🧙🏻‍♀️ ANNOUNCING OCTOBER'S SPIRAL 🧙🏻‍♀️ (Erin Jean Warde)

🧙🏻‍♀️ ANNOUNCING OCTOBER’S SPIRAL 🧙🏻‍♀️

Hey y’all,

October is next week, if you can believe it! And for the month of October we will be exploring…

To honor all the autumnal energy of October, we’ll chaotically explore:

the history of the Salem Witch Trials
fun seasonal stuff more broadly (like movies, tv, etc.)
how “witch hunts” still happen today
… & more! (Send me any of your ideas as I’d love to incorporate your wisdom into the month.)

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You’ll receive reflections throughout the month of October on our topic. I’m excited to explore my trip to Salem in January & what I learned there, pop culture, & more! (THIS IS MY FAVORITE SEASON IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW, lol.)
The comments section is always open & I hope you’ll chime in! Hearing from y’all is the best part of being here. <3

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You’ll receive your “syllabus” with links to written texts, podcasts, movies & tv, and articles & resources next week to inspire you! This allows you to really dive deep into the spiral OR just pick a few points of interest to enjoy. (You can choose whichever level of engagement works best for you right now! That’s the point!)
I’ll post discussion prompts to dig deeper into the focus. Expect these to—like our topic!—range from being a fun celebration of the Halloween season to helping us reckon with injustice.
Early in October we’ll have our Highs & Lows processing call. This is a time to bring your chaos into community & receive support. <3
Near the end of the month, we’ll have an Autumn/Halloween Party to explore our topic! (I’ll share live call dates & times in your syllabus!)

If you’re currently a free subscriber & wanna join us for October’s syllabus, discussion, & live calls, we would love to have you. <3

I hope y’all are as excited as I am to explore some seasonally appropriate history, movies, resources, & more! Forever grateful for each of you.

With love & care,
EJW (your Chaos Chaplain <3)

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SOBER OCTOBER WITH SSFM

I would love for you to join me as I lead a Sober October group for the Stevenson School for Ministry!

Join the Rev. Erin Jean Warde in a 5-week study of her book, Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol. In this course, you’ll explore how alcohol affects us in mind, body, and soul, such that you will be encouraged to get prayerfully curious about how drinking shows up in your life, while trusting how the Spirit leads you into answering the question: How do I want to be in relationship with alcohol? This course will engage communal spiritual reflection and act as a support to those who are participating in "Sober October," those who are sober, and/or those who are questioning their drinking.

This book study will meet for one hour weekly on Zoom from October 1 to 29, 2 to 3 p.m. Eastern. I would love to welcome you to the group!

Coaching

If you’re moving into this fall semester and hoping to change your relationship with alcohol, I’d love to work with you as your recovery coach. This is for anyone who wants to change their relationship with alcohol, whether that’s cutting back, quitting completely, or maintaining sobriety.

Not wanting to focus specifically on alcohol, but want support finding positive coping tools? Feeling stuck in habits you’d like to change? I’d love to support you as you find great coping tools. <3

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Spiritual Direction

If you’re seeking long term spiritual support, I’d love to hold space for you as your spiritual director. Supporting people in their spiritual lives is one of the deep joys of my life. I have supported people spiritually through deconstruction, daily life, seminary, grief, the big questions of life, the ordination process, sobriety, and more. I’m also LGBTQIA+ inclusive. If you’re hoping for a companion along the way, I’d love to be a companion to you, as your spiritual director.