun 17, 2020
Chaplain featuring Rachael Gallagher
Jun 16, 2020
"So what even is a thin place, anyway?"
Jun 15, 2020
Welcome to Everyday Thin Places
Jun 01, 2020