How to Recognize God's Voice: Growing in Discernment Through the Holy Spirit (Unhurried Favorite with Tyler Staton)

What if the Holy Spirit is not distant or confusing—but closer than you think?   In this replay episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Alan Fadling sits down with pastor and author Tyler Staton to explore what it means to grow in discernment and recognize God’s voice through the presence of the…

Finding Your Voice Without Feeling Selfish (Dr. Alison Cook)

What does it really mean to become the best version of yourself in God?   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Gem Fadling sits down with therapist and bestselling author Dr. Alison Cook to talk about Christian boundaries, finding your voice, healing trauma, and facing emotional pain …

The Formation of a Leader Who Lasts

It’s one thing to understand the kind of leadership that helps people flourish. It’s another thing to sustain it—especially over time.   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Alan Fadling continues his reflections on Wendell Berry’s wisdom, turning from the life we cultivate in leaders…

Aging Well: An Intentional Vision for the Next Decade

What does it mean to enter the final third of life with intention?   In this reflective episode, Gem shares about a personal season of reset as she approaches sixty. Through the lens of Christian spiritual formation, she explores four guiding words for her next decade: freedom, meaningful work, r…

When God Seems Distant (Kyle Strobel)

What do we do when God no longer feels as close as He used to feel? Many sincere believers experience seasons when prayer feels empty, Scripture feels quiet, and God seems strangely absent. For leaders especially, those seasons can feel confusing, discouraging, and even shameful. In this episode …

When Your Faith Feels Dry (And How God Meets You There) w/ Tish Harrison Warren

What do you do when your faith feels dry and your prayers feel empty?   In this episode, Gem Fadling sits down with author and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren to explore the reality of spiritual dryness, burnout, and what the Christian tradition calls “aridity.” Drawing from her book, What G…

Tending the Life Beneath Your Leadership

Much of what we long to see in leadership—trust, depth, resilience, and lasting fruit—simply does not grow well in a hurry.   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Alan Fadling reflects on insights from Wendell Berry to explore a different way of leading. Instead of pushing for results…

Sustainable Spiritual Influence: Reservoir Leadership

What if sustainable leadership begins not with strategy but with fullness?   In this episode, Gem Fadling reflects on Bernard of Clairvaux’s image of the reservoir and contrasts it with the canal model of leadership. Looking at the example of Jesus, who often withdrew to pray despite growing dema…

Your Desires Are Trying to Tell You Something (with Jay Stringer)

Many of us have learned to live at odds with our own desires. Some of us follow them wherever they lead. Others try to suppress or manage them. Either way, desire can begin to feel like something we don’t quite trust.   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Alan Fadling sits down with …

What Prison Ministry Teaches Us About God (Heather Rice-Minus)

In this episode, Gem sits down with Heather Rice-Minus, President and CEO of Prison Fellowship, to explore what it means to follow Jesus in places that are complex, urgent, and often overlooked.   Heather shares how her calling into justice and prison ministry unfolded, from advocacy work that he…