Allender Methodology
The blog is a collection of stories, reflections, and resources that explore the intersection of faith, mental health, and culture.
How To Engage Your Story In A Way That Brings Healing
Cathy Loerzel joins me to talk about how to engage your family of origin story in a way that brings healing to your brain. We examine three byproducts of trauma...
Story Sage, Part Three
This week on the podcast, Dan concludes his conversation with Cathy Loerzel, Executive Director, and Rachael Clinton, Assistant Director of Program Development and Admissions, about the art of meaningful conversations...
Calling & Character: Queen and King Archetype
In their final conversation about archetypes within the kingdom of God, Dan, Cathy, and Rachael unpack what it means to be a widow or widower, and how one can become...
Story Sage, Part One
This week on the podcast, Dan is joined by Cathy Loerzel, Executive Director, and Rachael Clinton, Assistant Director of Program Development and Admissions, to explore the art of having deep,...
Conflict in Relationships
There is no doubt that we are living in a time that heightens levels of conflict and contention in our relationships. Having just finished a one-day conference on this topic,...
Engaging Another Person’s Story: Why It's Important and How To Do It
Effective story engagement is not a magical skill that some people have and some people don’t. It can be learned. Today we give a preview of some of the principles...
Calling & Character: Prophet Archetype
Continuing a conversation about what it means to live out the character of God in the context of the kingdom of God, Dan, Cathy, and Rachael engage the archetypes of...
Connection in Relationships
Picking up their conversation from last week, Dan and Cathy turn their attention to uncovering the roots of conflict in relationships and how we can move towards true connection.
Trauma and Memory in The Tale, Part Two
This week, Dan continues his conversation with Cathy Loerzel, Executive Vice President, about The Tale, Jennifer Fox’s powerful, devastating film that is available to stream on HBO or Amazon. Cathy...
Why Do We Need Story Work?
Why Do We Need Story Work?
How Story Work Can Heal the Heart
Today we talk about Story Work from her upcoming book release with renowned psychologist Dr. Dan Allender called Redeeming Heartache: How Past Suffering Reveals Our True Calling. In my opinion,...
Story Sage, Part Two
This week on the podcast, Dan continues his conversation with Cathy Loerzel, Executive Director, and Rachael Clinton, Assistant Director of Program Development and Admissions, continue their conversation about what it...
Calling & Character: Priest Archetype
This week, Dan, Rachael, and Cathy take a deep dive into and further reflect on the archetype of priest. What is required for a priest to grow in their ability...
Trauma and Memory in The Tale, Part One
This week, Dan is joined by Cathy Loerzel, Executive Vice President, for a conversation about The Tale—a beautiful, harrowing new film by Jennifer Fox about childhood sexual abuse. Cathy shares...