Upside Down Podcast

How do you honor the ways in which you’ve grown while having grace for your past self? Lindsy Wallace interviews Kayla Craig, the “Day One” of the Upside Down Podcast, along with fellow co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Alissa Molina for our final episode. In this episode, we: Join us for the very last episode of our little podcast that could! Let us know what one word would describe your journey with this community. Thank you so much for being a part of the conversation all these years. News, Notes, and Links: Instagramthe podcastTo Light Their Way visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceSupport the Show.

What happens when you step into your truest self? Kayla Craig interviews fellow Upside Down Podcast host Patricia (aka Patty) Taylor with Alissa Molina and Lindsy Wallace in our second-to-the-last episode. In this episode, we: Join us for our last couple of episodes and hear insights and stories from our hosts that you don’t get from our regular episodes or social media. News, Notes, and Links: The Enneagram For Justice SeekersThe Gender & Ethnicity of God with Dr. Christena ClevelandNative with Kaitlin CurticeMaternal Justice with Cessilye Smith visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceSupport the Show.

How does being in an ecumenical space expand and enrich our spiritual lives, within and beyond the walls of the church? Patricia Taylor, along with Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace, put Upside Down Podcast co-host Alissa Molina in the hot seat in the second of our final four episodes. In this episode, we: Join us for our remaining episodes to hear more from our hosts and learn about their journey over the years with the Upside Down Podcast. We’re so grateful to have you along. News, Notes, and Links: From Here visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceSupport the Show.

What happens when our view of God becomes more expansive, and what does it reveal to us about ourselves and others? Lindsy Wallace is the first Upside Down Podcast host in the hot seat, as she’s interviewed by fellow co-hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Kayla Craig. In this episode, we: Join us for part one of four episodes in which we interview each host, sharing personal stories, reflections, and responses to an array of rapid-fire questions as we wind down The Upside Down Podcast. News, Notes, and Links: Mary GrahamFind it here visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceSupport the Show.

We’ve got a special announcement to share. Co-hosts Kayla Craig, Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Patricia Taylor come together to bring you an important update about the future of the Upside Down Podcast. News, Notes, and Links: visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceSupport the Show.

What does hope mean to you, and how do you practice it? Lindsy Wallace talks with award-winning musician, writer, and activist Andre Henry about sustaining hope, translating it into action, and how art can help dismantle empires. In this episode, we: Join us in this rich conversation as we dive into how hope is more than optimism: it’s about imagining and creating a better world and writing history. Let us know what you think and what hopeful action you can take in your own communities. News, Notes, and Links: webInstagramTwitterFacebookSoundCloudherehereErica Chenoweth, Ph.D. visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

How do we know when we are in a space of true belonging, where our whole person can be welcome, present, and safe? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor, Kayla Craig, and Lindsy Wallace talk with writer, liturgist, and speaker Cole Arthur Riley about freedom and belonging—the good and the bad kind. In this episode, we: Join us in this conversation about finding belonging and the community that comes with it. We hope it gives you more language for your journey and imagination for what could be. News, Notes, and Links: her websiteInstagramTwitterFacebookThis Here FleshBeloved visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

It’s our 100th episode! Co-hosts Kayla Craig, Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Lindsy Wallace celebrate this milestone by looking back on where they’ve been, what they’ve learned, and what they hope for this little podcast that could and the community that’s grown from it. In this episode, we: Thank you so much for being a part of this space, whether you’ve been a longtime listener or you’re just joining us. We’re honored you’re here. News, Notes, and Links: visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

How do you break up with American Christianity and meaningfully make space for those in deconstruction? Co-hosts Alissa Molina, Patricia Taylor, and Kayla Craig talk with Jonny Craig, Kayla’s husband, our podcast editor, and the host of The Digital Community—an online space for sharing questions, doubts, and wonderings about God and culture. In this episode, we: Join us for this conversation about finding and holding space for deconstructing and dismantling. Our hope is that you come away encouraged to persist in unlearning and learning, wherever you are. News, Notes, and Links: websiteInstagrampodcasthere visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

Have you ever considered just how paradigm-shifting grace is? Co-hosts Kayla Craig and Lindsy Wallace have a conversation with New York Times bestselling author, USA Today columnist, and CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers about her new book, Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts. Together, they talk about what grace is—and what it isn’t—and what it can do. In this episode, we: Join us for this conversation about the practice of grace and how it can move us toward wholeness and a more just society. We hope it encourages you to live into it more fully and deeply. News, Notes, and Links: FacebookInstagramTwitterSaving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

How do we talk with young people about fighting racism when we’re struggling with it ourselves? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor, Lindsy Wallace, and Kayla Craig talk with Dr. Jemar Tisby—the founder of The Witness, Inc., cohost of the Pass the Mic podcast, and a New York Times bestselling author—about the need to normalize having conversations about racial justice with the young people in our lives. In this episode, we: Join us for this inspiring discussion about fighting racism by raising up the next generation of justice seekers. We invite you to share your thoughts with us on Instagram and in our Facebook group! News, Notes, and Links: InstagramTwitterFacebookSubstackHow to Fight Racism Young Reader’s Edition: A Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

Have you ever considered that Jesus is who he is because of a woman? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Kayla Craig talk with writer Kat Armas about this bigger, expansive, abuelita faith—one that persists, resists, and survives. In this episode, we: Join us for this stirring conversation about what a lived theology looks like from the perspective of being a woman. We hope that it enriches your experience of the Advent season. News, Notes, and Links: her websiteInstagramTwitterher podcastherehere visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

How do we navigate grief ourselves and with others? Co-hosts Patricia Taylor and Alissa Molina have a conversation with J.S. Park, who is a teaching pastor, writer, and interfaith hospital chaplain about persisting through grief and the ministry of presence. In this episode, we: Join us for this rich conversation about the experience of grief and how we can grieve well, for the sake of ourselves and others. We hope you find permission and safety to grieve, whatever you’re going through. News, Notes, and Links: InstagramTwitterhis bookthis Instagram post visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

How do you live an open-handed life while protecting your peace? Co-hosts Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Kayla Craig explore the topic of boundaries: what they mean and why they’re crucial in our lives, relationships, and the spaces we exist in. In this episode, we: Join us as we dig into why we need boundaries and process out loud what this looks like in our lives. We hope this episode encourages you to check in with yourself. Feel free to share your thoughts on this episode with our community on social media! News, Notes, and Links: three ways to set boundariesthis succinct explainerthis Healthline article visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

What’s missing when we fail to see the fullness of humanity in the disabled community? In this episode, co-hosts Lindsy Wallace and Kayla Craig talk with Dr. Amy Kenny about persisting in disability, healing versus fixing, and much more. In this episode, we: My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the ChurchJoin us for this stirring conversation about how we typically view disability and what we might experience instead when we trade in that story for a truer, fuller one. News, Notes, and Links: The AudacityWe are not shadows Sojourners, Freedom Road podcast visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

What is our first inclination when we hear or see something that stretches the way we see things? Do we reach for fear? Do we shut down? Or do we remain curious, asking ourselves questions about our thinking? In this episode, Alissa Molina and Lindsy Wallace interview former co-host Shannon Evans about her recent book release, Rewilding Motherhood: Your Path to an Empowered Feminine Spirituality. In this episode we: “I wonder what would happen if we digested these questions as a form of instruction for our own spiritual lives? What if we took our theological views or our political and social views and held them up under the microscope of our children’s inquisitiveness? What might change, evolve or broaden if we began pelting previously unquestioned beliefs with questions for the first time?" (Rewilding Motherhood) News, Notes, and Links: hereInstagramnewsletterTheology of the Womb: Knowing God Through the Body of a WomanBody of StarshereupsidedownpodcastSupport the Show.

What comes to mind when you think of prayer? In this episode, Patricia Taylor, Alissa Molina, and Lindsy Wallace interview co-host Kayla Craig about her upcoming book, To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers & Liturgies for Parents, and expanding our idea of prayer. In this episode, we: Join us as we talk about Kayla’s journey of putting together her book. We can’t recommend it enough to anyone with children in their lives: caregivers, educators, and so on. News, Notes, and Links: To Light Their Way: A Collection of Prayers & Liturgies for ParentsAmazonSoul Book Nookspecial previewa collection of free giftsBe sure to add Kayla’s book to your lists and leave a reviewLiturgies for ParentsKaylahereBlack Liturgies visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

What does it mean to persist these days, and what do we desire to persist toward? Co-hosts Lindy Wallace, Kayla Craig, Alissa Molina, and Patricia Taylor kick off our sixth season with a conversation about the long game of persistence and why we’re still here. In this episode, we: Join us as we launch Season 6 with the theme of persistence. Our hope is that you come away inspired to go with intention and take heart that to persist is to imagine something beautifully just and whole for everyone. News, Notes, and Links: Instagram visit us Upside Down Podcast.Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

What brings you rest? Is it something that’s easy for you to embrace, or do you find yourself struggling with it? Co-hosts Kayla Craig, Alissa Molina, and Patricia Taylor talk about the need for rest—to nourish ourselves and to love one another—in our final episode of the season. In this episode, we: andJoin us as we conclude our fifth season with this conversation about the necessity of rest. We hope it speaks to you and encourages you to regard this act as loving and essential to the well-being of yourself and those around you. News, Notes, and Links: Rhythms of Rest: Finding the Spirit of Sabbath in a Busy World visit us Upside Down Podcast. Instagram@patricia_a_taylor@kayla_craig@from_here_sessions@lindsy.wallaceJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.

How do you begin to reconnect with your community after over a year of wading through the collective heaviness of a global pandemic? Co-hosts Lindsy Wallace, Alissa Molina, and Kayla Craig gather to connect and reflect on where we are and where we’ve been. In this episode, we: reallyJoin us for this honest conversation as we do some processing of the past year together. Our hope is that as we model connection together, you’ll be encouraged to pursue connection in your own life as well. News, Notes, and Links: Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur RileyUndrowned By Alexis Pauline GumbsHere for It: Or, How to Save Your Soul in America; Essays By R. Eric Thomas visit us Upside Down Podcast. InstagramJoin the Upside Down Together listener group on Facebook!Support the Show.