Ep. 265 - Jedidiah Jenkins on Faith and Sexuality + The Adventure of Finding Personal Truth

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 106 minutes

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Summary

CATCH UP WITH K + L K & L returned to the place that taught them so much—New York City! With blistered feet, full hearts and fond memories, the gals reflect on the place that saw them through the sh*tstorms, and on their live show with Heather McMahan at Chelsea Music Hall. Stay tuned for the live recording to launch as an episode soon! THE INTERVIEW Today we are sitting down with travel writer and New York Times best selling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self, Jedidiah Jenkins! We had the privilege of spending time with Jedidiah at the Onsite Workshops Creatives’ Retreat. We’ve admired him from afar for so long, and in meeting this sweet being we were confirmed in our admiration for his authenticity, humor, thoughtfulness, and ability to truly see people and make them feel special by way of the deepest conversations. In our conversation today, we start by discussing music, concerts and releasing energy such as anger. Jedidiah then begins sharing his story, and paints a picture of his journey in writing his book. From his experience with imposter syndrome to meeting one of his favorites, Cheryl Strayed, and how she came to write a blurb for his book—he has us laughing the whole time. Jedidiah talks about his relationship with his parents after coming out, and shares how he’s never felt shame around his sexuality, even after growing up in an Evangelical Christian household. He also shares how he’s cultivated deep friendships, and how he fosters those relationships and builds community. We have been long awaiting this conversation, and can’t wait to share it with you! We also talk about: Societies view of the body as carnal and animalistic A mixing board as a metaphor for human life Jedidiah’s deep dive into Christianity The repression of sexuality impacting other aspects of life The lack respectful disagreement in our society Gravity points for finding authentic friendships Jedidiah’s creative process Find more to love at almost30podcast.com! Love: Follow Heather McMahan: @heatherkmcmahan and find her on tour HERE! Thank you to Sonder for our NYC home away from home! To everyone that came out to our Live Show in NYC, we love and appreciate you! Resources: Learn more: jedidiahjenkins.com Instagram: @jedidiahjenkins Book: To Shake the Sleeping Self Upcoming Events: October 29th: Washington D.C. with Heidi Stevens October 30th: Philadelphia with K&L November 26th: Melbourne with Rosie Acosta November 28th: Sydney with Jessica Sepel December 7th: Los Angeles with K&L December 12th: Miami with K&L This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sometimes in the creative pursuit, the love and encouragement from your immediate community
0:09.0	is complicated or contaminated by their love of you.
0:14.4	And they want to root you on and they want to support you.
0:17.4	The mark of like actually doing something as a career is when people that do not know you want the thing you make.
0:31.0	You're listening to the almost 30 podcast hosted by Christobalium and Lindsey Simpsick.
0:37.0	Almost 30 started as a conversation about the transition from our 20s to our 30s.
0:42.0	But then we realized life is full of transitions. So we expanded our mission.
0:47.0	We are an intuition led wellness focused lifestyle podcast that promises to deliver authentic conversations, diverse points of view,
0:55.0	and insights rooted in optimism, growth and intention.
0:59.0	The almost 30 nation community is a group of purposeful dreamers who are smart, passionate, and always seeking the full potential in every aspect of their lives.
1:09.0	At almost 30, we're making magic together. We dream it, and then we do it.
1:14.0	Thanks so much for tuning into the almost 30 podcast. Here we go.
1:26.0	Hello, hello, greetings. Hello guys. Welcome back to almost 30 podcast.
1:32.0	It's your girls and we're in New York. We're in New York.
1:35.0	I've got a big old blister on my foot. I saw that sexy, sexy, right?
1:40.0	You know, my it's young and sexy is what I call myself. I'm wondering if like our feet were okay when we were actually living here.
1:46.0	I've been really, I've been really talking to my feet this week and really thanking them for all the movement.
1:52.0	It's crazy though. I've been exhausted because we have been walking in you know, you guys know the story, New York, you walk, that's the thing.
2:00.0	And yeah, I mean, but this is how much I used to work all the time when I lived here. That's why I was back in the past.
2:06.0	Back then we didn't count steps. So now I'm petting. I was counting my steps.
2:10.0	I was like, Cheryl, we are not taking a cab. We are fucking getting 20,000 steps today.
2:15.0	You got 20,000 yesterday? I got 20,000 Sunday.
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