How is it possible for us to be both hungry and happy, and what does it have to do with the Gospel?

In a recent episode of the Bible Project Podcast, Tim and Jon discussed a familiar passage in the Gospel of Matthew that drew my attention — mainly because my understanding of it differs slightly from theirs. I want to share with you my perspective on this section of the Beatitudes and explain why it is important to understand that Jesus is not using a metaphor when He says, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be satisfied.”

I hope you are served by this episode. If so, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

Be sure to check out all the the Bible Project are creating by visiting https://bibleproject.com

— Connect with me —

Visit my website

Book me to speak at your event

Follow me on Instagram

Email me

— Chapters —

0:00 Intro

1:18 Theme

1:53 Tim Mackey made a logical presumption

6:30 In must be a metaphor… right?

7:33 Understand hunger

10:47 Understand righteousness

13:34 The gospel of connection

15:35 God’s story of reimagining our hunger

17:22 Applications

19:39 Final thoughts

If you’ve ever had a child spin out of control over something seemingly small and insignificant, then you know what it’s like to live in the Distress Cycle.

In this installment of the Hunger for Connection, we continue to dig into the meaning of hunger, how it relates to how our children relate to the world around them, and how understanding the Distress Cycle can help us as foster and adoptive caregivers to see our children differently.

In the process, you and I will also begin to come to terms with our own tendancies to get caught in the Distress Cycle and how to avoid it.

I hope you are served by this episode. If so, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

— Connect with me —

Visit my website

Book me to speak at your event

Follow me on Instagram

Email me

— Chapters —

0:00 Intro

1:29 Theme

2:03 Thanks & leave a review!

3:30 Review of the 4 D’s and the cyclical nature of hunger

5:23 Returning to infancy and distress

7:54 The cycle intensifies

12:35 Your distress cycle

15:13 Your child can’t feed you

18:09 Find the comfort to escape your distress cycle

21:09 Closing thoughts

At the intersection of interpersonal neurogastronomy and child development is an insightful truth: none of us were born understanding hunger.

That’s not to say we weren’t born hungry or for the capacity to be hungry; hunger is more than simply the discomfort it causes us. In order for hunger to do its job, understanding must be developed — a set of neurological connections formed in relationship that allow us to recognize hunger for what it is and be able to discern how to satisfy it.

This perspective holds powerful lessons for those of us who are trying to help kids from hard places to contextualize the discomforts they are feeling in their bodies — whether by the hunger for food or by the Hunger for Connection.

I hope you are served by this episode. If so, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

Click here to check out the book Neurogastronomy by Gordon Shepherd!

— Connect with me —

Visit my website

Book me to speak at your event

Follow me on Instagram

Email me

— Chapters —

0:00 Intro

0:33 Theme

1:09 A review of neuroplasticity

2:28 Discomfort without context

5:05 The power of feeding and being fed

8:46 The important role of feeding in contextualizing feelings

10:46 Kids need help contextualizing their feelings

13:56 Struggling to connect with a disconnected child

14:51 The context of your own discomfort

17:02 Closing thoughts

The first lesson I learned when I began to study the realm of interpersonal neurogastronomy is this: food has no flavor.

You may not realize how important this distinction is to understanding our relationship with food, but after listening to this episode of the podcast you’ll also see how much an impact this change in perspective can have on caring for children from hard places.

I hope you are served by this episode. If so, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

Click here to check out the book Neurogastronomy by Gordon Shepherd!

— Connect with me —

Visit my website

Book me to speak at your event

Follow me on Instagram

Email me

— Chapters —

0:00 Intro

1:17 Theme

1:53 Red-pilled by Neurogastronomy

4:21 No flavor?

8:04 Flavor factor 1: Hard wiring

9:43 Flavor factor 2: Soft wiring

10:43 Flavor factor 3: Situation / emotional state

12:08 All brains are not the same

16:47 The flavor of trauma

21:45 Closing thoughts

This radically new perspective on trauma-informed care -- one that is also informed by the emerging field of interpersonal neurogastronomy -- was born out of a time of deep personal sadness and the discovery of my own Hunger for Connection.

I hope you are served by this episode. If so, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

For more about TBRI, visit the Karyn Purvis Institute for Child Development at TCU or listen to the TBRI Podcast.

— Connect with me —

Visit my website

Book me to speak at your event

Follow me on Instagram

— Chapters —

0:00 Intro

0:49 Theme

1:24 Bumpy beginnings

5:52 Covid changed everything

8:04 We began to change

12:07 The encounter in the kitchen

15:30 Changing perspective

22:51 closing thoughts

In this first episode of the Hunger for Connection, you'll learn about the drive for peace that lives within every one of us and how it impacts the way we show up in relationship to one another.

You will see how understanding the pursuit of peace as a type of hunger can help you in your pursuit of peace when it comes to caring for children from hard places -- those placed into our homes through foster care or adoption.

I hope you are served by this episode. If so, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with a friend.

For more from Dr. Curt Thompson, check out the Center for Being Known or listen to the Being Known Podcast. You can also find his book recommendation on my website.

— Connect with me —

Visit my website

Book me to speak at your event

Follow me on Instagram

— Chapters —

0:00 Intro

0:46 Theme

1:21 The pursuit of peace

3:22 the 4 realms of relationships

6:24 the reality of connection

8:07 why we pursue peace

11:41 how we pursue peace

13:29 hunger & the pursuit of peace

18:39 why language matters and how the language of hunger can create lasting change

22:51 closing thoughts

After hitting that subscribe button, please leave a review wherever you are listing and let me know what you are most looking forward to learning from this podcast. I’d love to know how I can serve you.

Learn more about my speaking ministry and how to equip yourself, your church, organization, or ministry by visiting chefkibby.com