The In Pursuit Podcast
With Dion Garrett
A Podcast all about helping people that are in pursuit of a whole life. Looking to find all that God has for us.Click here to take the Whole Life Assessment
Episode 12
New Episode - Growth for a Lifetime
As we move through life, we gain a lot of answers, but some of us make a big mistake: We stop asking questions! Carole Stroud is an octogenarian who even in a senior living community, is still pursuing spiritual growth. This conversation will refresh your spirit and give you a picture of how beautiful a lifelong spiritual journey can be.
Links in this episode:
The Whole Life Assessment
Episode 11
New Episode - Cancer
40% of us can expect a cancer diagnosis in our lifetime. While it's the diagnosis no one wants, Beth Wilmes shares that sometimes it can be the best thing that ever happened to you. In this conversation we learn that although cancer changes you, it doesn't have to be as scary, or as lonely as you might think.
Links in this episode:
Faith through Fire (Beth's nonprofit)
Cancer Companions (Pathfinder Support Group)
Episode 10
New Episode - Solving the Halflife Crisis
In the U.S., retirement is the "happily ever after" we spend decades planning for, but what if our retirement dreams are more likely to become nightmares? Dr. Scott Morris (Director of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center at UMSL)is our guest, talking about his dramatic vocational pivot that will enable him to be happier, age better, and never really have to retire. It's never to early to start thinking about your future. PLUS there's some great conversation about the importance of the Next Generation!
Links in this episode:
Build the Life You Want (book)
From Strength to Strength (book)
The Whole Life Assessment
Episode 09
New Episode - Building Winning Teams
Zach Young is a Missouri High School Hall of Fame coach, leading teams to the state championships over a dozen times. He sits down with Dion to talk about what makes a winning team and how we can become better teammates.
Links in this episode:
The Whole Life Assessment
Episode 08
New Episode - Dichotomous Thinking
In a world of grays, what's the harm of seeing things as black and white? Isn't that exactly what the world needs people of faith to be? Dr. Amy Pfeiffer, drawing from her training as a psychologist and a theologian, joins Dion in this episode to reflect on how dichotomous thinking, while seen in some circles as orthodoxy, might be harmful to us mentally and spiritually.
Links in this episode:
Clarity Psychological Services
The Whole Life Assessment
Episode 07
New Episode - The Death of DEI?
In a dramatic rise and fall, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) went from being a top priority for every organization to being banished from all conversation--all in the span of less than a decade! Patricia Coleman joins Dion to share her experiences as a black, female, CEO, and to discuss DEI, not from a policy standpoint, but as fundamental Christian values.Links in this episode:Pat Coleman LLCOvercoming: Living Our Best Lives In Spite Of (Pat's Book) The Whole Life Assessment
Episode 06
Living the Fatherhood Dream
While other boys were dreaming about making it into the NBA, Dion's middle school dream was to be a dad. In this episode, Dion talks with Joe Kennedy, a guy who dreamed the dream of fatherhood from an even younger age. In this conversation, Dion and Joe talk about living the dream of getting to be dads to three kids. Find some perspective, a few parenting tips, and a lot of heart from this conversation around the importance and blessing of fatherhood.Links in this episode:
Whole Life Assessment
Episode 05
Becoming Your Best Self, Starting with Your Physical Self
The importance of physical health is no secret, what is lesser known is how getting healthy in one part of your life can have a cascading effect on other parts of life. Dion is joined by Courtney Gerding, owner of the CG Squad, who has dedicated her life to helping women get physically healthy. The unexpected twist was that the transformation didn't stop there.Links in this episode:
TheCGSquad
Whole Life Assessment
Episode 04
Healing the Mind
Every person's journey is unique. That's especially true with mental health. This week we get really personal with Dion and Jocelyn Garrett (husband and wife) sharing their journeys to heal the mind, chronicling the smorgasbord of tools they've used to heal, and learning that you can't heal the mind through just changing the mind.Links in this episode:
Self Compassion Dr. Kristin Neff
Whole Life Assessment
Episode 03
Don't Put Me in a Box (Discovering My Calling)
I am the most difficult person for me to know. That seems crazy since we live with ourselves every single day! Dion is joined by Heath Luehmann in this episode as they discuss big career changes, true purpose, and the benefit of assessments in knowing ourselves better (including exposure to Enneagram, DISC, MBTI, and Patrick Lencioni's Working Genius).Links in this episode:
The Road Back to You
The Working Genius
Luehmann Growth
Whole Life Assessment
Episode 02
We Did Something Crazy: Incremental vs Sweeping Changes
In pursuit of a whole life, is it enough to make incremental changes, or does the pursuit of a truly healthy life require something bigger of us? Join Dion in a conversation with Shawn and Coreen, who did something crazy (and awesome) to try to get their out-of-balance lives back on track. Join us as we discuss the darkside of "dream jobs," prioritizing your values, and the benefits of incremental and sweeping changes.Links in this episode:
The Mom Co
Whole Life Assessment
Episode 01
The Soul of Shame
While best selling author Brene Brown made the topic of shame famous, few of us realize how pervasive it is in our lives. In this episode, Dion is joined by Bryan, an educator, and theologian as they discuss shame's role in a person's life, the theological perspective of shame as "anti-creation," all guided by Dr. Curt Thompson's book, "The Soul of Shame"Links in this episode:
The Soul of Shame
Whole Life Assessment