A quick reminder: This is season two of the Human Together podcast, and we are taking a deep-dive into the topic of belonging. You can subscribe and listen here on Substack as well as on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Episodes release weekly.
About the Episode
Sarah is joined by Jenai Auman to talk about our human tendency to lean toward sameness and distance ourselves from people who are different. Jenai shares her own experience of being “othered” and how placing people into us versus them categories can be so damaging to not only our worth but also how we relate. Together, they explore how we can move toward a wider, more welcoming way.
Episode Notes
The Way of Belonging: Reimagining Who We Are and How We Relate by Sarah E. Westfall
Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized by Jenai Auman
Golden Girls
Festival of Faith & Writing
Connect with Jenai
Substack: Othered by
Book: Othered: Finding Belonging with the God Who Pursues the Hurt, Harmed, and Marginalized
Instagram: @jenaiauman
Threads: @jenaiauman
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The Human Together podcast is hosted by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. The theme music is “Sit with Me,” written and performed by Sarah Scharbrough.
S2, E6: Beyond Othering with Jenai Auman