Welcome to the resource page, prepared specifically for the students at Xplore.

Week 6

The pdf of the slides from March 18 class are here.

To see a sermon Carolyn gave on gathering after returning from Zimbabwe that spoke about Ubuntu, please scroll down just below  the notes on Week 1.

Carolyn read from Ecclesiastes 4.

Week 5

The pdf of the slides from March 18 class are here.

Carolyn read Ephesians 4 from The Message today

Jonathan Haidt writes The book, The Anxious Generation, an evidence based book looking at the effects of the current trends of childhood and how it is rewiring brains. It is very helpful to understand how all of our lives have changed very quickly over the last 15 years.

Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam is an important work that has stood the test of time–and  now has a new edition with a chapter on the impact of social media and the internet.

Week 4

The pdf of the slides from March 11 class are here.

Carolyn just completed a course:  “Guard to Guide: Transform your loneliness from guard dog to guide dog”. It looks at the “pro-symptom” position concept that we looked at week 3. It will eventually be available as a mini course for $23.00 but the introductory price is $7.00 (or more–it’s a “pay what you want” course) If you want to spend more time with the concepts of week 3, check it out!

Carolyn read from Mark 12 (The Message)

Carolyn referred to several thought leaders to develop emotional literacy:

Susan David wrote a book on Emotional Agility, and she gave a helpful TED talk as well.

Brené Brown writes a book Atlas of the Heart that explains emotions for those that are trying to increase their emotional vocabulary.

Dr. Marc Brackett write a book Permission to Feel which has a 5 step program to be mindful of emotion which I find really helpful. There are lots of videos and podcasts he is on. I remember listening to the one on Unlocking us with Brené Brown.

To learn more about self-compassion and understand your ability to practice self compassion through an assessment, check out Kristin Neff’s website, self-compassion.org

Week 3

The PDF of the slides from March 4 class are here.

Carolyn read from Romans 7.

You can read more about “the Prosymptom position” here.

Week 2:

The pdf of the slides from February 25th class are here.

Carolyn read from 1 Corinthians 12, The Message  to open class.

Carolyn referred to Dr. Julianna Schroeder’s research which she explained in a TEDx talk which you can view.

Week 1:

The pdf of the slides from February 18 class are here.

Can I invite you to consider completing the UCLA Loneliness Course, Version 3? It consists of 20 questions and you receive the results online without giving your email address. I’m going to suggest that you take it today, and record your results. 

To learn more about the psychological distancing feeling of shame, take a look at Dr. Brené Brown’s TED talk, Listening to Shame.