Together
Together equips us to overcome loneliness. Learn to identify what gets in the way of real community, how to develop and deepen true friendships, and discover a place of true belonging. Hosted by Author, Pastor, and Communicator Jack Eason. Together is part of the Bridge Podcast Network.
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Episodes
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Together with Gary Robbins
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Gary Robbins is a science and technology writer for The San Diego Union-Tribune. As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) started to spread through the United States, Gary took a closer look at the impact on University and College students.
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Together with Drew Hunter
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
How many friends do you have? My Facebook page says over 3000. But those aren’t really friends. I’ve never wanted fewer friendships, at least fewer REAL friendships. But that’s difficult in today’s world. And yet we were made for friendship.
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Together with Jack Eason
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
As a world, we are going crazy! What is going on out there? While we are ALL trapped inside, I want to give you an update that should help you deal with isolation and loneliness.As we fight the epidemic of loneliness,
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Together with Pastor Jared Morey
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Some people talk about the problems in a community, some people are very aware of them. And some people choose to do something about them. Jerad Morey is one of those people.A pastor in Northfield, Minnesota,
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Together with Nicole Phillips
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack speaks with Nicole Phillips – a published author and public speaker who is tackling the lack of kindness in the world. She reveals the studies done on ‘anger pathways’ which light up on brain scans. And methods we can use to retrain our brain to r...
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Together with Rashawn Copeland
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Rashawn Copeland is a minister who writes and a writer who preaches! He understands we are, at times, the most connected generation, and yet we all still struggle with being disconnected.At one time, Rashawn was a ‘hype-man’ in LA who revved up crowds ...
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Together with Will Wright
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Will Wright is CEO of a health coaching company which discovered the epidemic of loneliness before many others. “The biggest problem is the feeling of isolation you get when you don’t buy into what you’re doing or the culture,
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Together with Timothy Eldred
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Timothy Eldred released his book ‘Alone Sucks’ to the world in 2017. Timothy is a seasoned pastor, author, speaker, and unrelenting voice for releasing people’s potential with a reputation for challenging the status quo. He speaks, teaches,
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Together with Dr. Patricia A. Farrell
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Dr. Patricia A. Farrell joins Jack Eason to discuss the prevalence of loneliness among the young, middle aged, and elderly.As well as our tendency to avoid social interaction to our detriment. Her recommendations for breaking the cycle of loneliness in...
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Together with Pastor Dave Thomas
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
The reality is, as a community – especially as a body of believers – one of the awesome benefits about doing life together is the incredible gift of worship.I recently had the privilege to pinch-hit as a worship leader for a pastor friend of mine in Kn...
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Together with Julie Jargon
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Julie Jargon is the Family & Tech columnist at The Wall Street Journal, writing weekly about the impact of technology on family life. During her years as a beat reporter, she covered restaurant and food companies such as Starbucks, McDonald's,
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Together with John-Manuel Andriote
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
John-Manuel Andriote is an award-winning author, journalist, speaker, and communication consultant. Since 1983, he has written about health medicine and popular culture for The Washington Post and other newspapers and magazines.
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Together with Andrew Steptoe
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Together, Jack Eason and Andrew Steptoe look at how psychological experiences can influence health. Steptoe notes that social relationships are a very important part of people's overall experience. Understanding how those thing effect health have been ...
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Together with Mark Weible
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Mark Weible and Jack Eason discuss the purpose and methods of expanding the church. Not just into the mission field by taking the gospel to the unreached, as most would think. But more importantly to expand the existing church by branching out to plant...
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Together with Lauren Mapp
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Lauren Mapp, the award-winning journalist in San Diego, CA, joins Jack Eason to discuss navigating the loneliness of the elderly during the coronavirus global pandemic. She details steps San Diego County took to keep in touch with seniors at this time ...
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Together with Dr. Maria Loades
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack Eason takes time to speak with Dr. Maria Loades, who focuses on young people’s mental health. While her attention was not centered on loneliness when the COVID-19 pandemic started, after the quarantine measures started,
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Together with Ainsley Hawthorn
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack Eason speaks with Ainsley Hawthorn, PhD about an article she wrote about what she recognized in her friends living through the global pandemic. The shocking realization was that social isolation was already entrenched in our society long before th...
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Together with Schylar Fields
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack Eason speaks with Schylar Fields, a pastor in Kentucky, who has seen major changes in the life of his church as a result of coronavirus. One of the main impacts has been an increase in loneliness.Schylar Fields is a native of southern Ohio and hol...
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Together with Judith Smith
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack speaks with Judith Smith, Assistant Dean of the Undergraduate Nursing Program at Goldfarb School of Nursing. Loneliness is of significant concern for older adults. With old age come multiple losses that compound over time.
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Together with Varun Soni
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Varun Soni joins Jack Eason for a discussion of loneliness. Specifically among college students - a group most people would not consider being lonely.Varun Soni is the Dean of Religious Life at the University of Southern California.
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Together with Shane Pruitt
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack Eason welcomes Shane Pruitt to discuss loneliness among Gen Z and Millennials.Shane serves as the National Next Gen Evangelism Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He lives in Rockwall, TX with his large family.
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Together with Dr. Margaret Paul
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Dr. Paul is the author/co-author of several best-selling books, including Do I Have To Give Up Me to Be Loved By You?, Inner Bonding, Healing Your Aloneness, The Healing Your Aloneness Workbook, Do I Have To Give Up Me to Be Loved By My Kids?,
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Together with Lucas Livingston
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Lucas Livingston is the Assistant Director of Accessibility and Lifelong Learning at The Art Institute of Chicago. He is a nationally recognized leader concerning the intersections of the arts, museums, cultural accessibility, health, wellness,
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Together with Jason Jimenez
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack Eason welcomes Jason Jimenez to the podcast for a further examination of loneliness in our society. During the global pandemic, congregations and public gatherings have been curtailed. The distance being forced between loved ones, church members,
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Together with Heather Nelson
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Heather Nelson, Research Chair at Saskatchewan Polytechnic is Jack Eason's guest this episode of the podcast. She guessed that COVID-19 would have a potent impact in exacerbating loneliness and isolation in seniors and decided to study those effects.
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Together with Karestan Koenen
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Jack Eason speaks with Karestan Koenen, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, about loneliness and public health.Dr. Koenen's research focus is three-fold. First,
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Together with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
In this episode, Jack has a conversation with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University. She is a loneliness and social isolation expert whose research focuses on the long-term health effects of s...
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Together with Ziggi Santini
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Ziggi Santini tells Jack Eason about the Act-Belong-Commit framework for mental health promotion.Ziggi Santini currently works at the Danish National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark.
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Together with Ali Pattillo
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Ali is a health and science reporter based in New York City. Previously, Ali covered health at CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School in 2019 and Dartmouth College in 2017.
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Together with Attaboy
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Attaboy’s Ryan Payne joins Jack Eason to talk about the epidemic of loneliness among young people in our culture.Their song ‘Disappearing’ gives voice to that feeling and experience in a way that anyone who has ever felt lonely can connect with the song.
