Episode 240: Pain Avoidant Weirdos

In which RJ, Sarah, and Dave talk almond moms, wellness curses, and theories of change. Also, Dave runs away from a German. Click here (https://mbird.com/shop/magazine/issue-22-sickness-health/) to order a copy of The Sickness & Health Issue of The Mockingbird. Click here (https://mbird.com/support/) to become a monthly supporter of Mockingbird (and receive a complimentary magazine subscription!). Click here (https://mbird.com/literature/the-2023-mockingbird-book-club/) for more information about the Mockingbird Virtual Book Club, including how to sign up. Click here (https://conference.mbird.com/) to pre-register for the 2023 Mbird NYC Conference (4/27-29). Click here (https://mbird.com/social-science/parenting/grace-for-almond-moms-like-me/) to read Sarah Condon's piece on Grace for (Almond) Moms Click here (https://mbird.com/the-magazine/the-wellness-journalism-guru/) to read the Mbird interview with Rina Raphael Click here (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/equity-language-guides-sierra-club-banned-words/673085/) to read "The Moral Case Against Equity Language" by George Packer in The Atlantic Simeon Zahl's essay on "The Cure of Souls: Theories of Change in Christian Ministry" is currently only available in The Sickness & Health Issue (https://mbird.com/shop/magazine/issue-22-sickness-health/) of The Mockingbird. But you can watch him deliver it as a conference talk here (https://vimeo.com/710521177). Click here (https://mbird.com/theology/wheres-the-next-brick/) to read Francis Spufford's piece for Mbird, "Where's the Next Brick?"