A Sabbath Summer, Part 1: Anticipating Rest

The Allender Center Podcast

The Allender Center

Psychology, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Christianity, Trauma, Health & Fitness, Theology

4.6 • 628 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

What if Sabbath isn’t just a day on your calendar—but a mindset you carry with you into every part of your life?

In the first bite-sized episode of our 3-part summer series, Dr. Dan Allender and Rachael Clinton Chen invite us to anticipate rest and play, not just plan for it.

They explore how Sabbath can be more than a scheduled pause—it can be a rhythm woven into your days, your relationships, even a quiet afternoon on the porch.

Can you give yourself permission to imagine delight this summer—without immediately turning it into a to-do list? And how do we hold space for the parts of us that know disappointment, that fear the desire might not be fulfilled?

This episode is an invitation to lean into your summer not with pragmatism, but with anticipation—allowing hope, imagination, and Sabbath delight to shape what’s possible.

Whether you're planning a vacation, navigating a full house, or just trying to find 30 minutes of quiet—we hope this 3-part series will encourage you to pause, reflect, and imagine a new way of being present.

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0:00.0	You don't have to look far to see it.
0:07.6	Heartache is everywhere.
0:09.9	In your workplace, in your community, and with the people you love.
0:14.7	There's a quiet but steady weight of trauma, grief, and untold stories.
0:20.7	And if you're someone others turn to, someone who listens, holds space, and shows up,
0:27.1	then you've probably felt the limits of what you can carry on your own.
0:31.5	That's where narrative-focused trauma care comes in.
0:34.7	This training from the Allender Center is designed to equip you to engage the
0:39.1	effects of trauma with wisdom and compassion. Starting with narrative-focused trauma level one,
0:45.6	you'll receive rich teaching that explores trauma, identity, shame, attachment, and family of origin,
0:53.6	integrating psychological insight with a theological
0:56.6	understanding of God's redeeming work in our lives. But what makes this training truly transformative
1:03.6	is your small facilitator-led story group. These groups are where concepts become personal.
1:10.4	It's where you begin to see how your own
1:12.6	story connects to the kind of healing and care you want to offer others. Because at the Allender Center,
1:19.2	we believe you can't guide others where you haven't gone yourself. Narrative-focused trauma
1:24.8	care level one training is for anyone ready to grow in clarity, capacity, and care, for your own story, and for the stories entrusted to you.
1:34.5	Applications for our next training cohort are now open.
1:38.5	To find out more about narrative-focused trauma care training with the Allender Center. Visit the Allendercenter.org
1:45.4	slash trainings.
1:49.7	Thank you for listening to the Allender Center podcast. I'm Dr. Dan Allender.
1:54.7	And I'm Rachel Clinton-Cent. We're fiercely committed to providing hope and healing to a fragmented
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