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Scott Stoner
May 7, 2023

Episode 25: "Letting Go as a Way to Practice Resurrection"

Scott Stoner
May 7, 2023

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In this episode, Scott talks about moving to a new town and joining a new church and all the opportunities this provides for him to practice letting go. In order to make room for new life, we have first to be willing to let go of the old.

Newer PostEpisode 26: "Less is More"
Older PostEpisode 24: "Practicing Resurrection by Practicing Listening"

ABOUT THE HOST

The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, LMFT,  has been a clergy person and family therapist for over forty years in Chicago and now in Madison and Milwaukee, WI. His focus is working with individuals, couples, men, and families. He is the co-director, with his wife, Holly Hughes Stoner, of the Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation, and together they have created the Wellness Compass Initiative. The foundation’s focus is creating preventative wellness materials for adults, families, and teens. Scott is also the creator of the national Living Compass Wellness Initiative.  Scott lives in Wisconsin, with Holly, and also has three grown children and two grandsons.

Holly and Scott are hosts of the Wellness Compass Podcast, which you can find in your favorite podcast app and also at www.wellnesscompass.org/podcast.

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